Musical

The king and the cobbler: How Illi Gorlitzky built the language of the Israeli stage

From defining Broadway-caliber theater to unionizing the nation’s performers, the legendary actor and advocate leaves behind a legacy that shaped Israel’s cultural fabric for seven decades.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, WALLA
Israeli actor and musician Ili Gorlizki. October 21, 2015.
Stephen Sondheim shown in London ahead of the premiere of "Side by Side by Sondheim," a West End musical revue celebrating his catalogue, April 2, 1976.

Stephen Sondheim was unmistakably Jewish, but did he live a ‘Jewish Life?'

“I look at it as a form of Americanized Yiddishkeit: his nature, his worldview, his sense of humor,” said Daniel Okrent in an interview last week.

|ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
Sarit Brown as Cathy in 'The Last Five Years.'

The last 15 years: Sarit Brown brings intimate musical ‘The Last Five Years’ to Jerusalem - review

Sarit Brown, who has performed in a good number of productions over recent years, has recently taken the leap into the role of director.

|ByYAEL UNTERMAN
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Love vs.Time: Can Love Escape Eternity?

Eduard Shyfrin explores the mysterious relationship between time, existence and love, asking whether there is a force capable of transcending time.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, WRITTEN IN COLLABORATION WITH EDUARD SHYFRIN

George Santos claims he produced Spider-Man musical on Broadway

Santos told potential donors of his supposed job as a producer on the musical, which is notable for its multiple injuries involving actors, poor reviews, technical mishaps and a financial failure.

FEBRUARY 4, 2023ByGADI ZAIG
Newly elected Rep. George Santos (R-NY), who is facing a scandal over his resume and claims he made on the campaign trail, makes a gesture with his left hand as he casts his vote for House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy from the House Chamber during a 10th round of voting for the new Speaker.

A new look into Yemenite Jewish music with all-woman quintet

The all-woman vocal quintet is taking its last boy at the National Library in Jerusalem on February 1-2.

JANUARY 31, 2023ByBARRY DAVIS
THE BANAT el Yemen vocal quintet will appear at this week’s Besod Kolot Rabim Festival at the National Library, in Jerusalem

Musical production 'Hello, Dolly!' is coming to Jerusalem

Hello, Dolly! is based on Thornton Wilder’s 1954 play, The Matchmaker (itself a revision of his 1938 farce The Merchant of Yonkers).

DECEMBER 27, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
BEZALEL MANEKIN as Horace Vandergelder and Sandy Cash as Dolly in ‘Hello, Dolly!.’

Baroque and roll

Composer Avner Hanani to unveil his latest creation at Christmas Concert in Jerusalem

DECEMBER 22, 2022ByBARRY DAVIS
AVNER HANANI – his ‘Concerto alla moda’ will get its world premiere.

Mélanie Laurent brings expertise to curtain raiser of this year’s Israeli Harp Competition

Laurent certainly put her heart, soul and hours of practice into her instrumental love, and made good progress.

DECEMBER 18, 2022ByBARRY DAVIS
MÉLANIE LAURENT: I had a very big crush on the sound.

Grammy-nominated R&B band Southern Avenue visits the Holy Land

DECEMBER 13, 2022ByDAVID BRINN
SOUTHERN AVENUE members (from left) Ori Naftaly, Tierinii (and Naava), Ava and TK Jackson, in Jerusalem’s Old City, last week.

7 Jewish highlights from the new Museum of Broadway

A three-story tribute to the Theater District located in its very heart, the Museum of Broadway opened last month.

DECEMBER 5, 2022ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA
Broadway billboards in New York City's Times Square

It takes two women to portray refusenik Ida Nudel in new play

Currently being staged at the Habima Theater in Tel Aviv, the show began in September and plans to keep going for as long as people will turn out.

NOVEMBER 2, 2022BySHANNA FULD
TZEDI TZARFATI’S latest musical production, ‘Ida.’

Jerusalem highlights October 14-20

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

OCTOBER 15, 2022ByHAGAY HACOHEN
SCOTTISH STOUT is on offer at Hataklit (The Record pub) this week.

Can one Israeli start-up reinvent the music management industry?

Elad Pankovski and Omer Matz, creators of IndieFlow, believe that music does indeed need a makeover.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022ByZACHY HENNESSEY
IndieFlow co-founders Elad Pankovski (left) and Omer Matz (right)