So, Chris Rock has made the jump from the big screen to the big stage- and what a jump it is. "The Motherf''ker with the Hat" is a drag down, laugh out loud, grab your chest for breath hit on Broadway. Rock's infamous voice brings humor and distinct character to this production. In the play, Jackie, a recovering alcoholic comes home to his junky girlfriend and discovers a strange male's hat on the nightstand and that the bed covers "smell like aquavelva and d*ck." (Jackie's words, not mine). The plot unfolds as Jackie goes to his Alcoholic Anonymous Sponsor, Ralph (Chris Rock), in order to help him find "the Motherf''ker with the hat." The crowd loved the energy of the play that lept off the stage into everyone's lap. On this particuar night, that same energy drove Bobby Cannavale (the actor playing Jackie) to put a little too much into his perfomance, causing him to cut a gash into his face right between his eyebrows during one of his irate scenes. This incident stopped the production for about twenty minutes, while the announcer repeatedly asked "is there a doctor in the house.?" Unfortunantely, there were no doctors in the house, but a nurse practitioner from the crowd ran backstage to assist the injured actor. Finally, after almost a half hour of waiting, the production resumed with Jackie sporting a new bandage over his eye. The bandage worked well with the play, as Jackie and Ralph engaged in hand to hand combat with one another in a scene toward the end of the play. This show of dedicartion from the actors proves that the show really must go on. After the curtains closed, the crowd errupted with cheers. An inside source told me that Cannavale was rushed to the hospital right after the performance. "The Motherf''ker with the Hat" is bound to slay any adult who is in search of a laugh while in New York City.
James Jones
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