Nearly 45 years ago, I saw a performance of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s musical “Company.” The show had just opened and the theatergoers at my particular performance were more than a little confused and exasperated at this tendency the characters had for repeatedly showing up at the same birthday party. They wanted to know, Why is Bobby celebrating so many birthdays?
That was 1970. In 2014, I’ve been experiencing déjà vu when I visit the theater chat rooms to read all the confusion and exasperation with regard to Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey’s new musical, “If/Then,” which opened Sunday at the Richard Rodgers Theatre.