That Bastard Brecht reverberates with contemporary relevance: the exploitation of women as artists throughout time, the withholding of recognition and financial reward. This is Brechts story told through the lens of Elizabeth Hauptmann. Unlike victims of today, Hauptmann, Grete Steffin, Ruth Berlau, Carola Neher and, for that matter, Helene Weigel, said little or nothing to criticize the genius of Brecht and his idiosyncratic behavior. This is Nuworks original storytelling with twelve new songs evocative of the Weimar years of Berlin, sin city of the world, cabaret and burlesque and the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party.
