FINKEL'S FOLLIES
Composer: Eliott
Finkel
Lyricist: Phillip Namenworth
Opened: December 15, 1991, John Houseman Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 65
Note: Only recordings of material performed by original cast members are noted below.
Abi Tsu Zein Mit Dir (As Long As I'm With You) :
1. It's Never Too Late,
CD/Original Cast 6139 (Fyvush Finkel)
Odenemya:
1. Too Jewish?: A Mensch
And His Musical, CD/Original Cast 7309 (Avi Hoffman)
Not On The Top (M: Abe Ellstein; L:
Isadore Lillian; Phillip Namenworth):
1. It's Never Too Late,
CD/Original Cast 6139 (Fyvush Finkel)
2. Too Jewish?: A Mensch And His Musical, CD/Original Cast 7309
(Avi Hoffman)
Rozinkes Mit Mandlen (Raisins And
Olives) (M/L: Abraham Goldfaden):
1. Too Jewish Two! Live At
The Duncan Theatre, CD/Original Cast 7387 (Avi Hoffman)
2. It’s About Time!, CD/Centaur CRC 2825 (Sharon Ruben with
musical direction by David Brunetti)
3. Mamaloshen, CD/Nonesuch 79459-2 (Mandy Patinkin with
orchestra conducted by Eric Stern)
Other Material:
Belz (Wonderful Girl Of
Mine) (M: Alexander Olshanefsky)
Di Greene Kuzeene (My Little Cousin) (M/L: Abe Schwartz)
Ich Hob Dich Tzufil Lieb (I Love You Too Much (M: Alexander
Olshanetsky)
A Kleine Soft Shoe Mi-Komash Melon (What Is The Meaning?) (M/L:
A. Reisen; N.L. Saslavsky)
Mom, I Want To be In YiddishVaudeville Oy Mama (M: Abe Ellstein;
L: Molly Picon)
Ringa Zinga Tankhum (M/L: Solomon Golub)
That Something Special
These Are The Jokes
Tzi Vus Darf Ich Zein Du? (Why Do I Have To Be Here?)
Vaudeville, Kosher Style
Vee Zenen Meine Zibn Gute Yor (Where Are My Seven Good Years)
(M/L: David Meyerowitz)
Yiddish Vaudeville Tonight
Yossel, Yossel (Joseph, Joseph) (M/L: Nellie Casman)
You Were Meant For Me