Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Yiddish Theater is Alive and Well on Second Avenue (in Montreal)


Yiddish Theater is seeing a revival of sorts, with productions popping up in various locations.

Last year we attended a Folksbiene Theater production of Shlemiel the First at the Skirball Center in New York City. Now a new musical production by the Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theater called On Second Avenue has opened at the Segal Center for the Performing Arts in Montreal. The show pays tribute to the Yiddish theater and will be running from June 10 through July 1.

We're posting two videos about the show today. The first has two excerpts from On Second Avenue. The second video is a look behind the scenes narrated by the director, musical director, and some of the actors. As one of the actors says, "You can't go to the movies, you can't put on your satellite TV and see this. You've got to get off the couch, get into the car, come here and put your tuches in the seat and witness something live. What you're seeing is unique.

Enjoy!

(A SPECIAL NOTE FOR NEW EMAIL SUBSCRIBERS:  THE VIDEO MAY NOT BE VIEWABLE DIRECTLY FROM THE EMAIL THAT YOU GET EACH DAY ON SOME COMPUTERS AND TABLETS.  YOU MUST CLICK ON THE TITLE AT THE TOP OF THE EMAIL TO REACH THE JEWISH HUMOR CENTRAL WEBSITE, FROM WHICH YOU CLICK ON THE PLAY BUTTON IN THE VIDEO IMAGE TO START THE VIDEO.)


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