The Jazz Singer, with its scenes of caftan-clad rabbis and cantors and the chanting of Kol Nidre in an actual Orthodox ...

He sang arias on the streets of San Francisco, performed on Broadway and collaborated on a musical about Al Jolson, which he ...

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of Tony-nominated actor Stephen Mo Hanan. Hanan passed away on April 3, 2025 ...

Cantor is joined by his wife, Ida, in a tribute to their recently deceased friend Al Jolson; Gari performs as Jolson singing "Swanee". Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis host with guests Kitty Kallen, ...

About the Album: In the 1920s, Al Jolson was America's most famous and highest-paid entertainer and dubbed The World's Greatest Entertainer. He popularised many songs that benefited from his ...

He crafted his early performances while entertaining patrons at his father's pool hall, performing jokes and beloved Al Jolson impressions. Charley Scalies also explored writing with a screenplay ...

Using an idea from a song popularized by Al Jolson more than 100 years ago could be the theme for the South Carolina golf teams during the month of May. “California, Here I Come” is the tune ...

Abandoned by his dad Salvatore Pacino, when he was just two-years-old, Pacino - nicknamed Sonny Boy after an Al Jolson song - and his mum, Rose, lived in a series of cheap furnished rooms ...

where he entertained patrons with jokes and Al Jolson impressions as a kid. In high school and at St. Joseph’s College, he and a friend had a stand-up comedy act “and played every Beef and ...

And that's pretty much all there is to say." Oh no, Karim. There's a lot more to say. As Al Jolson said in the 1927 film The Jazz Singer, which brought synchronized sound to what had previously ...