The true-to-life story of cosmetics industry pioneers, Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubenstein, played by Boston’s leading ladies, Leigh Barrett and Shana Dirik
Hailed as “thoroughly compelling and masterfully entertaining” WAR PAINT is the true-to-life story of Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubenstein, masters of self-invention and titans of the cosmetics industry who became the country’s first major female entrepreneurs in a time when only men were thought to be capable of building international empires.
This fascinating, female-forward bio-musical spans their 50 year rivalry, is a master-class for two stars and will feature Boston’s own leading ladies, Leigh Barrett and Shana Dirik, in one of the first productions in the country since the musical closed on Broadway in November, 2017.
Book by Doug Wright
Music by Scott Frankel
Lyrics by Michael Korie
Directed by Julia Deter
CAST
Leigh Barrett* as Elizabeth Arden
Shana Dirik* as Helena Rubinstein
Russell Garrett* as Tommy Lewis
Todd Yard as Harry Fleming
with
Jennifer Bubriski
Vanessa Calantropo
Doug Hodge
Sabrina Koss
Lori L'Italien
Ashley Nicole Martin
Jeff Mitchell
Kara Chu Nelson
Dan Prior
Rachel Tata
Rebekah Turner
$19-$49 – Tickets on Sale Now
Group Rate Tickets Available
Season Subscriptions, Flex-Passes Available
Phone: 9783710820
2020/04/24 - 2020/05/17
The Umbrella Arts Center
40 Stow Street, Concord, MA 01742
Free parking is usually readily available in municipal parking lots adjacent to building and directly across Stow Street (not normally shown on Google maps), as well as on most surrounding streets. See a map of ADA parking and entrances around The Umbrella here.
The Umbrella is in Concord Center, easily accessible from the Walden exit of Route 2. The Umbrella is also 2 block walk (about 0.4 mi., 7 minutes) from the Fitchburg Commuter Rail Concord Station stop at 90 Thoreau Street.