Something Rotten!

Twin City Players announces the first production of its 2025–2026 93rd Mainstage Season: the musical comedy Something Rotten! — book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O'Farrell, music and lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick, conceived by Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick.

It’s the 1590s - welcome to the Renaissance! Brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of Shakespeare, that Renaissance rock star known also 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. This hilarious mash-up of sixteenth-century Shakespeare and twenty-first-century Broadway garnered ten Tony Award nominations!

Tickets are $15 - $20 (plus a $1 fee per ticket). Purchase online at twincityplayers.org or through the box office at 269-429-0400. Performance dates are August 29 – September 21, Friday & Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sunday at 2 pm, at the TCP Playhouse, 600 W. Glenlord Road, St. Joseph, MI.

Something Rotten! is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International, (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com. The production is licensed by Music Theatre International.

Admission: $15-$20 plus fee