Soul Doctor 2013 - Articles Page 1.8
Opened: August 15, 2013Closing: October 13, 2013
Soul Doctor - 2013 - Broadway History , Info & More
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The new Broadway musical Soul Doctor is an exhilarating musical journey through the triumphs and tribulations of a cultural phenomenon. It tells the fascinating story of the father of popular Jewish music, Shlomo Carlebach, and his unlikely friendship with Nina Simone. A modern-day troubadour, Shlomo ignited the spirit of millions around the world with his soul-stirring melodies, transformative storytelling and boundless love. After his escape from Nazi Germany, the young Rabbi befriended the legendary jazz singer Nina Simone who introduced him to soul and gospel music. With the 'High Priestess of Soul' as his inspiration, Shlomo created a joyous new sound with melodies that fused his roots with American popular music. With his meteoric rise as a 'Rock Star Rabbi,' he struggled to harmonize his traditional beliefs with the 'free love' generation of the 1960s. Today, his uplifting music and message help to define America's most defiant era.
Soul Doctor - 2013 - Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Soul Doctor
Review: 'Soul Doctor' in need of a cure
6 / 10
As the multi-sided Schlomo, Eric Anderson shows us more than once how joy detonates inside his character, expanding until he is bouncing up and down, practically fountaining love and warmth. How nice for him. But interested bystanders, some of us at least, might enjoy the joy ride too. But as delineated by director Daniel S. Wise and lyricist David Schechter, it skips past us.
Review: Unusual rock star rabbi hits Broadway in colorful but mostly tuneless ‘Soul Doctor’
6 / 10
The new Broadway musical 'Soul Doctor' examines the life and times - and music - of Shlomo Carlebach in a unique, if plodding, study of a charismatic holy man who finds himself stuck between an unstoppable force and an immovable object. Carlebach, widely considered to be the modern era's father of Jewish popular music, makes for a fascinating biographical subject, even if the re-orchestrations of his staid, folksy compositions aren't quite lively or diverse enough to fill a two-hour, 30-minute musical...In the lead role, Anderson displays a formidable presence - and beard - with a disarming mix of placid shyness and childlike bursts of kinetic energy.
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Soul Doctor FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What productions of Soul Doctor have there been?
Soul Doctor has had 3 productions including Broadway which opened in 2012, Broadway which opened in 2013 and Off-Broadway which opened in 2014.
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