An uneven parody that sometimes amuses but just as often annoys. Coming Soon. It's a setup so easy it borders on facile, but keeping the film from cheap-shot mediocrity is its crack cast. |, October 21, 2002 Please enter your email address and we will email you a new password. A new musical with Shakespearean roots, Scotland, PA is one of those shows about which people say as they’re exiting the theater, “So—that was kind of cute.” Cute. Roundabout Theatre Company announced the Off-Broadway premiere on Thursday, revealing that performances will start at New York City’s Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre on Sept. 14, with an opening night set for Oct. 15. That’s the chip I had on my shoulder when I went to see “Scotland, PA,” a musical riff on “Macbeth” that opened on Wednesday at the Laura Pels Theater. Home Theater-Tickets Musicals Scotland, PA. Scotland, PA Tickets Erweiterte Suche: Für individuellere Suchoptionen. When classics get adapted or updated, I often find myself asking: What’s the added value? “Scotland, PA” still needs to cure a few structural hiccups (the first act seems to end twice) and to address its longueurs and lapses of logic. It's as nourishing as a Big Mac with fries. Just leave us a message here and we will work on getting you verified. Yeah, it's true, a thousand years ago I guess killing MacDuff's family might have somehow helped expedite the plan, but we're talking the 1970s here, so it really strikes me as more efficient to get right to the root of the problem: Will the power driven James LeGros, spurred by his ruthless soulmate, kill big city cop Chris Walken before the wily veteran vegetarian detective discovers the truth about this twisted couple's grisly push to the top of all fast foodom?

The biggest revelation for me in this one is the job Maura Tierney does of descending very believably into the depths of madness. It’s not as if the great tragedy hadn’t been plundered enough already; earlier “Macbeth” mash-ups include a “Macbett,” a “MacBird!” and even a “MacHomer,” in which Banquo is reconfigured as Ned Flanders. This occasions a terrific number called “Kick-Ass Party,” which Jay Armstrong Johnson sells in full surfer-dude mode. It moves without undue fuss on Anna Louizos’s simple revolving set. Book writer Michael Mitnick, whose plays include “Sex Lives of Our Parents,” “Mysterious Circumstances” and “The Siegel,” will transform the musical for the Laura Pels stage. Its smart book (by Michael Mitnick) and agreeable songs (by Adam Gwon) are often laugh-out-loud funny, something no one ever said about the version that opened in 1606. You're almost there! William Shakespeare’s classic is being reimagined as the dark comedy stage musical “Scotland, PA,” set to premiere next fall. Laura Pels Theater at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theater. Okay. There Joe McBeth, an affable slacker known to everyone as Mac (Ryan McCartan), is wading into his 30s content to work the Fry-O-Lator. Please click the link below to receive your verification email. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. An Auction House Is Selling the Bar From Hilter’s Yacht. Don't have an account? After all, “Scotland, PA” takes place at a poky burger shack: a joint called Duncan’s in the title Pennsylvania town (a real place). Set up this way, the story pulls us along even when the steps to burger supremacy involve treading on innocents. Please reference “Error Code 2121” when contacting customer service. Tickets Through Dec. 8 at the Laura Pels Theater, Manhattan; 212-719-1300, roundabouttheatre.org. There are no approved quotes yet for this movie. Sidney Poitier’s 7 Most Memorable Performances, All Harry Potter Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer, Jake Gyllenhaal Will Star in HBO Limited Series. BROADWAY SHOWS SUSPENDED THROUGH MAY 30th. The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive review. Prices are set by sellers and may be below or above face value. Scotland, PA Book by Michael Mitnick This new dark musical comedy, based on the cult film (and the bard's Macbeth), springs to life in a sleepy Pennsylvania town (population 1,203—and dropping), where a burger-joint manager and his wife cook up a plan to super-size their lives. “You could be someone makin’ great big plans.” Soon, in “Everybody’s Hungry,” Mac catches her spark: “Time to get in on the chase/Shoutin’ to the cosmos/Like I own the whole damn place.”. At first, the musical ‘Scotland, PA’ feels like a ‘70s-set stoner comedy. But the show’s slight case of ambient mildness may be a harder problem to solve, especially in the songs. Sign up here. I worried the witches would be Charlie’s Angels. Read Next: Leading U.K. That’s more than you can say for Shakespeare, with his annoying psychological profundity and show-off verbal panache. One, a homeless man (David Rossmer), gets framed for Duncan’s murder. Just below that it reads "Ticket Confirmation#:" followed by a 10-digit number. Scotland, PA. September 14—December 8, 2019. Just confirm how you got your ticket. New York, NY 10036. Forgot your password? Clever adaptation of Macbeth with modern kills, dynasties, and sexplay. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your account. I'll be on the lookout for more good work from her. They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating.