Welcome to the Renaissance as The Brandywiners present the outrageous, crowd-pleasing musical farce Something Rotten! Created by Grammy Award-winning songwriter Wayne Kirkpatrick and screenwriters Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell, Something Rotten! garnered 10 Tony nominations. It was lauded by audiences and critics alike as “the funniest musical comedy in at least 400 years.”
About Something Rotten!
Nick and Nigel Bottom, two struggling playwrights in Renaissance London, need a hit. As the brothers and their acting troupe rehearse their latest work, Richard II, the Bottoms’ patron, Lady Clapham, arrives to announce that William Shakespeare has also written a new play. The title: Richard II. Clapham issues an ultimatum: if the Bottom brothers don’t deliver her a hit play “on the morrow,” their working relationship will come to an end. When Nick’s wife, Bea, is forced to find work, Nick takes their meager savings to Soothsayer Alley. There he finds Thomas Nostradamus, nephew of the famous soothsayer, who gazes into the future and foresees a new entertainment phenomenon: The Musical, a play where actors suddenly burst into song. Nick has his million-pound idea!
Tickets
Reserved Seating: $33
Gardens Preferred, Gardens Premium Members, Innovators & Students (Ages 5–18): $28
Ticket includes all-day Gardens Admission.
Please note: A $5 per ticket convenience fee applies. Tickets will not be mailed. Patrons have the option of Will Call, Print at Home, or Mobile tickets.
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