Irish Repertory Theatre celebrated the opening of Ernest in Love, a musical take on Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, Dec. 20 at its Off-Broadway home.
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Ernest in Love was directed by IRT artistic director Charlotte Moore. Barry McNabb choreographed. The musical has book and lyrics by Anne Croswell and music by Lee Pockriss.
The cast features Beth Fowler, Annika Boras, Brad Bradley, Kerry Conte, Katie Fabel, Kristin Griffith, Ian Holcomb , Peter Maloney and Noah Racey.
Ernest in Love, according to Irish Rep notes, is "a sparkling and witty musical about social hypocrisy among the crème de la crème of Victorian England, is a faithful adaptation of Wilde's superb comic masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest — featuring all of its much-beloved characters. …
The clever, tuneful score is the perfect complement to Wilde's incomparable wordplay and sharp witticisms."