'Leopoldstadt,' Tom Stoppard's semi-autobiographical, elegiac family drama, explores Jewish identity, cultural assimilation, and anti-Semitism in 20th century Europe.
identity, cultural assimilation, and anti-Semitism in 20th century Europe, which marks the 85-year-old English playwright’s nineteenth play on Broadway since 1967 – and possibly his final play.
That being said, “Leopoldstadt” is a relatively accessible, straightforward, and emotional work – at least when compared to other cerebral works by Stoppard. I can think of many people who would probably walk out of other Stoppard plays but who would find “Leopoldstadt” to be very moving. “Leopoldstadt” opens upon an opulent, crowded Viennese apartment in 1899, where an extended Jewish family is celebrating the holidays. Were it not for the fact that the Star of David briefly appears on top of the Christmas Tree, you might think this was the opening sequence of “The Nutcracker.”
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