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Ethel Sings: The Unsung Song of Ethel Rosenberg

First Preview: May 6, 2014
Opening Date: May 6, 2014
Closing Date: Jul 12, 2014
Running Time: 01:25
Ethel Sings: The Unsung Song of Ethel Rosenberg

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Playing @
Beckett Theatre
410 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036
Espionage in High C!

A contemporary St. Joan plays Ethel’s alter ego. We see the two young girls as they were and as they might be today – the Jewish “maidel” from New York and the Catholic “maid” from Domremy.”  We see them and a host of other outrageous characters.


Ethel and her engineer husband, Julius Rosenberg,
were executed in 1953. McCarthyism, witch hunts, perjury by witnesses (including Ethel’s own brother), and the two Rosenberg sons’ re-emergence as champions of their parents, continue to provoke debate. After over fifty years of silence, co-defendant Morton Sobell made worldwide headlines with his admission that he and Julius spied for Russia. Sobel also emphasized Ethel’s innocence. As he noted: “What was she guilty of? Of being Julius’s wife.”

The play (by Ethel’s distant cousin), encompasses this and more. Ethel was a talented singer who yearned for stardom. Could this dream and strong identification with Joan of Arc (whom she portrayed on stage) contribute to her untimely death at 37?
Off BroadwayPlay - Drama
Show Notes: No Intermission
Age Guidance: 16

Performance Schedule



PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:


TUES  7 PM
WED   7 PM
THURS  7 PM
FRI      8 PM
SAT     2 & 8 PM
SUN     3 PM


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$59.00 - $59.00

Accessibility

  • Box Office

    The box office is in the lobby which is is street level.
  • Curb Ramps

    There are curb ramps on 9th Ave or Dyer Ave
  • Restroom

    There are wheelchair accessible restrooms.
  • Elevator/Escalator

    Elevator.
  • Telephone

    none
  • Entrance

    Street level
  • Visual Assistance

    None
  • Folding Armrests

    None
  • Water Fountain

    The fountain is wheelchair accessible.
  • Assisted Listening System

    Infrared listening system and assistive listening both available.
  • Wheelchair Info

    There are designated areas for wheelchairs. Wheelchair seating available.

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