“a staggering magnum opus” – The New York Times
“Mac’s musical survey … is offered in the spirit Whitman had in mind when he said that he heard America singing.” –The New Yorker
Taylor Mac’s glittering performance art concerts chart a (highly) subjective history of popular music and activism in America from the nation’s founding in 1776 to the present day. Created with a bevy of collaborators, including music director / arranger Matt Ray, co-director Niegel Smith, 2015 MacArthur Fellow Mimi Lien, lighting designer John Torres, and longtime fellow traveler and costume provocateur Machine Dazzle.
ACT VI: 1926-1956
The Depression, Prison Fantasies, and the Atomic Bomb
Oh the Depression, ain’t it great… Zoot Suit Riots, Japanese Internment Camps, and white people flee the cities.
“Taylor Mac seduces you, breaks your heart, patches it back up again and sews sequins along the scars.” – The Irish Times
“Fabulousness can come in many forms, and Taylor Mac seems intent on assuming each and every one of them.” – The New York Times
“The love child of David Bowie and Liza Minnelli” (LA Times), Taylor Mac is an Obie Award winning performance artist, playwright and actor who is a 2016 winner of a Guggenheim Fellowship and Doris Duke Artist Award.