From the Yadkin Arts Council

YADKINVILLE, N.C. – The Yadkin Arts Council and Willingham Performing Arts Academy will present the sword-slinging farce “Something Rotten!” on the Willingham Theater stage July 23-25 at 7:30 p.m. and July 26 at 3 p.m.  Something Rotten features large song and dance numbers, and a wacky cast of over-the-top characters, each with their own moment to shine.

Synopsis:

Welcome to the Renaissance and the outrageous, crowd-pleasing musical farce, SOMETHING ROTTEN!  Created by Grammy Award-winning songwriter Wayne Kirkpatrick, and successful screenwriters Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell, Something Rotten was lauded by audience members and critics alike, receiving several Best Musical nominations and hailed by Time Out New York as “the funniest musical comedy in at least 400 years”.

Set in the 1590s, brothers 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 set out to 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.

Cast & Crew: 

Nick Zayas as Director, Edward C Kluttz III as Music Director,Costume Coordinator & Set Designer / Painter, Phoenix Pope as Assistant Director, Becky Beamguard as Stage Manager, Andre Powell & Isabella Rolland as Co-Choreographers, Timothy Harrison as Sound Designer, Elijah Golden as Props Master, Tyler Matanick as Lighting Designer, and Patrick McDaniel as Spotlight Operator.

Featuring Tyler Matanick, Colton Widener,  Bradley McBride, Kayla Parsons, Katie Pike-Werle, Eli Golden, Robert Evans, Nathan Litwin, Jalik Roberson, Shayne Maggard, Clarence Mehki Powell, Ashlyn(A.J.) Hinshaw, Ireland Grace, Noah Short, Sofia Coston, McKayla Johnson, Zachary Jones, Isabella Rolland, Andre Powell, and Willough Walsh.

SOMETHING ROTTEN! Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com. 

Book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell

Music and Lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick

Conceived by Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick

Arrangements by Glen Kelly

Orchestrations by Larry Hochman

Originally produced on Broadway by Kevin McCollum, Broadway Global Ventures, CMC, Mastro/Goodman, Jerry & Ronald Frankel, Morris Berchard, Kyodo Tokyo Inc., Wendy Federman, Barbara Freitag, LAMS Productions, Winkler/DeSimone, Timothy Laczynski, Dan Markley, Harris/Karmazin, Jam Theatricals, Robert Greenblatt, and Jujamcyn Theaters

Developed in association with the 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle, WA, David Armstrong, Executive Producer and Artistic Director, Bernadine Griffin, Managing Director and Bill Berry, Producing Artistic Director.

Tickets & Additional Information

What: Something Rotten

When: July 23-25  at 7:30 p.m. and July 26 at 3 p.m.

Tickets: $25. Tickets can be purchased at www.yadkinarts.org or at the Box Office from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday-Friday. 

Where: Willingham Theater (Yadkin Cultural Arts Center), 226 E. Main St., Yadkinville, NC 27055

About the Yadkin Arts Council

The Yadkin Arts Council is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization whose mission is to transform lives in our community through the arts by offering opportunities to encounter, create, and participate. We believe art is transformational.  Arts open minds, frees imagination, and helps people see the world from different perspectives.

About the Willingham Theater

Opened in December 2012, the Willingham Theater, the centerpiece of the Yadkin Cultural Arts Center, is an architecturally beautiful and wonderfully intimate 193-seat performing arts theater. This state-of-the-art theater space is host to a variety of engaging performances ranging from music, dance, drama, comedy, and film. The Willingham Theater is owned and operated by the Yadkin Arts Council.

This Project was supported by the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. www.NCArts.org.