Tonight: Lola Blau – moving musical in the Kakadu Bar Mainz
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Tonight: Lola Blau – a musical chamber play about freedom and exile
On December 2, 2026, the curtain will rise in the Kakadu Bar of the Staatstheater Mainz for Georg Kreisler's famous chamber musical Tonight: Lola Blau. The story centers around a young artist dreaming of her first major engagement and being driven out of her homeland by national socialist persecution.
A biography of an artist in the spotlight
Lola Blau experiences the rise to a celebrated stage personality, as well as flight, exile, and the painful return to Europe. Between Vienna, the USA, and the post-war era, a life journey unfolds where professional success and personal happiness continually diverge.
Kreisler's chansons between wit and abyss
Georg Kreisler's sharp-tongued lyrics blend dark humor, linguistic wit, and musical elegance with a ruthless political perspective. The popular melodies tell of a woman who clings to her self-determination despite persecution, uprooting, and societal challenges. The solo musical thus becomes a plea for humanity and a free life as an artist.
Intimate staging in the Kakadu Bar
The Kakadu Bar transforms into an atmospheric stage where the boundaries between bar space, concert evening, and theater blur. Sophie Kochanowska's direction emphasizes the immediate closeness of the audience. Maren Schwier embodies Lola Blau, musically accompanied and led by Paul-Johannes Kirschner on the piano. The set design, lighting, sound, and video condense the stage experience into a sensual musical chamber play.
An evening with historical resonance
The dramaturgy follows Lola's eventful stations and allows personal memory to collide with political history. Especially in the concentrated form of musical theater, the audience reaction gains immediacy: a laugh can turn into contemplation, a chanson into a moment of silent shock. The production thus bridges theater history and the present.
Conclusion: A moving stage experience in Mainz
Tonight: Lola Blau invites the audience as an intense connection of acting art, chanson, political theater, and personal life story. Those who want to experience the power of a close, musically driven production will find an evening at the Kakadu Bar filled with wit, melancholy, and attitude.
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