Something Rotten
Aug. 17–23 Shakespeare Meets Showbiz!
Performance time 8:15 p.m. nightly
Get ready to laugh! It’s the Renaissance, and Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate for a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of the egocentric, charismatic dramatic megastar star of the time, William Shakespeare! When a soothsayer predicts that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, the brothers set out to create the world’s first musical. But fame isn’t everything, and they realize that reaching the top means being true to thine own self — and all that jazz. Something Rotten! is a comic mashup of 16th-century Shakespeare and 21st-century Broadway that proves “nothing’s as amazing as a musical.” A Muny premiere!
Book by Karey Kirkpatrick & John O’Farrell • Music and lyrics by Karey Kirkpatrick & Wayne Kirkpatrick
Something Rotten! is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. mtishows.com