Tony Winner Matt Doyle Will Star in Something Rotten! at the Muny

Initial casting has been announced for the Muny premiere of the musical comedy Something Rotten!, running August 17-23 in Forest Park.

The cast features Tony winner Matt Doyle as Nick Bottom, Jacob Dickey as Shakespeare, Bryonha Marie as Bea, Elizabeth Teeter as Portia, Lara Teeter as Brother Jeremiah, Adam Heller as Shylock, Jen Cody as Nostradamus, Gary Glasgow as Lord Clapham/Master of the Justice, and DeMarius R. Copes as Minstrel. Additional casting, including the role of Nigel Bottom, will be announced at a later date.

Rob Ruggiero directs the production, with choreography by Parker Esse and music direction/conducting by Anne Shuttlesworth.

The design team includes scenic designer Edward E. Haynes Jr., costume designer DW (based on the original Broadway designs by Gregg Barnes), lighting designer Rob Denton, sound designer Joshua Hummel, video designer Camilla Tassi, and wig designer J. Jared Janas.

Something Rotten!, written and conceived by Karey Kirkpatrick (book, music, and lyrics) and Wayne Kirkpatrick (music and lyrics), with a book co-written by John O’Farrell, takes place during the Renaissance. Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate for a hit play, but are stuck in the shadow of the egocentric, charismatic dramatic megastar of the time, William Shakespeare. When a soothsayer predicts that the future of theater involves singing, dancing, and acting at the same time, the brothers set out to create the world’s first musical.