Birth Place: New York, NY, USA
TOVAH FELDSHUH (Mrs. Brice) is thrilled to be working with Lea Michele and the company of Funny Girl. Feldshuh is a sixtime Emmy & Tony nominee and has been awarded three honorary Doctorates of Humane Letters. Additionally, for her theatre work, she has won four Drama Desks, four Outer Critics Circle Awards, three Dramalogues, the Obie, the Theatre World, and the Helen Hayes and Lucille Lortel Awards for Best Actress. She has recently been twice nominated as Best Actress in Los Angeles for her work in Jonathan Shapiro’s Sisters-in-Law, originating the role of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Broadway: Cyrano, Rodgers & Hart, Dreyfus in Rehearsal, Yentl, Saravá!, Lend Me a Tenor, Golda’s Balcony, Irena’s Vow, and the show-stopping, trapeze-swinging Berthe in Pippin. Off-Broadway and around the country: Playing everything from Juliet to Tallulah Bankhead to three queens of Henry VIII to nine Jews from birth to death in Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh! Most recently she portrayed famed sex therapist, Dr. Ruth Westheimer in Mark St. Germain’s Becoming Dr. Ruth directed by Scott Schwartz.
On TV: Deanna Monroe “The Walking Dead”, Danielle Melnick “Law & Order”, POTUS Pauline Mackenzie “Salvation”, and Naomi Bunch “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” where Feldshuh can be seen singing the dignified showstopper: “Where’s the Bathroom!” In 2021, she completed filming “Scenes from a Marriage” for HBO opposite Oscar Isaac.
On Film: Kissing Jessica Stein, (Golden Satellite Award), A Walk on the Moon, Brewster’s Millions, Just My Luck, Daniel, The Idolmaker, Clifford the Big Red Dog for Paramount, and Ms. Feldshuh’s award-winning performance as Prime Minister Golda Meir in Golda’s Balcony which has been made into the award-winning motion picture Golda’s Balcony The Film. She will soon be seen Armageddon Time opposite Sir Anthony Hopkins and Anne Hathaway, and Start Without Me produced by Matt Damon, opposite Finn Wittrock.
In Concert: Her one-woman shows, “Tovah is LEONA!” (Helmsley) and “Aging is Optional” enjoy sold-out engagements and rave reviews around the country. “Tovah: Out of Her Mind” has played all over the world and was voted Best One Woman Show of the Year by the BOSTON GLOBE.
Tovah FeldshuhGolda's Balcony
Tovah Feldshuh, Irena's Vow
Tovah Feldshuh, Golda's Balcony
Tovah Feldshuh, Golda's Balcony
Tovah Feldshuh, Golda's Balcony
Tovah Feldshuh, Golda's Balcony
Tovah Feldshuh, Tallulah Hallelujah!
Tovah Feldshuh, Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh
Tovah Feldshuh, Lend Me a Tenor
Tovah Feldshuh, Lend Me a Tenor
Tovah Feldshuh , Sarava
Tovah Feldshuh, Yentl
Tovah Feldshuh, Yentl
Tovah Feldshuh, Yentl
Tovah FeldshuhYentl the Yeshiva Boy
Tovah FeldshusYentl the Yeshiva Boy
Tovah FeldshuhYentl the Yeshiva Boy
Tovah Feldshuh, Rogers & Hart
Tovah FeldshuhYentl the Yeshiva Boy
Tovah Feldshuh, Dreyfus in Rehearsal
Tovah Feldshuh has appeared on Broadway in 12 shows.
Tovah Feldshuh has not appeared in the West End.
Tovah Feldshuh has been nominated for several awards throughout her career, including Outstanding Performer at the Helen Hayes Awards for "Golda's Balcony," Best Leading Actress in a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "Irena's Vow," and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Golda's Balcony." She has also received nominations for Outstanding Solo Performance at the Drama Desk Awards and Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Golda's Balcony," as well as Outstanding Lead Actress at The Lortels for the same production. Other nominations include Outstanding Solo Performance for "Tallulah Hallelujah!" at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical for "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh" at the Drama Desk Awards, and Outstanding Featured Actress - Play for "Lend Me a Tenor." Tovah Feldshuh's nominations also extend to the Tony Awards for various productions like "Sarava," "Yentl," and "Yentl the Yeshiva Boy." She has received recognition at the Theatre World Awards, Obie Awards, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her outstanding performances in productions like "Rogers & Hart," "Yentl the Yeshiva Boy," and "Dreyfus in Rehearsal."
Tovah Feldshuh has won several awards throughout her career, including Outstanding Performer for a Visiting Production at the Helen Hayes Awards for "Golda's Balcony," Best Leading Actress in a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "Irena's Vow," Outstanding Solo Performance at the Drama Desk Awards for "Golda's Balcony," Outstanding Lead Actress at The Lortels for "Golda's Balcony," Outstanding Featured Actress - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Lend Me a Tenor," Performance at the Theatre World Awards for "Yentl," Special Mention at the Drama Desk Awards for "Yentl the Yeshiva Boy," Performance at the Obie Awards for "Yentl the Yeshiva Boy," Best Young Player at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Rogers & Hart," Best Young Player at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Yentl the Yeshiva Boy," and Best Young Player at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Dreyfus in Rehearsal."
Tovah Feldshuh has written 3 shows including Tovah: Out of Her Mind (Playwright), Tovah: Out of Her Mind (Conceiver), Tallulah Hallelujah! (Playwright).
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