Synopsis
ACT ONE
Love! Marriage! Fatherhood!! This is the evening that explores the joys and pains, the funny and touching experiences of becoming and being a father. From the moment that your wife tells you she's pregnant, your world changes—never to be the same again. (Fatherhood) First, you need to hurry and get everything read—and then you spend what seems to be an eternity waiting. (Waiting) Then all of a sudden your wife screams out that it's time and you are on your way to the hospital (Got the Keys) where you get to experience, first hand, the joys of birth. As you spend the first moments with this new life you helped create, you try to voice everything you are feeling inside. (You Are the One) Before you know it, your child is home and you're learning to do many new and wondrous things you never thought you'd ever do—like change diapers—and your mind fills with the fabulous future ahead—meaning, which sport will he/she excel at so you can retire early. (I Got the Sport Right Here) To help you through the hard times, we take a moment to share some helpful advice from dads of famous children. Christmas arrives and it's time to put together that special gift—the one with the box of nuts, bolts and "things" you're not sure go anywhere, they just happen to be in the box. (The Christmas Present Song). The guys come over to watch the big football game and wind up questioning the decision of one of their own to become a stay-at-home dad. (Stay-At-Home Dad) Before you know it, the teenage years are upon you and you wonder how they (or you) will ever live through it. (Anything Goes) Suddenly there is a spark of gratitude that jumps out from your child, and you begin to thing you might have done something right after all. (The Best That I Can)
ACT TWO
Act Two opens with the announcement of the winner of the "Golden Spatula Award," given out each year by the FGA, Fathers Grillers Association. This year's winner, Billy Grillington, proudly proclaims his love for the grill. (Going Grillin') We next find ourselves in the locker room, after a tough game of racquetball and the guys are talking about how they are handling the "sex talk" with their kids. (Sex is Like) Just when you think all is lost, that your kids would be much happier if they never saw you again, your daughter announces—(I Want to Be Just Like Dad) Opening your empty wallet, you experience the painful truth—that it takes money to raise a family. (That's Where the Money Goes) As the eldest heads out for his first date with dad's car, we look back at the invention of the car (more specifically, the wheel)—and discover how all these "car/dating" problems began. Out of that comes the sudden realization that your daughter is growing up. (Gone, Long Gone) Like every good family, the time must come when everyone must pile into the family vehicle and head out on the family vacation. (The Twelve Days of Vacation) Before you know it, the kids are grown and starting to leave the nest—which, despite the heartaches, does have its positive side. (My Room / I Got Money to Spare / I Love to Tap) The next thing you know, you're sitting on a park bench with all of your buddies—and they are much o—and you are all talking about your grandkids. (Give 'em Back) And then once and for all, through all the ups and downs, you realize that you love being a dad—and that you would do it all over again. (I'm a Dad, and I Love It)