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<\/p>\nJewish actress, 3G survivor echoes show\u2019s message of love, acceptance<\/p>\n
Everyone\u2019s favorite alter ego Scottish nanny will be on stage in Houston Oct. 13-25 at the Hobby Center in the Broadway National Tour of Mrs. Doubtfire. <\/p>\n
The popular movie starring Robin Williams turned live musical comedy follows the life of Daniel Hillard, a struggling, out-of-work actor who will do anything for his kids.<\/p>\n
After losing custody in a messy divorce, he creates the comical new persona of Scottish nanny Euphegenia Doubtfire in a desperate attempt to stay in their lives. <\/p>\n
The National Tour, part of Theatre Under the Stars 2026-27 season, stars Craig Allen Smith (Danile Hillard\/Mrs. Doubtfire), Melissa Campbell (Miranda Hillard), Alanis Sophia (Lydia Hillard) and Brian Kalinowski (Frank Hillard).<\/p>\n
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Kasey Lazan<\/p>\n
Jewish community member Kasey Lazan also plays a key role in the ensemble and is the assistant dance captain, while also covering for the principal role of Lydia.<\/p>\n
The show\u2019s message of love and acceptance really resonates with Lazan, whose role model is her grandmother, Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan.<\/p>\n
Marion, 92, is a popular author and speaker, who regularly shares her experiences of overcoming the Holocaust with school groups, synagogues and others.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like the themes in Mrs. Doubtfire are exactly what she shares in her talks and in her book,\u201d Lazan told the JHV just before the 15-show run in Houston. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s all about accepting others for who they are, seeing people as human beings and just spreading love through all of that. I love that connection between the two.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lazan said she discovered her love of theatre from her grandmother. <\/p>\n
\u201cI am so grateful to have such a strong Jewish woman role model in my life, really guiding me through everything,\u201d Lazan said. \u201cShe is so supportive of theatre and the arts and everytime I call her she says, \u2018I told all my friends about you being on the national tour.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Lazan grew up in Vero Beach, Fla., and graduated with a degree in musical theater from Temple University in 2024. <\/p>\n
She has played many roles in local theater groups, including Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof, but got her first big break with Mrs. Doubtfire after moving to New York after graduating college.<\/p>\n
Lazan has been on the tour since the beginning, more than one year on the road, bringing Mrs. Doubtfire to theaters all across the United States.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not always an easy job and the scheduling can be tiring, but once the downbeat of the overture starts, we are all collectively in it and ready to give the audience our best show,\u201d Lazan said. \u201cAudiences are truly loving it and have crazy laughs throughout. <\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like the ensemble really drives the comedic and musical aspect of the show. It’s really awesome how the musical is built and written. Karey and Wayne Kirkpatrick did such a great job writing it. As soon as there is drama, you are hit with a musical number to bring the vibes up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lazan points out two of the show\u2019s most exciting scenes being when Daniel Hillard is first transformed into Mrs. Doubtfire and a later scene when Mrs. Doubtfire is trying to cook dinner for the children for the first time.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is such an awesome show with so many great themes and so many talented, kind people in it,\u201d Lazan said. \u201cAnd it is so well-received by a wide-range audience \u2013 it\u2019s great for kids, it\u2019s great for adults, it\u2019s great for grandparents.\u201d<\/p>\n
The performance Lazan looks forward to most, however, will be in December, when Marion will get to watch her granddaughter perform live on the stage for the first time when the tour makes its way to Waterbury, Conn.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe hasn\u2019t seen me in any musicals,\u201d Lazan said. \u201cI am really looking forward to that.\u201d <\/p>\n