Lili Marlene

Write Act Repertory Theatre
6128 Yucca Avenue Hollywood

This original musical love story of Rosie Penn, the famous cabaret singer, and Count Hans Wilhelm van Kleister Graff, is set in the last year of the Weimar German Republic and into the 3rd Reich period. As the dark clouds of Fascist takeover become clearer, the Count, as the head of the passport bureau of the State Department, works to get the VIP German cultural and scientific elite out of German. The Count realizes that he must leave and get his surviving family out before the shadowy inhumanity of anti-Semitism descends upon them as National Healthcare and Immigration Reform, Industrial Unity and National Pride become the motto of the new Nazi Party.

Thru - Apr 16, 2017

Lili Marlene Reviews

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The Tolucan Times - Recommended

"...How events affect our protagonists and their extended families makes for a tightly woven emotional tapestry. The book and music is by Michael Antin who allows the cast to explore emotionally deep material. Director Mark Blowers brings out everyone's best."

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- John K. Adams

Broadway World - Somewhat Recommended

"...Overall the musical's book is very predictable with the much-too-simple music and lyrics often thrown in for no apparent reason. Certainly many of the songs could be cut to keep the running time to 90 minutes which is more than enough for this production. It is noted in the program the production would not be possible without the support of Michael and Evie Antin and the Antin Family Trust, so no doubt that is a big part of how this production made it to the stage. A little editing to tighten things up would go a long way to improve the overall impact of the show."

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- Shari Barrett

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Lili Marlene Reviews

The Tolucan Times - Recommended

Broadway World - Somewhat Recommended

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