Run, don’t walk, to grab your tickets for The Alchemy Theatre’s Grand Hotel, The Musical to be performed in the intimate space at The Whisenhunt at ZACH Theatre from May 30 – June 15, 2025. Tickets can be purchased on The Alchemy Theatre’s Website at www.thealchemytheatre.org.

Michael Cooper (photo), Artistic Director of The Alchemy Theatre, will direct this musical with book by Luther Davis, music & lyrics by Robert Wright & George Forrest and additional music & lyrics by Maury Yeston. Grand Hotel, The Musical is based on Vicki Baum’s novel Grand Hotel by arrangement with Turner Broadcasting Co., owner of the motion picture Grand Hotel.

The musical is set in 1928 Berlin in the world’s most luxurious yet vaguely tragic hotel. Richly contrasting rhythm and dance, comedy, glitz, heartache and tragedy are interwoven into this story that features a diverse ensemble cast and a lush and powerful score.

The Alchemy Theatre was founded in 2017 with a mission to produce theater for the Austin community that is, above all, honest and true. By telling stories that are meaningful and lasting, The Alchemy Theatre seeks to create a community of artists and audiences that celebrates the human experience together.

By Dr. Cliff Cunningham

Dr. Cliff Cunningham is a planetary scientist, the acknowledged expert on the 19th century study of asteroids. He is a Research Fellow at the University of Southern Queensland in Australia. He serves as one of the three Editors of the History & Cultural Astronomy book series published by Springer; and as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Astronomical History & Heritage. Asteroid 4276 in space was named in his honour by the International Astronomical Union based in the recommendation of the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Dr. Cunningham has written or edited 15 books. His PhD is in the History of Astronomy, and he also holds a BA in Classical Studies.