As You Like It (Taub)

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Cast Size

5w, 6m
Duration

90 minutes
Subgenre

Adaptation (Shakespeare), Adaptation (Stage & Screen), Period, Romantic Comedy
Target Audience

Appropriate for All Audiences, Adult, Senior, Young Children (Age 2-5), Children (Age 6-10), Pre-Teen (Age 11-13), Teen (Age 14-18)

Accolades

Winner! 2023 Obie Award Special Citation

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Summary

Named one of The New York Times' best shows of 2017, As You Like It is an immersive dream-like tale of faithful friends, feuding families and lovers in disguise.

Forced from their homes, Orlando, Duke Senior, his daughter Rosalind and niece Celia, escape to the Forest of Arden, a fantastical place of transformation, where all are welcomed and embraced. Lost amidst the trees, the refugees find community and acceptance under the stars.

Featuring an original folk-pop score by Shaina Taub, with a flexible-sized cast and running 90 minutes long, As You Like It is appropriate for all audiences and groups. Fall under love’s spell with this magical story!

History

Following the success of acclaimed singer/songwriter Shaina Taub’s adaptation of Twelfth Night for America’s Public Theater, she turned her attention to As You Like It. The Public kicked off its 2017-18 season with their free Public Works musical adaptation of the Shakespeare classic, directed by Laurie Woolery.

As You Like It featured over 200 actors and community members alongside equity actors. Adapted by Taub and Woolery, with music and lyrics by Taub, the production was choreographed by Emmy nominee Sonya Tayeh.

Public Works is The Public's local and national initiative that invites diverse communities from across New York to join in creating ambitious works of participatory theater.

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Performing Groups

Time Period Contemporary
Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes, Fantasy Costumes
Duration 90 minutes

Media

“There may be no such thing as too much Shaina Taub.” – The New York Times

“Go and see this one.” – The New York Times - NY Times Critic's Pick and one of their best Shows of 2017!

“Taub and Woolery have transformed As You Like It into a celebration of community, difference, and diversity. Right now, that is very welcome.” – The Daily Beast

Broadway WorldReview by Michael Dale
Front Row CenterReview by Margret Echeverria
StageBuddyReview by Mark Dundas Wood
HI!Drama Review by Mark Savitt and Eva Heinemann
ZEALnycReview by Mercedes Vizcaino
EDGE NYReview by Daniel Neiden
Theater PizzazzReview by JK Clarke
New York TheatreReview by Olivia Jane Smith
InterludesReview by Adrian Dimaling

FEATURES:

Billboard—Billboard on Broadway Podcast: Shaina Taub on Making Shakespeare Sing in As You Like It
Time Out New York—See a Massive Outdoor Production of As You Like It in Central Park
Forbes—Six Awesome Creativity Boosting Tips From Shaina Taub, Performer And Songwriter To The Stars
Backstage—Public Theater’s As You Like ItDirector On How Actors Can Access Shakespeare
Theatermania—Creating As You Like ItWith 5 Actors, Lucha Libre Wrestlers, and Dabka Dancers
The Interval—Laurie Woolery, Shaina Taub, Sonya Tayeh, and Andrea Grody on As You Like It
AM New York—Public Theater’s Public Works is back, starring everyday New Yorkers
Broadway World—BWW Interview: Rebecca Naomi Jones Talks Reimagined As You Like It, the Joy of Shakespeare, and the Magic of Public Works
Broadway Box—Joel Perez Takes on Seven Questions About The Public Theater, Vision Boards, Shakespeare & As You Like It
Playbill- Public Works’ As You Like ItBegins in Central Park

Videos

As You Like It – San Francisco Playhouse Trailer
"Will U Be My Bride"
"Under the Greenwood Tree"
"Still I Will Love"
"In Arden"

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Photos

Image: 2022 Public Theater Production (Joan Marcus)

Image: 2022 Public Theater Production (Joan Marcus)

Image: 2017 Public Theater Production (Joan Marcus)

Music

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Musical Style Pop/Rock, Contemporary Broadway
Dance Requirements Easy
Vocal DemandsModerate
Orchestra Size Small/Combo
Chorus Size Large

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Authors

Shaina Taub

Raised in the green mountains of Vermont, Shaina Taub is a New York-based songwriter and performer.

She has the won the Jonathan Larson Grant, the Fred Ebb Award and the Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award and has an ongoing concert residency at Joe's Pub. Taub has starred in her musi ...

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As You Like It (Taub)