National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Brings NEW YORK SINGS YIDDISH! to Central Park
by Stephi Wild - Jun 8, 2023
Join in this coming Wednesday, June 14 in Central Park, when National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (NYTF) and Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage present New York Sings Yiddish!, featuring an illustrious lineup of Yiddish theater and concert superstar celebrating the rich cultural legacy of Yiddish music.
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Presents ZALMEN MLOTEK'S LIVING ROOM CONCERTS and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 19, 2020
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (Folksbiene)-led by Zalmen Mlotek, Artistic Director, and Dominick Balletta, Executive Director-continues its virtual entertainment series Folksbiene! LIVE with a 15-Minute Yiddish lesson led by Motl Didner on Tuesday (8/25) and, Zalmen Mlotek's weekly Living Room Concerts on Thursday (8/27).
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Presents Virtual Programming This August
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 30, 2020
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene is continuing its virtual entertainment series Folksbiene! LIVE throughout August, featuring Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish's Mikhl Yashinsky with The Great Yiddish Theatre Quiz (Vos-Ver-Vu) on August 5, Soul to Soul star Tony Perry's The Way I Feel on August 19, and more.
Mandy Patinkin To Present Mlotek Prize
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 13, 2018
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (NYTF) and City Parks Foundation's SummerStage will present Yiddish Under the Stars, a cavalcade of ensembles and individual performers, leaders of the international revival of Yiddish music. The free concert will take place on Wednesday, June 13, at SummerStage in Central Park, 72nd Street near 5th Avenue. Emceeing Yiddish Under the Stars is comedian and two-time Emmy Award nominee Jackie Hoffman (Charlie And the Chocolate Factory, The Addams Family, Hairspray), who is set to appear as Yente the matchmaker in NYTF's Yiddish language Fiddler on the Roof this summer.
First International Jewish Performing Arts Festival Kicks Off 6/14
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 5, 2015
Coinciding with the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene's [NYTF] 100(th) Anniversary Season, KulturfestNYC, the first-ever international Jewish performing arts festival, will bring together hundreds of global acts in theatre, music, dance, film, cuisine, lectures and more from over 30 countries, performing in multiple citywide locations for 8 days, from June 14-21.
NYT Presents REFLECTIONS OF A LOST POET and A JOYFUL PURIM, 3/10-11
by Hilary Kelly - Mar 7, 2014
The National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene, now in it's consecutive 99th season, will present two free one-night-only events at Baruch Performing Arts Center at 7pm this coming Monday and Tuesday. These events are sponsored by The City University of New York.
National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene Announces 99th Season
by Molly Tracy - Sep 10, 2013
National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene, Executive Director Bryna Wasserman and Artistic Director Zalmen Mlotek, will present a multitude of theater and music events for its 99th season including the American premiere of the tender coming-of-age musical adapted from the 1975 Academy-Award-nominated and Golden-Globe-Award-winning film Lies My Father Told, November 10 through December 15, and the return by popular demand of The Megile Of Itzik Manger, March 2 through 16.
Photo Coverage: National Yiddish Theatre Honors Neil Sedaka
by Stephen Sorokoff - Jun 13, 2012
The National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene stages a tribute to the legendary singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka at The Town Hall, 123 West 43rd Street, on yesterday June 12 at 7:30pm. The gala concert, with performances by the Broadway actor and Israeli singer Dudu Fisher, Jay Black of Jay and the Americans, Klezmatics star Lorin Sklamberg, and the actor-singers Eleanor Reissa, Lori Wilner, Robert Abelson, Dani Marcus, and Rebecca Garfein, among many others, celebrated the wide-ranging impact of Yiddish culture on other popular cultures.
Check out photos from the event below!
Folksbiene Honors Neil Sedaka at Town Hall Gala Concert Tonight, 6/12
by BWW News Desk - Jun 12, 2012
The National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene stages a tribute to the legendary singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka at The Town Hall, 123 West 43rd Street, tonight, June 12 at 7:30pm. The gala concert, with performances by the Broadway actor and Israeli singer Dudu Fisher, Jay Black of Jay and the Americans, Klezmatics star Lorin Sklamberg, and the actor-singers Eleanor Reissa, Lori Wilner, Robert Abelson, Dani Marcus, and Rebecca Garfein, among many others, celebrates the wide-ranging impact of Yiddish culture on other popular cultures.