David Hurst takes a look at Eddie and Dave:
If you're a die-hard Van Halen fan who lies awake at night, tossing and turning, unable to sleep because you're obsessed with knowing what really happened with David Lee Roth at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMA's) on September 4, 1996, then you're in luck. Stop reading this review and run, don't walk, to Atlantic 2 in Chelsea to buy yourself a ticket to Amy Staats' new play, Eddie and Dave, for it is the answer to your prayers. For those of you who haven't been kept awake or have only a passing interest in the story of Van Halen's rise to international, rock-band legend and the personal squabbles of its lead singer, David Lee Roth, and its electrifying guitar virtuoso, Edward Van Halen, Staats' new play may prove a pleasant diversion thanks to the novel and often funny way she and director Margot Bordelon tell the Van Halen story. Or you can stay home and watch Netflix. . . . |
