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The Comedian Harmonists predated today's boy bands, and Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman's show details how the German Jewish group rose and fell from fame. Read more on New York Theatre Guide.

Manilow and Bruce Sussman’s musical, “Harmony,” tells the mostly unknown history of The Comedian Harmonists in Nazi-era Germany. But it’s a muddled, unilluminating history lesson.

The new Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman musical Harmony opens on Broadway tonight. Read the reviews!

"The Harmonists tells the story of the rise and fall of a vocal group that was wildly popular in Germany before it was disbanded in 1934 as part of the mounting persecution of Jews. The Comedian Harmonists, who did comic and romantic songs in intricate harmony, were popular and beloved. Even members of the Nazi hierarchy were among their fans. But eventually they were forbidden to sing songs by Jewish composers--and finally, because three of their members were Jewish, they were banned from perf...

Like theres no tomorrow: 100 years of Berlin nightlife Remember all the fun we had in pre-corona Berlin? The citys swinging bars, roaring clubs and love of all things decadent and pleasurable goes back decades.  Ida Krenzlin, 29.12.2020 - 14:00 Uhr Artikel anhören Foto: dpa picture alliance/ullstein bildIntoxicated by jazz. Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald performed at the Badewanne in Schöneberg in the 1950s. Berlin - Berliners have always known how to have a good time. Heres a ti...