Pericles: Prince of Tyre

This musical audio adaptation of Shakespeares timeless tale opens when our hero is at the palace of Antioch with King Antiochus to solve the riddle that will win the Kings daughters hand in marriage. They are surrounded by the heads of men who have died trying before him. Pericles solves the riddle, learning the terrible truth about the incestuous relationship between the Princess and the King. Pericles flees Antioch, fearing Antiochus wrath. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Akuyoe, Phyllis Applegate, Patti Austin, David Downing, Judyanne Elder, Bennet Guillory, Rif Hutton, Bob Devin Jones, Ted Lange, Eugene Lee, Carl Lumbly, Don Reed, Michele Lamar Richards, Don Willis Singers: Mary Bond Davis, Edie Lehmann and Raymond Patterson. Coauthors: Adapted By Peggy Shannon: Composer & Music By Gerald Sternbach