Something Rotten!
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 22, 2015
Closing Date
Jan 01, 2017
1st Preview
Mar 23, 2015
1st Preview
Mar 23, 2015
Previews
32
Performances
708
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
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Open Date: Apr 22, 2015
Close Date: Jan 01, 2017
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Setting
1595, South London.
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PeopleTheatre Owned / Operated by Jujamcyn Theaters (Jordan Roth: President; Rocco Landesman: President Emeritus; Paul Libin: Executive Vice President; Jack Viertel: Senior Vice President)Produced by Kevin McCollum, Broadway Global Ventures, CMC, Mastro/Goodman, Jerry & Ronald Frankel, Morris Berchard, Kyodo Tokyo, Inc., Wendy Federman, Barbara Freitag, LAMS Productions, Winkler/DeSimone, Timothy Laczynski, Dan Markley, Harris/Karmazin, Jam Theatricals, Robert Greenblatt and Jujamcyn Theaters (Jordan Roth: President; Rocco Landesman: President Emeritus; Paul Libin: Executive Vice President; Jack Viertel: Senior Vice President); Associate Producer: Lucas McMahonDeveloped in association with The 5th Avenue Theatre (David Armstrong, Executive Producer and Artistic Director; Bernadine Griffin, Managing Director; Bill Berry, Producing Director)Book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O'Farrell; Music by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick; Lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick; Conceived by Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick; Musical Director: Phil Reno; Music arranged by Glen Kelly; Music orchestrated by Larry Hochman; Vocal arrangements by Phil Reno; Additional Orchestrations: Bruce Coughlin and Phil RenoDirected by Casey Nicholaw; Choreographed by Casey Nicholaw; Associate Director: Steve Bebout; Associate Choreographer: John MacInnisScenic Design by Scott Pask; Costume Design by Gregg Barnes; Lighting Design by Jeff Croiter; Sound Design by Peter Hylenski; Hair Design by Josh Marquette; Makeup Design by Milagros Medina-Cerdeira; Associate Scenic Design: Orit Jacoby Carroll; Associate Costume Design: Tricia Barsamian and Lindsay McWilliams; Associate Lighting Design: Travis McHale and Aaron Spivey; Associate Sound Design: Justin Stasiw; Assistant Scenic Design: Lauren Alvarez, Jeff Hinchee, Jerome Martin and Frank McCullough; Assistant Costume Design: Amanda Bujak; Assistant Lighting Design: Timothy Reed; Moving Light Programmer: Hillary KnoxGeneral Manager: Bespoke Theatricals; Company Manager: Doug Gaeta; Associate Gen. Mgr: Nathan Gehan; Assistant Co. Mgr: Reeve PiersonTechnical Supervisor: Juniper Street Productions; Production Stage Manager: Charles Underhill; Stage Manager: Mary Kathryn Flynt; Assistant Stage Mgr: Patrick WetzelMusical Coordinator: John Miller; Conducted by Phil Reno; Associate Conductor: Mat Eisenstein; Assistant Conductor: Antony Geralis; Reeds: Greg Thymius, Steven Lyon and Frank Santagata; Trumpet/Flugelhorn: Craig Johnson and Jeremy Miloszewicz; French Horn: Kyle Hoyt; Trombone/Bass Trombone: Michael Davis; Guitar: Larry Saltzman and Nate Brown; Concert Master: Rick Dolan; Violin: Erin Benim Mayland; Violin/Viola: Orlando Wells; Cello: Kate Spingarn; Bass: Michael Kuennen; Drums: Perry Cavari; Percussion: Sean Ritenauer; Keyboards: Mat Eisenstein and Antony Geralis; Music Copying: Emily Grishman Music Preparation and Katharine EdmondsCasting: Telsey + Company and Bethany Knox, CSA; Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown and Joe Perrotta; Advertising: SPOTCo, Inc.; Marketing: SPOTCo, Inc.; Interactive Marketing: SPOTCo, Inc.; Dance Captain: Eric Giancola; Assistant Dance Captain: Matt Wall; Photographer: Joan MarcusMaster of the JusticeMar 23, 2015 - Nov 08, 2015EnsembleMar 23, 2015 - Jan 31, 2016Understudies: David Hibbard (Lord Clapham, Master of the Justice, Shylock, Nostradamus), Jenny Hill (Portia, Bea), Stacey Todd Holt (Brother Jeremiah, Nick Bottom), Aaron Kaburick (Brother Jeremiah, Lord Clapham, Master of the Justice, Shylock), Austin Lesch (Nigel Bottom), Eric Sciotto (Shakespeare, Nigel Bottom), Chelsea Morgan Stock (Portia), Ryan VanDenBoom (Shakespeare), Matt Wall (Nick Bottom) and Marisha Wallace (Bea)
St. James Theatre (Apr 22, 2015 - Jan 01, 2017)
Company Manager: J. Anthony Magner (Sep 15, 2015 - Jan 01, 2017); Associate Co. Mgr: Reeve Pierson (Sep 15, 2015 - ?)Assistant Stage Mgr: Peyton Taylor BeckerViolin: Rachel Handman (Jul 07, 2015 - ?)Cast
Master of the Justice
Nov 10, 2015 - Jan 01, 2017Snug
Feb 02, 2016 - Jan 01, 2017Chef Trio
Feb 02, 2016 - Jan 01, 2017Ensemble
Feb 02, 2016 - Jan 01, 2017Will Power Backup Boy
Eyepatch Man
Chef Trio
Ensemble
Chef Trio
Tom Snout
Chef Trio
Ensemble
Jul 25, 2016 - Oct 09, 2016Will Power Backup Boy
Jul 25, 2016 - Oct 09, 2016Ensemble
Nov 07, 2016 - Jan 01, 2017Will Power Backup Boy
Nov 07, 2016 - Jan 01, 2017Chef Trio
Mar 23, 2015 - Jan 31, 2016Shakespeare's Valet
Peter Quince
Feb 09, 2016 - May 01, 2016Will Power Backup Boy
Oct 11, 2016 - Jan 01, 2017Ensemble
Oct 11, 2016 - Jan 01, 2017Will Power Backup Boy
Swings: Matt Allen and Callie CarterUnderstudies: Catherine Brunell (Portia), Eric Giancola (Nigel Bottom), David Hibbard (Nick Bottom), Tari Kelly (Bea), Beth Johnson Nicely (Portia), Brian Ogilvie (Nigel Bottom), Aleks Pevec (Shakespeare), Hayley Podschun (Portia), Eric Sciotto (Shakespeare, Nigel Bottom, Shakespeare, Nigel Bottom) and Andre Ward (Nostradamus) -
SongsAct 1Sung ByWelcome to the RenaissanceMinstrel and CompanyGod, I Hate ShakespeareNick Bottom, Nigel Bottom and The TroupeRight Hand ManBea and Nick BottomGod, I Hate Shakespeare (Reprise)Nick BottomA MusicalNostradamus, Nick Bottom and EnsembleThe Black DeathThe TroupeI Love the WayPortia and Nigel BottomWill PowerShakespeare and EnsembleBottom's Gonna Be on TopNick Bottom and CompanyAct 2Sung ByWelcome to the Renaissance (Reprise)MinstrelHard to Be the BardShakespeare and EnsembleIt's Eggs!Nick Bottom and The TroupeWe See the LightPortia, Nigel Bottom, Brother Jeremiah, Nick Bottom and EnsembleTo Thine Own SelfNigel Bottom, Nick Bottom, Shakespeare and The TroupeRight Hand Man (Reprise)BeaSomething Rotten!The TroupeMake an OmeletteNick Bottom and CompanyTo Thine Own Self (Reprise)Nick BottomFinaleThe Company
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Awards
Tony Award®
Best Musical
2015 Nominee
Produced by Kevin McCollum , Broadway Global Ventures , CMC , Mastro/Goodman , Jerry & Ronald Frankel , Morris Berchard , Kyodo Tokyo, Inc. , Wendy Federman , Barbara Freitag , LAMS Productions , Winkler/DeSimone , Timothy Laczynski , Dan Markley , Harris/Karmazin , Jam Theatricals , Robert Greenblatt and Jujamcyn Theaters (Jordan Roth: President; Rocco Landesman: President Emeritus; Paul Libin: Executive Vice President; Jack Viertel: Senior Vice President)Best Book of a Musical
Best Original Score Written for the Theatre
2015 Nominee
Music by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick
Lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey KirkpatrickBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
2015 Nominee
Brian d'Arcy James
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
2015 Winner
Christian BorleBest Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
2015 Nominee
Brad OscarBest Choreography
2015 Nominee
Choreographed by Casey NicholawBest Direction of a Musical
2015 Nominee
Directed by Casey NicholawBest Orchestrations
2015 Nominee
Music orchestrated by Larry HochmanBest Costume Design of a Musical
2015 Nominee
Costume Design by Gregg BarnesDrama Desk Award
Outstanding Musical
2015 Nominee
Produced by Kevin McCollum , Broadway Global Ventures , CMC , Mastro/Goodman , Jerry & Ronald Frankel , Morris Berchard , Kyodo Tokyo, Inc. , Wendy Federman , Barbara Freitag , LAMS Productions , Winkler/DeSimone , Timothy Laczynski , Dan Markley , Harris/Karmazin , Jam Theatricals , Robert Greenblatt and Jujamcyn Theaters (Jordan Roth: President; Rocco Landesman: President Emeritus; Paul Libin: Executive Vice President; Jack Viertel: Senior Vice President)Outstanding Book of a Musical
Outstanding Actor in a Musical
2015 Nominee
Brian d'Arcy James
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
2015 Winner
Christian BorleOutstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
2015 Nominee
Brad OscarOutstanding Choreography
2015 Nominee
Choreographed by Casey NicholawOutstanding Orchestrations
2015 Nominee
Music orchestrated by Larry HochmanOutstanding Lyrics
Outstanding Director of a Musical
2015 Nominee
Directed by Casey Nicholaw -
Statistics
Week Ending Gross % Gross Pot. Attendance % Capacity # Previews # Perf. Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Jujamcyn Theaters (Jordan Roth: President; Rocco Landesman: President Emeritus; Paul Libin: Executive Vice President; Jack Viertel: Senior Vice President)
Produced by Kevin McCollum, Broadway Global Ventures, CMC, Mastro/Goodman, Jerry & Ronald Frankel, Morris Berchard, Kyodo Tokyo, Inc., Wendy Federman, Barbara Freitag, LAMS Productions, Winkler/DeSimone, Timothy Laczynski, Dan Markley, Harris/Karmazin, Jam Theatricals, Robert Greenblatt and Jujamcyn Theaters (Jordan Roth: President; Rocco Landesman: President Emeritus; Paul Libin: Executive Vice President; Jack Viertel: Senior Vice President); Associate Producer: Lucas McMahon
Developed in association with The 5th Avenue Theatre (David Armstrong, Executive Producer and Artistic Director; Bernadine Griffin, Managing Director; Bill Berry, Producing Director)
Book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O'Farrell; Music by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick; Lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick; Conceived by Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick; Musical Director: Phil Reno; Music arranged by Glen Kelly; Music orchestrated by Larry Hochman; Vocal arrangements by Phil Reno; Additional Orchestrations: Bruce Coughlin and Phil Reno
Directed by Casey Nicholaw; Choreographed by Casey Nicholaw; Associate Director: Steve Bebout; Associate Choreographer: John MacInnis
Scenic Design by Scott Pask; Costume Design by Gregg Barnes; Lighting Design by Jeff Croiter; Sound Design by Peter Hylenski; Hair Design by Josh Marquette; Makeup Design by Milagros Medina-Cerdeira; Associate Scenic Design: Orit Jacoby Carroll; Associate Costume Design: Tricia Barsamian and Lindsay McWilliams; Associate Lighting Design: Travis McHale and Aaron Spivey; Associate Sound Design: Justin Stasiw; Assistant Scenic Design: Lauren Alvarez, Jeff Hinchee, Jerome Martin and Frank McCullough; Assistant Costume Design: Amanda Bujak; Assistant Lighting Design: Timothy Reed; Moving Light Programmer: Hillary Knox
General Manager: Bespoke Theatricals; Company Manager: Doug Gaeta; Associate Gen. Mgr: Nathan Gehan; Assistant Co. Mgr: Reeve Pierson
Technical Supervisor: Juniper Street Productions; Production Stage Manager: Charles Underhill; Stage Manager: Mary Kathryn Flynt; Assistant Stage Mgr: Patrick Wetzel
Musical Coordinator: John Miller; Conducted by Phil Reno; Associate Conductor: Mat Eisenstein; Assistant Conductor: Antony Geralis; Reeds: Greg Thymius, Steven Lyon and Frank Santagata; Trumpet/Flugelhorn: Craig Johnson and Jeremy Miloszewicz; French Horn: Kyle Hoyt; Trombone/Bass Trombone: Michael Davis; Guitar: Larry Saltzman and Nate Brown; Concert Master: Rick Dolan; Violin: Erin Benim Mayland; Violin/Viola: Orlando Wells; Cello: Kate Spingarn; Bass: Michael Kuennen; Drums: Perry Cavari; Percussion: Sean Ritenauer; Keyboards: Mat Eisenstein and Antony Geralis; Music Copying: Emily Grishman Music Preparation and Katharine Edmonds
Casting: Telsey + Company and Bethany Knox, CSA; Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown and Joe Perrotta; Advertising: SPOTCo, Inc.; Marketing: SPOTCo, Inc.; Interactive Marketing: SPOTCo, Inc.; Dance Captain: Eric Giancola; Assistant Dance Captain: Matt Wall; Photographer: Joan Marcus
Master of the Justice
Mar 23, 2015 - Nov 08, 2015
Ensemble
Mar 23, 2015 - Jan 31, 2016
Understudies:
David Hibbard
(Lord Clapham, Master of the Justice, Shylock, Nostradamus), Jenny Hill
(Portia, Bea), Stacey Todd Holt
(Brother Jeremiah, Nick Bottom), Aaron Kaburick
(Brother Jeremiah, Lord Clapham, Master of the Justice, Shylock), Austin Lesch
(Nigel Bottom), Eric Sciotto
(Shakespeare, Nigel Bottom), Chelsea Morgan Stock
(Portia), Ryan VanDenBoom
(Shakespeare), Matt Wall
(Nick Bottom) and Marisha Wallace
(Bea)
St. James Theatre (Apr 22, 2015 - Jan 01, 2017)
Company Manager: J. Anthony Magner (Sep 15, 2015 - Jan 01, 2017); Associate Co. Mgr: Reeve Pierson (Sep 15, 2015 - ?)
Assistant Stage Mgr: Peyton Taylor Becker
Violin: Rachel Handman (Jul 07, 2015 - ?)
Cast
Master of the Justice
Nov 10, 2015 - Jan 01, 2017
Snug
Feb 02, 2016 - Jan 01, 2017
Chef Trio
Feb 02, 2016 - Jan 01, 2017
Ensemble
Feb 02, 2016 - Jan 01, 2017
Will Power Backup Boy
Eyepatch Man
Chef Trio
Ensemble
Chef Trio
Tom Snout
Chef Trio
Ensemble
Jul 25, 2016 - Oct 09, 2016
Will Power Backup Boy
Jul 25, 2016 - Oct 09, 2016
Ensemble
Nov 07, 2016 - Jan 01, 2017
Will Power Backup Boy
Nov 07, 2016 - Jan 01, 2017
Chef Trio
Mar 23, 2015 - Jan 31, 2016
Shakespeare's Valet
Peter Quince
Feb 09, 2016 - May 01, 2016
Will Power Backup Boy
Oct 11, 2016 - Jan 01, 2017
Ensemble
Oct 11, 2016 - Jan 01, 2017
Will Power Backup Boy
Swings:
Matt Allen
and Callie Carter
Understudies:
Catherine Brunell
(Portia), Eric Giancola
(Nigel Bottom), David Hibbard
(Nick Bottom), Tari Kelly
(Bea), Beth Johnson Nicely
(Portia), Brian Ogilvie
(Nigel Bottom), Aleks Pevec
(Shakespeare), Hayley Podschun
(Portia), Eric Sciotto
(Shakespeare, Nigel Bottom, Shakespeare, Nigel Bottom) and Andre Ward
(Nostradamus)
Act 1
Sung By
Welcome to the Renaissance
Minstrel and Company
God, I Hate Shakespeare
Nick Bottom, Nigel Bottom and The Troupe
Right Hand Man
Bea and Nick Bottom
God, I Hate Shakespeare
(Reprise)
Nick Bottom
A Musical
Nostradamus, Nick Bottom and Ensemble
The Black Death
The Troupe
I Love the Way
Portia and Nigel Bottom
Will Power
Shakespeare and Ensemble
Bottom's Gonna Be on Top
Nick Bottom and Company
Act 2
Sung By
Welcome to the Renaissance
(Reprise)
Minstrel
Hard to Be the Bard
Shakespeare and Ensemble
It's Eggs!
Nick Bottom and The Troupe
We See the Light
Portia, Nigel Bottom, Brother Jeremiah, Nick Bottom and Ensemble
To Thine Own Self
Nigel Bottom, Nick Bottom, Shakespeare and The Troupe
Right Hand Man
(Reprise)
Bea
Something Rotten!
The Troupe
Make an Omelette
Nick Bottom and Company
To Thine Own Self
(Reprise)
Nick Bottom
Finale
The Company
Tony Award®
Best Musical
2015 Nominee
Produced by Kevin McCollum , Broadway Global Ventures , CMC , Mastro/Goodman , Jerry & Ronald Frankel , Morris Berchard , Kyodo Tokyo, Inc. , Wendy Federman , Barbara Freitag , LAMS Productions , Winkler/DeSimone , Timothy Laczynski , Dan Markley , Harris/Karmazin , Jam Theatricals , Robert Greenblatt and Jujamcyn Theaters (Jordan Roth: President; Rocco Landesman: President Emeritus; Paul Libin: Executive Vice President; Jack Viertel: Senior Vice President)
Produced by Kevin McCollum , Broadway Global Ventures , CMC , Mastro/Goodman , Jerry & Ronald Frankel , Morris Berchard , Kyodo Tokyo, Inc. , Wendy Federman , Barbara Freitag , LAMS Productions , Winkler/DeSimone , Timothy Laczynski , Dan Markley , Harris/Karmazin , Jam Theatricals , Robert Greenblatt and Jujamcyn Theaters (Jordan Roth: President; Rocco Landesman: President Emeritus; Paul Libin: Executive Vice President; Jack Viertel: Senior Vice President)
Best Book of a Musical
Best Original Score Written for the Theatre
2015 Nominee
Music by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick
Lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick
Music by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick
Lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
2015 Nominee
Brian d'Arcy James
Brian d'Arcy James
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
2015 Winner
Christian Borle
Christian Borle
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
2015 Nominee
Brad Oscar
Brad Oscar
Best Choreography
2015 Nominee
Choreographed by Casey Nicholaw
Choreographed by Casey Nicholaw
Best Direction of a Musical
2015 Nominee
Directed by Casey Nicholaw
Directed by Casey Nicholaw
Best Orchestrations
2015 Nominee
Music orchestrated by Larry Hochman
Music orchestrated by Larry Hochman
Best Costume Design of a Musical
2015 Nominee
Costume Design by Gregg Barnes
Costume Design by Gregg Barnes
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Musical
2015 Nominee
Produced by Kevin McCollum , Broadway Global Ventures , CMC , Mastro/Goodman , Jerry & Ronald Frankel , Morris Berchard , Kyodo Tokyo, Inc. , Wendy Federman , Barbara Freitag , LAMS Productions , Winkler/DeSimone , Timothy Laczynski , Dan Markley , Harris/Karmazin , Jam Theatricals , Robert Greenblatt and Jujamcyn Theaters (Jordan Roth: President; Rocco Landesman: President Emeritus; Paul Libin: Executive Vice President; Jack Viertel: Senior Vice President)
Produced by Kevin McCollum , Broadway Global Ventures , CMC , Mastro/Goodman , Jerry & Ronald Frankel , Morris Berchard , Kyodo Tokyo, Inc. , Wendy Federman , Barbara Freitag , LAMS Productions , Winkler/DeSimone , Timothy Laczynski , Dan Markley , Harris/Karmazin , Jam Theatricals , Robert Greenblatt and Jujamcyn Theaters (Jordan Roth: President; Rocco Landesman: President Emeritus; Paul Libin: Executive Vice President; Jack Viertel: Senior Vice President)
Outstanding Book of a Musical
Outstanding Actor in a Musical
2015 Nominee
Brian d'Arcy James
Brian d'Arcy James
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
2015 Winner
Christian Borle
Christian Borle
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
2015 Nominee
Brad Oscar
Brad Oscar
Outstanding Choreography
2015 Nominee
Choreographed by Casey Nicholaw
Choreographed by Casey Nicholaw
Outstanding Orchestrations
2015 Nominee
Music orchestrated by Larry Hochman
Music orchestrated by Larry Hochman
Outstanding Lyrics
Outstanding Director of a Musical
2015 Nominee
Directed by Casey Nicholaw
Directed by Casey Nicholaw
| Week Ending | Gross | % Gross Pot. | Attendance | % Capacity | # Previews | # Perf. |
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Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
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