(PISCATAWAY, NJ) -- The Livingston Theatre Company presents Something Rotten! from November 21-24, 2024. Come see two brothers set out to write the world's first musical in this hilarious mash-up of sixteenth-century Shakespeare and twenty-first-century Broadway.

Set in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star known as The Bard. When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first musical. But amidst the scandalous excitement of opening night, the Bottom Brothers realize that reaching the top means being true to thine own self, and all that jazz.

Created by Grammy Award-winning songwriter Wayne Kirkpatrick, and successful screenwriters Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell, Something Rotten! was lauded by audience members and critics alike, receiving several Best Musical nominations and hailed by Time Out New York as "the funniest musical comedy in at least 400 years".

Performances take place Thursday, November 21 at 8:00pm; Friday, November 22 at 8:00pm; Saturday, November 23 at 2:00pm & 8:00pm; and Sunday, November 24 at 2:00pm.  Tickets are available for purchase online. Performances take place in the Livingston Student Center, Livingston Hall (84 Joyce Kilmer Avenue) in Piscataway, New Jersey.

The Cast: Sam Tunkel (Nick Bottom), Arron Little (Nigel Bottom), Mina DeSimone (Shakespeare), Michele Cohen (Bea Bottom), Shannon Huhn (Portia), Jack Cosentino (Nostradamus), Matt Perez (Brother Jeremiah), Abhiroop Doddapaneni-Lingineni (Minstrel), Owen Butler Christina (Shylock), Conzalez-Pluma (Lord Clapham), and Ben Huebscher (Master of the Justice). The Ensemble: Isabel Conzalez, Kyla Kemple, Ava Manfredi, Julia Marcato, Hannah Mastrostefano, Jackie Owens, Chloe Umaña, Shannon White, and Emma Winnick

The Production Staff: Director: Sydney Dailey; Assistant Director: Matthew Mikros; Stage Manager: Isa Silva; Assistant Stage Manager: Abigail Cinque; Choreographer: Bonnie Terenzi; Music Director: Dustin Symonette; Costume Designer: Alexa Garcia; Assistant Costume Designer: Ellie Irwin; Props Master: Amber Kurland; Set Designers: Melody Czukoski & Kavya Bhalodia; Lighting Designers: Mahek Parekh & Chiara Giacomelli;  Sound Designer: Cy Westbrook; and Assistant Sound Designer: Kevin Zhang.

The Livingston Theatre Company, Rutgers' Premiere Musical Theatre Organization, is a home for theatrical arts at Rutgers University. Founded in the fall of 1998, the LTC provides quality and affordable musical theater to Rutgers students and the communities of Central New Jersey.

The Livingston Theatre Company is open to all undergraduate students of Rutgers University, regardless of college affiliation or major. They encourage all students to take part in productions, and to attend our open meetings, special events, shows, and auditions. They have opportunities for actors, directors, designers, stage crew, musicians, business people, and student leaders. Each year, hundreds of students from across the university get involved in their main stage productions. If you are interested, come to their General Interest Meeting during the opening weeks of each semester, or to any of their open General Board meetings throughout the year.