Mervyn Rothstein
By Mervyn Rothstein
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Theater How a Jewish scholar became the Shakespeare whisperer helping to make ‘Hamlet’ relevant to our times
James Shapiro first encountered Shakespeare in the classroom, but that's not where he learned to love the Bard
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Theater For a Native American playwright’s Broadway debut, this superstar Jewish director got the call
Rachel Chavkin feels honored to be at the helm of 'The Thanksgiving Play' by Larissa FastHorse
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Theater For a Broadway star, another memorable Jewish character — miles away from Tevye
Danny Burstein stars opposite Nathan Lane and Zoe Wanamaker in 'Pictures From Home'
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Theater Two very different Jewish couples confront a very similar sense of dissatisfaction
Anna Ziegler's 'The Wanderers' arrives off-Broadway, starring Katie Holmes
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Art In a Jewish artist’s stunning photographs, a Holocaust story with a happy ending
Erwin Blumenfeld excelled in the worlds of fashion and the avant-garde
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Theater Once upon a time, there was an Adolf Hitler Street on Long Island
Bess Wohl's 'Camp Siegfried' revisits a dark period in American history
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Culture He painted like nobody else — so why haven’t more people heard of Sam Szafran?
The self-taught son of Polish Jewish immigrants is now the subject of a major retrospective in Paris
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Theater On Broadway, a Jewish actress takes on the role of a lifetime in Tom Stoppard’s play of a lifetime
'Leopoldstadt' features a cast of 38, including musical star Caissie Levy
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