New Jersey Repertory Company (Long Branch, New Jersey, domain NJRep.org)
will offer
Bookends book & lyrics
by Katharine Houghton, music
and lyrics by Dianne Adams &
James McDowell. Madeleine and
Leona, two outspoken girls growing
up in conventional German Jewish
families in Manhattan in the 1930's
are expected to follow in the path of
their forebears--marry, have children
and live close to home--but obsessed
by their unusual passion for old and rare
books, they resist convention and follow
a different path. Based on a true story,
this hauntingly beautiful musical will stay
with you forever. WORLD PREMIERE July
19 - August 26, 2007. Performances are
Thurs, Fri at 8pm, Sat at 3pm & 8pm, Sun
at 2pm. Previews are July 19, 20 at 2pm
and 8pm. Opening night is Sat, July 21 at
8pm followed by a reception. Tickets $30-
$45 with discounts for students, seniors and
groups of 20 or more.
The theatre is small and pleasant and nicely accessible by fast ferry and
$15ish cab, or else by train to Long Branch. Be there or be square.
Jay Dillon
_Jay Dillon Rare Books + Manuscripts, LLC_ (http://www.jaydillon.com/)