How many Broadway shows has Zero Mostel been in? Zero Mostel has appeared on Broadway in 13 shows. How many West End shows has Zero Mostel been in? Zero Mostel has not appeared in the West End What ...

Playwright and actor Jim Brochu bears a remarkable resemblance to the late Zero Mostel, fondly remembered for his star turns in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Fiddler on the Roof.

It is no wonder Zero Mostel was a substantial man. No mere ectomorph could contain such a mass of contradictions. He possessed girth and surprising grace. His humor contained lethal truths as well as ...

NEW YORKNEW YORK — Comedian and actor Zero Mostel was a very funny and at times very angry man, known for his loyal friendship and volatile personality. Actor Jim Brochu has created a very funny, at ...

Oh sure, the great comedic actor died in 1977, but thanks to the magic of theater and the talent of actor/playwright Jim Brochu, we can once again indulge in the glory that was Mostel. If you don’t ...

Any playwright attempting a solo biographical play had better make sure he's chosen a fascinating subject. Because the "zero" in question is the late, great Zero Mostel. Brochu stars as the unique, ...

James Ensor, “Evil Doctors Maltreating a Patient” (1895), etching (after the painting “The Bad Doctors,” 1892), 7.1 x 9.9 inches, Wellcome Library, London (via Wikimedia) Recently I was delighted to ...

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Chances are that even those who know Zero Mostel – from originating the role of Tevye in “Fiddler on the Roof” on Broadway or starring as Max Bialystock in the Mel Brooks movie, “The Producers” – ...

This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. After four years of scouring Youtube for Yiddish-language videos to feature in the Forverts’ weekly cultural supplement Oneg Shabes, I thought ...

The 20-year-old rising star, whose real name is Tamia Monique Carter and is not Jewish, uses the chorus of the Zero Mostel recording of the song. The rapper Flo Milli uses part of the classic “Fiddler ...

At the age of 62, Zero Mostel's heart muscle stopped beating, which ended his life. Best known for films The Front (1976) and posthumously Watershed Down (1978), what could have lead to the star's ...