Maurice Edwards
Latest News on Maurice Edwards:
Stage Actor and Director Maurice Edwards Has Died at 97 Due to COVID-19 (Oct 9, 2020)
Belleayre Mountain Presents CRISTINA FONTANELLI AND HER FABULOUS FRIENDS (Aug 24, 2016)
Photo Coverage: Chita Rivera & More RAISE THE ROOF at National Yiddish Theatre Benefit Concert (Jun 11, 2014)
Stage Actor and Director Maurice Edwards Has Died at 97 Due to COVID-19 (Oct 9, 2020)
Belleayre Mountain Presents CRISTINA FONTANELLI AND HER FABULOUS FRIENDS (Aug 24, 2016)
Photo Coverage: Chita Rivera & More RAISE THE ROOF at National Yiddish Theatre Benefit Concert (Jun 11, 2014)
Maurice Edwards BIO
A man of many talents and passions, Maurice was a musician, singer, actor, theater and opera director, cantor, vocal coach, author, translator, and for many years the executive director and, later, artistic director of the Brooklyn Philharmonic. Born Maurice Levine in Michigan in 1922, he grew up in Madison, WI, and served in the U.S. Army during World War II; he was awarded the Bronze Star for valor. Following the liberation of France, he studied at the Sorbonne; moving to New York after the war, he earned a B.A. from NYU and an M.A. from Columbia University. He began acting in the late 1940s and in the 1960s helped found a notable experimental theater company, the Cubiculo, in Hell's Kitchen. His performance credits include roles in the original Broadway productions of Fiddler on the Roof and The Golden Apple and the acclaimed mid-1950s Theatre de Lys production of The Threepenny Opera, among many others. His books include "How Music Grew in Brooklyn: A Biography of the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra" (2006) and "Christian Dietrich Grabbe: His Life and His Works" (2016).
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Original Broadway Production, 1964
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Maurice Edwards News
Stage Actor and Director Maurice Edwards Has Died at 97 Due to COVID-19
BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Maurice Edwards, opera and stage director and actor, has died at age 97 due to COVID-19.
Photo Coverage: Chita Rivera & More RAISE THE ROOF at National Yiddish Theatre Benefit Concert
Tony Award-winners Chita Rivera and Karen Ziemba, Norman Norman Jewison, Academy Award-winning director of the 1971 film version of Fiddler on the Roof (Irving Thalberg Award Recipient), and Ambassador Ido Aharoni, Counsul General of Israel, were just some of the stars who took part in Raising the Roof, an all-star benefit concert celebrating the 100th anniversary of The National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene, the 50th Anniversary of iconic American musical, Fiddler on the Roof, and the 90th birthday of its Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-winning lyricist, Sheldon Harnick, last night, June 9 at New York's The Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street).
BroadwayWorld brings you photo coverage from the special night below!
Chita Rivera, Karen Ziemba & More Join National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene's RAISING THE ROOF Lineup at Town Hall, 6/9
Tony Award-winners Chita Rivera and Karen Ziemba, Norman Norman Jewison, Academy Award-winning director of the 1971 film version of Fiddler on the Roof (Irving Thalberg Award Recipient), and Ambassador Ido Aharoni, Counsul General of Israel, have joined the lineup of Raising the Roof, an all-star benefit concert celebrating the 100th anniversary of The National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene, the 50th Anniversary of iconic American musical, Fiddler on the Roof, and the 90th birthday of its Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-winning lyricist, Sheldon Harnick, on Monday, June 9, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. at New York's The Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street).
Jackie Hoffman, Joshua Bell & More Join FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 50th Anniversary Benefit Concert Lineup, 6/9
Joshua Bell, Frank London, Austin Pendleton and Jackie Hoffman have joined the lineup for Raising the Roof - an all-star benefit concert celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Fiddler on the Roof, its Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-winning lyricist, Sheldon Harnick, and the 100thanniversary of The National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene - on Monday, June 9th, at New York's The Town Hall.
Brooklyn Philharmonic Announces Revised 2013 Season; Returns to BAM, June 8
The Brooklyn Philharmonic announced today that it is returning to the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) as part of a revised Spring season for the first time in three years.
Cornelia Street Cafe Presents John McNeil-Billy Hart Quintet And More This Weekend
Cornelia Street Cafe announces upcoming schedule for Fri Mar 26 9 & 10:30PM at 9:00PM & 10:30PM HOT & COOL: NEC JAZZ 40TH: JOHN MCNEIL-BILL MCHENRY QUINTET with John McNeil, trumpet; Bill Mchenry, tenor saxophone; Billy Hart, drums; Ethan Iverson, piano; Matt Penman, bass.
Cornelia Street Cafe Announces 21st Century Schizoid Music & More
In May 1977 three artists--Robin Hirsch, a writer and director; Charles McKenna, an actor; and Raphaela Pivetta, a visual artist--stumbled across a tiny storefront on Cornelia Street in the heart of Greenwich Village and thought it the perfect place to open a café.
Ribald Restoration Comedy The Country Wife Plays Jan. 5-27
Presented as a co-production between HoNkBarK! and Vital Theatre Company, William Wycherley's ribald Restoration play The Country Wife will run from January 5, 2007 through January 27, 2007 at the McGinn Cazale Theatre in NYC. Previews begin Jan. 5 for a Jan. 8 opening
Fifty Million Frenchmen: They Can't Be Wrong
Lost Musicals revives Cole Porter and Herbert Fields' witty escapist fluff about Americans in Paris
Lee, Pedi, Etc. Set to Find 'Frenchmen' for Lost Musicals
Sondra Lee, Christine Pedi and KT Sullivan will star in Lost Musicals' upcoming staged concert presentation of Cole Porter's '20s musical Fifty Million Frenchmen
Maurice Edwards FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many Broadway shows has Maurice Edwards been in?
Maurice Edwards has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows.
How many West End shows has Maurice Edwards been in?
Maurice Edwards has not appeared in the West End.
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