The Bomb-itty of Errors is a hip hop theatre retelling of Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors. Written and performed by Jordan Allen-Dutton, Jason Catalano, GQ, and Erik Weiner, the show has been performed in New York City,[1] London (West End), Chicago, Dublin, Edinburgh, Florida, Aspen, Syracuse, Vancouver, Philadelphia,[2] Victoria BC,[3] and Los Angeles.
The 1999–2000 Off-Broadway production at the Bleecker Street Theater was nominated for the 2000 Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards.[4] It was nominated for Best Lyrics at the Drama Desk Awards, and received the Jefferson Award in Chicago and the Grand Jury Prize at the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen.
The show lasts one hour and thirty minutes and is part play and part rap concert. The four actors play all the characters (male and female), while a DJ spins the beats onstage. The music was written by JAQ and the show was directed and developed by Andy Goldberg.
References
edit- ^ Weber, Bruce (21 December 1999). "Rap Is to Shakespeare as Bomb Is to Comedy". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2006.
- ^ "The Bomb-itty of Errors". www.11thhourtheatrecompany.org. 11th Hour Theatre Company. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "The Bomb-itty of Errors". www.belfry.bc.ca. Belfry Theatre. 5 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "1999-2000 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. 1 May 2000. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- Gates, Anita (3 July 2010). "A Comedic Rap on Shakespeare, D.J. Included". The New York Times.
- Kashou, Jenna (16 March 2011). "The Bomb-itty of Errors". Milwaukee Magazine.
- "Theater review: 'The Bomb-itty of Errors' rewrites Shakespeare as hip-hop". Dallas News. 13 July 2012.
- Zinman, Toby. "Review: The Bomb-itty of Errors". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
