The announcement last week that Katerina McCrimmon would star as Fanny Brice in the national tour of “Funny Girl,” the Broadway musical about a trailblazing Jewish comedian, has ignited criticism from ...
“Funny Girl” may be the most Jewish Broadway musical this side of “Fiddler on the Roof.” And like “Fiddler,” it debuted on Broadway 60 years ago, in 1964. The touring production of “Funny Girl” is ...
For a documentary about comedy, “Making Trouble” has a funny name. I mean “funny” as in odd, not “funny” as in, you know, hilarious — even though the film itself has lots of humor. In other words: ...
For the first time ever, Virginia Tech will hold a Jewish Film Festival, taking place from Sunday, Nov. 6 to Tuesday, Nov. 8. The festival, held by university partners and the community, will include ...
(JTA) — The announcement this week that Katerina McCrimmon would star as Fanny Brice in the national tour of “Funny Girl,” the Broadway musical about a trailblazing Jewish comedian, has ignited ...
Some Jewish performers and their allies in the theater community say the production had advertised itself as “specifically seeking actors of Jewish heritage.” (JTA) — The announcement this week that ...
(JTA) The announcement that Katerina McCrimmon would star as Fanny Brice in the national tour of “Funny Girl,” the Broadway musical about a trailblazing Jewish comedian, has ignited criticism from ...