Knowledge (XXG)

The Comedy of Errors (musical)

Source 📝

638: 180:
are mistaken for their long-lost twin brothers Dromio and Antipholus of Ephesus by Adriana, who is married to the latter. Certain her husband's wandering eye has noticed the many temptations awaiting him in town, she is determined to win back his undivided attention. Comic complications arise when
35: 196:
observed later that "at first the music, with its mock-Theodorakis numbers and Zorba-like dances, seemed to impede the farcical momentum. But by the time the production reached the Aldwych in 1977, text and music were perfectly integrated".
398: 1362: 1352: 982: 926: 574: 935: 334: 269: 107: 886: 1030: 1316: 188:
said of the score, "It does not give you much to hum on the way out, but it supplies a springboard into dramatic song and dance." The original
506: 919: 798: 567: 161: 452: 431: 192:
production received generally good reviews and was described as "stylish, colorful, and rich in comic detail" by various critics.
1357: 1308: 1153: 1118: 1062: 1054: 1324: 912: 893: 822: 742: 560: 1249: 193: 1367: 1217: 774: 1372: 1257: 1169: 662: 214: 189: 1225: 1185: 1086: 1006: 782: 234: 705: 1273: 1177: 1110: 1078: 830: 721: 547: 1347: 814: 790: 697: 329: 250: 210: 144: 62: 1265: 1014: 371: 552: 998: 733: 680: 646: 597: 588: 357: 138: 76: 1233: 1201: 1193: 1161: 1094: 838: 583: 218: 133: 92: 81: 1281: 1046: 974: 766: 669: 282: 637: 522: 1241: 1126: 904: 880: 846: 448: 427: 246: 399:"Search | RSC Performances | COM197609 - The Comedy of Errors | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust" 1297: 276: 265: 177: 97: 966: 854: 261: 242: 149: 121: 1289: 1022: 990: 230: 129: 45: 1341: 950: 862: 758: 750: 286: 254: 206: 185: 157: 523:"National touring company brings one run, two hits, including Errors, to Scottsdale" 464: 34: 1070: 806: 689: 489: 293:
and choreographed by Joey McKneely. The production then toured the United States.
1209: 279:. With most of the original cast, the programme was broadcast on 18 April 1978. 222: 153: 125: 55: 386: 290: 238: 226: 205:
The Royal Shakespeare Company production, directed by Nunn, choreographed by
655: 275:
Philip Casson directed a television production based on Nunn's concept for
540: 475: 1038: 173: 1102: 1134: 908: 556: 142:, which had previously been adapted for the musical stage as 181:
she pursues the wrong Antipholus and tries to woo him home.
507:"Theatre Review:A Little Shakespearean Traveling Music" 285:
staged the musical at the Women's Project Theater in
305: 1145: 942: 873: 732: 679: 645: 596: 103: 87: 71: 61: 51: 41: 23: 1363:Plays and musicals based on The Comedy of Errors 496:theactingcompany.org, accessed August 28, 2009 920: 568: 445:The Comedy of Errors: Oxford World's Classics 8: 936:Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical 270:Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical 108:Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical 927: 913: 905: 575: 561: 553: 20: 16:Musical by Trevor Nunn and Guy Woolfenden 260:The production later transferred to the 221:on 29 September 1976. The cast included 1353:Laurence Olivier Award-winning musicals 424:Comedy of Errors: Shakespeare Criticism 350: 160:in 1938. The London production won the 7: 162:Olivier Award for Best New Musical 14: 465:Royal Shakespeare Company website 636: 447:. Oxford University Press 2003. 289:in May 2001. It was directed by 33: 1309:Back to the Future: The Musical 494:, 2001, Teacher Resource Guide" 1063:Sunday in the Park with George 1055:Return to the Forbidden Planet 479:at the Internet Movie Database 403:collections.shakespeare.org.uk 1: 894:The Flying Karamazov Brothers 325: 268:in London, where it won the 172:While enjoying a holiday in 237:as Dromio of Syracuse, and 229:as Antipholus of Syracuse, 176:, Antipholus and Dromio of 1389: 1317:Standing at the Sky's Edge 426:. London: Routledge 2001. 302:Original London production 225:as Antipholus of Ephesus, 124:with a book and lyrics by 1170:Jerry Springer: The Opera 634: 443:Whitworth, Charles, ed., 372:Guy Woolfenden obituary, 333: 320: 317: 314: 311: 215:Royal Shakespeare Theatre 190:Royal Shakespeare Company 32: 1031:The Phantom of the Opera 308: 1358:Musicals based on plays 831:Ambuttu Imbuttu Embuttu 722:The Bomb-itty of Errors 548:Internet Movie Database 361:(Vol. 26) at enotes.com 799:Bade Miyan Chote Miyan 743:The Boys from Syracuse 698:The Boys from Syracuse 605:Antipholus of Syracuse 330:Laurence Olivier Award 297:Awards and nominations 233:as Dromio of Ephesus, 145:The Boys from Syracuse 1154:Merrily We Roll Along 608:Antipholus of Ephesus 526:The Phoenix New Times 257:in supporting roles. 132:. It is based on the 1119:Beauty and the Beast 959:The Comedy of Errors 775:The Comedy of Errors 714:The Comedy of Errors 589:The Comedy of Errors 542:The Comedy of Errors 492:The Comedy of Errors 477:The Comedy of Errors 359:The Comedy of Errors 139:The Comedy of Errors 117:The Comedy of Errors 77:The Comedy of Errors 26:The Comedy of Errors 1325:Operation Mincemeat 1234:Matilda the Musical 1194:Caroline, or Change 1095:Once on This Island 839:Baa Bega Chandamama 584:William Shakespeare 219:Stratford-upon-Avon 184:The theatre critic 134:William Shakespeare 93:Stratford-upon-Avon 82:William Shakespeare 1304:No Ceremony (2021) 1250:The Book of Mormon 706:Pozdvižení v Efesu 681:Opera and musicals 670:Apollonius of Tyre 611:Dromio of Syracuse 510:The New York Times 422:Miola, Robert S., 283:The Acting Company 209:, and designed by 194:Michael Billington 1368:West End musicals 1335: 1334: 1127:Kat and the Kings 902: 901: 881:Classical unities 847:Double Di Trouble 823:Heeralal Pannalal 614:Dromio of Ephesus 521:Goffstein, David. 505:Hampton, Wilborn. 343: 342: 247:Richard Griffiths 241:as Adriana, with 113: 112: 1380: 1373:British musicals 1298:Dear Evan Hansen 1218:Spring Awakening 929: 922: 915: 906: 640: 577: 570: 563: 554: 529: 528:, April 26, 2001 519: 513: 503: 497: 487: 481: 473: 467: 462: 456: 441: 435: 420: 414: 413: 411: 409: 395: 389: 387:ArielMusic.co.uk 384: 378: 369: 363: 355: 335:Best New Musical 306: 235:Michael Williams 213:, opened at the 37: 27: 21: 1388: 1387: 1383: 1382: 1381: 1379: 1378: 1377: 1338: 1337: 1336: 1331: 1258:Sunny Afternoon 1141: 938: 933: 903: 898: 869: 855:Local Kung Fu 2 728: 675: 641: 632: 592: 581: 537: 532: 520: 516: 504: 500: 488: 484: 474: 470: 463: 459: 442: 438: 421: 417: 407: 405: 397: 396: 392: 385: 381: 376:, 24 April 2016 370: 366: 356: 352: 348: 304: 299: 262:Aldwych Theatre 243:Francesca Annis 203: 170: 150:Richard Rodgers 95: 25: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1386: 1384: 1376: 1375: 1370: 1365: 1360: 1355: 1350: 1340: 1339: 1333: 1332: 1330: 1329: 1321: 1313: 1305: 1302: 1294: 1290:Come from Away 1286: 1278: 1270: 1262: 1254: 1246: 1238: 1230: 1226:Legally Blonde 1222: 1214: 1206: 1198: 1190: 1182: 1174: 1166: 1158: 1149: 1147: 1143: 1142: 1140: 1139: 1131: 1123: 1115: 1107: 1099: 1091: 1087:City of Angels 1083: 1075: 1067: 1059: 1051: 1043: 1035: 1027: 1023:Me and My Girl 1019: 1011: 1007:Blood Brothers 1003: 995: 987: 979: 971: 963: 955: 946: 944: 940: 939: 934: 932: 931: 924: 917: 909: 900: 899: 897: 896: 891: 887:Gesta Grayorum 883: 877: 875: 871: 870: 868: 867: 859: 851: 843: 835: 827: 819: 811: 803: 795: 787: 779: 771: 763: 755: 747: 738: 736: 730: 729: 727: 726: 718: 710: 702: 694: 685: 683: 677: 676: 674: 673: 666: 659: 651: 649: 643: 642: 635: 633: 631: 630: 627: 624: 621: 618: 615: 612: 609: 606: 602: 600: 594: 593: 582: 580: 579: 572: 565: 557: 551: 550: 536: 535:External links 533: 531: 530: 514: 512:, May 19, 2001 498: 482: 468: 457: 436: 415: 390: 379: 364: 349: 347: 344: 341: 340: 337: 332: 327: 323: 322: 319: 316: 313: 310: 303: 300: 298: 295: 251:Griffith Jones 231:Nickolas Grace 202: 199: 169: 166: 130:Guy Woolfenden 111: 110: 105: 101: 100: 89: 85: 84: 73: 69: 68: 65: 59: 58: 53: 49: 48: 46:Guy Woolfenden 43: 39: 38: 30: 29: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1385: 1374: 1371: 1369: 1366: 1364: 1361: 1359: 1356: 1354: 1351: 1349: 1348:1976 musicals 1346: 1345: 1343: 1327: 1326: 1322: 1319: 1318: 1314: 1311: 1310: 1306: 1303: 1300: 1299: 1295: 1292: 1291: 1287: 1284: 1283: 1279: 1276: 1275: 1274:Groundhog Day 1271: 1268: 1267: 1263: 1260: 1259: 1255: 1252: 1251: 1247: 1244: 1243: 1239: 1236: 1235: 1231: 1228: 1227: 1223: 1220: 1219: 1215: 1212: 1211: 1207: 1204: 1203: 1199: 1196: 1195: 1191: 1188: 1187: 1183: 1180: 1179: 1178:The Producers 1175: 1172: 1171: 1167: 1164: 1163: 1159: 1156: 1155: 1151: 1150: 1148: 1144: 1137: 1136: 1132: 1129: 1128: 1124: 1121: 1120: 1116: 1113: 1112: 1111:Martin Guerre 1108: 1105: 1104: 1100: 1097: 1096: 1092: 1089: 1088: 1084: 1081: 1080: 1079:Crazy for You 1076: 1073: 1072: 1068: 1065: 1064: 1060: 1057: 1056: 1052: 1049: 1048: 1044: 1041: 1040: 1036: 1033: 1032: 1028: 1025: 1024: 1020: 1017: 1016: 1012: 1009: 1008: 1004: 1001: 1000: 996: 993: 992: 988: 985: 984: 980: 977: 976: 972: 969: 968: 964: 961: 960: 956: 953: 952: 951:A Chorus Line 948: 947: 945: 941: 937: 930: 925: 923: 918: 916: 911: 910: 907: 895: 892: 889: 888: 884: 882: 879: 878: 876: 872: 865: 864: 860: 857: 856: 852: 849: 848: 844: 841: 840: 836: 833: 832: 828: 825: 824: 820: 817: 816: 812: 809: 808: 804: 801: 800: 796: 793: 792: 788: 785: 784: 780: 777: 776: 772: 769: 768: 764: 761: 760: 759:Do Dooni Char 756: 753: 752: 751:Bhranti Bilas 748: 745: 744: 740: 739: 737: 735: 731: 724: 723: 719: 716: 715: 711: 708: 707: 703: 700: 699: 695: 692: 691: 687: 686: 684: 682: 678: 672: 671: 667: 665: 664: 660: 658: 657: 653: 652: 650: 648: 644: 639: 628: 625: 622: 619: 616: 613: 610: 607: 604: 603: 601: 599: 595: 591: 590: 585: 578: 573: 571: 566: 564: 559: 558: 555: 549: 545: 543: 539: 538: 534: 527: 524: 518: 515: 511: 508: 502: 499: 495: 493: 486: 483: 480: 478: 472: 469: 466: 461: 458: 454: 453:0-19-281461-3 450: 446: 440: 437: 434:, pp. 497-498 433: 432:0-8153-3889-9 429: 425: 419: 416: 404: 400: 394: 391: 388: 383: 380: 377: 375: 368: 365: 362: 360: 354: 351: 345: 338: 336: 331: 328: 324: 307: 301: 296: 294: 292: 288: 287:New York City 284: 280: 278: 273: 271: 267: 263: 258: 256: 255:John Woodvine 252: 248: 244: 240: 236: 232: 228: 224: 220: 216: 212: 208: 207:Gillian Lynne 200: 198: 195: 191: 187: 186:Irving Wardle 182: 179: 175: 167: 165: 163: 159: 158:George Abbott 155: 151: 147: 146: 141: 140: 135: 131: 128:and music by 127: 123: 119: 118: 109: 106: 102: 99: 94: 90: 86: 83: 79: 78: 74: 70: 66: 64: 60: 57: 54: 50: 47: 44: 40: 36: 31: 28: 22: 19: 1323: 1315: 1307: 1296: 1288: 1280: 1272: 1264: 1256: 1248: 1240: 1232: 1224: 1216: 1208: 1200: 1192: 1186:Billy Elliot 1184: 1176: 1168: 1160: 1152: 1146:2001-present 1133: 1125: 1117: 1109: 1101: 1093: 1085: 1077: 1071:Carmen Jones 1069: 1061: 1053: 1045: 1037: 1029: 1021: 1013: 1005: 997: 989: 983:Sweeney Todd 981: 973: 965: 958: 957: 949: 885: 861: 853: 845: 837: 829: 821: 813: 807:Dam Dama Dam 805: 797: 789: 783:Big Business 781: 773: 765: 757: 749: 741: 720: 713: 712: 704: 696: 690:Gli equivoci 688: 668: 661: 654: 587: 541: 525: 517: 509: 501: 491: 485: 476: 471: 460: 444: 439: 423: 418: 406:. Retrieved 402: 393: 382: 374:The Guardian 373: 367: 358: 353: 281: 274: 259: 204: 183: 171: 143: 137: 116: 115: 114: 75: 24: 18: 1266:Kinky Boots 1210:Jersey Boys 1058:(1989/1990) 1015:42nd Street 223:Mike Gwilym 211:John Napier 201:Productions 154:Lorenz Hart 126:Trevor Nunn 88:Productions 67:Trevor Nunn 56:Trevor Nunn 1342:Categories 815:Ulta Palta 791:Ulta Palta 778:(1983; TV) 663:Amphitryon 598:Characters 346:References 291:John Rando 239:Judi Dench 227:Roger Rees 168:Background 1202:Hairspray 1162:Our House 943:1976-2000 656:Menaechmi 544:(musical) 315:Category 272:in 1977. 164:in 1977. 1282:Hamilton 975:Songbook 318:Nominee 266:West End 178:Syracuse 98:West End 1242:Top Hat 1047:Candide 1039:Follies 874:Related 734:Film/TV 647:Sources 629:Solinus 620:Luciana 617:Adriana 546:at the 455:, p. 76 321:Result 264:in the 174:Ephesus 122:musical 1328:(2024) 1320:(2023) 1312:(2022) 1301:(2020) 1293:(2019) 1285:(2018) 1277:(2017) 1269:(2016) 1261:(2015) 1253:(2014) 1245:(2013) 1237:(2012) 1229:(2011) 1221:(2010) 1213:(2009) 1205:(2008) 1197:(2007) 1189:(2006) 1181:(2005) 1173:(2004) 1165:(2003) 1157:(2001) 1138:(2000) 1130:(1999) 1122:(1998) 1114:(1997) 1106:(1996) 1103:Jolson 1098:(1995) 1090:(1994) 1082:(1993) 1074:(1992) 1066:(1991) 1050:(1988) 1042:(1987) 1034:(1986) 1026:(1985) 1018:(1984) 1010:(1983) 1002:(1982) 994:(1981) 986:(1980) 978:(1979) 970:(1978) 962:(1977) 954:(1976) 890:(1688) 866:(2022) 863:Cirkus 858:(2017) 850:(2014) 842:(2008) 834:(2005) 826:(1999) 818:(1998) 810:(1998) 802:(1998) 794:(1997) 786:(1988) 770:(1982) 767:Angoor 762:(1968) 754:(1963) 746:(1940) 725:(2000) 717:(1976) 709:(1943) 701:(1938) 693:(1786) 626:Emilia 451:  430:  408:6 July 312:Award 253:, and 136:play, 104:Awards 52:Lyrics 1135:Honk! 999:Poppy 967:Evita 623:Egeon 326:1977 309:Year 120:is a 96:1976 91:1976 72:Basis 42:Music 991:Cats 449:ISBN 428:ISBN 410:2018 339:Won 156:and 63:Book 586:'s 277:ITV 217:in 148:by 80:by 1344:: 401:. 249:, 245:, 152:, 928:e 921:t 914:v 576:e 569:t 562:v 490:" 412:.

Index


Guy Woolfenden
Trevor Nunn
Book
The Comedy of Errors
William Shakespeare
Stratford-upon-Avon
West End
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical
musical
Trevor Nunn
Guy Woolfenden
William Shakespeare
The Comedy of Errors
The Boys from Syracuse
Richard Rodgers
Lorenz Hart
George Abbott
Olivier Award for Best New Musical
Ephesus
Syracuse
Irving Wardle
Royal Shakespeare Company
Michael Billington
Gillian Lynne
John Napier
Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Stratford-upon-Avon
Mike Gwilym
Roger Rees

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.