⭐ JASON MANFORD TO STAR IN UK PREMIERE OF SOMETHING ROTTEN! ⭐
The UK premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical SOMETHING ROTTEN! has been announced.
Comedy, TV and musical theatre icon Jason Manford will make his highly anticipated return to the stage in fetching pantaloons next summer in the award-winning comedy musical.
A side-splitting mash-up of song, dance and Elizabethan absurdity that tells the story behind the creation of the world’s very first musical, SOMETHING ROTTEN! will premiere in the UK – the land where it all (most definitely) happened! – at the Manchester Opera House, ahead of a West End run.
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.
Created by the award-winning team behind Mrs. Doubtfire – The Musical, Grammy award-winning songwriter Wayne Kirkpatrick, screenwriter Karey Kirkpatrick and best-selling author and comedy scriptwriter John O’Farrell, SOMETHING ROTTEN! was the toast of Broadway where it received 10 Tony Award nominations.
This new production, which follows the acclaimed 2023 WhatsOnStage Award-winning concert version, is directed & choreographed by Tim Jackson and presented by Broadway and West End producers, Kevin McCollum of Alchemation and Joshua Andrews of JAS Theatricals. This production is licensed by Music Theatre International.
SOMETHING RROTTEN! will play the Manchester Opera House, running from 16th June – 19th July 2026, with tickets on sale now.
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Tickets & more info – https://somethingrottenthemusical.com/
