Joan Rivers, still marching to the orchestra

Amid a veritable forest of ficus trees and potted plants, a small orchestra bedecked the stage of the packed North Shore Center for the Performing Arts Tuesday night for the Joan Rivers show. They played the 78-year-old comedian on. And they played the 78-year-old comedian off. That was it. They must have played a total of about 32 bars — maybe two minutes in all.

Chris Jones

November 16, 2011