Abi Gezunt
Abi Gezunt
Directed & Conceived by: Jenny Lester
Director of Photography & Editor: Ben Tamir Rothenberg
Production Design: Maddie Bucci
Wardrobe: Jorie Kosel
Choreographer: Haley Ostir
Gaffer: John Curtis
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Arrangement: Charles Santoro
Music Producer: Chip Fabrizi
Subtitles: Ben Liebert
Yiddish Guidance: Dylan Sedders Hoffman and Mikhl Yashinsky
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By Abraham Ellstein and Molly Picon. Copyright Music Sales Corporation o/b/o Ethnic Music Pub.
Special Thanks: Eight Flow Studio, Mosaic Astoria, Brooklyn Vintage Company, & Bryan George Rowell
Inspired by the lyrics of “Abi Gezunt” (which translates to: if you have your health/you can be happy), I wanted to create a world in the middle of Central Park in which The Mamales could pay homage to Vaudeville, tramp characters, “Couple of Swells” from Easter Parade, and the tradition of Yiddish Theatre. Read more on Kveller & Jpost.
