This Monday, August 4th, the New Globe Theater presented VARIATIONS ON SHAKESPEARE: An Evening of Songs Inspired by the Bard. This concert highlighted songs from musicals based on the works of William Shakespeare with performances by some of Broadway's hottest stars.
The evening was 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 Hurlburt (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), and more The evening was directed by
Igor Goldin with musical direction by
David Andrews Rogers.
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.
Photos by
Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.
George Wendt, Anthony Rapp, Tom Cavenaugh, Alice Ripley, and Clarke Thorell
George Wendt, Anthony Rapp, Tom Cavenaugh, Alice Ripley, and Clarke Thorell
Tom Cavenaugh
Tom Cavenaugh
Tom Cavenaugh
Tom Cavenaugh
Anthony Rapp, Tom Cavenaugh, and Alice Ripley
Anthony Rapp, Tom Cavenaugh, and Alice Ripley
Robert Cuccioli
Robert Cuccioli and Denis O'Hare
Robert Cuccioli and Clarke Thorell
Robert Cuccioli and Clarke Thorell
Robert Cuccioli and Clarke Thorell
Barrett Foa
Barrett Foa
Garrett Long, Barrett Foa, and David Andrews Rogers
Barrett Foa and Mamie Parris
Barrett Foa and Mamie Parris
Barrett Foa and Clarke Thorell
Barrett Foa, Kate Shindle, and Clarke Thorell
Barrett Foa and Kate Shindle
Christian Hoff, Alexander Gemignani, and Martha Plimpton
Christian Hoff, Alexander Gemignani, and Martha Plimpton
Christian Hoff and Alice Ripley
Christian Hoff and Alice Ripley
Christian Hoff and Alice Ripley
Christian Hoff and Alice Ripley
Erik Keiser and Saea Michelle Valencia
Erik Keiser and Saea Michelle Valencia
Kenita Miller
Kenita Miller
Autumn Hurlbert
Autumn Hurlbert
Autumn Hurlbert
Autumn Hurlbert
Mamie Parris
Mamie Parris
Martha Plimpton
Martha Plimpton
Martha Plimpton
Martha Plimpton and Christian Hoff
Denis O'Hare and Martha Plimpton
Martha Plimpton and Alexander Gemignani
Anthony Rapp and Tom Cavenaugh
Anthony Rapp and Tom Cavenaugh
Anthony Rapp and Tom Cavenaugh
Alice Ripley
Alice Ripley
Alice Ripley
Mark Rylance
Mark Rylance
Mark Rylance and George Wendt
Mark Rylance and George Wendt
Kate Shindle
Kate Shindle
Clarke Thorell
Clarke Thorell
Clarke Thorell and Barrett Foa
George Wendt
George Wendt
George Wendt and Alice Ripley
George Wendt and Martha Plimpton
George Wendt and Martha Plimpton
Backstage at the New Globe Theater
Backstage at the New Globe Theater
The Staff
The Staff
Clarke Thorell
Clarke Thorell
