Theater
From ‘Hairspray’ to ‘South Park,’ composer Marc Shaiman tells a story shaped by Jewish humor
In his new memoir “Never Mind the Happy: Showbiz Stories from a Sore Winner,” Marc Shaiman reflects on a life shaped by chutzpah, fate, disappointment
Jerusalem highlights: February 6-12
All women production retells David’s journey from shame to servant king
Fulcro Theatre looks for happiness in Hanoch Levin’s ‘Suitcase Packers’
A crack in hell: Greek myths abound on the Israeli stage
First performed during the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta, the Greek tragedy was performed for Hebrew speakers before the State of Israel even existed.
More Greek tragedies are now in Israeli theaters
Few could imagine a Greek tragedy as funny, but a few simple changes did just that, flipping Oedipus from tragedy to comedy.
Cameri Theater honors dramatist Hanoch Levin in wartime production - review
The homage production by the Cameri Theater marked the late Levin’s 80th birthday.
New theatre production ‘Collective Phenomena’ reveals story of defiant Soviet-Jewish scientists
The director of Collective Phenomena, Semion Aleksandrovskiy, shared a little of this complex history via his own family story.
Zombies galore at Surround Festival in Tel Aviv
October, a new musical performance by Daniel Sapir and the FTW Orchestra, is a bold attempt to express in music the pain, rage, and sorrow felt after the October 7 terror attack.
Tel Aviv's Kipod Hazahav festival brings 16 independent productions to the stage
The Golden Porcupine competition for independent theater will return to Tel Aviv next month with some of Israeli theater's best shows.
Gilat Foundation uses therapeutic theater to uplift children in hospitals
"These children are already in vulnerable situations. That’s why offering them therapeutic theater every week, giving them a space to feel like normal kids, is so vital."
Bullishly cute children's theatre in Beersheba
Keep an eye out for these kid-friendly performances in Beersheba.
Sderot's festival and its fracture: art healing amid chaos
Amid everything going on in the South, the Adama Center's three-day Festival and Its Fracture promotes unity through creativity.
Israeli Opera’s bold 2025 season opener is part opera, part kibbutz
Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore opens the Israeli Opera's 2025 season with a unique Israeli twist.