When the pitch came from a book editor with Alloy Entertainment in 2003, author Amanda Stern was initially reluctant. “I was onstage doing this event and she happened to be in the audience,” Stern recalled ...

“There’s nothing more Jewish than this play,” said creator Joey Soloway of “A Transparent Musical, ”which runs through June 25 at the Mark Taper Forum. It’s based on Soloway’s multi-award-winning hit Amazon television series, “Transparent,” ...