Theater

Shalom Bollywood Emily Wax, Washington Post. With Hindu and Muslim actresses unwilling to appear onstage, producers turned to dancers from India's tiny Jewish community—and launched Bollywood in the process.

Not By Bread Alone Caroline Lagnado, Jewish Week. Israel's Nalaga'at is the world’s only deaf-blind theater company.  Later this month, American audiences will have the chance to see their performance—and eat their freshly baked bread.

Broadway and the Jews Sarah Rodman, Boston Globe. As they say in Spamalot, "You won’t succeed on Broadway if you don’t have any Jews."  A new documentary film emphatically agrees.

Strindberg’s Inferno Brooke Allen, New Criterion. Yes, August Strindberg took some racist, sexist, and anti-Semitic positions.  But at significant moments of his life he vigorously championed both Jews and women.