Alice Burdick Schweiger
ARTICLES BY: Alice Burdick Schweiger
Jewish Shows Make a Roaring Comeback on Broadway
After the Broadway Covid-related shutdowns the past few years, New York City theaters are thriving once again. Long running shows are back and new musicals...
Jewish Museum Exhibit Explores the History of an Author and Looted Holocaust Property
Fans of the best-selling book "The Hare with Amber Eyes" by Edmund de Waal, have just under a month left to see the compelling and...
New Off-Broadway Play Explores Jewish Families
The Perplexed, written by acclaimed playwright Richard Greenberg, is running Off-Broadway at New York City Center-Stage 1, through March 29. In the play, two Jewish families...
Jewish Theatre, On Broadway and Off
The Tony Awards aired on Sunday night, with many Jewish winners -- including actress Elaine May and playwright Kenneth Lonergan for The Waverly Gallery, director...
New York’s Jewish Theatre Round-Up
Happy holidays. Below are some new, current and upcoming shows on the New York stage with a Jewish connection: BROADWAY American Son takes place at a...
New Off-Broadway Play Examines a Fascinating Jewish Story
For years, playwright and screenwriter Allan Leicht had wanted to tell the story of composer Richard Wagner -- a known antisemite -- and his Jewish...
New Book Examines History of Jewish Baseball Cards
If you think that Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg are among only a handful of Jewish baseball players, you might want to think again. According to The Jewish...
Children’s Book Explores the Great ‘Knish War’
Once upon a time on New York City’s Lower East Side, Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe sold knishes from pushcarts and little knisheries. That was...
What’s New — and Jewish — On and Off Broadway
Below is a listing of shows with Jewish connections on and off-Broadway. BROADWAY Angels in America, written by Tony Kushner, stars Nathan Lane and Andrew Garfield. This Pulitzer-Prize winning epic...
Jewish Connections On and Off Broadway
The Tony Awards took place on Sunday night. Dear Evan Hansen was named Best New Musical, and Oslo was crowned Best New Play. Here are some shows on...
New Broadway Drama Explores Jewish and Theatrical History
A production photo from Indecent. Photo: Provided.Paula Vogel’s powerful play Indecent explores a shameful time in American theater and Jewish history. It’s about events surrounding the...
