Reviews

The word is out! See what people are saying about Calculus:The Musical!

Read The Cincinnati Enquirer’s review here. “‘Calculus’ is smart and funny with geeky charm to burn,” says critic Jackie Demaline.

Brian Griffin at theconveyor.com says “The smart wit forms a right angle with the warm music, tongue-twisting its way through math formula history.”

“Marc Gutman taught math, and I’ll bet his classes would make most anyone a math lover,” says Ink19.com’s Carl F. Gauze. “Even if you hate math, you’ll enjoy this unpretentious lecture.”

Music critic Emily Kane reviews the CD soundtrack at RetroLowFi.com. “This recording and everything related to it are all-around good times. Learning something new is always good,” she says.

“When was the last time you stood up and cheered for the instantaneous rate of change?” asks Stephen Pedersen of The Halifax Chronicle Herald. “You might even learn something, if you could stop laughing.”

The Saint Paul Pioneer Press plopped Calculus: The Musical! onto their annual “DON’T MISS!” list for the 2006 Minnesota Fringe Festival.

“I wanted to run up and bear-hug the two performers afterward because I never took Calculus in HS, but now kinda wish I did.” –Leigha Horton, MNspeak.com

Minnesota Fringe audiences said:

“Cleverly written! You will smile as you realize what you missed in high school calculus! Yikes, where were Marc and Sadie when I was in school? I slapped my forehead several times when things finally made sense (especially increasing the numbers of slices to increase accuracy). I laughed, I cried, and I got out my TI-65.”

-Cassie Noll

“After all the hype and hullabaloo, it was such a delight to see this show. No frills, just pure and simple… and performed with such sweet and innocent passion. Math and I never really got along, but now I wish we did… I hope it’ll give me a second chance. Smart Smart Smart, but not like: “Hey, I’m smarter than you!” more like: “This stuff is really cool, trust me!”. I wish them upon you, times by a billion squillion!”

-Jon Ferguson

Thank you Minnesota for making Calculus: The Musical! one of the top ten most attended shows of the 2006 Minnesota Fringe Festival!

Thank you Orlando for honoring Calculus: The Musical! with the Red Venue Patron’s Pick Award at the 2007 Orlando International Fringe Theater Festival!

Thank you Cincinnati for electing Calculus: The Musical! the recipient of the 2007 Cincinnati Fringe Festival Audience Pick!