Miguel de Cervantes’ great novel Don Quixote sprawls through multiple episodes spread over the early 17th-century Spanish countryside. To contain this multifaceted tale within the two hours of a musical would seem mad.
In our third-wave-feminist or post-feminist age, Shakespeare’s 'The Taming of the Shrew' would seem to be a poor choice for a comedy. Despite its questionable attitudes, it continues to be one of the Bard's most produced plays.
An original piece probing into the issue of same-sex marriage, "The State of Marriage" features drag queens, live cabaret singers, wedding cake, a game of Twister and a quiz show take on the Book of Leviticus.
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