The Brodersänger or Broder singers, from Brody in Ukraine, were Jewish singers, who from at least the early 19th century were among the first to publicly perform Yiddish-language songs outside of Purim plays and wedding parties, and who were an important precursor to Yiddish theatre. The most famous Broder singer was Berl Margulis, better known as Berl Broder (1815–1868). Broder singers were a direct outgrowth of the badchonim who performed before and after weddings.