When You Speak Love: Kurt Weill in Songs & Letters at Theatricum Botanicum

WHEN YOU SPEAK LOVE - Kurt Weill in Songs & Letters A Cabaret featuring Michelle Jasso & Andrew Ceglio German-born American composer Kurt Weill reenvisioned what theatre could be, both in terms of musical form and satirical content. His “epic theatre” exploits with fellow artistic revolutionary Bertolt Brecht earned them both a place on the Gestapo’s hit list, forcing Weill to flee Germany for Paris in 1933. After two years in exile there, he and his wife and artistic muse - famed performer Lotte Lenya - would ultimately land in New York City in 1935, where Weill was quickly influenced by Broadway and jazz. Best known for his collaborations with Brecht, Weill also collaborated with many greats of Broadway’s Golden Age: Ira Gershwin, Alan Jay Lerner, and Ogden Nash, to name a few. Highly prolific throughout his career, Weill wrote both music and letters every day of his adult life. Nearly 650 total pieces of correspondence survive - approximately 400 between Weill and Lenya. Through Weill’s own words and music, award-winning performers Michelle Jasso and Andrew Ceglio present their own musical love letter to Weill’s monumental opus.

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Theatricum is home to beautiful gardens and grounds. You are encouraged to come early to explore before the show. You are welcome to bring a picnic, but food and drink are not permitted inside the theatre itself (except water).

The theatre is located outdoors and it can get quite chilly in the canyon at night, so be sure to bring warm layers for evening performances and sun protection during the day.

Parking is available for free along Topanga Cyn Blvd or in the Theatricum lot for $10 per car. This fee is waived for guests with handicap placards.

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• This Saturday, 9th August, 07:30 pm, Wine in the Wilderness by Alice Childress at Theatricum Botanicum in Topanga
• Next month, 4th September, 07:30 pm, What the Constitution Means to Me at Theatricum Botanicum in Topanga
• Next month, 11th September, 07:30 pm, Composer Collective at Theatricum Botanicum in Topanga

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