In this Robert Wilson production, Isabelle Huppert is everywhere onstage, all at once, reciting a nonstop script that may well touch on everything.
Category: Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
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In a ‘Show Boat’ Reboot, Ol’ Man River Gets an Extreme Makeover
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Why ‘Show Boat’ Is America’s Most Enduring, Unstable Musical
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A French Play Explores the Enduring Allure of ‘Showgirls’
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Nadia Boulanger, Music’s Greatest Teacher, Wrote an Opera
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Terence Blanchard and Anthony Davis in Close-Up at Jazz Concerts
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