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Tickets now on sale for SOMETHING ROTTEN at IHS

Posted Date: 03/13/26 (05:15 PM)


Something Rotten!
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.

Islip High School Auditorium
Three shows only!
Friday, March 27, 7:00 PM
Saturday, March 28, 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM


General admission: $15 online or cash at the door
Purchase tickets here 👉: islip.ludus.com
*Senior Citizens can attend for FREE on the Saturday afternoon show only

Please note that this production is rated PG-13 for some strong language

Welcome to the Renaissance and the outrageous, crowd-pleasing musical farce, Something Rotten. 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".

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