EPISODE · Aug 28, 2024 · 41 MIN
Neil Berg — THE SABBATH GIRL
from The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers · host Neil Berg, Dan Rubins
The Sabbath Girl is running at 59E59 through September 1st. For more information, please visit www.59e59.org. Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstageThe Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org
What this episode covers
Composer-lyricist Neil Berg joins the podcast to talk about adapting his new musical The Sabbath Girl from his co-lyricist and bookwriter Cary Gitter's play of the same title. You won't want to miss this chat that ranges from discussions of how to find the right spots in the story that sing to a roundup of the musicals that come closest to perfect. And host Dan Rubins waxes nostalgic about a Neil Berg musical that inspired him in childhood way back in 2002!
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