The night before last I saw a dress rehearsal for The Country Girl, which is certain to be Broadway’s biggest hit this season. It’s directed by Mike Nichols and stars Peter Gallagher, Morgan Freeman and Frances McDormand. The Country Girl is about the wife of an actor and I watched the rehearsal with the wife of one of the actors – my dear friend Paula Harwood Gallagher. Paula has agreed to do a Q&A with me for an upcoming blog in which we will discuss the actor’s wife life.
I’ve never been in a Broadway theater during a rehearsal before and it was quite fun sitting up in the mezzanine, just Paula and me. It’s actually hard to decide where to sit in a grand old theater when you can have any seat you want. Some of the orchestra seats had been covered with large make-shift platforms that held Mr. Nichol’s notebooks and coffee machines but the mezzanine was so empty and eerie that I refused to look around for fear I would see a ghost. Then the curtains opened and I was absolutely riveted. The performances in this play are incredible – order your tickets now. Previews started last night, opening night is April 27th.
