Tony Awards

Spielberg wins Grammy for John Williams documentary, becomes ninth Jew to earn 'EGOT' status

Spielberg was awarded the Grammy for producing 'Music by John Williams' before the ceremony on Sunday. The win makes him the 22nd person to win the quartet of Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.

FEBRUARY 3, 2026|ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA

STEVEN SPIELBERG poses on the red carpet at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, California, US, January 11, 2026.

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.

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.

NOVEMBER 29, 2025|ByREUTERS

Ari’el Stachel is the writer and star of "Out of Character," a one-man show running at the Berkshire Theatre Group's Unicorn Theater in Stockbridge, Massachusetts until July 26, 2025.

Ari’el Stachel, an ‘Arab Jewish’ actor with Tony Award, has a message for Zohran Mamdani

It’s a complex identity that has brought him major attention since his Tony Award-winning turn as an Egyptian trumpeter in the hit 2018 musical “The Band’s Visit,” set in an Israeli backwater.

JULY 11, 2025|ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA

Shaina Taub at the 2022 Drama League Awards

‘Suffs’ creator Shaina Taub cites Jewish text in Tony Awards acceptance speech

Shaina Taub, celebrating her Tony wins for "Suffs," quoted the Talmud in her speech, emphasizing unity for change amid challenging times in the US and globally.

JUNE 18, 2024|ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA

‘Cabaret’ and ‘Prayer for the French Republic’ among Tony Award nominees

At a time of rising antisemitism, two shows about Jews caught up in a dangerous climate of hate received multiple nominations yesterday for the 2024 Tony Awards.

MAY 2, 2024ByLISA KEYS/JTA

View of an empty theatre salon at the Cameri theatre in Tel Aviv on January 26, 2006.

Broadway’s ‘Parade’ will leave you in tears - review

“It’s never been more timely to have a show about antisemitism back on Broadway,” one audience member told The Jerusalem Post.

JULY 13, 2023ByJOANIE MARGULIES

Both Platt and Diamond have earned Tony award nominations for their roles in Parade.

Cast of Broadway’s ‘Parade’ says Kaddish before each show

It’s not the only prayer recited every night: Ben Platt, playing Leo Frank, recites the Shema just before he is killed by a lynch mob, in the final moments of a musical dramatizing his 1913 arrest.

JUNE 10, 2023ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA

Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond, stars of the musical Parade, perform during a celebration for Jewish American Heritage Month at the White House in Washington, US, May 16, 2023.

Billy Crystal performs ‘Yiddish scat’ at the Tony Awards

Crystal ended his routine by leading Radio City Music Hall in a giant “Oy vey” chant.

JUNE 13, 2022ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA

Billy Crystal performs as part of the "Mr. Saturday Night" musical at the 75th Annual Tony Awards in New York City, US, June 12, 2022

Tony Awards 2022: Here are the Jewish nominees and snubs

The much-anticipated revival of “Funny Girl,” with Beanie Feldstein in the Barbra Streisand role as pioneering Jewish comedienne Fanny Brice, came up almost empty-handed.

MAY 11, 2022ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA

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.

Broadway mourns 13-year-old Jewish star Laurel Griggs

The girl was at home doing homework when she suffered from a massive asthma attack. Her organs were donated "so that another child may live," her grandfather David Rivlin said.

NOVEMBER 18, 2019ByROSSELLA TERCATIN