Standup Shakespeare
Sheet Music

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SKU: HU.9780822215264

Composed by Ray Leslee. Libretto, Plays. Softcover Book. Hal Leonard Australia #9780822215264. Published by Hal Leonard Australia (HU.9780822215264).

ISBN D0822215268. 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.1 inches.

THE STORY: STANDUP SHAKESPEARE sets the timeless language of the Bard to the exciting rhythms of jazz, baroque, samba and gospel-rock original music. A fractured love story is performed by a modern-day Fool and two glorious singers.

"Ray Leslee has set the most famous of lyrics to a melodic, jazz-tinged score. In Mr. Leslee's talented hands, Shakespeare has soul." - NY Times. "The result is an ingenious patchwork of song and story that mostly plays fast and loose with Shakespeare's verse, and then suddenly delivers him straight up - both to great emotional effect." - Washington Post. "Classy, charming and funnyThe twist is this: Every word of the sparkling repartee comes from some Shakespeare play or other. It's stitched together seamlessly by Kenneth Welsh, with lush tunes by Ray Leslee." - Washington Times. "The set-up is simple: A Burlesque style comedian known simply as The Fool trades witticisms with a pair of cabaret singers. In between, the three take turns singing Mr. Leslee's melodies, which range from broadly comic shtick to soaring lyricism." - Washington Times. "It is a fascinating theatrical conceit that Mike Nichols (the director) fashionsabsolutely modern." - Hollywood Reporter. "Only a man as steeped in Shakespeare as Kenneth Welsh could have devised this scriptseventy-seven minutes of enchantment." - NY Magazine.