I love theater because: Because I was just as good as Donna when I danced in front of
my mirror
Because of the sorrow in my heart when I heard that Laurie Beechman had left us.....
....and the joy that all she left behind still brings me
Because I can say the same thing about Nancy LaMott
Because one never knows, do one?
Because "In memory everything seems to happen to music"
Because the battered collection of vinyl cast recordings passed down from my grandpa is still one of my most cherished possessions
Because anything you can do Ethel can do better.
Because the actor I saw in Barnum fell off the tightrope...and it didn't make a difference
Because I f***ing love American Buffalo, goddammit!
Because Ionesco taught me how great truths can be learned from great absurdity
Because Ludlam showed the world what was ridiculous
Because they named a street after him for it
Because I still sob every time I hear Jason's Bar Mitzvah
Because I felt like I couldn't breathe when Cabaret at 54 was over
Because Stephen Sondheim helped me find the words to make sense of tragedy.....
....not a day goes by that my brother isn't somewhere a part of my life
....but the world goes 'round
