The Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv will host “Billy Schwartz,” an urban musical comedy about self-fulfillment and true love, on Friday, December 11, 2026, as a guest production.
Billy is a drab secretary at an accounting firm who spends her days answering office phones while fending off her mother, who is determined to marry her off. She dreams of a bigger life, full of love. Then Yonatan Gur Lavi, a successful soap opera star, asks her out. She falls head over heels for him, only to find out on her wedding day that life is not a Disney movie.
Ohad Hitman wrote the music and lyrics and co-wrote the book with Shirili Deshe, based on his original idea.
Director: Moshe Kaptan.
Cast: Eliana Tidhar, Tali Oren, Rona-Lee Shimon or May Feingold (alternating), Ofri Biterman or Nadir Eldad (alternating), Adir Shtibelman, Gilad Merhavi, Miri Zehavi, Adva Sabag, Doron Admoni, Daniel Cohen, Yam Burstein, Adal Korshov and Omer Lavi.
The show starts at 9 p.m.
Running time: 2 hours and 15 minutes, including an intermission.
More information is available on the Israeli Opera website.
