Donna Stearns: Composer

All The World's A Stage

A Friendly New Musical Farce with Book, Music and Lyrics by Award-Winning Songwriter Donna Stearns

Reviews of the World Premiere at
The 2002 Midtown International Theatre Festival

"An irreverent, knowing, and playful adaptation that highlights the potent sexuality (gay and straight) of Shakespeare's gender-bending comedy. . . . . broadly comic and contemporary in its references, combining Shakespeare's text with new dialogue and songs that confront the original's convenient relationships and resolutions, offering a more sexually chaotic and entertaining alternative that never takes itself too seriously."

Miranda Lundskaer-Nielsen, Off Off Broadway Review
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"C'e molta azione e qualche canzone orecchiabile: "You Make Me Moist" e "Midnight Pillow". Gran senso dell'umorismo sulla nuova "moralita". Tutto e lecito." (Translated: "There's a lot of action and some catchy songs: "You Make Me Moist" and "Midnight Pillow". A great sense of humour on the new "morality." Everything is allowed.")

Mario Fratti, Oggi (Italian Magazine)

"some real gems ... quite funny."

Irene Walsh, Former President
Bat Theater Company, NYC

"A Bawdy Shakespearean Transgender ROMP! More fun than a barrel of Hamlets!"

Ken Wolf, Artistic Director
Manhatan Repertory Theater, NYC

Donna Stearns' name made the Bill Moyers "Now: Women in the Arts" PBS Quiz!!! See how you do http://www.pbs.org/now/quiz/quiz9.html (See Question #4)

"I passed the quiz and got 100%!"

Anonymous New York Producer of Note

"All The World's A Stage" premiered in The Midtown International Theatre Festival at Raw Space in New York City from July 8 - August 4, 2002. Raw Space, Theater L, 529 W. 42nd St, between 10th and 11th Avenues.