Interview: Writer/Performer Romy Nordlinger on GARDEN OF ALLA: The Alla Nazimova Story at Theatre West
During the Roaring 1920s until its closing on July 27, 1959, West Hollywood’s landmark Garden of Allah Hotel on Sunset Blvd. hosted the Hollywood elite looking to have a great time socializing and mingling without the prying eyes of the media or autograph seekers in their faces, or their beds for that matter. I decided to speak with Romy Nordlinger, the playwright and performer of Garden of Alla in which she shares the life of Alla Nazimova, a Jewish immigrant from Tsarist Russia who became a Broadway and silent film superstar, visionary Hollywood director and producer, LGBTQIA trailblazer, and creator of the hotel which became world famous on many levels, both famous and infamous.
BAD CINDERELLA Plays Final Broadway Performance Today
Cinderella attends her final ball! As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Bad Cinderella's final Broadway performance is Sunday, June 4 at the Imperial Theatre. The show closes after 33 previews and 85 regular performances.
Situation Project and BAD CINDERELLA Partner to Bring Over 2000 Students to Broadway
Situation Project, in partnership with the producers of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s BAD CINDERELLA and the NYC Department of Education, with generous support from The Ronald and Jo Carole Lauder Foundation and Mr. Robert and Dr. Dana Kraft, hosted matinee performances on April 19th and April 26th for students from under-resourced communities.