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Berkeley Repertory Theatre / Yale Repertory Theatre
from Berkeley, CA / New Haven, CT

April 28 - May 21, 2006

Production designed by Maurice Sendak with Kris Stone
Music composed by Hans Krasa
English adaptations by Tony Kushner, from Adolf Hoffmeister
Directed by Tony Taccone

Maurice Sendak (Where the Wild Things Are), renowned children's author and illustrator, and Tony Kushner (Angels in America), one of the most important voices in American theater, team up to create an extraordinary theatrical event. Showcasing the power of the human spirit, Sendak's colorful stage designs are the vibrant setting for Kushner's adaptation of BRUNDIBAR, an opera that was composed during the turbulent years preceding World War II.

In BRUNDIBAR, a brother and sister join forces with some talking animals and a throng of children to outwit the sinister organ grinder, Brundibar, and earn enough money to buy milk for their sick mother. Performed 55 times by the children of the Terezin concentration camp, this inspiring work proved to be a powerful protest against the Nazis and continues to provide the timeless message that good can overcome evil.

For the New York run, Tony Kushner’s BUT THE GIRAFFE, a Curtain Raiser to Hans Krása’s Brundibar, will be presented in place of Comedy on the Bridge. BUT THE GIRAFFE is a new work of imagination based very loosely on an actual event: the smuggling of the score of Brundibar into Terezin by its conductor, Rudolph Freudenfeld. It's about a little girl who has to make a difficult decision.

Please Note: Due to the quiet nature of the opening piece, BUT THE GIRAFFE, a curtain raiser to Hans Krása's Brundibar, there is no latecomer seating.

Please make sure to double check the show time on your ticket and arrive before the curtain goes up.

"Enchants with Sendak's art and Kushner's words.”
–-Oakland Tribune

JPMorgan Chase is the corporate sponsor of BRUNDIBAR.

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