In Nikolai and the Others playwright Richard Nelson reimagines the historic collaboration between Balanchine and Stravinsky and offers insights into their creation of the ballet Orpheus while entertaining questions regarding the arts, funding creative projects  and politics in America.

Synopsis

A spring weekend in Westport, CT, in 1948 is the setting for Nikolai and the Others. During the weekend, a close-knit group of Russian emigres meet to eat, drink and talk. As the days progress, this play provides insights into collaborative creativity and art and asks us to consider the manner in which merican art was funded at the outset of the Cold War.

Show Facts

Cast

Balanchine Michael Cerveris
Stravinsky John Glover
Serge Koussevitsky Dale Place
Sergey Sudeikin Alvin Epstein
Nikolai Nabokov Stephen Kunken

Creative

Written by Richard Nelson
Director David Cromer
Set Designer Marsha Ginsberg
Costume Designer Jane Greenwood
Lighting Designer Ken Billington
Sound Designer Daniel Kluger
Choreographer George Balanchine

Venue

Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre
150 West 65th Street
New York, NY 10023

Preview: Apr. 4, 2013 Open: May 6, 2013  Status: Closed June 6, 2013