Beck, who is a magnificent actor as well as a talented author, makes the hurts, the sadness, the disappointments and the joys of Young Eddie, seem so real and alive. Many among the audience in the theater with Glenn and in the movie theater where I sat, were wiping away tears, laughing, crying.
There were moments when Beck's theatrics seemed a little "over-the-top". The ending was a tad too fundamentalist, preachy for my taste, but overall, it was a wonderful piece of theater and well-worth the $20 I paid to watch the simulcast.