OPINION

TOO SWEET TO BELIEVE

Written by Jan Herman
Published March 26, 2005

Theater writer Jesse McKinley learned two object lessons this week: Never trust a Broadway producer, especially for a puff piece, and never report that something in the future is "certain" to happen, especially in the theater. "On Thursday," he wrote, the producer of a new "Sweet Charity" revival told him plans to bring the show to Broadway were "going ahead, unchanged." On Friday, McKinley reported: "One thing is certain: After the show's run in Boston — it closes Sunday — the whole production will head to New York, where it begins previews at the Al Hirschfeld Theater on April 4." And now, on Saturday, the headline on his latest report reads: "'Sweet Charity' Revival Will Not Be Coming to Broadway." Somehow it fails to say, "After All." I'm sure McKinley knew the lessons all along, just forgot what he knew.

Postscript: Can you believe it? As of March 30, "Broadway 'Charity' Is Now Back On."

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Published: March 26, 2005
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