New musical Lempicka has set a release date for its original Broadway cast recording. Matt Gould and Carson Kreitzer's biomusical following the life of the titular artist began performances at the Longacre Theatre March 19 ahead of an April 14 opening night at the Longacre Theatre. The cast recording will be available for purchase and streaming July 5; click here to pre-order.
Lempicka follows the true story of Polish painter Tamara de Lempicka, a young aristocrat-turned-artist who flees with her husband from the turmoil of the Russian Revolution for exile in Paris. Once there, Tamara meets her new muse, Rafaela, and claws her way to success. The book, lyrics, and original concept are by Kreitzer, with Gould co-writing the book and penning the music.
Three songs have already been released from the show's La Jolla Playhouse run: "Woman Is," "Perfection," and "Stay." Listen here.
Rachel Chavkin directs the new work, which stars Eden Espinosa as Tamara de Lempicka. Opposite Espinosa in the titular role, Amber Iman, Beth Leavel, and Andrew Samonsky star as Rafaela, The Baroness, and Tadeusz Lempicki, respectively. They are joined by George Abud as Marinetti, Natalie Joy Johnson as Suzy Solidor, Zoe Glick as Kizette, Nathaniel Stampley as the Baron, and Beth Leavel as the Baroness.
The cast also includes Mariand Torres, Alex Aquilino, Lauren Blackman, Stephen Brower, Kyle Brown, Holli’ Conway, Abby Matsusaka, Jimin Moon, Khori Michelle Petinaud, Ximone Rose, Nicholas Ward, Veronica Fiaoni, Michael Milkanin, Mary Page Nance, and Julio Rey.
Raja Feather Kelly (A Strange Loop) is choreographing. The production features scenic design by Riccardo Hernández, costume design by Paloma Young, lighting design by Bradley King, sound design by Peter Hylenski and Justin Stasiw, projection design by Peter Nigrini, hair and wig design by Mia Neal, music supervision by Remy Kurs, music direction by Charity Wicks, orchestrations by Cian McCarthy, and casting by The Telsey Office. Peter Duchan is serving as creative consultant, and Cody Renard Richard will be production stage manager.
The musical has played two earlier runs, in 2019 at the Williamstown Theatre Festival and in 2022 at La Jolla Playhouse. Espinosa starred in both earlier productions, both also directed by Chavkin. The work was also developed at the National Alliance for Musical Theater's Festival of New Musicals in 2016.
Seaview and Jenny Niederhoffer are producing, with Wagner Johnson Productions serving as executive producers.
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Cast of Lempica
Eden Espinosa, Andrew Samonsky, and cast of Lempicka
Beth Leavel in Lempicka
Natalie Joy Jonson and cast of Lempicka
George Abud in Lempicka
Eden Espinosa in Lempica
Eden Espinosa and cast of Lempicka
Eden Espinosa in Lempicka
Amber Iman and cast of Lempicka
Amber Iman in Lempicka
