Hello, all! The Bitch is Back! I hope everyone is well. I got to Penn Station around 2:00, and I've been doing two weeks' worth of laundry in the basement as I unpack.
I think the production at Goodspeed is going to get really good reviews, especially for Noah Racey as Charley: a total star turn. He's charming, amazingly talented, and the three preview audiences I saw loved everything he did, from the dancing to the sing-along of "Once In Love With Amy" to all the slapstick and pratfalls. He can do no wrong from the first scene to the finale, and he really deserves the ovations. The rest of the cast is very good (maybe one exception, who could be much better), but Noah is a genuine find. And a really good guy, to boot! As for my 4-week stay in East Haddam, I loved it. I had a great suite in a house built in 1832, which I shared with Richard Pilbrow the lighting designer, the costumer, and three of the actors, and the music staff is excellent and fun to work with.
More to follow.