But as they stood amid a crush of politicians, theater employees and assorted cinephiles outside the theater on the morning of March 25, the women's lament yielded to good cheer.
And a little shrine had been improvised on the steps of the Lyric Theater here, with assorted cellophane-wrapped flowers and notes to the famously departed.
The buildings have long been the realm of artists, theater people and assorted urban pioneers who transformed the gutted forlorn spaces into homes, living under the radar, largely rent free or for a relative pittance, but not without costs.
In an oceanfront district some eight miles north of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing toward the Americas, Barcelona is host to a 141-day-long cultural fiesta comprising art exhibitions, pop and classical concerts, dance and theater performances and assorted other happenings.
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In assorted parts Kristin Griffith (from the Mint Theater Company's "Mary Broome") is very funny, especially as George's daughters.
(not rated; 111 minutes.) Even though this anecdotal history took five years to complete, it often feels as if it were all filmed at the same late-night after-theater party at which assorted legends are accosted by a star-struck interviewer and asked to say a few words for the camera.
The guests, most of them still in their work attire, sip wine while milling about the assorted watercolors and photographs of residential towers and theater complexes.
Death looms in assorted shapes, sizes and colors in the American theater this week, from slices of musical whimsy to stark dramas that are, well, dead serious.
Mr. Kudisch and Mr. Denman have assorted Broadway credits, but their "Holiday Guys" home, the York Theater Company, is considerably cozier than any Broadway house.
