Photo Flash: First Look at Mona Golabek in UK Premiere of THE PIANIST OF WILLESDEN LANE

THE PIANIST OF WILLESDEN LANE makes its UK premiere at the St. James Theatre (12 Palace Street, SW1E 5JA), adapted and directed by Hershey Felder and performed by Mona Golabek, now through 27 February 2016. BroadwayWorld has a first look at Golabek onstage below!

Based on the book The Children of Willesden Lane: Beyond the Kindertransport: A Memoir of Music, Love, and Survival by Mona Golabek and Lee Cohen. Set in Vienna in 1938 and in London during the Blitz, THE PIANIST OF WILLESDEN LANE tells the true story of Lisa Jura, a young Jewish pianist who is dreaming about her concert debut at Vienna's storied Musikverein concert hall. But with the issuing of new ordinances under the Nazi regime, everything for Lisa changes, except for her love of music and the pursuit of her dream -- as she is torn from her family and set onto the Kindertransport to London.

Featuring some of the world's most beloved piano music played live on a Steinway concert grand piano, THE PIANIST OF WILLESDEN LANE is performer Mona Golabek's true family story. The production makes its UK premiere at the St. James Theatre after critically acclaimed, sold out runs in New York, Chicago, Boston, Berkeley, Los Angeles, and San Diego.

Photos courtesy Hershey Felder Presents

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