This Monday, August 4th, at 8:00pm the New Globe Theater will be presenting VARIATIONS ON SHAKESPEARE: An Evening of Songs Inspired by the Bard. This concert will highlight songs from musicals based on the works of William Shakespeare with performances by some of Broadway's hottest stars! To buy tickets to this event please visit www.newglobe.org or call 212-352-3101
The evening will be hosted by Tony Award winner
Mark Rylance, the first Artistic Director of Shakespeare's Globe in London who is currently treading the boards in the hilarious hit revival of
Boeing-Boeing, with appearances and performances by Broadway and TV Star
Tom Cavanagh (Some Americans Abroad, TV's Ed, Urinetown, Shenandoah),
Anthony Rapp (Some Americans Abroad, original cast of RENT, You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown), Emmy Award nominee
George Wendt (Norm in TV's Cheers,
Hairspray), Tony Award nominee
Martha Plimpton (upcoming
Pal Joey, Top Girls, Cymbeline, The Coast of Utopia), Tony Award winner
Christian Hoff (
Jersey Boys, upcoming
Pal Joey), Tony Award nominee
Alice Ripley (Side Show,
Next to Normal),
Barrett Foa (The Drunken City,
Avenue Q, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), Tony winner
Denis O'Hare (
Sweet Charity, Assassins, Take Me Out),
Autumn Hurlbert (MTV Finalist "
Legally Blonde: Search for the Next Elle Woods",
Legally Blonde),
Kate Shindle (
Legally Blonde, Cabaret, Jekyll and Hyde, and Miss America 1998),
Darius de Haas (
Rent, Marie Christine, Kiss of the Spiderwoman),
Alexander Gemignani (Les Miz, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park With George),
Garrett Long (
South Pacific, The Spitfire Grill), with more names to be announced! The evening will be directed by
Igor Goldin with musical direction by
David Andrews Rogers.
*Please note: all performers are subject to availability.
The works of
William Shakespeare have always served as a true inspiration for many playwrights and composers over the years, with some of the most famous musical theatre pieces inspired by the Bard's plays. Kiss Me, Kate inspired
Cole Porter to transform the classic Taming of the Shrew, and gave us such great songs as "Too Darn Hot" and "So In Love." The Comedy of Errors was the play that inspired Rodgers and Hart to pen the hit musical The Boys From Syracuse and the most famous musical of them all,
West Side Story, is a beautiful musical re-telling of Romeo And Juliet set in 1950's New York City.
Ticket prices range from $50 (regular) to $150 (VIP). The concert will be held at the New World Stages, located at 340 West 50th Street in the heart of New York City.
Photo by Walter McBride/ Retna Ltd.
