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Wednesday, February 27, 2019

A ‘Tradition’ Omission: I Had Never Seen ‘Fiddler’ Until Now by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Growing up in a traditional Jewish household made the legendary musical a piece to resent, not embrace. So much has changed since.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:16AM
Wednesday, December 5, 2018

‘Clueless’ Was Amy Heckerling’s Masterpiece. Is She Done With It? As If. by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Heckerling, the pioneering director behind “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” is turning “Clueless” into a musical. Will she finally get her due?

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:18PM
Thursday, February 8, 2018

Jimmy Buffett Does Not Live the Jimmy Buffett Lifestyle by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Mr. Buffett, who has a new Broadway show, “Escape to Margaritaville,” built a half-billion-dollar empire on his laid-back beach brand. But he’s all business now.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:00AM
Saturday, September 3, 2016

Javier Muñoz of Hamilton Has Been Reborn Again, and Again, and Again.. | GQ by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

They talk about the pressure of taking over for Lin-Manuel Miranda the star, the genius, the originator. But Javier Muñoz has performed for President Obama. Battled cancer. Confronted HIV (…

SOURCE: www.gq.com at 06:43AM
Saturday, July 5, 2014

How Zach Braff Survived the Internet by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

There are several kinds of Zach Braff: There’s Scrubs Braff, whom we know well from nine years on network TV—he of the elastic face and outsize reactions. There’s Garden State Braff, w…

SOURCE: Vulture at 09:19AM
Thursday, March 7, 2013

'Tribes' uncovers a dysfunction both silent and spoken by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

The young deaf man at the center of the Nina Raine play, set to open at the Mark Taper, confronts his rowdy family and exposes a larger inability to communicate.In the play "Tribes," a young…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:58PM
Saturday, March 24, 2012

Finding the Right Wig for the Role on Screen by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

There are different reasons why a wig works for a part, and why, sometimes, they don’t.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:29PM
Sunday, December 11, 2011

For once, actresses get all the good roles by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Jewish Women's Repertory Company caters to the Orthodox Jewish community in L.A., so its musicals are put on by women for women only.One microphone wasn't working. The makeup lady hadn't arr…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:00AM
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