Shows · Something Rotten!
Something Rotten!
Opened 2015
742 performances
Musical, Contemporary
In 1590s London, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are struggling playwrights jealous of the rock-star fame of William Shakespeare. When a soothsayer tells them that the future of theatre is musicals, they attempt to write the world's first musical — which turns out to be a hilariously mangled version of Hamlet called Omelette.
- Music
- Wayne Kirkpatrick, Karey Kirkpatrick
- Lyrics
- Wayne Kirkpatrick, Karey Kirkpatrick
- Book
- Karey Kirkpatrick, John O'Farrell
Productions1 on Broadway
Recordings 2 recordings
Licensing 1 entry
| US | Music Theatre International Something Rotten! matched on title alone: a lead, not a confirmed licensor |
Something Rotten! is a musical comedy with a book by John O'Farrell and Karey Kirkpatrick and music and lyrics by Karey and Wayne Kirkpatrick. Set in 1595, the story follows the Bottom brothers, Nick and Nigel, who struggle to find success in the theatrical world as they compete with the wild popularity of their contemporary William Shakespeare. Something Rotten! opened on Broadway at the St. James Theatre on April 22, 2015, where it played for 708 performances. It was nominated for ten Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and won one for Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Christian Borle). Tours and international productions have followed.
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