SOMETHING ROTTEN!
THE MUSICAL
Presented in partnership between THE SHAKESPEARE COMPANY and STORYBOOK THEATRE.
book by KAREY KIRKPATRICK and JOHN O'FARRELL
music and lyrics by WAYNE KIRKPATRICK and KAREY KIRKPATRICK
SOMETHING ROTTEN! is presented through a special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
All SBT show photography by Tim Nguyen
ABOUT THE SHOW
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.
"This is a big, brash meta-musical studiously fashioned in the mold of Monty Python’s Spamalot, The Producers and The Book of Mormon, loaded with crowd-pleasing showstoppers, deliciously puerile gags and an infectious love of the form it so playfully skewers."
– The Hollywood Reporter
DATES:
April 5 - 21, 2024
Tuesdays to Saturdays 7pm
Saturdays & Sundays 2pm
VENUE:
Beddington Theatre Arts Centre
RUNNING TIME:
Two act musical, approx. 120 mins with a 15 minute intermission
TICKET PRICES:
GENERAL: $28 child, $33 adult
PREMIUM: $33 child, $38 adult
CHILDREN are aged 3 to 17
RECOMMENDED FOR:
ages 12+
PARENTAL WARNING
mature innuendo and commentary
WHAT TO EXPECT:
Flashing light effects, mature language, loud sounds.
THEMES & TALKING POINTS:
Legacy, community and relationships, love, conflict
THE PARTNERSHIP
After years of planning, StoryBook Theatre and The Shakespeare Company are thrilled to announce our co-production of this musical.
In early 2021, SBT and TSC began talks to bring the show to life. Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, both organizations recognized the value of this endeavour in fulfilling our shared goal of creating opportunities for up-and-coming artists and providing a stage for their development and growth alongside working seasoned professionals. A musical collaboration perfect for TSC's 25th Anniversary Season!
We are thrilled to welcome TSC to our home at the Beddington Theatre Arts Centre and excited to collaborate with new Artistic Director, Richard Beaune on this co-production.
Watch the trailer video of this extraordinary production of SOMETHING ROTTEN!
THE CAST
Nick Bottom Joel Schaefer
Nigel Bottom Christopher Sherwood
Nostradamus Hal Kerbes
Shakespeare Tory Doctor
Bea Bottom Gianna Read-Skelton
Portia Taylor Rae Steedman
Brother Jeremiah Joey Gruszecki
Minstrel Nicholas Chamberlain
Tom Snout Liam Brett
Robin Starveling Steven Morton
Peter Quince Thomas Zima
Francis Flute Nikko Angelo Hinayo
Snug Jayden Durksen
Shylock/Announcer/Nostradamus Understudy Ben Jaquish
Lord Clapham Anja Jonsson
Rosalind Jocelyn Leiver
Miranda/Portia Understudy Alisha Brown
Bea Understudy Jackie Thurber
Ensemble
Liberty Laferriere, Shayla Fiveland, Julia Bleichert
Jackie Thurber, Alisha Brown, Jocelyn Leiver
