Multiple award-winning performer, Yael Rasooly, brings her newest cabaret show, “Hymn to Love,” to Don’t Tell Mama on Wednesdays May 1 and May 8, both at 7 PM.
The richly decadent world of the 1920s and ’30s in Paris, Berlin and NY is on display in this performance by Rasooly and Pianist, Daniel Rein. They are joined by the one and only, queen of chansons, Edith Piaf, Rasooly will tell the stories of the back streets and alleys — stories of longing, humor grief, love, passion, resilience and dreams in the fragile and powerful interval between the past and the future.
Rasooly is a visual theater director, actress, singer and puppeteer. Born in Jerusalem she trained as a classical singer and studied theater design in London. Her distinct theatrical language, which she began developing at School of Visual Theatre in Jerusalem, is based on a multidisciplinary approach, combining different forms of theater, puppetry, visual art and music. Now based between between New York, Boston and Paris. Her shows include Paper Cut, winner of the Excellence Award at the New York International Fringe Festival, the House by the Lake, a musical cabaret for actresses, dolls and objects depicting three sisters in hiding during WWII, Bon Voyage, based on the stories and in collaboration with acclaimed author Etgar Keret, and most recently Edith and me the 3rd chapter in her trilogy shedding light on violence towards women and children, in collaboration with Norland Visual theater.
Rein grew up in Jerusalem, Israel, amid a cultural mosaic that blends Jewish, Christian, and Islamic influences. As an artist shaped by the cultural diversity of his native city, Daniel displays rare creativity and virtuosity across musical genres and has established an international career as a versatile pianist, composer, and music director. Now based in New York, Daniel is a member of the prestigious BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop, a program widely regarded as the premier training ground for emerging musical theater composers, lyricists, and librettists. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and a Postgraduate Diploma from the Royal Academy Of Music in London.
There is a $20 cover charge and $20 minimum (must include two drinks) CASH ONLY. Reserve at Dont Tell Mama – New York, NY
Don’t Tell Mama is located at 343 W. 46 Street, NYC
