"Our planet is burning from human-made climate catastrophe, and we need to join together to confront this. Dear Everything is about the power of solidarity and it gives us the anthems we need for the job."
"The production is a folk-pop musical that will take over the venue's Howard Gilman Opera House as an artistic response to our climate emergency. The story focuses on a fictional small town, where teenager Sophia rounds up friends to stop the adults from sacrificing nearby forests for money."
"Back in 2022, she founded the Jane Fonda Climate PAC, a political action committee that seeks to defeat fossil fuel-industry-backed politicians and instead elect climate champions at all government levels that will push for bold climate action."
Jane Fonda will narrate Dear Everything: A Musical Uprising for the Earth, a folk-pop musical premiering at Brooklyn Academy of Music on Earth Day, April 22. Written by Tony Award winner V and directed by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus, the production serves as an artistic response to climate emergency. The story follows teenager Sophia in a fictional small town who mobilizes friends to prevent adults from destroying nearby forests for profit. Fonda emphasizes the show's message about solidarity and providing anthems for climate action. Her involvement reflects her longstanding commitment to environmental reform, including founding the Jane Fonda Climate PAC in 2022 to support climate-focused politicians and defeat fossil fuel industry-backed candidates.
Read at Time Out New York
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