The Komediant (show)
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The Komediant was a Yiddish theater act produced by the Pesach Burstein
troupe, and was performed to Jewish diaspora audiences all around the world. It was on the stage of The Komediant that Pesach Burstein
met and ultimately married his second wife Lillian Lux
. The name of the show was the inspiration behind the name of the documentary The Komediant
which chronicles the lives and careers of the Burstein family.
Pesach Burstein
Pesach "Peishachke" Burstein , born in Warsaw, was an Israeli-American comedian, singer, coupletist, and director of Yiddish vaudeville/theater. His wife Lillian Lux, and son Mike Burstyn are also actors.-Early years:...
troupe, and was performed to Jewish diaspora audiences all around the world. It was on the stage of The Komediant that Pesach Burstein
Pesach Burstein
Pesach "Peishachke" Burstein , born in Warsaw, was an Israeli-American comedian, singer, coupletist, and director of Yiddish vaudeville/theater. His wife Lillian Lux, and son Mike Burstyn are also actors.-Early years:...
met and ultimately married his second wife Lillian Lux
Lillian Lux
Lillian Lux was an Israeli-American singer, author, songwriter and actor in Yiddish theater and Yiddish vaudeville in the United States, Israel and other Yiddish speaking communities in the diaspora.-Life and career:...
. The name of the show was the inspiration behind the name of the documentary The Komediant
The Komediant (documentary)
The Komediant is an Israeli documentary film of 2000 directed by Arnon Goldfinger which recalls the life, and careers of the Burstein family of Yiddish theatre: Pesach Burstein, his wife Lillian Lux, his son Mike Burstyn and daughter Susan Burstein-Roth...
which chronicles the lives and careers of the Burstein family.