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Nightclub Cantata

Musical Revue / Cabaret  /  4w, 4m

Book, Music and Lyrics by Elizabeth Swados

Comprised of twenty original songs set to texts drawn from contemporary prose and poetry, this long-running off-Broadway success is a unique and creative blending of music, drama, comedy and popular entertainment.

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    4w, 4m

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Summary
Utilizing a fast-moving revue format, this immensely inventive theatre piece provides a truly distinctive and delightful experience for performers and audiences alike. The material, all set to original music by Elizabeth Swados, is drawn from the works of such writers as Sylvia Plath, Muriel Rukeyser, Carson McCullers and Miss Swados herself, and runs the gamut from hilarious farce to the sadness of lovers' parting. The result, in the words of Clive Barnes, “is an all-singing, all-dancing, all-acting show that is clearly a life view about people, animals and the things we do to one another.”

Media

“A vital theatre piece.” – The New Republic

“For anyone wanting a show that is different, involved and engaging, and yet, on its own special terms, quite clearly cabaret, this is the show for you. I adored it.” – The New York Times

“A deft mix of poetic bits, eclectic sounds and circusy pranks.” – Associated Press

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Authors

Elizabeth Swados

Elizabeth Swados (1951-2016) composed, wrote and directed over 30 theater pieces, including The Trilogy, The Red Sneaks, Nightclub Cantata, Runaways, Alice in Concert, Doonesbury, Rap Master Ronnie, The Haggadah, Jewish Girlz, Jonah, Job, Esther, Jerusalem (with Yehudah Amich ...

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