Isaac Bashevis Singer

92NY Launches The Humanities Audio Collection Featuring Over 400 Archival Recordings

92NY unveils The Humanities Audio Collection, featuring over 400 archival recordings of notable figures and events.

YI LOVE JEWISH Purim Holiday Mini-Fest Kicks Off Next Week

Preparations are well underway for the YI Love Jewish Purim Holiday Mini-Fest which will begin on March 19th with a free staged reading of playwright Rich Orloff’s Esther in the Spotlight.

Review: YENTL at Malthouse Theatre

Kadimah Yiddish Theatre’s remarkable adaptation of Yentl has returned to Malthouse. Winner of four Green Room Awards after a stellar 2022 debut season, this production is a must see for those wanting a thought-provoking, and at times confronting exploration of how gender, sexuality, culture, and religion all collide together.

YI Love Jewish Purim Mini-Fest Will Host Two Events in Miami/Dade and Broward Counties

YI Love Jewish presents two Purim Holiday Mini-Fest events in March. Learn more about the events here!

YENTL Comes to the Malthouse Theatre Next Month

Malthouse will present a return season of Kadimah Yiddish Theatre’s Yentl beginning next month. This new stage adaptation of Nobel Prize laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer’s iconic short story is the first since the 1975 Broadway play and Barbra Streisand’s iconic 1983 musical film.

New Drama LIFE AFTER WARSAW: THE WORLD OF ISAAC BASHEVIS SINGER To Receive Staged Reading

LIFE AFTER WARSAW: THE WORLD OF ISAAC BASHEVIS SINGER receives a staged reading at Debonair Music Hall on January 18th. Based on Singer's autobiographical writings, the play explores his literary vision and personal experiences. Reserve your free seat at www.blackboxpac.com.

Museum Of Jewish Heritage Unveils Full Schedule Of Events For The 2nd Annual New York Jewish Book Festival

The Museum of Jewish Heritage announces the full schedule of events for the 2nd annual New York Jewish Book Festival, featuring a variety of programs for adults, kids, and families, both in-person and virtual.

Yiddish Book Center Will Launch Major New Core Exhibition In October

This fall, the Yiddish Book Center presents a major new core exhibition that explores a multi-faceted international story of identity, creativity, migration, and belonging. Yiddish: A Global Culture debuts on October 15, 2023, expanding the Center's scope to include the world's first comprehensive museum of modern Yiddish culture.

Broadway Lover's Guide to Max

Max offers a collection of content curated from across WarnerMedia's catalog and a roster of new Max Originals, plus acquired franchises and films. Among those include an impressive lineup of muscials, plays, and films that theater lovers will enjoy. From Grease to In the Heights to Cats, check out what Broadway lovers can stream on Max now!

David Willinger's Takes A Journey Into The Mind And Spirit with EXISTENCE

Theater for the New City & Ananim Productions present a new play by David Willinger: EXISTENCE A Theatre and Video Hybrid.

New Play by David Willinger EXISTENCE Comes to Theater for the New City

Theatre veteran David Willinger helms an exciting hybrid showcase of live theatre experience coupled with video featuring Espirito Domingo, Sharendelle Murga, Robert Striker, and Hanna Ventura.

Tovah Feldshuh Discusses New Memoir On THEATER: ALL THE MOVING PARTS This Friday

TONY-nominated actor Tovah Feldshuh discusses her new memoir with host Patrick Pacheco on this episode of “THEATER: All the Moving Parts”, premiering Friday, April 16 at 9:30PM on CUNY TV and streaming at THEATER: All the Moving Parts starting April 19.   

YI LOVE YIDDISHFEST �" PURIM EDITION Announced

The holiday of Purim has often been called “the Jewish Carnavale,” with the joys of song, laughter and drama folded into one, like tangy, fruit-filled hamantashen. That’s just the recipe for a Yiddishe Taam that the Yiddishkayt Initiative will be serving up at its first annual International VIRTUAL YI Love Yiddishfest – Purim Edition, Feb 25-28.

The Workers Circle Presents a Yiddish Schmooze With National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene's Zalmen Mlotek

On January 31, 2021, the Workers Circle will present a Yiddish Schmooze featuring Zalmen Mlotek, the Artistic Director at the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, which presented the award-winning Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish and whose parents were integral members of the Workers Circle and passionate proponents of Yiddish culture.

The Seagull Project Releases Third Episode in Their GREAT SOULS: GREAT STORIES Podcast

For the past 10 years The Seagull Project has been producing Great Souls: An Evening of Short Stories and Performance at ACT Theatre and Hugo House in Seattle, WA. Under the current pandemic, the company decided to pivot the program into a podcast format to continue to provide high quality short stories to the public for free.

Celebrate Centennial Of Women's Voting With TheatreWorks & The Woman's Club Of Palo Alto

In celebration of Women's Equality Day and the Centennial of the 19th Amendment, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley and The Woman's Club of Palo Alto present a virtual performance of excerpts and songs from Perfect 36, with lyrics and book by Laura Harrington, music by Mel Marvin, and direction by Mac Pirkle.

New Yiddish Rep Will Present THE WHORE FROM OHIO by Hanoch Levin

New Yiddish Rep will present 'The Whore from Ohio' by Hanoch Levin, Israel's foremost playwright, at Theater for the New City February 19 to 23, performed in Yiddish with projected surtitles. This black comedy, which deals memorably with ultimate questions of fantasy, lust and mortality, is one Levin's most famous plays. It is translated into Yiddish from the original Hebrew by Eli Rosen. Gara Sandler directs.

New Yiddish Rep Presents THE LABOR OF LIFE By Hanoch Levin

From January 17 to 26, 2020, New Yiddish Rep will present a Yiddish language version of 'The Labor of Life' by Israeli playwright Hanoch Levin, translated by Eli Rosen, directed by Gera Sandler, at New Yiddish Rep's Cyrus and Rose Feldman Studio Theater, 315 W. 39 Street, 9th floor. This comedy, originally written in Hebrew, will be performed in Yiddish with projected English surtitles. It is a funny and very sad play of the missed opportunities, compromises and disillusionments demanded by the 'labor of life.' Originally presented at Israel's HaBima in June, 1989, it stands out among contemporary writings for its sardonic resonance to Israelis and Jews worldwide.

Inaugural YIDDISHFEST Announces Full Lineup of Events

The Yiddishkayt Initiative (YI) (Avi Hoffman, Producing Artistic Director) and Theater for the New City (Crystal Field, Artistic Director) have announced the full lineup of events for the inaugural YI Love New York YiddishFest. This selection of performances, screenings, and discussions centered around Jewish culture and Yiddish entertainment will play several New York City venues from December 21-29. Reservations are required for all events and can be made at www.yiddishfest.org.

BWW Exclusive: Melissa Errico Sings 'The Way He Makes Me Feel' From LEGRAND AFFAIR (DELUXE EDITION)

GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS will release Legrand Affair (Deluxe Edition) from Tony Award-nominated singer, actress and writer Melissa Errico on Friday, November 8. The track a?oeThe Way He Makes Me Feela?? will be available to customers who pre-order the album starting on Friday, October 25.