Rock Musical Mama Mia's Rival's No Contest On Broadway
October 11, 2005 --
'SLUT" may well be the first musical to use erectile dysfunction as a major plot element.
That distinction aside, this latest graduate of the New York International Fringe Festival to hit off-Broadway isn't likely to get anyone terribly worked up.
Despite what you might imagine, the title character in the musical by Ben H. Winters (book/lyrics) and Stephen Sislen (music/additional lyrics) is a man — Adam (Andy Karl), whose repeated mantra to his endless female conquests is expressed in the song "I'm Probably Not Gonna Call."
Adam's more serious best friend, aspiring doctor Dan (Jim Stanek), falls for sexy rocker Delia (Jenn Colella), but the lothario's subsequent bedding of her creates a rift between the two men. Dan becomes a lovelorn wreck while Adam pursues his dream of sailing around the world and bedding a woman in every port.
"Slut" squanders its decent rock-flavored score and reasonably clever lyrics with a paper-thin book and haphazard execution. While its youthful cast is sexy and charismatic, with strong singing voices to boot, their talents are wasted in a one-note enterprise that too often substitutes snarky sex jokes in place of wit or heart.
'SLUT" may well be the first musical to use erectile dysfunction as a major plot element.
That distinction aside, this latest graduate of the New York International Fringe Festival to hit off-Broadway isn't likely to get anyone terribly worked up.
Despite what you might imagine, the title character in the musical by Ben H. Winters (book/lyrics) and Stephen Sislen (music/additional lyrics) is a man — Adam (Andy Karl), whose repeated mantra to his endless female conquests is expressed in the song "I'm Probably Not Gonna Call."
Adam's more serious best friend, aspiring doctor Dan (Jim Stanek), falls for sexy rocker Delia (Jenn Colella), but the lothario's subsequent bedding of her creates a rift between the two men. Dan becomes a lovelorn wreck while Adam pursues his dream of sailing around the world and bedding a woman in every port.
"Slut" squanders its decent rock-flavored score and reasonably clever lyrics with a paper-thin book and haphazard execution. While its youthful cast is sexy and charismatic, with strong singing voices to boot, their talents are wasted in a one-note enterprise that too often substitutes snarky sex jokes in place of wit or heart.
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