Eli Bijaoui
Writing
Biography
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
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.
Cupcakes
Leave your troubles out the doors! Life is hard? Forget them! There are no troubles here! Life is beautiful! 1930's Berlin, the days are dark but the nights are bright. A touching romantic connection is formed between Cliff, a young American author coming to the city looking for inspiration for his book, and Sally, a singer in the "Kit Kat Club", while the Nazis rise to power
Cabaret: Cameri
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.