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CurtainUp Review
Songs of Paradise
Joan Eshkenazi
The company (clockwise from left):Theresa Tova, Jake Ehrenreich, Lia Koch, Spencer Chandler & Yelena Shmulenson-Rickman
(Photo: Richie Fahey)
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This musical began life in 1989 at The Public Theater and is the opening production of the venerable Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre's season -- an English and Yiddish retelling of six well-known stories from the Bible's first chapter as comic modern-day folktales filled with pop culture allusions.
Songs of Paradise
Book by Miriam Hoffman and Rena Borow
Lyrics based on the poetry of Itsik Manger Music by Rosalie Gerut
Directed by Avi Hoffman
Cast: Spencer Chandler, Jake Ehrenreich, Lia Koch, Yelena Shmulenson-Rickman, Theresa Tova
Set Design: Vicki R. Davis
Costume Design: Gail Cooper-Hecht
Lighting Design: Jeff Nellis
Sound Design: David A. Arnold
Running Time:
a Folksbiene Production at Theatre Four, 424 W. 55th St. (9th/10th Aves) 212- 239-6200
Tickets: $35 - $40
10/31/01-12/23/01; opening 11/08/01
Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday @8PM, Wednesday & Thursday @2PM, Sunday @2PM & 5:30PM
Reviewed by Joan Eshkenazi based on November 11th matinee performance
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