', " 'Something Rotten!' That's the goal of playwriting brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom, who are in the shadow of the rock star of the Renaissance, William Shakespeare. ", VIDEO: FUNNY GIRL Announces Broadway Closing; New Performance Montage, McClure, Kritzer, Brightman, & Iglehart to Lead SPAMALOT. Mar 03, 2023 to Mar 11, 2023 Book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O'Farrell Music and Lyrics by Wanye Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick Conceived by Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick Directed by Jonathan Hadley Location: E.C. Nigel goes into the theatre the next day and tells Nick about his new improvements. "Quite a few Columbus natives are in the cast, so that's nice," she said. Nigel and Nick go home to their small house, and on the way Nick encounters Shylock the Jew. As Nigel sleeps, Nick faces the real reason he hates Shakespeare: "The Bard" makes Nick feel self-conscious ("God, I Hate Shakespeare (Reprise)"). 8:00p-9:30p - TB 172 - Please come in movement clothes, no tap shoes required. 9 52. He is a very clumsy man who often gets nervous and stutters when he's really nervous. Kurt Hornbacker After unsuccessfully trying to create the first musical about the Black Death, Nick goes back to Nostradamus asking what Shakespeare's greatest hit will be. Long Beach, CA, The Mousetrap
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follows brothers Nick and Nigel as they try to top Shakespeare's plays with their own acting troupe. San Juan Capistrano, CA, Accessibility Statement Terms Privacy |StageAgent 2020. Work Light Productions presents the new non-Equity national tour of the Tony-nominated musical Something Rotten!, launching September 19 at the RiverCenter for . Bea is a very thoughtful person when it comes to her husband and his brother. Later, Nick meets Nigel on the street. Nick is having qualms about "Omelette: The Musical" as well, but dismisses these doubts once he learns that the town lined up all the way around the theatre for tickets. So I don't know why gays would want to come see it.". Once the audience arrives, they perform a bombastic dance number that has many references to modern-day musicals (such as The Lion King and The Phantom of the Opera) ("Make an Omelette"). That's it. Breakdown: Brother Jeremiah is the Puritan father of Portia and secondary antagonist in Something Rotten!. One part Shakespeare in Loveand three parts The Producers, Something Rotten!sends up Bardolatry, musicals, and political theater with lots of great puns along the way.
Portia's father. I didn't think the humor was gay panicky, just obvious and tired. Meanwhile, the troupe is rehearsing "Omelette: The Musical" ("It's Eggs!").
Brother Jeremiah then runs in to find a drunk Portia and once again admonishes Nigel. The musical began with an idea that brothers Karey and Wayne Kirkpatrick had had since the 1990s. Created by Grammy Award-winning songwriter Wayne Kirkpatrick, and successful screenwriters Karey Kirkpatrick and John OFarrell, Something Rotten! BROTHER JEREMIAH As if theater wasn't heinous enough, you've now added musicwhich leads to dancing . When some of the actors become suspicious of Nostradamus and why he is at their theatre, Nick lies and says that Nostradamus is an actor. Brother Jeremiah interrupts the lovers and takes Portia away to be imprisoned in a tower for disobeying. I found it offputting. "Toby Belch" arrives at the theatre and is hired for the company. Overall, Nick is a very desperate and jealous character, but he is still one of the funniest characters in the show. Bea tells him how she could help them out, but Nick is ambivalent ("Right Hand Man"). Robin: Andrew Kracht (u/s Brother Jeremiah, Minstrel, Nostradamus) Towards the end of the number, Shakespeare reveals himself and sues the brothers. Actually been a poster since 2004. Tours and international productions have followed. Welcome to the Renaissance and the outrageous, crowd pleasing musical farce, Something Rotten! But the play is also making fun of him for being so homophobic. Terri McDowell That is the plot of "Something Rotten," the latest production from the Renaissance Theatre, set to run the next two weekends. He finds a soothsayer named Thomas Nostradamus (The nephew of the famous soothsayerNostradamus). For those who had tickets for the remaining performances, please watch your email inbox for an email with a form discussing possible options for your tickets. He is very strict and refuses to let her daughter engage in "fulfilling her lustful desires" (this is a joke about Jeremiah the entire show. NIGEL: 30 to early 40s, male. Will is a very deceptive character who has all the best things about fame, but still wants more. Bea: Megan Bartlett Choreographer: Christina Lazo "I have been going around from gig to gig," Chaviano said. [5] The tour cast featured Rob McClure (Nick Bottom), Adam Pascal (Shakespeare) and Josh Grisetti (Nigel Bottom).
I would use the term "gay panic humor" to mean jokes about how nervous--or "panicked"--homosexuality makes straight men. That's a separate question. Richard Jay Sullivan* (Brother Jeremiah) Audiences may remember him from past Cape Rep productions of Fun Home (Bruce Bechdel), A New Brain (Roger),The Woman In Black (The Actor/Arthur Kipps), Good People (Mike), Mack and Mabel (Mack Sennett . Welcome to the Renaissance and the outrageous, crowd-pleasing musical farce, Something Rotten. Most people aren't offended, except by the been-there-done-that-ness of it all. Snug: Kurt Hornbacker
Brother Jeremiah | Something Rotten! Wiki | Fandom Nick hears about the opening of Shakespeare's new masterpiece,Hamlet, to which Nostradamus replies "I was this close". Later, Nick meets Nigel on the street.
SOMETHING ROTTEN! - trivalleyrep.org (Nick, Nigel, Troupe), Right Hand Man, All (Bea w/ Nick to read), NICK & NIGEL - pg 7 & 8 (Cut Robins lines), NIGEL & PORTIA - pg 43 & 44, NIGEL - speech pg 100 (Nick please just listento to sleep perchance to dream.), God I Hate Shakespeare,mm. It's escapist for me. appears courtesy of Fifth Third Bank Broadway in . Read our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy to get more information and learn how to set up your preferences. I thought the humor very funny. In the park, Shakespeare performs for the people ("Will Power"). Perhaps he who laughs first or loudest is the one [male] who has occasionally sat on the fence or desperately wanted to fall off. Hilarity ensues and absurdity reaches new heights, in this satirical spectacle that pokes fun at everything audiences adore about Broadway. [8], A South Korean production in Korean was scheduled to run from 7 August 2020 to 18 October 2020 at the Chungmu Art Center Grand Theater.
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Ensemble- Various ages/ethnicities. Melissa Felps (Portia), Jeffrey Izquierdo-Malon (Nostradamus), Jason Blackburn (Brother Jeremiah), Robert Doyle (Shylock/Lord Claphon), Chris Moore (Minstrel), and Mara Bollini, Kent Coiffel, Brittany Hester, Ian McCreary, Maggie Nold . Shakespeare shows the stress he faces while trying to write hits and manage his fame ("Hard to Be the Bard"). Ethan Hawke, 2000; Campbell Scott, 2001; Adrian Lester, 2002;
Brother Jeremiah Lines (Something Rotten) How do you want to study today? "Something Rotten!" - Ensemble "Make an Omelette" - Nick, Company "To Thine Own Self (Reprise)" - Nick "Finale" - Company Which of these audition songs for Something Rotten did you choose? Its target is the straight-male fear of penetration and his confusion resulting from his inability to read gay codes,coupled with hiscertainty that each and every gay man is trying to bed him. However, all of the good jobs are given to men, so she disguises herself as one and acts as one for as long as possible. Music Director: Jed da Roza Actually, we too were bugged by the rampant gay-panic humor in SOMETHING ROTTEN. Two brothers set out to write the world's first musical in this hilarious mash-up of sixteenth-century Shakespeare and twenty . SOMETHING ROTTEN! Producer: Kathleen Breedveld Director: Brian Olkowski Music Director: Jed da Roza Choreographer: Christina Lazo Choreographer: Meghan Hornbacker Something Rotten! Nigel has just met Portia, a Puritan and the daughter of Brother Jeremiah, and they immediately fall in love. Not Honey Nut Scooters. In even more desperation, Nick gives all of his savings to Nostradamus asking to know what Shakespeare's greatest hit will be. Bea tells him how she could help them out, but Nick is ambivalent ("Right Hand Man"). Sheri Gross We. Hailed by Time Out New York as "the funniest musical comedy in at least 400 years," SOMETHING ROTTEN is a joyously outrageous entertainment and an irresistible ode to the .
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"I'm proud to say I'm a working actor. Brother Jeremiah The Troupe Note: All Troupe Auditioners will read all 3 parts of Robin, Peter, and Francis in the TROUPE - pg 99 & 100 side Nostradamus Portia & Nigel Shakespeare Bea & Nick Bea - BEA (& NICK) - pg 16 - pg 18, Right Hand Man, All (Bea w/ Nick to read) Samantha Mayer Alice Beberdick Andelyn Sunderman Allison Sass Kayce Drevline New Line Gear
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Lord Clapham: Bob Stratton