Road House: The Play! is staged on a semi-annual basis, and it always sells out its run. But with the advent of a Road House movie remake (Jake Gyllenhaal is attached) one could be concerned that the Siren Theater may not be able to stage the parody work much longer. For posterity's sake, the Mercury sought out the playwrights to get an idea of Road House: The Play's unusual beginnings and unknown future.
Between Road House: The Play's 30 scene changes and unforgettable songs, like "Tai Chi Pants," the parody play surrounds the audience in a cacophony of fourth-wall-breaking satire that skewers ego-driven honor, violence, and what people in the '80s thought was sex. It both is and is not the 1989 Road House.
National Cinema Day is sort of like Record Store Day for movie theaters—it aims to entice audiences back into movie houses with one day of $3 tickets, hoping they'll make a habit of it. This good news is it's not just chains. But are YOUR FAVORITE movie spots participating? WE CHECKED.
National Cinema Day is sort of like Record Store Day for movie theaters—it aims to entice audiences back into movie houses with one day of $3 tickets, hoping they'll make a habit of it. This good news is it's not just chains. But are YOUR FAVORITE movie spots participating? WE CHECKED.