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Broadway

Roald Dahl signs books in Amsterdam in 1988. (Rob Bogaerts/Anefo/CC0 1.0)
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

‘Giant,’ coming to Broadway, confronts antisemitism and Roald Dahl’s complex legacy

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz February 13, 2026February 13, 2026

When a beloved children’s author unleashes a brutish antisemitic screed, his career is threatened. His publisher and wife scramble into damage control mode. Will the author back down? Will he […]

Talia Suskauer and Max Chernin in Parade (Joan Marcus)
Posted inTheater

The lynching of Leo Frank coming to Northern California in ‘Parade’ revival

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss April 29, 2025May 2, 2025
Tony nominees Steven Skybell as Herr Schultz and Bebe Neuwirth as Fraulein Schneider in Cabaret. (Photo/Marc Brenner via Foward)
Posted inTheater

In the 2024 Tony nominees, a reminder Jews that don’t always need to work Jewish

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar April 30, 2024April 30, 2024
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
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
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
The musical "Parade" centers on the 1913 trial of Jewish factory manager Leo Frank. (Photo/Joan Marcus)
Posted inTheater

In ‘Parade,’ a tragedy of antisemitism is timely as ever — and it wants you to notice

Rebecca Salzhauer by Rebecca Salzhauer and Forward March 23, 2023
a woman in a sparkly dress sings on stage
Posted inFilm

Disney+ doc traces Idina Menzel’s rise, from the bat mitzvah circuit to Broadway

by Stephen Silver and JTA December 12, 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
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

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