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Play on! : a new jazz musical based on Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night"

Title
Play on! : a new jazz musical based on Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" / music by Duke Ellington ; book by Cheryl L. West ; conceived by Sheldon Epps, 1997.
Author
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974.

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Additional Authors
  • West, Cheryl L.
  • Epps, Sheldon
  • De Shields, André, 1946-
  • Pinkins, Tonya
  • New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
Description
96 leaves in various foliations; 28 cm.
Summary
  • Adaptation of William Shakespeare's Twelfth night, set in 1940s Harlem.
  • Typescript, dated Apr. 18, 1997.
Subject
  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. > Adaptations
  • Cotton Club > Drama
  • Composers > United States > Drama
  • Man-woman relationships > Drama
  • Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
  • Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Drama
Genre/Form
Scripts.
Call Number
NCOF+ 10-8388
OCLC
712609289
Author
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974.
Title
Play on! : a new jazz musical based on Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" / music by Duke Ellington ; book by Cheryl L. West ; conceived by Sheldon Epps, 1997.
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West, Cheryl L. Librettist
Epps, Sheldon, director.
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
De Shields, André, 1946- performer.
Pinkins, Tonya, performer.
Research Call Number
NCOF+ 10-8388
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