Musical

‘Leave One Day’: Low-key musical about French chef - review

"Leave One Day," the feature film directorial debut of Amelie Bonnin, includes characters who express their thoughts in a nice, low-key way.

Amelie Bonnin and Juliette Armanet attend the "Partir Un Jour" (Leave One Day) photocall at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 14, 2025 in Cannes, France.
Lady Larken and Sir Harry.

Once Upon a Mattress proves fairy tales are funnier when turned upside down

Blindness by choice, Israeli opera.

Sightings, sounds, and self-knowledge: Ten reasons to go out next week

 Kevin Spacey on stage in Tel Aviv Wednesday night.

Kevin Spacey in Tel Aviv: Music, memories, and a bid for redemption


Pop icon Olivia Newton-John dies at age 73

The death of the British-born, Australian-raised performer was announced on her Instagram account, saying she passed away peacefully at her ranch home surrounded by family and friends.

 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN sings in Hong Kong in 2000.

‘Fiddler on the Roof’ is back! Why is this musical so enduring?

Through Fiddler, audiences down through the generations navigate rites of passage, through weddings, bar mitvahs, and deaths, joys and sorrows, triumphs and catastrophes.

 A poster for the new production of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’

When ‘Fiddler’ star Topol was disgusted by legendary musical

Chaim Topol was originally disgusted by 'Fiddler on the Roof'. Soon after changing his mind, war in Israel took him off the stage...

Israeli poster for the 'Fiddler on the Roof' feature film, starring Chaim Topol. From the National Library of Israel Ephemera Collection

The former Kutz Camp will be a set for Ben Platt’s new movie, ‘Theater Camp’

“Theater Camp,” a musical comedy starring the Jewish Broadway star, will film on the site of the old Kutz Camp in Warwick, New York.

 Ben Platt attends an event at 92Y in New York City, May 9, 2022.

Boston’s Israeli Consulate Holds Song Contest for Israel Independence Day

 Last year's winner of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest, Netta Barzilai of Israel, performs during the first semi-final of 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, Israel May 14, 2019

Ben Platt to play Jewish lynching victim Leo Frank in a revival of Broadway musical ‘Parade’

The show will have a limited run Nov. 1-6 at the New York City Center as its annual gala presentation.

 Ben Platt attends an event at 92Y in New York City, May 9, 2022.

Calexico returning to Israel in July

Calexico's concert will take place at the new Kav Rakia outdoor venue at Park Ariel Sharon, near Ben-Gurion Airport.

 CALEXICO’S JOHN CONVERTINO (left) and Joey Burns.

A movie about how ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ became a movie

“Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen,” tells the story of how the stage musical became a beloved screen classic, a unique backstage look at the musical success.

 Director Norman Jewison, right, and star Topol as Tevye on the set of the film version of "Fiddler on the Roof."

Barry Manilow’s new musical opens at National Yiddish Theater

The New York Times crowned Harmony a Critic’s Pick, saying, “It is impossible to forget why we are watching the show.”

 Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman's Harmony premieries on April 14 in New York City.

Miscast to be performed in Tel Aviv

The musical Miscast includes hit songs from famous musicals such as Hamilton, West Side Story and Fiddler on the Roof.

 A SCENE from 'Miscast'.