Our friend from college is a Broadway star!

Last night I went to see Boeing Boeing, this play on Broadway starring Bradley Whitford from The West Wing, Gina Gershon (deelish in Bound), Christine Baranski and, drum roll, our friend Kathryn Hahn (and my onetime roommate) from Northwestern. Kathryn is probably the most successful theater grad from our years at NU, unless you count Greg Berlanti, who created Everwood and Brothers and Sisters, and is a writer/director, not an actor. But Kathryn was on Crossing Jordan for years, and has been in a bunch of movies, including How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days. She lives in LA but is here for the run of the show, and she's part of a fantastic ensemble cast, and she has a great, scene-stealing role.

The show is a farce--honestly not my favorite kind of theater, but that said, it is really great if you do like farce. All the performances are spot-on, especially Kathryn's. Mary MacCormack was nominated for a Tony. My friend Brekke and I went backstage after the show to see Kathryn, and it was just thrilling. Neither of us had ever been backstage at a Broadway production. We had to wait a few minutes, then we were let up by the security guard, and we passed Bradley Whitford's, and then Gina Gershon's, and Christine Baranski's, and Mary MacCormack's dressing rooms, and finally, we arrived at Kathryn's little dressing room. It was all so thrilling. She had a congratulatory note from David Hyde Pierce!

Kathryn, we are all so proud of you. You were always a brilliant performer and bound to be a star. (Oh and an amazing mother of a beautiful 18-month-old, Leonard, to boot!

Anyway Kathryn introduced us to Mary, her next-door neighbor in the dressing room line, and she was gorgeous and gracious. She had a bunch of bottles of Pinot Grigio in her dressing room, and we laughed about that, and she told me she loved my (cherry-tomato-red vintage) jacket. It is pretty great.

Mary was nominated for a Tony for best featured actress in a play. Good luck!