Jim & Donna Tormey
Jonathan Thompson & Mallory Sailors
Abby & Matthew Hunt
Emily & Becky Etscheid
photos & story by
Kristina Wright
Libby Dugas & Buzz Ritchie
VIP Pensacola at Saenger Theatre
LauraRae & Mike Morette
T
he 2018-2019 Broadway in Pensacola season kicked off at the Saenger Theatre on
Monday, November 19. Friends of the Seanger hosted the hit Broadway musical
called
Something Rotten!, which was presented by Jam Theatricals. Cox Media was
a proud sponsor of the performance and the 2018-2019 Broadway season.
Something Rotten! is an original musical comedy with a book by John O’Farrell and Karey
Kirkpatrick and music and lyrics by Karey and Wayne Kirkpatrick. The story is set in London
1595, where 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.” In the midst of all this
excitement, the brothers are trying to keep their acting company afl oat. In a desperate attempt
to out-Bard the Bard, Nick consults with a soothsayer. As the Bottom brothers strive to write
the world’s very fi rst “musical”, they fi nd themselves caught in a bitter battle with the Bard and
the play’s the thing.
Something Rotten! is a hysterical, joyous celebration of everything you love
about Broadway.
Laura Welch & Kathryn Broadus
Preston & Kaitlin Forshee
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