“Until there’s a vaccine, I think
we’re all screwed. I just do,” he
said. “My shows are mostly summer
stock productions. The theatres
that do my shows have
postponed everything until next
season. So until next June, I think
many are pretty much closed up.
Even then, starting next June, I
hate to say this but I don’t want
to be the first one in the audience
to see a show. I don’t even know
if I want to be the first one to get
the vaccine. I think I’ll wait for the
third vaccine and make sure all the
kinks are worked out.”
But nothing will stop Van Zandt
from writing. Not the pandemic
or the way it has closed theatres
and stopped production of television
shows. Not even the passing
of Jane will stop him. He knows a
part of her will always be with him,
reminding him of what works and
doesn’t work. She’s the final person
thanked in the opening credits.
“And one final, extra thank you
to my writing partner of a hundred
and fifty years, Jane Milmore. I
love you. And without you, the
title of this book would make no
sense whatsoever.”
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