“Just Another Day” Is A Fantastic, Moving, Very Humorous Play

After seeing “Just Another Day,” (playing at Theater 555, appropriately 555 West 42nd Street in New York City), starring Dan Lauria, who also wrote it and Patty McCormack, each of whom performed superbly, I had occasion to tell the always classy, friendly and oh so talented, Mr. Lauria, he “hit it out of the park.”

The performance rating, evoking Jimmy Foxx’ upper deck/last deck home run clout, now so many years back, at Yankee Stadium. In other words, prodigious!

“Years back,” both in recollecting and in realizing they are in the “rear view,” is an operative phrase in this fantastic, moving and very humorous production.

The past in the form of great old movie photos, quotes and routines (Mr. Lauria’s and Ms. McCormack’s homage to the classic Mel Brooks/Carl Reiner “2,000 Year Old Man” is enough to justify seeing the play twice) are spaced throughout, what is a very poignant and mysterious relationship between Patty McCormack and Dan Lauria’ characters.

Dan Lauria, (“The Wonder Years,” “Lombardi,” and as Jimmy Hoffa in “Good Bobby,” about Robert Kennedy, in which he was brilliant), and Patty McCormack, cited as consummate “pros,” by a man sitting behind me, are the story, each with a great intensity and yet ease, in “Just Another Day”).

Patty McCormack, (“The Bad Seed, both on Broadway and in the Melvin LeRoy directed film and so good as “Adriana La Serva’s” mother on “The Sopranos”) also engaging and interacting with the audience after the show, combines with Mr. Lauria, his great writing and Eric Krebs’ excellent direction, to make “Just Another Day” a highly recommended gem.

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Dan Lauria and Patty McCormack, pictured above, each brilliant in “Just Another Day.”

One more: A beautiful song by Sir Graham Russell of “Air Supply” plays as the play begins.