The musical will open at the Manchester Opera House from the 16th June until the 19th July, ahead of a West End run.
It has been announced that Marisha Wallace will be joining the cast of the upcoming UK premiere of Something Rotten! when it plays in Manchester this summer.
Marisha Wallace, who is known for her performances in musicals such as Guys and Dolls, Oklahoma!, Waitress and Dreamgirls, will star in the production as Bea, having performed in Something Rotten! on Broadway before moving to UK.
She joins the previously announced Jason Manford (Sweeney Todd, The Producers, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) as Nick Bottom and star of stage and screen Richard Fleeshman (Company, Ghost the Musical, Legally Blonde The Musical, Coronation Street) as William Shakespeare.
Talking about the news, Marisha Wallace said: “I’m beyond thrilled to have been cast in the UK premiere of Something Rotten! It was pure joy to be a part of this hilarious musical on Broadway a decade ago – so now, to be joining this incredible company for the first time that UK audiences will get to see it, is a full-circle moment in the best way. I can’t wait to dive back in.”
The ‘90s are back! The 1590s, that is. Brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but remain stuck in the shadow of that pompous Renaissance rockstar, Will Shakespeare. When a quirky soothsayer foretells an outlandish future for theatre – full of acting, singing, and dancing all at the same time – Nick and Nigel set out to write this strange new creation called A MUSICAL! But amidst the scandalous excitement of Opening Night, the Bottom Brothers discover that reaching the top means being true to thine own self… and all that jazz.
The show has been created by the team behind Mrs. Doubtfire: The Musical including Grammy award-winning songwriter Wayne Kirkpatrick (Change the World, Every Heartbeat), screenwriter Karey Kirkpatrick (Chicken Run, Over the Hedge, James and the Giant Peach) and best-selling author and comedy scriptwriter John O’Farrell (Spitting Image, Have I Got News for You, Just For One Day).
This production of the musical is directed and choreographed by by Tim Jackson (Merrily We Roll Along, Two Strangers Carry a Cake Across New York) and presented by Broadway and West End producers, Kevin McCollum of Alchemation and Joshua Andrews of JAS Theatricals.
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