Schlemiel The First
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Dec 18, 2007
Closed Jan 20, 2008
Opened Dec 18, 2007
Closed Jan 20, 2008
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Inspired by Nobel Prize winner I.B. Singer's whimsical tales of Chelm, the Village of Fools, this theatrical "jolt of Joy" features rollicking klezmer music, slapstick comedy, and a grand tale of mistaken identity. This musical, the hit of last season's Robert Brustein Residency, is fun for the whole family!
Conceived & Adapted by Robert Brustein
Based on the Play by I.B. Singer
Music by Hankus Netsky & Zalman Mlotek
Lyrics by Arnold Weinstein
Directed by Nick Olcott
THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:
Theater J
1305 Taylor Way
, BC V7T 2Y7
Theater J performs in the magnificently renovated 250-seat Cecile Goldman Theater. Theater J produces classic and contemporary plays and musicals that provoke and entertain, celebrating the vitality and intensity of the Jewish experience while addres [...] Read More
1305 Taylor Way
, BC V7T 2Y7
Theater J performs in the magnificently renovated 250-seat Cecile Goldman Theater. Theater J produces classic and contemporary plays and musicals that provoke and entertain, celebrating the vitality and intensity of the Jewish experience while addres [...] Read More
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Schlemiel The First, an unusual mix of broadly played ethnic humor, buoyant klezmer music, and charming folk tales, now getting its area premiere at Theater J, delivers big laughs and a bigger heart, which is just what theatergoers need this holiday season. Robert Brustein, the famed critic and playwright, has smartly blended several of author Isaac Bashevis Singer's classic tales with a mix of traditional and new klezmer songs, adapted and composed for the show by Hankus Netsky and Zalman Mlotek. The upbeat score, performed by clarinet, violin, drums and piano, is not quite continuous, but dialogue sequences are brief and the 20 or so songs flow one into another to advance the storytellin[...]