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
The Little Mermaid
Drury Lane Theatre (11/6 - 1/12) | ||
Disney's Frozen the Broadway Musical
Paramount Theatre (10/30 - 1/19) | ||
The King in Concert
Raue Center For The Arts (1/11 - 1/11) | ||
MANIA: The ABBA Tribute
Raue Center For The Arts (3/8 - 3/8) | ||
Kodo One Earth Tour 2025
Chicago Symphony Center (2/23 - 2/23) | ||
I and You
Citadel Theatre (2/21 - 3/23) | ||
Sunny Afternoon: The Story of The Kinks
The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare on Navy Pier (3/21 - 4/27) | ||
Teatro La Plaza's Hamlet
Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier (3/13 - 3/23) | ||
Fool for Love
Ensemble Theater At Steppenwolf Theatre (1/30 - 3/16) | ||
Glassheart
CITY LIT THEATER (1/10 - 2/23) | ||
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