The Best of Both Worlds (musical)
Encyclopedia
The Best of Both Worlds is a musical with book and lyrics by Randy Weiner
, music by Diedre Murray
, and additional scenes by Diane Paulus
, loosely based on William Shakespeare
's A Winter's Tale.
at the Women's Project Theatre. Directed by Diane Paulus
, it featured sets by Mark Wedland, costumes by Gabriel Berry, and lighting by Kevin Adams
. This production played from December 2, 2004, to January 2, 2005.
The Best of Both Worlds also played at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts
from November 21, 2009 to January 3, 2010.
Randy Weiner
Randy Weiner is an American playwright, producer and theater/nightclub owner. Weiner co-wrote the Off-Broadway musical The Donkey Show and, as one-third of EMURSIVE, produced the Drama Desk Award winning New York premiere of Punchdrunk's Sleep No More...
, music by Diedre Murray
Diedre Murray
Diedre Murray is an American cellist and composer specializing in jazz, improvised music, opera, and contemporary classical music. She is also active as a producer, and curator...
, and additional scenes by Diane Paulus
Diane Paulus
Diane Paulus is an American director of theater and opera who became Artistic Director of the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University in 2009. Paulus was nominated for the Best Director Tony Award for her revival of Hair...
, loosely based on William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
's A Winter's Tale.
Productions
The show played off-BroadwayOff-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
at the Women's Project Theatre. Directed by Diane Paulus
Diane Paulus
Diane Paulus is an American director of theater and opera who became Artistic Director of the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University in 2009. Paulus was nominated for the Best Director Tony Award for her revival of Hair...
, it featured sets by Mark Wedland, costumes by Gabriel Berry, and lighting by Kevin Adams
Kevin Adams
For the NHL player, see Kevyn Adams.Kevin Adams is an American theatrical lighting designer. He has earned three Tony Awards for lighting design.-Biography:...
. This production played from December 2, 2004, to January 2, 2005.
The Best of Both Worlds also played at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
from November 21, 2009 to January 3, 2010.
External links
- The Best of Both Worlds at the Internet Off-Broadway Database