“NOT TO BE MISSED!”
“Extraordinary talent, an unbelievable true story, and a fascinating character…. a stunning event.”
— Virginia Schneider, The Hollywood Times
“DASH DO NOT WALK, TO EXPERIENCE GARDEN OF ALLA: THE ALLA NAZIMOVA STORY.”
“One-woman piece de resistance.”
”An impressive, vivid portrait …enlivened by Nordlinger’s dynamic, captivating presence.”
– Ed Rampell, Hollywood Progressive
GARDEN OF ALLA WAS NOMINATED
FOR SEVERAL AWARDS
Best Actress in a Drama by the LA Robby awards, alongside such stellar talent as Elizabeth McGovern, Amy Brenneman.
Best Original Score
Robby Awards
Best Projection Design
Robby Awards
Best Projection Design
Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle
GARDEN OF ALLA TEASER
Romy's original multimedia solo show Garden of Alla, tells the true story of Alla Nazimova, the rule-breaking, lesbian Broadway and Hollywood legend. From a Jewish immigrant fleeing Crimea and the Tsars to Hollywood’s first female director and producer and one of Broadways' brightest stars, Nazimova was a trailblazer who wouldn’t be silenced. Nordlinger’s solo performance reimagines one of the most daring and censored artists of the 20th century who tells it like it was… and still is.
A constant video stream is projected behind and onto the performer throughout the play, becoming a part of her. This visual landscape of atmospheric textures echoes Nazimova's thoughts, layered with scratched celluloid, as if from a flickering silent movie projector. Evocative images inform moments of her life in Russia, New York and Hollywood, including her infamous Garden of Allah.
The sumptuous musical score by Nick T. Moore accompanies the play.
Directed by Lorca Peress.
Garden of Alla had a highly successful run through July, 2023, with a barrage of rave reviews — at Theatre West in Hollywood, just a mile or two from the site of Nazimova’s infamous Garden of Allah.
This after a string of incredible shows at FIREHOUSE THEATRE, Richmond VA and New York shows at THEATERLAB, THE CUTTING ROOM and THEATER 555 on Theater Row, after a pandemic hiatus for the show. Earlier shows include THE KENNEDY CENTER and HERE MAINSTAGE THEATRE, hot on the heels of sold out shows at the prestigious PLAYERS CLUB and DIXON PLACE as part of their curated series.
The critically acclaimed run sold out all its NYC shows at 59E59 prior to its smash August run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Garden of Alla was selected for historical preservation by the national library of Scotland performance archive.
Photo: Michael Lee Stever
Photo: Carlos R Hernandez
