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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 644

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A still from Omri Dayan's film version of the 2009 Caryl Churchill drama 'Seven Jewish Children: A Play for Gaza. (Chantal Richardson)
March 31, 2025, 4:27 pm
Jewish director debuts film version of ‘antisemitic’ UK play as Jew-hatred hits record high
Critics say Caryl Churchill’s 2009 drama ‘Seven Jewish Children: A Play for Gaza’ is one-sided and singles Israel out. As the movie heads to NYC, Omri Dayan says it’s a plea to humanity
By Robert Philpot
Lucca Züchner as Herbert von Karajan, left, and Helen Schneider as Leonard Bernstein in 'Last Call.' (Maria Baranova)
March 17, 2025, 10:55 pm
A Jewish and an ex-Nazi conductor walk into a bar… and inspire an off-Broadway play
Running through May 4, ‘Last Call’ reimagines a true late-in-life meeting between musical peers and rivals Leonard Bernstein and Herbert von Karajan, providing much food for thought
By Jordan Hoffman
From left: David Leopold, Sasha Wilson, Joseph Cullen, Lawrence Boothman and Clare Fraenkel in 'The Brief Life and Mysterious Death of Boris III, King of Bulgaria,' now at 59E59 Theaters. (Carol Rosegg/ via JTA)
May 10, 2024, 10:44 am
New dark comedy for stage asks: Was Bulgaria’s King Boris III friend or foe to the Jews?
The paradoxical leader dabbled in fascism, was loved by his people, saved 50,000 lives while enacting antisemitic laws, and is the subject of a play running in NYC through June 2
By Elizabeth Karpen
Guttenberg plays himself in 'Tales From the Guttenberg Bible.' (Adam Wingman via JTA)
May 4, 2023, 5:35 am
​​Steve Guttenberg and his Judaism take center stage in the adaptation of his memoir
Playing through May 21 at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, New Jersey, ‘Tales From the Guttenberg Bible’ explores the actor’s career, Jewish identity and much more
By Stephen Silver
Oscar Isaac plays the titular character in a revival of Lorraine Hansberry's 'The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window' at the BAM Harvey Theater in Brooklyn, New York. (Julieta Cervantes via JTA)
March 3, 2023, 4:28 am
Oscar Isaac plays a ‘Jewish Hamlet’ in a revival of Lorraine Hansberry’s second play
While some say the Black playwright veered out of her lane in penning the character, others – including Anne Kauffman, who’s directing a just-opened run of the play – beg to differ
By Gabe Friedman
Johnny Berchtold and Lily McInerny in 'Camp Siegfried.' (Photo by Emilio Madrid)
November 18, 2022, 2:48 am
An adorkable actor can’t save gimmicky ‘Camp Siegfried,’ set at Nazi retreat in NY
While well-executed and boasting fabulous talent, the off-Broadway show based on a true place ultimately feels like not much more than a cleverly-written teenage love story
By Jordan Hoffman
Zachary Noah Piser is taking over the role of Evan Hansen on Broadway full-time, becoming the first Asian American actor to do so. (Matthew Murphy/ via JTA)
May 21, 2022, 3:01 am
Broadway’s latest ‘Evan Hansen’ on his new role and being ‘Jasian,’ or Jewish-Asian
Zachary Noah Piser is the most recent Member of the Tribe to take on the iconic character whose coming of age struggle brings audiences together from across the diversity spectrum
By EVELYN FRICK
Cast members of "The Lesson" celebrate as they receive the Best Series award during the closing night of the 5th Cannes International Series Festival (Canneseries) in Cannes, southern France, April 6, 2022. (Valery HACHE / AFP)
April 7, 2022, 1:32 pm
Israeli drama ‘The Lesson’ win top prize at Canneseries film festival
Festival’s artistic director says show presents ‘a social phenomenon’ in Israel; Maya Landsmann, who plays the heroine, wins prize for best performance
By AFP and ToI Staff
Tovah Feldshuh, in ‘Becoming Dr. Ruth,’ at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC, on December 8, 2021. (Courtesy/Carol Rosegg)
December 17, 2021, 4:10 pm
Tovah Feldshuh is very becoming in ‘Becoming Dr. Ruth’
Through Jan. 2, a limited performance of the one-woman show based on the life of Dr. Ruth Westheimer is at NYC’s Museum of Jewish Heritage
By Jordan Hoffman
Bobbi Ktula, Hersh Powers, Lila Bahng, Hugh MacDonald and Mira Gross-Keck in the stage musical 'Abraham's Land.' (Ben Kerns/via JTA)
December 8, 2021, 2:46 am
30-year-old play about Israeli-Palestinian conflict resurfaces – minus Palestinians
As a new adaptation of ‘Abraham’s Land’ streams online through Dec. 12, Palestinian artistic collaborators from the original and current productions have withdrawn support
By Jonah Goldman Kay
Tom Dugan in a rehearsal for 'Tevye in New York.' (Courtesy of The Wallis/ via JTA)
June 28, 2021, 2:55 am
‘Tevye in New York’ imagines ‘Fiddler’ hero’s life beyond Anatevka
Sholem Aleichem’s beloved protagonist has the stage all to himself in Tom Dugan’s one-man show, driving home the immigrant experience at LA’s Wallis Theater through July 25
By Tom Tugend
One of the plays being shown in Isra-Drama, a three-day showcase of Israeli theater, taking place online due to the coronavirus pandemic (Courtesy Isra-Drama)
November 26, 2020, 10:05 pm
Isra-Drama, annual meetup for theater folk, goes live
Theater event focused on Israeli stage brings together directors, writers and actors from 60 countries
By Jessica Steinberg
Patricia Kalember as Gloria Steinem, with Eunice Wong from the ensemble in 'Gloria: A Life.' (APrioriPhotography/ courtesy American Repertory Theater)
February 25, 2020, 2:07 am
Ripple effect from Gloria Steinem’s second-wave feminism inspires stage show
‘Gloria: A Life,’ running in Cambridge, Mass. through March 1, makes feminism of ’70s accessible to next generation in an era of #MeToo, women’s marches, and gender wage disparity
By Penny Schwartz
Members of a film crew shoot a scene on the set of an Israeli television series inside the Beit Jamal monastery, near the central city of Bet Shemesh, west of Jerusalem, on December 11, 2019. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
January 29, 2020, 11:54 am
After ‘Homeland,’ Israeli original series go global
Dramatic shift in TV industry means shows no longer have to be adapted to receive international acclaim; just ask the creators of ‘Fauda,’ ‘On the Spectrum,’ ‘Shtisel’ and others
By Delphine Matthieussent
Ken Ludwig, at Studio 54 in New York City, April 29, 2019. (Walter McBride/ WireImage/ Getty Images/ via JTA)
December 5, 2019, 2:59 am
The king of farce’s new play is inspired by his parents’ love letters
‘Dear Jack, Dear Louise,’ by Broadway legend Ken Ludwig, weaves a bi-coastal correspondence at the height of WWII into a full-fledged romance tale — and a humorous one
By Curt Schleier
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