MEESTER AMERIKA Brings Yiddish Theater Back To Life
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Feb 3, 2009
New York's Yiddish Theater of the 1920s returns to riotous life in the Garage Theatre Group's World Premiere of Meester Amerika in Teaneck this February. Meester Amerika revives the comedy and the music of New York's Lower East Side in a toe-tapping new musical for the whole family. The show opens February 12 at the Becton Theatre, 960 River Road in Teaneck.
Meester Amerika is the story of the Rose family, popular entertainers in the Yiddish Theater as they try to succeed in the strange country of America. In particular, it's the story of Joey, the handsome young headliner who 'against his family's wishes' wants to become a Cantor. When Joey meets a girl from the right side of the tracks, chaos follows. Through a maelstrom of cross-dressing relatives, mistaken identities, and shattered illusions, Joey learns what it really means to be 'Mister America.'
'Lorenzo,' a New Musical Reading Nov.13-15
by BWW News Desk
- Nov 1, 2007
Eric Krebs and Amas Musical Theatre will present a reading of a new musical, Lorenzo, on November 13, 14 & 15 at 6PM at the Players Theater
War Brides Sing Their Songs 'Back Home' at NYMF, 9/24-30
by BWW News Desk
- Sep 3, 2007
NYMF presents 'BACK HOME' with a book by Ron Sproat, music by Christopher Berg, lyrics by Frank Evans and directed by Bick Goss. Performances begin Monday, September 24 through September 30 at The Sage Theatre
Morning Star: Living History
by Michael Dale
- Jul 4, 2007
The Peccadillo Theater Company's revival of Sylvia Regan's 1940 sentimental drama, Morning Star is warm, humorous and perfectly lovely.
The Pirates Of Penzance... In Yiddish!
by Michael Dale
- Mar 23, 2007
In Al Grand's zesty and fun Yiddish translation of Gilbert and Sullivan's classic, young Frederick is a former Yeshiva student and the Major General is an Orthodox Jew who bakes fine honey cakes and is a friend of Benjamin Disraeli.
BMI hosts "War Brides" Reading September 27
by BWW News Desk
- Sep 21, 2005
BMI , in conjunction with Musical Mondays Theatre Lab and the New York Musical Theatre Festival, will host a reading of the award-winning musical War Brides on Tuesday, September 27 at 2:30pm.