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Gabriel Kahane “The Ambassador” ~ This Weekend

1:39 PM PST on February 24, 2015

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    "Gabriel Kahane's lilting, lyrical, loving art songs... deserves a spot on a bookshelf dedicated to LA." - LA Observed
    In singer-songwriter Gabriel Kahane’s landmark collaboration with Tony-winning director John Tiffany, time—both real and imagined— is suspended, as we are drawn into a dreamlike experience of Los Angeles that spans Hollywood’s Golden Age to a post-flood apocalypse.

    Anchored by Christine Jones’ stunning design, rich with the cultural detritus of a century, Kahane unearths a city at once dark and glittering, as he mines everything from Die Hard and detective fiction to race riots and modernist architecture. The songs are all linked to LA street addresses—one address for each song— out of which emerge a kaleidoscopic array of characters: James M. Cain’s noir heroine Mildred Pierce; a lovesick arsonist; and the aging doorman of the storied Ambassador Hotel, among others.
    “…a sustained conjuring act, in which different places in Los Angeles are summoned into being through lyrical words…and music that combines orchestral lushness with nervy dissonance.”— The New York Times
    “a whirlwind of language and music from the haunted spaces of Los Angeles.”— The New Yorker
    “Kahane’s impressive work focuses on buildings, architectural styles, characters both real and fictional, and an unexpectedly sophisticated, artful perspective.”— Rolling Stone
    Supported by a superlative seven-piece band, Gabriel invites theatergoers and music-lovers alike to take a second look at a city as aching and wondrous as it is misunderstood.
    Director John Tiffany
    Set Design Christine Jones
    Model Design Brett Banakis
    Lighting Design Jane Cox
    Video Design Josh Higgason
    Casey Foubert Bass / Guitar
    Rob Moose Guitar / Violin
    Alex Sopp Keyboards / Vocals
    Ted Poor Drums
    Laura Lutzke  violin
    Nathan Schram viola
    Andrea Lee    cello
    Gabriel Kahane Piano / Keyboards / Guitars / Vocals"

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