New York Adult Entertainment: Theater review: ‘A Steady Rain’ on Broadway
Jackman allows you to feel both the warmth and the tyranny of Denny’s love. A taller presence than Craig, he takes up more stage space physically and theatrically, which is just how it should be, given the way his character swaggers like the king of his own limited universe.
Interestingly, the more Craig’s Joey shrinks, the more he seems to be concealing valuable qualities that Denny conspicuously lacks. Perennially in the shadow of his strutting companion, Joey grows in stature with every hitch in Huff’s short but overstuffed narrative.
As much a morality tale as a journey down mean inner-city streets, “A Steady Rain” tracks the increasingly grave missteps of a man who habitually puts himself above the law. The action starts skidding when Denny drives home a prostitute he thought might make a good match for Joey (two reforming acts for the price of one), and ends up, through a chain of out-of-control criminal events, jeopardizing what matters most to him.