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Mike Stoller and Iris Rainer Dart talk ‘Beaches’ and reviving their Yiddish musical

JL;DR SUMMARY Veteran artists Mike Stoller and Iris Rainer Dart reflect on their enduring contributions to musical theater, revisiting their Yiddish influences and storied careers. 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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HolocaustYiddishkeitBroadwayYiddish TheaterMike StollerBette MidlerMusical AdaptationBeachesIris Rainer DartThe People In The Picture

Places mentioned

California, United States
"Searching for subject matter, Dart remembered her stint as a replacement teacher at her daughters Jewish school in her largely Judenrein neck of California."
Bell End, New York, United States
"Stoller spent some of his early years living in the converted basement of his grandparents house in Bell End, Queens."
Whitechapel, England, United Kingdom
"She left Bialystok and moved to Whitechapel in London on her way to America, Stoller explained."
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
"Growing up in Pittsburgh with Yiddish-speaking immigrant parents, she didnt need subtitles to watch them."

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