The performance started out a little bit shaky as Pacino's lines could barely be heard in the back where I was seated. Then he ramped it up a bit. I felt Pacino as Levene was a miscast in the beginning of the play, but he gave it a life of his own later on in the second act. The second scene started and John C. McGinley stole the show with his rendition of Dave Moss, landing each line with precision you do not see too often.
While he was only in a few scenes and leaves the play towards the 2/3 mark, I strongly feel that John was a big anchor for the entire show. A feat that was hard going against Pacino and Cannavale (who really took the Roma role to a new level).
I waited outside the theater afterward in hopes to get some signatures and meet John after the show got out. Unfortunately I was too late in getting to the right spot where the actors come out and missed him completely as he had exited first. I didn't find this fact out until everyone else had left the stage doors and another person waiting had told me.
I was a little upset, but I didn't let that stop me. My friends and I decided to come back two weeks later and get in line for the autograph seekers earlier on in the evening before the show let out. I was hoping that the second time might be the charm.
I was right. John came out right after Al Pacino did. I was able to get his autograph, mention to him that I had been running this site, drop him a little note asking for an interview if he ever had the time and even got a picture with him. He was extremely nice and made my wish of meeting him a reality that I will not forget.
His public relations manager contacted me the next day and arranged an email interview for the site, which I will post as soon as I hear back from her.
My dream of meeting my favorite actor finally came true and I could not be more happy about it.
Awesome!
