Tags: Musical.
The Rothschilds is a musical with a book by Sherman Yellen lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and music by Jerry Bock.Based on The Rothschilds by Frederic Morton it tells of the rise of the Rothschild family from humble beginnings in Germany to their founding of their financial empire and growing political influence under the guidance of patriarch Mayer Rothschild to their assistance in funding Napoleon’s defeat and how they secure a declaration of rights for European Jews in the midst of an oppressive era.