Something Rotten!

SOMETHING ROTTEN!

October 30 - November 22, 2020

Book by John O'Farrell and Karey Kirkpatrick

Music and Lyrics by Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick

Directed and Choreographed by Julia Deter

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.

Something Rotten is among the best of modern Broadway musicals, and we are thrilled to be the first professional production here in Greater Boston. Fresh and funny, with big song and dance numbers, it is a joyous and exciting evening of theater.