I used to work there while they were workshopping In The Heights. They often stayed in the basement after the store closed, and I couldn’t stand it. I was not nice to them because I wanted to go home.
This is now my go-to lesson about being nice to people, even if they are a bunch of annoying musical theatre kids, and your job has decreased your tolerance for musical theatre kids. You never know when they will become beloved by all.
Also, I should have kept in touch with that co-worker from my other job at a Broadway show concession stand. That guy went on to win a Tony for best actor.
So glad to hear DBS is going to live on, it’s an institution!
