ELEANOR: AN AMERICAN LOVE STORY
by Jonathan Bolt

Ford’s Theatre, Washington, DC

Eleanor is an epic dramatic musical that traces the life of Eleanor Roosevelt and her relationship with Franklin. The piece interweaves personal history with social history, revealing the profound influence Eleanor had on Franklin's political and social ideas. My choreographic assignment was broad and challenging, from big musical numbers to intimate musical moments—a total of 23. Director Lisa Portes and I worked to find the seamless balance between dramatic scenes and musical staging—shaping dramatic action in the musical numbers and integrating subtle staging into the scenes.

BOOK by Jonathan Bolt | MUSIC by Thomas Tierney | LYRICS by John Forster | DIRECTED by Lisa Portes | CHOREOGRAPHED by Sabrina Peck | SET by Troy Hourie | COSTUMES by Michael Alan Stein | LIGHTING by Richard Riddell | WITH: Anne Kanengeiser (Eleanor), Anthony Cummings (Franklin) and cast

A videotape of Eleanor: An American Love Story can be viewed at the Lincoln Center Library of Performing Arts in New York City. To make a viewing appointment, call the Theater on Film and Tape Archive at 212-870-1642.

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