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Comedian Alex Edelman finds humor in hate in his solo show "Just for Us," which closed on Broadway in August and comes to San Francisco this month. (Photo/Matthew Murphy)
Posted inComedy

‘Just for Us’: Comedian Alex Edelman’s Broadway show about his run-in with neo-Nazis comes to S.F.

Leslie Katz by Leslie Katz October 5, 2023October 6, 2023
Puppeteer Randal J. Metz (left) and show author Shana Barchas answer audience questions about Children's Fairyland's first Jewish puppet show, "It Could Always Be Worse," July 30. (Photo/George Barahona)
Posted inCulture

Children’s Fairyland presents its first Jewish puppet show as part of diversity effort

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb August 14, 2023August 15, 2023
Alan Arkin in one of his last major roles co-starring in two seasons of "The Kominsky Method" opposite Michael Douglas. (Photo/Netflix)
Posted inObituaries

Alan Arkin, Jewish actor with uncommon versatility, dies at 89

by Andrew Silow-Carroll June 30, 2023
Tom Stoppard accepts the award for best new play for “Leopoldstadt” onstage during The 76th Annual Tony Awards at United Palace Theater in New York City, June 11, 2023. (Photo/Theo Wargo-Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Posted inTheater

Antisemitism-themed ‘Leopoldstadt’ and ‘Parade’ are big Tony Awards winners

by Andrew Lapin June 12, 2023June 12, 2023
Ari'el Stachel rehearses his one-man show. (Photo/Muriel Steinke)
Posted inTheater

Tony winner Ari’el Stachel comes home to Berkeley to premiere deeply personal one-man show

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 9, 2023July 10, 2025
Composer and lyricist Faith Soloway. (Photo/Forward-Courtesy of Center Theatre Group-Mark Taper Forum
Posted inTheater

A transparently Jewish musical is finally speaking its truth and singing its faith

by Gary Rudoren June 1, 2023June 1, 2023
Matthew Woody as Feivel in the Children’s Theatre Company production of "An American Tail: The Musical" in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo/Glen Stubbe Photography)
Posted inTheater

‘An American Tail,’ the classic animated film about Russian-Jewish mice who immigrate to America, is now a musical

Shira Li Bartov by Shira Li Bartov May 24, 2023May 25, 2023
“The Scottsboro Boys" has a nearly all-Black cast and uses the structure of a minstrel show as a narrative device to expose the racism of white Southerners. (Photo/42nd Street Moon)
Posted inTheater

‘Scottsboro Boys’: Kander and Ebb’s musical about racism and injustice playing in S.F.

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten May 5, 2023May 11, 2023
Micaela Diamond and Ben Platt during the opening night curtain call for "Parade" at New York City Center, Nov. 1, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Bruce Glikas-WireImage-GettyImages)
Posted inTheater

‘Parade’ and ‘Leopoldstadt’ each nab 6 Tony nominations in a big year for Jewish Broadway

by Andrew Lapin and JTA May 2, 2023May 2, 2023
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For theatergoers at Broadway’s recent spate of Jewish shows, attendance is a form of witness

Laura Yares by Laura Yares and JTA April 14, 2023

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