BROOKLN'S BRIDGE - A New Musical - SHE Built the Bridge! at The Space at Irondale

BROOKLYN'S BRIDGE - A New Musical Celebrating the Extraordinary Life of Emily Roebling - She Built the Bridge!

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Brooklyn’s Bridge is inspired by the extraordinary life of Emily Roebling, wife of Brooklyn Bridge Chief Engineer, Colonel Washington Roebling. While working in the caissons under the east river, Washington had a debilitating attack of “the bends” and became bedridden. For the next eleven years, only Emily was seen on the worksite, delivering plans, handling both engineering and political issues.

The New York Times recently revised their obituary for Emily Roebling, acknowledging that "She built the bridge."

Created by Broadway veterans Joseph Baker (Music) and Ray Roderick (Book &Lyrics), Brooklyn's Bridge was originally presented in concert at the York Theatre NYC, prior to multiple regional presentations, most recently at the Dr. Phillips Center, Orlando, FL. The production is also directed by Roderick, director/assist.dir and writer of many musicals On and Off-Broadway, across the US and internationally. Choreography is by Kelli Barclay, known for her Broadway and regional work, currently Crazy For You at Goodspeed Opera House.

WHY A THEATER IN BROOKLYN?

The productin team is bringing this extraordinary history back to its roots. The NYC premiere of Brooklyn’s Bridge: A New Musical will take place at The Space at Irondale in Fort Greene. The site-specific nature of the venue was highly strategic. Built in 1863 as a Sunday school, this historic sanctuary is structurally contemporary to the very era the bridge was built (1869–1883). Audiences will step into an architectural time capsule to watch Emily navigate a 19th-century man’s world to finish the world's greatest engineering marvel.

“The best word to describe BROOKLYN’S BRIDGE? Good is a good one, and great is a great one. But in addition to those apt ones, we must add the word majestic — the ideal adjective for this stunning piece of theater that has grandeur. One could legitimately question, ‘How could there possibly be a musical about the building of a bridge?’ Indeed, if lesser writers were to tackle the subject, the results would be as dire as one would fear. Ah, but with Joseph Baker providing music that soars, and Ray Roderick creating characters that demand our attention, BROOKLYN’S BRIDGE is as monumental as the bridge itself.”
–Peter Filichia, Broadway Radio

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This production is by produced by Michael Simon Hall / Brooklyn's Bridge Development LLC