The Theatre Group at SBCC’s production of this robust and hilarious musical takes you back to Elizabethan England — a time when, according to director Katie Laris, “everyone felt a sense of urgency to achieve, a sense of relief that they’d escaped the plague, a sense of joy and pride to be part of an age of enlightenment and progress.”

Brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rockstar, William Shakespeare. 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, “Omelet: The Musical.” The music has a campy, anachronistic vibe and moves from an Elizabethan-inspired sound to contemporary rock. Speaking of music, “Something Rotten” musical director David Potter is celebrating 50 years with SBCC. Thank you, David!