Highly recommend you see “Brigadoon” at Pasadena Playhouse with Max Von Essen, Tyne Daly & more!

What a wonderful Friday night at the the theater!

My pal Eddie and I took in the musical Brigadoon – a new adaptation by Alexandra Silber, original dances by Agnes DeMille and directed and choreographed by Katie Spelman. The stellar cast of the Pasadena Playhouse production is led by the immensely talented Max von Essen and Betsy Morgan and includes the great Tyne Daly – Tony winner for Gypsy and six-time Emmy winner for various TV roles.

The synopsis: Two American travelers lose their way in the Scottish Highlands and stumble upon Brigadoon—a mysterious village that appears for just one day every hundred years. With its lush score, live orchestra, sweeping choreography, and a newly adapted book, this beloved classic is a heart-stirring journey into a world where time stands still, and love defies all logic. Featuring the Lerner & Loewe Broadway standards “Almost Like Being In Love” and “The Heather on the Hill,” let yourself be swept away by one of the most romantic musicals ever written, as timeless as the legend itself.

Adding to the magic of the evening was bumping into Robert Gant and Peter Paige whose friendship forged while making Showtime’s Queer as Folk all those years ago endures.

I’ve included in this post a recent TV interview about the show with Tyne Daly.