The Jazz Singer (play)

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The Jazz Singer is a 1925 stage play by Samson Raphaelson about a young Jewish man torn between his traditional family obligations and his desire to become a jazz performer.

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instanceOf stage play
adaptedFrom The Day of Atonement (short story) NERFINISHED
author Samson Raphaelson NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkBy Samson Raphaelson NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts Jewish religious practice
jazz performance
show business
genre drama
hasAdaptation The Jazz Singer (1927 film) NERFINISHED
influenced American musical films
portrayals of Jewish Americans in popular culture
language English
mainCharacter young Jewish man
medium live theatre
narrativeFocus break with traditional family expectations
career in jazz music
notableCharacterType cantor’s son
originalMedium stage
publicationYear 1925
setting New York City
subject Jewish identity
assimilation
family conflict
popular music
theme conflict between religious duty and personal ambition
conflict between tradition and modernity
timePeriodOfWork 1920s
writer Samson Raphaelson NERFINISHED

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Samson Raphaelson notableWork The Jazz Singer (play)
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Samson Raphaelson notableWork The Jazz Singer (play)
this entity surface form: The Jazz Singer (story, play, film adaptations)
Samson Raphaelson notableWork The Jazz Singer (play)
this entity surface form: The Jazz Singer (story, play, film, adaptations, screenplay)
The Jazz Singer (1980 film) basedOn The Jazz Singer (play)