The Making of a Musical at Signature Theatre - Arlington Magazine

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How a simple idea for a business startup turned into Silver Belles, a full-blown stage production.

If this were a Broadway musical, our story would begin with a song. But in this case—my case—it began with an idea, one so far away from the Great White Way, it was practically on another planet.

For years, I had wanted to start a business called Senior Moments, a temp agency staffed by senior citizens who placed their clients, also of that ilk, into part-time jobs. I came up with the idea after volunteering at my neighborhood thrift store, where, nearing 40, I was a spring chicken compared with my co-workers, most of whom were at least twice my age.

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