Stars of David at the DR2 Theatre
Producer Daryl Roth, in association with Harbor Entertainment will present a concert presentation Stars of David, which sets the stories of well known Jewish personalities to songs, written by Broadway composers and lyricists, opening at DR2 Theatre on 14 Nov 2013, following previews from 13 Nov 2013, and closing on 15 Dec 2013.
Stars of David, conceived by Aaron Harnick and Abigail Pogrebin, based on Abigail Pogrebin's book, celebrates the identity of some of the most well know Jewish personalities including Marilyn & Alan Bergman, Andy Cohen, Gloria Steinem, Kenneth Cole, Fran Drescher, Edgar Bronfman Sr., Aaron Sorkin, Leonard Nimoy, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Joan Rivers, Tony Kushner, Mike Wallace and Norman Lear, among others. Their stories have been adapted into songs by such celebrated, award-winning writers as Marvin Hamlisch (A Chorus Line), Marilyn & Alan Bergman (Yentl), Sheldon Harnick (Fiddler on the Roof), Duncan Sheik & Steven Sater(Spring Awakening), Jeanine Tesori (Caroline, Or Change), Richard Maltby & David Shire(Closer Than Ever), Tom Kitt (Next to Normal), Michael Friedman (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson), Amanda Green (High Fidelity), Nathan Tysen & Chris Miller (The Burnt Part Boys),Susan Birkenhead (Jelly's Last Jam), Gaby Alter & Itamar Moses (Nobody Loves You), Daniel Messé and others.
Directed by Gordon Greenberg, the cast of Stars of David features Janet Metz, Alan Schmuckler, Aaron Serotsky and .
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