We may be a bit short of sunshine in London this summer, but at least we’re basking in the warmth and energy generated by two terrific revivals of great musicals written first seen in the 1950s. And both are from the sort of composer/lyricist dream teams that made Cole Porter feel he had to learn to ‘write more Jewish’. Read more
The Bible on Stage The Story of Samson and Delilah: A special section of the Jewish theatre and performing arts website All About Jewish Theatre is dedicated to characters and plots from the Bible which served as inspiration for many creators of theatre, dance, opera, music, film, television, and performance art. Read more or go directly to the Content list
Revisiting The Past: 1949 West Side Story When Jerome Robbins, the director and choreographer of West Side Story and, as such, the man who transformed modern musical theatre, called his friend Leonard Bernstein, the composer, on January 6, 1949 Read more
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The Next Generation Back in 1916, at the height of the First World War the world-famous writer D.H. Lawrence and his German wife Frieda are living in the idyllic surroundings of the seaside village of Zennor in England’s southernmost county, Cornwall. Young playwright Amy Rosenthal combines them to great comic and biographical effect in her latest play On the Rocks.Read more
