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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Unpacking the Talmudic quote Shaina Taub cited in her acceptance speech at the Tony Awards
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Fast Forward Shaina Taub won two Tony Awards for ‘Suffs’ — and quoted the Talmud
The musical scribe reminded audiences that we have work to do to keep American democracy intact
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Theater In the 2024 Tony nominees, a reminder Jews don’t always need to work Jewish
‘Cabaret’ and ‘Prayer for the French Republic’ were both nominated, but antisemitism and Jewish identity are not the major theme
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Culture A famous rabbi’s son died of a disease like the one in Broadway’s ‘Kimberly Akimbo’
Rabbi Harold Kushner wrote ‘When Bad Things Happen to Good People’ after his son died of progeria. Here's why his daughter hasn't seen the Tony-winning show
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Theater The Tonys honored plays about antisemitism — the winners were eager to talk about anything else
Tom Stoppard, Patrick Marber and Alfred Uhry all missed an opportunity to speak to what their plays were about
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Fast Forward Antisemitism-themed ‘Leopoldstadt’ and ‘Parade’ are big Tony Awards winners
Multiple Jewish winners used their speeches to exhort against other forms of hate
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Culture How ‘Some Like it Hot’ got to Broadway — and lost a very Jewish song in the process
Tony nominees Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman share a demo of a cut song and chat about their inspirations and initial fears about taking on the classic comedy
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