Originally published on Wed May 9, 2012 3:04 pm
About 20 years ago, a Texas car dealership started a competition: Contestants had to keep one hand on a brand-new, fully loaded truck; the last person standing got to keep it.
It may not seem like a gripping drama, but it was the subject of a 1997 documentary. And now, it's the basis of a musical.
It's called Hands on a Hardbody, and that hardbody is, yes, the truck. At a rehearsal at the La Jolla Playhouse in California, it's on casters so the actors can spin it around the stage.
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