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Kuni-Leml
Book by Nahma Sandrow
Music by Raphael Crystal
Lyrics by Richard Engquist
Based on a beloved Yiddish theater classic, Kuni-Leml tells the happy story of two pairs of lovers who outwit all obstacles and live happily ever after.
“As universal as Fiddler on the Roof.” —Mel Gussow, NY Times
“A charming new musical… bright and modern.” —Marilyn Stasio, NY Post
“A delightful musical farce.” —Don Nelsen, NY Daily News
“Just plain fun.” —Michael Kuchwara, Associated Press
“Captivating fast-paced musical.” —John Madden, Variety
“Impeccable, stylish musical theatre.” —Laurie Stone, Village Voice
Odessa, 1880. An old-fashioned father wants to marry off his educated, somewhat rebellious daughter Carolina. The matchmaker finds a “perfect bridegroom”: Kuni-Leml, a pious simpleton. Carolina is in love with her tutor Max, a dashing though penniless university student, and the two lovers decide to outwit their elders. Max will disguise himself as Kuni-Leml and marry her in that likeness. But the real Kuni-Leml arrives too soon, encounters his “double,” and farcical complications multiply until a happy ending is achieved for all, even for Kuni-Leml and the matchmaker’s daughter.
Based on a 19th century Yiddish
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Nahma Sandrow, “Shylock’s Jewish Way of Speaking,” in Avraham (Alan) Rosen and Jillian Davidson, eds., There’s a Jewish Way of Saying Things: Essays in Honor of David Roskies [=In geveb (June 2020] (New York 2020), 1-12
Shylock’s Jewish Way of Speaking By Nahma Sandrow A Festschrift in honor of David Roskies In geveb: A Journal of Yiddish Studies (July 2020) For the online version of this article: https://ingeveb.org/articles/shylocks-jewish-way-of-speaking In geveb: A Journal of Yiddish Studies (July 2020) SHYLOCK’S JEWISH WAY OF SPEAKING by Nahma Sandrow Abstract: For an experimental production of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, some of Shylock’s speeches were rendered in Yiddish, necessitating a consideration of how Shylock’s choice of words would be informed by the larger context of the play and the parameters of the character. The essay also explores the valence of Yiddish words and accent in English-language performance today and how a Jewish way of saying things might lead us to reread this classic work. Stephen Burdman, founder and Artistic Director of the New York Classical Theatre, had long suspected that giving Shakespeare’s Shylock a Jewish way of speaking would make the character more human (though not necessarily nicer), intensify the audience’s sen