33 Variations

Yesterday, I was lucky enough to get the chance to see my 19th Broadway show, "33 Variations" starring Jane Fonda. About a mother dying of ALS, Fonda plays "Katherine Brandt", a musicologist who goes to Von, Germany to study Beethoven's sketches of the 33 Variations he wrote of Anton Diabelli's waltz. 

Going back and forth to the time period of when Beethoven wrote the variations and Katherine's studies, the play shows the genius of both characters: Katherine's will power to figure out the mind of Beethoven and the reasons why the famous composer wrote so many versions of this waltz.

While Katherine is struggling with her findings and disease, she is also having a hard time with the relationship she has with her daughter Clara (played by Samantha Mathis). Clara seems to jump careers, which bothers her mother. In the midst of this, she falls in love with the nurse at her mother's doctor's office, Mike Clark (played by Colin Hanks, son of Tom Hanks).

As the drama goes on, the audience witnesses history yet the dying of both Beethoven and Katherine. At one point, I almost cried because I was so into it. You could hear sniffling from everyone in the theatre. 

 I don't want to spoil anything about the play since it is amazing. The technical aspects are amazing as well as the projection of the actors' voices since there are no microphones. 

If you'd like to learn more about "33 Variations" you can go to their website: www.33variations.com or if you have Facebook, you can check the show out on there. The show is playing at the Eugene O' Neill Theatre (where "Spring Awakening" was playing before it closed) in NYC. It is absolutely worth it and to tell you the truth, I'd see it again.