The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan time to take a triumphant curtain call before the enthusiastic crowd. Nevertheless, Sullivan is unhappy writing comic opera. When Gilbert proposes a new piece involving the device of a magic lozenge, Sullivan objects that he wants to devote himself to serious music. Sullivan's friend, critic Joseph Bennett, writes a libretto for a cantata based on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "The Golden Legend". Meanwhile, Gilbert, inspired by the sight of a Japanese sword hanging in his study, proposes a new plot, and Sullivan begins work. When Bennett goes to see Sullivan, he finds that "The Mikado" is being rehearsed instead of his
Crime and Punishment (play) was adapted from the works of poet Anne Sexton, "The Beats", which featured the material of beat poets including Allen Ginsberg (played by David Cromer), and "The Gospel According to Mark Twain". The play won Chicago′s 2003 Joseph Jefferson Award, Best New Adaptation. Crime and Punishment (play) Crime and Punishment is a stage adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky′s classic novel "Crime and Punishment." The authors, Marilyn Campbell and Curt Columbus, created a 90-minute, three-person play, with each character playing multiple roles. The play was performed at 59E59 St Theater with Writers′ Theatre in 2007 in New York City. "The New York