Center For Jewish History to Host JAZZUKKAH FOR HANUKKAH! Next Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 18, 2023
On Sunday, December 10th, 2023 at 7:30 the American Society for Jewish Music will present The Jazzukkahh Project, and Eleanor Reissa, the Tony award-winning, director, actress, and author, at the Annual Hanukkah Concert at the Center for Jewish History.
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.
Eleanor Reissa's THE LAST SURVIVOR Play Reading To Explore Post-Holocaust, Modern Jewish Life
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 6, 2023
'The Last Survivor,' a play reading from the anthology by Tony Award-nominated director, playwright, and actress Eleanor Reissa, is set to take place on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 7:30pm at the Levis JCC Boca Raton and on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at 2:00 pm at the Alper JCC Miami.
GableStage Announces World Premiere Of Joe Papp At The Ballroom
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 4, 2021
As the first production of GableStage's 23rd season, The Price, draws to a close after being met with rave reviews, the award-winning theatre is excited to announce the second production of the season, Joe Papp at the Ballroom, in alliance with Yiddishkayt Initiative (YI Love Jewish) and sponsored by The Sue & Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies at the University of Miami.
Penguin Rep Theatre Moves ONE STEP CLOSER To Resuming Regular Programming
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 6, 2021
Penguin Rep Theatre will welcome artists, staff, and audiences back inside its theatre - a repurposed 1880s hay barn located at 7 Crickettown Road in Stony Point, New York - for its 'One Step Closer' concert series. Thanks to an anonymous donor, the ragtime concert scheduled for Saturday, August 14th at 7 p.m. featuring Terry Waldo and his Gotham City Band, will be free.
A YIDDISH RENAISSANCE to be Presented by National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 10, 2021
In celebration of this global revival in Yiddish, this summer National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene will bring together more than 140 actors, singers and musicians from across the United States and the world for a sensational, one-time event - A Yiddish Renaissance: A Virtual Concert Celebration.
New Virtual Production of MEGILLAH CYCLE Surpasses 6,000 Views
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 8, 2021
MEGILLAH CYCLE has surpassed 6,000 views and that number is rapidly climbing. The Congress for Jewish Culture is continuing its International Virtual Yiddish Theater series with MEGILLAH CYCLE, featuring an all-star international cast, directed and adapted by Mike Burstyn from Itzik Manger’s modernist take on the traditional Purim play.