"Andrew Lloyd Webber, eat your heart out."
-Clifford A. Ridley, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 12/11/1998

BED AND SOFA
an innovative musical
music by Polly Pen
libretto by Laurence Klavan
a philadelphia premiere
directed by Blanka Zizka
December 10, 1998 - January 10, 1999

Nikolai works and lives with Ludmilla. She stays at home dreaming of romance. Volodya has a job but nowhere to live. Moscow has a housing shortage. The good intentioned Nikolai invites Volodya to share his cramped quarters, but unbeknownst to him, ends up sharing his wife as well. From the rumpled covers of a bed to the battlefield of a checker board, BED AND SOFA soars with its whimsical score and haunting libretto. A delightful and innovative musical that garnered two 1996 Obie Awards (including Distinguished Music) and seven 1996 Drama Desk nominations (including Best Musical).

1999 Barrymore Award Winner:
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical (Ann Crumb)
Outstanding Set Design (David P. Gordon, Designer)

PRODUCTION PHOTOS

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CAST AND DESIGNERS

CAST