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Reviews for Fame Becomes Me
By Amy Somensky Aug 21, 2006, 0:41 GMT
Fame Becomes Me begins with Short and company singing the exuberant "Party with Marty," launching what he intends to be a celebration of his "fabulous, perfect life." Very quickly, it becomes clear the audience—addicted to Oprah and "Behind the Music" — expects scandal and angst from their star. Lacking any in his own life, Short frantically modifies his life story as he and the cast tell it, adding the requisite ...more
New York: Here is a selection of reviews for Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me which is now playing at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theater:
Newsday
NY Post
NY Daily News
Variety
Broadway.com
NY Times
Joining Short on the stage is Brooks Ashmanskas, Mary Birdsong, Capathia Jenkins, and Nicole Parker.
Fame Becomes Me begins with Short and company singing the exuberant "Party with Marty," launching what he intends to be a celebration of his fabulous, perfect life. Very quickly, it becomes clear the audience—addicted to Oprah and Behind the Music — expects scandal and angst from their star. Lacking any in his own life, Short frantically modifies his life story as he and the cast tell it, adding the requisite struggle, pain and psychobabble to fabricate an increasingly hilarious alternative autobiography.
Originally named, Martin Short: If I'd Saved, I Wouldn't Be Here, the production features music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman, book by Martin Short and Daniel Goldfarb, and direction by Wittman. The creative team includes choreography by Christopher Gatelli, set design by Scott Pask, and costume design by Jess Goldstein.
For Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me tickets visit www.ticketsnow.com.
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