With director of "Fiddler on the Roof" in Yiddish, Academy and Tony Award-winning actor, Joel Grey
Playing Golde in the Off-Broadway production of "Fiddler on the Roof" in Yiddish, with Steven Skybell as Tevye and Rachel Zatcoff Kessler as Tsaytl
Headshot
As Bobe Tsaytl (Grandma Tsaytl) in the Off-Broadway production of "Fiddler on the Roof" in YIddish (with Steven Skybell as Tevye and Adam B. Shapiro as Der Rov))
Oy! A kiss from Joel Grey! I haven't washed that cheek since...!
An incredible experience getting to share the stage with violinist Itzhak Perlman in a concert at the historic Temple Emanu-El in NYC in honor of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp. (Pictured with us is actress/singer, Joanne Borts)
With the incomparable Jackie Hoffman, backstage at "Fiddler on the Roof" in Yiddish! (Jackie as Yente and me as Bobe Tsaytl)
Group hug on closing night with the cast of "Fiddler on the Roof" in Yiddish and our director, Joel Grey
As Golde in the Off-Broadway production of "Fiddler on the Roof" in Yiddish with Steven Skybell as Tevye
Singing at a benefit concert for the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene in NYC
Backstage at the Off-Broadway production of "Fiddler on the Roof" in Yiddish on one of the nights I got to go on as Golde. (With the incomparable Steven Skybell as Tevye)
Ready to go on as Golde in the Off Broadway production of "Fiddler on the Roof" in Yiddish
In Central Park - NYC
As Bobe Tsaytl (Grandma Tsaytl) in the Off-Broadway production of "Fiddler on the Roof" in YIddish (with Steven Skybell as Tevye and Jennifer Babiak as Golde)
Celebrating opening night of "Fiddler on the Roof" in Yiddish with the show's star (and best human ever), Steven Skybell, at Sardi's
With actor Jerry Stiller ("Seinfeld," "The King of Queens")
With director of "Fiddler on the Roof" in Yiddish, Academy and Tony Award-winning actor, Joel Grey, wearing his "Fiddler" hat!
From a show at Carnegie Hall!
Performing at The Stone in Los Angeles, CA
A comic moment at a performance in Los Angeles, CA.
Old headshot...
Singing with the one and only Willy Chambers of psychedelic soul group, The Chambers Brothers, in Pasadena, CA
Singing with Chicago's Maxwell Street Klezmer Band at the Old Town School of Folk Music
With actor, singer, and musician Theodore Bikel ("The African Queen," "Fiddler On The Roof")
Understudying as Yente in the Off-Broadway production of "Fiddler on the Roof" in Yiddish
Singing with Broadway and Israeli film star, Mike Burstyn, in NYC
As Nancy in a production of "Oliver" - singing "As Long As He Needs Me"
Another pic backstage with Jackie Hoffman in "Fiddler on the Roof" in Yiddish (Jackie as Yente and me as Bobe Tsaytl)
Headshot from my early days in LA
With Nobel Peace Prize winning author, Elie Wiesel ("Night")
A sultry shot as Sally Bowles in a production of "Cabaret" in New York.
With Broadway, film and Yiddish Theatre star, Bruce Adler, in his show "Bruce Adler - A,B,C."
Performing at a holiday show in Los Angeles, CA.
With Peter Yarrow of "Peter, Paul and Mary," after a show we sang in together (with Chicago's Maxwell Street Klezmer Band) at the Athenaeum Theatre in Chicago
Celebrating the closing night of "Fiddler on the Roof" in Yiddish with legendary lyricist, Sheldon Harnick! This is the guy who wrote the lyrics for the classics you love like "Sunrise, Sunset," "If I Were A Rich Man," and "Matchmaker, Matchmaker!" I mean, come on!!!
Backstage when I got to go on as Yente in the Off-Broadway production of "Fiddler on the Roof" in Yiddish
As Sally Bowles in "Cabaret" - a promo shot
Album Cover - Maxwell Street Klezmer Band "You Should Be So Lucky!" (I'm in the blue)
Back cover of the album Maxwell Street Klezmer Band "You Should Be So Luck" (I'm in the blue)
Deep in the music...
With actress Lisa Rubin & actor/singer Mandy Patinkin ("The Princess Bride," "Yentl")
With film, tv and Broadway star, Eli Wallach (Godfather III)
Sunset over the Pacific Ocean
In front of Off-Broadway's Stage 42 Theatre, where we presented "Fiddler on the Roof" in Yiddish from 2018 to 2020!
With B'way star, Mike Burstyn, in a promo shot for the Off-B'way hit, "On Second Avenue"
With producer, agent, actor & Jewish music impresario, Moishe Rosenfeld
Another headshot from my early days in LA - I loved that hat! - where did it go...?
With internationally renowned Israeli cantor and actor, Dudu Fisher ("Les Miserables"), after a show we performed in in New York
As Golde in the Off-Broadway production of "Fiddler on the Roof" in Yiddish with Steven Skybell as Tevye, Rachel Zatcoff Kessler as Tsaytl, Stephanie Lynne Mason as Hodl, Kayleen Seidl as Chava and Drew Seigla as Perchik
As Sally Bowles in "Cabaret"
Shakin' the ol' chicken shaker at a show in LA
Musical soundtrack for the film, "Dummy," (starring Adrien Brody, Vera Farmiga and Illeana Douglas). My singing is featured in a scene with actress and model, Milla Jovovich.
Back cover of the soundtrack for the film, "Dummy,"(starring Adrien Brody, Vera Farmiga and Illeana Douglas). My singing is featured in a scene with actress and model, Milla Jovovich.
With cast members of "On Second Avenue" and actors Jeff Goldblum ("The Big Chill") & Mike Burstyn
With Broadway and Yiddish Theatre star, Bruce Adler, and cast, in the show "Bruce Adler - A,B,C"
With television and Yiddish Theater actor Fyvush Finkel ("Picket Fences," "Boston Public"), after a concert we appeared in in NYC
Another headshot from my early days in LA
Poster for Off-B'way hit, "On Second Avenue," featuring Mike Burstyn
In Central Park - NYC - close-up
With the cast of "Ghetto Cabaret" at the Los Angeles Jewish Theatre
With the 'Grande Dame' of Yiddish song, Claire Barry of the famous singing duo "The Barry Sisters," after a concert we appeared in in NYC
Headshot - a serious look...
As Nancy in "Oliver" - the end of the song "Oom Pa Pa"
With Jewish musical artists Zalmen Mlotek, Deborah Strauss, Jeff Warshauer, and Mendy Cahan, after a show in New York
With the cast of the Off-Broadway hit, "Gimpel Tam," in NYC
With author and sex therapist, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, after a performance in NYC!
With Broadway & Yiddish Theatre star, Bruce Adler, and cast, in the show "Bruce Adler, A,B,C"
With actress and singer, Lainie Kazan ("My Big Fat Greek Wedding," "The Nanny") after a concert we appeared in in Los Angeles
Album Cover - Modern Klezmer Quartet - "Jazz Klezmerology"
Back cover - Modern Klezmer Quartet - "Jazz Klezmerology"
I look a bit like a mermaid here...
Performing in LA
Headshot - I do have a shirt on!
Belting it out at a show in LA
With Tony Award winning stage & film director, Gene Saks! ("Biloxi Blues," "Brighton Beach Memoirs"), after a performance of "Shpiel! Shpiel! Shpiel!" in which I appeared and he directed
As Sally Bowles in "Cabaret" in New York
Singing at Carnegie Hall!
With Broadway, film & Yiddish Theatre star, Bruce Adler, at a gala for the National Yiddish Theatre
As one of the "Two Ladies" from a college production of "Cabaret"
Enjoying the beautiful sunset - The pink stripes in my hair matched the sky!
Playing Nancy in "Oliver" - this shot was taken during the song "I'd Do Anything"
A pic in Central Park, NYC
From a performance with an all-girl singing group I was a member of, "The Gi-Gi-Girls"
With B'way star Mike Burstyn & TV and Yiddish Theater star, Fyvush Finkel ("Boston Legal"), after a concert we appeared in in NYC
With tv star, Jerry Stiller ("Seinfeld") after a performance of the Off-B'way hit, "On Second Ave.")
Album cover of "A Kid's Life" by children's performer, Robbo - Features my singing
Back cover of "A Kid's Life" by children's performer, Robbo - Features my singing
With actor Sam Feuer, after a performance of "Ghetto Cabaret" at the Los Angeles Jewish Theatre
With "On Second Avenue" cast members & actress & singer Kitty Carlisle Hart ("To Tell The Truth")
As Golde in the Off-Broadway production of "Fiddler on the Roof" in Yiddish with Steven Skybell as Tevye, Adam Shapiro as Der Rov, Abby Goldfarb as Bobe Tsaytl and ensemble
In Northern California... What gorgeous coast!
A folky moment with Chicago's "Maxwell Street Klezmer Band"
With actor and director, Greg Viscomi - from a college production of "The Good Woman of Setzuan."
Poster for National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene's gala honoring Carl Reiner
Dancing away at Carnegie Hall
From a performance of the Off-Broadway hit, "Gimpel Tam"
As Nancy alongside Broadway star, Eric Anderson, in a production of "Oliver"
With professor and author, Bel Kaufman, the granddaughter of famed Yiddish writer, Sholom Aleichem!
Another ad for the Off Broadway hit, "On Second Avenue," starring Mike Burstyn (I'm in the blue hat)
Mugging backstage as Emma Goldman in a production of the musical, "Tintypes"
Performing in Los Angeles
LA Weekly Review of the show "Ghetto Cabaret"
Takin' ya back to my Children's Theatre days - With Eileen Boevers' Performing Arts Troupe in Highland Park, IL
1950s nostalgia moment with the all-girl singing group, "The Gi-Gi-Girls"
Poster for "Tintypes" - I played Emma Goldman and Fanny Brice
With television actress and screenwriter Renee Taylor ("The Nanny") after a concert we appeared in in NYC
Singing classic rock hits Kate Szidon in high school band, "The Arrangement!" - ah, the good ol' days...
In New York City's Central Park
With husband and wife power-duo Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson, after a performance in NYC
Poster for the Off-B'way hit, "Shpiel, Shpiel, Shpiel," directed by Tony winning director, Gene Saks, in which I appeared in as The Troubadour
Another shot as Sally Bowles in "Cabaret"
Album Cover "Sunshine & Jewish Stars" - from Chicago's Jewish Folk Arts Festival
Back cover "Sunshine & Jewish Stars" - from Chicago's Jewish Folk Arts Festival
With actress Judy Graubart ("The Electric Company!") and husband, actor Bob Dishy ("Law and Order"), after a show in NYC
As a Kit Kat Girl in a college production of "Cabaret"
With famed architect, Daniel Libeskind (The Jewish Museum - Berlin, new World Trade Center site), after a concert in NYC
Way back when - from a production of "Cinderella"
Another shot looking a bit mermaid-like (Well, my name is FISHman!)
With actor, Sam Feuer, from a review of "Ghetto Cabaret" in the Jewish Journal
With Tony-nominated screenwriter, Murray Schisgal ("Tootsie," "Luv"), at the opening of his Off-Broadway show, "Shpiel, Shpiel, Shpiel," in which I appeared in as The Troubadour
Backstage at the Off-B'way show, "Gimpel Tam," drinking an Old-Country Starbucks!
High school days - working a scene at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company's summer theater program, which was taught by Rondi Reed and Steve Scott
Another shot as Nancy in a production of "Oliver" - singing "As Long As He Needs Me"
Just for fun! One of my early performances with guitar at the Village School of Folk Music in Deerfield, IL
Singin' and a-playin'...
Central Park, NYC - Close-Up
Another shot Sally Bowles in "Cabaret"
After a performance in NYC with my dear friend and incredible singer, cantor Robert Abelson
With Joanne Borts, Mike Burstyn, and Robert Abelson in the Off-B'way hit, "On Second Avenue"
With songwriter Mike Stoller ("Hound Dog," "Jailhouse Rock") & wife, jazz musician, Corky Hale, after a concert in Los Angeles
With B'way & film actor & singer Theodore Bikel ("The African Queen," "Fiddler On The Roof"), after a concert we appeared in in NYC
With actor and director, Steve Glaudini, in "Oliver"
Central Park - New York City
Another shot as a Kit Kat Girl in a college production of "Cabaret"
Backstage in the Off-Broadway production of "Fiddler on the Roof" in Yiddish with Jodi Snyder as Frume-Sore
Headshot
As Fanny Brice in a production of "Tintypes"
Poster for the Off-Broadway hit, "Gimpel Tam"
Backstage with cantor and theater star, Bob Abelson, during a performance of the Off-Broadway hit, "On Second Avenue."
Blowing a kiss backstage as Bobe Tsaytl ("Grandma Tzeitl") in the Off-Broadway production of "Fiddler on the Roof" in Yiddish
Album cover for "A Part of A Chain" by children's artist, Robbo - features my singing
Back cover of "A Part of A Chain" by children's artist, Robbo - features my singing
As Emma Goldman in a production of "Tintypes" - hangin' out with Spongebob Squarepants