THB: A Correction, Etc.

“And if it’s not right
You have to put it right."

Lyrics from Matilda The Musical, which I reviewed on Monday.

Then this morning (Wednesday), I linked on Twitter to the Washington Post piece commenting on all that was wonderful and horrible about Roald Dahl, a reminder that to err is human, to be racist or anti-Semitic is unacceptable, but that you can still be a genius with insights into the human condition.

cartoon courtesy of The New York Times

But speaking to Matilda’s point, this brief newsletter is to apologize to Stan Zimmerman for leaving his name off the reference to his and James Berg’s screenplay for The Ruthie Ruddick Story, which I mentioned in yesterday’s column.

The script, which I ran into in the 1990s, is a favorite and, I think, built for a star turn by an actress of range and passion. I suggested Margot Robbie (who might have been in elementary school when I was trying to get it set up and may not have been born when it was written) for the lead, but others have though…