This is especially the series " Dance Album of the Year " to call, Strasser disputed by the 1966 to 1996. After 1996 came a few "best of" CDs out, but his heyday was over. A curiosity was the album "What I wanted to say ..." (1989). On it was to actually hear Strasser as a singer, with songs about themselves, life and his home city of Munich. There even came a single out with the song " I kann ned tanzen " (Strasser flirted his life so that he'll always be dancing out of rhythm).

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Dudu Fisher is known throughout the world for his stirring performance as Jean Valjean in the hit show "Les Miserables," but his career began in his native country Israel many years before.

After three years of service in the Israel defense forces, Fisher studied at the Tel Aviv academy of music and studied privately with some of the great cantors of the previous generation. He was only 22 when he was invited to become the Cantor of the Great Synagogue of Tel Aviv. Along with his synagogue duties, Fisher also traveled throughout the world, bringing traditional Hassidic, Yiddish and Cantorial music to new audiences. During a trip to London in 1986, he happened to see a performance of the musical "Les Miserables." It was an event that changed his life. When word was released of the show's forthcoming production in Hebrew, Fisher knew that he had to audition for the show. The fact that he had absolutely no experience working in the theater did not deter him for a moment. In true Broadway musical fashion, the British director of the Israeli version, Stephen Pimlot, chose the inexperienced Fisher for the lead role of Jean Valjean. The rest is history. "Les Miz" became the longest running show in Israel and Fisher became a superstar. His stardom is not limited to Israel. In 1988 he was invited to London to take part in a royal command performance hosted by the queen of England. The performance was a special version 0f "Les Miz," featuring artists from the many "Les Miz" productions playing around the world. From there, the play's producer, Cameron Mackintosh, invited Fisher to play the role of Jean Valjean on Broadway and London's West End.   ... Read more

Many of the musicians' names appear in the original recording liner notes of the movie scores presented on stage. Concerts often include a large massed choir from the Los Angeles area, bringing the population on stage to as many as 140 instrumentalists and singers.

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