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Book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O'Farrell
Music and Lyrics by Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick
Welcome to the Renaissance and the outrageous, crowd-pleasing musical farce, Something Rotten! This history-twisting musical comedy proves that “nothing’s as amazing as a musical” – and this show has been 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 all 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!
Director: Melanie YC Pepe
Musical Director: Ron Hazelett
Cast:
Nick Bottom - Andrew Allen
Nigel Bottom - Keon Dalziel
Bea - Karina Moran
Portia - Lindsay Dunphy
Shakespeare - Matt McCombs
Nostradamus - Joshua Larkin
Shylock - Ian Haberman
Lord Clapham - Jasen Smith
Minstrel - Brandon Alexander-Smith
Jeremiah (Nostradamus US) - Adam Alderson
ENSEMBLE
(Bea US) Rachael Armbruster
(Minstrel US) Grace Bailey
Samantha Balaj-Teolis
(Dance Captain) Jordan Benjamin
(Nick Bottom US) Noah Casino
Ozzie Casino
Elijah Chase
Rick Cordaro
Benjamin DeCapua
Ella Embry
Oleg Faynshteyn
(Nigel US) Adam Fischer
Benjamin Gonzalez
Allison Harris
Paul Means
Samaria Murry
William Noussias
Maxwell Rees
Carson Reitz
Simeon Schmitt
Kara Simpson
Allison Thomas
(Portia US) Catie Votaw
Tong Xu
Bethany Yamaner
Malak Zaman
7:30pm Thursdays (No performance on 7/4)
7:30pm Fridays
7:30pm Saturdays (Added 2:30pm Matinee on 7/6)
2:30pm Sundays
There are no health and safety guidelines listed for this production.
This production has no content advisories.
Weathervane Playhouse
1301 Weathervane Lane
Akron, Ohio 44313