Photo Coverage: Brian d'Arcy James, Christian Borle & Cast of SOMETHING ROTTEN! Take Opening Night Bows on Broadway
By: Walter McBride Apr. 23, 2015
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The completely original new musical comedy Something Rotten!, directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon, Aladdin), with music and lyrics by Grammy Award winner Wayne Kirkpatrick and Golden Globe Award nominee Karey Kirkpatrick and a book by Karey Kirkpatrick and best-selling author John O'Farrell, opened last night, April 22 at the St. James Theatre (246 West 44th Street) on Broadway. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the curtain call below!
Something Rotten! stars Tony Award nominee Brian d'Arcy James (Shrek), Tony Award winner Christian Borle (Peter and the Starcatcher), Tony Award nominee John Cariani (Fiddler on the Roof), Heidi Blickenstaff ([title of show]), Tony Award nominee Brad Oscar (The Producers), Kate Reinders (Wicked), Tony Award nominee Brooks Ashmanskas (Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me), Peter Bartlett (Cinderella), Gerry Vichi (The Drowsy Chaperone) and Michael James Scott (The Book of Mormon).
From the co-director of The Book of Mormon and the producer of Avenue Q comes something original... something fresh... Something Rotten!, a world-premiere musical comedy about the musical comedy that started it all. Welcome to the '90s - the 1590s - long before the dawn of premium tickets, star casting and reminders to turn off your cell phones. Brothers Nick (d'Arcy James) and Nigel Bottom (Cariani) are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rockstar known as "The Bard" (Borle). When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world's very first MUSICAL! But amidst the scandalous excitement of Opening Night, the Bottom Brothers realize that reaching the top means being true to thine own self... and all that jazz.
With its heart on its ruffled sleeve and sequins in its soul, Something Rotten! is an uproarious dose of pure Broadway fun and an irresistible ode to musicals - those dazzling creations that entertain us, inspire us, and remind us that everything's better with an exclamation point!
Photos by Walter McBride
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Gerry Vichi and Peter Bartlett
Gerry Vichi and Peter Bartlett
Gerry Vichi and Peter Bartlett
Brooks Ashmanskas and Brad Oscar
Brooks Ashmanskas and Brad Oscar
Brooks Ashmanskas and Brad Oscar
Kate Reinders and Heidi Blickenstaff
Kate Reinders and Heidi Blickenstaff
Kate Reinders and Heidi Blickenstaff
Brian d'Arcy James and John Cariani
Brian d'Arcy James and John Cariani
Brian d'Arcy James and John Cariani
Brian d'Arcy James and John Cariani
Brooks Ashmanskas, Kate Reinders, John Cariani, Brian d'Arcy James, Heidi Blickenstaff, Christian Borle, Brad Oscar and Peter Bartlett
Brooks Ashmanskas, Kate Reinders, John Cariani, Brian d'Arcy James, Heidi Blickenstaff, Christian Borle and Brad Oscar
Gerry Vichi, Brooks Ashmanskas, Kate Reinders, John Cariani, Brian d'Arcy James, Heidi Blickenstaff, Christian Borle, Brad Oscar and Peter Bartlett
Kate Reinders, John Cariani, Brian d'Arcy James, Heidi Blickenstaff, Christian Borle, Brad Oscar
Gerry Vichi, Brooks Ashmanskas, Kate Reinders, John Cariani, Brian d'Arcy James, Heidi Blickenstaff, Christian Borle and Brad Oscar
Brooks Ashmanskas, Kate Reinders, John Cariani, Brian d'Arcy James, Heidi Blickenstaff, Christian Borle, Brad Oscar and Peter Bartlett
Gerry Vichi, Brooks Ashmanskas, Kate Reinders, John Cariani, Brian d'Arcy James, Heidi Blickenstaff, Kevin McCollum, Casey Nicolaw, Christian Borle, Brad Oscar and Peter Bartlett
John Cariani, Brian d'Arcy James and Heidi Blickenstaff
Casey Nicholaw, John O'Farrell, Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick with the cast
Casey Nicholaw, John O'Farrell, Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick with the cast
Casey Nicholaw, John O'Farrell, Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick with the cast
Christian Borle and Brad Oscar
Kevin McCollum and Casey Nicholaw
John O'Farrell, Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick with the cast
Casey Nicholaw, John O'Farrell, Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick with the cast
Casey Nicholaw, Kate Reinders and John Cariani
Angie Schworer, Heidi Blickenstaff and Christian Borle
Angie Schworer, Heidi Blickenstaff and Christian Borle
Brian d'Arcy James, Angie Schworer, Heidi Blickenstaff and Christian Borle
Casey Nicholaw, Kate Reinders and John Cariani
Kevin McCollum, Casey Nicholaw, John O'Farrell, Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick with the cast
Kate Reinders and John Cariani
Brian d'Arcy James, Heidi Blickenstaff, Christian Borle, Brad Oscar and Peter Bartlett
Kate Reinders and John Cariani
Kevin McCollum, Casey Nicholaw, John O'Farrell, Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick with the cast
Kevin McCollum, Casey Nicholaw, John O'Farrell, Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick with the cast
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