Before the discovery and development of penicillin, many of today’s common diseases were deadly. The antibiotic advanced the course of history after it became available in the 1940s. Penicillin is the subject of the musical “The Mold that Changed the World,” which premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2018 and now will be performed in Atlanta, thanks in part to the CDC Foundation. Ahead of its opening Nov. 1 at Pullman Yards, co-creator, composer and director Robin Hiley joined “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes via Zoom along with Dr. Judy Monroe, president and CEO of the CDC Foundation, and Atlanta actor Robert Parr.
Interview highlights:
How the musical’s hero, Sir Alexander Fleming, discovered his magic mold:
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