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Review: CANTUS & THE KING'S SINGERS at Minnesota Orchestra Hall


by Jared Fessler - January 12, 2026

We chat with Patrick Dunachie of The King’s Singers ahead of an extraordinary concert at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis. Patrick is the ensemble’s first countertenor, and this season marks a meaningful milestone in his career, as he will be stepping away from The King’s Singers at the end of the 2025...

Review: JOB at Urbanite Theatre


by Shanti - January 12, 2026

Before the show begins, as the narrator amusingly suggests that you might require psychological assistance post-viewing, the lights suddenly dim and the anticipation in the air grows. ...

Review: KOUZELNÉ HODINKY DOKTORA KRONERA na Malé scéně plzeňského divadla


by Krystof Petrasek - January 12, 2026

V sobotu 10. ledna odehrál soubor muzikálu Divadla Josefa Kajetána Tyla v Plzni první muzikálovou premiéru sezóny. Kouzelné hodinky doktora Kronera Jana Kaňky a Tomáše Javorského uspěly v prvním ročníku soutěže autorských muzikálu v Plzni s názvem INTRO. Nyní se jejich muzikál stává plnohodnotnou in...

Review Roundup: Billy Crudup and Denise Gough in HIGH NOON


by Aliya Al-Hassan - January 12, 2026

Set in the American West of the 1800s, High Noon rides on themes as relevant now as they were then. Courage vs. Cowardice. Justice vs. Peace. Duty vs. Desire. And at its heart, is the bond between Will Kane and Amy Fowler – a love tested by impossible choices as the clock ticks down to the return of...

Review: BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD at Best Medicine Rep


by Roger Catlin - January 12, 2026

What are the odds of two cartoonists submitting to the New Yorker both living in Cleveland? Or that one was hired to be the caretaker of the other? ...

Review: DISNEY'S DESCENDANTS at The Royal Theatre


by Theresa Bertram - January 12, 2026

Welcome to 2026! To kick off the new year, I headed to The Royal Theatre in Benton for The Young Players’ production of DISNEY’S DESCENDANTS THE MUSICAL, directed by the amazing Justin A. Pike—and what a magical way to start the year. ...

Review: THE MAN OF THE PEOPLE at Different Stages


by Sabrina Wallace - January 11, 2026

Different Stages’ “The man of the people”reveals how easily authority can be built on confidence rather than evidence, and how hard it is to dismantle once the audience is convinced....

Review: YESTON & KOPIT'S PHANTOM IN CONCERT at BrightSide Theatre


by Tina St. Angelo - January 11, 2026

What did our critic think of YESTON & KOPIT'S PHANTOM IN CONCERT at BrightSide Theatre?...

Review: ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA at Synetic Theater


by Brian Bochicchio - January 12, 2026

The winter offering of Synetic Theater is a grand story chronicled by Roman historians and subsequently immortalized by Shakespeare. A tale of sweeping grandeur, power plays, alliances, nations conquered, unseemly lustful urges, and betrayal. Now let’s portray all that using only sight, sound, and m...

Review: THE OUTSIDERS at Fox Theatre, St. Louis


by Rob Levy - January 11, 2026

More of a drama with sung interludes than a full-blown musical, The Outsiders is an outstanding production. Relying on a minimalist stage, dark lighting, and choreography, the ensemble is given a wide berth to perform....

Past Shows

Monologues from the Kishke
4/18 - 7/30/2013


Food has a special place of esteem in Yiddish culture. Original monologues in Hebrew (some from the best-selling book "Shmaltz" by the Chef and Folklore ...

Solomon Grip
5/19 - 6/16/2013


"Solomon Grip" is Hanoch Levin's first play in his series of musical comedies The story is about a woman and adult men who behave like ...


After falling in love with the beautiful Rivkele, The unlucky Shloimele goes out into the world to seek his fortune In the style of a ...


A musical comedy based on the collection of poems by Itzik Manger, one of the 20th century's important poets. The play tells the Purim story ...

The Golden Bench
11/22 - 1/2/2013


A comedy about a romantic triangle in a senior residence center: two men, friends for over 40 years, still competitive, and coming between them, a ...

Yiddishpitz !
12/4 - 1/1/2013


Dudu Fisher ("Les Miserables"), the world's greatest Jewish voice, on stage with Kobi Arieli, a sharp and witty Jew, and together they create a one-time ...

The Megillah
11/25


A musical comedy based on the collection of poems by Itzik Manger, one of the 20th century's important poets. The play tells the Purim story ...

The Women`s Box of Secrets
11/7 - 11/14/2012


Yekel returns home in the middle of the night and tells his wife Zelda that Rabbeinu Gershom's decree has been cancelled. From now on any ...


The play brings the story of the married Rukhele, mother of a son, who remembers the moment she might have been able to drastically change ...

The Women`s Box of Secrets
The Women`s Box of Secrets
2/8 - 3/25/2012


A Comic Musical A play by I.M. Wohlmann Direction and adaptation: Motti Averbuch Yekel returns home in the middle of the night and tells his ...

 Gebirtig – The Heart Longs for a Song


A musical play based on Mordechai Gebirtig songs By Yehoshua Sobol Velvl and Berl (Bodo-Kashker) and the Yiddishpiel Theater's acting ensemble take us on an ...

 Lansky the Jewish Mafiosi


This is the story of Meyer Lansky, Jew, one of the Mafia dons in New York during the 1920s. The story takes place at the ...

Videos


BOLERO X - Shahar Binyamini
Revolution Orchestra & House of Dance Company (5/25 - 5/27)
Akko Festival (Fringe Theater Festival)
Akko Fringe Theater Festival (4/10 - 4/20)
Karmiel Dance Festival
Karmiel Festival (8/4 - 8/6)
Israel Festival
Israel Festival Jerusalem (5/24 - 6/11)
Israel Salsa & Bachata Congress
Latino del Mundo Productions (5/14 - 5/17)
Jerusalem International Oud Festival
Confederation House (11/1 - 11/15)
Jerusalem Biennale
Jerusalem Biennale Foundation (5/7 - 6/30)
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