Pinsky to Get Swinsky with the Bardinsky
Received this press release on Thursday:
THE SHAKESPEARE SOCIETY TO PRESENT
U.S. POET LAUREATE
ROBERT PINSKY
IN
LYRICS BY W. SHAKESPEARE
MICHAEL CERVERIS, DARIUS DEHAAS,
AND CAROL WOODS TO PERFORM
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 AT 6:30PM
AT THE KAYE PLAYHOUSE
The Shakespeare Society (Michael Sexton, Artistic Director) will present Lyrics by W. Shakespeare, an evening of songs set to lyrics by Shakespeare, presided over by former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky, on Monday, September 15 at 6:30pm at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, East 68 Street, between Park and Lexington Avenues. A limited number of tickets, priced at $25-$45, are available from the Kaye box office at (212) 772-4448. For Shakespeare Society membership information, call 212-967-6802 or go to http://www.shakespearesociety.org/.
From Thomas Arne and Vaughan Williams to Duke Ellington and Stephen Sondheim, composers have long been drawn to Shakespeare's songs and poems for inspiration. One of the greatest living American poets as well as a passionate advocate for poetry, former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky will guide the audience through some of Shakespeare's finest lyrics, set to music by some of the world's greatest composers. Tony Award Winner Michael Cerveris, Darius DeHaas, and Carol Woods will perform.
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