Lizzie Borden House to host talkback for BORDEN musical on Aug. 1

The Historic Lizzie Borden House in Fall River, Massachusetts, will mark its 30th anniversary on Aug. 1 with a book signing, dinner and talkback featuring historian Cara Robertson and the creators of BORDEN: A New Musical. The event ties the ongoing fascination with the unsolved Borden case to a new stage adaptation built from years of historical research.

Why it matters: - The Historic Lizzie Borden House is using its 30th anniversary to connect the public history of the Borden case with a new artistic retelling. - The event puts the case’s historian, the musical’s creators and the physical setting of the murders in the same room. - The house remains a major destination for true-crime visitors, historians and travelers interested in the unsolved case.

What happened: - The Historic Lizzie Borden House will host an exclusive book signing, dinner and talkback on Saturday, Aug. 1, in Fall River, Massachusetts. - The event features historian and author Cara Robertson, along with Cavan Hendron and Aaron Roitman, the writers behind BORDEN: A New Musical. - The book signing begins at 4:45 p.m. - The dinner and talkback begins at 6:15 p.m. - Tickets for the book signing and the dinner and talkback are sold separately. - Space for both parts of the event is extremely limited. - Reservations are available at More information.

The details: - Robertson wrote The Trial of Lizzie Borden, which won the New England Society Book Award. - The New York Times described Robertson’s book as one that leaves the reader to serve as judge and jury. - Robertson began researching the case as a Harvard undergraduate. - Robertson has served as the historical consultant guiding BORDEN through development. - Hendron and Roitman built the musical on the same research. - BORDEN tells the story through Emma Borden, Lizzie Borden’s older sister. - The house opened to the public as a museum and inn in 1996. - On Aug. 4, 1892, Andrew Borden and Abby Borden were found killed in their Fall River home. - Lizzie Borden was arrested, tried and acquitted the following year. - No one else was ever charged. - The case has never been solved. - The house has been restored to reflect its 1892 appearance. - The property offers daily house tours, overnight stays and other experiences throughout the year. - BORDEN was developed over five years of historical research. - The musical blends fact with theatrical imagination. - The musical continues to be developed through workshops, special events and industry presentations.

Between the lines: - Ashley Boliero, manager of the Historic Lizzie Borden House, said the anniversary event reflects the house’s role as a place where visitors can weigh the facts for themselves. - Boliero said the venue aims to protect both the historical record and the setting without dressing either one up. - Cavan Hendron said the musical seeks to honor the historical record while exploring the human stories inside it. - The event signals that the Lizzie Borden story still has commercial and cultural life more than a century after the murders. - The collaboration also shows how true-crime history can be repackaged for theater while still leaning on primary research.

What's next: - Guests at the Aug. 1 event will hear from the panel, ask questions about the case and its retellings, and spend the evening inside the house tied to the original 사건. - BORDEN will continue its development through future workshops, special events and industry presentations. - The Historic Lizzie Borden House will keep offering tours, overnight stays and year-round experiences tied to the case.

The bottom line: - The Lizzie Borden House is turning its 30th anniversary into a live link between historic preservation and a new musical based on one of America’s most enduring unsolved murders.