Each season, Lutcher Managing Director, Lynae Sanford chooses her “don’t miss” show and this year, Something Rotten! is the winner. The show opens at the Lutcher Theater on January 25, 7:30 p.m.
Something Rotten! is a hilariously, funny story of brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom, two playwrights stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance ‘rockstar’ Will Shakespeare. When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first musical.
Nominated for 10 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Something Rotten! is
“a deliriously entertaining new musical comedy that brings down the house!”
– New York Post.
Something Rotten! is a love letter to musical theater and is the perfect show for a die-hard Broadway fan. However, because of its clever story, wit and humor, it’s also the
perfect show for all audiences.
“It doesn’t matter how much you know [about Shakespeare],” Director and Choreographer Casey Nicholaw confirms. “My nieces and nephews say it’s their favorite show that I’ve done and they don’t know any of the references.”
With its heart on its ruffled sleeve and sequins in its soul, Something Rotten! is an uproarious dose of pure Broadway fun and an irresistible ode to musicals — those dazzling creations that entertain us, inspire us, and remind us that everything’s better with an exclamation point!
Something Rotten! is sponsored locally by Susie and Walter Riedel.
Visit lutcher.org or call 409.886.5535 to find out more information about upcoming shows in 2019.
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