National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene announces full cast and creative team of ‘Harmony: A New...
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (NYTF) today announced the entire cast and creative team for Harmony: A New Musical, starring musical theatre icons Chip Zien (Into the Woods, Caroline, Or Change) and Sierra Boggess (The Little Mermaid, The Phantom of the Opera). Harmony was...
‘The Wiz’: A Celebration of Color and Dance
Usually the path of Broadway touring shows is that the show goes on tour after some considerable time and success on Broadway. But for The Wiz, now playing at Broadway San Diego, the opposite is...
Local Performances Spotlight Holocaust-Era Composers
Polish-born pianist, Daniel Wnukowski, performed at two venues during his recent visit to San Diego County. On Sunday afternoon, November 13, he gave a recital of works by Mozart, Chopin and Schumann in the...
‘Bluish’ concert features Jews and African-Americans
From the creative muse of Yale Strom comes another concert with the intriguing title, “BLUEISH: JEWS AND THE BLUES.”
The multi-talented Strom, scholar-in-residence at SDSU’s Judaic Studies Department, has brought concerts combining his klezmer forces...
‘Iron’ Locks Onto Mother-Daughter Relationships Under Stress
The news has been pretty bleak this week for San Diego area theaters with the closing of the REP, but that should only reaffirm your commitment to come out to support our local gems....
‘Hold These Truths’: A story we need to hear
“The nail that sticks out is the one that gets hit.”
This is a common Japanese proverb. Parents use it to teach kids to conform and respect authority, not to stand out or make waves....
Bringing laughter to the war zone
Graphic designer Kim Glassman’s first reaction when she heard of the Koby Mandell Foundation's plan to stage Comedy for Koby performances all over Israel during the war was, “What? Who do you think you...
In Theater J’s Last Night of Ballyhoo, a Jewish Family Loves and Laments
Before there were cousins bickering over Judaism, unruly hair, and relationships in Bad Jews, there were cousins bickering over Judaism, unruly hair, and relationships in The Last Night of Ballyhoo.
The former play was a sell-out smash...
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...
Tel Aviv Opera Produces a Truly Magical ‘Magic Flute’Dorot
A performance of ‘The Magic Flute’ in the evening led us to spend a day in Tel Aviv, enjoying the view of the sea from the restaurant on the sun-drenched promenade, partaking of the...