JEWISH LES MISERABLES STAR TO HOLD CONCERT IN PITTSBURGH

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
 November 20, 2012

CONTACT:
 George Hazimanolis
 412-622-1366
 ghazimanolis@wqed.org

David "Dudu" Fisher

JEWISH LES MISERABLES STAR TO HOLD CONCERT IN PITTSBURGH

PITTSBURGH—David “Dudu” Fisher’s (best known for his role as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables on Broadway) Dudu Fisher: in Concert from Israel will premiere Monday, November 26 at 8 p.m. on WQED-TV.

This program is a collection of Broadway tunes and traditional and contemporary Israeli songs performed by Dudu at the Beit Sha’an amphitheater in Israel including selections from: Les Miserables; Fiddler on the Roof; Exodus and Yentl (“Papa Can You Hear Me?”); Hatikvah (the Israeli national anthem); and Kol Nidrei (a traditional Jewish prayer and cantorial melody.

David "Dudu" Fisher

Dudu will perform in concert Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. at the Byham Theater in Pittsburgh. Tickets are available exclusively from WQED and can be obtained by calling 1-800-232-8813 or by going online to www.wqed.org/support/.

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