Garden of Alla: The Alla Nazimova Story
Friday, July 7, 2023
Partners
Venue
Theatre West
3333 Cahuenga Boulevard West, Studio City, Los Angeles
The 1920s was the time of flappers, flamboyance, and the face of Alla Nazimova!
“Garden of Alla: The Alla Nazimova Story,” an original multimedia solo show, tells the story of perhaps the most famous star you’ve never heard of, and one of the most visionary artists of the 20th Century: trailblazing lesbian iconoclast Alla Nazimova.
A Jewish immigrant who escaped Tsarist Crimea, she went on to become a Broadway megastar, silent film legend, and one of the first female directors and producers in Hollywood.
Her infamous Garden of Alla estate on Sunset Boulevard hosted the Who’s Who of Hollywood’s literati and glitterati, where the stars came “out."
In “Garden of Alla,” Nazimova raises her voice once more to tell it like it was—and still is. The immersive video and haunting original score envelop the performer in a panoramic live silent movie, echoing Nazimova’s visionary, larger-than-life, iconic story.
The show was last seen at the Cutting Room and on Theater Row at Theater 555 in New York. Earlier productions include the Kennedy Center, the Players Club, 59E59, HERE, Dixon Place and the Edinburgh Fringe.
And now… Nazimova returns to Hollywood!