Chana Mlotek News

The National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene stages a tribute to the legendary singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka at The Town Hall, 123 West 43rd Street, on Tuesday June 12 at 7:30pm. The gala concert, with performances by the Broadway actor and Israeli singer Dudu Fisher, Jay Black of Jay and the Americans, Klezmatics star Lorin Sklamberg, and the actor-singers Eleanor Reissa, Lori Wilner, Robert Abelson, Dani Marcus, and Rebecca Garfein, among many others, celebrates the wide-ranging impact of Yiddish culture on other popular cultures.

Folksbiene's breakaway hit, 'The Adventures of Hershele Ostropolyer,' one of the best-reviewed shows of 2009-2010 season, returns for a special encore engagement this spring.

Folksbiene's breakaway hit, 'The Adventures of Hershele Ostropolyer,' one of the best-reviewed shows of 2009-2010 season, returns for a special encore engagement this spring.

The international stage, film and television star Mike Burstyn plays the title role in the world premiere of a new musical, 'The Adventures of Hershele Ostropolyer,' which the Drama Desk Award-winning National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene presents this spring beginning May 25. Burstyn, a two-time Kinor David-winner (Israel's Oscar), starred in Folksbiene's widely acclaimed hit musical revue 'On Second Avenue' for which he earned a 2006 best actor in a musical Drama Desk nomination. The show will close on June 27.

The international stage, film and television star Mike Burstyn has just been cast to play the title role in the world premiere of a new musical, 'The Adventures of Hershele Ostropolyer,' which the Drama Desk Award-winning National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene presents this spring beginning May 25.