‘Follies’ Was My First Broadway Show. 50 Years Later, I Remember It All.

On a thrilling trip to New York, a 16-year-old budding critic learned that the insistent optimism of musical theater was a beautiful lie.On a thrilling trip to New York, a 16-year-old budding critic learned that the insistent optimism of musical theater was a beautiful lie.Read MoreWinter Garden Theater (Manhattan, NY), Prince, Harold, Sondheim, Stephen, Follies (Play), Smith, Alexis, Broadway (Manhattan, NY), Theater, Bennett, Michael (1969-2021), Music