Mayor Pete’s time to shine
BROADWAY musical “Hadestown.” Some smarter than I say it’s brilliant, so . . . OK.
Opening night resembled Woodstock. Long dresses with Army boots topped with lacy socks. Guy with a red purse, pants above his ankles and multicolored silk suit.
Back of one white dress open so the black bra showed. Jujamcyn’s
Jordan Roth — high heels, long hair braided around his head — escorted the marital partner of the youngest in the chorus hustling to waltz into the White House.
Me: Tell me about Indiana’s contender
Bootleg — or however his name’s pronounced.
Him: “Pete Buttigieg’s last name is Maltese. His father is from Malta. And my name’s Chasten
Glezman Buttigieg. I’m his husband. And I’m from Michigan and have been a schoolteacher.”
Dressed in proper blue suit, shirt and tie, he spoke softly, clearly enjoying his new somebodyness. So where did he and the candidate meet?
“Pete and I got together through the Internet. There’s a widely known dating app called Hinge. Many use it as a social gathering together because it’s a good way to connect to lots of people who are happy to meet you. “And I’m here to meet more people, more Democrats, new friends who think as we do and are interested in fostering peace, helping the country and working against poverty.” Right. Great. Today’s theater is politics. The stage, America. The players, amateurs. In the chorus, Buttigieg — from thriving metropolis South Bend where 11 humans knew him. So young his mother won’t let him cross the street by himself, so future Chief of State savvy that he met his life partner on a dating app. This Chasten Glezman husband, who also does improv comedy, said: “If we win, one thing I can tell you is, it’ll be lots of comedy albums and big music blasting from the White House.” What could be a better political platform to run for president?