''The Best of Both Worlds'' is a musical with book and lyrics by

Randy Weiner Randy Weiner (born March 10, 1965) is an American playwright, producer and theater and nightclub owner. Weiner co-wrote the Off-Broadway musical ''The Donkey Show'' and, as one-third of EMURSIVE, produced the Drama Desk Award winning New York ...

, music by

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, and additional scenes by

Diane Paulus Diane Marie Paulus (born 1966) is an American theater and opera director who is currently the Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director of the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University.Colleen Walsh"Paulus reaches beyond boards" ''Harvar ...

, loosely based on

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's '' A Winter's Tale''.

Productions

The show played off-Broadway at the Women's Project Theatre. Directed by

, it featured sets by Mark Wedland, costumes by Gabriel Berry, and lighting by

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. This production played from December 2, 2004, to January 2, 2005. ''The Best of Both Worlds'' also played at the

American Repertory Theater The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) is a professional not-for-profit theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1979 by Robert Brustein, the A.R.T. is known for its commitment to new American plays and music–theater explorations; to ne ...

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from November 21, 2009 to January 3, 2010.

References

Best of Both Worlds
americanrepertorytheater.org #Rizzo, Frank
Best of Both Worlds
''Variety''. Dec 7, 2009. #Cambridge News
American Repertory Theater Presents Best of Both Worlds
''American Towns''.

External links

The Best of Both Worlds
at the

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