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‘Birthright’ Review: A thought-provoking drama about Israel and American Jews

Jonathan Spector’s “Birthright” uses a friend group’s story to explore Israel, October 7, politics, and Jewish identity.

Telling the Jewish story with Jennifer Tepper and Etai Benson

‘Marcel on the Train’ tells the story of how Marcel Marceau used comedy to save Jewish children in World War II

“Marcel on the Train” brings Marcel Marceau’s little-known WWII rescue story to the stage, asking what humor is for when the world is brutal.

How Shane Baker is reviving Yiddish theater for a new generation

With “Night Stories,” Shane Baker adapts Avrom Sutzkever’s writing for the stage, showing how Yiddish continues to evolve as living art.

Who gets to name us? How Ari’el Stachel’s ‘Other’ rewrites what Jewish belonging looks like

As a brown Jew with an Ashkenazi mom and Yemenite Israeli dad, Ari’el Stachel has learned to perform different selves. “Other” asks what wholeness looks like when every room wants a simpler story.

How Seth Rudetsky became Broadway’s loudest Jewish voice after October 7

When Broadway went quiet after October 7, Seth Rudetsky refused to. He’s turning Jewish grief into visibility and joy.

What makes ‘Wicked’ a Jewish story? Understanding Oz, the politics of scapegoating, and Jewish history

“Wicked” isn’t just a fantasy prequel. Its lies, and scapegoats align closely with Jewish memory of antisemitism and the rise of fascism.

Jennifer Apple on portraying Hannah Senesh and the power of Jewish women on stage

In ‘Playing Shylock’ Saul Rubinek confronts how to interpret Shakespeare’s most misunderstood Jew

In “Playing Shylock,” Saul Rubinek confronts centuries of antisemitism and asks how we should interpret Shakespeare’s most divisive character

Jewish comedian Jeff Ross turns tragedy into comedy in ‘Take a Banana for the Ride’: review

Known for roasting celebs, Jeff Ross now roasts himself — on Broadway — in a solo show about survival, Jewishness, and finding humor in grief.

Broadway’s ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ revival is sharp, shady, and unapologetically Jewish: review

Nick Jonas and ‘The Last Five Years’ reignite the conversation: Should non-Jews play Jewish characters?

One theater lover simply pleaded, “Jeremy Jordan help us.”

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