You never knew Shakespeare was all about the hootenanny. "Wars & Whores: The Henry IV Musical," a raucous original new musical, presents the Bard’s classic tale of a prince’s coming-of-age as it was intended—with all the foot-stomping, harmonica-blowing, acoustic-throwdown tunes your boxcar-riding bones can handle. And yes, whores. The show premiered at the 2011 Philly Fringe festival to sold-out crowds in West Philadelphia's beautiful Rotunda sanctuary. This original soundtrack recording captures the music and magic of the year's surprise smash with the original company. "Rollicking ... show-stopping songs!" --The Philadelphia Inquirer "Contemporary and witty ... catchy songs ... 'Wars & Whores' retains magic because it combines action, adventure and history with a timeless story about a father and son who are disappointed in each other and seeking reconciliation." --Broad Street Review "Musical interludes, cheap sex, and bloody brawls punctuate the original script with bawdy home-on-the-range goodness ... I wanted to sing along!" --Phawker "Wars & Whores: The Henry IV Musical" Directed and Created by Benjamin Kamine Music and Lyrics by Jeffrey Barg Book Adapted by Sarah Ollove The Cast: Gary Kurnov - Prince Hal Ron Bopst - King Henry Dave Kurnov - Hotspur Eric Johnson - Falstaff Jesse R. Tendler - Walter Blunt Tommy Crawford - Douglas/Poins Zane Johnston - Worcester/Bardolph Sarah Levine - Lady Percy The Band: Jeffrey Barg - Guitar, Ukulele, Banjo, Harmonica Byron Kho - Piano, Accordion Jim Jordan - Double Bass (Harmonica on "Talkin' Richard Two Two-Timin' Blues" by Dave Kurnov.) Arrangements by Jeffrey Barg, Byron Kho and Jim Jordan. Band recorded by Peter Richan at Buckeye Recording, South Philadelphia. Vocals recorded by Benjamin Kamine in New York City. Mixing by Peter Richan and Jeffrey Barg. Mastering and engineering by Peter Richan. 2011 Philly Fringe Production Team: Chris Bresky - Producer Megan Edelman - Producer Sean Leo - Assistant Director Daniel Roberts - Associate Director Peterson Townsend - Fight Director Monica Valentin - Stage Manager K. Moriah Smith - Costume Designer/Set and Properties Designer Charles Forster - Lighting Designer Miriam White - Consultant