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.
Theater
The Latest
-
Culture ‘Isn’t it rich’ — Sondheim, Buñuel, and the discreet charm of the bourgeois audience they couldn’t live without
Stephen Sondheim's final musical, 'Here We Are,' tackles two of the great surrealist films of the 20th century
-
Culture One of the most important Jewish artists of his generation was born 100 years ago — can you recognize him?
He was a World War II hero and the consummate practitioner of his art, but out of costume, he may not look familiar
-
Film & TV In William Friedkin’s most Jewish movie, a mouth-watering elegy to the New York deli
‘The Night They Raided Minsky’s’ was the late director’s ode to Jewish food
-
Theater In stories told through puppets, haunting tales of generational trauma
With 'Paper Cut,' Israeli artist Yael Rasooly has found a way to heal herself — and her audiences
-
Theater Meet the queer Jewish theater nerd who just won the national Jewish Playwriting Contest
Alexa Derman's edgy new script breaks norms for Jewish theater
-
Film & TV Elie Wiesel reviewed ‘Oppenheimer’ — and it made him shudder
In 1969 the author of ‘Night’ was shaken by a play about the father of the atom bomb
-
Film & TV Alan Arkin and the three pillars of Judaism
Though not an observant Jew, the actor embodied more than a few Jewish values
-
Yiddish World Star-studded cast presents show about birth of Yiddish theater, July 11 in NYC
The one-night performance includes songs, theatrical scenes and stories in English and Yiddish with supertitles
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Opinion Hamas made a remarkable offer — because Trump laid a remarkable trap
- 2
Special Report This school is fighting antisemitism all wrong. Why is it working?
- 3
Books A bespectacled, Jewish hypochondriac with literary pretensions and a creepy fascination with his stepson’s girlfriend — Guess who?
- 4
Opinion Israel is at an existential pivot point. It never needed to go this far.
In Case You Missed It
-
Fast Forward Minneapolis synagogue targeted with antisemitic, pro-Hamas graffiti on Oct. 7 anniversary
-
Fast Forward Jewish freelance journalist Emily Wilder is detained as Israeli military intercepts Gaza aid flotilla
-
Fast Forward Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square is transformed by cautious optimism — and gratitude for Trump
-
Fast Forward Jewish groups welcome ceasefire plan as a step toward a ‘lasting regional peace’
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
