The Beautiful Lady
La MaMa
Previews Began: May 5, 2023
Opening Night: May 8, 2023
Closing Night: May 28, 2023
Music: Elizabeth Swados
Lyrics: Elizabeth Swados
Book: Jocelyn Clarke
Translation: Paul Schmidt
Set in the historic Stray Dog café in St. Petersburg, Russia, This Beautiful Lady explores “the power of art and the delicate nature of free speech.” The café was a popular meeting spot for poets, writers, performers, and other artists between 1911 and 1915. There they pushed the boundaries of art and language as part of a revolution that would eventually turn on them. The actors will portray real figures from the era.
MUSICAL NUMBERS
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CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Starr Busby Boris Pronin
Kate Fuglei Anna Akhmatova
Tom Nelis Velimir Khlebnikov
Andrew Polec Sergei Ysenin
Henry Stram Osip Mandelstam
Ashley Pérez Flanagan Marina Tsvetaeva
George Abud Alexander Blok
Djoré Nance Vladimir Mayakovsky
Paula Gaudier Ensemble
Red Guhde Ensemble
Jacob Louchheim Ensemble
Maya Sharpe Ensemble