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She was teenage runaway, a German rock star and Berlin leading lady — now she’s playing Leonard Bernstein

JL;DR SUMMARY Helen Schneider, an American-born, German-based artist, is portraying Leonard Bernstein in Peter Danish's new play "Last Call," premiering Off-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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Jewish IdentityLeonard BernsteinCultural IdentityTheaterAlternative For Germany (Afd)Far Right PoliticsHelen SchneiderPeter DanishGil MehmertHerbert Von Karajan

Places mentioned

Salzburg, Austria
"Salzburg, Austria, in which the two senior citizens spar over their careers..."
Hamburg, Germany
"Schneider, who lives in Hamburg, where she teaches singing and performance..."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"born in Brooklyn to Jewish parents, Schneider, 72, studied piano..."
New York, United States
"the maestro of the New York Philharmonic begins an inner monologue..."
Manhattan, New York, United States
"said Schneider in the lobby of Manhattans New World Stages..."
Berlin, Germany
"a German rock star and Berlin leading lady — now she’s playing..."
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
"and played a genderfluid narrator role in Mehmerts Der Ghetto Swinger..."
The Berkshires, Massachusetts, United States
"inspiration as she left home at 17 to tour the Berkshires with a..."

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