‘Something Rotten’ opens Feb. 26A play that combines Shakespeare, Broadway, and a psychic soothsayer on Northwestern’s stage
From the very first, the cast of “Something Rotten” invites the audience to step way back to Shakespeare’s time with the opening number “Welcome to the Renaissance,” when it comes alive with song and dance and plenty of laughs not typically seen on the Elizabethan stage.
Brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom, portrayed by Benjamin Smith and Graham Webb, are at the center of the action…