Chosen by Their Moment: Hecht, Cantor, and Rose
How three American showbiz figures reclaimed their Jewishness in a time of crisis and redefined it in the popular imagination.
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Joel Grey’s Yiddish ‘Fiddler’ Tells a Story That’s Still Going On
He once dreamt of starring as Tevye, but directing the show’s U.S. premiere in Yiddish will do just fine for the son of Mickey Katz.
The Diversity of ‘Anne Frank’
Grappling with complex issues of representation, a multiethnic People’s Light staging offers a version for our fraught times.
Outsiders of Long Standing
What U.S. Jewish narratives have to say to an age of rising hatred and exclusion.
Two States, Sure, but How About a Six-Play Solution?
Why Silk Road Rising is embarking on a reading series about Israel-Palestine.
But Is ‘God of Vengeance’ Good for the Jews?
Sholem Asch’s groundbreaking 1906 play, the subject of the Broadway-bound ‘Indecent,’ gets a new Yiddish revival.
Joshua Harmon’s ‘Bad Jews’: On Inspiration and Irrational Acts
An interview with the playwright about his new comedy.
Unforgettable Illuminations
California’s Jewish Theatre takes a graceful final bow.
Are We Not Jews?
Such questions may still confound, but several new-generation theatre writers have answers ready.
