The Truth I Learned From a Broadway Star
Growing up my mother used to talk about her adventures as a young woman in New York City, trying to make in show business alongside her good friend Bernadette Peters . And as children naturally do, we never questioned the legitimacy of mom's stories and simply accepted them as what they were at the time, stories. It wasn't until I was 11 years old that my mother really got to bring these stories into reality, when we took a family trip to New York City and went to see the Broadway musical 'Into The Woods', starring none other than Bernadette Peters. What was really exciting, unbeknownst to us kids, mom had contacted Bernadette ahead of time and arranged for the whole family to meet her backstage after the show. Sure enough, after the final curtain, an usher escorted us down a hallway to the "Star" dressing room and knocked on the door. The door opened and... Now, before I get to what happened next, I need you to understand some more crucial backsto...