Philadelphia Theatre Company | 2006/2007 Season | Nerds://A Musical Software Satire by Jordan Allen-Dutton, Erik Weiner & Hal Goldberg

Book and Lyrics by Jordan Allen-Dutton & Erik Weiner
Music by Hal Goldberg
Choreography by Joey McKneely
Directed by Philip Wm. McKinley
January 25 - February 25, 2007

From the writers of the Off-Broadway smash hit The Bomb-itty of Errors and the hot animated TV series Robot Chicken comes a funny and irreverent musical take on the parallel stories of computer pioneers Bill Gates and Steve Jobs as they blaze a path from garage inventors to warring titans of the computer revolution. With its rollicking tunes and brilliantly off-beat humor, Nerds://A Musical Software Satire celebrates the inner nerd within us all!

"Exuberant! NERDS casts a web of digital delight! Deliciously shameless! The wackier the show gets, the cleverer it becomes. NERDS is an unrelenting hoot, and it sucks you in like a high-speed download!

–Philadelphia Inquirer

An enormous crowd-pleaser! The show brims with energy, charm, and young talent! A terrific cast!

–Philadelphia City Paper [Review]

Tremendously entertaining! Catchy score! Goldberg's score is a clever combination of pop, hip-hop, heavy metal, and gospel. Allen-Dutton and Weiner's witty lyrics complement Goldberg's musical beautifully in songs that are at once funny and shrewd in their ability to reveal character and move the story forward. An innovative and enthusiastic production that is a blast of fresh air!

–Philadelphia Weekly [Review]

You'll have a good time at Nerds! Hard to resist! Catchy music! Not one weak performer! Choreography is clever and engaging! This show will definitely make you laugh!

–Talkin' Broadway [Review]

A spirited sendup! A dandy panorama of fun and songs! A super cast!

–KYW Newsradio [Review]