The life & story of Polly Adler
Felix Jarrar, composer
Bea Goodwin, librettist

In the throes of the Roaring 20’s, it was neither the bootleggers, Broadway producers, nor Wall Street bankers who held the secrets the decade. It was Polly Adler, a Madam of notoriety who ran a house that entertained the likes of New York’s most powerful players of the 1920’s. From her beginnings as a Belarusian-Jewish immigrant, Polly Adler ushered in the modern-era of sex work, becoming a successful and influential figure in her own right. Written by exciting libretto and music duo, Felix Jarrar and Bea Goodwin, Madam tells the story of a young woman’s journey to find home, and the lessons she learns along the way.

Director: Christina Swanson 
Music Director: Giulia Magarelli 
Intimacy Director: Mari Moriarty 
Composer: Felix Jarrar
Librettist: Bea Goodwin 
Choreography: Curtis Faulkner
Piano: Evan Main
Polly: Karina Camile Parker
Joan: Krissy Terwilliger
Netty: Trysten Reynolds
Garnet: Aja Nile Brimm
Ruth: Amy Guarino
Ensemble:
Lucas Bouk
Pedro Sequera
Nestor Carrillo
Milan Furtado

Costumes by Annika Low and Killer Queen Opera.

This production is in partnership with Gallery Particulier and is brought to you in-part by Brooklyn Arts Council.

The world premiere of Madam was Saturday, March 1, 2025 at Ideal Glass Studio in the West Village, NY.