Soul Doctor, the new Broadway-bound musical, tells the true story of the beloved and controversial father of popular Jewish music, Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach. A modern day troubadour, he ignited the spirit of millions around the world with his soul-stirring melodies, transformative storytelling, and boundless love.
SOUL DOCTOR takes us on an exhilarating musical odyssey through the challenges and triumphs of this cultural phenomenon.: his childhood escape from Nazi Germany, becoming a rebbinical prodigy in America; his unlikely friendship with Nina Simone, discovering Gospel and Soul music; his metoeric rise as a "Rock Star-Rabbi" in the 1960's, performing with Bob Dylan, Jefferson Airplane and The Grateful Dead; his struggle to reconcile his deep traditional roots with his desire to reach people of all backgrounds in the "free-love generation"; and his personal conflicts trying to keep his family together while traversing the globe as a "Soul Doctor", bringing joy and song to the lonely, the searching and the broken hearted.
This exuberant musical is woven together with over 30 of Shlomo's timelesss hits, in a theatrical score by the arranger/orchestrator the THE WHO'S TOMMY, FAME!, GREASE, SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE and Elton John's AIDA!
