musical

Classic Yiddish tale 'Wandering Stars' gets Jerusalem musical adaptation

It has taken more than a century for the Wandering Stars to make it into bona-fide theatrical form, but the Jerusalem-based Encore Educational Theatre Company is doing just that.

24/06/2023

Sheldon Harnick, the lyricist of ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ dies at 99

Harnick — whose paeans to Jewish tradition have become internationally appreciated as a reflection of cultural loss — died Friday at his home in Manhattan.

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
24/06/2023

Cast of Broadway’s ‘Parade’ says Kaddish before each show

It’s not the only prayer recited every night: Ben Platt, playing Leo Frank, recites the Shema just before he is killed by a lynch mob, in the final moments of a musical dramatizing his 1913 arrest.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
10/06/2023

Film version of ‘Soul Doctor’ Broadway musical to hit US theaters for one night

The performance was filmed at the Israel Festival in Jerusalem in 2018, as part of celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of Israel’s founding. 

By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
10/06/2023

Israeli Vocal Ensemble teams up with Florian Helgath

German conductor Florian Helgath joins forces with the Israeli Vocal Ensemble

06/06/2023

Israeli theater to perform 'You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown' musical

The Stage TLV offers an entertaining version of the iconic Peanuts comic strip characters.

08/05/2023

Should Jews be out having fun? - opinion

What do I want to do, fritter my time away watching something fun and frivolous? Am I really that shallow? Am I not Jewish? Do I not care about my people?

06/05/2023

‘Parade’ and ‘Leopoldstadt’ each nab 6 Tony nominations in a big year for Jewish Broadway

The Tonys will air on CBS and various Paramount-owned streaming services on June 11.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
03/05/2023

‘An American Tail’ musical adaptation hopes its Jewish immigration story will resonate in 2023

“An American Tail the Musical” will premiere at the Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis on April 25 and run through June 18.

By SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
18/04/2023

The Red Sea Guitar Festival lines up Haim Romano and other Rock icons

Romano, Shalom Hanoch and Mati Caspi, Hemi Rudner, Yael Deckelbaum, Beri Sacharoff and Evyatar Banai are among those performing in the three-day lineup

18/03/2023
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