Another display of 'Wit'

Lynne Area and Margaret Edson Cynthia Nixon and Kim Cattrall The story about "Wit" is the play was put together by an elementary school teacher. That's under true, scribe Margaret Edson revealed at Thursday's Broadway opening-evening shindig at B.B. King's. Yes, she's been an elementary school teacher for 19 years, but she written the play 2 decades ago -- when she labored in the bike shop. Leading lady Cynthia Nixon turned up within the party along with her shaved mind on proud display. But as past stars of cancer drama "Wit" know, you're going to get cold with no hair -- which explains why Judith Light, who carried out the part through the show's original Off Broadway run, gave Nixon a cashmere cap becoming an opening-evening gift.Nixon appreciated the evening before opening, similar to the play ended, one theatergoer screamed out, "You're my girl!" It startled Nixon."Nevertheless it felt very validating," mentioned the actress. "Sadly, I never arrived at meet that lady whose girl I am.Inch Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com