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"Ruth Maier" a new musical at New York Theatre Barn

1/12/2015

 

The new musical "Ruth Maier" is presented by New York Theatre Barn at The Daryl Roth Theatre, New York City on Nov. 30.

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"Ruth Maier" is a new musical based on "Ruth Maier's Diary" by Jan Erik Vold. It has book and lyrics by Aksel-Otto Bull and Gisle Kverndokk, and music by Gisle Kverndokk. It tells the story about the exceptionally talented young writer and artist Ruth Maier who fled from Nazi Vienna to Norway in 1939, lived, studied and worked in Lillestrøm and Oslo until 1942, when she was deported to Auschwitz and killed, 22 years old. In Norway she met the young Norwegian poet Gunvor Hofmo. They had a very intense relationship that changed Gunvor's life.

Maier wrote a diary that had for years been in the possession of Gunvor Hofmo. The diary was finally published in 2007 (65 years after Ruth's death). The presentation will be directed by Joe Barros (Gigi, Beaches), with musical direction by Christopher Zander, and features Sean Doherty (The Lightning Thief), Michael Enright, Cecilia Eve, Kelly McIntyre, Carly Ozard, Melissa WolfKlain, and Catherine Maliha is the stage manager.

See pictures from the event here.


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