The PCPA Pacific Conservatory Theatre joins the Bottom brothers on a “riotous quest to outshine Shakespeare” at the Solvang Festival Theater with Something Rotten!, a musical showing through Aug. 23.
Nick and Nigel Bottom aim to pen the world’s first musical, targeting Shakespeare as the bard to beat, but along the way the Bottom brothers realize that “stardom ultimately requires kicking up their heels and being true to thine own self,” according to press materials. Blending 16th century wit with 21st century Broadway flair, the musical penned by Grammy Award-winning songwriter Wayne Kirkpatrick and screenwriters Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell opened on Broadway in 2015.
“Something Rotten! is, at its heart, a love letter to Shakespeare’s plays and to musical theater. Full of quotes from Shakespeare and moments from the classics of musical theater, it is smart and irreverent with an unbridled excess of old-school razzle dazzle,” PCPA directors Roger DeLaurier and Kennon Hooks wrote in a director’s note. “Set in 1595, it was a time when the London theater scene was full of competing theaters, companies, and playwrights, all struggling to survive and desperately vying for patronage and audiences. … Shakespeare was breaking new ground at every turn. How to compete?”
The play contains mature humor, innuendo, and language that may not be suitable for younger audiences and is recommended for ages 10 and up.
For more information and showtimes, visit pcpa.org, where you can also purchase tickets. Find the Festival Theater at 420 2nd St. in Solvang.
This article appears in Jul 31 – Aug 10, 2025.
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