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SONGS OF PARADISE (LIDR FUN GAN EYDN)
SONGS OF PARADISE
"Songs of Paradise," a satirical retelling of the Old Testament's Book of Genesis, based on the biblical poetry of the Yiddish bard Itsik Manger. "Songs of Paradise," which premiered in 1989 at The Public, is Folksbiene's first production in both English and Yiddish.
The Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle-nominated Avi Hoffman ("Too Jewish?" and "Too Jewish Too") directed and starred in the original "Songs of Paradise." Hoffman returns as director, this time with a brand new cast which includes Spencer Chandler, Jake Ehrenreich, Lia Koch, Yelena Shmulenson-Rickman and Theresa Tova.
With Manger's Book of Genesis verse providing the show's lyrics, Miriam Hoffman and Rena Borow, co-authors of the book, retell the six well-known stories of the Bible's first chapter as if they were comic modern-day folktales filled with pop culture allusions. Rosalie Gerut's score mines an equally contemporary range of musical idioms, with everything from rock, jazz, rap and gospel counterpointing with klezmer. The show's music director is Zalmen Mlotek. The Tony-nominated director Eleanor Reissa ("Those ") is the choreographer.
"Songs of Paradise," a satirical retelling of the Old Testament's Book of Genesis, based on the biblical poetry of the Yiddish bard Itsik Manger. "Songs of Paradise," which premiered in 1989 at The Public, is Folksbiene's first production in both English and Yiddish.
The Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle-nominated Avi Hoffman ("Too Jewish?" and "Too Jewish Too") directed and starred in the original "Songs of Paradise." Hoffman returns as director, this time with a brand new cast which includes Spencer Chandler, Jake Ehrenreich, Lia Koch, Yelena Shmulenson-Rickman and Theresa Tova.
With Manger's Book of Genesis verse providing the show's lyrics, Miriam Hoffman and Rena Borow, co-authors of the book, retell the six well-known stories of the Bible's first chapter as if they were comic modern-day folktales filled with pop culture allusions. Rosalie Gerut's score mines an equally contemporary range of musical idioms, with everything from rock, jazz, rap and gospel counterpointing with klezmer. The show's music director is Zalmen Mlotek. The Tony-nominated director Eleanor Reissa ("Those ") is the choreographer.
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