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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
Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim died Nov. 26. (Photo/Forward-Roy Rochlin-Getty Images)
Posted inTheater

The last and greatest gift Stephen Sondheim gave us

Talya Zax by Talya Zax and Forward November 29, 2021
(Illustration/Forward-Nikki Casey)
Posted inUncategorized

I went 26 years without watching ‘Fiddler on the Roof.’ My first viewing was underwhelming — until it wasn’t

by Irene Katz Connelly and Forward November 4, 2021
The cast during the "Come From Away" Broadway opening night curtain call at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City, March 12, 2017. (Photo/JTA-Walter McBride-WireImage-Getty Images)
Posted inUncategorized

9/11 musical ‘Come From Away’ returns to stage and screen, with Jewish values at the center of its story

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis and JTA September 10, 2021
Eli Wirtschafter with mother Diane (left) and father Josh (right) in "Another Seder on the Zoom." (Screenshot/YouTube)
Posted inMusic

‘Vaccinatiooooon!’ — East Bay family’s ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Covid parody gets a sequel

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky March 30, 2021March 30, 2021
Lin-Manuel Miranda in "Hamilton" (Screenshot/Disney-YouTube)
Posted inOpinion

Watching ‘Hamilton’ as an Israeli in America

Tomer Persico by Tomer Persico July 16, 2020July 16, 2020
(Graphic/JTA-illustration by Grace Yagel; photos by United Artists-Getty Images)
Posted inUncategorized

We simply do not need another ‘Fiddler on the Roof’

by A.R. Vishny July 8, 2020
red curtain
Posted inColumns

The show will go on (again) … and I, for one, can’t wait

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz April 22, 2020April 23, 2020
The classic musical "Cabaret" is as relevant as ever in its current run at San Francisco Playhouse. (Photo/Courtesy S.F. Playhouse)
Posted inTheater

A still-relevant ‘Cabaret’ wows audiences at S.F. Playhouse

Sue Barnett 2025 by Sue Barnett August 9, 2019
Rachel Chavkin won best director of a musical at the 2019 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, June 9, 2019. (Photo/JTS-Bruce Glikas-WireImage-Getty Images)
Posted inTheater

Jewish directors dominate at Tony Awards

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA June 11, 2019

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