Dirty Rotten Sitcom

[MusicalComedyMan]

Dirty Rotten Sitcom#0

Posted: 2/9/05 at 10:20am

Ok so I saw the show last night... Lithgow - miscast. Score - boring (the "big" rap song totally unnecessary). Book - dreadful and every joke sounds like it was inserted into the script to add laughs. Sitcom writers can't always write for theatre... why don't producers realize that!

On the other hand, Norbert was wonderful (I wish they gave him a real song cause I wanted to hear his sing, but I guess they couldn't show up Lithgow (whos ballad in act 2 should be burned) - And I love Joanna Gleason (wish she had more to do) - and congrats to Joe Cassidy second week of previews and in for a huge role (probably without a lot of rehearsal!!!

[eslgr8]

re: Dirty Rotten Sitcom#1

Posted: 2/9/05 at 11:22am

As I expected, there are going to be some people (a minority) who dislike the show. But people's tastes are different. Our reviews are statements of opinion, not fact after all. I thought the jokes were hilarious, as did most of the people around me, but no show can please everyone. I wasn't crazy about The Producers for example.

[MusicalComedyMan]

re: Dirty Rotten Sitcom#2

Posted: 2/9/05 at 11:24am

Well if you include the other board (ATC) I am not in a minority.

[ken8631]

re: Dirty Rotten Sitcom#3

Posted: 2/9/05 at 12:53pm

The show is great, go see it... A minority won't like it I'm sure, as with all shows. I've seen quite a few lately, this is the pick of the litter.

Saw Modern Orthodox last night - was funny! Cute, and funny...

[Unknown User]

re: Dirty Rotten Sitcom#4

Posted: 2/9/05 at 1:20pm

Wow...maybe Mr. Lithgow was having an off night, because I saw him down in SD and he was just perfect for the role. And our audience, myself included was laughing our a$$es off. Funny is funny, in any form. The score I thought was clever, sly and sexy. Everyone was terrific. I still highly recommend it.

Just go, laugh and enjoy!

[TimesSquareRegular]

re: Dirty Rotten Sitcom#5

Posted: 2/9/05 at 5:58pm

Just saw the matinee performance - this show is hilarious, and the people I was with (veteran theater-goers all) were equally impressed. This is - in the best sense possible - a throwback to the great fun musical comedies of the the 60's and 70's.

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[zippyjen]

re: Dirty Rotten Sitcom#6

Posted: 2/9/05 at 7:43pm

I was also at the matinee performacne and i liked the show a lot. It was really funny, more so than i thought!!!!! Norbert of course was great. As for John, he was ok. I didn't love him.

"At the opening night party, they had clowns on stilts, jugglers, a chocolate fountain, popcorn, hot dogs. [My son] looked at me like I had been holding back. Like, 'This is what you do?' I had to tell him, 'No, no, darling. Opening nights don't usually look like this.' It's usually a dark bar with a bottle of vodka." ?Chitty Chitty Bang Bang's Jan Maxwell plus i proudly share the title of the shortest member over the age of 10 with wickedrentq!