Grappling With a Post-Covid Life, Around a Dinner Table

Richard Nelson's final play in his 12-play Rhinebeck series is a wake for a dance superstar — and all the large and small losses that have accrued during the pandemic. It's called "What Happened?: The Michaels Abroad." And WNYC arts editor Jennifer Vanasco told host David Furst that because these plays are a series of conversations, there's no need to have seen the others. "This one, this final show, is particularly beautiful," she said. "It's basically a wake for one of the characters. But it's also a moment to reflect on the losses so many of us have experienced in the past pandemic months - of friends, of careers, of a way of life, really."

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