The Two Gentlemen of Verona Replaces Midsummer at the Delacorte

A musical adaptation of William Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona will replace the previously announced staging of A Midsummer Night's Dream, which was to be helmed by George C. Wolfe, as the second Public Theatre offering at the Delacorte Theatre this summer. Kathleen Marshall will direct and choreograph the production.

This musical version of The Two Gentlemen of Verona utilizes an adaptation by John Guare and Mel Shapiro and features lyrics by Guare and music by Galt MacDermot. It first played at the Delacorte Theatre in 1971. That production received much critical acclaim and transferred to Broadway where it won 1972 Tony Awards for Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical.

The Two Gentlemen of Verona is scheduled to begin performances in Central Park on August 16 and run through September 11. It will be preceded by As You Like It, which is scheduled to play the Delacorte June 25 through July 17.