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Shakespeare in Broadway Musicals

Presented by Marc Courtade

2023-04-19 19:00:00 2023-04-19 20:00:00 America/New_York Shakespeare in Broadway Musicals Though it seems unlikely, William Shakespeare’s plays provided the plots, characters, and inspiration for several musicals. Explore From Home - Virtual AS 1

Wednesday, April 19
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-04-19 19:00:00 2023-04-19 20:00:00 America/New_York Shakespeare in Broadway Musicals Though it seems unlikely, William Shakespeare’s plays provided the plots, characters, and inspiration for several musicals. Explore From Home - Virtual AS 1

Explore From Home

Virtual AS 1

Though it seems unlikely, William Shakespeare’s plays provided the plots, characters, and inspiration for several musicals.

* Use this link to join our virtual program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86299013956

The best known are Rodgers and Hart’s The Boys from Syracuse (1938), inspired by The Comedy of Errors; Cole Porter’s Kiss Me, Kate (1948), based on The Taming of the Shrew; Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim’s  West Side Story (1957), a modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet; and Galt MacDermot’s Two Gentlemen of Verona (1971), a rock musical based on the play of the same name. This talk will examine these shows using musical and video examples to show how well Shakespeare translated into the twentieth century musical.

At the conclusion of the program please feel free to take a brief online survey here:
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AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Virtual | Lecture | Arts & Culture |

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