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‘Hello Dolly’ is a whirl of joy
The opening performance of Hello Dolly at the Civic Theatre was dedicated to the memory of belovéd Broadway icon, Carol Channing, who recently passed at the age of 97. I first saw Channing on The Muppet Show and...
A sweet play about two coping with death
We generally view grief as a mitigating factor. Death is a harsh clarion signaling a divide between what was once vibrant and dynamic to something silenced and static. New Village Arts turns this concept...
Jewish Student poets to read their works Oct. 16 in San Diego
The opening program of the eleventh season of Jewish Poets—Jewish Voices will showcase student poets from the San Diego Jewish community. On Tuesday evening, October 16, 7:00 p.m. in the Astor Judaica Library, fourteen...
LABA: A Laboratory for Jewish Culture At the 14th Street Y Presents Two Weeks...
At a moment when American and Israeli Jews are increasingly challenged to have meaningful and productive conversations about Israel and Zionism, LABA: A Laboratory for Jewish Culture will present three Israeli-themed productions that address...
‘A Funny Thing’ happened at the North Coast Rep
I can just imagine North Coast Rep’s Artistic Director, David Ellenstein, dancing a jig and high fivin’ his reflection in the mirror after landing one of the most synergistic casts to ever perform on...
Soviet Jew Movement Exhibit Comes To Mandell JCC in Hartford CT.
The Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford has brought a traveling exhibit about the movement to free the Soviet Jews in the 1960s to the Mandell JCC's Chase Family Gallery.
The exhibit, "Power of Protest: The Movement...
‘Spamalot’ is a ride of madcap silliness
When Monty Python and the Holy Grail was released in 1975, their wildly irreverent treatment of the Arthurian legends seemed the height of chutzpah. With the advent of VCRs, it became a cult classic that true devotées...
You may go nuts over ‘Squirrels’
LA JOLLA, California — Sure, we’ve all seen actors warming up by reciting tongue twisters or singing scales to loosen up their vocal cords, doing yoga poses or lunges to limber up and get their...
Cantor, comics headline entertainment options in Palm Beach County
Two Jewish comedians will perform in a night of stand-up comedy on June 30 at 8 p.m. at Mizner Park Cultural Center in Boca Raton in a fundraising event for the Jewish Association for Resident Care...
A weird, weird show by Jacob Surovsky
I recently sat down with Jacob Surovsky, a delightfully talented and innovative young man whom I know from the Guild of Puppetry. Jacob is bringing his fifth show to the San Diego Fringe Festival, Apron...