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“I truly did have a very specific dream at a
difficult time in my life that told me among
other things that I’d find the love of my life
in a diner booth. I did!” Abigail Bengson
said.
The Bengsons now live in another Queens
neighborhood: Ridgewood, which many of
their artist friends and collaborators also
call home. They even live across the hall
from Sarah Gancher, who wrote the book of
“Hundred Days” with the couple.
Since the Bengsons describe in the show
how they first came to start a band together,
the audience feels that they have not only
learned about the couple’s romantic journey
but also gone on a musical journey with
them.
“Our first gig was at this really crappy
venue in Chinatown, but it got better from
there,” Shaun Bengson said.
It certainly did get better, with “Hundred
Days” playing at New York Theatre Workshop,
which has produced more than 100
new, fully staged works including “Once,”
“Peter and the Starcatcher” and “Rent.”
“We feel really proud and lucky to be at
NYTW,” Abigail Bengson said. “They really
push their artists to innovate and tell their
truth.”
Shows run through Dec. 31, and you can
find more information at hundreddays.org.