Professor Woland's Black Magic Rock Show
Theatre:
Performance Dates
March 20, 2025 - April 13, 2025
Opening Performance
Mar 22, 2025 - 7:30pm
Written during the darkest days of Stalin’s reign, and banned for decades, Bulgakov’s “Funny, devilish, brilliant satire”* The Master and Margarita became a literary phenomenon with a cult following. In this new musical retelling, a band of dissident rock musicians (or perhaps the demonic retinue of Satan himself) visit 1930s Moscow to expose social climbers, bureaucrats, and profiteers. The Master—an idealistic writer working on a novel about Christ and Pontius Pilate—is silenced and detained in an asylum. Margarita, his collaborator and lover, embarks on a journey through heaven and hell to save him and his manuscript.
This fantastical, wildly comedic political satire celebrates love that defies all odds, the interplay of good and evil, and the freedom of the spirit in an unfree world. This rock musical channels the resistance of artists in totalitarian states across the globe. Fans of Hadestown and Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 – belly up to the stage!
Production Information
Show Type
Musical
World Premiere or New Work
Price
$45 - $55; PWYC and various discounts available
Approximate Running Time
120 minutes
Intermission(s)
Yes
Venue
Ticket Information
Box Office Phone Number
202-248-0301