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...failure as an artist, husband and father. His sparks of energy and enthusiasm throw the brokenness of Dion’s life into a sharp relief that makes his degeneration from love-struck youth to disillusioned middle-age beautifully tragic. Meanwhile, in a lifeless-yet-mathematically-correct architecture firm, Billy??€™s successful career takes off even as his life remains trapped in emotional stasis. McClelland’s nervous energy more than fills Billy??€™s cavernous office-space, spilling over and infecting the audience with amusement and empathy. When Margaret brings about the reunion of these...
...life to his friend-turned-rival, a metaphysical shift allows Billy to simultaneously become both Billy and Dion. This is where McClelland truly shines. Stripping out of a fatsuit to don a black tanktop and a plaid flannel shirt, he slides effortlessly into the dual role. The poignancy of Billy??€™s love for Margaret, and her own rekindling of the love that could have been is heartrending. The tightrope walk between two very different lives soon becomes untenable, and Billy must relinquish one to continue the other...