By: jeanine anderson

jeanine anderson — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 19:00:20 +0000

This review makes me wish I could have been there on opening night! It sounds like it was really fun. I saw the Sunday matinee and I really enjoyed the whole show. I didn’t have any problem understanding the part about her time in Russia. Her mother left, her father was cruel. She became a violin prodigy, the father went to her concerts and was very proud in the audience, but then he was cruel when they got back home. As a teenager, she studied with the Moscow Arts Theater, learned the Stanislavsky method, Then went on to another company and toured with a man who she lived with and they ended up in New York. The slides of the silent films were really fun. And I agree with Karen, I was very interested to learn about this silent film actor that I’d never heard of. And also about the Garden of Alla hotel. And I appreciate Romy Nordlinger for bringing her version to life. The 160 something seat house was full and she got a standing ovation.. Writer Martin Turnbul was there on Sunday and talked about a series of novels that he had written about the hotel. They sound fascinating and I plan to check them out. I could say a lot more but I will just recommend that people go and see this show for themselves.

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By: jeanine anderson