Happy May!! It's been a while since I've sent out an update, but it seemed timely, particularly given the exciting projects and performances I have coming up. First off, I am thrilled to be opening for the hit off-Broadway show Circumcise Me on two Saturday evenings this month, May 8th and 15th.
I will be performing forty minutes of highlights from Cities of Light,
my newest theatrical cabaret. For more information on Circumcise Me,
which is a moving and tremendously funny show, click here
Meanwhile, I'm off to Portland Oregon to perform Cities for the Jewish Theatre Collaborative's fundraiser on May 12th. I am glad to say I've been performing the show a lot lately, both on its own and as part of "Cities of Light Shabbat," an artist-in-residency weekend for synagogues and other Jewish institutions. My most recent "Cities of Light Shabbat" was at Temple Beth Emeth in VA and it was great fun. Lecturing about international Jewish cabaret, performing Tel Aviv cabaret skits from the 30's with hilarious forth graders, teaching 7th graders and their parents about modernism and Jewish music, and capping it off with a sold-out performance of Cities. What a blast! I am actively seeking more such Shabbat residencies so please pass the word along. I also have a new promo video for Cities which I am excited about: Cities of Light preview video
Finally, a brief word on my book musical, Nightingale in Warsaw. Nightingale tells the story of a love affair between a performing duo who are part of Warsaw's vital, irreverent Yiddish cabaret world in the 30's. The musical is based in part on my successful off-Broadway show, KLEYNKUNST! After a three week workshop in LA, under the auspices of the West Coast JewishTheater, Nightingale was presented in a staged reading on December 18th 2009 at the Strasberg Institute. I am now at work on rewrites; stay tuned for more Nightingale news soon! And may you and those you love be blessed with a relaxed, inspiring spring.
Yours, in Joy-
Rebecca
