International, multiple award winning performer, Yael Rasooly, brings her show, Glamour in the Dark, back to NYC for three performances at the Laurie Beechman Theatre on Wednesday, January 9th and Sunday, January 13th at 7pm and Saturday, February 2nd at 2pm. Rasooly, one of Israel’s leading theater artists, will perform a repertoire of music from the 1920s to 1950s with accordionist, Iliya Magalnyk, bringing to life dramatic, romantic and nostalgic music from composers Charles Dumont, Edith Piaf, Sholom Secunda and more.
Rasooly is a visual theater director, actress, singer and puppeteer. Born in Jerusalem in 1983, she trained as a classical singer and studied theater design in London. Her theatrical language is based on a multidisciplinary approach, combining different forms of theater, puppetry, visual art and music. Her shows, which range vastly in themes, scales and visual representation, have been presented in more than 28 countries and over 200 festivals and theaters worldwide, garnering numerous International awards.
Accordionist Magalnyk is a composer and arranger who immigrated to Israel from Moldova. For the past three decades he has been performing with many of the leading musicians in Israel, as well as renowned artists abroad. He is founder of the Magalnyk Klezmer Band, an ensemble that has been performing for over 20 years.
Glamour in the Dark has a $15 cover charge and $20 food and drink minimum per person/ For tickets, click here.
The Laurie Beechman Theatre is at 407 West 42nd Street in the rear and downstairs at the West Bank Café.
Leave a Reply