Songwriter/violinist/actress Eszter Balint’s stage production of I Hate Memory, originally set to premiere in 2020 but postponed due to the pandemic, finally premiered this past summer with two performances at Joe's Pub in NYC, and now she is set to release an album of songs from the show (available November 18 via Red Herring Records). Written by Eszter and based on an original concept by her and Tony Award-winner Stew, I Hate Memory is an “anti-musical” “co-starring the Streets of New York and the Late 20th Century featuring Family, Film, Fame, Immigration, Joy, Theater, Shame, Dance Floors, Open Doors, Papaya Ice Cream, and the Shah of Iran’s Wife.”

In this interview, Eszter goes into detail about the genesis of the show, why she cringes at the word "memoir" and the concept of nostalgia, but also why she still wanted to find a way to honestly tell her unique story of growing up in a Hungarian experimental theatre family in the gritty milieu of the late 70s/early 80s NYC downtown art and music worlds, the highly talented production cast, and more...

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