Ain´t Misbehavin´
Ain´t Misbehavin´, which began as a cabaret revue at the Off-Broadway Manhattan Theater Club, quickly became the hot theater ticket in New York City.
Amahl and the Night Visitors
Gian-Carlo Menotti´s main inspiration for Amahl and the Night Visitors is the famous painting, "The Adoration of the Magi", by Flemish Renaisssance artist Hieronymus Bosch.
Around the World in 80 Days
The Mark Brown adaptation of Around The World in 80 Days premiered at the Utah Shakespearean Festival in September, 2001. Jules Verne himself created an elaborate stage adaptation of Around The World in 80 Days that opened in Paris at the Port Saint-Martin Theater in 1874.
As You Like It
Shakespeare's only important source for AS YOU LIKE IT was Thomas Lodge´s (c.1557-1625) prose romance novel, "Rosalynde"(1590), which in turn was based on the medieval narrative poem, "The Tale of Gamelyn."
Beguiled Again
A musical revue created at Palm Beach´s Florida Stage theater, and first performed in 1997. It was composed by the writing team of Richard Rodgers (music) and Lorenz Hart (lyrics).
Dracula
The Dietz play follows the Bram Stoker novel very closely, including the dramatization of diary entries, which make up much of the dramatic action of the Stoker book.
Forever Plaid
During this time, guys across the country banded together to sing in the basement for fun. If things worked out they might be hired to sing at weddings, conventions, proms and country club socials.
Free to be.... You and Me
Actress Marlo Thomas asked several of her friends to help collaborate on the poems, songs, and stories that are included in the book, which was first published in 1974.
The Glass Menagerie
The source for the play THE GLASS MENAGERIE is one of Thomas Lanier (Tennessee) Williams own early short stories, "Portrait of a Girl in Glass," which was a semi-autobiographical tale of his own upbringing in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Great Expectations
The single most obvious source of Charles Dickens's GREAT EXPECTATIONS is the author´s own life.
The Importance of Being Earnest
Playwright Oscar Wilde´s inspiration for THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, are the lords and ladies of London society in the 1880's and 1890's.
The Little Foxes
Playwright Lillian Hellman's inspiration for THE LITTLE FOXES was her own life. She based the play´s characters on members of her mother's family, the Newhouses.
Master Class
The source materials for MASTER CLASS are the actual master classes given by Maria Callas at The Juilliard School from October, 1971, to March, 1972.
My Way... A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra
A revue is a topical show consisting of a series of scenes, episodes, and/or songs usually having a central theme but not a dramatic plot, often with spoken verse and prose, sketches, songs, dances, ballet and specialty acts.
Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare's primary source for ROMEO AND JULIET is a popular poem, "The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet", by Arthur Brooke (1562).
Strega Nona
In a little town in Calabria, Italy, there lived an old woman who everyone called Strega Nona. Although her name translates to "Grandma Witch," Strega Nona is a lovable person who cures the townspeople of ailments, such as headaches and lovesickness, with her potions, herbs, and care.
Swingtime Canteen
Less than two decades after the end of World War I - "the war to end all wars"- brutal fighting erupted again, not only in Europe but also in Asia. As Americans read about distant battles, they hoped that these deadly conflicts would remain on the other side of the world.
The Taffetas
The Taffetas is a musical revue of songs popular in the 1950's and very early 1960's, when "doo-wop," a singing style known for it´s tight harmonies and nonsensical syllables was popular.
The Taming of the Shrew
The main plot, or the shrew-taming story, has a long history in European literature. Shakespeare’s plot is not necessarily adapted from any one play, as are some of his other works, but fused together from many popular sources.
Cole Porter's YOU NEVER KNOW
Porter´s YOU NEVER KNOW was adapted by Rowland Leigh from Austrian Siegfried Geyer´s play By Candlelight. It was subsequently adapted into a Viennese musical entitled Bei Kerzenlicht. The Broadway producers, Lee and J.J. Shubert ordered the writers to expand the show and showgirls and a battalion of tap dancers were added.
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
The source materials for the musical YOU´RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN are the story lines and characters from the Charles M. Schulz popular comic strip, Peanuts.
