2.03.2005

And now, a theatrical Ticket Stub installment: Kim and I saw "The Moonlight Room" last night at the Speakeasy Stage Co., and were blown away by the debut of young Ian Michaels. Just graduated from Lexington High, playing the fast-talking, goofy, troubled Josh, he projected a natural intensity that made the rest of the cast seem stiff and stagey by comparison. The play was an Off-Broadway sensation, and though it has a streak of adolescent melodrama (the plot revolves around a teen overdosing on Ketamine, and his friends and their parents stewing in the hospital waiting room) by the end it developed a sad, affecting tone that stays with you. (B-)

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