ROCK of Ages: A Nostalgic, Comical Trip back to the 80s
Here's the thing: I honestly did not think I would enjoy an entire stage musical of 80s hair band songs. I mean, seriously, how good could this possibly be? But oh, how wrong I was! Today, despite the ice cold, post snow-day weather, Joe and I headed into Manhattan for what was one of his early Christmas gifts from yours truly. If you know Joe, you know that he isn't one to get excited about plays or musicals. Rock concerts and wrestling events, yes, but theater? Never! That's my caveman!! However, since he first read about the upcoming musical, "Rock of Ages," his interest in seeing it grew. So, as a gift, I got two tickets to this new Off Broadway musical about a bar in the late 1980s on the Sunset Strip in California. The 'plot' brings the snickers and giggles even now. I will admit that I grumbled at having to trek into the City on a day when I didn't have to, so I could do something I didn't want to do. I complained that, unlike our yearly...