Intimate Apparel
2020-04-29 14:00 - 16:00, 2020-04-29 20:00 - 22:00, 2020-04-30 20:00 - 22:00, 2020-05-01 20:00 - 22:00, 2020-05-02 14:00 - 16:00, 2020-05-02 20:00 - 22:00, 2020-05-03 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Lincoln Center Theater, 150 W. 65th St, New York, NY, 10023, United States
Set in 1905 in turn of the century New York, INTIMATE APPAREL tells the story of Esther, a lonely, single African-American woman who makes her living sewing beautiful corsets and ladies’ undergarments. There is warm affection between her and the Orthodox Jewish man who sells fabrics to her, but any relationship between them, even a touch, is completely forbidden. Seeking love and romance, Esther eventually embarks on a letter writing relationship with a mysterious suitor laboring on the Panama Canal. When he moves to New York they embark on an unhappy marriage, leading Esther to realize that only her self-reliance and certainty of her own worth will see her through life’s challenges.

The House Without a Christmas Tree @ Opera Las Vegas
2021-11-19 19:30 - 21:30, 2021-11-20 15:00 - 17:00, 2021-11-21 15:00 - 17:00 | Summerlin Library Theater, 1771 Inner Cir Dr, Las Vegas, NV, 89134, United States
Ricky Ian Gordon and Royce Vavrek’s The House Without a Christmas Tree, is based on Gail Rock’s popular story and the beloved 1972 TV movie of the same name.
This heartwarming, family-friendly tale follows a precocious daughter, Addie, who struggles to understand her father’s resentment about the holidays and longs at last for a beautiful Christmas tree like other families have, to “make her house look happy.”
In this touching coming-of-age story, Addie learns empathy for her father, which is a key part of her growing up. Although she loves her father, all she seems to understand is his disapproval of her. Her grandmother helps her get a glimpse of her dad’s painful memory of the profound loss of Addie’s mother. Once Addie sees it, she takes positive action that changes all their lives for the better. Her father demonstrably feels her empathy, and they all change.
In short, everyone is healed by the transformative power of the Christmas season. This West Coast Premiere of The House Without a Christmas Tree stars soprano Cadie Jordan, baritone Gabriel Preisser, and mezzo-soprano Ashley Stone. Joshua Horsch conducts.

Intimate Apparel @ Lincoln Center Theater
2022-01-13 20:00 - 22:00, 2022-01-14 20:00 - 22:00, 2022-01-15 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-01-15 20:00 - 22:00, 2022-01-16 15:00 - 17:00, 2022-01-18 20:00 - 22:00, 2022-01-19 14:00 - 16:00, 2022-01-19 20:00 - 22:00 and 7 more dates | Lincoln Center Theater, 150 W. 65th St, New York, NY, 10023, United States
CAST
Justin Austin
Errin Duane Brooks
Kearstin Piper Brown
Chanáe Curtis
Adrienne Danrich
Jesse Darden
Matthew Gamble
Arnold Livingston Geis
Christian Mark Gibbs
Tesia Kwarteng
Anna Laurenzo
Barrington Lee
Jasmine Muhammad
Naomi Louisa O’Connell
Kimberli Render
Krysty Swann
Indra Thomas
Chabrelle Williams
Jorell Williams
CREATIVE
Ricky Ian Gordon, Music
Lynn Nottage, Libretto
Bartlett Sher, Director
Dianne McIntyre, Choreographer
Steven Osgood, Music Director
Michael Yeargan, Sets
Catherine Zuber, Costumes
Jennifer Tipton, Lighting
Marc Salzberg, Sound
59 Productions, Projections
The Telsey Office, Casting
Melissa Wegner, Metropolitan Opera Casting Consultant
Theresa Flanagan, Stage Manager

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis @ National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
2022-01-19 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-01-20 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-01-22 20:00 - 22:00, 2022-01-23 15:00 - 17:00, 2022-01-25 19:00 - 21:00 | National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, 36 Battery Place, New York, NY, 10280, United States
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis tells the story of an aristocratic Italian-Jewish family, the Finzi-Continis, who believe they are immune to change on the eve of World War II
NYTF and New York City Opera (Michael Capasso, General Director) join forces to present the world premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon‘s (Intimate Apparel, Ellen West) new opera The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, based on Giorgio Bassani’s 1962 novel (considered a modern classic which is also the basis for Vittorio De Sica’s 1970 film adaptation starring Dominique Sanda and Helmet Berger – a 1972 Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film).
With a libretto by Michael Korie (Flying Over Sunset, War Paint, Grey Gardens), The Garden Of The Finzi-Continis begins on the eve of World War II and tells the story of an aristocratic Italian-Jewish family, the Finzi-Continis, who believe they are immune to the changes happening around them.
As they make a gracious haven for themselves in their garden, walling out the unpleasantness of the world outside, Italy forms its alliance with Germany and begins to enforce anti-Semitic racial laws. But the Finzi-Continis discover too late that no one is immune, no one is untouchable.
Based on Giorgio Bassani’s 1962 novel, The Garden of the Finzi-Continis is a modern classic. Vittorio De Sica’s 1970 film adaptation starred Dominique Sanda and Helmet Berger – and took home a 1972 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Creative Team
Music by Ricky Ian Gordon
Libretto by Michael Korie, based on the novel by Giorgio Bassani
Directed and choreographed by Richard Stafford
Conductor: James Lowe
Set Designer: John Farrell
Lighting Designer: Susan Roth
Costume Designer: Ildikó Debreczeni
