Frog Prince is Coming to Broadway?

[RippedMan]

For the video preview of The Frog Prince at Virginia State starring Curtis Holbrook it says the "Broadway-bound production."

Is there room for a children's show like this on Broadway? Eh.

[aasjb4ever]

I thought it was called Frog Kiss...?

[RippedMan]

Touche. I'll change that.

[everythingtaboo]

Well Broadway is the end goal, so a lot of shows say they're "Broadway bound". Ironically, I think the show that never said that was Newsies...

[FindingNamo]

I hope it does.

[tazber]

Saw it and loved it. It's a really fun show and deserves a NY run.

They also billed Bruce Hornsby's musical SCKBSTD as a pre-Broadway run and that was 2 years ago.

[Jose]

Here's what's been published in Norfolk about this production. Performances end February 3rd.


VEER MAGAZINE, JANUARY 24th

"A Hit, a Palpable, Joyous, Joy Filled Hit!

Brilliant, boundlessly energetic, buoyant, exuberant, and beautiful in manifold ways, the Virginia Stage Company's world premiere of Frog Kiss is exemplary of the artistry and entertainment of musical theatre...

...there's plenty of fun, sheer pure fun, rolling off the stage.

And OMG the dance! The choreography!

...This is an often ribald but never crude version of the old enchanted prince/frog fairy tale, certainly not suited for anyone under late high school age, and maybe not for easily embarrassed late teens either. Anatomical and sexual allusions are crystal clear, though vocabulary is nothing close to explicit, but if you don't want to explain why a riding crop nor a frog's tongue can be funny, leave the younger set home the first time you see it. If you decide it would have been OK for whomever you didn't bring, you will not regret the excuse to see Frog Kiss a second time."


VIRGINIAN-PILOT, JANUARY 19th

"A ribbeting retelling of fairy tale

A new musical is a cause for rejoicing in the streets...

...blessed with a great musical performance from Curtis Holbrook as the vulnerable titular frog – tap-dancing, squatting and looking for love in all the wrong places...”

..We have sat through many Broadway shows that don’t have half the entertainment value of this one.”

VEER Magazine FROG KISS Review

[Jose]

Curtis Holbrook leads the FROG KISS cast in this video parody of Kriss Kross' "Jump" which Curtis created and directed. The video was published by BWW and today on Playbill.com as well as YouTube.

If you haven't seen it, check it out.

(And look out for the bawdy adult fairy-tale FROG KISS.)
This Frog Will Make Ya Hop