{"id":6412,"date":"2024-07-23T14:44:33","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T18:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theatreworldbackdrops.com\/blog\/?p=6412"},"modified":"2024-07-23T14:44:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T18:44:34","slug":"something-rotten-going-beyond-the-script","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theatreworldbackdrops.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/6412\/something-rotten-going-beyond-the-script\/","title":{"rendered":"Something Rotten – Going Beyond the Script"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Going Beyond the Script<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

<\/em><\/a>Something Rotten<\/a><\/em><\/em> Backdrops and Scenery Perspectives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Join TheatreWorld in journeying through the outrageous, crowd-pleasing farce Something Rotten<\/a><\/em>!  The musical was created by Grammy Award-winning songwriter Wayne Kirkpatrick and screenwriters Karey Kirkpatrick and John O\u2019Farrell. The original Broadway production received several Best Musical nominations and was hailed by Time Out New York<\/em> as “the funniest musical comedy in at least 400 years”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Something Rotten<\/a><\/em>, 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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TheatreWorld’s collection of Something Rotten<\/em> backdrops<\/a> certainly don’t stink! From the streets of old London Town to splashy backdrops fit for the Great White Way, we’ve got every scene covered. Let’s journey through the plot of the show and the backdrops that fit each moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Act One<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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If William Shakespeare is at the top of a list of famous playwrights, Nick and Nigel Bottom are definitely, well, bottom. The brothers are rehearsing their latest play when their patron arrives. He announces that the Bard (Nick’s archnemesis!) has written a play with the same idea. Nick and Nigel’s hopes of writing a hit show are dashed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back at home, Nick’s wife, Bea, suggests that she could help out by getting a job. The suggestion only makes Nick feel more like a failure. He wishes he could have some of Shakespeare’s success and bemoans that he doesn’t know what the future holds. Inspired by this thought, he takes their precious savings and heads off to Soothsayer Alley. Here, Nick encounters Nostradamus (or rather, his nephew, “Thomas”). Nostradamus predicts the next big thing in theatre: a musical!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bottom brothers get to work. They premiere the first song in their new musical, a catchy little number about “The Black Death”. Appalled, their patron quits. Brother Jeremiah, a Puritan who hates all theatre, warns them not to add evil music to their already sinful plays. However, Jeremiah’s beautiful daughter, Portia, loves poetry and plays and she and Nigel bond over this common interest. The couple attends a private recitation by William Shakespeare. At the show’s after-party, though, it becomes clear that Shakespeare only invited them so he could steal Nigel’s notebook. Nick bursts in just in time. He prevents the theft, but Shakespeare publicly humiliates him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nick returns to Nostradamus to ask what Shakespeare’s greatest play will be. Nostradamus can see it clearly! Shakespeare’s greatest work will be called Omelette. <\/em>Excited, Nick prepares to write his own version of the show, proclaiming this “Bottom’s Gonna Be on Top”!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Welcome to the Renaissance!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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