‘The Naked Woman’ asks — what would Jewish Chekhov look like?
The tragicomedy takes inspiration from the Russian master, giving him an American spin
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‘Dirty Dancing’ be damned. A new musical shows another side of the Borscht Belt
Pamela Gray’s ‘A Walk on the Moon’ brings the bungalow colonies to life
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They helped elect Los Angeles’ first Black mayor; but to him, they were just Bob and Shirley
In "L'Chaim America," Joshua Silverstein honors the Jewish couple who helped elect Tom Bradley
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In ‘Waiting for Godot,’ the tragedy and comedy of the Jewish experience
Samuel Beckett's classic baffled Miami audiences in 1956. Today, it couldn't seem more a propos.
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Mike Stoller and Iris Rainer Dart talk ‘Beaches’ and reviving their Yiddish musical
The songwriter and author’s friendship came courtesy of Bette Midler
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Tony nominee Mark Rosenblatt’s ‘Giant’ journey began with Menachem Begin
In Roald Dahl's 1983 scandal, the playwright found the 'perfect premise' to discuss antisemitism and criticism of Israel
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A new musical wonders: What happened to solidarity with English Jews?
‘Cable Street’ arrives with a hip-hop-tinged warning from history that couldn't feel more timely
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They told Willy Loman he was everything; ’twas a great American lie
In a new Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's 'Death of a Salesman,' a 'King Lear' for our time
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In a forgotten 20th century masterwork, a Holocaust story from the perpetrator’s perspective
Mieczysław Weinberg’s 'Die Passagierin,' on stage at the Dutch National Opera, is both lyrical and forceful
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Roald Dahl’s monstrous views have a seat at the table today
The play ‘Giant,’ about Dahl’s antisemitism, is chilling for how close it matches contemporary talking points on Israel and Jews
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He may have been the world’s most famous mime, but in this play, he won’t shut up
Ethan Slater misses the mark with 'Marcel on the Train,' an uneven play about Marcel Marceau’s Holocaust rescues
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