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In a new album, singer Ari Axelrod celebrates Jews’ contributions to Broadway

JL;DR SUMMARY Ari Axelrod, a singer and actor with a deep love for musicals, has been captivating audiences with his one-man show "A Place For Us: A Celebration of Jewish Broadway." A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Leonard BernsteinAmerican JewsStephen SondheimBroadwayJewish ContributionsJewish ResilienceCultural ImpactMusical TheaterAri Axelrod

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New York, United States
"Axelrod, who grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan and now lives on the Upper West Side, sees his new album as a companion piece to his show."
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
"Axelrod, who grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan and now lives on the Upper West Side, sees his new album as a companion piece to his show."
Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States
"the idea for the show was first pitched to him in 2018 by his friend Marty Schichtman, a Jewish studies professor at Eastern Michigan University."

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