Broadway's Bar Mitzvah

Join us for this conversation on Jewish culture as we explore the maturation of Jewish themes and stories on the Broadway musical stage.

Fiddler wasn’t the first or last Jewish musical- Jewish theatre on Broadway has a long history. The portrayal of Jewish imagery and stories on the Broadway boards has grown increasingly nuanced, specific and poignant.

Having moved out of the shadows and beyond the shtetl, Jewish musicals have now also covered the Rothschilds, the hanging of Leo Frank, survival in the Warsaw Ghetto and even the AIDS epidemic.

We’ll talk about the hits, the flops, the revivals, shows in development and how the ‘Jewish Musical’ has come of age.  We’ll also take a glimpse at some rare footage of these shows and hear representative songs from each show.