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MembersIsraeli Singer Becomes a Broadway Star

Israeli pop singer Shiri Maimon has set out for New York to play the leading role in the Broadway musical “Chicago.”

Photo: Yossi Zamir/Flash90

For Maimon, this will be her first major role abroad after recording a number of hit albums in Israel, performing in the local opera, and appearing on a variety of TV shows.

The producers of “Chicago” are said to have discovered the 36-year-old when she played the leading role in the opera “Evita” at the Habima theater in Tel Aviv. After such a convincing performance, there was only one place to move up to. “Chicago,” the second...

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