PJ Grisar is a Forward culture reporter. He can be reached at [email protected] and @pjgrisar on Twitter.
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Culture How ‘Some Like it Hot’ got to Broadway — and lost a very Jewish song in the process
Tony nominees Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman share a demo of a cut song and chat about their inspirations and initial fears about taking on the classic comedy
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Film & TV ‘Succession’ is over. But have you seen Jesse Armstrong’s Woody Allen-inspired short?
Well before he took on the Murdochs, Armstrong chronicled the life of a misfit Welsh pseudo-Jew
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Film & TV ‘Fauda’ meets ‘Homeland’ meets crummy documentary in ‘Ghosts of Beirut’
The show by ‘Fauda’ co-creators and director Greg Barker is a messy cat-and-mouse game
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Film & TV Sarah Silverman’s new special is her best argument yet for loving Jews (with digestive issues)
In HBO’s ‘Someone You Love,’ the comic may charm skeptics tired of her sanctimony
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Theater A neglected Jewish pioneer is having her say — this time in a musical
‘Double Helix’ tells the story of Rosalind Franklin, DNA and life itself
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Film & TV Daveed Diggs is playing a crab — is that kosher?
The Jewish star of 'Hamilton' and 'Blindspotting' voices Sebastian in the live action 'Little Mermaid'
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Film & TV In three films, a tale of three Jewish New Yorks
Film Forum is presenting ‘Uncle Moses,’ ‘Hester Street’ and ‘Once Upon a Time in America’ as part of its series on New York City
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Film & TV Forget ‘Dial of Destiny’ — the hottest Indiana Jones film is Barbra Streisand whipping Harrison Ford
A rare outtake from ‘Temple of Doom’ raises some interesting questions
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