(22) March 23rd 2015, Broadway Unknown ~ MP3, untracked . Nigel explains to Portia that he sent one of his sonnets to The Bard for feedback. Despite Nick's arguments, Bea goes out to do jobs that Nick claims are for men. (Minstrel + Ensemble), TROUPE - pg 99 & 100 Start Nigel Im still working. End -" Its better than Shakespeare". His whole life is upended when he falls in love with a Puritan girl named Portia," Chaviano said. Something Rotten! - Broadway | Cast | Broadway.com A hit on Broadway, "Something Rotten" was nominated for 10 Tony Awards. San Juan Capistrano, CA, Accessibility Statement Terms Privacy |StageAgent 2020. The team then joined with Casey Nicholaw, who brought in several of the actors, resulting in the workshop in 2014. Andrew Kracht I am not linking this as an endorsement, by any means. Lord Clapham/Judge . 'Something Rotten' Brother Jeremiah interrupts the lovers and takes Portia away to be imprisoned in a tower for disobeying. 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." follows brothers Nick and Nigel as they try to top Shakespeare's plays with their own acting troupe. Where: Renaissance Theatre, 138 Park Avenue West. The news outrages Nick, as Shakespeare has already done "Richard III", and the thought of going backwards seems absurd to him. Most people aren't offended, except by the been-there-done-that-ness of it all. "I'm proud to say I'm a working actor. NIGEL: 30 to early 40s, male. Portia! Flashcards Review terms and definitions Learn Focus your studying with a path Test Take a practice test Match Get faster at matching terms Created by NeelPatrick Terms in this set (21) NIGEL: Uh huh. SOMETHING ROTTEN! He tells the audience that "not everybody is getting what he wants", referring to Nick Bottom, who runs a theatre troupe with his brother Nigel. 1 41. Buena Park, CA, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 1 41. is a historical fiction, musical comedy. Portia then arrives, having escaped the tower. Towards the end of the number, Shakespeare reveals himself and sues the brothers. This Tony Award-winning romp is a love story to all things theatre! opened on Broadway at the St. James Theatre in previews on March 23, 2015, and officially opened on April 22, directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, with the sets designed by Scott Pask, costumes by Gregg Barnes and lighting by Jeff Croiter. Brother Jeremiah Lines (Something Rotten) How do you want to study today? Shylock: Elmer Strasser, Peter Quince: Osvaldo Mora (u/s Nigel) Cast: Rob McClure (Nick Bottom), Josh Grisetti (Nigel Bottom), Adam Pascal (Shakespeare), Maggie Lakis (Bea), Blake Hammond (Nostradamus), Autumn Hurlbert (Portia), Scott Cote (Brother Jeremiah), Jeff Brooks (Shylock), Joel Newsome (Lord Clapham), Nick Rashad Burroughs (Minstrel) 1NT | Los Angeles | December 31, 2017 | Starbabe's Master | Tracked Robin: Andrew Kracht (u/s Brother Jeremiah, Minstrel, Nostradamus) Something Rotten! - Cape Rep Theatre Something Rotten! at the Moonlight Amphitheatre Gives Audiences Are you mad? In the midst of all this excitement, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are trying to keep their acting company afloat. Is the joke funny? The couple sets out to prove Brother Jeremiah and Nick wrong because they're tired of "the feuding family plot" and they want to be together. Broadway Series Latest Production is Anything But Rotten When: 8 p.m. Saturday and March 11, 2:30 p.m. Sunday and March 12. Nick tells him that he shouldn't pursue her because she is a Puritan. He claims that plays preach the "devils work" and that poems and other forms of art succumb people to sin. A messenger arrives with an invitation for Nigel to attend Shakespeare in the Park and an after-party. Woodill added the commute from Columbus to Mansfield is well worth it. Please come to the Dance Callback warm and ready to dance. At The Moonlight, "Something Rotten!" will be directed by Jamie Torcellini and choreographed by Bill Burns, both reuniting after staging last summer's runaway hit Disney's "Beauty and the Beast." . Brother Jeremiah (Joel Newsome) is both repressive and repressed . He finds a soothsayer named Thomas Nostradamus (The nephew of the famous soothsayerNostradamus). SPECIAL DEAL: The original 1588 Tamburlaine Show T-Shirt, as seen in New Line Theatre's production of Something Rotten! Breakdown: Bea Bottom is the wife of Nigel Bottom who is the "feminist of the Renaissance" if that makes sense. Makena Mueller (u/s Bea) Bea tells him how she could help them out, but Nick is ambivalent ("Right Hand Man"). Nigel's older brother. Nigel goes into the theatre the next day and tells Nick about his new improvements. Ohio, as Brother Jeremiah, a scolding Puritan who tries to have the Bottom brothers thrown in jail; Allyson Szymanski of Adrian, Brother Jeremiah's daughter who falls in love with Nigel Bottom; Stephen Kiersey of Brownstown Township as . Caeli Baker Nick is convinced that Shakespeare steals shows, as supported by the fact that Nick and Nigel (the Bottom Brothers) were writing Richard II and Shakespeare wrote Richard II shortly after. 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 . PDF BOOK BY B - Music Theatre International Similarly, out of fright, Nick won't let Nigel be with Portia. "We See The Light" lyrics SOMETHING ROTTEN! - trivalleyrep.org Garry Shandling. a non profit - 501 (c) 3 corporation. Gullible fans such as Nigel Bottom. Renaissance Theatre putting on comedy related to Shakespeare The brilliant Shakespeare sitcom Upstart Crow Nick sets out to write Omelette the musical, believing that he is going the be the new Shakespeare of the time. The Minstrel welcomes the audience back and tells them of the stresses that the Bottom brothers and Shakespeare face ("Welcome to the Renaissance (Reprise)"). It was directed by Sean Foley and Jim Arnold and choreographed by Carrie-Ann Ingrouille.[11]. 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. Created by Grammy Award-winning songwriter Wayne Kirkpatrick, and successful screenwriters Karey Kirkpatrick and John OFarrell, Something Rotten! But I was bothered by the fact that it wasn't even really a joke. I should have a Les Mis one up soon and maybe a Hamilton one I'm not sure yet :). And what role are you auditioning for? Saddened by the loss of his love, Nigel becomes inspired to write a completely different play that is revealed to be Hamlet. New Line Gear After bumping into Portia, the daughter of Brother Jeremiah, he instantly falls in love with her, and the feelings are mutual with her. (Nick + Nostradamus), God I Hate Shakespeare,mm. (Brother Jeremiah), Catherine Brunnell (Portia/understudy), Christian Borle (Shakespeare), Brian D'Arcy James (Nick Bottom/final), John Cariani (Nigel Bottom), David Hibbard (Francis Flute/eyepatch man), Matt Wall (Peter Quince/understudy), Brian Ogilvie (Tom Snout), Brian Shepard . Sheri Gross We. The Bottom Brothers set out to write the world's very first musical. It's a second home to me," she said of the Ren. It is witty and smart about its inside jokes, forcing you to stay attentive to every throwaway line and visual gag which skewer everything from Webster and Spenser toLes MizandDreamgirls. He yells at his quill and makes it talk back to him (negatively) to the point where Will "strangles" the quill and his valet has to calm him down. Shrek the Musical We See the Light Lyrics - Something Rotten! musical Players Club of Swarthmore - Swarthmore, PA Something Rotten Scott Cote is Brother Jeremiah; he is the patriarch of the religious puritans who bellows from the good book fire and damnation to poets and theater folk. The news outrages Nick, as Shakespeare has already done Richard III, and the thought of going backwards seems absurd to him. Ryan Citrino and Lukas Chaviano play Nick and Nigel Bottom, respectively. The Puritans leave and Nick tells Nigel what the soothsayer said, but neglects to tell him that it was not Nick's own idea. Nostradamus: Glen Riggs She says that they always wanted a new country house and they are getting a house in a new country. The musical opens with "The Minstrel" welcoming the audience to the European Renaissance ("Welcome to the Renaissance"). BROTHER JEREMIAH As if theater wasn't heinous enough, you've now added musicwhich leads to dancing . Something Rotten! - Weebly Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, Junie Bs Essential Survival Guide to School, NewWorks@TheWorks Playwriting Competition. He's Shakespeare's assistant, Eyepatch Man: Tells Shakespeare that Nick has been visiting Nostradamus, There are also multiple acting troupe members with names but the only one I remember is Francis Flute, That's all for this character breakdown. Seeking traditional dancers and quirky character types who are strong singers and dancers (must tap) Video: Go Inside Rehearsal for CAMELOT on Broadway. When: 8 p.m. Saturday and March 11, 2:30 p.m. Sunday and March 12, Where: Renaissance Theatre, 138 Park Avenue West. The show launched a US national tour with previews at Proctors Theatre in Schenectady, New York on January 10, 2017, before officially opening at the Boston Opera House on January 17. She is very supportive of their careers, but she also knows that they need money to support themselves. Brother Jeremiah's passionate but dorky daughter. Two brothers set out to write the world's first musical in this hilarious mash-up of sixteenth-century Shakespeare and twenty . Because two of the three women are named, the musical passes the Bechdel Test thanks to this scene alone. Bea, Nick's wife, tells them the events of her day and how she acquired their dinner as she serves it. Actually, we too were bugged by the rampant gay-panic humor in SOMETHING ROTTEN.