Tony-Nominated SOMETHING ROTTEN Heading to West End?

Is there something rotten heading to London's West End? According to the UK's Evening Standard, the new, hit Broadway musical SOMETHING ROTTEN, which was just nominated for a whopping 10 TONY AWARDS including Best Musical, may be making a transfer to the UK.

According to the report, Producer Kevin McCollum, (Broadway's Avenue Q and Rent) commented, "The idea of a musical set in Shakespeare's time and having characters compete with him is something people are responding to. I love bringing shows to London and hope to send the show there."

Book writer John O'Farrell, who also received a Tony nod on Tuesday for co-writing the book with Karey Kirkpatrick, commented to the Standard, "I joke that the Broadway is out-of-town tryout for the West End. It will be especially interesting to see what London audience makes of the I Hate Shakespeare song." He added, "The Tony is the ultimate theatre award so to be nominated is pretty special. The whole experience has been pretty surreal and thrilling to be honest."

About SOMETHING ROTTEN

The completely original new musical comedy Something Rotten!, directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon, Aladdin), with music and lyrics by Grammy Award winner Wayne Kirkpatrick and Golden Globe Award nominee Karey Kirkpatrick and a book by Karey Kirkpatrick and best-selling author John O'Farrell, officially opened on April 22nd at the St. James Theatre (246 West 44th Street) on Broadway.

Something Rotten! stars Tony Award nominee Brian d'Arcy James (Shrek), Tony Award winnerChristian Borle (Peter and the Starcatcher), Tony Award nominee John Cariani (Fiddler on the Roof),Heidi Blickenstaff ([title of show]), Tony Award nominee Brad Oscar (The Producers), Kate Reinders(Wicked), Tony Award nominee Brooks Ashmanskas (Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me), Peter Bartlett(Cinderella), Gerry Vichi (The Drowsy Chaperone) and Michael James Scott (The Book of Mormon).

From the co-director of The Book of Mormon and the producer of Avenue Q comes something original... something fresh... Something Rotten!, a world-premiere musical comedy about the musical comedy that started it all. Welcome to the '90s - the 1590s - long before the dawn of premium tickets, star casting and reminders to turn off your cell phones. Brothers Nick (d'Arcy James) and Nigel Bottom (Cariani) are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rockstar known as "The Bard" (Borle). 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.

With its heart on its ruffled sleeve and sequins in its soul, Something Rotten! is an uproarious dose of pure Broadway fun and an irresistible ode to musicals - those dazzling creations that entertain us, inspire us, and remind us that everything's better with an exclamation point!

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