Bernarda Alba | |
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Music | Michael John LaChiusa |
Lyrics | Michael John LaChiusa |
Book | Michael John LaChiusa |
Basis | The House of Bernarda Alba by Federico García Lorca |
Productions | 2006 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.