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Nobody's Earnest

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  4w, 4m

Oscar Wilde, Alec Wilder, Ethan Ayer, Arnold Sundgaard

Music by Alec Wilder
Lyrics by Ethan Ayer
Adapted by Arnold Sundgaard
Based on The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

"Charming, tasteful, wonderfully beguiling. A delight." - The Boston Globe

This hilarious comedy with music has lost none of the charm and outrageous wit of the original, while the lovely, tender score is matched by deft and telling lyrics. Both serve to enhance and heighten the play's ingenious comic invention. This story …

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    Cast Size
    4w, 4m
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    Adaptations (Literature), Adaptations (Stage & Screen)

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Summary
This hilarious comedy with music has lost none of the charm and outrageous wit of the original, while the lovely, tender score is matched by deft and telling lyrics. Both serve to enhance and heighten the play's ingenious comic invention. This story of double mistaken identities and impassioned romance has long been recognized as a masterpiece of farce as well as a shrewd commentary on Victorian society. A perennial favorite, this new musical version carries a similar appeal for a wide range of acting and musical talents.
History
First produced by the Williamstown Theatre Festival.
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"Charming, tasteful, wonderfully beguiling. A delight." - The Boston Globe

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  • Orchestra Size Piano Only

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Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was born in Dublin to Sir William Wilde and his wife Jane. While studying at Oxford, he was fascinated by the aesthetic movement and eventually became a proponent for L'art pour l'art ("Art for Art's Sake") and wrote the award-winning poem "Ravenna." U ...

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Alec Wilder

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Ethan Ayer

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Arnold Sundgaard

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