Musical

From Frozen to Cinderella: Ice spectaculars arrive across Israel this summer

London's acclaimed Imperial Ice Stars will transform the Tel Aviv Opera into a full-size ice rink this September with Cinderella on Ice, while Musical on Ice tours Israel throughout the summer.

Olga Sharutenko performs as Cinderella (L) with Andrey Penkin as Lord Mayor's Son during a photocall for Cinderella on Ice at the Royal Albert Hall in London, on February 24, 2010.
 Kanye West attends the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

Kanye West concert in Prague scrapped as venue owner terminates contract - report

Amelie Bonnin and Juliette Armanet attend the "Partir Un Jour" (Leave One Day) photocall at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 14, 2025 in Cannes, France.

‘Leave One Day’: Low-key musical about French chef - review

Lady Larken and Sir Harry.

Once Upon a Mattress proves fairy tales are funnier when turned upside down


New book seeks justice for unfairly sullied Jewish composer

A victim of Wagner, will Giacomo Meyerbeer finally get his due?

OPERA DIRECTOR Dietmar Schwarz poses beside a statue of German composer Richard Wagner in Berlin. Wagner’s antisemitic tirades erased Jewish composers like Meyerbeer from history at the time.

Israeli pianist David Greilsammer creates musical labyrinth

Labyrinth is a study in opposites, how they attract and even enhance one another.

DAVID GREILSAMMER

Israel to showcase top musical talent at International Showcase Festival

This year’s roster features a broad sweep of bands and artists

THE ADDIS KEN Project: We all listen and we come up with suggestions, but it’s always a collective thing.

Avishai Cohen’s fans choose their favorite songs

This is the first time the music of Avishai Cohen has been remastered and presented in such an exclusive way

AVISHAI COHEN

Israeli-Polish conductor Gabriel Chmura dies at 74

His life was a deeply moving artistic journey that had the merit of rejoining cultures and hearts.

GABRIEL CHMURA

Bette Midler and Hans Zimmer to appear with Israel Philharmonic

The event will be broadcast globally on December 6 at 9 p.m. Israel time, and will be free for the public.

BETTE MIDLER

We simply do not need another ‘Fiddler on the Roof’

The team putting 'Fiddler' together sounds stellar. Tommy Kail (of 'Hamilton' fame) and Steven Levenson (who wrote 'Dear Evan Hansen') are on board.

‘Tevye the Dairyman’ played by Chaim Topol in the popular 1971 film, ‘Fiddler on the Roof’

'Hamilton' goes from Broadway to America's living rooms on Disney+

Shot over three days in 2016 at the stage musical featuring the original cast, the film lands on the Disney+ streaming service as America celebrates Independence Day weekend.

A man walks past the shuttered Richard Rodgers Theatre, home of the popular musical "Hamilton" after industry group the Broadway League said Broadway theaters will remain closed through January 3, 2021, in New York, U.S., July 2, 2020

Jaffa Festival for Contemporary Arab Culture returns for fifth year

The festival features original productions, premieres of special productions, as well as theater events, musical performances, film and more.

Jaffa festival

Plan for 'Fiddler on the Roof' movie remake ignites passions

A large cohort feels that a remake of Fiddler was unnecessary at best and sacrilege at worst.

Fiddler on the Roof