To beat or not to beat? Darius V. Daughtry is bringing a modern twist to Shakespeare with ‘The Bard in Bars’

To beat or not to beat That s the question in the newest hip hop interpretation of Shakespeare the bard in bars is a remix of beats bars and the violin It s a musical stage performance fusing the arguably greatest wordsmith ever with swagger Matt LeBlanc As Joey Tribbiani I have to memorize a monologue from Shakespeare s Richard The Third Drea de Matteo As Gina Tribbiani Oh how s that going Matt LeBlanc As Joey Tribbiani Bad Understanding Shakespeare is foreign to Joey from Friends But if he watched The Bard in Bars he would totally get it It s all about spitting poetic fire Darius V Daughtry founder Art Prevails Project The bard in bars is a magical mashup of Shakespeare and hip-hop I am a huge fan of both I was inspired at an early age by both Shakespeare and hip-hop I first read sonnet Right So that is shall i compare thee to a summer s day Right When I first started reading that I was like oh Shakespeare s got battle For two days this captivating show will re-tell eight different Shakespearean plays Darius V Daughtry In this play you ll see Macbeth and you know Lady M But they are rapping and they re telling their stories through these hip-hop songs These songs are all played by piece live ensemble of musicians with the with new canon chamber collective Violins drums voices and much more will take over Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts And the visuals on stage speak volumes of sonnets Darius V Daughtry One of the amazing things about the show is the costuming Because it is beautiful mixture of both hip-hop power and Shakespearean Elizabethan strength So when you see this beautiful kind of melding of these two worlds come together in all phases You re going to be like yo that s dope Because this high vigor re-imagined performance will raise the curtains and the roof Darius V Daughtry Every single person should come and watch it But if you are a lover of hip hop you should come If you are a lover of theater and Shakespeare you should come If you re a lover of something that s new and exciting and different you should come But it s a live show it s a fun show it s energetic and it reminds you of th grade English class This theatrical fusion goes down July and FOR MORE INFORMATION The Bard in Bars Broward Center for the Performing ArtsJuly - Tickets