I had spent about $2,000 to learn that an ingénue role is difficult to un-lovely. She is in a tree when Woody, her unmarried and prospective male-ingénue beau — another casting conundrum — enters in Act 1. Very few come to mind: Arlene in “Baby.” Anna in “The King & I.” I’m not ready to be Auntie Mame or Norma Desmond yet. A hopeful sign: The last time I played Sharon, I wasn’t a mother; now I have three young daughters, an army of colorful ingénues themselves. So: The ingénue police are knocking, but I’m not letting them in.

Source: New York Times August 26, 2016 20:48 UTC