Musical
The king and the cobbler: How Illi Gorlitzky built the language of the Israeli stage
From defining Broadway-caliber theater to unionizing the nation’s performers, the legendary actor and advocate leaves behind a legacy that shaped Israel’s cultural fabric for seven decades.
Stephen Sondheim was unmistakably Jewish, but did he live a ‘Jewish Life?'
The last 15 years: Sarit Brown brings intimate musical ‘The Last Five Years’ to Jerusalem - review
Love vs.Time: Can Love Escape Eternity?
Once Upon a Mattress proves fairy tales are funnier when turned upside down
Fairy-tale expectations are flipped in this witty, high-energy staging of Once Upon a Mattress.
Sightings, sounds, and self-knowledge: Ten reasons to go out next week
Art, music, and dance come alive this week in Israel, from AI-driven installations to opera, jazz, and contemporary dance.
Kevin Spacey in Tel Aviv: Music, memories, and a bid for redemption
During the show in Tel Aviv, 66-year-old Kevin Spacey alluded to his past and how he felt ostracized and abandoned.
'Heroines! Songs & Soliloquies for the Soul': A new musical on Israeli heroines - review
Do bring your tissues if you’re going to the show, and you should. The stories may make you cry, but they’ll also infuse you with hope, pride, and inspiration.
Pro-Palestinian Wicked fans slam special after plans to show Wicked: One Wonderful Night in Israel
Wicked: One Wonderful Night is set to air in Israel on both Hot and Yes in early November.
‘Anne Frank, Superstar’? A satirical musical reimagines the Holocaust victim as a symbol of woke
The show is framed as an ultra-progressive regional theater company staging an adaptation of Anne Frank’s diary.
National Library gets original lyrics of Naomi Shemer’s 'Al Kol Eleh'
For many years, the Shemer family’s attitude toward the song was very ambivalent as it reminded them of the loss of their father and uncle, and also because it had become politically charged.
Lost music from Auschwitz performed after 80 years
The music Geyer documented was played for the first time in 80 years at London’s Bloomsbury Theatre on June 3-7, 2025.
Making musical ends meet, the annual Jerusalem East and West Festival shows the way
A wide-ranging slew of acts that will take the Sultan’s Pool stage, in the shadow of the Jerusalem Old City walls, later this week.
'Oklahoma!' shines in Israel: LOGON’s latest musical triumph
Theater review: Light Opera Group of the Negev Netanya Community Center