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Larson wrote and composed 
the groundbreaking musical 
Rent. 
 At the museum, Jewish 
representation can also be 
seen in a gallery celebrating 
Joe Papp (born Joseph 
Papirofsky), who founded 
the Public Theater, where 
many acclaimed shows, such 
as Hamilton, began. Another 
section is devoted to Fiddler 
on the Roof, and there’s a 

special space dedicated 
to famed caricaturist Al 
Hirschfield, whose black 
ink drawings were seen 
regularly in the New York 
Times, on playbills, posters 
and in galleries. A replica 
of Hirschfeld’s barber chair, 
where he often finished his 
drawings, is placed near 
his sketchbooks that he 
used to record his initial 
impressions. 

Details
The Museum of Broadway is located at 145 W. 45th 
St. Timed tickets are $39 and flexible tickets are 
$49 (plus taxes and fees for both tickets). A portion 
of each ticket sold will be donated to Broadway 
Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Tickets can be purchased 
by calling (212) 239-6200 or online at www.
themuseumofbroadway.com/tickets. 

The exterior sign of the 
museum on 145 W. 45th St.
FACING PAGE: The 
“Timeline Wall” at the 
museum.

The Fiddler on 
the Roof exhibit

ALICE BURDICK SCHWEIGER

ALICE BURDICK SCHWEIGER

Costumes 
from Cabaret

MONIQUE CARBONI

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