Exiled Earns Praise from Local Critics
J. Peter Bergman praises James Benjamin Rodgers and Jillian Zack for their performance of Exiled: The Evolution of Kurt Weill in his review for The Berkshire Edge

“When Zack plays these pieces, they instantly take us to those places and those years. It is as though she were born to play his work and I wish that Lenya had lived long enough to hear her play these Weill masterpieces. “

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Exiled: The Evolution of Kurt Weill

September 1 and September 29, 2021

Limited Event Season Ended

Created by James Benjamin Rodgers, Performed by James Benjamin Rodgers and Jillian Zack

The story of one of the most fascinating musical figures of the 20th century.

Exiled from Germany in 1933 at the height of his popularity, Weill’s remarkable music was banned there for the next twelve years.

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