Goodbar
BY:
Bambï & Waterwell STARRING:
Ira Glass, Annabella Sciorra, Elna Baker, Kelli O'Hara, Brendan Donaldson, Bobby Cannavale BASED ON THE NOVEL BY:
Judith RossnerDIRECTED BY:
Arian Moayed, Tom RidgelyMUSIC BY:
Jimmie MarloweLYRICS BY:
Kevin TownleyDATES
January 4-15, 2012
LOCATION
The Public Theater
DESCRIPTION:
Created in collaboration with NYC glam-punk band, Bambï, GOODBAR blurs the boundaries between music and theater while tackling one of the most controversial cult artifacts of the ’70s: Looking for Mr. Goodbar. Riffing wildly on the novel by Judith Rossner, Bambï & Waterwell crank the amps up to ten and launch a full frontal assault on modern myths of sex, independence and persona.
INFORMATION
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Featuring: Hanna Cheek, Cara Jeiven, Jimmie Marlowe, Tobi Parks, Kevin Townley
Video Design: Alex Koch
Scenic Design: Nick Benacerraf
Costume Design: Erik Bergrin
Lighting Design: Adam Frank
Sound Design: Gaby Savransky
Make-Up Design: Bec Fordyce
Additional Choreography by: Monica Bill Barnes, Anna Bass
Dancing by: Meredith Fages, Kelly Hurt, Aleta Lanier, Sara Pauley
Keyboards by: Mark Reynolds
Stage Management by: Michelle Scalpone
Associate Production by: Damon Owlia
Commissioned by: City Parks Foundation SummerStage
Developed at: The Orchard Project
Presented by: Ideal Glass
Photos by: Ryan Jensen, Eric Michael Pearson
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“Anatomy of a Murder, in Raging Rock” - The New York Times
“Waterwell and Bambï, Goodbar” - Clocktower.org
GALLERY
“Go for the head-banging guitar chords, the throbbing vocals by Ms. Cheek . . . a psychedelic tour of her psyche through rhythmic rock. Don’t go to a rock show expecting to be bathed in the innocuous. Rock ‘n’ roll is supposed to be dangerous.”