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"Einstein & Anderson": Adapting History for the Stage, Princeton Public Library

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Wednesday April 15, 2026
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Playwright Deborah Brevoort, director Sheldon Epps and members of the cast discuss their collaboration on the upcoming "My Lord, What a Night," about the night Albert Einstein met Marian Anderson. About the play: Princeton, 1937. When world-famous contralto Marian Anderson is turned away from a hotel because of her race, she finds an unexpected host in Albert Einstein. What begins as a simple act of hospitality grows into a unique friendship between two brilliant minds—one that will resonate through history. Based on true events, "My Lord, What a Night" offers an intimate look at the meeting of these two icons and the events that ignited Anderson’s legendary performance on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

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