Well, [title of show] has been extended yet again to April 23 at the Vineyard Theatre (108 East 15th Street). Congrats to Hunter and Jeff and the whole gang!

I saw it last night, and after two years of loyal following I finally had a decent seat!

The first time I saw it at NYMF 2004 I got a last-minute industry ticket and was squeezed into the last row of the balcony, and had to look down on the actors. Then second time was at Ars Nova last September, and I waited for last minute tickets and squeezed into a small nook and/or cranny at the very back of a very crowded, very dark space.

This time I had the presence of mind to buy my ticket ahead of time (who knew?) and I had a great seat close to the stage. It was great fun to be that close because I really got to see that Susan, Heidi, Hunter and Jeff were having a ton o' fun onstage. And I finally got to see Larry Pressgrove's smiling face. Hey, he's not just a shadowy figure in the back corner playing the keyboard!

I thoroughly enjoyed my third viewing of this show as did the full-house audience. It's funny, touching and wonderfully silly. I still get chills during "Die Vampire, Die!", and I think it's my favorite song, although "Part of It All" is a close second.

The show really works -- it seems like a complete whole, happy in its own skin. The "tension between the group" stuff really worked for me here, better than it had at Ars Nova, perhaps because I could see and hear the actors...

Oh, and the new chairs rock!

I also love the swanky, glossy, rectangular [title of show] program, in which (sorry, but I have to mention this) I am included in the "special thanks" section somewhere after Victoria Clark, but before Idina Menzel. That rocks too!

Don't miss your chance to see this great show in a great space!

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