After I wrote my last post, I remembered that I had a dinner with put oftown friends at 5:30 in the theatre district. I hauled ass out of here, got to a bank and some money, got an express subway to 42nd Street and was only a few minutes late. After dinner, I walked up to City Center and watched Act one of WHERE'S CHARLEY? backstage. The reviews are amazingly good, and i'm really happy for everyone involved.
Yes, DR TCB, Lord Babberly and his love interest are cut, which makes Charley's role one long switcheroo of disguise. Rob McClure is wonderful as Charley, although I wish Doyle had allowed more of the slapstick between Charley and Spettigue; Ray Bolger and Horace Cooper are really funny in the film with lots of slapstick.
And now, to bed.