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For its 99th season, the National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene will present one of the largest productions in its history, the American premiere of a new musical based on the 1975 Academy-Award-nominated film Lies My Father Told Me adapted from the works of Ted Allan. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in rehearsal below!

At age 27, Christopher Massimine is the youngest theater executive to oversee the production activities within a major multi-million dollar theatrical organization. Previously holding the position of Marketing Communications Director at The National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene, he has now assumed the role as Producing Director where he will act as Supervising Producer on Folksbiene's forthcoming musical production LIES MY FATHER TOLD ME, a critical success in Canada making its American debut at Baruch Performing Arts Center on November 10 and running through December 15.

For its 99th season, the National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene will present one of the largest productions in its history, the American premiere of a new musical based on the 1975 Academy-Award-nominated film Lies My Father Told Me adapted from the works of Ted Allan.

The City University of New York will host Notes From the Underground, a concert series, presented by The National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene. The series will play at Hunter College, Brooklyn College, Queens College and Lehman College.

National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene, Executive Director Bryna Wasserman and Artistic Director Zalmen Mlotek, will present a multitude of theater and music events for its 99th season including the American premiere of the tender coming-of-age musical adapted from the 1975 Academy-Award-nominated and Golden-Globe-Award-winning film Lies My Father Told, November 10 through December 15, and the return by popular demand of The Megile Of Itzik Manger, March 2 through 16.

National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene will present for its 99th season the American premiere of the tender coming-of-age musical adapted from the 1975 Academy Award nominated and Golden Globe Award winning film Lies My Father Told Me based on the works of Ted Allan. Lies My Father Told Me begins previews Sunday, November 10, at 2:00pm for a press opening Thursday, November 21, at 7:30pm at the Nagelberg Theater, Baruch Performing Arts Center, 55 Lexington Avenue.

The Hampton Synagogue's highly-anticipated annual end-of-summer concert, set for Saturday, August 24th at 9pm, will launch The National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene's historic 99th season, where the emphasis on igniting a passion for Jewish culture in younger generations has taken center stage.

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Tony nominee Stephen Mo Hanan stars in the circus-inspired reinvention of 'The Megile of Itzik Manger,' the Drama Desk Award-winning National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene's spring mainstage production at the Baruch Performing Arts Center. Playing Off-Broadway for a four-week limited engagement from tonight, April 21 to May 12, the eye-popping purimshpiel carnival musical is directed by Motl Didner, with music direction by Zalmen Mlotek. The opening, sponsored by the Boston Beer Company, is set for Thursday April 25 at 7:30pm.

Tony nominee Stephen Mo Hanan stars in the circus-inspired reinvention of 'The Megile of Itzik Manger,' the Drama Desk Award-winning National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene's spring mainstage production at the Baruch Performing Arts Center. Playing Off-Broadway for a four-week limited engagement from April 21 to May 12, the eye-popping purimshpiel carnival musical is directed by Motl Didner, with music direction by Zalmen Mlotek. The opening, sponsored by the Boston Beer Company, is set for Thursday April 25 at 7:30pm.

Songwriters who defied the Nazi-Occupation, GHETTO TANGO, the theatrical concert of their collective music, to be presented Off Broadway by THE NATIONAL YIDDISH THEATRE - FOLKSBIENE and MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE today, MARCH 10.

Songwriters who defied the Nazi-Occupation, GHETTO TANGO, the theatrical concert of their collective music, to be presented Off Broadway by THE NATIONAL YIDDISH THEATRE - FOLKSBIENE and MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE on MARCH 10.

The critically acclaimed Off-Broadway musical "The Golden Land," which vividly evokes Jewish immigrant life in New York from the 1880's to the 1940's, ends its brief but storied run Off-Broadway today, January 6, 2013. The beat-the-odds hit from the National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene, now in its historic 98th consecutive season, added an additional three weeks after it original truncated run concluded on December 2. It will have played 41 performances, including three previews.

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Have you ever wondered what might have happened to Tevya and Golde and their whole mishpucha had there been a sequel to Fiddler on the Roof? Well, the National Yiddish Theatre-Folksbiene's production of The Golden Land may be the most unique way to find out how immigrant Russian Jews faired on New York's Lower East Side after fleeing the Czars at the end of the 19th/beginning of the 20th centuries. The English-language musical punctuated by a mostly Yiddish score is reopening Thursday, December 20 (and will run through January 6) following an initial five-week run that ended on December 2. After its first preview at the end October, Hurricane Sandy had forced the producers to cancel the next nine performances (at the Baruch Performing Arts Center, 55 Lexington Avenue at 25th Street).

The Off-Broadway musical "The Golden Land," which tells the story of countless survivors around the world willing to start over in America is getting a new life. The critically acclaimed tuner from the National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene will resume performances from tonight, December 19 to January 6, after concluding its announced five-week run on Sunday, December 2.

The National Yiddish Theatre's off-Broadway musical hit, The Golden Land, has released a behind-the-scenes video series about the production, featuring trailers, interviews with the cast and creative team and more. Click below to watch!

The Off-Broadway musical "The Golden Land," which tells the story of countless survivors around the world willing to start over in America is getting a new life. The critically acclaimed tuner from the National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene will resume performances from December 19 to January 6, after concluding its announced five-week run tonight, Sunday December 2.