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Musical Mondays: Something Rotten

Welcome back to Musical Mondays

I have missed doing these so I will be bringing them back. I picked the musical today due to it being the musical of the month over on Musical Fans Amino. 

Links

Official Website: https://www.rottenbroadway.com/

Cast Recording: https://open.spotify.com/album/0kOBkjePPpXZ4sZGspF0VH?si=v6BvuAKySqqEn1_PGW1ZbQ

Summary 

Set in 1595, the story follows the Bottom Brothers as they are trying to compete with the playwright William Shakespeare. 

Act 1

The show opens with The Minstrel who introduces us to our two leads Nick and Nigel Bottom who run a theatre troupe. After the troupe loses their funding Nick and Nigel find Shylock on the way, Shylock would like to help the troupe by giving them money. After taking the money box Nick goes to find a soothsayer named Thomas Nostradamus, upon asking what the next big in theater will be he says a musical. Later when Nick and Nigel meet Brother Jeremiah and his daughter Portia she and Nigel fall in love. At the after party, Shakespeare is trying to read some of Nigel's ideas found in his notebook when Nick and Shylock and says that Shakespeare was trying to steal his brother's ideas. Nick goes back to Nostradamus and asks what Shakespeare's next big play will be, he sees "Hamlet" but misreads it as "Omelet" 

Act 2

The act starts with the Minstrel telling the audience about the stresses that the Bottom Brothers and Shakespeare are facing. A spy tells Shakespeare that the Bottom brothers are out to steal his upcoming hit. Shakespeare disguising himself as Toby Belch auditions for the brother's troupe to steal the play. Worried about their future together, Nigel sneaks out to meet Portia at the London Bridge where he reads her the poem he has written about her. Thinking Omelette will not work, and mourning the loss of his love, Nigel writes a play that ends up being "Hamlet." The next day, Nigel goes back and shows Nick his improvements, as the two argue Shakespeare gets his play back.  The number Make An Omellete has references to many modern musicals. While Shylock, Nick, Nigel, and Nostradamus are on trial, Nick's wife Bea enters as a lawyer, and Nick confesses he stole their money box. At the end of the musical,  most of the characters end up in America, and Nick hears about Shakespeare's new play Hamlet. 

Characters

Nick- He's not my favorite character in the show, but he is very much needed for the benefit of the story. He's not a bad character, he is just not my favorite character. 

Nigel- I love him so much. He is such a sweet good hearted character. 

Bea- She is not in the show all that much, but when is she has funny lines and one of the best songs in the musical in my opinion. 

Portia- She is so sweet and good-hearted just like Nigel. She also stood up to her father which I have to give her bonus points for. 

William Shakespeare- he is such a fun character. He has some of the funniest lines and the best songs in the show. 


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