Love Life, the only collaboration between Kurt Weill and Alan Jay Lerner, depicts a love story that takes place over 200 years of American history, through the eyes of a couple who never ages, played by Kate Baldwin (Hello, Dolly!) and Nicholas Christopher (Encores! Jelly’s Last Jam). This rarely staged production is directed by Tony winner Victoria Clark (Kimberly Akimbo) and explores the epic and intimate aspects of a marriage through a juxtaposition of heartfelt scenes and satirical vaudeville acts.
When Love Life arrived on Broadway in 1948, Weill called it "an entirely new form of theater." While it wasn't a smash hit at the time, many of the most famous and influential names in musical theater history point to Love Life as the first concept musical, an inspiration for musical theater favorites such as Cabaret, Chicago, and Company.
The show features some of Weill’s most delightful, biting, and melodic numbers, such as “Mr. Right” and “Here I’ll Stay,” which became cabaret standards covered by many, and evoke his iconic work with Bertold Brecht on The Threepenny Opera.
By: Alan Jay Lerner
Songs by: Kurt Weill and Alan Jay Lerner
Director: Victoria Clark
Cast list: Kate Baldwin (as Susan Cooper) and Nicholas Christopher (as Sam Cooper), John Edwards (as Hobo), Sara Jean Ford (as Miss Ideal Man), Clarke Thorell (as Mr. Cynic), Adam Bashian, Jonathan Christopher, Kerry Conte, Daniel Everidge, Maria Failla, Mary Illes, Andrea Jones-Sojola, Cory Lingner, John-Michael Lyles, Renni Anthony Magee, Tiffany Mann, Kristin Piro, Arianna Rosario, Heath Saunders, Daniel Schwait, Allyson Tucker, Vishal Vaidya, Minami Yusui
Choreography: JoAnn Hunter
Other info: Orchestrations by Kurt Weill and Irving Schlein, music direction by Rob Berman
Wheelchair access, assistive listening devices
Day of week | Matinee | Evening |
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Monday | - | - |
Tuesday | - | - |
Wednesday | - | 7:30 PM |
Thursday | - | 7:30 PM |
Friday | - | 7:30 PM |
Saturday | 2:00 PM | 7:30 PM |
Sunday | 2:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
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