Broadway

Should Jews be out having fun? - opinion

What do I want to do, fritter my time away watching something fun and frivolous? Am I really that shallow? Am I not Jewish? Do I not care about my people?

06/05/2023

‘Parade’ and ‘Leopoldstadt’ each nab 6 Tony nominations in a big year for Jewish Broadway

The Tonys will air on CBS and various Paramount-owned streaming services on June 11.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
03/05/2023

'Parade' star Ben Platt wears Star of David necklace as part of Met Gala costume

This year’s event was a tribute to Karl Lagerfeld, the designer whose parents were Nazis and who led a fashion house, Chanel, that had its own Nazi past.

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
03/05/2023

For theatergoers at Broadway’s recent spate of Jewish shows, attendance is a form of witness

The peril of these performances, however, is that audiences learn little about antisemitism in reality.

By LAURA YARES/JTA
14/04/2023

Millions of Jews around the world prepare for Passover

This year’s planned Seders vary from a Kosher Passover meal for prisoners in Ukraine, a Shrek-themed Seder in New Zealand, escape rooms that will make Jews feel as if they exited Egypt themselves.

03/04/2023
Ben Platt

NYC theaters exhale Jewish stories in reflection of growing antisemitism

New York City is the home of approximately 1.6 million Jews, making it the second-largest concentrated Jewish population in the world, and the first outside of the State of Israel.

Ben Platt

Broadway's ‘Parade’ star Ben Platt speaks out on antisemitic protests

Ben Platt, who plays Leo Frank in a Broadway show about Frank's wrongful murder conviction and lynching, spoke out against a neo-nazi protest against the play.

Neo-Nazis rally outside Broadway preview of ‘Parade,’ about an antisemitic murder

The “Parade” protesters also distributed antisemitic literature and criticized the ADL, according to videos shared on social media from the scene.

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
23/02/2023

Jerusalem's Starcatcher to perform hit musical 'Into the Woods'

Starcatcher, in partnership with the Incubator Theater, will perform Stephen Sondheim’s musical Into the Woods at Jerusalem’s newly renovated Gerard Behar Theater from March 2 to 16

By YAKIR FELDMAN
11/02/2023

George Santos claims he produced Spider-Man musical on Broadway

Santos told potential donors of his supposed job as a producer on the musical, which is notable for its multiple injuries involving actors, poor reviews, technical mishaps and a financial failure.

04/02/2023
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