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Tonight: Lola Blau, a ‘big little’ musical in Europe, has U.S. debut at La MaMa

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La MaMa to present US Premiere of 'Tonight: Lola Blau,' written and composed by Georg Kreisler. Holocaust-era musical of sardonic remembrance has been phenomenally successful in Europe. Anna Kramer plays Lola; Dick Top directs.

‘Haggaddah,’ A work by Witness Relocation based on the Passover Seder

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In 'Haggaddah,' Witness Relocation ('a dance-theater anarchist's utopia') will re-envision the Passover story and the act of coming together to tell it.

Alyson Pou recreates a 19th Century Dime Museum at NY’s South Street Seaport

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'A Slight Headache' is a performance/installation by Alyson Pou presented in the manner of a 19th century Dime Museum/Sideshow. It contains a mysterious play about a mother and her daughter who are joined by their hair.

US debut for ‘Baghdadi Bath’ by Jawad al-Assadi, Iraq’s best-known playwright

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Play is set in a Turkish bath in Baghdad, where two brothers reveal the everyday horror of surviving in a war zone. Playwright received the 2004 Prince Claus Award for dedication to freedom of cultural expression.

‘New Voices Heard’ will showcase plays from La MaMa playwrights’ retreat

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La MaMa Umbria International will showcase plays born in its 2008 writers' workshop February 18 and 19 with 'New Voices Heard' open house.
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