By Any Other Name - A New Musical at SUNY Cortland Performing Arts Department

In the first fully staged production of a new musical with Book and Lyrics by Deborah Zoe Laufer and Music by Daniel Green; Shakespeare’s famous witches throw nine of their fellow characters into the forest in hopes of giving the women in-particular a more fair shake. With a contemporary, pop/rock score, “By Any Other Name” follows favorites such as Juliet, Helena, Hermia, Viola and Ophelia as they explore life and love, while forging their own identities and understanding of gender roles.