Two Gentlemen of Verona | |
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Original Cast Recording | |
Music | Galt MacDermot |
Lyrics | John Guare |
Book | John Guare Mel Shapiro |
Basis | William Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona |
Productions | 1971 Broadway 1973 West End 2005 Shakespeare in the Park 2011 St. Louis |
Awards | Tony Award for Best Musical Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical Drama Desk Outstanding Book Drama Desk Outstanding Music Drama Desk Outstanding Lyrics |
Two Gentlemen of Verona is a rock musical, with a book by John Guare and Mel Shapiro, lyrics by Guare and music by Galt MacDermot, based on the Shakespeare comedy of the same name.
The original Broadway production, in 1971, won the Tony Awards for Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical. A London production followed in 1973. The Public Theater revived the piece in 2005.