“That first night we attended Sweet Charity, which was the first time I ever saw Gwen Verdon live, and the first time I understood what ‘triple threat’ meant. She could sing, God knows she could dance, but she was also an incandescent actress, and I found myself in tears during ‘If They Could See Me Now!’ experiencing the melting of all resistance that occurs in the presence of a star.”
Jack O’Brien, Jack Be Nimble: The Accidental Education of an Unintentional Director
Terry Teachout on the arts in New York City
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