Something Rotten! continues at the Opera House, Manchester until 19 July 2026. It really is excellent, more than worthy of a five-star appreciation.
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Something Rotten! – the full cast
The full cast has been confirmed for this summer’s first fully-staged UK production of the award-winning Broadway musical comedy Something Rotten!
Marisha Wallace joins Something Rotten! cast
Double Olivier nominee Marisha Wallace (Guys & Dolls, Bridge Theatre, Oklahoma!, Young Vic) is the latest star addition to this summer’s first fully-staged UK production of the award-winning Broadway musical comedy Something Rotten!
Jason Manford to star in UK production of Something Rotten!
Jason Manford will take the lead in the first fully-staged UK production of the award-winning Broadway musical comedy Something Rotten! next summer.
First fully-staged UK production of Something Rotten! announced for 2026
The first fully-staged UK production of the award-winning Broadway musical comedy Something Rotten! will be presented in 2026.
Something Rotten! In Concert – Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Something Rotten! In Concert was performed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ We really hope this concert is the start of a successful longer life for the show, because Something Rotten! is actually something brilliant.
Something Rotten! – The English Theatre, Frankfurt
Something Rotten! at The English Theatre, Frankfurt. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Birmingham Rep’s Something Rotten! moved to 2021
Birmingham Repertory Theatre has announced the rescheduling of the UK premiere of the hit Broadway comedy Something Rotten! Originally due to play the venue from 8-31 October 2020, the show which was set to be one of the highlights of Sean Foley’s first full season as artistic director of the venue will now make its […]
A History of Shakespeare in Musical Theatre
Ian Bowkett writes: The history of theatre is musical. Bronze Age lyric poets sang to a lyre. Ancient African ritual storytelling was inseparable from its music and dance. Classical Athenian theatre was backed by a chorus. Even by Shakespeare’s day, it was unusual for plays to not include at least one song. The Bard himself […]
UK premieres of Something Rotten! and Breakfast On Pluto to feature in Birmingham Rep’s new season
The UK premieres of the hit Broadway comedy Something Rotten! and a new musical adaptation of Patrick McCabe’s novel Breakfast On Pluto look set to be among the highlights of Sean Foley’s first full season as artistic director of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. Foley will also direct his first show as artistic director, the Tony […]
Tony Awards 2015 – victories for Kelli O’Hara and Fun Home
The big news at the Tony Awards on Sunday night in New York was that Broadway’s adored songbird Kelli O’Hara finally won one after a string of six nominations. The recognition came for her lead role as English schoolteacher Anna Leonowens making her way in 19th Century Siam in Lincoln Center Theater’s mounting of Rodgers and […]
Something Rotten! – St James Theatre, New York
Something Rotten! continues at the St James Theatre, New York. Star rating: 5 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Who would have thought that an off-hand reference to Chess – a 30-year-old musical, beloved by some but forgotten by many – would get a resounding laugh from a Broadway audience in 2015? Well, it did the other night, and […]
Tony Award nominations – the winners and losers
When it comes to musicals, the nominations for the 2015 Tony Awards, announced today (Tuesday), focus on a tight little group of contenders, with Fun Home and An American in Paris, each receiving a dozen nods. Others high on the list are Something Rotten!, with ten nominations, and The King and I, with nine. On […]
