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Paula Vogel

his daughter to a yeshiva student,
was heavily criticized by many Jews
when it first played in New York
and the producers were convicted
of obscenity (the verdict was later
overturned).
Vogel is the daughter of a Jewish
father and a Catholic mother. In a
JN interview (“Indecent”; April 6),
she said that writing this play put
her in touch with Jewish culture and
her Jewish identity. Interestingly, the
Tony-nominated director of Vogel’s
play, Rebecca Taichman, wrote her
own play about the events depicted
in Indecent which the Yale Repertory
Theater staged in 2000.
Best Musical: Dear Evan Hansen,
music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and
Justin Paul, both 32. Pasek and Paul
wrote the lyrics for “City of Stars,”
and won (2017) the Oscar for best
song with La La Land film composer
Justin Hurwitz, 32.
The duo had prior hits, includ-
ing a Broadway musical version of
A Christmas Story. However, Evan
Hansen is the first show they wrote
not based on another source and
they hit a home run.
The riveting story of Evan Hansen
was written by Steven Levenson,
31, and he’s nominated for Best
Book (script) for a musical. (Pasek
and Paul’s score is nominated for
best original score.)
Also nominated for Best (new)
Musical is Groundhog Day. It’s a
song-filled version of the hit 1993
movie which was written by Danny
Rubin, now 60, and the late Harold
Ramis. Rubin is nominated for Best
Book for a musical.
Finally, in this category, is the
unlikely hit Come from Away by
Irene Sankoff and David Hein,

Steven Levenson

both 40. They are married and
both are originally from Canada.
Previously, they were best known
for the cult hit musical My Mother’s
Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding (it’s
based on Hein’s mother’s real-life
coming out as an older adult).
Come from Away takes place
in Newfoundland, Canada, right
after the 9-11 attacks. Hundreds
of planes were forced to land in
Newfoundland and the local people
rushed to aid stranded passengers.
The musical’s sub-text — the right-
ness of helping strangers in need —
gives the show a contemporary edge.
It’s both a critical and audience
favorite. (Hein and Sankoff ’s score
is Tony-nominated for Best Original
Score and the duo are nominated for
Best Musical Book.)
Worthy of note: Oslo, a Best Play
nominee, is about the (true) efforts
of two Norwegian diplomats to bring
together Israeli and the PLO repre-
sentatives for secret peace talks in
1993. There are important Israeli
characters.
Danny Devito and Patti LuPone
are nominated for acting Tonys for
playing Jewish characters in, respec-
tively, The Price by the late Arthur
Miller, and War Paint. Lupone
plays cosmetics mogul Helena
Rubenstein (1872-1965).

MICHIGAN GRAD CORNER

The theater magazine Playbill just
published a list of the college (if any)
this year’s Tony nominees attended.
They note that Pasek and Paul are
U-M grads (they met freshman year).
Other U-M Tony nominees: Gavin
Creel, Supporting Actor, musical,
Hello, Dolly! and Michelle Wilson,
Supporting Actress, play Sweat. •

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