The Show Must Go On…
Actress Myrtle Gordon is a functioning alcoholic who is a few days from the opening night of her latest play, concerning a woman distraught about aging. One night a car kills one of Myrtle's fans who is chasing her limousine in an attempt to get the star's attention. Myrtle internalizes the accident and goes on a spiritual quest, but fails to finds the answers she is after. As opening night inches closer and closer, fragile Myrtle must find a way to make the show go on.
alcohol
autograph
aging
apparition
car accident
nervous breakdown
obsessed fan
alcoholic
criterion
broadway star
stage play
broadway theatre
lost youth
psychological disorder
theatrical production
former lovers
aging actress
spiritual medium
opening night