Oh, dear, I hope that tag line did not scare anyone!!!
Believe me, I do not plan to surrender without at least learning how
debilitating the upcoming 37 radiation treatments are going to be.
No, the tag line is a reference to a new show, now in
previews on Broadway, written and performed by Michael Moore. We had originally
bought tickets for early September, but who knows how I will be feeling by
then? Then Barry heard that there were still tickets available this week, and
we figured it was better to see it in previews than to miss it entirely.
Mr. Moore did a good job of covering many of the themes he
has covered broadly over the past thirty years in films like Roger & Me
(1989), Bowling for Columbine (2002), Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004), Sicko
(2007), Where to Invade Next (2015), and Michael Moore in TrumpLand (2016), but he focused
on the past two years and the election of our current president. If you are not
familiar with him, he combines a progressive viewpoint with a mid-western
working-class sensibility. He also included several segments that were less
political and quite amusing.
Since the show is still in previews, I imagine it may change
some before it opens officially on August 10. There were definitely segments at
the end of the show we could have done without, particularly the ballroom
dancing with a young woman in a bright red dress and the male strippers (you
cannot make this stuff up). But so far no one has approached me for my opinion.
All I can say was that much of the show was very funny and it
was wonderful to have a chance to laugh!
Love,
Rebecca
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