Something Rotten!
Broadway
April 11, 2015 (Matinee)
Brian d'Arcy James (Nick Bottom), John Cariani (Nigel Bottom), Christian Borle (Shakespeare), Heidi Blickenstaff (Bea), Kate Reinders (Portia), Brad Oscar (Nostradamus), Brooks Ashmanskas (Brother Jeremiah), Gerry Vichi (Shylock), Michael James Scott (Minstrel / Snug), Peter Bartlett (Lord Clapham)
Master's notes: Phenomenal recording of this perfect show. Besides for the constant laughter from everyone, it's perfectly clear. Taken from orchestra dead center.
Trading notes: More laughter can be heard from around the master compared to hi_im_joe's recording of this same performance
April 11, 2015 (Matinee)
Brian d'Arcy James (Nick Bottom), John Cariani (Nigel Bottom), Christian Borle (Shakespeare), Heidi Blickenstaff (Bea), Kate Reinders (Portia), Brad Oscar (Nostradamus), Brooks Ashmanskas (Brother Jeremiah), Gerry Vichi (Shylock), Michael James Scott (Minstrel / Snug), Peter Bartlett (Lord Clapham / Eyepatch Man)
May 16, 2015
Brian d'Arcy James (Nick Bottom), John Cariani (Nigel Bottom), Christian Borle (Shakespeare), Heidi Blickenstaff (Bea), Kate Reinders (Portia), Brad Oscar (Nostradamus), Brooks Ashmanskas (Brother Jeremiah), Gerry Vichi (Shylock), Michael James Scott (Minstrel), Peter Bartlett (Lord Clapham)
Trading notes: Act 1 starts a couple of minutes into Welcome to the Renaissance
June 13, 2015 (Evening)
Brian d'Arcy James (Nick Bottom), John Cariani (Nigel Bottom), Christian Borle (Shakespeare), Heidi Blickenstaff (Bea), Kate Reinders (Portia), Brad Oscar (Nostradamus), Brooks Ashmanskas (Brother Jeremiah), Gerry Vichi (Shylock), Michael James Scott (Minstrel), Peter Bartlett (Lord Clapham / Judge)
June 20, 2015 (Matinee)
Brian d'Arcy James (Nick Bottom), John Cariani (Nigel Bottom), Christian Borle (Shakespeare), Heidi Blickenstaff (Bea), Kate Reinders (Portia), Brad Oscar (Nostradamus), Brooks Ashmanskas (Brother Jeremiah), Gerry Vichi (Shylock), Michael James Scott (Minstrel / Snug / Ensemble), Peter Bartlett (Lord Clapham), David Hibbard (Eyepatch Man / Francis Flute / Ensemble), Stacey Todd Holt (Peter Quince / Ensemble), Austin Lesch (Tom Snout / Chef / Ensemble), Brian Shepard (Yorick / Shakespeare's Valet / Ensemble), Aaron Kaburick (Robin / Ensemble), Marisha Wallace (Ensemble), Chelsea Morgan Stock (Ensemble), Beth Johnson Nicely (Ensemble), Jenny Hill (Ensemble), Linda Griffin (Ensemble)
July 4, 2015 (Matinee)
Brian d'Arcy James (Nick Bottom), John Cariani (Nigel Bottom), Christian Borle (Shakespeare), Jenny Hill (u/s Bea), Kate Reinders (Portia), Brad Oscar (Nostradamus), Brooks Ashmanskas (Brother Jeremiah), Gerry Vichi (Shylock), Michael James Scott (Minstrel / Ensemble), Peter Bartlett (Lord Clapham / Master of Justice)
Master's notes: A great performance from the summer of the first year of this show. Jenny was delightful as Bea. This show deserved a longer life!
August 23, 2015 (Matinee)
Brian d'Arcy James (Nick Bottom), John Cariani (Nigel Bottom), Christian Borle (Shakespeare), Heidi Blickenstaff (Bea), Kate Reinders (Portia), Brad Oscar (Nostradamus), Brooks Ashmanskas (Brother Jeremiah), Gerry Vichi (Shylock), Michael James Scott (Minstrel / Snug), Peter Bartlett (Lord Clapham / Eyepatch Man)
Trading notes: John Carianis mic goes on late at one point during the show.
October 24, 2015 (Evening)
Brian d'Arcy James (Nick Bottom), John Cariani (Nigel Bottom), Christian Borle (Shakespeare), Heidi Blickenstaff (Bea), Kate Reinders (Portia), Brad Oscar (Nostradamus), Brooks Ashmanskas (Brother Jeremiah), Gerry Vichi (Shylock), Michael James Scott (Minstrel / Snug / Chef / Ensemble), Peter Bartlett (Lord Clapham / Master of Justice), David Hibbard (Eyepatch Man / Francis Flute / Chef / Ensemble), Stacey Todd Holt (Peter Quince / Ensemble), Austin Lesch (Tom Snout / Chef / Ensemble), Brian Shepard (Yorick / Shakespeare's Valet / Ensemble), Eric Giancola (Robin / Ensemble), Chelsea Morgan Stock (Ensemble), Beth Johnson Nicely (Ensemble), Angie Schworer (Ensemble), Jenny Hill (Ensemble), Marisha Wallace (Ensemble), Linda Griffin (Ensemble), Bud Weber (Ensemble), Ryan VanDenBoom (Ensemble), Eric Sciotto (Ensemble), Aleksandr Ivan Pevec (Ensemble)
March 12, 2016 (Matinee)
David Hibbard (u/s Nick Bottom), John Cariani (Nigel Bottom), Christian Borle (Shakespeare), Jenny Hill (u/s Bea), Kate Reinders (Portia), Brad Oscar (Nostradamus), Brooks Ashmanskas (Brother Jeremiah)
April 10, 2016 (Matinee)
Brian d'Arcy James (Nick Bottom), John Cariani (Nigel Bottom), Christian Borle (Shakespeare), Heidi Blickenstaff (Bea), Kate Reinders (Portia), Brad Oscar (Nostradamus), David Beach (Brother Jeremiah), Andre Ward (Minstrel), Edward Hibbert (Lord Clapham / Master of Justice)
April 22, 2016 (Evening)
Brian d'Arcy James (Nick Bottom), John Cariani (Nigel Bottom), Christian Borle (Shakespeare), Heidi Blickenstaff (Bea), Kate Reinders (Portia), Brad Oscar (Nostradamus), David Beach (Brother Jeremiah), Gerry Vichi (Shylock), Andre Ward (Minstrel / Snug), Edward Hibbert (Lord Clapham / Master of Justice), David Hibbard (Eyepatch Man / Francis Flute), Brendon Stimson (Peter Quince), Brian Ogilvie (Tom Snout), Brian Shepard (Yorick / Shakespeare's Valet), Aaron Kaburick (Robin)
Master's notes: Happy Birthday, Something Rotten!
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May 1, 2016 (Evening)
Brian d'Arcy James (Nick Bottom), John Cariani (Nigel Bottom), Christian Borle (Shakespeare), Heidi Blickenstaff (Bea), Kate Reinders (Portia), Brad Oscar (Nostradamus), David Beach (Brother Jeremiah), Gerry Vichi (Shylock), Andre Ward (Minstrel), Edward Hibbert (Lord Clapham)
Trading notes: Missing about 10 minutes at the end of Act 1
May 12, 2016 (Evening)
Brian d'Arcy James (Nick Bottom), John Cariani (Nigel Bottom), Christian Borle (Shakespeare), Heidi Blickenstaff (Bea), Kate Reinders (Portia), Brad Oscar (Nostradamus), David Beach (Brother Jeremiah), Gerry Vichi (Shylock), Andre Ward (Minstrel), Edward Hibbert (Lord Clapham)
July 30, 2016 (Matinee)
Rob McClure (Nick Bottom), Josh Grisetti (Nigel Bottom), Will Chase (Shakespeare), Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer (Bea), Catherine Brunell (Portia), Brad Oscar (Nostradamus), David Beach (Brother Jeremiah), Gerry Vichi (Shylock), Edward Hibbert (Lord Clapham / Judge)
September 17, 2016 (Matinee)
Rob McClure (Nick Bottom), Josh Grisetti (Nigel Bottom), Will Chase (Shakespeare), Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer (Bea), Catherine Brunell (Portia), Brad Oscar (Nostradamus), David Beach (Brother Jeremiah), Gerry Vichi (Shylock), Andre Ward (Minstrel / Snug), Edward Hibbert (Lord Clapham / Master of Justice)
November 12, 2016 (Matinee)
Rob McClure (Nick Bottom), Josh Grisetti (Nigel Bottom), Adam Pascal (Shakespeare), Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer (Bea), Catherine Brunell (Portia), Brad Oscar (Nostradamus), David Beach (Brother Jeremiah), David Hibbard (u/s Shylock)
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November 16, 2016 (Matinee)
Rob McClure (Nick Bottom), Josh Grisetti (Nigel Bottom), Adam Pascal (Shakespeare), Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer (Bea), Catherine Brunell (Portia), Brad Oscar (Nostradamus), David Beach (Brother Jeremiah), David Hibbard (u/s Shylock), Andre Ward (Minstrel / Snug / Chef / Ensemble), Edward Hibbert (Lord Clapham / Master of Justice), Matt Allen (s/w Eyepatch Man / s/w Francis Flute / s/w Ensemble), Stacey Todd Holt (Peter Quince / Ensemble), Brian Ogilvie (Tom Snout / Ensemble), Brian Shepard (Yorick / Shakespeare's Valet / Ensemble), Aaron Kaburick (Robin / Ensemble), Aleksandr Ivan Pevec (Bard Boy / Ensemble), Eric Sciotto (Bard Boy / Ensemble), Brendon Stimson (Bard Boy), Max Clayton (Bard Boy / Ensemble), Ryan VanDenBoom (Bard Boy / Ensemble), Angie Schworer (Ensemble), Marisha Wallace (Ensemble), Beth Johnson Nicely (Ensemble), Tari Kelly (Ensemble), Leah Hofmann (Ensemble), Jenny Hill (Ensemble)
Master's notes: Show is in terrific shape and Adam is amazing as shakespeare as is the rest of the cast. Sound for this recording is incredible despite a vocal audience sorry don’t know how to edit it out
Trading notes: Similar to Token Goat's audio from the same performance, but is slightly longer in some places and doesn't include as much laughter. The cast file included with the performance is a bit messy and hard to read so may be slightly inaccurate.
November 16, 2016 (Matinee)
Rob McClure (Nick Bottom), Josh Grisetti (Nigel Bottom), Adam Pascal (Shakespeare), Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer (Bea), Catherine Brunell (Portia), Brad Oscar (Nostradamus), David Beach (Brother Jeremiah), David Hibbard (u/s Shylock), Andre Ward (Minstrel / Snug), Edward Hibbert (Lord Clapham / Master of Justice)
December 14, 2016
Rob McClure (Nick Bottom), Josh Grisetti (Nigel Bottom), Adam Pascal (Shakespeare), Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer (Bea), Catherine Brunell (Portia), Brad Oscar (Nostradamus), David Beach (Brother Jeremiah), Gerry Vichi (Shylock), Andre Ward (Minstrel), Edward Hibbert (Lord Clapham / Master of Justice)
December 30, 2016 (Evening)
Rob McClure (Nick Bottom), Josh Grisetti (Nigel Bottom), Adam Pascal (Shakespeare), Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer (Bea), Catherine Brunell (Portia), Brad Oscar (Nostradamus), David Beach (Brother Jeremiah), Gerry Vichi (Shylock)
Master's notes: The penultimate Broadway performance.
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First US National Tour
March 1, 2018 (Matinee)
Rob McClure (Nick Bottom), Josh Grisetti (Nigel Bottom), Adam Pascal (Shakespeare), Maggie Lakis (Bea), Autumn Hurlbert (Portia), Blake Hammond (Nostradamus), Scott Cote (Brother Jeremiah), Jeff Brooks (Shylock)
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March 3, 2018 (Evening)
Rob McClure (Nick Bottom), Josh Grisetti (Nigel Bottom), Adam Pascal (Shakespeare), Maggie Lakis (Bea), Autumn Hurlbert (Portia), Blake Hammond (Nostradamus), Scott Cote (Brother Jeremiah), Jeff Brooks (Shylock)
Trading notes: No TikTok, no Reddit, no Tumblr. List as BoqTheMunchkin’s Master.
March 4, 2018 (Matinee)
Rob McClure (Nick Bottom), Josh Grisetti (Nigel Bottom), Adam Pascal (Shakespeare), Maggie Lakis (Bea), Autumn Hurlbert (Portia), Blake Hammond (Nostradamus), Scott Cote (Brother Jeremiah), Jeff Brooks (Shylock)
Trading notes: No TikTok, no Reddit, no Tumblr. List as BoqTheMunchkin’s Master.
March 4, 2018 (Evening)
Rob McClure (Nick Bottom), Josh Grisetti (Nigel Bottom), Daniel Beeman (u/s Shakespeare), Maggie Lakis (Bea), Autumn Hurlbert (Portia), Blake Hammond (Nostradamus), Scott Cote (Brother Jeremiah), Jeff Brooks (Shylock)
Master's notes: Final performance of the tour's run in Philly.
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Second US National Tour (Non-Equity)
January 15, 2019 (Evening)
Matthew Michael Janisse (Nick Bottom), Richard Spitaletta (Nigel Bottom), Matthew Baker (Shakespeare), Emily Kristen Morris (Bea), Jennifer Elizabeth Smith (Portia), Greg Kalafatas (Nostradamus), Mark Saunders (Brother Jeremiah), Peter Surace (Shylock), Devin Holloway (Minstrel), Drew Arisco (Ensemble), Abby Bartish (Ensemble), Emma Benson (Ensemble), Zachary Bigelow (Ensemble), Julian Burzynski Jr. (Ensemble), Brian Cowing (Ensemble), Tim Fuchs (Ensemble), Robert Head (Ensemble), Keeley Anne McCormick (Ensemble), Nick Pankuch (Ensemble), Aveena Sawyer (Ensemble), Allison C Scott (Ensemble), Dorsey Ziller (Ensemble)
Trading notes: A few minutes before the show, a voice came over the theater asking us to take a moment of silence for the legendary Carol Channing, who had passed away earlier that day. For sentimental reasons, Ive included that moment with this recording.
Hendersonville Theatre
August 3, 2025 (Matinee)
Allie Marée Starling (Nick Bottom), Jacob Jones (Nigel Bottom), Lucien Hinton (Shakespeare), Zoe Zelonky (Bea), Keely Lyons (Portia), Tate Albert (Nostradamus), Skyler Goff (Brother Jeremiah), Shanna Greenlee (Shylock), Sam Greene (Minstrel), Brenda Craig (Lady Clapham), Jillian Adams (Ensemble), Josh Borges (Ensemble), Rachel Huneycutt (Ensemble), Lucas Jones (Ensemble), Annika Knudson (Ensemble), Laurie Morris (Ensemble), Mackenzie Raub (Ensemble), Ariel Robinson (Ensemble), Jered Shults (Ensemble)
Lyric Stage Company of Boston
May 8, 2026 (Evening)
Ryan Mardesich (Nick Bottom), Ohad Ashkenazi (Nigel Bottom), Jared Troilo (Shakespeare), Kristian Espiritu (Bea), Lauren Dodds (Portia), Joy Clark (Nostradamus), Kenneth Kelleher (Brother Jeremiah), Bobbie Steinbach (Shylock), Indijhan Richard (Minstrel / Ensemble), Bryan Miner (Lord Clapham / Ensemble), Colin Welter (Ensemble), Jennifer Preston (Ensemble), Elliana Karris (Ensemble), Danny Hernandez (Ensemble), Temma Beaudreau (Ensemble), Jonah Barricklo (Ensemble)
Master's notes: Really excellent regional production of this show. Very clear audio. Lots of audience laughter throughout.