There's A Palestinian Pop-Punk Musical? with Composer Fouad Dakwar

from War is Stupid: An Anti-War Podcast About War · host Orli Matlow

Host Orli Matlow sits down with multimedia artist and 2025 Jonathan Larson Grant recipent Fouad Dakwar to celebrate the release of the concept album for his semi-autobiographical musical Fouad of Nazareth, out now! Fouad talks the Palestinian Christian immigrant theatre kid experience, covering everything from his family's Nakba story to which role he played in a summer camp production of Spring Awakening. They talk the "fairy tale" of the two-state solution, the Golden Age of Teen Angst musicals, and the universality of Fiddler on the Roof. Theme music by This Revolution Production Collective. Listen to Fouad of Nazareth on Spotify and Apple Music. Follow Fouad: Instagram Website Follow Orli: Instagram TikTok Website

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