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When my wife and I found out that our first child was going to be a daughter, I’ll admit that one of the first things that crossed my mind was the frightening fact that at some point in the next two, three, maybe four decades, I would likely have to pay for her wedding. We were just months removed from our own nuptials, a relatively modest ceremony that nonetheless must have put a serious dent in the in-laws’ budget. That fear was probably partly based on the nightmarish–yet hilarious–ordeal that Steve Martin’s character endures in planning and, gulp, footing the bill for his daughter’s wedding to an upper-class guy that poor Dad hardly even knows in the 1991 film version of Father of the Bride. I couldn’t bring myself to watch the sequel, but a new generation of theater-going parents can experience the ultimate parental anxiety–and laugh their asses off at it–as director Caroline Francke adapts Edward Streeter’s 1949 novel for the stage at Richardson Theatre Centre, 2701 N. Custer Parkway, Suite 718. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays through July 18. Tickets are $20 to $22. Call 972-699-1130 for reservations and more information.
Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 2 p.m.; Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. Starts: June 18. Continues through July 15, 2010
