DEKALB, ILL, May 18, 2022 – Stage Coach Players (SCP) brings the smash Tony winning musical, Something Rotten! all the way from 1595 London to DeKalb. The hilarious musical follows Nick and Nigel Bottom, as they struggle to find success during the Elizabethan Renaissance when their contemporary, William Shakespeare, ruled the stage. The completely original Something Rotten! opens on June 9, 2022, and runs for two weekends at Stage Coach Players’ Theater in DeKalb.
Something Rotten! was created by Grammy Award-winning songwriter Wayne Kirkpatrick, and successful screenwriters Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell and will be directed by Jan Kuntz, with musical direction from John Feken the same team that directed Elf last December. Something Rotten! is jam-packed with musical theater references and show-stopping moments!
The Bottom brothers, Nick and Nigel, have spent years unsuccessfully trying to find their way out of the large shadow of William Shakespeare’s theatrical dominance. Shakespeare is seen as a ‘rock star’ in the 1590’s. When Nostrodamus, a local soothsayer foretells the that future of theatre will involve singing and dancing, the brothers resign themselves to pen the world’s first musical.
Opening on Broadway at the St. James Theatre on April 22, 2015, Something Rotten! wowed audiences from the first number. It went on to garner nine Tony Award nominations with a lone win for Christian Borle as Best Featured Actor in a Musical as Shakespeare.
Something Rotten! features wildly entertaining song and dance while bringing over-the-top characters to life that will have audiences laughing with delight and wanting more when the final curtain falls. Songs in the production include “Welcome to the Renaissance,” “God, I Hate Shakespeare,” “Hard to Be the Bard,” and “To Thine Own Self.” The original cast recording can be found on Spotify or individual songs are on YouTube.
Performances for Something Rotten! are June 9 – 11, 2022 and June 16 – June 18, 2022, with a curtain time of 7:30 p.m. along with Sunday matinees on June 12 and June 19, 2022, with a curtain time of 2:00. Tickets are $20 each or $18 for seniors and children aged 13 and under. Tickets are currently on sale through the box office phone at 815-758-1940. To purchase tickets, visit our online website at www.stagecoachplayers.com. You can also call the SCP box office at 815-758-1940. The box office will open Sunday, June 5, 2022.
