In the Lounge Gershwin Live: The Death of Johnny Stompanato Angelica Page / Sacred Monsters
About This Show
Angelica Page stars as ‘‘sweater girl siren’’’ movie star Lana Turner in her new self penned one woman show The Death of Johnny Stompanato, which is based on the poem of the same name written for Page by the late Rene Ricard. This evening directed by Vera Beren is the first public exploration of the gathered materials with live music accompaniment by Mark Ettinger. Glamorous as it is haunting, The Death of Johnny Stompanato transports us to Hollywood 1958 and what many called Lana’s infamous greatest performance: denying the murder of her gangster boyfriend who died on the shag white carpet of her Beverly Hills bedroom.
Gershwin Live is an evolving 21st century salon, artists with fearless & distinctive voices are given free rein to present theater, dance, film, cabaret, ghost stories, music & uncategorizable hybrids. Curated by Michael Wiener & Neke Carson.
About the Artist
Angelica Page, who most recently starred on Broadway in the Tony nominated THE BEST MAN, is currently developing TURNING PAGE a new play, documentary film and book of selected memoirs about her mother, the legendary Geraldine Page.Broadway credits include ANNA CHRISTIE (Tony Award Best Revival), SIDE MAN (Tony Award Best Play, Helen Hayes Award Best Actress) . National Broadway Tour of Pulitzer Prize winning AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY (Tony Award Best Play, Helen Hayes Nomination Best Actress).Off Broadway includes EDGE as Sylvia Plath (New Times Award Best Actress, Outer Critics Circle Nomination Best Solo Performance), VAGINA MONOLOGUES (original production & Madison Square Garden).18 films including Oscar nominated movies NOBODY’S FOOL, THE SIXTH SENSE and THE CONTENDER.She has appeared on TV for CBS, NBC, ABC, TNT, Showtime and HBO. She is a board member of THE ACTORS STUDIO where she develops her new works.
Thursday, June 23 at 7:00pm
Additional 2016 Gershwin Live dates: July 8, Aug 5, Sept 2, Oct 7, Nov 4, Dec 2 at 7:30pm
A $10 Suggested Donation (cash at door) supports the artists.
40 Minutes
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Credits
Directed by
Vera Beren
Performed by
Angelica Page
Based on the Poem by
Rene Ricard
Live Music by
Mark Ettinger
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