The Garden of Alla

One-act video musical

Book and Lyrics by Jacob Iglitzin

Music by Natan Zamansky

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Video musical based on the life of legendary Russian-American stage and silent film actress Alla Nazimova (1879–1945), specifically her relationships with her husband actor/director Charles Bryant, actor Rudolph Valentino, and Valentino's wife, the costume and set designer Natacha Rambova.

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Video live-streamed (November 21, 2020) for the NYPL for the Performing Arts "Across A Crowded Room" musical theatre writing program.

Featuring: Amy Maude Helfer, Daniel Kamlic, Autumn Hitt, Anthony Castellano, Juliana Tassos

Piano: Mary Taft