Something Rotten at Theatre Charlotte

SOMETHING ROTTEN! | Book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O'Farrell | Music and Lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick | Conceived by Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick | Directed by Billy Ensley | Welcome to the Renaissance! In the streets of Elizabethan England, William Shakespeare is a rock star while playwright siblings Nick and Nigel Bottom are stuck in his shadow. After an ill-advised trip to a local soothsayer, they risk everything to produce what they believe to be the future of theatre: THE MUSICAL! Hilarity ensues and absurdity reaches new heights in this satirical spectacle that pokes fun at everything audiences adore about Broadway. With its heart on its ruffled sleeve and sequins in its soul, Something Rotten! is "the funniest musical comedy in at least 400 years (Time Out New York)