Beth Joins The Broadway Cast of LEMPICKA!
Beth returns to Broadway as the Baroness in Lempicka, a biomusical following the life of the renowned Polish artist and exiled aristocrat!
Beth with the principal Broadway cast of Lempicka, including (L-R) George Abud, Eden Espinosa, Amber Iman, Natalie Joy Johnson and Andrew Samonsky. (Credit: Kevin Doan)
Beth joins the Broadway cast of Lempicka, led by Eden Espinosa in the title role, and also starring Amber Iman, Andrew Samonsky and more.
Featuring a book co-written by Carson Kreitzer and Matt Gould, with lyrics by Kreitzer and music by Gould, Lempicka will be directed by Tony winner Rachel Chavkin (Hadestown). Performances will begin at The Longacre Theatre on March 19, ahead of an April 14 opening night.
The work follows the true story of Polish painter Tamara de Lempicka (Espinosa), a young aristocrat-turned-artist who flees with her husband (Samonsky) from the turmoil of the Russian Revolution for exile in Paris. Once there, Tamara meets her new muse, Rafaela (Iman), and claws her way to success.
The cast wll also feature George Abud as Marinetti, Natalie Joy Johnson as Suzy Solidor, Zoe Glick as Kizette, and Nathaniel Stampley as The Baron. Espinosa, Iman, Abud, Johnson, and Samonsky are reprising their roles from the La Jolla Playhouse production in 2022.
Raja Feather Kelly (A Strange Loop) is choreographing. The production will feature scenic design by Riccardo Hernández, costume design by Paloma Young, lighting design by Bradley King, sound design by Peter Hylenski and Justin Stasiw, projection design by Peter Nigrini, hair and wig design by Mia Neal, music supervision by Remy Kurs, music direction by Charity Wicks, orchestrations by Cian McCarthy, and casting by The Telsey Office. Peter Duchan is serving as creative consultant, and Cody Renard Richard will be production stage manager.
The musical has played two earlier runs, in 2019 at the Williamstown Theatre Festival and in 2022 at La Jolla Playhouse. Espinosa starred in both earlier productions, both also directed by Chavkin. The work was also developed at the National Alliance for Musical Theater's Festival of New Musicals in 2016.
Tickets for Lempicka are now on sale. Find out more here.
(L-R) Andrew Samonsky, Beth Leavel, Eden Espinosa, Amber Iman, Natalie Joy Johnson and George Abud. (Credit: Kevin Doan)
Sources: Playbill
