T: Is for the theatrical 40's

Continuing the week celebration of life over 40, it is the “Great White Way” that embraces this philosophy. Oh sure there are shows like “Rent” and “Spring Awakening” but the hottest tickets are “Grey Gardens”, “King Lear” and “The Year of Magical Thinking” all of whom star people over 40. This years Tony for best actress in a musical is expected to go to “Grey Gardens” star Christine Ebersole who at 59 has already received an impressive list of awards for her dual roles of Edith and Edie Beale. The production which she lends her soul to has been acclaimed on over 25 "Best of 2006" lists. Time Magazine recognized Grey Gardens and Christine as the #1 show and performance of 2006. Ms Ebersole’s co-conspirator veteran actress Mary Louse Wilson 83 add solid imagination and craft. At Lincoln Center The Public Theater’s production of Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear, continues the trend. Directed by Award-winning James Lapine 57 featuring Tony Winner Kevin Kline 60 and 3 time nominee Michael Cerveris 47 Lear boosts of Men at the top of their craft and still bringing it. To add to an already impressive list the legendary Stephen Sondheim 77, and Michael Starobin have created the music. On March 29th, Vanessa Redgrave 70 will star in the Broadway adaptation of Joan Didion's 83 acclaimed novel “The Year of Magical Thinking”. Winning the National Book Award in November 2005, director David Hare 70 will bring to life this one Women show. Highly anticipated and in a strictly limited, twenty-four-week engagement, this is a chance to see one of the world's greatest living actresses, who has been honored by Academy and Tony Awards and will be sculpted by an acclaimed force in this industry as both a director and a playwright. The magic doesn’t stop Raúl Esparza 40 is awing audiences in “Company”, The new show “Talk Radio” based on the film contains an array of actors all over 40 and strutting their stuff. Christopher Plummer and Brian Dennehy start previews March 12 in “Inherit the Wind” with an impressive supporting cast all over 40. To quote Marianne Williamson 55

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light not darkness that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world.
There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear; Our presence automatically liberates others".

I add this quote because if a society makes it seem that life is for the young just because it's said doesn't make it so. May this column inspire you, that whether you are 20 or above you make it a F.A.C.T. to live life to the fullest.