Broadway Tails by Bill Berloni

Author:Bill Berloni [BERLONI, BILL]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780762790074
Publisher: Lyons Press
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Ready for rehearsal.

The show finally opened. After the rough previews, we all knew what was coming. The reviews were bad and it closed in a week. Many reviewers will praise an animal’s performance in order to ridicule or insult the work of the human performers and creators and this happened with Nick & Nora. Riley received some of the best reviews of the show. The New York Observer went so far as to say the show was so bad that Asta was put to sleep after it closed. Although it was supposed to be a joke, it took quite a while for me to convince everyone from the show and the theatrical community that Riley was alive and living on my farm.

I was very proud of both those dogs. When the show closed, I could think of no happier ending for BJ than to give him to Mo. He was a great pet. He was not as smart or good-looking as Riley, but he played the role of loving dog for many years. Riley spent many years running my house. All my dogs are welcome to live out their lives on the farm, but some have a hard time adjusting. During a show they are top dog, loved and adored by all. Then they come home with me and are part of the pack. The smart ones like Riley know the difference.

In 1998 I did a children’s production of The Wizard of Oz. Since all my “Totos” were out on the road, I used Riley. He loved being back onstage again. Rehearsals went fine, but during the dress rehearsal he got very interested in the Lion. He contained himself for about a week, then one night, when the Lion was chasing Dorothy, he ran up and bit the actor right on the tail. Fortunately, it was a thick costume and the actor was fine. The actor playing the Scarecrow thought it was the funniest thing he’d ever seen. He said he would love to have a dog like Riley. He was married to a writer, and they didn’t have any children and had been looking for a dog, so they adopted him. He was back to being a star.

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