Back Back Back opens tonight at the Manhattan Theater Club.
The play is a fictionalized inquiry into the strange saga of former Oakland A’s teammates Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco. The daring and talented playwright tosses in a third teammate, the lesser known shortstop Walt Weiss, as a pretty good device to get some of his own points across.
Read more here.
Don’t forget that nobody knew these guys were on steroids. You couldn’t tell. Also Sammy Sosa of the Cubs got a ticker-tape parade in New York City for hitting the second most home runs ever. Disgrace.
