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The Bard of Manhattan album cover, depicting a writer at a typewriter above the East River

Prospero Art & Jan Padover present

The Bard of Manhattan

A big band swing Shakespeare musical.

William Shakespeare haunts the avenues of an imagined 1940s New York—writing, falling in love, and fighting to survive as Manhattan swings around him.

The Bard of Manhattan album back artwork with its fifteen-song track list

All the world’s a nightclub

Shakespeare meets old Manhattan.

Brooklyn bridges, midnight theaters, smoky bars, back streets, and park benches become the stage for a new musical world. Familiar words and characters are reborn to the irresistible pulse of the big band.

Featuring fifteen songs from the vinyl album release, The Bard of Manhattan is a love letter to Shakespeare, New York, and the music that keeps both of them alive.

An overture in three scenes

Step into the story.

Listen to three selections, then visit Nebula7 Records for the complete fifteen-song album.

01 Prologue
02 If I Were the Bard
06 World a Nightclub