Adam Pascal is ROTTEN!'s Final Shakespeare
Adam Pascal is ROTTEN!'s Final Shakespeare
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#2Adam Pascal is ROTTEN!'s Final Shakespeare
Posted: 10/11/16 at 2:10pm
Has he ever played a comedic role before?
#3Adam Pascal is ROTTEN!'s Final Shakespeare
Posted: 10/11/16 at 2:11pm
He was the rival bandleader in "School of Rock" the movie, but I don't remember if his part was funny or not. I just know his band (his actual band, I believe) had two hard rock songs on the soundtrack.
curel1
Featured Actor Joined: 6/15/16
#4Adam Pascal is ROTTEN!'s Final Shakespeare
Posted: 10/11/16 at 2:12pm
JBroadway said: "Has he ever played a comedic role before?
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He was pretty funny in Disaster
#5Adam Pascal is ROTTEN!'s Final Shakespeare
Posted: 10/11/16 at 2:12pm
WOW!!...i have always wanted to see Adam Pascal in person after watching the video performance in the staged version of CHESS...i saw SR with Christian Borle, and now i think i want to see this AGAIN when i return to NYC this Nov...yay!!
#6Adam Pascal is ROTTEN!'s Final Shakespeare
Posted: 10/11/16 at 2:14pm
He was pretty funny in Disaster
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#7Adam Pascal is ROTTEN!'s Final Shakespeare
Posted: 10/11/16 at 2:19pm
My panties just caught on fire.
Unrelated - I googled to check if "caught on fire" is grammatically correct, you know vs. "caught fire". First 8 results were Samsung Galaxy Note 7 related articles.
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#8Adam Pascal is ROTTEN!'s Final Shakespeare
Posted: 10/11/16 at 2:23pm
darquegk said: "He was the rival bandleader in "School of Rock" the movie, but I don't remember if his part was funny or not."
It wasn't.
curel1 said: "He was pretty funny in Disaster"
I admit I forgot about Disaster, but reflecting back, I don't he really got to show off any real comedic skill in that show. His "I can't live" was funny, but I think that part would have been funny with any actor. I feel like Shakespeare actually requires some innate comedic abilities - which he could very well have, but I don't think we had the chance to see it in Disaster.
#9Adam Pascal is ROTTEN!'s Final Shakespeare
Posted: 10/11/16 at 2:26pm
I saw him in Disaster several times and he was awesome!! I'm taking my daughter to see Something Rotten tomorrow. I've already seen it twice and now it looks like I'm going to need to see it four times. So excited!! Also seeing Adam and Anthony wrap this Sunday in Connecticut!
TheGingerBreadMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/7/12
#10Adam Pascal is ROTTEN!'s Final Shakespeare
Posted: 10/11/16 at 2:45pm
I think he could be very good. Huey in MEMPHIS had some comedic moments.
Side note - I find this casting funny, as Adam was the first Roger in Rent, and Will Chase (the current Shakespeare) was the final Roger when the show closed on Broadway.
#11Adam Pascal is ROTTEN!'s Final Shakespeare
Posted: 10/11/16 at 2:46pm
This is great news. I was debating going back for a fourth time for McClure and Grisetti but now my mind has been made up.
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#12Adam Pascal is ROTTEN!'s Final Shakespeare
Posted: 10/11/16 at 2:48pm
No, thank you.
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#13Adam Pascal is ROTTEN!'s Final Shakespeare
Posted: 10/11/16 at 2:49pm
*Anthony Rapp (using talk-to-text) oooops
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#14Adam Pascal is ROTTEN!'s Final Shakespeare
Posted: 10/11/16 at 2:53pm
CassandraReads, you can edit your initial post for a typo.
Adam is great casting for this.
#15Adam Pascal is ROTTEN!'s Final Shakespeare
Posted: 10/11/16 at 2:54pm
Thank you, I wasn't sure! :)
#16Adam Pascal is ROTTEN!'s Final Shakespeare
Posted: 10/11/16 at 3:23pm
This makes how many shows now that he's been in the closing cast?
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#17Adam Pascal is ROTTEN!'s Final Shakespeare
Posted: 10/11/16 at 3:26pm
Five
Plus, he also replaced Will Chase in Aida near the end of its run.
10086sunset
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/16
#18Adam Pascal is ROTTEN!'s Final Shakespeare
Posted: 10/11/16 at 3:40pm
Curious to see if he can move some tickets...
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#19Adam Pascal is ROTTEN!'s Final Shakespeare
Posted: 10/11/16 at 3:54pm
I wouldn't say Will Chase is known for his comedic abilities, so this sounds like great casting. Would love to hear those songs in his voice. Just wish he had more of a chance to wail in the show.
#20Adam Pascal is ROTTEN!'s Final Shakespeare
Posted: 10/11/16 at 4:47pm
RippedMan said: "I wouldn't say Will Chase is known for his comedic abilities"
True, but he was funny in Drood, and was even nominated for it. He had proved his comedic chops, even if he's not known for comedy.
theatregoer3
Broadway Star Joined: 3/8/13
#21Adam Pascal is ROTTEN!'s Final Shakespeare
Posted: 10/11/16 at 5:38pm
This is smart casting. He should tour with this. I wouldn't have thought of this one but good on them.
#22Adam Pascal is ROTTEN!'s Final Shakespeare
Posted: 10/11/16 at 5:52pm
theatregoer3 said: "This is smart casting. He should tour with this. I wouldn't have thought of this one but good on them."
I know Adam a bit and the first time I saw this show I immediately texted him and told him I thought he would be great as Shakespeare. At the time he didn't agree; so happy he changed his mind!! Haha!!
sephyr
Leading Actor Joined: 11/21/10
#23Adam Pascal is ROTTEN!'s Final Shakespeare
Posted: 10/11/16 at 7:18pm
His voice on those songs would be enough for me! I need to hear him sing Will Power. Hopefully he'll add an optional high note at the end lol
mpkie
Broadway Star Joined: 6/21/15
#24Adam Pascal is ROTTEN!'s Final Shakespeare
Posted: 10/11/16 at 7:46pm
sephyr said: "His voice on those songs would be enough for me! I need to hear him sing Will Power. Hopefully he'll add an optional high note at the end lol"
I'd love to hear him sing Will Power! I doubt I'll be able to catch this again before it closes but this is pretty cool and can't wait to hear the reports.
#25Adam Pascal is ROTTEN!'s Final Shakespeare
Posted: 10/12/16 at 9:33am
I'm more curious to see Pascal's BOTTOM'S GONNA BE ON TOP. He's not a dancer and typically lacks a little rhythm, so seeing him tap dance should be interesting.
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