Unknown Soldier
Mainstage Theater
Book and Lyrics by Daniel Goldstein
Music and Lyrics by Michael Friedman
Directed by Trip Cullman
Choreographed by Patrick McCollum
New York premiere
ELLEN
Sometimes you see a picture / Or hear a song / Or read a letter / And a person that’s forgotten comes alive for a moment. / They can tell you a story.
Cleaning out her grandmother’s home, Ellen Rabinowitz discovers a mysterious photograph of an anonymous soldier, tucked away in a box of keepsakes. And so begins Daniel Goldstein and Michael Friedman’s sweeping, elegiac musical about a woman’s journey to unearth the secrets buried in her family’s past. Spanning three generations, Unknown Soldier unravels a delicate tangle of family lore, as Ellen chases the extraordinary story that unlocks her history — and charts her future.
“"A thoughtful, history-spanning portrait of elusive identities that celebrates the urge to fully know people -- in the present and the past."”
— Ben Brantley, The New York Times | Read Full Article““A heartfelt and original chamber musical.””
— Thom Geier, The Wrap | Read Full Article