A transparently Jewish musical is finally speaking its truth and singing its faith
Faith Soloway discusses the process of adapting the hit TV show 'Transparent' to the stage and putting it to music
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The Schmooze The ‘Transparent’ Musical Finale: Terminally Jewish And Endearingly Hard To Watch
If you think the 70-minute musical finale of Amazon Prime’s “Transparent” doesn’t end with a barn-burning group number called “Joyocaust!” take a hit from your nearest source of cannabis and think again. “Transparent,” the first prestige TV show aimed squarely at presidents of Temple social action committees, dropped its final episode on Friday. Show runner…
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The Schmooze Attention Jewish TV Lovers: Josh Lyman And Sarah Pfefferman Got Married.
[Cue nostalgic piano remixed with crashing drums and the sound of patriotism:] Amy Landecker and Bradley Whitford were married this week. She stars as Sarah Pfefferman on the Jewier-than-Jewish Amazon show “Transparent;” he had a guest-arc on the show in flashback sequences as her father’s friend, Marcy Hirschfeld. He stars as Commander Joseph Lawrence on…
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The Schmooze Jill Soloway Of ‘Transparent’ Wants To ‘Reclaim’ The Word Zionism
You can love Israel and want it to exist without loving Israel’s current government or every aspect of Israeli society. That’s the radical (or not) message Jill Soloway, creator of the watershed Jewish family drama “Transparent,” is spreading. Soloway, the auteur behind the four seasons of Amazon Prime’s “Transparent” and the network’s short-lived “I Love…
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Fast Forward ‘Transparent’ To End After Coming Season
“Transparent,” the television series that put Amazon Studios original programming on the map, will end after its upcoming fifth season, its creator, Jill Soloway, said in an interview published on Monday. The ending of the series follows the firing in February of its award-winning star, Jeffrey Tambor, following accusations of sexual misconduct by two people…
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The Schmooze Stress Of Getting Transgender Right Made ‘Transparent’ Star ‘Moody’: Tambor Denies Assault
Of all of the men who have been accused of sexual assault, harassment and misconduct in the public reckoning known as #MeToo, did Jeffrey Tambor escape most unharmed? Short of the President of the United States, it’s hard to think of a public figure with multiple accusations stacked against him whose career is still thriving….
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The Schmooze Jeffrey Tambor Is ‘Profoundly Disappointed’ Over Firing
Jeffrey Tambor is extremely unhappy with the results of Amazon’s investigation into claims that he sexually harassed members of the “Transparent” cast. The actor spoke out on Thursday to chastise Amazon and Jill Soloway for what he sees as an unfair dismissal from the show. “I am profoundly disappointed in Amazon’s handling of these false…
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The Schmooze Jeffrey Tambor Is Not Being ‘Transparent’ About Whether He Will Remain On The Show
A Los Angeles family is rocked by the revelation that the person they knew as their father Mort is a transgender woman named Maura, in the critically acclaimed Amazon show “Transparent.” The show was a liberal wet dream, full of sensitively handled gender exploration and nuanced portrayals of Jewish life. But the bubble burst when…
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