Held at the Biltmore Theatre after selected Saturday matinees, this series of talks provides insights into the political, cultural, and artistic contexts of the play. Buy Tickets for these performances »
| DATE |
GUEST |
CREATIVE |
CAST |
MODERATOR |
| 5/12 |
Kim
Kowalke |
|
|
David Shookhoff |
| 5/19 |
Dr. Foster
Hirsch |
Beowulf Boritt |
|
Lisa
McNulty |
| 5/26 |
Alex
Ross |
|
Erik Liberman
|
Daniel
Kutner |
| 6/2 |
Michael
Feingold |
|
David
Pittu |
David Shookhoff |
| 6/9 |
Pamela
Katz |
|
John
Scherer
|
Lisa
McNulty |
| 6/16 |
Michael
Barret |
|
Herndon Lackey |
David Shookhoff |
Guest Bios
Kim Kowalke: president of the Kurt Weill Foundation, Turner Professor of Music and Turner Professor of Humanities at Eastman College of Music.
Foster Hirsch: professor in the film department of City University of New York’s Brooklyn College, and the author of sixteen books on subjects related to theater and film, including Kurt Weill—On Stage: From Berlin to Broadway.
Alex Ross: journalist/music critic of The New Yorker.
Michael Feingold: Noted Brecht translator (Threepenny Opera, Happy End) and Chief Theater Critic for the Village Voice.
Pamela Katz: Screenwriter and novelist Katz is the author of a historical novel in German called Die Seeraueberin. (the title is a reference to the “Pirate Jenny Song”) She is currently working on a related screenplay which will focus on Lenya’s Weimar years.
Michael Barrett: co-founder and co-artistic director of the acclaimed New York Festival of Song and Chief Executive and General Director of the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts.
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