A Steady Rain

Mikey from Jersey took Sam, Adam & I to see this play. I'll be honest, although this show featured two really famous movie stars, I feel it was poorly written. Let me start at the beginning.

Both Craig & Jackman were excellent, with the exception of Craig's Irish Chicago cop's accent. It sounded like he just learned it. Great performances, no really. The set was two chairs. That's it and it worked. Now the bad part. The story had no arc. It had no moral. Just a slew of monologues, with a very basic storyline that they followed. Eh. I will say that the show was far more entertaining than the reviews I had read before seeing it. I really didn't have high expectations. Overall, I liked it. It was not life changing though.

The story basically was about a Morphine addicted, family man, Chicago, Italian cop (Jackman) & his alcoholic, terminally single, Chicago, Irish cop partner (Craig). We meet them, they fight both verbally & physically, they're friends, one likes hookers, one gets mad at a pimp loses his career, they encounter a serial killer, someone dies, blah blah blah. You see?

Then after the show, Mr. Craig & Mr. Jackman auctioned off their undershirts from the stage for $30,000. They got 3 people to purchase their clothing for $10,000 each for Broadway Cares & Equity Fights AIDS. Fun!

White Christmas

So Mikey from Jersey took me to see this holiday classic brought to life on stage. So let me tell you how fun this show is. If you like old fashioned tap extravaganza musicals - this is the show for you. Only second to 42nd Street is this show. Every song you know. And the cast is really talented. I must say that the men this year are far more talented than the women. But the women don't deter from the show but they do hand the show over to the male leads. I loved the production value of the show. I loved the costumes and the sets. There wasn't much to dislike - well other than the silly storyline and old fashioned style of acting.

Should you see this? eh - yes, if you like tap musicals or if you love the movie. Other than that - see a different show.