Dirty Rotten Review (2/23 matinee)

Sherie Rene Scott was out, her understudy was GREAT! Aside from the fact that I predicted the end half way into act one, it was really enjoyable. No window cards yet btw. The music was great, the audience left humming the tunes. Norbert was really the standout of the cast, but they were all great. The story was a little weak in places (the Muriel/Andre plot doesn't fit in). At the stage door, John and Norbert were thrilled to sign autographs.

Updated On: 2/23/05 at 06:53 PM

This show is soon to be the new musical love of my life.

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YES! RUPRECHT!

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I will be inexplicably happy if they perform Ruprecht at the Tonys. Great Big Stuff was my favourite Norbert song, too, though. The posse line... gah.

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Something about... having a posse. I can't remember. The lyrics in that song are fabulous.

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They took out the "and sh*t?!?!?!?!"

*pouts*

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ha, true. That's sad, though.

Cute avatar.

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Blue Wizard- I loved that line! It was my favorite!! BTW, I adore your new avatar!

Yes, this is a great musical. I have been dying to see it again (hopefully this weekend)!!

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Blue Wizard- I loved that line! It was my favorite!! BTW, I adore your new avatar!

Thanks! I still can't believe Alan Cumming has his own cologne (does anyone know if it smells...naughty? ). Now if only he'd do that proposed one-man show of his, "Cumming on Cumming."

I visited your fine city last week, and I'm so glad I had the chance to catch DRS (though I'm still kicking myself for not having gotten tickets to SPELLING BEE). I found the revolving stage mesmerizing (that circle-within-a-circle was hypnotic), and I loved the metatheatrical digs ("I think I have something important to do in the second act"). I was a bit disappointed by Jerry Mitchell's choreography, but it's not really a show that calls for dancing. The opening number definitely needs work too -- it's quite obviously awkward. But the cast really can't be beat, and the blue of the production design is just heavenly.

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Updated On: 2/24/05 at 01:30 AM

folks, this sucks the big one. I'm in australia and am such a huge fan of the movie. I would kill to hear one song from the show.....stop rubbing it in.

I can't decide if I'm most in love with Norbert, the show as a whole, or David Yazbek...

All of them. SO in love.
Norbert had me the SECOND he walked out on stage. I can't get over him. *grins foolishly*

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Aside from the top of Act Two, where they cut my favorite bit in the show, I didn't notice any glaring changes, though. It flows pretty nicely.

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Yep. I liked the extra repitition.

Still loving "Great Big Stuff", though. Norbert's hard not to watch :)

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