A Steady Rain

The Wolverine Vs. James Bond! UGH! Today, thanks to Nick (who spent is precious Sat morning sitting in line for tickets) I went to see A Steady Rain. SO GOOD! It was directed by John Crowley who also directed Pillowman so I had high expectations, though, I was a little worried about Australian and British actors doing Chicago accents. But they pulled the whole thing off seamlessly. There were moments I almost would have cried, if I were capable of crying at a show. The minor line flubs were excusable considering they were in previews. The set was simple yet creative and beguiling. I loved it. And despite the fact we were in the back row, I could still see the definition in Hugh's abs and chest through his shirt! Honestly, it didn't really matter what else he was doing! He could have been reading the phone book and I would have still been enthralled!

During the second encore, we raced out to the stage door in hopes of prime viewing. Only to find at least 100 people already lined up. These were people off the streets or patrons from God Of Carnage who had wandered over to see Hugh and Daniel, which was very annoying for those of us who actually saw the show and hoped for the chance to complement the actors. Fortunately, I'm an expert at squeezing my way to the front of the line, so I managed to get about 2 people away from the barricade, and I didn't care if I had to stick someone's head in my armpit to get my playbill in front of the actors. It was quite annoying to listen to the lady who had snaked her way in from GoC complain about "people pushing" her. No one was actually pushing her, yet her 5'2" frame got the brunt of people leaning forward to get their playbills signed. In her obnoxious Jersey accent she kept squealing, "OW! YOUR HURTING ME! QUIT PUSHING ME! I'VE JUST RECOVERED FROM 3 WEEKS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY!" Well, you know what I say? "GOOD!" That's what happens when you try to go to the stage door to see Wolverine and James Bond! You deserve it for taking up space from an actual paying patron! Also annoying was the woman who sketched Hugh and Daniel's face (not that well I must add) on a massive canvas board and then knocked people in the head as she tried to get them to sign it. Hugh was very charming, though. He signed a girl's shirt that said, "I heart Hugh" and posed for pictures. And look at that ass!