Just wanted to echo Mark and Amy about how good the show was last night. I wish I could have bottled it, to enjoy for the future. It really got me into the holiday mood.
The room was so thick with talent that I personally was probably to sole oasis of non-talent in the room. To my left, the table was occupied the lady who had Thanksgiving dinner with Bruce (the one who was in the original cast of
Promises, Promises) and her husband, who is a former Disney artist. To my right, the 2 ladies are the executive producers of the Festival of New American Musicals (one of them also founded the Reprise Theatre Company). And my wife and I were joined at our table by a talented young lady looking for a place to sit, named
Rebecca Johnson. So the stage was not only filled by talent, but also the audience. When the final number came, I swear, you never heard a sing-along sound so good. BTW, my wife, who was sitting next to Rebecca, says that she sings so beautifully that we're making plans to hear her sing the next time she appears at a local supper club in LA, called
First and Hope.
It was an astounding evening of music, but I've come to learn that "astounding" is common-place when Bruce is involved. I did see an old friend from the Varese days that I haven't seen in over a decade, and we were very happy to rediscover each other. Frankly, I almost didn't recognize her, because I'd have expected her to age a decade since I last saw her, and she looks exactly the same.
