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Lillian Kaplan Feldshuh (right) helps her daughter prepare for her wedding
in 1977.
audience when she takes the
stage. Their relationship reaches a
turning point when Tovah’s
beloved father falls ill, and she
and Lily become closer than ever.
“If, God forbid, Andy
precedes me in getting ill and
beginning his death process,
whenever that happens,”
Feldshuh said, “I am incredibly
equipped to take care of him
because I watched my mother
and how she was a gladiator to
keep my father alive.”
“Lilyville” will thrill fans of
Feldshuh with anecdotes about
her iconic performances, from
Israeli Prime Minister Golda
Meir in “Golda’s Balcony”
and trapeze-flying grand-
mother Berthe in “Pippin”
to controlling Jewish mother
Naomi Bunch in “Crazy
Ex-Girlfriend.” In addition to getting behind-
the-scenes glimpses of Broadway
theaters and Hollywood sets,
readers will realize how much
Lily Feldshuh’s influence shines
through in her daughter’s
JEWISHEXPONENT.COM portrayal of strong women,
Jewish and non-Jewish.
“When I would feel defeated,
my mother banged on my chest,”
Feldshuh said. “She didn’t hurt
me, she just gently would say
‘Remember who you are.’ Well,
this is the way to give that gift,
l’dor v’dor, from generation to
generation, to other Feldshuhs,
to other Levys, and hopefully
more than that, to all children
of all parents.”
Feldshuh is looking beyond
the pandemic to future projects,
including starring as sex thera-
pist Dr. Ruth Westheimer in a
play about her life — as well as
taking “Lilyville” to the small
screen. “I have written a television
series based on ‘Lilyville,’ and
I plan to play both my mother
and myself,” she said. And if
they make her choose between
the roles? “I’ll be playing my
mother, because she’s got all the
punch lines, honey!” l
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