Bernarda Alba (musical)

Bernarda Alba
MusicMichael John LaChiusa
LyricsMichael John LaChiusa
BookMichael John LaChiusa
BasisThe House of Bernarda Alba
by Federico García Lorca
Productions2006 Off-Broadway
2010 London
2016 Ekaterinburg
2018 Seoul
2021 Seoul
2023 Seoul

Bernarda Alba is a one-act musical with music, lyrics and book by Michael John LaChiusa, based on Federico García Lorca's 1936 play The House of Bernarda Alba. Bernarda Alba tells the story of a controlling, newly widowed mother who is challenged by her five rebellious daughters. The musical opened Off Broadway at Lincoln Center's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater in 2006, to mixed reviews.