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Kurt Weill

… and jazz, he met several of the outstanding figures of the Broadway stage and began to write musicals that enjoyed …

… As a singer and as an actor, Bikel performed in many Broadway Theater productions, as well as in television shows … American singer & actor … Song … Singer … Actor … Broadway … Theater … Television … Movies … Folk … Songs … …

Boris Thomashefsky

… began to lay plans to open a Yiddish-speaking theater on Broadway. His opening season was to include The Woman … These shows gained little traction, and Thomashefsky’s Broadway aspirations faded. Thomashefsky was undoubtedly one …

Leon Blank

… the country. On several occasions, he was offered roles in Broadway plays and Hollywood films, but Blank preferred to …

Paul Muni (Weisenfreund)

… 18 years on the Yiddish stage. In 1926, Muni made his first Broadway appearance in the show We Americans . Three years … two films, The Valiant and Seven Faces , he returned to the Broadway stage. In 1931, Muni starred in the original stage … he appeared in over ten films, and continued to act on Broadway. One of his most memorable roles was Clarence …

Jerome Kern

… musical theater shows. In 1914, Kern had his first big Broadway success with the show The Girl from Utah . One of … of American theater music … 0 … Composer … New York … Broadway … Musical … Theater … Tin Pan Alley … Show Boat … …

Bertha Kalish

… Yiddish theater and Broadway actress Bertha Kalish was born in Lemberg (present … of the Yiddish theater, until 1905 when she transitioned to Broadway and other English-language theater. Between 1905 …

Jennie Goldstein

… Shvester) . Late in her career, Goldstein appeared in two Broadway productions: The Number (1952), and Camino Real … … Yiddish theater actress & singer … Yiddish … Theater … Broadway … Vaudeville … Singer … Actress … Max Gabel … …