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KISS ME, KATE REVIEWS

"Michael Mott and Bradley Nacht stole scenes as gangsters sent to collect on a
gambling debt. Their show-stopping duet, Brush Up Your Shakespeare, ended with
a sly original verse by Kelley Rourke, the dramaturge, filled with references to the
other Glimmerglass offerings."
- NY Times

NY TIMES REVIEW: Quote Him, Promote Him, Start Singing Him Now

"As the gangsters, Michael Mott and Brad Nacht brought down the house with
Brush Up Your Shakespeare."
- Wall Street Journal

WALL STREET JOURNAL REVIEW: Shakespeare Drab and Dark

"And the hilarious handling of the hood duet Brush Up Your Shakespeare by Michael Mott
and Brad Nacht, tenors posing as Sopranos, stops the show in its tracks.
Broadway producers in search of a ready-made production for an empty theater this fall
should head to Cooperstown without delay."
- NY Sun Times

NY SUN TIMES REVIEW: Glimmerglass Times Four (On An Elizabethan Stage)

"Good performances come from Lisa Vroman as Lilli Vanessi/Kate, and Michael Mott
and Bradley Nacht as the gangsters. Vroman is the only one to convey realistic emotions,
while the men are genuinely funny because they show restraint."
- Globe and Mail

GLOBE AND MAIL REVIEW: Bel canto Bard wins; Broadway loses

"Michael Mott and Brad Nacht steal their scenes as the gangsters, culminating in
the show-stopping Brush Up Your Shakespeare where Porter's wordplay
skills reach humorous heights."
-The Post-Standard

THE POST-STANDARD REVIEW: Cast is splendid in 'Kiss Me, Kate'

"The two gangsters, Michael Mott and Bradley Nacht, gleefully snarled out a few threats before they became awestruck and joined the "Shrew" in drag. They had some of the
funniest bits. But Porter allowed them a long number all dressed to the nines in
Brush Up Your Shakespeare, in which they danced, sang and
thoroughly enjoyed themselves. So did we."
- The Daily Gazette

DAILY GAZETTE REVIEW: 'Kiss Me, Kate' Brings Sparkle of Broadway to Glimmerglass

"The infectious Brush Up Your Shakespeare arrived just before the finale, delivered by stage-struck gangsters Michael Mott and Bradley Nacht. "
- Times Union

TIMES UNION REVIEW: Glimmerglass charms with 'Kiss Me, Kate'

"Michael Mott and Bradley Nacht, the two gangsters, are terrific, especially brushing up on their Shakespeare. Porter generally would be delighted."
- The New Jersey Independent Press

NJ INDEPENDENT PRESS REVIEW: Glimmerglass Festival Makes Beautiful Music...

"Our two gangsters, played by Michael Mott (an Ithaca College graduate who has also appeared at the Kitchen Theatre) and Bradley Nacht were delightful in their parts as stagestruck criminals. Their version of Brush Up Your Shakespeare - with extra verses that included a neat local pitch - brought down the house."
- Ithaca Times

ITHACA TIMES REVIEW: 'Kiss' Me, You Fool

"The soft-shoe duet, Brush Up Your Shakespeare, sung by the two debt-collecting thugs, played by Michael Mott and Bradley Nacht, still stops the second act. The duo earn even more laughs from an improvised last verse, “Brush Up Your Opera,” with convoluted Porteresque rhymes flacking the company’s other offerings of the summer."
- Syracuse New Times

SYRACUSE NEW TIMES REVIEW: Glimmerglass Shakes It Up

"...two literary gangsters, played by the engaging Michael Mott and Bradley Nacht...
The "Bowery waltz" show-stopper Brush Up Your Shakespeare, sung by the two
stage-struck nameless gangsters, is as sweetly salacious as anything the
Bard ever wrote... As sung by Mott and Nacht, this (mostly) uncut Glimmerglass
Brush Up Your Shakespeare was a production standout."
- Life & Times

LIFE & TIMES REVIEW: Glimmerglass Opera opens season with a racy 'Kiss Me, Kate'