Best Of Recent Broadway – Part 1

With Broadway shut down until next year, I want to share some of the best musicals to have played on ‘The Great White Way’ in the last five years. Today’s session will feature the backstory, music and a critical review of two great shows: “Come From Away,” and the Tony Award winning “Something Rotten.

“Come From Away” is a powerful, dramatic and uplifting musical about how the
 small town of Gander, Newfoundland, welcomed Americans who were stranded during 9-11. You would not think a musical with the 9-11 attacks as a backdrop could be joyous and inspiring, but “Come From Away” conveys a powerful message of hope, compassion, friendship and caring. It is a completely unique work of theater, filled with unforgettable characters, terrific music and a plot that – I promise you – you will never forget. This is not only one of my favorite shows of recent years, this is now one of my favorite shows ever!

“Something Rotten” is a side-splitting work of musical COMEDY that had audiences screaming with laughter. Despite rave reviews, it struggled to build an audience. Standing in the TKTS line, I heard people say they wouldn’t see “Something Rotten” because it “was about Shakespeare.” Their assumption was that it’d be obscure, hard to follow and pedantic. It scored ten Tony Award nominations, far more than higher profile shows with known stars like Kristin Chenoweth and Kelsey Grammer), well known titles or familiar music. “Something Rotten” scores high with critics and enjoys sensational word-of-mouth from audiences that have discovered it. Like “The Producers” is is not meant to be anything but funny. One song got a standing ovation – in the first act! Ready to laugh?

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