Lempicka
July 20 - August 1 | Main Stage
2018 Season
Featuring Tony nominee Carmen Cusack and Eden Espinosa, this world premiere musical is directed by Tony nominee Rachel Chavkin, with music by Matt Gould and book and lyrics by Carson Kreitzer. Fleeing the Russian revolution and leaving behind a world of opulence and wealth, aristocrat Tamara de Lempicka (Espinosa) and her beloved husband Tadeusz (Andrew Samonsky) are forced to make a new life. In the rising tide of fascism, Tamara takes to painting to survive, and when she meets the free-spirited Rafaela (Cusack), a prostitute on the fringes of Parisian society, she’s torn between the life she cherishes with her husband and the passion, ambition, and possibility awoken in her by her new muse. Inspired by the life of the artist who transformed herself from penniless refugee to star of the art world when the world itself teetered on chaos, Lempicka looks at the beauty and danger of one painter pursuing it all.
By special arrangement with Seaview Productions, Marathon Live Entertainment and Jenny Niederhoffer Productions
Program and casting subject to change.
Cast
Tim Creavin
Ensemble
Carmen Cusack
Rafaela
Eden Espinosa
Tamara De Lempicka
Natalie Joy Johnson
Suzi Solidor
Justin Gregory Lopez
Ensemble
Azudi Onyejekwe
Ensemble
Grace Porter
Ensemble
Steven Rattazzi
Marinetti
Michael McCorry Rose
Ensemble
Andrew Samonsky
Tadeusz Lempicki
Sav Souza
Ensemble
Nathaniel Stampley
The Baron
Alexandra Templer
Kizette
Kay Trinidad
Ensemble
Rachel Tucker
The Baroness
Creative
Press
New York Times Critics’ Pick
“Musical theatre fans who’ve been wondering why they don’t write dominating parts for women anymore have reason to cheer”
“Lempicka is a woke throwback — old-fashioned if you think of Evita or Les Miserables, the blockbusters that ruled Broadway, as old-fashioned”
“Eden Espinosa’s Lempicka is indeed a legitimate successor to Ms. Patti LuPone’s Eva Perón”
-Ben Brantley, The New York Times
Media
Explore the WTF Production Archive
Find Us
By Phone: (413) 458-3200
By Email: wtfinfo@wtfestival.org
By Snail Mail: PO Box 517
Williamstown, MA 01267