Julia Blomberg

Lizzie the Musical spins a new side of an American urban legend

Lizzie the Musical spins a new side of an American urban legend

From March 5 to March 8, Rooke Theater was transformed into the scene of one of the most infamous murders in American history. “This explosive ride of a story is driven by propulsive rock music,” Michael Ofori, the director, wrote. Lizzie the Musical tells the story of the infamous Borden murders that took place in Massachusetts in 1892. The actors — Sophie Schweik ’23, Zara Malik ’21, Emma Chaffee ’22 and Kylie Levy ’21 — each produced phenomenal vocals. This production was especially fitting for Mount Holyoke College due to a central gay romance between two characters and the emphasis of abuse survivors’ voices, like Lizzie was.