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The Frogs is a musical "freely adapted" by Stephen Sondheim and Burt Shevelove from The Frogs, an Ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes.In the musical, Dionysos, despairing of the quality of living dramatists, travels to Hades to bring George Bernard Shaw back from the dead.
The Frogs (Ancient Greek: Βάτραχοι, romanized: Bátrakhoi; Latin: Ranae, often abbreviated Ran. or Ra.) is a comedy written by the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes. It was performed at the Lenaia , one of the Festivals of Dionysus in Athens , in 405 BC and received first place.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart.. Inspired by the farces of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus (254–184 BC), specifically Curculio, Pseudolus, Miles Gloriosus, and Mostellaria, the musical tells the bawdy story of a slave named Pseudolus and his attempts to win his freedom by ...
The Frogs (musical) A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; G. Gypsy (musical) H. Here We Are (musical) I. Into the Woods; L. A Little Night Music; M. Marry ...
The Frogs are an alternative rock band founded in 1980, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by brothers Jimmy and Dennis Flemion.The brothers mainly wrote and performed short, catchy pop songs, but they are also known for their improvised home recordings that are delivered in a comedic style, and often include controversial issues such as race, religion, and sexuality (notably homoeroticism).
Doug (played by Doug Momary) – a human who is friends with Freddie, Charlie, and Henrietta.; Emmy Jo (played by Emily Peden) – Doug's helper.; Freddie the Frog (performed by Yanco Inone, voiced by Joni Robbins) – a fun-loving frog who is a bit naïve.
The Frogs (musical) P. Les Plaideurs; S. Socrates on Trial; The Staple of News; W. The Wasps (Vaughan Williams) This page was last edited on 7 December 2015, at 06:13 ...
Xanthias of The Frogs defies the convention of slaves introduced in earlier works by Aristophanes. In The Knights, The Wasps, and Peace, slaves fulfill two functions: they introduce the situation at the beginning of the play and they provide comedic relief by being threatened or frightened. [2]