West End star Jason Manford will lead the U.K. premiere of Something Rotten, which will play Manchester Opera House June 16-July 19, 2026 before transferring to London's West End. Dates for the West End bow are to be announced.

Manford's previous credits include Sweeney Todd, The Producers, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Guys and Dolls, Curtains, and The Wizard of Oz.

This new production is directed and choreographed by Tim Jackson (Merrily We Roll Along, Two Strangers Carry a Cake Across New York) and presented by Broadway and West End producers, Kevin McCollum of Alchemation and Joshua Andrews of JAS Theatricals. This production is licensed by Music Theatre International.

Tickets will go on sale November 5.

With a book by John O'Farrell and Karey Kirkpatrick and score by Karey and Wayne Kirkpatrick, the satirical musical follows the Bottom brothers, both playwrights trying to best their superstar contemporary William Shakespeare. When a soothsayer predicts the next big thing in theatre will be the new and never-before-seen genre of song-and-dance, the brothers endeavor to write the world's first musical. The original Broadway production was nominated for 10 Tony Awards in 2015, including Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Book. 

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