The Connection (1959 play)
- The Connection (1959 play)
"The Connection" is a 1959 play directed by Judith Malina. The play, written by Jack Gelber, centers around musician heroin addicts.
Production Credits
Written by Jack Gelber
Directed by Judith Malina
Setting Design by Julian Beck
Related Works
Recordings
*The Music from "The Connection", original score Freddie Redd, Jackie McLean, Michael Mattos and Larry Ritchie, February 15, 1960, Blue Note, BN 4027.
*The Music from "The Connection", original score, new cast Freddie Redd, Howard McGhee, Osie Johnson, Milt Hinton, Tina Brooks (originally Jackie McLean's understudy.
*The Music from "The Connection", rewritten score Cecil Payne, Clark Terry, Bennie Green, Duke Jordan, Ron Carter, and Charlie Persip, 1962
*The Music from "The Connection", score to accompany LA production Dexter Gordon
Other Productions
*Los Angeles, 1960
*European Tour; Italy, France, Germany and Greece
References
* Lionel Abel, Partisan Review, Winter, 1960 - "What adds to the play's power is that the characters are so like other people, though in such a different situation from most people."
* Ira Gitler, Liner notes to BN 4027
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