The Unsinkable Molly Picon: From Burlesque to Beloved Bubbeleh with Cantor Lynn Torgove

Yiddish musical and film star, the darling of Second Avenue Yiddish theater, Molly Picon survived and thrived throughout nine decades of performing for Jewish and non-Jewish audiences. Born in 1898 on the Lower East Side of New York City, Molly Picon became the quintessential bellwether of both American Yiddish assimilation and creativity. She started her career in vaudeville and silent films, went on to become a blazing star in the Yiddish theater, then on to radio, TV and Hollywood, where she played the role of Yente in the 1971 film production of Fiddler on the Roof. Molly Picon transformed herself from the adorable, mischievous young boy she played in numerous theater and film productions in her youth, to everybody’s bubbe in her final years. Through it all, she remained a role model and rule breaker…unsinkable.

Cantor Lynn Torgove has created a musical retrospective of Molly Picon’s life through music, film and narrative. Join her in discovering the many facets of this remarkable performer.

Presenter:  Cantor Lynn Torgove, Hebrew College

 

Moderator: Cindy Rosenthal, Professor of Drama, Hofstra University

 

  

Date: Thursday, November 19, 2020

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Location: Virtual Event; Advance registration required.

Please RSVP using the RSVP for this Event link. Registrants will be sent an event link to attend prior to the event. 

Free and open to the public.

 

 Lynn Torgove began her career as an actress and classical opera singer.  As a mezzo-soprano, she toured Europe, North America and Japan, working with some of the world’s most renowned directors and conductors and recording on the Erato and Telarc labels. Lynn has since expanded her career to include opera and

theater direction, and she has over 20 years’ experience teaching acting, stage movement and vocal studies at New England Conservatory, Boston Conservatory, Boston University Opera Institute, Tufts University, Brandeis University, and the Longy School of Music. She is als the Co-Founder of Gabriel Communications, a consulting firm providing training in communication and presentation skills.  She was ordained as Cantor and is currently the Director of the Cantorial Program at Hebrew College in Newton, Massachusetts

Thursday, November 19, 2020

Categories:

Location:

Hofstra University Virtual Event
Virtual
Offered online
 Hempstead, NY 11549-1000


Contact:

Hofstra Cultural Center

Phone: 516-463-5669
Website: Click to Visit

< >
S M T W T F S
    01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08 09 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30      
english
Submit Your Hofstra Event
PARKING NOTICE

Hofstra University is pleased to have the public join us for some of our on-campus events, which are held for the benefit of our students. Please be aware, when attending events during the school year, when classes are in session, parking is often limited on South Campus to faculty and students. There is additional parking available on North Campus, approximately a 10-minute walk from Adams Playhouse, through the Student Center and over the unispan. Thank you for your cooperation.
Newest Events
Theme:


Give