The Broadway Ferret

Image from Applause Tickets

Rating: 4 out of 5 masks

Since I had seen The Producers on Broadway and the movie that this musical is based on, I was looking forward to seeing this show.  And I was quite pleased.

It’s hard for me to pick a favorite character, since everyone was so hilarious in their own way.  I loved Elizabeth’s number “Don’t Touch Me” which included a word that I don’t think had ever been said onstage.  Igor was hilarous, especially when it came to his hump.  It was almost a tie between the introduction of Frau Blucher and the musical number “Putting on the Ritz” as the funniest and most looked forward moments of the show.

The musical numbers were very good.  If the only good ones were the ones that I just mentioned, it would still be a good show.  Another musical number worth mentioning is the blind man’s lament.  It’s both sad and hilarious, only because those familiar with the movie knows what will happen next.

The sets were pretty good in general.  I really liked the Frankenstein living room and the forest sets.  The laboratory set is huge and awe-inspiring.  Considering that the stage itself is huge, I was surprised to find that the laboratory managed to span it.  It looked like a real mad scientist’s lab and left me wondering how they got rid of the set between scenes.

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I would recommend this show to anyone who’s a fan of the movie version.  I would not recommend this to families, unless they’re all adult or to anyone under the age of 18.  This is because I found the content of some of the musical numbers and the way that they’re staged inappropriate for a youth audience.

Running time: 2hrs, 45 mins w/one intermission