Adam Pascal is ROTTEN!'s Final Shakespeare
Posted: 10/11/16 at 2:10pm
Has he ever played a comedic role before?
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.
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
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!!
Posted: 10/11/16 at 2:14pm
He was pretty funny in Disaster
(JINX @curel1)
Updated On: 10/11/16 at 02:14 PM
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
Posted: 10/11/16 at 2:48pm
No, thank you.
Posted: 10/11/16 at 2:49pm
*Anthony Rapp (using talk-to-text) oooops
Posted: 10/11/16 at 2:53pm
CassandraReads, you can edit your initial post for a typo.
Adam is great casting for this.
Posted: 10/11/16 at 2:54pm
Thank you, I wasn't sure! :)
Posted: 10/11/16 at 3:23pm
This makes how many shows now that he's been in the closing cast?
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
Posted: 10/11/16 at 3:26pm
Five
Plus, he also replaced Will Chase in Aida near the end of its run.
Updated On: 10/11/16 at 03:26 PM
Posted: 10/11/16 at 3:40pm
Curious to see if he can move some tickets...
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.
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.
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.
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!!
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
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.
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.
