Also penned the words for 'Fiorello!' and 'The Apple Tree; actor Jackie Hoffman: 'Like all brilliant persnickety lyricists he was a pain in the tuchus'

A Hebrew libretto for the ages asks audiences to consider what pushed the Jewish journalist and activist to found the modern Zionist movement

Jewish singer says he waited 25 years for premiere of show about musical group in pre-WWII Germany: 'This just might be the cruelest thing that has ever happened to me'

Local performer Isaac Sutton produces musical production of Broadway hits for local stages

Originally titled 'East Side Story,' the musical was about warring Jews and Catholics and was altered to reflect a changing NYC. Now, critics ask: is the classic truly 'timeless'?

Ari’el Stachel expressed unease about character's accent in 'The Visitor,' saying, 'I couldn’t separate the experiences I was having in the world with what I was doing on stage'

Play tells story of 7,000 passengers, including a rabbi, who were rerouted to small Canadian town amid the horror of the attacks, and the warm welcome they received from locals

Amy Spiro explains who is going for the gold (or silver or bronze); Jordan Hoffman highlights a new Barry Sonnenfeld musical series and a book convinced that Superman was Jewish

Celebrated UK actress Maureen Lipman to sing 'Next Year in Jerusalem,' title song in a never-seen show about the female Israeli PM, for Jewish Music Institute's online gala Feb. 11

Discussing the recent stage adaptation of the Disney Exodus classic, his career and Jewish roots, Stephen Schwartz says he 'didn’t really see it' when Spielberg first tapped him