Tag: Broadway
ADL condemns neo-Nazi protests of Broadway play about antisemitic lynching
With a book by Alfred Uhry, and lyrics and music by Jason Robert Brown, the 1998 musical “Parade” tells the tragic story of Jewish factory manager Leo Frank, who was tried, convicted and sentenced to death...
Broadway is dark, but NYTF will bring the stage to you
Folksbiene! LIVE – an online celebration of Yiddish culture featuring livestreamed theater, American Jewish performers, workshops, and other events – including a talkback with the cast of the award-winning Fiddler on the Roof in...
Broadway teen actor opens up about his Jewish heritage and the role of a...
If you were 16, and it was two days before you made your Broadway debut as the lead role in the Tony award-winning musical “Dear Evan Hansen,” you would likely be extremely nervous.
“It’s getting...
‘Indecent’ To Air On PBS ‘Great Performances’ This Friday
"Indecent,” Paula Vogel’s loving paean to Sholem Asch’s “God of Vengeance,” will get its own resurrection this Friday; a filmed performance of the play from its Broadway run will air on PBS’s “Great Performances.”
“Indecent,” which won...
Meet the Holocaust survivor who was cast as an S.S. Guard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYYP0En7Chk
You may not know the name Curt Lowens. Though he boasted three Broadway credits, he was not a stage star; though he was a prolific screen actor for over 50 years, his résumé lists...
Her Name is Carole King Her Story is the Beautiful Musical of a Lifetime
Beautiful — part biography, part jukebox musical — opened in San Francisco in 2013 before transferring to Broadway the following year. The show has netted two Tony awards and a further five nominations. It also...