NewsPhoto Call: Another Hundred Years Concert at 54 Below Celebrates National Yiddish Theatre54 Below celebrated the 100th anniversary of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene with a tribute concert Another Hundred Years on Aug. 5, celebrating the influence Yiddish and Jewish culture has had on The Great White Way.
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Krissie Fullerton
August 12, 2015
The one-night-only performance is part of KulturfestNYC’s Encore Series, featuring a Broadway cast that includes Loni Ackerman (Evita), Russell Fischer (Jersey Boys), Garth Kravits (The Drowsy Chaperone), Sean McDermott (Falsettos), Ashley Moniz (Sister Act), Maddy Trumble (Newsies), Alan Wiggins (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), Amos Wolff (Gigi) and more.
Featuring the music of Irving Berlin, Stephen Sondheim, Jason Robert Brown and more, Another Hundred Years blends a multi-media spectacle with popular show tunes from operettas to contemporary musical theatre, celebrating the lasting influence Jewish culture has had on Broadway.
Here's a look at the concert:
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Another Hundred Years Concert at 54 Below Celebrates National Yiddish Theatre
Next year, Carnegie Hall's house band will perform Bernstein’s “Kaddish” Symphony, unfinished works by Schubert, and the final concert of Conductor Bernard Labadie.