Reviewing theater from Broadway to the Fringe since 1994
Although the script lags in places (the plot is thin on action overall), there are dazzling moments, such as the stormy scene that sends our four survivors onto a lifeboat for six days. Lost at sea with no provisions or refuge from the scorching sun, their songs focus on hunger, hopelessness and horrible sins they would consider committing if it guaranteed they would stay alive.
Something Rotten! delivers pure joy, and it’s something we could all use a little bit more of.
This production is bright, charming, and the story’s as timeless as you remember it.
“Must-See” is a grossly overused word in theater reviews these days, but if there’s a show this year that merits that mantle, it’s When Playwrights Kill, now playing at the Huntington.
