Broadway

Tom Stoppard, acclaimed playwright of ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern,’ dies at 87

Tom Stoppard, the playwright who fused wit, philosophy, and emotional depth in works from Arcadia to Leopoldstadt, has died at 87, ending an extraordinary chapter in modern theater.

Tom Stoppard poses with the award for Best Play for “Leopoldstadt” at the 76th Annual Tony Awards in New York City, US, June 11, 2023.
Hungry customers line up outside the new Silver Moon and Buttercup Bake Shop collaboration at 2664 Broadway.

Silver Moon Bakery, an UWS spot known for its challah, reopens on Broadway

Billy Porter (R) and Marisha Wallace (L) promoting the "Cabaret at The Kit Kat Club" show, July 21, 2025.

‘Black people have replaced the Jews,' Billy Porter controversially states promoting ‘Cabaret’ cast

 MAYA CHAIKIN as Laurey and Gidi Naggan as Curly in LOGON’s upcoming production of ‘Oklahoma!.’

Oklahoma! musical production to be performed across Israel


Sheldon Harnick, the lyricist of ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ dies at 99

Harnick — whose paeans to Jewish tradition have become internationally appreciated as a reflection of cultural loss — died Friday at his home in Manhattan.

Sheldon Harnick accepts the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre during the American Theatre Wing's 70th annual Tony Awards in New York, US, June 12, 2016.

Film version of ‘Soul Doctor’ Broadway musical to hit US theaters for one night

The performance was filmed at the Israel Festival in Jerusalem in 2018, as part of celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of Israel’s founding. 

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Steven Spielberg involved in possible TV adaptation of 'Leopoldstadt'

Patrick Marber, who directed the stage version, would adapt the script for television, and Stephen Daldry, known for his work on the revered show “The Crown,” would direct.

 ‘LEOPOLDSTADT’: A stunning play tracing a Jewish family in Vienna over different periods, pre- and post-Holocaust.

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?

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‘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.

 Beanie Feldstein as "Fanny Brice" during the opening night curtain call for the musical "Funny Girl" on Broadway at The August Wilson Theatre in New York City, April 24, 2022.

'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.

 Platt attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City.

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.

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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.

 The Jewish community in Bucharest, Romania.

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.

Actor Ben Platt arrives for the 2017 Tony Awards Meet The Nominees Press Reception in New York, US, May 3, 2017

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.

Actor Ben Platt arrives for the 2017 Tony Awards Meet The Nominees Press Reception in New York, US, May 3, 2017