Sunday, September 06, 2009
Vows - Sarah Kabanuck and David Miller
NYTimes.com: "IN “La Bohème,” the lovers Mimi and Rodolfo are pried apart by disease, poverty, failure of nerve and, ultimately, death. When Sarah Joy Kabanuck and David Miller played the roles on Broadway in 2003, some strange magnetism seemed to be forcing them together."
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i've never heard of an affair being written up so nicely. Most people in our society frown upon cheating on your husband, yet this ny times article seems to make it seem harmless and wonderful. (for the record, i am a part of the frowning society). I clearly think there are reasons to get divorced and if that will make you happier, do it, but don't start your new bliss before the old marriage is through. How Ms. Kabanuck could just desert her NJ lifestyle and go to Paris for a week isn't quite clear, but the article makes it seem so easy.
I fee really bad for her ex-husband, who now has a huge newspaper article detailing and praising his wife's affair. Oh boy.
Reading a story like this truly does seem like something out of a movie script. Though I'm sure parts of their affair were candied up for a nice article, reading articles like this is oddly refreshing. It's nice to know the trite stories we're so used to performing and listening actually do come true sometimes, or at least appear to.
Reading this article I got such an uncomfortable feeling. It is all so sugary, almost enough to cover up the sleaziness but not quite. It feels as if they had to keep talking about their "true love" and how immediate it was in order to be forgiven for not only ruining a marriage, but already starting a relationship before it was over.
I wonder, didn't she feel something like this with her original husband? Didn't she vow to spend the rest of her life with him and believe it? What happens when love starts to fade, where does this "fairy tale love story" go from here?
I think this story is odd because it is an affair, but it goes to show how many emotions are flying around in the theatre business. This story is a classic of lovers finding eachother during a scene or a show. They say that emotions are riding so high and so close to the surface that people are more susceptible to succumbing to emotions. In my experience they don't last too long, but I think its good to hear that a relationship lasted and went so far.
I'm not a believer in love at first sight, but I'm happy for the two of them. The only thing that bothers me about this article is the fact that it views Ms Kabanuck's affair kind of positively, which makes me feel really bad for the ex-husband. I;m glad that Ms Kabanuck and Mr Miller have such a strong relationship, but it still sucks for the ex-husband. There's always someone in a fairy tale who gets the short end of the stick and has a not-so-happy ending.
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