Ok ok. I wasn’t going to blog. I woke up this morning sooo sick but “mamma hen Heidi” (Heidi Neven, our Production Manager) came to my rescue: Had a doc phone in antibiotics, some version of Claritin and Afrin–not that anyone out there gives a fuzzy rat’s a**, but anyway it seems to be working cause I know I will be fine for our 3pm show. I was so dizzy and fuzzy headed earlier I wasn’t sure. I have The View tomorrow morning but I’m sure I’ll be even better.
I just have to say that some of the comments folks are sending in have so moved me. This is such an amazing thing for me to experience–this feedback almost instantaneously from people who’ve seen the show.
Many friends came yesterday. Barbara Walters saw the matinee (in advance of our show tomorrow) and loved it. Last night friends from Atlanta, Mark Benerofe who owns the Core Body gym where I go, my trainer Sarah Enders, CNN financial reporter, Susan Lisovicz.
Susan at CNN back in the big hair day
It was fun spending time with them. They also loved the show. Susan has invited me to come to visit the floor of the NY stock exchange one day after we open. I’m looking forward to that. Talk about being a fish out of water! But I want to feel all the testosterone flying as the guys do their thing. I adore watching Susan do her reporting from the floor. The red hair! The cheek bones!
Okay, friend! Wish me luck. They’ve just called 5 minutes which is when I go stand in the wings, catching the energy from the audience and from Don (who plays Diabelli–brilliantly!). He and I softly exchange the opera version of Break a Leg just as house kights go out: in Bocca de Lupo. (In the wolf’s mouth.)
See you next time.
deals are m*de
Stella Gabuzda
Dear Jane,
we were classmates at V.C. and arrived at Josselyn on the same day in 1955. I admire to no end your energy and talents, including writing this blog. Tulea has won my heart and so have you with your honesty and openness. How you do it is beyond me–especially now, dealing with that nasty virus which has a way of knocking one down. Hope the chicken soup does the trick. I hope to come and see one of your matinee performances in March. Meanwhile all the best and congratulations on your amazing Third Act. You are definitely entering once more your Prime Time and I think the title is terrific for your next book.
I will follow your adventures on the blog and root for you all the way,
Stella Solar Gabuzda
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
Paulo Fernando Piza
Jane I saw your 33 Variations play, Feb 14th; You are one of the greatest artist ever. Also as a person and pacifist you dignify all mankind. Congratulations. God save Jane!!!
Kelsey
Glad to hear you are feeling better, and having fun. Enjoy your shows! Can’t wait to see The View.
Pauline Smith
Saw you on The View today Jane and heard about your Blog.Thank you so much for taking the time to share your thoughts and your life with us.This is a wonderful site and I plan to visit it a lot in the future.
All the best to you.
Pauline Smith
Ann Flynn
I was at the Sunday matinee yesterday sitting in the center of the front row with my son. I absolutely loved the show, loved your performance! I certainly wouldn’t have guessed that you were ill. You were incredible!
We saw another play Friday night that was well done and fun to see, but I never thought about it again after I left the theater. “33 Variations” has been on my mind. I wish you all the best with it. I feel very lucky to have seen you. I wanted to stay and tell you how good it was, but the weather was too horrible to stay.
Sincerely,
Ann
Davine
Hi Jane, I am in Australia and have just watched you on The View. I must say you look absolutley fabulous for 71, actually fabulous for any age. I am about to turn 56 and it I think it is more confronting than the 30, 40 or 50. I have also just stared down my own blogging path, it is so much fun. Good Luck with your show, I used to live in New York and going to Broadway is one of the many things I miss.
Ann Hetherington
My dear, you look just FABULOUS! I saw you on The View and loved every minute – you were delightful and insightful. You have been a favorite of mine since I became a feminist in the mid-70’s. You have my Best Wishes, from one GOB (Good Ol’ Broad) to another!
Joseph DeBlasi
Dear Jane, I saw you on the view this morning, and was very impessed wth your passion for the play of which you are starring in “33 Variations”
I have it on my TIVO and plan on showing your segment to my Domestic Partner of 15 years, his profession and PhD is in Musicology and his idol “GOD” is what I should really say is “Beethoven”…..I must try to get us up to NY to see the show. We also live in Atlanta…
He is always complaining about the thearte and films of today…I know he will enjoy this play. Keep up your wonderful work, we both have admired you for so long…
Sincerely,
Joseph DeBlasi
Lucinda Riva
Ohhhh Jane, feel better…I’ll send you much healing light in my meditation tonight. .I remember my dad, Dort Clark, shaking with high fever sometimes, yet he’d “suck it up” to play Billis…and Judy Holliday played scenes with him In “Bells Are Ringing” with her broken arm in a silk scarf sling color-matched to which costume dress she had to wear in each scene! Indeed, that’s the tradition!
Feel better and sleep, honey…
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