I'm a big fan of the off-Broadway show (often seen off-off-Broadway and even off-off-off-Broadway), Forever Plaid. For those of you who don't know, it's a little musical about four guys who have a singing group in the style of the Four Lads or the Lettermen. Once upon a time, their dream was to record an album but that all ended one Sunday when they were on their way to be in the audience for an episode of The Ed Sullivan Show featuring some group called The Beatles. That's when tragedy struck and they were all killed in a bus accident. The show Forever Plaid starts right after that accident. It takes place in the afterlife where they give the performance they didn't get the chance to give in life.
It's a sweet, entertaining show and if you haven't seen it, you've probably been consciously avoiding it…because it's always playing somewhere. I've seen it at least six times, including once in the theater where it made its New York debut in 1990, twice in L.A., twice in Las Vegas and I'm sure a couple of other times in other places. A year or so ago, a film version was made that received limited distribution. I haven't seen that but it's turning up on most PBS channels in the next week or so. In Los Angeles, it runs on KVCR on March 18 at 9:30 PM and March 19 at 4:00 PM. In other areas, consult (as we say in the teevee business) your local listing. Here's the trailer…