It’s 5:21 PM on a Thursday afternoon in Brooklyn College, and a high-energy concert starring Mordechai Shapiro and Zusha is winding down, finishing with a blend of the artist’s hit songs.
Yet unlike most shows, when the drum sticks hit for one last punch signaling the end of the show, the crowd just wouldn’t let up. They wanted just a bit more.
This show had provided an energy rarely experienced at Jewish concerts, especially out of Israel. The entire crowd, young and old were on their feet for nearly the full 2 and a half hours, jumping and singing along as the artists performed some of their biggest hits, and took the stage together for dazzling collaborations.
One song that particularly electrified the audience came around the half-way mark of the show. “Don’t Leave Me On My Own”, saw Mordechai Shapiro joining Zusha on stage for their mega hit, and the crowd just couldn’t get enough.
So here they were at 5:21 PM, demanding one more round of the song that seemed like it might just take the roof off of the iconic Whitman Hall at Brooklyn College. And so, the Blue Melody Band, this time with guest star Yaakov Rosenblum on stage with the headliners, broke back into the hit song, with the audience singing along at the top of their lungs, a beautiful ending to a show unlike any other.
This show, which was produced by SING Entertainment, was actually the producer’s 3rd show in as many days.
On Tuesday, the Eretz Hakodesh Experience saw thousands of yidden in Orlando taking to the Walt Disney Theater for an electric concert starring Mordechai Shapiro, Baruch Levine and 8th Day. Highlights included a beautiful musical hallel with the full lineup of performers, and some nostalgic throwbacks blended together with modern hits.
On Wednesday, a sold-out HeartStrings 2 took place at Brooklyn College, starring the mega-talented Chayala Neuhaus, with guests like Mindy Blatt, Leeba Garfunkel, and some of Chayala’s own children. The show, which included some of Chayala’s hit compositions together with a fresh lineup of recent hits and mashups, left the women uplifted and infused with a true experience of Simchas Yom Tov.
The concerts were produced by SING Entertainment, and directed by Chaim Zippel.
Production by: Master Lighting Productions @MLPlighting – Mendy Boaron
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