She has just wrapped filming on Buddy Gilbert Comes Alive for Mark Erlbaum and Laura Lopez's Baker in which she plays the title role of ex-Vietnam and Korean War nurse Ruth Baker. Taylor Hackford), Brewster's Millions, Cheaper to Keep Her, Three Little Wolfs, Friends and Family, Old Love, Nunzio, The Believer, Life On The Ledge, The Alchemist, Toll Booth (winner - Best Supporting Actress - Method Fest 2005), among others. Tovah Feldshuh takes on the complicated character of legendary Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in Golda's Balcony, which opened on October 15. Whether portraying Meir at various points in her life, or a Sound Design and Additional Music by Mark Bennett. Golda's Balcony. But when dealing with someone as important and controversial as Israeli You also agree to our Terms of Service. From the pogroms of Russia to the halls of the Knesset, the story of Golda Meir is the story of the state of Israel in the 20th Century. This is the real deal, a production that, while not After four months of standing ovations and sold-out shows at Off-Broadway’s Manhattan Ensemble Theater, Tovah Feldshuh’s Tony Nominated, Drama Desk, and Lucille Lortel-Award winning performance of Golda’s Balcony played at Broadway’s Helen Hayes Theatre and became the longest running one-woman show in the history of the Great White Way. Golda's Balcony, the one-woman play by William Gibson about Israeli prime minister Golda Meir, which has been playing on Broadway since October, will launch a … Projection Design by Batwin and Robin Productions. Two seasons ago her one-woman show, Tovah: Out Of Her Mind!, sold out in London's West End at the Duke Of York's and culminated in a symphonic concert with Billy Crystal at Los Angeles' Royce Hall. inaccurate. the Helen Hayes mezzanine. Ms. Feldshuh is married to New York attorney, Andrew Harris Levy. Ticket price: $76.25 and $46.25 Golda's Balcony focuses primarily on one We use cookies and other technologies to customize your experience, perform analytics and deliver personalized advertising on our sites, apps and newsletters and across the Internet based on your interests. Theatre Review by Matthew Murray - October 15, 2003. See our, Read a limited number of articles each month, You consent to the use of cookies and tracking by us and third parties to provide you with personalized ads, Unlimited access to washingtonpost.com on any device, Unlimited access to all Washington Post apps, No on-site advertising or third-party ad tracking. The Boston Globe selected Tovah: Out Of Her Mind! Costume Design by Jess Goldstein. But while that conflict plays an important role in the play's drama, Off-Broadway, she starred as the legendary Tallulah Bankhead in her own Tallulah Hallelujah!, which was chosen as one of the Ten Best Plays of the Year by USA Today. Golda's Balcony by William Gibson. Most recently she appeared onscreen in O Jerusalem in which she plays Golda Meir opposite Ian Holm and Tom Conti, , Lady in the Water for M. Night Shyamalan opposite Paul Giamatti and Just My Luck with Lindsay Lohan. We rely on readers like you to uphold a free press. A big-screen rendition of the longest-running one-woman show in Broadway history, Golda’s Balcony, The Film, captures Tovah Feldshuh’s performance as Golda Meir and numerous other characters. Feldshuh. Valerie Harper in Golda’s Balcony. as the best one-person show of 2000. personality, rendering her not only a strong and heroic leader, but someone The ideas of fighting for peace and even more thoughtful and nuanced, her every characterization funnier and As if it's historic subject matter weren't enough, the play also recently became the longest-running one-woman show in Broadway history. Make no mistake - Golda's Balcony is, overall, an The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified. Most responsible for this transfer's immense success, however, is Tovah Cast: Tovah Feldshuh as Golda Mier. Costume Design by Jess Goldstein. The play is a portrait of the indomitable Meir, the Milwaukee schoolteacher who became Prime Minister of Israel in 1969. Schwartz was previously represented on Broadway … Supervised by Scott Schwartz, GOLDA'S BALCONY earned Ms. Feldshuh a TONY-Award nomination for Best Actress, and from 2003-2005 became the longest-running one-woman show in Broadway … Supervised by Scott Schwartz, GOLDA'S BALCONY earned Ms. Feldshuh a TONY-Award nomination for Best Actress, and from 2003-2005 became the longest-running one-woman show in Broadway history.