God, I hate Shakespeare!

February 25 – March 12, 2022 at Pioneer Theatre Company, Salt Lake City Utah.

Nominated for 9 Tony Awards® including Best Musical, Score and Book. • “An Over-the-Top Take on Shakespeare!”—The New York Times

Book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell
Music and Lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick
Conceived by Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick

Join us, long before the dawn of premium tickets, star casting, and reminders to turn off your cellphones: 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, all at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first musical. An uproarious dose of pure Broadway fun and an irresistible ode to musicals—those dazzling creations that entertain us, inspire us, and remind us that “everything’s better with an exclamation point!”

CAST:
T ANTHONY………………………………….Ensemble
IZZY ARRIETA………………………………Ensemble
JESSICA BLAIR*…………………………….Ensemble
GALYANA CASTILLO*………………………Bea
LENNY DANIEL*…………………………….Ensemble
MARJORIE FAILONI*……………………….Ensemble
MATT FARCHER*……………………………Nick Bottom
DAN BOB HIGGINS* ……………………….Ensemble
MATTHEW HYDZIK*………………………..Shakespeare
REBA JOHNSON……………………………..Ensemble
ROBERT ANTHONY JONES*………………Nostradamus
HOWARD KAYE*……………………………..Shylock/Ensemble
HANNAH KEATING…………………………..Ensemble
MICKI MARTINEZ ……………………………Ensemble
KEELEY ANNE MCCORMICK ……………….Ensemble
KEVIN B. MCGLYNN…………………………..Brother Jeremiah
T.J. NEWTON*…………………………………Minstrel/Ensemble
DANIEL PLIMPTON*………………………….Nigel Bottom
JP QUALTERS* ………………………………..Ensemble
LEXI RABADI*…………………………………Portia
RYAN REYES……………………………………Ensemble
PETER SURACE………………………………..Lord Clapham/Ensemble
CADEN TUDOR…………………………………Ensemble

CREATIVE:
KAREN AZENBERG………………………….Director/Choreographer
LENNY DANIEL………………………………Associate Director
BRANDON BIEBER………………………….Associate Choreographer
HELEN GREGORY……………………………Music Director
GEORGE MAXWELL…………………………Set Designer
PATRICK HOLT……………………………….Costume Designer
MICHAEL GILLIAM………………………….Lighting Designer
SAMANTHA WOOTTEN…………………….Hair & Makeup Designer
AARON HUBBARD…………………………..Sound Designer

* Member of Actors’ Equity Association (AEA)