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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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Philly GRIT: a Pirate, a School Girl and a Good Person
Theatre Exile (5/8 - 5/19) | |
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William Shakespeare's THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
Lantern Theater Company (5/16 - 6/16) BUY NOW & SAVE COMEDY | |
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She Kills Monsters
Town and Country Players (5/31 - 6/15)
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Tuesdays with Morrie
Millbrook Playhouse (6/7 - 6/18) | |
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Jack Tucker: Comedy Standup Hour
FringeArts (6/7 - 6/7) | |
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So Good! The Neil Diamond Experience
Bristol Riverside Theatre (8/7 - 8/11) | |
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Shrek the Musical (Non-Equity)
State Theatre Center for the Arts (6/12 - 6/13) | |
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The Dinner Detective Comedy
The Dinner Detective Philadelphia (6/15 - 6/15) | |
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Music from Portugal & Spain's Age of Gold
Piffaro, the Renaissance Band (5/24 - 6/6) | |
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