Jewish Plays and Israeli Theatrical Productions
Michael Tilson Thomas, Conductor And Yiddish Theater Scion, To Receive Kennedy Center Honor
Thomas, the music director of the San Francisco Symphony, is the grandson of Yiddish Theater great Boris Thomashefsky.
WATCH: The First Trailer For ‘Fiddler On The Roof’ Documentary ‘Miracle Of Miracles’
“Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles” will dance into theaters August 23.
Hades Has A Field Day As ‘Hadestown’ And ‘The Ferryman’ Take The Tonys
The Greek realm of the dead had a banner year at the 2019 Tony Awards.
‘Tootsie,’ ‘The Ferryman’ and ‘Hadestown’ Win Big At The 2019 Drama Desk Awards
On Sunday, June 2 the 64th Annual Drama Desk Awards honored a diverse season, but revivals, transfers and familiar names won the evening.
WATCH: How To Make A Czernowitzer Challah
At the turn of the 20th century, Czernowitz was known as the Vienna of Eastern Europe and even hosted the first-ever Yiddish-language conference
‘Anne Frank: The Musical’ To Premiere Off-Broadway In September
“Anne Frank,” The Musical first made its debut in Paris in 2008 with the support of the Anne Frank Foundation
Folksbiene Plans Ambitious Season To Follow Yiddish ‘Fiddler’
The Folksbiene’s 2019-2020 season is built around the theme of “Spiritual Resistance.”
‘Hadestown,’ ‘Tootsie’ and ‘The Ferryman’ Lead The 2019 Tony Awards Nominees
Nominees include a folk ballad riff on Greek myth, a “mad as hell” newscaster and two men who dress in drag for two very different reasons.
Q & A: Aaron Sorkin On What White Liberal Guys Want
“We want marginalized people to say ‘You’re one of the good ones.’”
‘Children Of A Lesser God’ Playwright Mark Medoff Is Dead At 79
Medoff’s “Children of a Lesser God” won a 1980 Tony for Best Play.
I Can’t Believe I Have To Say This, But NO, ‘Edelweiss’ Is Not A Nazi Anthem
“Edelweiss,” the Rodgers and Hammerstein song penned for their 1959 musical “The Sound of Music” is not a Nazi anthem.
