Dramatic jackass

Is that fact that it will feature Ian McDiarmid -- our beloved Emperor Palpatine -- a good enough reason to see a piece of Irish drama opening on B'way next month called "The Faith Healer?"

I didn't think so. But I want to do it anyway. If there was a live stage production of O'Neill's "Hughie" starring Skeletor, Count Chocula, and Uncle Floyd, I'd be there faster than you can say, "And I'll form the head!"