Two Gentlemen of Verona

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Two Gentlemen of Verona

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John Guare
Two Gentlemen of Verona (1972; with Mel Shapiro), a rock-musical modernization of William Shakespeare’s comedy, won the Tony and New York Drama Critics Circle awards for best musical of 1971–72. Guare dealt with such issues as success—in Marco Polo Sings a Solo (1977) and Rich…
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Two Gentlemen of Verona (1972; with Mel Shapiro), a rock-musical modernization of William Shakespeare’s comedy, won the Tony and New York Drama Critics Circle awards for best musical of 1971–72. Guare dealt with such issues as success—in Marco Polo Sings a Solo (1977) and Rich…
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Jerry Stiller
Stage, film, and television career
…the role of Launce in Two Gentlemen of Verona, playwright John Guare’s musical adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play. Stiller appeared on Broadway in the debuts of Terrence McNally’s The Ritz (1975) and David Rabe’s Hurlyburly (1984). Among his other notable stage roles
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…the role of Launce in Two Gentlemen of Verona, playwright John Guare’s musical adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play. Stiller appeared on Broadway in the debuts of Terrence McNally’s The Ritz (1975) and David Rabe’s Hurlyburly (1984). Among his other notable stage roles
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