Monthly Archives: April 2013
IN MEMORY OF MARY PHAGAN
4/26/13Today – April 26, 2013 – marks the one hundredth anniversary of the murder of Mary Phagan in the basement of the National Pencil Company in Atlanta, Georgia on the day of the Confederate Memorial Day Parade. I have spent many years carrying the facts of that day around in my head, and I have always felt it was a very serious responsibility to be asked to give voice to Mary and to Leo Frank, her employer and the man falsely accused of her murder. There are people in the world today who know about this case because of theRead More »
THE STRANGE PULL OF A SIMPLE LOVE STORY (NYT 4/28/13)
4/25/13Read Erik Piepenburg’s article in the New York Times here. By ERIK PIEPENBURG New York Times, published April 25, 2013 “The Last Five Years” is a modest musical with a huge following. Jason Robert Brown’s two-person show follows the doomed marriage of Jamie, an arrogant Jewish novelist, and Cathy, an insecure gentile actress. The story of their troubled courtship is told chronologically — backward (hers) and forward (his). Their scenes intersect in the middle, when Jamie proposes to Cathy during a boat ride in Central Park. It’s an intimate, melancholy show that has confused and alienated some audience membersRead More »
Fans and alumni of THE LAST FIVE YEARS needed!
4/17/13Hey all my delightful fans, friends and family! The NY Times is running an article next week about the lingering influence of “The Last Five Years” and the passionate devotion the show has inspired over the years, and they’re asking for the recollections of fans and alumni of the show, as well as photos of any mementos. I would be so grateful if you would send them some of your memories and impressions. The Times has never been very kind to this show, and it means a lot to me if we can let them see what an amazing shadowRead More »