Lysistrata Jones

Lysistrata Jones
Opening Night Playbill Cover
MusicLewis Flinn
LyricsLewis Flinn
BookDouglas Carter Beane
BasisLysistrata by Aristophanes
Productions2011 Broadway

Lysistrata Jones is a musical comedy adaptation of Aristophanes' comedy Lysistrata.[1] The book is by Douglas Carter Beane and the score is by Lewis Flinn.[1] After a critically acclaimed off-Broadway run with Transport Group Theatre Company,[2] the show opened on Broadway in December 2011[3] and closed in January 2012. The show tells the tale of the men on a losing college basketball team whose cheerleader girlfriends refuse to have sex with them until they win a game.[4]

  1. ^ a b Official Website for Lysistrata Jones on Broadway :: Synopsis, archived from the original on 2011-12-18, retrieved 2011-12-13
  2. ^ Official Website for LYSISTRATA JONES on Broadway :: FAQ, archived from the original on 2011-12-21, retrieved 2011-12-13
  3. ^ Stern, Marlow (December 14, 2011). "Lysistrata Jones: Broadway's Naughty New Musical". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
  4. ^ Blank, Matthew (2011-11-10), A Cover Story: Lysistrata Jones