The Arts

North Coast Rep Brings Top-Notch Rendition of Psychological Thriller to San Diego

By Eva Trieger   SOLANA BEACH, California — As the calendar signals the sinister season of ghouls and ghosties, North Coast Repertory Theatre ushers in the chill with an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. While Stevenson wrote the story in 1885, his wife insisted he […]

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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Another Feingold Short Story Collection Satisfies the Imagination

Imagine that you are an amateur chemist who comes upon a way to manufacture wheat.  Such an invention could end hunger worldwide, would it not?  There would be celebrations for you, perhaps a Nobel Prize, and everywhere you’d go, you’d be the subject of popular acclaim. Or would you? [Donald H. Harrison]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison

Music of Shabbat to Soothe the Troubled Heart

By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — If music can soothe the troubled heart, the music of Shabbat may be particularly effective with its prayer chants for peace, for healing, and for the departed. The next Treasures from the Music Collection of the Astor Judaica Library program will feature the Music of Shabbat and will

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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County

David Ellenstein Followed His Actor Father Into Show Business

“I believe the arts in general are all about uplifting human beings and making the world better for having experienced them,” Ellenstein told me. “I’ve always believed in a wide variety of genres, and I like to do all kinds of plays – new plays, old plays, dramas, comedies, musicals, avant-garde plays…” {Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Over 700 Entertainment Leaders Stand With Israel

LOS ANGELES (Press Release) — More than 700 leaders from the entertainment industry have signed an open letter released by the non-profit entertainment industry organization Creative Community for Peace in support of Israel. The open letter calls on the entertainment community to speak out forcefully against Hamas, to support Israel, to refrain from sharing misinformation

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Israel, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Short Stories to Momentarily Distract Us from the Awful News

At times, you must have a quick break, if only for the reason of your mental sanity, from watching the horror on TV.  I found the short breaks I needed in the clever, refreshing, short stories, of only a few pages each, in this anthology of semi-biographical Feingold pieces. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Fiction

New Village Arts’ ‘Doubt’ Channels What May Be an Old Jewish Parable

The play is set in 1964 in a small Catholic boys’ school. The opening is a sermon on Doubt by Father Flynn (Dr. AJ Knox). New teacher Sister James (Juliana Scheding) is called to the principal’s office so that she can report on the progress of the new student, Donald, who also happens to be the first Black student in the school. [Sandi Masori]

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San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Traveling the World: One Meal, One Experience at a Time

Karen Gershowitz takes a more relaxed, serendipitous approach.  She wants to taste the local culture, enjoy new experiences, and see where the adventures take her.  Obviously, her approach will attract more readership among the general population. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, Lifestyles, Travel and Food

Les Mis’ Stunning Sets Bring You Into Revolutionary France

The acting was superb and I’ll come back to that, but I really have to talk about the sets.  I have never in my life seen such elaborate and I know I said it above, but cinematic sets.  The way that the stage and sets were built, the lighting effects, and the scenes staged to keep most of the action towards the back of the stage, the effect was almost more like watching a movie than a play.  [Sandi Masori]

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San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Ceramicist Herman’s Works are ‘Intentionally Not Conceptual’

Ceramicist Josh Herman’s tile work is on display throughout the upscale Paridisea Restaurant in the remodeled interior of the Piano Building in La Jolla’s Bird Rock neighborhood. His “modern, sensual, organic” ceramic sculptures made the cover of the French edition of Architectural Digest in July 2016 when the authoritative magazine profiled the La Jolla Farms Road home known as the Razor House, now owned by singer Alicia Keys. [Donald H. Harrison and Emily Scalmanini}

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Lifestyles, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County

Bradley Cooper Wore Leonard Bernstein’s Personal Bathrobe in Maestro

Published by BANG Showbiz English Bradley Cooper wore late composer Leonard Bernstein’s personal bathrobe in ‘Maestro’. The Jewish conductor’s children Jamie, Alexander and Nina threw the doors open to their family home in Fairfield, Connecticut for the 48-year-old actor to film scenes for the biopic and even gave him the dressing gown to add to

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Helen Mirren Wades Into ‘Alarming’ Cancel Culture Debate Amid Backlash for Golda Meir Film Role

Published by GB News Helen Mirren has had her say on the “authoritarianism” and cancel culture creeping into the arts in regards to creators being told what they can and cannot write or perform about. The 78-year-old, whose CV boasts almost six decades’ worth of acting credits, has faced criticism for being cast in the

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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast