Zalmen Mlotek February 21, 2010

Queens Theatre in the Park (QTP), in association with The National Yiddish Theater-Folksbiene, presents ZALMEN MLOTEK on Sunday, February 21 at 3pm in the Claire Shulman Playhouse Main Stage Theatre at Queens Theatre in the Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing, NY. Tickets are $33 and are available at www.queenstheatre.org or by phone at 718-760-0064. ZALMEN MLOTEK is part of the American Express Cultural Heritage Series and a talkback will follow the performance.

100 Years of Yiddish Theater Music – From shtetl to Klezmer Revival featuring special guest Daniella Rabbani, and the New Yiddish Chorale. Join one of the world’s most acclaimed authorities of Yiddish song in a musical journey that explores the wonderful legacy of Yiddish theater music and its influence on American popular culture. Mlotek, who is the Artistic Director of the National Yiddish Theatre – Folksbiene, and the co-creator of the musical hits “The Golden Land”, “Those Were the Days” and “On Second Avenue”, introduces and performs musical gems, as translations appear on a large screen.