Alisa Solomon

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Alisa Solomon
Born1956 (age 69–70)
Chicago, Illinois
EducationUniversity of Michigan (B.A.)
Yale School of Drama (Ph.D.)
OccupationsProfessor and Director of the Arts and Culture concentration of Journalism at the Columbia University School of Journalism

Writer
Journalist

Editor
EmployerColumbia University School of Journalism
Notable workFiddler: A Miracle of Miracles

Wonder of Wonders: A Cultural History of Fiddler on the Roof

Re-Dressing the Canon: Essays on Theater and Gender
SpouseMarilyn Neimark (married 2012-present)
AwardsGeorge Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism

Theatre Library Association's George Freedly Memorial Award

Kurt Weill Prize
Websitewww.alisasolomon.com

Alisa Solomon, is a writer, Professor of Journalism, and the Director of the Arts and Culture concentration at the Columbia Journalism School.[1][2][3][4][5] Born in 1956, Solomon served as a story consultant for the documentary on the musical Fiddler on the Roof titled Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles.[6] Solomon has written two award-winning books: Re-Dressing the Canon: Essays on Theater and Gender and Wonder of Wonders: A Cultural History of Fiddler on the Roof.[1][2][3][4][5] Additionally, she has served as a reporter for The Village Voice, The New York Times, The Nation, and many other publications.[1][2][3][4][5]

Education

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Solomon earned her BA, with a double major in Drama and Philosophy, at the University of Michigan's Residential College in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She received her MFA and Doctorate, in Dramaturgy and Criticism, at the Yale School of Drama in New Haven, Connecticut.[3]

Career

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Solomon first's book, Re-Dressing the Canon: Essays on Theater and Gender, explores gender and performance and was published in 1997. It won the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism.[1][4][7] Her second book, Wonder of Wonders: A Cultural History of Fiddler on the Roof, discussed the making of the musical Fiddler on the Roof and shows the evolution of Jewish cultural identity. This book, published in 2013, won the Kurt Weill Prize, the Jewish Journal Prize, and the Theatre Library Association's George Freedley Memorial Award.[8][9][10][11] Solomon has also been an editor of a number of books as well as a special issue of the journal Theater on theatre and social change.

Solomon served as a story consultant for the documentary on the musical Fiddler on the Roof titled Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles.[6] This documentary goes into the creation and significance of the play, featuring interviews with the Fiddler creators and others from the musical.[6]

Solomon is a teacher at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, and at this university she directs the MA program's Arts & Culture concentration.[1][3][4][5]

Solomon has served as a reporter for the Village Voice from 1983 to 2004, as well as having contributed to: The New York Times newspaper, The Nation newspaper, Tablet newspaper, The Forward newspaper, Howlround.com non-profit service organization, killingthebuddha.com online journal, American Theater magazine, TDR – The Drama Review journal, and others.[1][2][3][4][5]

Solomon is a member of the leftist anti-racist organization Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ).[12]

Awards

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In 1997, Solomon won the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism for her book Re-Dressing the Canon: Essays on Theater and Gender.[2][4][7][10][13] In 2014, she won the Theatre Library Association's George Freedly Memorial Award for her book Wonder of Wonders: A Cultural History of Fiddler on the Roof.[8] In 2015, she won The Kurt Weill Prize for her book Wonder of Wonders: A Cultural History of Fiddler on the Roof.[9][11]

Works

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Author

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  • Solomon, Alisa (2013). Wonder of Wonders: A Cultural History of Fiddler on the Roof. New York: Metropolitan Books. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
    • Won a Theatre Library Association's George Freedly Memorial Award.[8]
    • Won a Kurt Weill Prize.[9][11]
  • Solomon, Alisa (1997). Re-Dressing the Canon: Essays on Theater and Gender. Routledge. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..

Editor

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  • Solomon et al. (2019). Women Mobilizing Memory, published by the Columbia University Press. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
  • Solomon et al. (2011). The Reverend Billy Project: From Rehearsal Hall to Super-Mall with the Church of Life After Shopping, published by the University of Michigan Press. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
  • Solomon et al. (2009). Theater and Social Change, published by Duke University Press Books. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
  • Solomon, Alisa; Kushner, Tony (2003). Wrestling with Zion: Progressive Jewish-American Responses to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, published by the Grove Press. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
  • Solomon, Alisa; Minwalla, Framji (2002). The Queerest Art: Essays on Lesbian and Gay Theater, published by the New York University Press. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..

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