The audacity of "A Weekend in the Country" to accomplish everything it does.

I have never rooted for someone to break up a marriage more in my LIFE.

It is such a Desiree Armfeldt thing to consider someone else& #39;s marriage "one tiny snag"

Conversely, it& #39;s what makes her heartbreak in the bedroom scene leading into "Send in the Clowns" all the more palpable: you want this for her.

Everyone is too clever by half (esp. Anne, Charlotte & Desiree) and it sets us up for the second act with such style, to say nothing of that thrilling stacked A-flat chord at the end.

(Jonathan Tunick throwing in a nod to Der Rosenkavalier at the climax is the cherry on top).

The Broadway opening night performance of "A Weekend in the Country," as a treat: https://soundcloud.com/theatreaficionado/a-weekend-in-the-country">https://soundcloud.com/theatreaf...