Theater Talk: 2015 Ultimate Broadway Critics Panel- Page 2
Theater Talk: 2015 Ultimate Broadway Critics Panel
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
Theater Talk: 2015 Ultimate Broadway Critics Panel#25
Posted: 6/23/15 at 11:15am
To JV
Totally disagree with your take on Rotten. Not bad being sophomoric and getting 10 Tony nods in the process. Rather watch something sophomoric than something widely praised but deadly dull
Theater Talk: 2015 Ultimate Broadway Critics Panel#26
Posted: 6/23/15 at 11:30am
I really like sophomoric things if done well, such as Book of Mormon. For me the word is not a pejorative. But I think Something Rotten is overselling itself a little bit. To me, it's not as original as BOM. For instance, I find sex jokes really funny. But the same one over and over and over again? No. (All the "bottom" jokes.) I have recommended the show to friends who have asked me about it though. It's entertaining enough.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
Theater Talk: 2015 Ultimate Broadway Critics Panel#27
Posted: 6/23/15 at 12:20pm
Hated BOM as much as we loved Rotten.
Theater Talk: 2015 Ultimate Broadway Critics Panel#28
Posted: 6/23/15 at 5:39pm
I was at the first preview of Something Rotten. There was a standing ovation during the "A Musical" number. I certainly thought plants were responsible for it.
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