Clarke & Mee Collaborate on Nothing Is Forever
by Broadway Staff • Jun 17, 2004
Nothing Is Forever, a collaboration between choreographer Martha Clarke and playwright Charles Mee about the death of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, will come to Lincoln Center in the fall. The show is scheduled to begin previews at the Mitzi E. Newhouse space on October 21, according to The New York Times.
Toulouse-Lautrec was one of the most famous painters to come out of 19th century France. During his youth, he broke both his legs one at age 12, the other at age 14 and neither healed properly; because of this they stopped growing and, while he had a normal-size body trunk, his legs were abnormally short. He stayed in the Montmartre section of Paris, the center of entertainment, and his paintings reflected the eclectic scene. In the 1890s, he began to lose his sanity, suffering from the effects of years of heavy drinking and syphilis. He died in 1901, leaving behind dozens of valuable works, including the well-known Moulin Rouge series of paintings.
Toulouse-Lautrec was one of the most famous painters to come out of 19th century France. During his youth, he broke both his legs one at age 12, the other at age 14 and neither healed properly; because of this they stopped growing and, while he had a normal-size body trunk, his legs were abnormally short. He stayed in the Montmartre section of Paris, the center of entertainment, and his paintings reflected the eclectic scene. In the 1890s, he began to lose his sanity, suffering from the effects of years of heavy drinking and syphilis. He died in 1901, leaving behind dozens of valuable works, including the well-known Moulin Rouge series of paintings.
Peter Dinklage played the artist in workshops of the show but cannot perform in it this fall because he is appearing in Richard III at the Public Theater. No casting has been announced for the production.