Just What We've All Been Waiting For

I receive a weekly e-mail from the Hartford Courant on local arts events. Couldn't help but notice this upcoming show:

The Life Of Lizzie Borden Set To Music
Did she or didn't she? Lizzie Borden was found not guilty of brutally murdering her parents with an ax in 1892. But the small community of Fall River, Mass., had already convicted Borden in the court of public opinion and shunned her until her death in 1927. A new musical at the Norma Terris Theatre in Chester brings the audience inside the mind of the American legend. The performance at the 200-seat theater promises to be suspenseful as well as humorous. Runs November 1 - 25.

That's right, folks, it promises to be suspenseful as well as humorous. Because you know, there's nothing quite as funny as a brutal ax murderer, guilty or innocent! I'm tempted to trade in my tickets for The Music Man on Broadway to go to this instead! (Just kidding, Anna!)

This reminds me of that movie The Tall Guy starring Emma Thompson and Jeff Goldblum (now there's an odd couple). Jeff Goldblum plays an out-of-work American actor in England who lands the lead role in a new musical -- Elephant! -- based on (you guessed it) the life of the Elephant Man. Not surprisingly, the show closes on opening night.

Wonder how Lizzie! will do?