SOMETHING ROTTEN Reviews
Apr 22
2015, 02:38:44 AM
Hope Something is not rotten to the press corps.
Will one contender for best actor emerge or will the critics go bard hopping?
Sorry, but I awakened from dream of greatest actress in funniest show:
Ethel Mormon.
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Something Rotten Previews
Apr 21
2015, 02:45:30 PM
"The best parts of the show were the honesty of Cariani and Reinders's plotline and the tap battle between Borle and d'Arcy James. Forbidden Broadway, Mormon, Urinetown, and even Shrek have done musical parody better. I didn't find it very clever here, just lots of cheap shots like the Cats joke, Annie picture, Pippin vamp, and the Chess groaner (no one is going to get that o
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Something Rotten Previews
Apr 21
2015, 01:06:30 AM
Some people may miss some jokes because the show moves so quickly - Annie is represented by a two second floor swipe - rather than because they refer to arcane Broadway lore. Rotten! only goes after the biggest game starting with The Lion King. Nearly every referenced show - Les Miserables, Phantom, Sound of Music, South Pacific, Chicago, and Cats has either run forever or appeared as a popular movie or both.
Shakespeare from high school - Haml
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Something Rotten from the Balcony
Apr 19
2015, 10:50:20 PM
I have enjoyed Rotten! from the orchestra, mezzanine, and the last row of the
balcony. I prefer St. James balcony to the back of the rear mezzanine at the
Majestic and at the Gershwin; and to balconies at the New Amsterdam and
the Palace.
With the price of orchestra at $79, I found the balcony worthwhile. When
orchestra and front mezzanine price rises to $149, I will find it an excellent
value.
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Something Rotten Previews
Apr 8
2015, 11:01:59 AM
The biggest change in Rotten! from the early previews is the final scene
"Welcome to America." The scene is brighter and splashier and features
a kick line. It gives a better sense of the triumph of the Bottom Brothers,
the musical, and excess in the New World.
I got the best of many laughs when producer Lord Clapham,
played by Peter Bartlett, responds to Nick Bottom's
musical focusing on the Black
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Survey Inspired by Something Rotten!
Mar 29
2015, 10:40:09 AM
Which would be more rotten: a world without shows about shows or a world without shows about everything else? Please list shows that inspire your answer.
For me: Shows about shows:
The Producers
Gypsy
Chicago
Something Rotten!
42nd Street
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Hand to God vs. Something Rotten vs. Sleep No More
Mar 28
2015, 07:35:39 AM
Even for a theatergoer seeking something fresh, I recommend Something Rotten!.
In the words of the newbie producer, Shylock, "I love it. I love it. I love it."
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Something Rotten Previews
Mar 27
2015, 02:59:39 PM
I sat in row C side front mezzanine on Tuesday; and last row balcony center on
Wednesday and had great experiences both times.
From the side mezzanine, I missed some lines. The sound design needs work.
I got an infra red hearing device on Wednesday that solved the sound problem.
The St. James Theater's balcony had been bad when the Producers played because
stage lights mounted at the front of the balcony protruded enough that people
in the front row had to le
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Is it time for another Music Man Revival?
Mar 27
2015, 12:05:31 PM
The 2000 Susan Strohman Music Man generated huge enthusiasm in previews with
the audience giving standing ovations in the first act. A tepid review
from the Times hindered the revival's becoming a big hit.
I would be delighted to hear that again the Wells Fargo Wagon is a comin'.
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Something Rotten Previews
Mar 25
2015, 11:28:23 AM
After second preview, I found commonalities between Rotten and the Producers:
St. James Theater
Brad Oscar
Similar unforgettably funny line:
"Don't be stupid, be a smarty. Come and join the Nazi party."
"Don't be a penis; Shakespeare's a genius."
I loved the show despite failing to hear some lines.
Can the show's sound design be easily fixed?
Was my seat location, front Mezz D 22 part of the problem?
I am returning to the show tonight with friends.
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