This is the Forward’s coverage of Jewish theater, the performing art done everywhere from small indie venues to Broadway, in Yiddish, English, and other languages.
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Culture In this Ephron-esque romcom, Sally meets Harry — then gets divorced two years later
"The Gett," a play by Liba Vaynberg running at Rattlestick Theater, chronicles a Jewish divorce but never quite decides what it wants to say
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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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Theater Why Arthur Miller paid a price for greatness
In John Lahr’s new biography, the ‘Death of a Salesman’ writer’s inner life explains the plays we know
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Culture In London, an antisemitism scandal has sparked a play about antisemitism. Is it helping?
The Royal Court Theatre’s response to a very public drama? Even more drama.
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Theater Why the inspiring story of a real-life Holocaust hero can’t help us solve modern political problems
The one-man show 'Remember This,' staged by Theater for a New Audience, chronicles the life of Polish resistance fighter Jan Karski
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Culture Stepping into the ‘Funny Girl’ spotlight, Lea Michele tries to save the show — and herself
Taking the spotlight after Beanie Feldstein's tumultuous departure, the controversial star has to rehabilitate herself while propping up a flailing production
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Theater Two very Jewish stories, separated by more than 3,000 years
Hal Linden and Bernie Kopell star in Ed. Weinberger's 'Two Jews Talking'
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Theater Julie Benko is getting her big break in ‘Funny Girl’ — and she’s not afraid of comparisons
Hubbub surrounded Beanie Feldstein’s departure and Lea Michele’s arrival. But Benko is the real winner, starring for all of August.
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