"Play on"
- Alternative title
- Something Rotten
- Synopsis
- Podcast from the Folger Shakespeare Library. In 2015, a new musical Something Rotten! opened on Broadway. The plot: Two brothers living in England in 1595 have had their playwriting careers upended by the arrival of a new guy from Stratford upon Avon. They consult a soothsayer named Thomas Nostradamus who peers into the future and gives them the solution to getting a professional leg up: a new art form called... the musical. Wayne and Karey Kirkpatrick, brothers who co-wrote the music and lyrics for Something Rotten!, talk about the production with Barbara Bogaev.
- Series
- Shakespeare Unlimited
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Audio
- Recording date
- 7 Mar 2017
- Duration
- 32 mins
Credits
- Producer
- P.R. Paul
- Contributor
- Barbara Bogaev; Karey Kirkpatrick; Wayne Kirkpatrick
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- musicals; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Related items
- Something Rotten!
Notes
- Notes
- Podcast: http://www.folger.edu/shakespeare-unlimited-episode-68 (accessed 02/2017).
- Textual information
- Transcript available for download.
Online Availability
Production Company
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, ""Play on"". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av77626 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)