—Broadway’s Critically Acclaimed and Tony Award-winning "Indecent" Coming to THIRTEEN’S GREAT PERFORMANCES—
“Indecent’s” heart-wrenching and emotional themes remain relevant today.
The deeply thought-provoking play, dramatizing how freedoms and ideas were persecuted in the 1920s, conveys the message of love and tolerance that needs to be preserved and shared with audiences worldwide.
Written by Pulitzer Prize-winner Paula Vogel, created by Ms. Vogel and Rebecca Taichman, and directed by Ms. Taichman, “Indecent” is about the love and passion to create theatre, even in the most difficult of circumstances.
The play follows a troupe of actors, the cast of Sholem Asch’s “God of Vengeance,” who risked their lives and careers against enormous challenges to perform a work in which they deeply believed, at a time when art, freedom and truth were on trial.
It is a story told with compassion and honesty, but also with great theatricality, and joyous songs and dances.
The cast features Katrina Lenk, Mimi Lieber, Max Gordon Moore, Tom Nelis, Steven Rattazzi, Richard Topol and Adina Verson, and musicians Matt Darriau, Lisa Gutkin and Aaron Halva.
The production also features Ben Cherry, Andrea Goss, Eleanor Reissa, Zoë Aqua, Uri Sharlin and Doug Wieselman.
“Indecent” features music composed by Lisa Gutkin and Aaron Halva, who play onstage along with cast members throughout the show.
“The themes of love and inclusion present in Indecent are something everyone can still appreciate and understand today,” said BroadwayHD co-founders, Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley. “Recording these brilliant shows is so important, and we’re honored to be able to continue to spread this message for years to come.”
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Credits:
“Indecent” was produced on Broadway by Daryl Roth, Elizabeth Ireland McCann and Cody Lassen, Jerry Meyer, Jay Alix and Una Jackman, Elizabeth Armstrong, Julie Boardman, CoGro Partners, Nicole Eisenberg, Four Star Productions, GLS Productions, The John Gore Organization, Kathleen K. Johnson, Dana M. Lerner, Jenn Maley, Mano-Horn Productions, Marc Platt, and Storyboard Entertainment, in association with Yale Repertory Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse and Vineyard Theatre.
GREAT PERFORMANCES is produced by THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. “Indecent” is a production of BroadwayHD in association with THIRTEEN PRODUCTIONS LLC for WNET. It was directed for television by David Horn. It is produced by Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley. For GREAT PERFORMANCES, Mitch Owgang is producer; Bill O’Donnell is series producer; David Horn is executive producer.
