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Comedian Nick Kroll is serious about being funny

The funnyman draws upon his Jewish identity to get big laughs on Broadway and the silver screen — but not so much in a telephone conversation.

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This Austrian Jew Played ‘Fiddler’s’ Tevye 2000 Times

A couple months ago, the world lost a truly singular talent: a man of exceptional range and kindness, a real gutte neshuma (a good soul). That man was 91-year-old Theodore Bikel: actor, singer, activist, mensch. Born in 1924 in Vienna and named after the most famous Jewish Theodore (i.e, Herzl), Bikel and his family fled to […]

"Hamilton" Fans Have This Jewish Biographer To Thank

“Hamilton” Fans Have This Jewish Biographer To Thank

Before getting jealous that you have to wait till 2018 for your chance to see “Hamilton” while a fellow named Ron Chernow has seen the Tony-sweeping Broadway musical about 40 times, note that actually, we have him to thank for it. Back in 1998, Chernow wrote the Alexander Hamilton biography that this smash hit is […]

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That time ‘Hamilton’ creator Lin-Manuel Miranda sang in Hebrew

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Woody Allen’s sidekick shares all

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From HBO to Arthur Miller, what a ‘tough guy’ actor learned from his Jewish grandma

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‘Fiddler on the Roof’ — and behind the scenes

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This Jewish biographer is behind Broadway’s hip-hop ‘Hamilton’

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‘It Shoulda Been You’ has laughs, but little originality

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Beloved N.Y. Jewish coffee shop to close

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