An Open Message To The Broadway Company Of "Merrily We Roll Along--" The Raving Queen Is Coming! And You Had Better Be Ready!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                             Yes, girls, next Saturday, October 6, I see the first revival on Broadway of the musical "Merrily We Roll Along," since the original 1981 Broadway production, which I saw.

                              But the things I am worried about?  Will Beth deliver an impassioned "Not A Day Goes By," like she should?  Because the one I saw in the London production did not.  Will Daniel Radcliffe play Charley with a beard?  You had better not, Dan, dear, because Charley is the last vestige of innocence and integrity among the inhabitants of the show's world, and an innocent look is essential to portray the character.

                                  More important, how will Daniel handle something like "Franklin Shepard, Inc?"  Oh, my God!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Will Gussie be the more interesting character she has become over the years, rather than a venomous bitch?  And will the last fifteen minutes of the show break the hearts of those old enough to know the original, and are now the age, or older, of the characters in the opening scene?  When I was young, "Our Time" was just a gorgeous song.  It still is, but at the last 'Merrily' I saw, now I am of age, it just broke my heart.

                                     You have been warned, dolls!  That is Saturday, October 6, 2PM.  The Raving Queen will be watching.

                                       Step carefully, loves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!