The Comedy of Errors (musical)

The Comedy of Errors
MusicGuy Woolfenden
LyricsTrevor Nunn
BookTrevor Nunn
BasisThe Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare
Productions1976 Stratford-upon-Avon
1976 West End
AwardsLaurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical

The Comedy of Errors is a musical with a book and lyrics by Trevor Nunn and music by Guy Woolfenden. It is based on the William Shakespeare play, The Comedy of Errors, which had previously been adapted for the musical stage as The Boys from Syracuse by Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart and George Abbott in 1938. The London production won the Olivier Award for Best New Musical in 1977.