Playwright Joe DiPietro On 'Ernest Shackleton Loves Me'

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Sarah LaDuke

Published May 3, 2017 at 11:15 AM EDT

Wade McCollum and Valerie Vigoda in Ernest Shackleton Loves Me

Ernest Shackleton Loves Me is an inventive new musical adventure running off-broadway at 2econd Stage's Tony Kiser Theatre in New York City.

The show stars GrooveLily’s electro-violinist Valerie Vigoda and Wade McCollum; it’s directed by Obie Award® winning director Lisa Peterson and features with music composed by Brendan Milburn and lyrics by Valerie Vigoda. The book is by Joe DiPietro.

DiPietro won two Tony Awards for Memphis, his other work includes The Second Mrs. Wilson,Nice Work If You Can Get It, All Shook Up, Living on Love.The Toxic Avenger, Over the River and Through the Woods, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change.

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Sarah LaDuke

Sarah has worked in radio since she graduated from college in 2006. In her work with WAMC, she often interviews regional and global artists in all fields including music, theatre, film, television, and visual arts. During the main thrust of the Covid-19 pandemic shut-down, Sarah hosted a live Instagram interview program "A Face for Radio Video Series." On it, Sarah spoke with artists about the creative activities they were accomplishing and/or missing. She is on the board of WAM Theatre and lives in Albany, New York with her husband, Paul, and their dog, Doritos.

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