Purim Shpiel History
Megillah Musicals
A Stephen Wise Free Synagogue tradition since 1988. This is our complete list of dates and titles.
Written & Directed by NORMAN ROTH
at The Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, New York City
- Erev Purim 1988 "The Megillah According to Broadway"
- March 20, 1989 "The Megillah According to Hollywood"
- March 10, 1990 "The Megillah According to Television"
- February 27, 1991 "The Megillah Returns to Broadway"
- March 18, 1992 "The Megillah According to Rodgers & Hammerstein"
- March 6, 1993 "The Megillah According to Irving Berlin"
- February 24, 1994 "The Megillah According to Hollywood" - [Repeat] Directed by Carol Fox Prescott
- March 15, 1995 "The Big, Bad, Broadway Megillah"
- March 4, 1996 "The Megillah According to Frank Sinatra"
- March 22, 1997 "The Megillah According to Walt Disney"
- March 11, 1998 "The Megillah According to Rock 'n Roll"
- March 1, 1999 "The Megillah According to The Beatles"
- March 20, 2000 "Purimspiel 2000 - Megillah Memories"
- a.k.a."The Megillah According to Stage & Screen"
- March 8, 2001 "The Motown Megillah"
- February 25, 2002 "The Megillah According to The Beach Boys"
- March 17, 2003 "The Megillah Goes to Woodstock"
- March 7, 2004 "Chicago - The Megillah"
- March 24, 2005 "The Megillah Goes to Nashville"
- March 13, 2006 "Purim Night Fever - The Disco Megillah"
- March 3, 2007 "The Megillah Has Soul"
- March 20, 2008 "Grease - The Megillah"
- March 9, 2009 "MEGILLAH MIA! - The ABBA SHPIEL"
- February 27, 2010 "Les Miz - Les Megillah"
- STAY TUNED FOR AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE 2011 MEGILLAH MUSICAL!
Join the Shpiel