to members of the LIVE ORCHESTRA who performed in Portland Center Stage’s Grey Gardens. I could not see you; you weren’t listed in the program; I assumed you were not there. But you were! Grey Gardens has a live score performed by live musicians under the musical direction of Rick Lewis, with Reece Marshburn conducting. I fixed it online, but the print version of the Mercury would have you believe that the show has a recorded score. Sorry. I’m an idiot. I regret the error.

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Alison Hallett served nobly as the Mercury's arts editor from 2008-2014. Her proud legacy lives on.

5 replies on “My Sincere Apologies…”

  1. Make that three idiots, Alison. Neither myself nor Laura Lee were aware that was a live orchestra. It didn’t seem that way at all—even from the third row.

  2. Hey Alison, we have some egg on our faces over here, too, for the omission of the orchestra from the playbill. We have since added lobby signs and program inserts! They are obviously an important part of the show, and we can’t believe that in all of our proofreading we didn’t catch the omission. Mea culpa!

  3. Alison, you did not fail at your job. Stop it. The orchestra isn’t a kid — it should be seen and heard.

    [Private note to concerned parents: I do not believe kids should be seen and not heard. I think they should be heard but not seen.]

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