The Jazz Age
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Feb 14, 2008
Closed Mar 2, 2008
Opened Feb 14, 2008
Closed Mar 2, 2008
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They set out to invent a new world - and almost did. 'Everything different' was their credo. They were fresh and wildly alive. They were romantic and smart and funny and sad and hungry. They were Scott Fitzgerald, Zelda Sayre and Ernest Hemingway. They were originals. The Jazz Age is a new play with music by Allan Knee, directed by Christopher McElroen.
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59E59 Theaters
59 E 59th St
New York, NY 10022
59E59 Theaters is an Off-Broadway theater complex that consists of three theaters, Theater A (200 seats), Theater B (100 seats) and Theater C (50 seats).
59 E 59th St
New York, NY 10022
59E59 Theaters is an Off-Broadway theater complex that consists of three theaters, Theater A (200 seats), Theater B (100 seats) and Theater C (50 seats).
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An aura of 1920s elegance pervades Theater B at 59E59 Theaters as audiences wait for Allan Knee's
The Jazz Age to begin. Nested above Troy Hourie's Art Deco unit set, a three-piece combo plays tunes of the era. It's a perfect way to be taken back to the first portion of the 20th century for this highly erudite and generally compelling look at Ernest Hemingway (PJ Sosko), F. Scott Fitzgerald (Dana Watkins) and his wife, Zelda (Amy Rutberg).
The play begins in 1917 just as Fitzgerald meets his future wife, the Alabama born-and-bred wildcat Zelda Sayre. (Rutberg looks particularly seductive in a form-fitting period gown from costume designer Kimberly Glennon.) Fitzgerald's novel The Romantic [...]