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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 369

Jill Soloway

From left to right: Jimmy Ray Bennett, Adina Verson and Samora la Perdida at rehearsal for 'A Transparent Musical.' (Reza Allah-Bakhshi/Capture Imaging via JTA)
May 23, 2023, 1:38 am
An on-stage ‘Transparent’ musical looks to transcend the Amazon show’s rocky ending
Cast is mostly transgender or nonbinary performers reflecting plot about Jewish family with transitioning parent in adaptation by creators of original series
By Shira Li Bartov
Jeffrey Tambor, right, with Judith Light in the second season of 'Transparent.' (Courtesy of Amazon Studios)
September 26, 2019, 11:50 am
Pioneering show ‘Transparent’ takes final musical bow
Hit TV series about transgender Jewish matriarch to sign off this week, 2 years after lead actor Jeffrey Tambor’s exit over a #MeToo scandal
By Thomas URBAIN
Jeffrey Tambor (right), and his ex-wife, played by Judith Light, in season one of 'Transparent' (Courtesy 'Transparent)
May 9, 2018, 3:48 am
‘Transparent’ to end after its upcoming fifth season
Hit show about Jewish transgender matriarch to finish production after lead actor Jeffrey Tambor’s exit following allegations of sexual misconduct
By JTA
Jeffrey Tambor, right, with Judith Light in the second season of 'Transparent.' (Courtesy of Amazon Studios)
March 8, 2018, 11:24 am
Fans will have to wait another year for new season of ‘Transparent’
After actor Jeffrey Tambor’s exit from the popular Amazon show following allegations of sexual misconduct, production delays the release of a new season until 2019
By Tracy Frydberg
Maura Pfefferman (Jeffrey Tambor) and her TV sister, Bryna (Jenny O’Hara), at the Western Wall in season 4 of 'Transparent' (Courtesy 'Transparent')
September 30, 2017, 7:17 pm
‘Transparent’s’ rollicking Israel ride is spot on, even if largely filmed in LA
Season 4 finds the Pfeffermans encountering holy land issues large and small…often in the desert valleys and Paramount studios of California
By Jessica Steinberg
Golden Globes best actor Jeffrey Tambor as Maura in 'Transparent.' (courtesy Amazon Studios)
July 30, 2017, 3:02 am
‘Transparent’ coming to Israel in fourth season
New trailer shows Pfeffermans in Jerusalem, Dead Sea, West Bank; creator Jill Soloway said to indicate show will tackle politics
By ToI Staff
Winners Jeffrey Tambor and Jill Soloway attend IMDb 'Live after the Emmys,' in Los Angeles, California, on September 18, 2016. (Rachel Murray/Getty Images/AFP)
September 19, 2016, 5:38 pm
‘Transparent’ winner hushes Emmy crowd in Hebrew
Accepting award for his role as Maura Pfefferman, Jeffrey Tambor urges Hollywood movers and shakers to ‘give transgender talent a chance’
By Jessica Steinberg
Actress Gaby Hoffmann (left), writer/director Jill Soloway (center) and actress Alexandra Grey (right) attend the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on in Los Angeles, California, on September 18, 2016. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images/AFP)
September 19, 2016, 12:45 pm
Jewish Emmy winner calls Trump the next Hitler
Leading a roster of TV personalities roasting presidential candidate, ‘Transparent’ director Jill Soloway slams GOP hopeful as ‘complete dangerous monster‘
By Sue Surkes
Kevin Bacon, left, and Kathryn Hahn star in 'Transparent' creator Jill Soloway’s new Amazon pilot, 'I Love Dick' (Courtesy of Amazon Studios)
August 26, 2016, 6:10 am
7 reasons why ‘I Love Dick’ — and you should, too
Jill Solloway gave us ‘Transparent,’ but her new show about a Jewish couple who moves to Texas might prove even more compelling
By Linda Buchwald
Jill Soloway attending the Directors Guild of America Awards in Century City, California, February 7, 2015. (David Buchan/Getty Images/via JTA)
February 27, 2016, 7:18 am
‘Transparent’ creator Soloway works on new Amazon series
Based on a 1997 novel, ‘I Love Dick’ follows a married couple living in a college town in Texas
By JTA
Jill Soloway, writer and director of 'Transparent,' filming the second season of the show on set. (Courtesy of Amazon Studios/via JTA)
December 3, 2015, 10:21 pm
How ‘Transparent’ creator’s Jewish father inspired hit series
Ahead of the Amazon show’s second season, Jill Soloway on what it means to contribute artistically to a civil rights movement
By Curt Schleier
LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers and head coach David Blatt speak late in the fourth quarter against the Atlanta Hawks during Game Four of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2015 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena on May 26, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images/AFP)
September 13, 2015, 5:48 am
The Jews who ruled the news in 5775
From the basketball to supreme courts, from peeping rabbis to whistleblowing ambassadors, a heap of headline-grabbing personalities
By Julie Wiener
Jessie Kahnweiler (left) and Illeana Douglas on the set of 'The Skinny.' (photo credit: Amanda Hankerson)
March 8, 2015, 6:41 am
Dark comedy series on bulimia backed by Hollywood heavies
‘People are starving for something like this — pun intended,’ says Jewish comedian Jessie Kahnweiler, whose project ‘The Skinny’ has caught the eye of Golden Globe-winner Jill Soloway
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Golden Globes best actor Jeffrey Tambor as Maura in 'Transparent.' (courtesy Amazon Studios)
January 13, 2015, 4:04 pm
‘Transparent’ goes where no wo/man has gone before
Winner of two Golden Globes, the proudly Jewish Amazon Studios series grapples with a transexual parent, and says ‘ew’ to Holocaust engagement rings
By Caroline Lagnado
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