The Bomb-itty of Errors

The Bomb-itty of Errors

The Bomb-itty of Errors

The Bomb-itty of Errors

Overview

The Bomb-itty of Errors is a high-paced, energetic, musical "add-rap-tation" of Willy Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors. Elizabethan times get pumped up with live hip-hop flavor in this hilarious, award-winning show. First performed off-Broadway in New York, nominated for Drama Desk Award, Outer Critic's Circle Award, and winner of the Jefferson Award and Best Show at the HBO Comedy Festival, The Bomb-itty has played in Chicago, Philadelphia, London and Amsterdam, and continues to find new fans, audiences and productions around the globe. Usually performing with a live DJ onstage, actors sing, rap and rhyme fun, catchy and laugh-out-loud songs. The show can be performed with anywhere from 4 to 20 actors, depending on how you want to cast it. Bring the most exciting show to an audience near you! You will be swept up in the electric fun of Bomb-itty!

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Details

  • Genre: Adaptation (Shakespeare)
  • Time Period: Contemporary, Present Day, 16th Century/Elizabethan
  • Cast Attributes: All Men, All Women, Ensemble Cast, Expandable Casting, Flexible Cast Size, Room for Extras
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for All Audiences, Adult, Pre-Teen (Age 11-13), Teen (Age 14-18)

Authors

Jordan Allen-Dutton

Jordan Allen-Dutton, three time Emmy-nominated writer/producer, graduated from Tisch at NYU in '99 (recipient of the Artist Scholar Award.) While at NYU he created The Bomb-itty of Errors, a hip-hop add-rap-tation of Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors, which became a smash Off-B ...
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Jason Catalano

Gregory J. Qaiyum

GQ co-created, co-directed, and starred in the original productions of Othello: The Remix, Funk It Up About Nothin'. G also co-wrote and starred in the Off Broadway smash hit The Bomb-itty of Errors. Along with his brother and the other Bomb-itty guys, G wrote and starred in ...
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Jeffrey Qaiyum

JQ made his Off Broadway debut when he laid down the beats as DJ/Composer for the smash Shakespearean 'add-RAP-tation', The Bomb-itty of Errors. Along with his brother, GQ, he co-created, co-directed, composed and starred in the original productions of Othello: The Remix and ...
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Erik Weiner

Erik Weiner is a three-time Emmy nominated and Peabody Award winning writer, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award winning actor. He was born and raised in San Francisco and graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Mr. Weiner co-created and starred in The Bomb-itty of ...
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