"A musical take on the Bard offers the spirit of community,
a lesson in gender identity and an infectious good time."
a lesson in gender identity and an infectious good time."
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12th Night
A Musical Adaptation of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night Conceived by Kwame Kwei-Armah and Shaina Taub Music and Lyrics by Shaina Taub Production Direction by Jo Ann Cimato
Musical Director by Alejandro Senior Choreography by Krista Jansen Technical Direction by David Brune Thursday May 7 at 7:00 PM Friday May 8 at 3:00 PM Saturday May 9 at 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM New Beacon Theatre Stage Yup. We know all public performances are currently on hold while the world holds tight and practices social distancing.
We're here for that. But we also want to sing and make a play - even if it is a VIRTUAL play.... Stay tuned while we figure things out! |
A Blissful Musical in Central Park - The New York Times
Shakespeare in the Park's Twelfth Night - Entertainment Weekly Twelfth Night in Central Park - Variety |
From the Authors Kwame Kwei-Armah and Shaina Taub:
"Twelfth Night is a new American musical originally created for Public Works, a radically inclusive program at the Public Theatre in New York City that believe ‘Culture belongs to everyone’…
The action of the play takes place now and always in a mythical city surrounded by water called Illyria. Illyria is here, there and everywhere. No one is an expert in our Illyria. Our Illyria is not set in any one specific era or locale, rather an imagined city where all cultures are welcome. Our Illyria is filled with different musical styles, ranging from – New Orleans jazz to Motown soul to Broadway showtune to 80s pop – in order to create as inclusive a world as possible."
"Twelfth Night is a new American musical originally created for Public Works, a radically inclusive program at the Public Theatre in New York City that believe ‘Culture belongs to everyone’…
The action of the play takes place now and always in a mythical city surrounded by water called Illyria. Illyria is here, there and everywhere. No one is an expert in our Illyria. Our Illyria is not set in any one specific era or locale, rather an imagined city where all cultures are welcome. Our Illyria is filled with different musical styles, ranging from – New Orleans jazz to Motown soul to Broadway showtune to 80s pop – in order to create as inclusive a world as possible."