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THE ESTHER SHOW |
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a cabaret rock opera by Amy Tobin |
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THE ESTHER SHOW is Amy Tobin’s
cabaret rock opera inspired by the biblical Book of Esther. Based on a story
usually told for children in honor of the Jewish holiday of Purim, this live
music experience is strictly for adults. The Esther Show chronicles the
bloated empire and bumbling king of ancient Persia, stirring up bloodlust for
imaginary enemies and giving good royal seduction in spite of a really bad
wig. Between 2002 and 2006, the show toured
to major U.S. cities and venues including the Knitting Factory NY and Café du
Nord, San Francisco. Amy Tobin has been performing her music
for over twenty years in the San Francisco Bay Area, singing in venues
ranging from Maritime Hall to Eros Men's Club. She has self-released 4 Choices, a limited edition EP
including the songs from The Esther
Show, as well as When
sparks fly, with the band A
Little Friction. Learn more here. |
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LISTEN: |
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REVIEWS: If Purim is the holiday of subversive
reversals, then Tobin's version of subversion asks other tough questions ...
Tobin also likes to use the clueless and ineffective king to poke fun at
political targets—the death penalty, the invasion of Iraq, and this year, the
Bush administration. In one refrain she sings of a "Story about the
stories we tell," suggesting that Purim is precisely the time to use a
critical lens to scrutinize politics." — Ben
Wurgaft, nextbook.org 2004 |