The Capeman brings together the talents of two of the most renowned artists of our time in a powerful musical drama that is destined to be one of the most outstanding theatrical experiences in many years. Paul Simon, one of America's foremost singer-songwriters and winner of twelve Grammy Awards over three decades, has joined with the Nobel Prize-winning poet Derek Walcott to weave an enticing musical tale unlike anything that has come before it.Based on a true tale that begins in New York's Spanish Harlem in the 1950s, The Capeman tells the story of Salvador Agron, a young Puerto Rican known as the Capeman because of the cape he wears as a member of a street gang, the Vampires. Sal is convicted of murdering two young boys on a playground and is sentenced to die in the electric chair at the age of sixteen. His odyssey through the criminal-justice system, his escape from prison, and his subsequent travails are the template on which Paul Simon and Derek Walcott have created an unique theatrical experience rich in lyricism, passion, and suspense. The book is illustrated with Walcott's drawings.

The singer-songwriter and the Nobel Prize-winning poet collaborate on a passionate, suspenseful musical drama based on the life of a young Puerto Rican gang member who embarks on an odyssey through the criminal justice system. Simultaneous.