The Rothschilds (1970)

Music by Jerry Bock
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Directed by Michael Kidd
Cast: Hal Linden, Jill Clayburgh, Keene Curtis, Paul Hecht, Leila Martin, Rick Atwell, Robby Benson, Steven Boockvor

In 1772 Frankfurt, Germany, Jews are restricted to living in the ghetto and frequently are the victims of violence (“Pleasure and Privilege”). Mayer Amschel Rothschild returns from Hanover, where he was an apprentice banker, to make his fortune in his home town. Because only twelve Jewish marriages are permitted in a given year, he is forced to come up with a plan in order to marry his fiancée Gutele (“One Room”).

Theater

Lunt-Fontanne Theatre · Broadway

Closed

January 1, 1972