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Can a kinky new Yiddish musical resurrect a lost art — and one man who got spanked to death?

JL;DR SUMMARY "The Feast of the Seven Sinners," a new Yiddish musical performed at the 14th Street Y in Manhattan, delves into themes of rebellion, vice, and tradition with a provocative and unorthodox approach. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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IdentityYom KippurTraditionMusicalYiddish TheaterKlezmerRebellionVilna GaonLabaSeven Sins

Places mentioned

New York, United States
"The saucy spectacle ran for three workshop-performances in Manhattan in late June, as part of the 14th Street Ys LABA program, a fellowship that consummates the marriage of classic Jewish texts and the arts."
Vilnius, Vilnius County, Lithuania
"On the eve of Yom Kippur in 1897 Vilna, a criminal gang composed of the seven sins incarnate assembles for a lavish, treyf-stuffed banquet at which they can revel in their vices instead of repenting them."

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