METAMORPHOSES and other Plays directed by Mary Zimmerman

About Willy Schwarz, Tony Award-winning director Mary Zimmerman writes; “Willy Schwarz is an extraordinary talent: he knows more about music from all parts of the world than anyone I’ve ever known and he is a master of many instruments most people have never heard of. Willy’s music carries much of the emotional weight of my shows, and time and again has proven itself the one indelible element of my productions.”

From the singing choruses of Epidaurus 2500 years ago to the hit soundtrack to ‘O Brother Where Art Thou’, the marriage of music and drama is an old love affair. Compared to Musicals and Opera, Theater music generally plays the subservient role, supporting the storytelling and never upstaging it. However, theatre composers from Purcell to Prokofiev have recast their stage compositions into suites, medleys, etc. allowing the music to stand on its own merits.

For those who have thrilled to the exquisite stage presentations of Mary Zimmerman, ‘Metamorphoses’ brings back the feelings experienced during this highly-praised and widely-travelled show. For those who haven’t seen her productions, it is a captivating, multi-hued tapestry of sounds, both exotic and familiar, which tells stories all its own.