on the chance to write the first one. In doing so, Something Rotten! doubles as a valentine to Broadway musicals, its score laced with bits of melody from familiar shows. Something Rotten! “isn’t sappy and doesn’t have those other stereotypical characteristics — all those things that make people decide they don’t like musicals,” Pascal says. “I liken it to a combination of Mel Brooks and Monty Python. Men [especially] like that kind of humor.” An L.A. guy now Pascal grew up in and around Manhattan, but says he’d much rather be on tour than living there now. “It’s just a bit too much for me.” Being on tour “helps with the monotony of being away from my family, which is the hardest part.” He’s called Los Angeles home for a dozen years. He and wife Cybele, married for almost 20 years, have sons who are 16 and 14. The oldest, like Dad, is a singer-guitarist. His wife runs Cybele’s Free to Eat, a gluten- and allergy-free foods company. Pascal happily helps out when he’s home but says he
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Something Rotten! isn't sappy and doesn't have the stereotypical characteristics that make people think they don't like musicals, says leading man Adam Pascal.