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JEWMONGOUS, a comedy song concert, is the colicky, uncircumcised brain child of SEAN ALTMAN: the golden-voiced song-writing wiz and former leader/founder of Rockapella (of "Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?"). Sean was featured in Time Out New York's cover story "The New Super Jews" and in the New York Times feature about "the Jewish Hipster Movement.""Full of catchy melodies, clever arrangements and lyrics that yield satiric gems... Bawdy with a wicked modern streak..." - WASHINGTON…See More

The Ars Viva Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Alan Heatherington welcome composer, performer and playwright, Hershey Felder, to the stage for its season-opening concert.  Mr. Felder will give the Chicago premiere of his acclaimed Concerto for Piano and Orchestra: ALIYAH, celebrating the creation of the state of Israel.  The movements of this concerto are entitled:  1939, 1945, and 1948.  “Out of the ashes of the holocaust, the state of Israel was born.” Also on the program will be the US…See More

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…See More

Bohemian Cabaret ensemble Vagabond Opera is described by the Washington Post as "A band of ceaseless charisma, boundless energy, impeccable musicianship and more than a little touch of both the naughty and exotic."  Read Chicago Sun-Times' / Pioneer Press preview article and interview. The group delivers passionate offerings of Bohemian cabaret for young and old. Paris hot jazz, gut bucket swing, tangos, Ukrainian folk-punk ballads, klezmer…See More