NEWS + VIEWS
GARDEN OF ALLA WILL MAKE ITS PALM SPRINGS DEBUT AT REVOLUTION STAGE COMPANY
Produced by Lyn Rothman and Georganne Aldrich Heller, Directed by Lorca Peress, the brilliant new Revolution Stage Company, helmed by Gary Powers and James Owens will host the show’s Palm Springs debut for 4 nights this coming Feb 2025. So wonderful to have the support of visionary and celebrated photographer Michael Childers (Warhol, Hockney, Bette Midler and so many icons).
Opening night soiree on February 27th, and dates from Feb 27th to March 2nd. Tickets here.
GARDEN OF ALLA WAS NOMINATED FOR SEVERAL AWARDS
Best Actress in a Drama by the LA Robby awards, alongside such stellar talent as Elizabeth McGovern, Amy Brenneman.
Best Original Score
Robby Awards
Best Projection Design
Robby Awards
Best Projection Design
Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle
“GARDEN OF ALLA - THE NAZIMOVA STORY:
BRILLIANT ONE-WOMAN THEATER”
“DASH DO NOT WALK, TO EXPERIENCE GARDEN OF ALLA: THE ALLA NAZIMOVA STORY.”
“One-woman piece de resistance.”
”An impressive, vivid portrait …enlivened by Nordlinger’s dynamic, captivating presence.”
“Exploring bravura acting, Hollywood history, LGBTQIA issues, creative stagecraft, feminism, anti-Semitism.”
– Ed Rampell, Hollywood Progressive
“Director Lorca Peress, video and graphic designer Adam Jesse Burns, plus score and sound designer Nick T. Moore combine to render an impressive, vivid portrait of the title character, which of course is enlivened by Nordlinger’s dynamic, captivating presence. … This deliciously mounted bioplay is a Garden of earthly (and earthy!) delights for theatergoers.”
Opening night at Theatre West was a smash!
Sold out house, a standing ovation, and a 1920’s themed after party. Hot diggity!
Romy Nordlinger quoted in this article about The Founding Mother of Sapphic Hollywood
“We are all the stories we tell, and as Nazimova said, ‘An artist is only dead when the last person to remember them dies.’”
Interview with Nordlinger about becoming Nazimova
“Her commitment to art was uncompromising. She challenged herself to rise above adversity like nothing I’ve ever seen. She reminded me of my own inner voice that I have tried to cultivate; the voice that guides me to believe in myself beyond what other people think.”
“Her commitment to art was uncompromising. She challenged herself to rise above adversity like nothing I’ve ever seen. She reminded me of my own inner voice that I have tried to cultivate; the voice that guides me to believe in myself beyond what other people think.”
Garden of Alla, a hybrid of theatre and film, is thrilled to wrap a critically acclaimed run of shows at Theaterlab - one of the most innovative and respected spaces in the New York City. Thank you Orietta Crispino!
Garden of Alla performed at The Kennedy Center!
Garden of Alla in American Theatre magazine (formerly known as PLACES!)
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Two sold out shows at the Cutting Room!
Two sold out Off-Broadway shows at the Theater 555 - 555 W42nd St
The Players Club show was a sold out smash!
Photos: David Wayne Fox
6 incredible shows at HERE MAINSTAGE THEATRE in their amazing multimedia space!
“Garden of Stars”
Richmond Magazine covered the upcoming shows at the Firehouse Theatre
The life of stage and film star Alla Nazimova is one of those stories that could become a topic for a TV series. A Jewish Crimean immigrant, Nazimova became a Broadway and Hollywood silent film megastar and director. Her Sunset Boulevard mansion, the Garden of Alla, hosted glittering occasions with Greta Garbo, Charlie Chaplin and many others. She loved men and women and didn’t stick with convention, which unsettled the Hollywood establishment. New York-based actor-director Romy Nordlinger, a former Richmonder, is sharing Nazimova’s story in a one-woman show, “Garden of Alla,” at the Firehouse Theatre.
—Harry Kollatz, Jr., Senior Writer
Garden of Alla was featured in Style Weekly
“I have watched audiences from their teens to their 90s who’ve been moved by Nazimova’s story. It’s a universal story that inspires, and everyone leaves the theater asking, ‘Why have I not heard of this woman?’” —Romy Nordlinger
Garden of Alla played two very special shows at the Firehouse Theatre in Richmond VA
The Firehouse is a magical space and these were magical shows. We were so thrilled to perform there.
Interview with Romy in The Hedonist
Romy was thrilled to be interviewed by the savvy and sagacious Karynne Summars for The Hedonist magazine. Read the full article here.
Romy performed an excerpt from her solo show Garden of Alla in the Untold Stories of Jewish Women festival at the Museum of Jewish Heritage. For the first time, live accompaniment by the composer, Nick T Moore from his beautiful score!
Romy performed Garden of Alla (as PLACES) at Dixon Place as part of their curated series
Photo: David Wayne Fox
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