This show, set in the Renaissance, is an outrageous, crowd-pleasing musical farce that features large song and dance and tap numbers and a wacky cast of over-the-top characters. 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 Shakespeare, otherwise 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.
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Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
Penn Live Arts (4/11 - 4/11) | |
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Irish Christmas In America
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Detroit '67
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Isaiah Collier & Keyon Harrold
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Much Ado About Nothing
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The Nursery by Clifford Odets
The Sam Theater at The Flea (9/24 - 9/24) | |
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The Black Clown
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