‘Lempicka’ Musical Starring Eden Espinosa Sets Spring 2024 Broadway Opening
deadline.comLempicka, the Carson Kreitzer-Matt Gould musical about the Polish artist Tamara de Lempicka, will begin performances at Broadway‘s Longacre Theatre on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, ahead of an official opening night on Sunday, April 14, producers Seaview and Jenny Niederhoffer announced today.
Directed by Tony Award winner Rachel Chavkin (Hadestown) and featuring by choreography by Raja Feather Kelly, Lempicka will star Eden Espinosa, who originated the title role in critically acclaimed performances at Williamstown Theatre Festival and La Jolla Playhouse.
Lempicka features book, lyrics, and original concept by Kreitzer, and book and music by Gould. Additional casting will be announced in the coming weeks. “Tamara de Lempicka’s life spanned some of the most consequential eras in modern history,” said Chavkin in a statement, “and her deep and complex story is an ideal subject for exactly the kind of show I love to both see and create: one that is simultaneously intimate and epic.” She continued, “I think Carson and Matt are visionary storytellers — Carson is an under-recognized leader in the new play field, known for exquisite sparseness and thematic density, and Matt is a wild heart whose music fuses contemporary vibes with classical musical theater…and simply makes your heart swell.
How lucky for all of us to have this piece brought to life by a performer as dynamic and brilliant as Eden Espinosa.” Best known for her Art Deco portraits and nudes, Tamara de Lempicka (1898–1980) was born in Warsaw but spent most of her working life in France and the United States. “When I first saw this show inspired by the life and times of Tamara de Lempicka, my great-grandmother, I got goosebumps and tears in my eyes,” said Marisa de
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