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Hydrogen Jukebox at Skylight Music Theatre

Dates: (14/3/2014 - 30/3/2014 )

Theatre:

Skylight Music Theatre


Broadway Theatre Center 158 N. Broadway
Milwaukee,WI WI 53202

Phone: (414) 291-7800

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Philip Glass has been acknowledged for changing the face of western music, and Skylight is excited to be producing it’s first-ever Philip Glass work. Hydrogen Jukebox is the eclectic and fascinating result of collaboration between Avant-Garde composer Philip Glass and beat poet Allen Ginsberg. Hydrogen is a reflection of America from the 1950s to 1980s, covering social issues such as the sexual revolution, drugs and eastern philosophy. Perhaps Ginsberg described it best in Howl, with his image of “angelheaded hipsters burning for the ancient heavenly connection to the starry dynamo in the machinery of night…”

Cast and Creative team for Hydrogen Jukebox at Skylight Music Theatre

Music by Philip Glass
Poetry of Allen Ginsberg

Directors & Designers
Stage Director Theodore Huffman
Music Director Viswa Subbaraman

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Skylight Music Theatre is at Broadway Theatre Center 158 N. Broadway, Milwaukee, WI.

Since the beginning, Skylight Music Theatre has established a reputation for broad and adventuresome repertoire, encompassing baroque opera, European operetta, Gilbert and Sullivan, Broadway musicals, contemporary chamber operas, and original musical revues. This tantalizing mix of repertoire fulfills the mission of the Skylight, which is to bring the full spectrum of musical theatre works to a wide and diverse audience in celebration of the musical and theatrical arts and their reflection of the human condition. The Skylight gives over 90 performances each season, winning national praise for its artistic excellence, versatility, and virtuoso ensemble productions. Emphasizing the development of emerging American artists, directors, and designers, Skylight Music Theatre attracts important new talent from around the country. With extended rehearsal and production periods, Skylight artists are able to hone their skills, expand their repertoire, and gain invaluable experience.

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