The original, pioneering, award-winning Biblical musical with a Jewish flavor! Mendel Moskowitz from Brooklyn is transported back in time to ancient Jerusalem where he meets Yeshua and the Disciples for a humorous and dramatic Messianic Gospel musical like you’ve never seen before!
Winner of A Bronze Halo Award from The Southern California Motion Picture Council!
Comments about “Rabboni:”
- “Better than ‘Fiddler on the Roof!’” – Gary Selman, The Two Nice Jewish Boys Radio Show, WWDJ
- “The greatest portrayal of the Gospel ever to come out of the creativity of man!” – Messianic Rabbi Jerry Feldman, Congregation Adat Yeshua
- “Ebullient joy!” – Richard F. Shepard, The New York Times
- “An Up-Tempo Captivating Success!” – The Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- “Great dramatic musical! I invested in its production and feel that many Christians need to consider doing the same!” – Gwen Shaw, Founder, End-Time Handmaidens
- 1981: Jeremiah Ginsberg wrote “Rabboni” and produced it in major churches in the Los Angeles area, winning a Bronze Halo Award from The Southern California Motion Picture Council.
- 1982: Jeremiah and Wendy got married!
- June 1985: Jeremiah & Wendy produced “Rabboni” off-Broadway at The Perry Street Theatre.
- November 1985: Rehearsals begin for a Broadway opening.
- December 1985: Rehearsals suspended when one of the investors did not entirely fulfill his financing commitment.
- June 2022: Three fabulous performances at The Lisner on the George Washington University Campus!
Currently, the Ginsbergs are planning to produce a movie of this great dramatic musical in 2024!
https://www.youtube.com/user/JeremiahTheatricals
A few Costume Designs for the Broadway production by Randy Barcelo:
A few Scenic Designs for the Broadway production by Bill Stabile; Illustrations by Marc Kehoe:
To view more classic photos
from the 1985 off-Broadway production,
click http://mendelsmessiah.com/photos/!
The Beautiful Music of “Rabboni!”
https://soundcloud.com/user-554215172
Visit the “Rabboni, Mendel’s Messiah” website!
Rabboni is now titled “Mendel’s Messiah”
Click the link below to read the review in The New York Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/19/theater/stage-rabboni-on-jesus-and-satan.html