Here’s something you shouldn’t miss:
Ben Katchor and Mark Mulcahy will present “The Rosenbach Company,”
their new music-theater production, Tuesday, November 9th at 7:30 p.m. at the Harry De Jur Playhouse
in The Abrons Arts Center of The Henry Street Settlement,
466 Grand Street, Manhattan.
One performance only.
Running time: 2 hours, 15 min.
Katchor and Mulcahy’s new sung-through pop-musical chronicles the life
and times of Abe Rosenbach, the world’s preeminent rare-book dealer in
the first half of the last century, and his brother Philip, a savvy
dealer of decorative arts. Their collection ranges from James Joyce’s
manuscript of “Ulysses” to John Tenniel’s original illustrations for
“Alice in Wonderland.”
Mixing projected animated images with live actors, singers and
musicians, the show explores such issues as the obsessive nature of
collecting, the relationship between cultural and commercial pursuits
and the men’s historical significance as the owners of some of the
world’s greatest literary treasures.
“…a sung-through biodrama? a chamber rock opera? a meeting of the
museum establishment with the music underground?–it is thrilling,
charming, and altogether a knockout.”