Event Name: CCM Musical Theatre Series
Organizer: CCMSched@ucmail.uc.edu
8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20
CCMONSTAGE: Musicals
SOMETHING ROTTEN
Book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell
Music and Lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick
Conceived by Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick
Diane Lala, director and choreographer
Matt Welsh, musical director
Two brothers set out to write the world’s first musical in this hilarious mash-up of 16th-century Shakespeare and 21st-century Broadway. 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." When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel write the world’s very first musical. But amidst the scandalous excitement of opening night, the Bottom Brothers realize that reaching the top means being true to thine own self, and all that jazz.
Estimated runtime: 2 hours and 10 minutes
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater
Tickets: $39.50; student and group discounts available. Buy tickets online.