The Connection

His first play, The Connection, is historically important for its disintegration of the traditional relationship between audience and actor; it was a breakthrough for the Living Theatre, and both the production and the playwright received wide notice.

…with its 1959 production of The Connection, Jack Gelber’s drama of drug addiction. In 1961 the company made a successful tour of Europe with The Connection and with plays by Bertolt Brecht and William Carlos Williams.

…production of Jack Gelber’s play The Connection (1960) in the early 1960s and recorded albums such as Go! and A Swingin’ Affair that are usually considered his major works. He then lived in Europe (1962–76), recording and touring frequently, though rarely to America. His acting role as a self-destructive bebop…