Hold On To Me Darling
"If I feel it, someone's gonna know it." That's Strings McCrane in a nutshell. McCrane is the country music star and matinee idol at the center of Kenneth Lonergan 's latest work, Hold On To Me Darling . The title is the name of one of Strings' songs, and it's also what Strings is searching for. We first meet Strings (Timothy Olyphant) in a Kansas City hotel room. He's in KC to shoot a movie (which has already gone over due to Strings' "process"), but production has stopped so Strings can mourn the loss of his mother. Without her as his constant, he doesn't know where home is anymore. Strings has people around him, to be sure. He has, for example, his assistant, Jimmy ( Keith Nobbs ), who is at his beck and call. Jimmy describes himself as Strings' closest friend, but this doesn't do the trick. Strings is still longing for a connection. Playwright Lonergan ( This Is Our Youth , You Can Count On Me ) takes his time dev...