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Those Were the Days
The New English-Yiddish Musical Revue
Musical
Revue
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Nov 07, 1990
Closing Date
Feb 24, 1991
1st Preview
Oct 23, 1990
1st Preview
Oct 23, 1990
Previews
18
Performances
126
Musical
Revue
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Nov 07, 1990
Close Date: Feb 24, 1991
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Edison Theatre
(Nov 07, 1990 - Feb 24, 1991)
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Edison Management Corporation
Produced by
Moe Septee
; Produced in association with
Victor H. Potamkin
,
Zalmen Mlotek
and
Moishe Rosenfeld
Conception and continuity:
Zalmen Mlotek
and
Moishe Rosenfeld
; Music by
Joseph Rumshinsky
("Shloymele-Malkele"),
Ben Yomen
("Shabes, Shabes, Shabes" (Welcoming the Sabbath)),
Gioacchino Rossini
("Figaro's Aria" (From The Barber of Seville)),
Lew Pollack
("My Yiddishe Mame"),
Sholom Secunda
("Bei Mir Bistu Schoen" (To Me, You're Beautiful)) and
Samuel Steinberg
("Yosl, Yosl"); Words by
Itsik Manger
("Yosl Ber"; folk-melody),
Mani Leib
("Mamenyu Tayere" (Dear Mama); folk-melody),
Ben Bonus
("Shabes, Shabes, Shabes" (Welcoming the Sabbath)),
Jack Yeller
("My Yiddishe Mame"),
Jacob Jacobs
("Bei Mir Bistu Schoen" (To Me, You're Beautiful)) and
Nellie Casman
("Yosl, Yosl"); Words and Music by
M. Warshavsky
("Ofyn Pripetshik" (At the Fireplace); "Di Rod" (The Circle)),
M. Gebirtig
("Ver Der Ershter Vet Lakhn" (Who Will Laugh First?), "Motele"),
A. Lebedeff
("Hudl Mitn Shtrudl" (Hudl with the Shtrudl); "Rumania, Rumania"),
Sholom Secunda
("Rumania, Rumania"),
Gene Raskin
("Those Were the Days"),
Mel Tolkin
("The Palace of the Czar"),
Hymie Jacobson
("Litvak/Galitsyaner"),
Bella Meisel
("Papirosn" (Cigarettes)) and
Herman Yablokoff
("Papirosn" (Cigarettes)); Yiddish Lyrics by
Chana Mlotek
("Yiddish International Radio Hour"),
Robert Abelson
("Figaro's Aria" (From The Barber of Seville)) and
Moishe Rosenfeld
("Figaro's Aria" (From The Barber of Seville)); English Lyrics by
Sammy Cahn
("Bei Mir Bistu Schoen" (To Me, You're Beautiful)) and
Saul Chaplin
("Bei Mir Bistu Schoen" (To Me, You're Beautiful)); Based on a story by
I. L. Peretz
("On a Moonlit Night") and
Sholom Aleichem
("Kasrilevke Restoran" (A Restuarant in Kasrilevke); "Shalakh-Mones" (Gifts for Purim)); American folksong adapted by
Wolf Younin
("Halevay Volt Ikh Singl Geven" (I Wish I Were Single Again)); From the repertoire of
Menashe Oppenheim
("Mamenyu Tayere" (Dear Mama); folk-melody); Folksong "Saposhkelekh" (The Boots) from the research of
Michael Alpert
; From the "Forbidden Songs" of Soviet Jews as recorded by
David Eshet
("Mayn Alte Heym"); Based on a song by
Fishl Kanapoff
("Hootsatsa"); Additional material by
E. Cecuona
,
M. Makeba
,
B. Towne
,
Bruce Adler
,
Robert Abelson
,
Mina Bern
and
Eleanor Reissa
; Additional material by
Jacques Offenbach
,
Frank Loesser
and
Manos Hadjidakis
; Musical Director:
Zalmen Mlotek
; Assistant Musical Dir.:
Alkiviades Steriopoulos
Directed by
Eleanor Reissa
; Choreographed by
Eleanor Reissa
Scenic Design by
Tom Sturge
; Costume Design by
Gail Cooper-Hecht
; Lighting Design by
Tom Sturge
; Sound Design by
Jim Badrak
and
Alan Gregorie
; Hair Design by
Teddy Jenkins
; Assistant Lighting Design:
Mark O'Connor
General Manager:
Leonard Soloway
; Company Manager:
Abby Evans
Production Manager:
Peter Lawrence
; Production Stage Manager:
Charles Blackwell
; Stage Manager:
Greta Minsky
; Technical Supervisor:
Theatrical Services, Inc.
Conducted by
Zalmen Mlotek
; Woodwinds:
Howard Leshaw
; Keyboards:
Alkiviades Steriopoulos
; Drums:
Allen Herman
and
John Redsecker
; Bass:
Edward Conte
; Piano:
Zalmen Mlotek
; Music Contractor:
Howard Leshaw
General Press Representative:
Max Eisen
; Press Representative:
Madelon Rosen Solomon
; Advertising:
LeDonne & Wilner
Robert Abelson
Performer
Bruce Adler
Performer
Mina Bern
Performer
The Golden Land Klezmer Orchestra
Orchestra
Eleanor Reissa
Performer
Lori Wilner
Performer
Understudies:
Norman Atkins
(Performer),
Sandra Ben Dor
(Performer),
Shifra Lerer
(Performer) and
Stuart Zagnit
(Performer)
Edison Theatre
(Nov 07, 1990 - Feb 24, 1991)
Produced by
Emanuel Azenberg
Company Manager:
Jodi Moss
Songs
Act 1
Prologue: Lomir Loybn (Let Us Praise)
Prologue: Sha Shtil (The Rabbi's Coming)
Oyfn Pripetshik (At the Fireplace)
(music by
M. Warshavsky
; lyrics by
M. Warshavsky
)
On a Moonlit Night
Ver Der Ershter Vet Lakhan (Who Will Laugh First?)
(music by
M. Gebirtig
; lyrics by
M. Gebirtig
)
Motele
(music by
M. Gebirtig
; lyrics by
M. Gebirtig
)
Hudl Mitn Shtrudl (Hudl with the Shtrudl)
(music by
A. Lebedeff
; lyrics by
A. Lebedeff
)
Kasrilevke Restoran (A Restaurant in Kasrilevke)
Di Dinst (The Maid)
Shalakh-Mones (Gifts for Purim)
Yosl Ber
(lyrics by
Itsik Manger
)
Halevay Volt Ikh Singl Geven (I Wish I Were Single Again)
Shloymele-Malkele
(music by
J. Rumshinksy
)
Mamenyu Tayere (Dear Mama)
(lyrics by
Mani Leib
)
Nokhumke, Mayn Zun (Nochum, My Son)
Saposhkelekh (The Boots)
The Wedding: Khosn-Kale Mazl-Tov (Congratulations to the Bride & Groom)
The Wedding: Di Rod (The Circle)
(music by
M. Warshavsky
; lyrics by
M. Warshavsky
)
The Wedding: Der Ayznban (The Train)
The Wedding: Yoshke Fort Avek (Yoske's Going Away)
The Wedding: Mayn Alte Heym
Act 2
Those Were the Days
(music by
Gene Raskin
; lyrics by
Gene Raskin
)
Shpil Gitar (Play Guitar)
The Palace of the Czar
(music by
Mel Tolkin
; lyrics by
Mel Tolkin
)
Shabes, Shabes, Shabes (Welcoming the Sabbath)
(music by
Ben Yomen
; lyrics by
Ben Bonus
)
Chelm
Litvak/Galitsyaner
(music by
Hymie Jacobson
; lyrics by
Hymie Jacobson
)
Di Mame (The Mother)
Yiddish International Radio Hour
(lyrics by
Chana Mlotek
)
Figaro's Aria
(music by
Gioacchino Rossini
; lyrics by
Robert Abelson
and
Moishe Rosenfeld
)
My Yiddishe Mame
(music by
Lew Pollack
; lyrics by
Jack Yeller
)
Hootsatsa
Bei Mir Bistu Schoen (To Me, You're Beautiful)
(music by
Sholom Secunda
; lyrics by
Sammy Cahn
,
Saul Chaplin
and
Jacob Jacobs
)
In An Orem Shitbele (In a Poor Little House)
A Khazndl Oyf Shabes (A Cantor for the Sabbath)
Papirosn (Cigarettes)
(music by
Bella Meisel
and
Herman Yablokoff
; lyrics by
Bella Meisel
and
Herman Yablokoff
)
Yosl, Yosl
(music by
Samuel Steinberg
; lyrics by
Nellie Casman
)
Rumania, Rumania
(music by
A. Lebedeff
and
Sholom Secunda
; lyrics by
A. Lebedeff
and
Sholom Secunda
)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
1991 Nominee
Bruce Adler
Best Direction of a Musical
1991 Nominee
Directed by
Eleanor Reissa
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
1991 Winner
Bruce Adler
Outstanding Musical Revue/Entertainment
1991 Nominee
Produced by
Moe Septee
; Produced in association with
Victor H. Potamkin
,
Zalmen Mlotek
and
Moishe Rosenfeld
Statistics
Season:
1990-91
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Those Were the Days Statistics
1990-91 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
People
Songs
Awards
Statistics
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Edison Management Corporation
Produced by
Moe Septee
; Produced in association with
Victor H. Potamkin
,
Zalmen Mlotek
and
Moishe Rosenfeld
Conception and continuity:
Zalmen Mlotek
and
Moishe Rosenfeld
; Music by
Joseph Rumshinsky
("Shloymele-Malkele"),
Ben Yomen
("Shabes, Shabes, Shabes" (Welcoming the Sabbath)),
Gioacchino Rossini
("Figaro's Aria" (From The Barber of Seville)),
Lew Pollack
("My Yiddishe Mame"),
Sholom Secunda
("Bei Mir Bistu Schoen" (To Me, You're Beautiful)) and
Samuel Steinberg
("Yosl, Yosl"); Words by
Itsik Manger
("Yosl Ber"; folk-melody),
Mani Leib
("Mamenyu Tayere" (Dear Mama); folk-melody),
Ben Bonus
("Shabes, Shabes, Shabes" (Welcoming the Sabbath)),
Jack Yeller
("My Yiddishe Mame"),
Jacob Jacobs
("Bei Mir Bistu Schoen" (To Me, You're Beautiful)) and
Nellie Casman
("Yosl, Yosl"); Words and Music by
M. Warshavsky
("Ofyn Pripetshik" (At the Fireplace); "Di Rod" (The Circle)),
M. Gebirtig
("Ver Der Ershter Vet Lakhn" (Who Will Laugh First?), "Motele"),
A. Lebedeff
("Hudl Mitn Shtrudl" (Hudl with the Shtrudl); "Rumania, Rumania"),
Sholom Secunda
("Rumania, Rumania"),
Gene Raskin
("Those Were the Days"),
Mel Tolkin
("The Palace of the Czar"),
Hymie Jacobson
("Litvak/Galitsyaner"),
Bella Meisel
("Papirosn" (Cigarettes)) and
Herman Yablokoff
("Papirosn" (Cigarettes)); Yiddish Lyrics by
Chana Mlotek
("Yiddish International Radio Hour"),
Robert Abelson
("Figaro's Aria" (From The Barber of Seville)) and
Moishe Rosenfeld
("Figaro's Aria" (From The Barber of Seville)); English Lyrics by
Sammy Cahn
("Bei Mir Bistu Schoen" (To Me, You're Beautiful)) and
Saul Chaplin
("Bei Mir Bistu Schoen" (To Me, You're Beautiful)); Based on a story by
I. L. Peretz
("On a Moonlit Night") and
Sholom Aleichem
("Kasrilevke Restoran" (A Restuarant in Kasrilevke); "Shalakh-Mones" (Gifts for Purim)); American folksong adapted by
Wolf Younin
("Halevay Volt Ikh Singl Geven" (I Wish I Were Single Again)); From the repertoire of
Menashe Oppenheim
("Mamenyu Tayere" (Dear Mama); folk-melody); Folksong "Saposhkelekh" (The Boots) from the research of
Michael Alpert
; From the "Forbidden Songs" of Soviet Jews as recorded by
David Eshet
("Mayn Alte Heym"); Based on a song by
Fishl Kanapoff
("Hootsatsa"); Additional material by
E. Cecuona
,
M. Makeba
,
B. Towne
,
Bruce Adler
,
Robert Abelson
,
Mina Bern
and
Eleanor Reissa
; Additional material by
Jacques Offenbach
,
Frank Loesser
and
Manos Hadjidakis
; Musical Director:
Zalmen Mlotek
; Assistant Musical Dir.:
Alkiviades Steriopoulos
Directed by
Eleanor Reissa
; Choreographed by
Eleanor Reissa
Scenic Design by
Tom Sturge
; Costume Design by
Gail Cooper-Hecht
; Lighting Design by
Tom Sturge
; Sound Design by
Jim Badrak
and
Alan Gregorie
; Hair Design by
Teddy Jenkins
; Assistant Lighting Design:
Mark O'Connor
General Manager:
Leonard Soloway
; Company Manager:
Abby Evans
Production Manager:
Peter Lawrence
; Production Stage Manager:
Charles Blackwell
; Stage Manager:
Greta Minsky
; Technical Supervisor:
Theatrical Services, Inc.
Conducted by
Zalmen Mlotek
; Woodwinds:
Howard Leshaw
; Keyboards:
Alkiviades Steriopoulos
; Drums:
Allen Herman
and
John Redsecker
; Bass:
Edward Conte
; Piano:
Zalmen Mlotek
; Music Contractor:
Howard Leshaw
General Press Representative:
Max Eisen
; Press Representative:
Madelon Rosen Solomon
; Advertising:
LeDonne & Wilner
Robert Abelson
Performer
Bruce Adler
Performer
Mina Bern
Performer
The Golden Land Klezmer Orchestra
Orchestra
Eleanor Reissa
Performer
Lori Wilner
Performer
Understudies:
Norman Atkins
(Performer),
Sandra Ben Dor
(Performer),
Shifra Lerer
(Performer) and
Stuart Zagnit
(Performer)
Edison Theatre
(Nov 07, 1990 - Feb 24, 1991)
Produced by
Emanuel Azenberg
Company Manager:
Jodi Moss
Act 1
Prologue: Lomir Loybn (Let Us Praise)
Prologue: Sha Shtil (The Rabbi's Coming)
Oyfn Pripetshik (At the Fireplace)
(music by
M. Warshavsky
; lyrics by
M. Warshavsky
)
On a Moonlit Night
Ver Der Ershter Vet Lakhan (Who Will Laugh First?)
(music by
M. Gebirtig
; lyrics by
M. Gebirtig
)
Motele
(music by
M. Gebirtig
; lyrics by
M. Gebirtig
)
Hudl Mitn Shtrudl (Hudl with the Shtrudl)
(music by
A. Lebedeff
; lyrics by
A. Lebedeff
)
Kasrilevke Restoran (A Restaurant in Kasrilevke)
Di Dinst (The Maid)
Shalakh-Mones (Gifts for Purim)
Yosl Ber
(lyrics by
Itsik Manger
)
Halevay Volt Ikh Singl Geven (I Wish I Were Single Again)
Shloymele-Malkele
(music by
J. Rumshinksy
)
Mamenyu Tayere (Dear Mama)
(lyrics by
Mani Leib
)
Nokhumke, Mayn Zun (Nochum, My Son)
Saposhkelekh (The Boots)
The Wedding: Khosn-Kale Mazl-Tov (Congratulations to the Bride & Groom)
The Wedding: Di Rod (The Circle)
(music by
M. Warshavsky
; lyrics by
M. Warshavsky
)
The Wedding: Der Ayznban (The Train)
The Wedding: Yoshke Fort Avek (Yoske's Going Away)
The Wedding: Mayn Alte Heym
Act 2
Those Were the Days
(music by
Gene Raskin
; lyrics by
Gene Raskin
)
Shpil Gitar (Play Guitar)
The Palace of the Czar
(music by
Mel Tolkin
; lyrics by
Mel Tolkin
)
Shabes, Shabes, Shabes (Welcoming the Sabbath)
(music by
Ben Yomen
; lyrics by
Ben Bonus
)
Chelm
Litvak/Galitsyaner
(music by
Hymie Jacobson
; lyrics by
Hymie Jacobson
)
Di Mame (The Mother)
Yiddish International Radio Hour
(lyrics by
Chana Mlotek
)
Figaro's Aria
(music by
Gioacchino Rossini
; lyrics by
Robert Abelson
and
Moishe Rosenfeld
)
My Yiddishe Mame
(music by
Lew Pollack
; lyrics by
Jack Yeller
)
Hootsatsa
Bei Mir Bistu Schoen (To Me, You're Beautiful)
(music by
Sholom Secunda
; lyrics by
Sammy Cahn
,
Saul Chaplin
and
Jacob Jacobs
)
In An Orem Shitbele (In a Poor Little House)
A Khazndl Oyf Shabes (A Cantor for the Sabbath)
Papirosn (Cigarettes)
(music by
Bella Meisel
and
Herman Yablokoff
; lyrics by
Bella Meisel
and
Herman Yablokoff
)
Yosl, Yosl
(music by
Samuel Steinberg
; lyrics by
Nellie Casman
)
Rumania, Rumania
(music by
A. Lebedeff
and
Sholom Secunda
; lyrics by
A. Lebedeff
and
Sholom Secunda
)
Tony Award®
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
1991 Nominee
Bruce Adler
Best Direction of a Musical
1991 Nominee
Directed by
Eleanor Reissa
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
1991 Winner
Bruce Adler
Outstanding Musical Revue/Entertainment
1991 Nominee
Produced by
Moe Septee
; Produced in association with
Victor H. Potamkin
,
Zalmen Mlotek
and
Moishe Rosenfeld
Season:
1990-91
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Those Were the Days Statistics
1990-91 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
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