Tony Kushner
Tony Kushner
JackersCrackers
Swing Joined: 7/26/04
#0Tony Kushner
Posted: 8/9/04 at 2:14pmAnyone know anything about Tony Kushner's adaptation of "The Dybbuk?"
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Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/04
magruder
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#2re: Tony Kushner
Posted: 8/9/04 at 5:57pmThe Dybbuk is one of the great stories of Jewish folklore, but in a nutshell, it's about a spirit enterting the body and controlling the actions of that individual. There have been many adaptations of the story, including several on and Off-Broadway.
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MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#3re: Tony Kushner
Posted: 8/9/04 at 7:30pmI missed Kushner's version when it played at the Public back in the 90's, but I've read it and know the text is still available. I know that the original was a favorite on the Yiddish Theatre circuit and was performed dozens of times through the years.
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