ASFA Theatre Arts Presents: Something Rotten!

Thu, 16 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm to Sat, 18 Oct, 2025 at 02:30 pm UTC-05:00

1800 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Blvd, Birmingham, AL, United States, Alabama 35203 | Birmingham

Alabama School of Fine Arts
Publisher/HostAlabama School of Fine Arts
ASFA Theatre Arts Presents: Something Rotten!
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Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Friday, October 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Directed by Zoe Wirt
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 Shakespeare, the 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.
Something Rotten features large song and dance numbers, and a wacky cast of over-the-top characters, each given his or her own special moment in the show to shine. Throughout its Broadway run, the musical received a show-stopping standing ovation from audiences… in the beginning of the first act! It’s become clear that “nothing’s as amazing as a musical.”
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Tickets: $15 Adult | $8 Student or Child
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