SOMETHING ROTTEN! Signs on for Shakespeare Sonnet Slam in Central Park

The completely original, hit musical comedy, Something Rotten! sweetens the 6th Annual Shakespeare's Birthday Sonnet Slam this year with a musical performance of "Hard to be the Bard" by cast member Eric Sciotto (Broadway credits: Annie Get Your Gun, Aida, Sweet Smell of Success, Sweet Charity and 42nd Street among others).

Now approaching their one-year anniversary, Something Rotten! plays at the St. James Theatre.

The 6th Annual Shakespeare's Birthday Sonnet Slam will be held on Friday, April 22nd, beginning at 1:00pm at the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park. Free for the public to attend, the Sonnet Slam features 154 readers of all ages performing all 154 of Shakespeare's Sonnets in numerical order.

2016 also marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death on April 23, 1616. The Sonnet Slam welcomes Sonneteers from all cultures. It is a mix of both amateur and professional Shakespeareans. Notable past participants include esteemed Broadway and film stars: Stacy Keach, Richard Thomas, Jay O. Sanders, Dana Ivey, Patrick Page and Dakin Matthews, among others.

Willful Pictures Artistic Director Melinda Hall created the Sonnet Slam for the people of New York to celebrate Shakespeare in a unique way that is inclusive and educational.

The Sonnet Slam is held rain or shine.

For more information, visit www.sonnetslam.com. You can donate to the Sonnet Slam via IndieGoGo / Fractured Atlas 501(c)(3).

Photo Credit: Joan Marcus