The Beautiful Lady
La MaMa presents the New York premiere of The Beautiful Lady, an unconventional musical written and composed by Tony Award-nominee Elizabeth Swados, one of Ellen Stewart’s earliest and most frequent collaborators. Set in an artists’ café during the Russian Revolution, the piece uses the words of influential poets from the time, translated by Helen Hayes Award-winner Paul Schmidt.
As the revolution quickly turns and begins to persecute its own, the performers advocate for a free and just society, seeking meaning and purpose in their resistance. In the light of the pressing issues our world faces today, The Beautiful Lady is a poignant reminder of the necessity of free speech and the enduring power of art. Bessie and Obie Award-winning director Anne Bogart directs the music-theatre piece.
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Music & Lyrics by Elizabeth Swados
Original Book by Elizabeth Swados & Paul Schmidt
Directed by Anne Bogart
Book Adapted by Jocelyn Clarke
Music Supervisor/Orchestrations/Arrangements by Kris Kukul
Translations by Paul SchmidtMusic Director: Adrian Ries
Assistant Director: Liz Peterson
Scenic Designer: Andromache Chalfant
Lighting Designer: Brian H. Scott
Sound Designer: Charles Coes
Costume Designer: Gabriel Berry
Assistant Costume Designer: Krista Intranuovo Pineman
Wardrobe Supervisor: Penelope Gerosa
Movement Supervisor: Miki OriharaStage Manager: Ellen M. Lavaia
Assistant Stage Manager: Emily Pathman
Sound Mixer: Joshua Weidenbaum
A2: Jacob PedersonCast:
Boris Pronin: S T A R R Busby
Osip Mandelstam: Henry Stram
Anna Akhmatova: Kate Fuglei
Marina Tsvetaeva: Ashley Pérez Flanagan
Alexander Blok: George Abud
Vladimir Mayakovsky: Djoré Nance
Velimir Khlebnikov: Tom Nelis
Sergei Yesenin: Andrew Polec
Ensemble: Paula Gaudier, Jacob Louchheim, RED, Maya SharpeMusicians:
Guitar: Jonathan Linden
Bass: John Murchison
Drums: Hiroyuki Matsuura
Violin: Sunny Jin Wen Sheu
Percussion: Will BrownNYC Premiere at La MaMa
Production Photos by Steven Pisano
