Stardust Lost: The Triumph, Tragedy, and Mishugas of the Yiddish Theater in America

By: Stefan Kanfer

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Synopsis: InStardust Lost, Stefan Kanfer brings the colorful Yiddish stage roaring back to life. Born of ancient traditions stretching back to the drama of the Old Testament, the Yiddish theater was a vibrant part of the immigrant experience. Kanfer invokes the energy, belief, and purechutzpahit took to establish and run the thriving, influential theaters. He reveals the nightly drama and comedy that played out behind the scenes as well as onstage, and introduces all the players--actors, divas, playwrights, directors, and producers--who made it possible. A richly evocative chronicle of its brief but dazzling existence in America, this is both an elegy for and a tribute to Yiddish theater--lost, but not forgotten.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9780307547477
Publisher:: Vintage Books
Date of Addition:: 02/24/11
Copyrighted By:: . by Stefan Kanfer
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Drama, Plays and Theater, Language Arts
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Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.