Musical

The boy who wouldn't grow up takes the stage, and he's bringing the whole cast with him

What if Peter Pan was really about the parents left waiting? Go behind the scenes of a funny, magical new production that moved its own director to tears.

'Never grow up': Inside Israel's new Peter Pan musical
osh Grisetti and Rob McClure from the cast of "Something Rotten" perform at 106.7 LITE FM's Broadway in Bryant Park in Bryant Park on August 11, 2016 in New York City.

Josh Grisetti, musical theater actor on 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,' dies at 44

Olga Sharutenko performs as Cinderella (L) with Andrey Penkin as Lord Mayor's Son during a photocall for Cinderella on Ice at the Royal Albert Hall in London, on February 24, 2010.

From Frozen to Cinderella: Ice spectaculars arrive across Israel this summer

 Kanye West attends the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

Kanye West concert in Prague scrapped as venue owner terminates contract - report


Lola Marsh: Israel's next big musical export overseas

Most Israeli musical artists end up remaining big fish in the small Mediterranean pond. But Lola Marsh has become a staple on European stages.

 LOLA MARSH’S Gil Landau and Yael Shoshana Cohen onstage.

George Santos claims he produced Spider-Man musical on Broadway

Santos told potential donors of his supposed job as a producer on the musical, which is notable for its multiple injuries involving actors, poor reviews, technical mishaps and a financial failure.

 Newly elected Rep. George Santos (R-NY), who is facing a scandal over his resume and claims he made on the campaign trail, makes a gesture with his left hand as he casts his vote for House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy from the House Chamber during a 10th round of voting for the new Speaker.

A new look into Yemenite Jewish music with all-woman quintet

The all-woman vocal quintet is taking its last boy at the National Library in Jerusalem on February 1-2.

THE BANAT el Yemen vocal quintet will appear at this week’s Besod Kolot Rabim Festival at the National Library, in Jerusalem

Musical production 'Hello, Dolly!' is coming to Jerusalem

Hello, Dolly! is based on Thornton Wilder’s 1954 play, The Matchmaker (itself a revision of his 1938 farce The Merchant of Yonkers).

 BEZALEL MANEKIN as Horace Vandergelder and Sandy Cash as Dolly in ‘Hello, Dolly!.’

Baroque and roll

Composer Avner Hanani to unveil his latest creation at Christmas Concert in Jerusalem

 AVNER HANANI – his ‘Concerto alla moda’ will get its world premiere.

Mélanie Laurent brings expertise to curtain raiser of this year’s Israeli Harp Competition

Laurent certainly put her heart, soul and hours of practice into her instrumental love, and made good progress.

 MÉLANIE LAURENT: I had a very big crush on the sound.

Grammy-nominated R&B band Southern Avenue visits the Holy Land

 SOUTHERN AVENUE members (from left) Ori Naftaly, Tierinii (and Naava), Ava and TK Jackson, in Jerusalem’s Old City, last week.

7 Jewish highlights from the new Museum of Broadway

A three-story tribute to the Theater District located in its very heart, the Museum of Broadway opened last month.

Broadway billboards in New York City's Times Square

It takes two women to portray refusenik Ida Nudel in new play

Currently being staged at the Habima Theater in Tel Aviv, the show began in September and plans to keep going for as long as people will turn out.

 TZEDI TZARFATI’S latest musical production, ‘Ida.’

Jerusalem highlights October 14-20

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

 SCOTTISH STOUT is on offer at Hataklit (The Record pub) this week.