Mandy Patinkin Will Perform Solo Show for National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene This May

Emmy-and-Tony Award winner Mandy Patinkin will perform a solo show Mandy Patinkin: In Concert at Rose Theater in Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall for one night only, Monday, May 23rd, 7:30pm.

Presented by the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene [NYTF], and honoring the 18-year legacy of commitment in bringing Yiddish culture to the masses by Artistic Director Zalmen Mlotek and his wife Debra, the concert will benefit NYTF and celebrate its 101st consecutive season.

Patinkin, who currently plays Saul Berenson on Showtime's hit series Homeland, will perform an eclectic program of songs including those from his critically-acclaimed concerts Dress Casual and the groundbreaking in-Yiddish Mamaloshen.

Broadway Music Director and Conductor Adam Ben-David will accompany Patinkin on piano. The concert is produced by Moishe Rosenfeld with NYTF Executive Director Bryna Wasserman and NYTF Executive Producer Christopher Massimine.

Inspired by the late Public Theater's impresario Joseph Papp's efforts to reinvigorate Yiddish culture in New York, Patinkin became an avid supporter of the music, traditions, and language, which made the Yiddish culture so vibrant and unique. To this end, Patinkin has devoted much time and creative energies in efforts to promote the Yiddish culture and has become a passionate supporter of NYTF.

Mandy Patinkin: In Concert plays Rose Theater in Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th Street, New York, NY, on May 23 at 7:30pm. Tickets start at $150 and are on sale now here or call (212) 213-2120 x204.

Runtime is 100 minutes, with no intermission.

Since 1915, the award-winning National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene [NYTF] has presented a window into the world of Jewish culture by engaging, educating, and igniting the imaginations of generations of theatergoers. NYTF is the longest consecutively-producing Yiddish theatre company in the world. It presents plays, musicals, concerts, literary events and workshops in English, Yiddish, Hebrew and Russian, with English and Russian supertitles accompanying most performances. Its mission is to celebrate the Jewish experience through the performing arts and to transmit a rich cultural legacy in exciting new ways.

For more information about Mandy Patinkin: In Concert or the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, please call (212) 213-2120 or visit www.nytf.org.

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