Bruce Adler

Often described as the 'quintessential performer', Bruce provides his audiences with an evening of entertainment that they will not soon forget. His wide-ranging talent enables him to do just about anything it takes to bring an audience to its feet!

Bruce performed a four year run on Broadway in the Tony Award winning Gershwin musical "Crazy For You", for which he received both the 1992 Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations as 'best featured actor in a musical'. Prior to that, his performance in "Those Were The Days", (1991) earned him a Drama Desk Award as well as a Tony nomination in the same category. He has also been featured in the Disney animated films "Beauty and The Beast" (the voice of Gramps and Dick) and "Aladdin" (he sings the opening song 'Arabian Nights').

Television appearances include NBCs "Law and Order" and the sitcom "Here and Now". Among his many Broadway credits are "Rumors", "Sunday in the Park With George", George Abbott's "Broadway", "Oh, Brother!", and the 1979 revival of "Oklahoma!". He has also starred around the country playing Nathan Detroit in "Guys and Dolls", Bill Snibson in "Me and My Girl", Luther Billis in "South Pacific", The Cowardly Lion in "The Wizard Of Oz, Hysterium in "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum", Alfred P. Doolittle in "My Fair Lady, J.P. Biggley in "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying" and Hucklebee in "The Fantasticks".

Born into a theatrical family, he began performing at the age of 3. He is the son of Henrietta Jacobson and Julius Adler, and is the third-generation descendant of the noted Jacobson-Adler family. His maternal grandparents Joseph and Bessie Jacobson began the family tradition of Yiddish theatre at the turn of the century and it was continued by his parents as well as by his uncles Hymie and Irving Jacobson, who were all stars of the Yiddish theatre. Bruce has also continued that tradition over the years by starring in several shows celebrating the Yiddish theater and Yiddish culture, such as "Those Were the Days", "The Golden Land", "On Second Avenue", "Bagels and Yox" , "Raisins and Almonds" and most recently "Greetings... Sholom Aleichem Lives!" with Theodore Bikel and Judy Kaye. His many other credits include leading roles in National tours of "Cabaret", "Fiddler On The Roof", "Come Blow Your Horn", "Little Shop of Horrors", "They're Playing Our Song" and "Don't Drink the Water".

Singing...dancing....vaudeville.comedy....gentle lullabies and ballads. From Broadway to Yiddish theater on Second Avenue, with several stops along the way, it is a joyful evening filled with laughter, songs, memories, and just plain fun!

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