Tag: Jewish Theatre
‘Becoming Dr. Ruth:’ A Passion for Purpose, Action, and All Things Jewish
Hummingbird-like, Tovah Feldshuh inhabited Dr. Ruth Westheimer as she flitted around the stage, all the while, espousing optimism, warmth, and humor. The actress incredibly mastered the German-Swiss-French-Hebrew-English accent with nary a dropped rolling R,...
![Raph_PH [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://jewishwebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Hello_Dolly_-_Shubert_Theater_Broadway_-_Thursday_5th_October_2017_HelloDollyNYC051017-6_26620880509-324x235.jpg "‘Hello Dolly’ is a whirl of joy")
‘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...
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...
A Specialized Community: Teatro Punto y Coma
A few years ago, I interviewed Todd Salovey about the upcoming Jewish Arts Festival. In it’s third year, he announced a production that was all in Spanish. The audience laughed at him and he...