Atlantic Theater Company continues its 2018-2019 season with the world premiere of new musical The Secret Life of Bees, directed by Tony Award winner Sam Gold and featuring a book by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, with music by Tony & Grammy Award winner Duncan Sheik and lyrics by two-time Tony Award nominee Susan Birkenhead.
The musical is based on the best-selling novel by Sue Monk Kidd.
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11 images South Carolina, 1964. Lily Owens, a restless white teenager, struggles with her merciless father and the haunting memory of her mother’s death. When Rosaleen, her black caregiver, is beaten and jailed for asserting her right to vote, Lily’s rebellious spirit is ignited. She and Rosaleen escape on an adventure where they are taken in by a trio of black beekeeping sisters. While Lily tries to unlock the secrets of her past, she and Rosaleen find solace in the mesmerizing world of bees and spirituality in this extraordinary tale of awakening, fellowship and healing.
If you are looking for an off-Broadway musical with killer songs and a stellar cast, look no further. This musical adaption of the best-selling novel, The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd is moving, thoughtful and musically exhilarating. Adapted for the stage by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage, with music by Tony and Grammy Award winner Duncan Sheik, and directed by... Read more
