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West Side Story is based on Romeo and Juliet
Kiss me Kate is based on the Taming of the Shrew
The Boys from Syracuse is based on A Comedy of Errors
Your Own Thing is based on The Twelfth Night
Two Gentlemen of Verona is based on (duh!) Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Lion King is based on Hamlet :-)
Another Midsummer Night is based on Midsummer Night's Dream
Rockabye Hamlet is also based on Hamlet (but didn't run NEARLY as long as Lion King - only 1 week LOL).
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What Broadway musicals based of Shakespeare's plays?
WEST SIDE STORY-ROMEO AND JULIET
What are Shakespeares story's based on?
Shakespeare adapted his plays from a number of sources: history, stories, older plays, even a couple of originals.
Were shakespeares plays staged in elaborate scenery?
No
How many plays has William shakespeares wote?
38 (:
Why does iambic pentameter feature in shakespeares plays?
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