Jason Moran & Alicia Hall Moran: Family Ball
Terrace Theater
Encompassing Jason and Alicia’s iconic blend of music and theater, this new work—set in their Harlem apartment—is intensely entertaining and visually stimulating. “It’s us examining each other’s repertoire,” says Jason, “my favorite songs of Alicia, Alicia’s favorite songs of mine.” Created during the pandemic, Family Ball is a creative feat. But more importantly, it’s a love note.
Fri. Jun. 7, 2024
Fri. Jun. 7, 2024 7p.m.
Fri. Jun. 7, 2024 9p.m.
Genre
Jazz
Before celebrated mezzo-soprano Alicia Hall Moran married, her mother gave her sage advice: “don’t get with anybody unless you like their problems.” This sentiment is at the center of their new production Family Ball. With Jason Moran, Alicia says she couldn’t have done better. “He’s the greatest man with the best problems I’ve ever met.”
Jason says of his wife, “Alicia’s songs rock my world, and it’s a joy to hear the stories behind the compositions.”
Family Ball reaffirms why the two fell in love. Encompassing Jason and Alicia’s iconic blend of music and theater, this new work—set in their Harlem apartment—is intensely entertaining and visually stimulating. Created during the pandemic, Family Ball is a creative feat. But more importantly, it’s a love note.
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“It’s us examining each other’s repertoire—my favorite songs of Alicia, Alicia’s favorite songs of mine. It’s the way that two people who love each other live with the work that we make about each other.”
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