by Deb Martin | Jun 4, 2018 | Culture, Downtown News, Entertainment, Music, Uncategorized
Rehearsals are underway for the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s production of Fiddler on the Roof, directed by Tony and Oscar award winning actor and director, Joel Grey. The musical, which opens in previews on July 4 and runs through August 26 in the...
by Jeff Simmons | May 21, 2018 | Culture, Entertainment
Recently nominated for a 2018 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical Revival (Amerike-The Golden Land), the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene just announced its casting for the American premiere of the Yiddish language Fiddler on the Roof. Helmed by Academy Award...
by Downtown Magazine | Apr 4, 2018 | Coming Up, Culture, Entertainment, Events, Theater
Today thousands of hopefuls will begin to line up at the Actors Equity Audition Center for a chance to be seen for the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene American Premiere of the Yiddish language Fiddler on the Roof, and as casting began, the...
by Downtown Magazine | Mar 16, 2018 | Coming Up, Culture, Entertainment, Theater
Legendary stage and screen actor Joel Grey will directNational Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s United States’ premiere of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish in downtown this summer. “For me, it feels like Fiddler is coming home,” Joel Grey says. “This will be a bold...
by Jeff Simmons | Feb 8, 2018 | Culture, Entertainment, Music, News, Theater
This week, the Immigrant Arts Coalition, an activism support group comprised of New York City-based cultural organizations, unveiled an agenda aiming to recognize the important and ongoing contribution of immigrant artists and arts organizations representing America’s...