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Gord Rand in 'The Runner.' (Lyon Smith)
November 25, 2018, 1:08 am
Toronto play puts spotlight on morality of Israel’s ZAKA rescue organization
Solo performance centers on volunteer group’s decision to treat Jewish terror victims before aiding attack perpetrators — regardless of severity of injuries
By Renee Ghert-Zand
A scene from 'The Waverly Gallery' shows, from left, Joan Allen, Elaine May, Lucas Hedges and David Cromer. (Brigitte Lacombe/via JTA)
November 24, 2018, 9:56 pm
‘Manchester by the Sea’ director’s new play deals with tragedy in Jewish family
Kenneth Lonergan’s recently opened ‘The Waverly Gallery,’ running through January 17, features a tear-jerking performance from Elaine May as an aging matriarch that may grab a Tony
By Curt Schleier
Aaron Galligan-Stierle, Jim Stanek, Megan McGinnis, and Amie Bermowitz in 'Goldstein, the Musical.' (Jeremy Daniel)
April 25, 2018, 4:00 am
With bickering jokes, ‘Goldstein, the Musical’ sets Jewish family life to music
Running through the end of July, the hit play about three generations of a dysfunctional Jewish clan is a sometimes true, always poignant, airing of dirty laundry
By Danielle Ziri
From left, cast members of 'Meteor Shower': Keegan-Michael Key, Jeremy Shamos, Amy Schumer and Laura Benanti. (Matthew Murphy/via JTA)
January 9, 2018, 5:39 pm
A Broadway veteran joins Amy Schumer in Steve Martin’s Jewy new play
Jeremy Shamos might fulfill the role of ‘Mr. Reliability’ across from major TV stars in the production of ‘Meteor Shower,’ but that doesn’t stop him from getting his own laughs
By Steve North
Luzer Twersky, left, and Ronit Asheri in 'Awake and Sing!' at Manhattan's 14th Street Y. (Pedro Hernandez/via JTA)
December 11, 2017, 1:05 am
Go figure: A classic play sounds more American when it is performed in Yiddish
Today’s immigration issues lend an even more contemporary ring to a translation of Clifford Odets’s ‘Awake and Sing!’ playing at Manhattan’s 14th Street Y through December 24
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Ben Caplan in 'Old Stock' (Stoo Metz)
September 8, 2017, 6:18 pm
Klezmer troubadours sing the Jewish refugee experience in new musical
Using a shipping container as a set, Canadian playwright Hannah Moscovitch teams up with folk artist Ben Caplan to tell her ancestors’ story
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Students from San Francisco’s Jewish Community High School performing their original play 'Alice and the Black Hole Blues.' (Brian Dean Photography/via JTA)
August 13, 2017, 4:36 am
These Jewish high school students are performing at the world’s largest arts festival
Evolving multimedia show about Alice in Wonderland penned by teens from the Bay area specifically for the UK staging
By Rob Gloster
Patrick Andrews and Brianna Borger in 'Parade.' (Michael Brosilow)
June 25, 2017, 3:22 am
Powerful musical recounts Atlanta lynching of falsely accused Jewish man
A century after the murder of Leo Frank, ‘Parade’ — now staged in Chicago — is a devastatingly relevant piece of drama
By Ronit Bezalel
Tiffany Mualem, Ayelette Robinson and Aneela Qureshi discuss script changes during a rehearsal break for 'More Courage.' (Courtesy JWT)
May 7, 2017, 6:18 pm
The Muslim-Jewish women’s show with the ‘chutzpah’ to connect
Now running, ‘More Courage’ is an interfaith exploration of bravery that bridges cultural gaps
By Lisa Klug
Steven Levenson, writer of Tony-nominated musical 'Dear Evan Hansen' play 'If I Forget.' (YouTube screenshot)
May 3, 2017, 5:44 pm
This nice Jewish boy just nabbed 9 Tony nominations
Steven Levenson is reaping his rightful rewards after years of work on ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ and ‘If I Forget,’ which ran concurrently this year in NY
By Lisa Klug
A scene from the Israeli TV series 'Shtisel,' being adapted for US audiences by the co-creator of 'Friends,' Marta Kauffman. October 19, 2016 (Youtube screenshot)
October 19, 2016, 9:49 am
Israeli hit drama ‘Shtisel’ heads to US
‘Friends’ co-creator transposing series about an ultra-Orthodox family for Amazon Prime
By Sue Surkes
From left: Sarah Jessica Parker, Woody Allen, Rachel Bloom and Jeffrey Tambor all star in fall premieres that Jewish viewers should watch. (Lior Zaltzman/via JTA)
September 20, 2016, 10:13 pm
The 8 ‘Jewish’ must-see shows for fall
From Woody Allen’s premiere to Sarah Jessica Parker’s return to HBO, this is the TV everybody is going to be talking about at the (synagogue) watercooler
By Lior Zaltzman
Canadian playwright Hannah Moscovitch. (Ian Brown)
March 21, 2016, 3:49 am
Jewish-Canadian playwright awarded top literary prize
Hannah Moscovitch wins $150,000 Windham Campbell Prize for decade of work that delves into life’s hard moral questions
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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