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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.
- Karey Kirkpatrick
- Wayne Kirkpatrick
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Tony Awards and Nominations for Something Rotten!
| Year | Category | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Best Musical |
Videos
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Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Paramount Theatre (4/24 - 6/16) | |
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The Thanksgiving Play
Ensemble Theater In Honor of Helen Zell at Steppenwolf (4/25 - 6/2) | |
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Chicago Cabaret Week 3rd Annual, 10-day Festival
Chicago Area Venues (5/10 - 5/19) CONCERT | |
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David Williamson in: Ridiculous
Rhapsody Theater (5/16 - 6/29) | |
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All Shook Up
Summer Place Theatre (6/21 - 6/30) | |
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CHICAGO DANCE MONTH’S WAVE WALL MOVES RETURNS IN JUNE
See Chicago Dance (6/8 - 8/31) | |
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HARANA
The Center for Performing Arts (1/26 - 1/26) | |
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THE 35TH ANNUAL RHINOCEROS THEATER FESTIVAL
Rhinocerous Theater Festival 2024 (5/25 - 6/30) | |
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Radius: The Songs We Wish We Wrote
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre (8/11 - 8/11) | |
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Teen Performance Intensive
The Center for Performing Arts (8/5 - 8/9) | |
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