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Elana Dykewomon (Photo/Jane Tyska)
Posted inTheater

‘How to Let Your Lover Die’: Oakland writer Elana Dykewomon’s first play to premiere at Bay Area Playwrights Festival

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene July 26, 2022August 9, 2022
The Last Supper, which some believe was a Passover meal, as seen in the current iteration of the Oberammergau Passion Play. (Photo/Courtesy Oberammergau Passion Play 2022)
Posted inOpinion

The Oberammergau Passion Play once stoked antisemitism. A revised version strives to be less inflammatory

Miriam Zimmerman by Miriam Zimmerman June 17, 2022June 23, 2022
Billy Crystal performing a "Yiddish scat" routine during the 75th annual Tony Awards, June 12, 2022. (Screenshot)
Posted inTheater

Billy Crystal’s ‘Yiddish scat’ and other Jewish moments at the Tonys

by Andrew Lapin and JTA June 13, 2022
Jack Weinstock can be seen in Circus Bella's new show, "Flip * Flop * Fly." (Photo/Courtesy Weinstock)
Posted inTalking With ...

Q&A: A ‘little baby clown’ who loves to spread joy around the Bay

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten June 10, 2022June 13, 2022
Leo Ash Evens, center in tallit, plays Jewish immigrant Tateh and Sydney Walker Freeman, on his right, plays his daughter in a TheatreWorks Silicon Valley production of “Ragtime.” (Photo/Kevin Berne)
Posted inTheater

‘Ragtime’ in Mountain View puts spotlight on Jewish characters (and actors)

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten June 2, 2022June 8, 2022
Zachary Noah Piser is taking over the role of Evan Hansen on Broadway full-time, becoming the first Asian American actor to do so. (Photo/JTA-Matthew Murphy)
Posted inTheater

Broadway’s new ‘Evan Hansen’ is an Asian-American Jew with mohel parents

by Evelyn Frick and Hey Alma May 19, 2022May 23, 2022
Beanie Feldstein as "Fanny Brice" during the opening night curtain call for the musical "Funny Girl" on Broadway at The August Wilson Theatre in New York City, April 24, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Bruce Glikas-WireImage)
Posted inTheater

‘Funny Girl’ snubbed, but ‘Lehman’ stock rises, in Tony nominations

by Andrew Lapin and JTA May 12, 2022
From left: Crystal Brown, Melissa Clason and Carol Braves in a 2017 production of Jamie Greenblatt's "Female, Ashkenazi With a Sewing Machine." (Photo/Jim Norrena)
Posted inCulture

Cast your vote: annual Jewish Playwriting Contest comes to Bay Area

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten May 11, 2022May 17, 2022
Emma McAlister plays Eve in "The Apple Tree" at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. (Photo/Mia Perrotta)
Posted inMusic

Soprano Emma McAlister wants to ‘make Wagner turn over in his grave’

Andrew Gilbert by Andrew Gilbert April 21, 2022
Beanie Feldstein on stage in "Funny Girl"
Posted inTheater

Beanie Feldstein opens up on ‘Funny Girl’ role: ‘Incredibly meaningful for me as a Jewish woman’

by Linda Buchwald and Jewish Week April 18, 2022April 20, 2022

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