Celebrating the doyenne of Jewish theatre criticism Irene Backalenick, one of the most prolific critics of Jewish theatre in New York City and Connecticut for many years, recently wrote her 100th review for All About Jewish Theatre. In honor of that event and to celebrate her 89th birthday on August 12, 2010, AAJT presents this interview by Henrik Eger with deep gratitude. Read interview
Judi Herman takes a tantalising trip Into the Woods I have written about this fairy tale for grown ups with its premature happy endings before. But this production at London’s Open Air Theatre in Regent’s Park as part of the celebrations for Stephen Sondheim’s 80th birthday year adds exciting new dimensions that I haven’t seen before Read More
Fiddler on the Roof:A short glossary Based on the stories of Sholem Aleichem, it deals with life from as wide and broad a range of perspectives as could be found in musical theatre. Read more
Revisiting the Past:The History of East European Jewish theatre The centrality of performance in traditional Jewish life inspired the development of a class of specialized performers. They included the khazn (Heb., ḥazan) or cantor, who sang prayers on Sabbath and holidays, klezmorim, the instrumental musicians who performed at weddings and other celebrations; and the badkhn or marshelik, a professional jester and master of ceremonies at such celebrations 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
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