Theater writer Jesse McKinley learned two object lessons this week: Never trust a Broadway
producer, especially for a puff piece, and never report that
something in the future is “certain” to happen, especially in the theater. “On Thursday,” he wrote,
the producer of a new “Sweet Charity” revival told him plans to bring the show to Broadway
were “going ahead, unchanged.” On Friday, McKinley reported: “One thing is certain: After the
show’s run in Boston — it closes Sunday — the whole production will head to New York, where it
begins previews at the Al Hirschfeld Theater on April 4.” And now, on Saturday, the headline on
his latest report reads: “‘Sweet Charity’ Revival Will Not Be Coming to
Broadway.” Somehow it fails to say, “After All.” I’m sure McKinley
knew the lessons all along, just forgot what he knew.
Postscript: Can you believe it? As of March 30, “Broadway ‘Charity’ Is Now Back
On.”
