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Fidler Afn Dakh
Fidler Afn Dakh (פידלער אויפן דאך) is a Yiddish-language adaptation of the musical ''Fiddler on the Roof'' translated and adapted by Shraga Friedman. The adaptation revisits the 1894 collection of Yiddish short stories on which ''Fiddler on the Roof'' is based, about Tevye, Tevye the Dairyman. Friedman created the translation for a 1965 Israeli production. It was produced by the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (NYTF) in New York City in 2018 and transferred off-Broadway to Stage 42 in 2019. Productions Original Production (Israel) The Yiddish translated production was first performed in 1965. North American Premiere The first North American production was produced by the Folksbiene, NYTF at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City, directed by Joel Grey, featuring musical staging and choreography by Staś Kmieć in the style of the original. Motl Didner and Sabina Brukner served as Yiddish coaches. The cast included Steven Skybell (as Tevye), Jennifer B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playbill
''Playbill'' is an American monthly magazine for theatergoers. Although there is a subscription issue available for home delivery, most copies of ''Playbill'' are printed for particular productions and distributed at the door as the show's program. ''Playbill'' was first printed in 1884 for a single theater on 21st Street in New York City. The magazine is now used at nearly every Broadway theatre, as well as many Off-Broadway productions. Outside New York City, ''Playbill'' is used at theaters throughout the United States. As of September 2012, its circulation was 4,073,680. History What is known today as ''Playbill'' started in 1884, when Frank Vance Strauss founded the New York Theatre Program Corporation specializing in printing theater programs. Strauss reimagined the concept of a theater program, making advertisements a standard feature and thus transforming what was then a leaflet into a fully designed magazine. The new format proved popular with theatergoers, who s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Off-Broadway
An off-Broadway theatre is any professional theatre venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive. These theatres are smaller than Broadway theatres, but larger than off-off-Broadway theatres, which seat fewer than 100. An "off-Broadway production" is a production of a play, musical, or revue that appears in such a venue and adheres to related trade union and other contracts. Some shows that premiere off-Broadway are subsequently produced on Broadway. History The term originally referred to any venue, and its productions, on a street intersecting Broadway in Midtown Manhattan's Theater District, the hub of the American theatre industry. It later became defined by the League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers as a professional venue in Manhattan with a seating capacity of at least 100, but not more than 499, or a production that appears in such a venue and adheres to related trade union and other contracts. Previously, regardless of the size ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jana Robbins
Jana Robbins, née Marsha Eisenberg, is a Tony, Olivier and Drama Desk Award-winning American producer, actress, director, teacher, and speaker. She has produced and won awards for her West End, Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. Early life Robbins was born and raised in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Daughter of Phillip and Edythe Eisenberg, she is the middle child of three children."Noteworthy Connections , Westmont Hilltop grad Jana Robbins hit it big on Broadway" ''The Tribune-Democrat''. Retrieved 2019-11-21. Her mother studied at the Gene Kelly Studio of Dance in Johnstown, PA with |
Michael Einav
Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions * Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect * Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada * Michael Donnellan (fashion designer), Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael" * Michael (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born February 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born March 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer Rulers =Byzantine emperors= *Michael I Rangabe (d. 844), married the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raquel Nobile
Raquel Nobile is a New York City-based theater and film actor. While still a student at the Manhattan School of Music, Nobile was featured in two film operas (''Connection Lost: The Tinder Opera'', and ''Something Blue: The Bachelor Opera'') directed by Adam Taylor with scores by Scott Joiner. later appearing in a third musical film (''Someone Like Me: The Facebook Opera'') by the same director. Raquel performed in the National Yiddish Theater – Folksbiene's Off-Broadway run of Amerike the Golden Land which opened July 4, 2017 and performed for 6 weeks including a 2 weeks extension, closing August 20, 2017. Raquel also performed in the Folksbiene's sold out run of The Sorceress in December 2017, a performance as part of the Folksbiene's restoration process. She was awarded the National Theater Conference's Emerging Professional of 2018 for her work with the Folksbiene. Also in 2018, Raquel joined the cast of ''Fidler Afn Dakh'', a Yiddish-language adaptation of the musical ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Sabath (actor)
Bruce Sabath is an American actor, known for his work in live-performance theater. He made his Broadway debut playing Larry in the 2006 Tony Award-winning revival of Stephen Sondheim's hit musical Company (musical), ''Company''. His transition from a career on Wall Street to working on Broadway was cited by ''The Wall Street Journal'' as an example of Multiple careers, Sequential Multiple Careers. Early life and education Bruce was born and raised in Rochester, New York, the son of Martin Cherkas Sabath, a career engineer at Eastman Kodak Company and Margie Guggenheim Sabath. He attended Brighton High School (Rochester, New York), Brighton High School in Rochester, where he was active as a musician (he studied clarinet with Michael Webster, principal clarinetist with the Rochester Philharmonic), singer and actor. He graduated as class valedictorian in 1980. Bruce was also a leader, both nationally and in his home region, in the NFTY, National Federation of Temple Youth - serving a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird
Daniel Kahn & the Painted Bird is a Germany-based klezmer band founded by Jewish-American singer-songwriter and actor Daniel Kahn, originally from Detroit, Michigan. The band was formed in 2005 and is based in Berlin. They have released five albums through German world music label . The name of the band comes from the title of the novel ''The Painted Bird'' by Jerzy Kosiński. History Daniel Kahn was born on September 11, 1978, in Detroit, Michigan. He attended the University of Michigan, where he studied Theater, Playwriting, Poetry and Politics. After graduating, Daniel moved to New Orleans where he was first introduced to modern Jewish music. He then went on to live and perform in Detroit, New York and Michigan. Musical style Daniel Kahn coined the word "", meaning "alienation klezmer music", to describe their music, in reference to Bertolt Brecht's theory of . The group describes their music as "a mixture of Klezmer, radical Yiddish song, political cabaret and folk punk" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Hoffman
Jacqueline Laura Hoffman (born November 29, 1960 in Queens, New York City) is an American actress, singer, and comedian known for her one-woman shows of Jewish-themed original songs and monologues. She is a veteran of Chicago's famed The Second City comedy improv group."Jackie Hoffman – Biography" IMDb. Retrieved March 3, 2017. Hoffman was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a for her role as Mamacita in the miniseries '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Lynne Mason
Stephanie Lynne Mason is a New York City-based theater actress. She has performed on Broadway as well as in other theatrical productions. Stephanie Lynne made her Broadway debut as swing in the 2015 revival of Fiddler on the Roof which opened November 12, 2015 and closed December 31, 2016 for a total of 431 performances. She also performed in Axis Theater Company's ''Evening 1910'' which opened May 8, 2016 and performed for 3 weeks closing May 28, 2016 . She played Dyanne in the national tour of Million Dollar Quartet, a jukebox musical celebrating early rock and roll stars, in September 2016. Stephanie Lynne has also performed with the National Yiddish Theater – Folksbiene's in their Off-Broadway run of Amerike the Golden Land which opened July 4, 2017 and performed for 6 weeks including a 2 weeks extension, closing August 20, 2017. She also performed in the Folksbiene's sold-out run of The Sorceress in December 2017, a performance as part of the Folksbiene's restoration pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York 1 News
NY1 (also officially known as Spectrum News NY1 and spoken as New York One) is an American United States cable news, cable news television channel founded by Time Warner Cable, which itself is owned by Charter Communications through its acquisition in May 2016. The channel provides 24-hour news cycle, 24-hour news coverage, with a focus on the five boroughs of New York City; its programming primarily features news, traffic and weather, however NY1 also features specialty programs such as ''Inside City Hall'' (which is renamed ''Road to City Hall'' during Mayor of New York City, New York City mayoral elections). NY1 is available on Spectrum's New York City system on channel 1 in standard-definition television, standard definition and channel 701 in high-definition television, high definition. On Altice USA, Optimum in the New York City area, it is carried on channel 8 (it was previously seen on channel 1, before Optimum moved the channel to its current slot in December 2010), and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staś Kmieć
Staś Kmieć () is a theater and dance choreographer, specializing in a variety of styles of dance: theatre dance, character/folk, period/historical, social/ballroom, ballet, and concert dance. American-born of Polish descent, he is considered the foremost U.S. authority on Polish folk dance and culture, having been published in numerous articles and in ''Polish Folk Dances and Songs – A Step-by-Step Guide'' (Hippocrene Books) - considered the encyclopedia of Polish dance in the English language. Kmieć is the PBS resident Polish Culture expert and has offered commentary on several programs nationwide and on New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania affiliate stations. As a dancer and choreographer, he has worked in many forms of dance - from classical ballet to folk, and from tap dance to musical theater. Born in Haverhill, Massachusetts Early life Born in Massachusetts, Staś Kmieć began dancing at an early age. He graduated from Tufts University, and joined the ranks of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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