My review: Something Rotten!
I just saw the funniest musical in the world. No exaggeration. "Something Rotten!" doesn't open on Broadway until next week but I know it is going to be a big hit. First of all, the plot is preposterous, ridiculous, inane, over the top. But that is part of the fun. It is not based on any book, film, play or historical character (other than William Shakespeare who in this case is Shakespeare as 16th century rock star.) So one never ever knows where the plot will turn next. It is always a surprise. This is Shakespeare meets Spamalot. I'm not even going to give the plot away here because I must recommend this musical and I don't want to spoil your fun. The costumes, sets and lighting make this a very colorful musical - more colorful than one would ever expect to find in 1595 London. The musical score is first rate. There are several showstopping musical numbers - especially "A Musical" - a big, fat Broadway production numb...