Welcome to the Renaissance and the outrageous, crowd-pleasing musical farce, Something Rotten. Created by Grammy Award-winning songwriter Wayne Kirkpatrick, and successful screenwriters Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell, Something Rotten was lauded by audience members and critics alike, receiving several Best Musical nominations and hailed by Time Out New York as "the funniest musical comedy in at least 400 years".
Set in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star known as "The Bard." 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.
Year | Category | |
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2015 | Best Musical |
Videos
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Daddy's Little Girl
The Chester H. Hawrylciw Theater, Northern Essex Community College, Haverhill. MA (2/21 - 3/2) | |
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“An Evening With Liz Callaway”
JM Productions at The Church of Presidents (2/22 - 2/22) LIMITED TICKETS REMAIN | |
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The Cher Show (Non-Equity)
Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts (2/14 - 2/16) | |
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The Recursion of a Moth
Boston Playwrights' Theatre (2/27 - 3/9) | |
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The Fig Tree, and The Phoenix, and The Desire to Be Reborn
Boston Playwrights' Theatre (2/20 - 3/9) | |
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Broadway with Strings Attached
52 Sumner (4/26 - 4/26) | |
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The Music of Hans Zimmer Performed by The Lords of the Sound Orchestra
Emerson Colonial Theatre (3/5 - 3/5) | |
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The Odyssey
American Repertory Theater (2/9 - 3/16) | |
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New Music New England
Boston University Tsai Performance Center (3/2 - 3/2) | |
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Stage Kiss
The Psych Drama Company (2/13 - 2/23) | |
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