The Boys from Syracuse

The Boys from Syracuse is a musical by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, based on William Shakespeare's play, The Comedy of Errors, as adapted by librettist George Abbott, who also directed. The original production opened at the Alvin Theater in New York on November 23, 1938, and ran for 235 performances, and starred Jimmy Savo, Eddie Albert, Muriel Angelus, and Marcy Westcott. The show was successfully revived Off-Broadway in 1963 and, less successfully, on Broadway again in 2002. There have also been London productions and a film version (1940).

Related Topics:
Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart - William Shakespeare - The Comedy of Errors - George Abbott - Alvin Theater - November 23 - 1938 - Jimmy Savo - Eddie Albert - Muriel Angelus - Marcy Westcott - Off-Broadway - 1963 - Broadway - 2002

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Following Shakespeare's play closely, the plot details the adventures and romantic mix-ups of long-separated identical twins Antipholus of Ephesus and Antipholus of Syracuse, whose servants, the two Dromios, are also long-separated identical twins. The witty and melodic score, one of the best by Rodgers and Hart, often leaves period behind to indulge in swing and other contemporary rhythms, and includes the songs "I Had Twins"; "Dear Old Syracuse"; "What Do You Do With a Man?"; "Falling In Love With Love"; "The Shortest Day of the Year"; "This Can't Be Love"; "Ladies of the Evening"; "He and She"; "You Have Cast Your Shadow on the Sea"; "Come With Me"; "Sing For Your Supper"; and "Oh, Diogenes!"

Related Topics:
Ephesus - Syracuse - Rodgers and Hart - Swing

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