Eli Bijaoui

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Eli Bijaoui

Born October 24, 1978 · Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel (age 47)

Eli Bijaoui is an Israeli theatre translator, writer, and director. He won the Israeli theatre prize as 'Translator of the year' in 2015, 2016, and 2017. Of his most famous translations are Romeo & Juliet, Othello, Sound of Music, West Side Dtory, 1984, Mamma Mia and Cabaret.

Known For

West Side StoryWest Side Story · 2025
West Side Story
2025
MovieMusic
The story of the forbidden love of Tony, a young American gang member, and Maria, the sister of the rival Puerto Rican gang leader. This love story becomes a dramatic struggle between two gangs on the streets of New York, until the tragic end.
CabaretCabaret · 2026
Cabaret
2026
MovieDramaMusic
Leave your troubles outside! Life is difficult? Forget it! There are no troubles here! Here life is beautiful! 1930s Berlin. The days are gloomy but the nights are glamorous. A touching romantic connection is formed between Cliff, a young American author coming to the Berlin looking for inspiration for his novel, and Sally, a singer in the "Kit Kat Klub", all while the Nazis rise to power
CupcakesCupcakes · 2013
Cupcakes
4.72013
MovieComedyMusic
A group of friends in a Tel Aviv suburb get together to watch Universong, a Eurovision-like television song contest. They gather to watch and are depressed by the lifelessness of the Israeli entry, a parody of many recent offerings, a flashy, grating song about "amour." Realizing that Anat is distraught over the crisis in her marriage, they decide to compose a song to cheer her up. As a lark, they enters their cellphone video of it in next year's contest, and it becomes Israel's entry.
The Notebook: The MusicalThe Notebook: The Musical · 2026
The Notebook: The Musical
2026
MovieMusicRomance
Allie and Noah, both from different worlds, share a lifetime of love despite the forces that threaten to pull them apart, in a deeply moving portrait of the enduring power of love.

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