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Joanne Borts
is one of New York's favorite theater and cabaret artists with a catalogue that embraces American Standards abd the rich tradiitons of the Yiddish Theater. Inspaired by Fanny Brice, Molly Picon and Bette Midler, this multi-talented Broadway Dynamo delivers a sexy, energetic and humor-filled evening of song and dance that bridges the gap between American musical theater and her Yiddish roots.
Ms. Borts has had the good fortune to perform
with Neil Sedaka, The Klezmatics, Khevrisa, the Klez Dispensers,
the Klezmer Conservatory Band and Frank London's Klezmer Brass All-Stars
at such prestigious venues as Lincoln Center, Walt Disney Concert Hall, the 92nd Street Y,
Joe's Pub and Carnegie Hall. Her numerous Broadway, off
Broadway and National Tour credits include Fiddler on the Roof with
Topol, Cinderella with Eartha Kitt, Funny Girl, Hello
Muddah, Hello Fadduh, and The Golden Land. Joanne recently co-starred
with Bruce Adler in A Yiddish Vaudeville at the National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene and with Mike Burstyn in the critically acclaimed On Second Avenue
at the University of Judaism in Los Angeles. She is also the director, co-author and
co-star of Kids & Yiddish, the highly successful annual off-Broadway
family show. Joanne has been a member of the teaching faculty at many renowned institutions, including
The Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, KlezKamp, KlezKanada and KlezFest in London. She has appeared at the Jewish Culture Festival at Krakow, the Monument National Theater in Montreal, the Ashkenaz Festival in Toronto and Warszawa Singera Festival with The Three Yiddish Divas, a theatrical collaboration with Adrienne Cooper and Theresa Tova. Recording credits include three volumes of the Milken Archive's Great Songs of
the Yiddish Stage with the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Only
In My Dreams with Deborah Gibson, Mir Trogn A Gezang,
and Kids & Yiddish: A Musical Adventure, produced by Grammy-winner, Lorin Sklamberg.
Joanne performs the US National Anthem for
Major League Soccer, sings lead vocals on a "Folger's" Holiday jingle
and proudly serves as Chair for the Center for Social and Economic
Justice on the National Executive Board of the Workmen's Circle/Arbeter
Ring, and on the National Council of Actors' Equity Association.
What they say about Joanne:
"An unbearably touching moment is the child's lullaby, Raisins and Almonds, soulfully performed by Joanne Borts. When the audience starts spontaneously singing along, it sends a thrill down the spine..." - LA Times
"...if my wife wasn't with me, I would have
gone onstage to hug Joanne Borts who is the consummate performer.
When she is on stage, the stage is hers. She is also animated, she
delivers a song right to your door. This is a magnificent talent!"
The Jewish Express
"...Joanne Borts is a sexy combination of Midler
and Straisand, audaciously belting her way trough her material."
LA Drama Logue
"Joanne Borts, a svelte and stylish Bette
Midler may be the only Yiddish actress who can, and does do cartwheels
on stage!" -The Jewish Week
Moishe,
Joanne Borts and Art Bailey were really wonderful yesterday here at their performance for the Jewish Foundation’s Silver Circle event Rochester, New York. Top notch, Broadway professionals and the audience loved them! Thanks for suggesting Joanne Borts. It was a “home run”, out-of-the-park “hit”.
With warm regards,
Jay Podolsky, Assistant Executive Director and Financial Resources Development Director, Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester
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