Editing History: A Letter to Harvey Milk

Submitted on May 23, 2018 by losingmymind

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Show ID: 8007
Title: A Letter to Harvey Milk
Show num recordings: 3
Show type: Musical
Notes: Based on the short story “A"A Letter To Harvey ~~Milk”~~Milk" by Lesléa Newman.
Plot: San Francisco. 1986. What could Harry, an amiable but lonely retired kosher butcher have in common with Barbara, his young lesbian writing teacher at the senior center? Is it enough to bridge the divide?

When Harry fulfills a writing assignment to compose a letter to someone from his past who’s dead, he writes not to his late wife Frannie, but to Harvey Milk, the first openly gay political leader in California. Barbara is stunned. Harry’s letter evokes life-changing revelations that neither could have been foreseen. This musical — with its soaring score and deeply-felt, surprisingly funny lyrics — deals with issues of friendship and loss, the grip of the past, and the hard-won acceptance set in motion by the most unexpected people.
Music: [p99669 Laura I. Kramer]
Lyrics: [p99664 Ellen M. Schwartz]
Book: [p34957 Cheryl Stern]
[p99665 Jerry James]
[p99669 Laura I. Kramer]