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THE FROGS at PENNSYLVANIA THEATRE OF PERFORMING ARTS

Dates: (5/11/2018 - 5/20/2018 )

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PENNSYLVANIA THEATRE OF PERFORMING ARTS


212 W Broad St
HAZLETON,PA 18201

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THE FROGS, based on a comedy written in 405 B.C. by Aristophanes, features music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. 

This boisterously hilarious yet poignant musical follows Dionysos, Greek god of wine and drama, and his slave Xanthias on a journey to Hades to collect renowned critic and playwright George Bernard Shaw so that he may enlighten the easily misled and coerced masses of Earth. Along this journey, Dionysos and Xanthias meet Chekhov, Congreve, Ibsen, Brecht, and of course, the chorus of frogs. Then, Shakespeare shows up and starts declaiming his greatest hits; before long he engages in a battle of words with Mr. Shaw. Who will win the honor of becoming reincarnated: The Bard or Bernard?

THE FROGS stays true to its heritage, mixing Aristophanic pratfall satire with a Sondheim score that swings from witty to pretty to rambunctious, but it also mirrors the Greek original for the serious issue of the role of the arts in a world beset by war and folly.

This musical is ideal for a regional theatre looking to inject a bit of Greek satire into their season.

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