Lempicka, the much-anticipated but cooly received musical directed by Hadestown‘s Rachel Chavkin, will play its final performance on Sunday, May 19, producers announced tonight, just a month after opening.
In a statement, producers Seaview and Jenny Niederhoffer said: “We are so proud of our production and the family of artists and artisans who’ve shaped it. Few knew better than Tamara de Lempicka that art isn’t easy but always worth the effort.”
The musical received three Tony nominations on Tuesday, including two for the performances of Eden Espinosa (Leading Actress in a Musical) and Amber Iman (Featured Actress in a Musical). A third nom went to Riccardo Hernández and Peter Nigrini for their scenic design. The hoped-for nomination for Best Musical didn’t happen.
Lempicka chronicles the life of the 20th century painter Tamara de Lempicka, played by Espinosa. Iman portrayed the artist’s muse and lover Rafaela.
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In a statement, producers Seaview and Jenny Niederhoffer said: “We are so proud of our production and the family of artists and artisans who’ve shaped it. Few knew better than Tamara de Lempicka that art isn’t easy but always worth the effort.”
The musical received three Tony nominations on Tuesday, including two for the performances of Eden Espinosa (Leading Actress in a Musical) and Amber Iman (Featured Actress in a Musical). A third nom went to Riccardo Hernández and Peter Nigrini for their scenic design. The hoped-for nomination for Best Musical didn’t happen.
Lempicka chronicles the life of the 20th century painter Tamara de Lempicka, played by Espinosa. Iman portrayed the artist’s muse and lover Rafaela.
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- 5/3/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The new musical Lempicka announced that it will play its final performance on May 19, about one month after it opened on Broadway.
The musical, about the life of artist Tamara de Lempicka, is the first to announce closing after the Tony nominations were announced Tuesday. The two leads in the musical, Eden Espinosa and Amber Iman, received nominations, and the musical also got a nod for set design, but the show was not nominated in the critical category of best musical.
“We are so proud of our production and the family of artists and artisans who’ve shaped it. Few knew better than Tamara de Lempicka that art isn’t easy but always worth the effort,” producers Seaview and Jenny Niederhoffer said in a statement.
The production itself, which features a book by Carson Kreitzer and Matt Gould; Music by Gould; Lyrics by Kreitzer; and direction by Rachel Chavkin, received...
The musical, about the life of artist Tamara de Lempicka, is the first to announce closing after the Tony nominations were announced Tuesday. The two leads in the musical, Eden Espinosa and Amber Iman, received nominations, and the musical also got a nod for set design, but the show was not nominated in the critical category of best musical.
“We are so proud of our production and the family of artists and artisans who’ve shaped it. Few knew better than Tamara de Lempicka that art isn’t easy but always worth the effort,” producers Seaview and Jenny Niederhoffer said in a statement.
The production itself, which features a book by Carson Kreitzer and Matt Gould; Music by Gould; Lyrics by Kreitzer; and direction by Rachel Chavkin, received...
- 5/2/2024
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It only took one look at a painting for Matt Gould to know he wanted to write the musical “Lempicka,” about the titular artist Tamara de Lempicka. “It’s usually a really fast, visceral idea that I get when I see something or hear something where I’m like, I know how to make that a musical,” he explains. Gould set out on a 14-year journey to develop “Lempicka,” creating music and co-writing the book with Carson Kreitzer. “These paintings just had this perfect, beautiful kind of veneer to them,” remembers Gould, “But then you get up close on the people and you see that inside of their eyes. There’s just this life that is just below the surface.” In Gould’s music, it’s what’s below the surface that springs forth. Watch the exclusive video interview.
In the pristine, Art Deco creations of Tamara de Lempicka, Gould...
In the pristine, Art Deco creations of Tamara de Lempicka, Gould...
- 4/23/2024
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
The daring new musical Lempicka, based on the life of the Polish painter Tamara de Lempicka, opened on Broadway’s Longacre Theatre, on Monday night.
Tamara de Lempicka was a pioneering female artist renowned for her Art Deco images of powerful and detached women, making her a celebrity in Paris and later in Los Angeles. While her name may not be widely recognized, her unmistakable aesthetic can be seen in various cultural touchstones, such as the covers of Ayn Rand’s novels and Madonna‘s iconic music videos.
Written by Matt Gould and Carson Kreitzer, the musical focuses on Lempicka’s bisexuality and explores her relationships with two significant loves: her unremarkable husband, Tadeusz Lempicki, and the dynamic Parisian prostitute, Rafaela. While Rafaela’s allure and creative inspiration for Tamara are evident, her devotion to Tadeusz remained a focal point of the show. Despite Tadeusz’s lack of ambition and disdain for her art,...
Tamara de Lempicka was a pioneering female artist renowned for her Art Deco images of powerful and detached women, making her a celebrity in Paris and later in Los Angeles. While her name may not be widely recognized, her unmistakable aesthetic can be seen in various cultural touchstones, such as the covers of Ayn Rand’s novels and Madonna‘s iconic music videos.
Written by Matt Gould and Carson Kreitzer, the musical focuses on Lempicka’s bisexuality and explores her relationships with two significant loves: her unremarkable husband, Tadeusz Lempicki, and the dynamic Parisian prostitute, Rafaela. While Rafaela’s allure and creative inspiration for Tamara are evident, her devotion to Tadeusz remained a focal point of the show. Despite Tadeusz’s lack of ambition and disdain for her art,...
- 4/19/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Lempicka is officially open on Broadway and there was a Wicked reunion on opening night!
Eden Espinosa received support from fellow Wicked alum Shoshana Bean at the opening night performance of her new musical on Sunday (April 14) at the Longacre Theatre in New York City.
For those who don’t know, Eden and Shoshana both got their big breaks as the standby for Elphaba during Idina Menzel‘s run in Wicked on Broadway. Both of them later became full-time Elphaba stars and had long runs in the beloved musical.
Eden is now leading the ambitious new show Lempicka, one of the only fully original musicals of the season. She was joined on the red carpet by co-stars Amber Iman, Beth Leavel, Andrew Samonsky, George Abud, Natalie Joy Johnson, Nathaniel Stampley, and Zoe Glick.
Also in attendance was Andrew‘s wife Kate Reinders, best known for starring in the Disney+ series...
Eden Espinosa received support from fellow Wicked alum Shoshana Bean at the opening night performance of her new musical on Sunday (April 14) at the Longacre Theatre in New York City.
For those who don’t know, Eden and Shoshana both got their big breaks as the standby for Elphaba during Idina Menzel‘s run in Wicked on Broadway. Both of them later became full-time Elphaba stars and had long runs in the beloved musical.
Eden is now leading the ambitious new show Lempicka, one of the only fully original musicals of the season. She was joined on the red carpet by co-stars Amber Iman, Beth Leavel, Andrew Samonsky, George Abud, Natalie Joy Johnson, Nathaniel Stampley, and Zoe Glick.
Also in attendance was Andrew‘s wife Kate Reinders, best known for starring in the Disney+ series...
- 4/15/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Little is known about Rafaela, the model who posed nude for Polish painter Tamara Łempicka, better known as Tamara de Lempicka, in the late 1920s. But whomever she was, Lempicka got a whole lot out of her, creating a series of portraits including one of her most celebrated works, La Belle Rafaela. Rafaela’s significance in the artist’s life is evident from their first encounter in Lempicka, the new biographical Broadway musical: “Is this how it feels when God sends you a muse and you let her walk away?” Tamara (Eden Espinosa) sings upon spying the model (Amber Iman), here imagined as a wily Parisian sex worker.
But though Tamara clings to her muse in more ways that one, embarking on a (fictional) years-long affair, the creators of Lempicka let their own muse walk away. Turns out, the fascinating life of the undervalued painter that inspired them proves a...
But though Tamara clings to her muse in more ways that one, embarking on a (fictional) years-long affair, the creators of Lempicka let their own muse walk away. Turns out, the fascinating life of the undervalued painter that inspired them proves a...
- 4/15/2024
- by Dan Rubins
- Slant Magazine
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