Matt Gould and Carson Kreitzer's Lempicka officially opened on Broadway April 14, and the reviews are in! Preview performances began at the Longacre Theatre March 19. Tony winner Rachel Chavkin directs the new biomusical following the life of the titular artist and exiled aristocrat.
Eden Espinosa stars as 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. See a sneak peek music video of Espinosa performing "Woman Is" here.
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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, and Nathaniel Stampley as the Baron.
The cast also includes Alex Aquilino, Lauren Blackman, Stephen Brower, Kyle Brown, Holli’ Conway, Abby Matsusaka, Jimin Moon, Khori Michelle Petinaud, Ximone Rose, and Nicholas Ward. Mariand Torres is the standby for Tamara de Lempicka and The Baroness, with the company rounded out by swings Veronica Fiaoni, Michael Milkanin, Mary Page Nance, and Julio Rey.
Read the reviews below.
The Chicago Tribune (Chris Jones)*
CitiTour NYC (Brian Scott Lipton)
New York Stage Review (David Finkle, Sandy MacDonald)
New York Theater (Jonathan Mandell)
New York Theatre Guide (Gillian Russo)
The New York Times (Jesse Green)*
TheaterMania (Christian Lewis)
The Washington Post (Philip Kennicott)*
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Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.
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 Leah J. Loukas, make-up design by Kirk Cambridge-Del Pesche, music supervision and arrangements by Remy Kurs, music direction by Charity Wicks, orchestrations by Cian McCarthy, and casting by The Telsey Office's Craig Burns. Peter Duchan is serving as creative consultant, and Cody Renard Richard is 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 Sue Wagner, John Johnson, and Jillian Robbins serving as executive producers.
Visit LempickaMusical.com.
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
