Running at the Segal Centre for the Performing Arts until June 27, this is your last chance to catch the musical version of The Jazz Singer, a Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre production. The play inspired the 1927 Hollywood film starring Al Jolson that signaled the transition to sound films.
Segal Centre resident composer and lyricist, Elan Kunin, adapted the original 1925 play by Samson Raphaelson. The multi-talented Kunin wrote the music and lyrics and also plays the lead role in this world premiere of the musical version of The Jazz Singer, the story of a cantor’s son whose dream of making it big on Broadway challenges his father’s wishes.
“The generational conflict between Old World traditions and American acculturation explored in The Jazz Singer still resonates strongly today,” said Bryna Wasserman, Artistic Director.
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