Old Wicked Songs 1995

Opened: October 28, 1995
Closing: November 26, 1995

Old Wicked Songs - 1995 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Playhouse 91
316 East 91st St. New York, NY

In 1986 Vienna, a young Jewish pianist arrives to study; but before he begins his piano instruction, he must first take singing lessons from the harsh, anti-semitic Professor Mashkan. As the play unfolds through the poetry of Heinrich Heine and the music of Robert Schumann, secrets are revealed, and these two men from different generations find they have much more in common than they think.

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Old Wicked Songs FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Old Wicked Songs have there been?
Old Wicked Songs has had 2 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 1995 and Off-Broadway which opened in 1996.

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