Giant

Roald Dahl was an incredible author who largely shaped my childhood with his books, including those adapted into movies. I was (mistakenly) cast as the silk worm in my 4th-grade play Jane and the Giant Peach; it was Jane, not James, because the girls were incredible talents, one of whom would go on to become a Broadway star! The 1971 version of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory starring Gene Wilder may have been my all-time favorite movie as a kid, a movie I never turn off and still cherish. My daughter Quinn even tried out for a role in the US version of Matilda, after we had seen it in London. Let's just say he was a very big part of my life and my family's. What I did not know is that he was an anti-semite, and therefore, there will always be an asterisk next to his name, and a question mark in my head. Nonetheless, this is an excellent production, with that antisemitism on full display, performed wonderfully by John Lithgow. It covers a single day in his life with a visit by his British publisher and New York agent, both of whom are Jews, trying to convince him to change. While I am mixed about the play's writing, it is something everyone should see and judge for themselves. The show runs until the end of May, so you'd better hurry up!