The 2015 Broadway musical Something Rotten! will play three concerts at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane beginning August 5, marking the work's U.K. debut. Directed by Tim Jackson (Two Strangers Carry A Cake Across New York), performances of Something Rotten! in Concert are scheduled for August 5 at 7:30 PM and August 6 at 2:30 PM and 7:30 PM.
Jason Manford (The Producers, The Wizard of Oz) will star as Nick Bottom, joined by Gary Wilmot (Anything Goes, Wicked) as Nostradamus, Richard Fleeshman (Company, Urinetown) as Shakespeare, Marisha Wallace (Guys & Dolls, Oklahoma!) as Bea, Evelyn Hoskins (Waitress, Spring Awakening) as Portia, Cassius Hackforth (For Tonight, From Here to Eternity) as Nigel Bottom, Steve Furst (Oliver!, Matilda) as Shylock, Ashley Samuels (Hairspray, The Book of Mormon) as Troubadour, Cameron Blakely (Newsies, Mrs. Doubtfire) as Brother Jeremiah, and Jenna Boyd (Come From Away, The Wind in the Willows) as Lady Croydon.
The ensemble includes Evonnee Bentley-Holder, Jordan Cunningham, Luke Field-Wright, Ru Fisher, Matthew Koon, Eddie Manning, Lisa Mattheison, Katharine Pearson, and Ella Redhead.
Check out rehearsals for the concerts in the photo gallery below.
Karey Kirkpatrick, John O'Farrell, and Wayne Kirkpatrick
Tim Jackson
Tim Jackson and Evelyn Hoskins
Company of Something Rotten
Company of Something Rotten
Steve Furst and Gary Wilmot
Richard Fleeshman and Cassius Hackforth
Marisha Wallace
Marisha Wallace
Marisha Wallace and Richard Fleeshman
Steve Furst, Gary Wilmot, and Jason Manford
Ashley Samuels
Gary Wilmot and Jason Manford
Cassius Hackforth, Richard Fleeshman, Jason Manford, and Jordan Cunningham
Jason Manford
Jason Manford and cast of Something Rotten
Gary Wilmot and Steve Furst
Freddie Tapner
Evelyn Hoskins
Cast of Something Rotten
Cassius Hackforth
Cassius Hackforth
The artists will be backed by the London Musical Theatre Orchestra, conducted by Freddie Tapner (Love Never Dies, Chess). The concerts will also feature choreography by Tim Jackson and Claira Vaughan, sound design by Tom Marshall and Sebastian Frost, lighting design by Jamie Platt, set and costume design by Rebecca Brower, production management by Pete Kramer, company and stage management by Peter Barnett, and casting consultancy by Sarah Jane Price.
Created by Karey Kirkpatrick, John O’Farrell, and Wayne Kirkpatrick, Something Rotten! follows the story of Renaissance writers Nick and Nigel Bottom as they seek to outshine Shakespeare by writing the world’s first musical.
The musical opened on Broadway April 22, 2015, playing 32 previews and 708 regular performances at the St. James Theatre. The production earned 10 Tony nominations, including one for Best Musical. Christian Borle won the Tony for his performance as Shakespeare.
Something Rotten! in Concert is produced by Fourth Wall Live, JAS Theatricals, and the London
Musical Theatre Orchestra in association with Alchemation.
For ticket information visit SomethingRottenConcert.com.
