Articles from the June 16, 2017 edition

Jun 16, 2017

‘Oslo,’ Bette Midler and Ben Platt take Tony Awards (JTA)—“Oslo,” a play about the 1993 Oslo Accords, won the Tony Award for best new play and its Jewish lead actor, Michael Aronov, was recognized as best featured actor in a play. Bette Midler, the veteran Jewish actress and singer, won for best actress in a musical for “Hello Dolly” as Broadway handed out its highest honors on Sunday night in New York. The play also won for best musical revival. “Oslo,” a J.T. Rogers play in which Israeli and Palestinian negotiators struggle to hammer out a p...