Playboy After Hours
October, 1986
Nighthawks at the TheaterWatch for Tom Waits's off-Broadway production of Frank's Wild Years, the year's most intriguing pop/theater hybrid. It's greasier than a short-order cook's T-shirt, with a script by Waits and his mate, Kathleen Brennan, and a score by Waits. Except for the title tune, all the songs are new.Waits plays Frank, a lounge accordion player who deserts the small-town saloon in which he grew up. He hits the road, aiming to hit the top in Vegas and the Apple, but all he hits is t...
