The animated classic ‘An American Tail’ is now a musical By Shira Li Bartov May 24, 2023 (JTA) — Itamar Moses was 10 years old when he watched “An American Tail” at his Jewish day school in California. He was struck by the 1986 film, an animated musical about a family of Russian-Jewish mice who immigrate to America. Even though he was surrounded by Jewish classmates and teachers, he had never seen a… Read More
Music Jewish Folk Chorus returns with tribute to Oakland klezmer legend Adrienne Cooper has been called the mother of the modern revival of klezmer music and Yiddish songwriting. In the 1980s, when Yiddish was primarily spoken… By Lillian Ilsley-Greene May 23, 2023
Music ‘Songs of Truth’ from composers slain in Holocaust make S.F. debut They wrote jazz pieces, lullabies, operas and concertos just like other 20th-century European composers. But these artists were Jews who wrote… By Dan Pine May 22, 2023
Theater ‘Scottsboro Boys’: Musical tells true story of injustice in 1930s The Jewish song-writing duo Kander and Ebb are best known for their work on the Broadway shows “Cabaret,” “Chicago” and “Kiss of the Spider Woman.” One of… By Andrew Esensten May 5, 2023
Theater ‘Parade’ and ‘Leopoldstadt’ each nab 6 Tony nominations Shows about the Holocaust and a notorious American antisemitic incident picked up several Tony Award nominations Tuesday morning, as Broadway’s biggest… By Andrew Lapin, JTA May 2, 2023
Opinion For theatergoers at Jewish plays, attendance is a form of witness Jewish stories have had top billing on Broadway this season — and Jewish audiences have been flocking to the theater. Audiences have lined up to see Tom… By Laura Yares, JTA Apr 14, 2023
Theater In ‘Parade,’ a tragedy of antisemitism is timely as ever There’s a moment near the end of “Parade” when Leo Frank sings the Shema. Surrounded by a mob intent on killing him, he quivers in a… By Rebecca Salzhauer, Forward Mar 23, 2023
Culture Topol, Israeli actor known for Tevye in ‘Fiddler,’ dies at 87 Chaim Topol won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of an immigrant to Israel, stepped off the stage in London to fight for his country and had his sketches… By Philissa Cramer, JTA Mar 9, 2023
Theater ‘Satchmo at the Waldorf’: Play probes Black jazz great’s Jewish ties About halfway through “Satchmo at the Waldorf,” a sharp and engrossing play about Louis Armstrong, the actor playing Armstrong at The Stage in San Jose… By Andrew Esensten Feb 10, 2023