The ESJ Fine Arts Department is proud to present Something Rotten!, a comedic musical that tells the story of brothers, Nick and Nigel Bottom, who are playwrights living in Elizabethan England. The plot is set in 1595, when the Bottom brothers are struggling to compete with the wild success of their contemporary, William Shakespeare. Desperate to write a hit play, Nick consults a soothsayer who foretells that the future of theater will be a “musical.” This leads the brothers on a hilarious journey as they attempt to create the world’s first musical.

The performances are at 7:00 PM on November 12-14 in the Deming Theatre. General admission tickets are now available for $20 at esj.booktix.com/. ESJ students are free when they show their ID at the door. Reserved premier seating is available through Fine Arts Preferred Seating (FAPS). For more information or to purchase a FAPS package, please visit esj.org at https://events.veracross.com/esj/9-fineartspreferredseating.

Something Rotten is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).