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
Linda Eder
Keswick Theatre (3/27 - 3/27) | ||
Night Side Songs
Philadelphia Theatre Company (2/21 - 2/9) | ||
Sandra Bernhard: Shapes and Forms
Keswick Theatre (4/27 - 4/27) | ||
The Dinner Detective Comedy Mystery Dinner Show
The Dinner Detective Philadelphia (3/1 - 3/1) | ||
Negro Ensemble Company: Day of Absence
Penn Live Arts (2/6 - 2/8) | ||
Brian Curry • The Good Liar May 2nd & 3rd 2025 -8pm
Smoke & Mirrors Theater in House of Magic (5/2 - 4/5) | ||
Angélique Kidjo
Penn Live Arts (3/22 - 3/22) | ||
& Juliet
Ensemble Arts [Academy Of Music] (3/25 - 4/6) | ||
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Old Academy Players (3/7 - 3/23) | ||
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