Little Radical Theatrics<\/a> will present the show in Orlando. They\u2019ve been working on the musical since January. <\/p>\nJessie Hoffman plays Bea Bottom in the show. Her character is married to Nick. <\/p>\n
\u201cIn the show, Nigel has a great idea, but his brother Nick is so focused on trying to create something great that he is oblivious to the fact that his brother has done exactly that. It\u2019s important to have faith in yourself and in the people you love and care about,\u201d said Hoffman.<\/p>\n
She also shared how she relates to Bea.<\/p>\n
\u201cI relate to her because I also dislike being told I can\u2019t do something. Bea and I are both determined to prove we can accomplish anything we set our minds to, even if it\u2019s unexpected by those around us,\u201d Hoffman explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s a great message because it shows that you are the only person who can decide what you are and aren\u2019t capable of. We also both seem to have the habit of having to get the last word during an argument,\u201d said Hoffman. <\/p>\n
Emma Licata plays Portia in “Something Rotten!” (Stephanie Viegas)<\/p>\n
Emma Licata plays Portia. Her character rebels against her Puritan dad\u2019s anti-theatrical views by falling in love with playwright, Nigel. <\/p>\n
\u201cPortia has been a dream role for quite some time. I love all of her quirks, comedic moments, singing her songs and how big energy she is. I\u2019ve loved diving deep into her psyche throughout this production process. Her character has allowed me to reflect on my own comedic growth, as an actress and to keep challenging myself to further that very growth,\u201d said Licata. <\/p>\n
\u201cSomething Rotten!\u201d credits music and lyrics to Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick, and a book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O\u2019Farrell. <\/p>\n
The show has been widely praised by audiences for its humor and past productions received multiple major award nominations.<\/p>\n
\u201cAside from all of the laughter, particularly from the musical number \u2018We See the Light\u2019, my hope is that this musical moment reminds everyone to love one another and that our differences are not to be met with hatred, but to met with compassion and acceptance,\u201d said Licata.<\/p>\n
Little Radical Theatrics will present the show inside the Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater March 20-22. Click here for ticket information<\/a>.<\/p>\nCopyright 2026 by WKMG ClickOrlando – All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ORLANDO, Fla. \u2013 A musical comedy billed as a Renaissance farce that pokes fun at theatrical rivalries and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":197002,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[14435,1335,139,141,140,3205],"class_list":["post-197001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-dr-phillips-center","tag-orange-county","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-setting-the-stage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197001\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/197002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}