Shira Feder
By Shira Feder
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Culture When Tony Kushner Destroyed A Confederate Monument On Broadway
While the country ruminates over the ethics of removing Confederate statues, the Broadway show “Caroline, or Change” already approached the issue – in 2004. When Tony Kushner wrote the musical with Jeanine Tesori – he provided book and lyrics, while she wrote the music – he intended it to be shocking. “It would have been…
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The Schmooze The Secret Jewish History Of ‘Total Eclipse Of The Heart’
Today, as the United States experiences its first coast-to-coast solar eclipse, Bonnie Tyler will celebrate by belting her 1980s ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart.” Released in 1983, the song spent four weeks at the top of the Billboard singles chart and netted Tyler a Grammy nomination. Yet Tyler shares credit for the song’s success…
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