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Blending Comedy and Homage
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Hoffman, Wayne
Forward
04-01-2005
With his innate ability to hold an audience in the palm of his hand, Mike
Burstyn could be a star in any language. He could sing a song in Sanskrit
and still bring people to tears. He could crack a joke in total gibberish
and still nail the punch line.
Fortunately for the Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre (and its audience), Burstyn
is currently performing in his mamaloshn, leading people down memory lane
as the star of Folksbiene's musical revue, "On Second Avenue."
Yiddish is inscribed in Burstyn's DNA: His parents were Yiddish theater
giants Pesach'ke Burstein and ...
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