The play is somewhat of a companion piece to Almost, Maine. This iteration focuses on the younger set, those between 18-23 years old. They are confronting a different set of life questions and challenges. (Eva Trieger)
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Al Michaels (November 12, 1944) is an American television play-by-play sportscaster for Thursday Night Football. Having worked on network sports television since 1971, Michaels is best known for his many years calling play-by-play of National Football League (NFL) games, including ABC Monday Night Football from 1986 to 2005, NBC Sunday Night Football from 2006 to 2021, and eleven Super Bowls. [Wikipedia]
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George Lucas, the wealthiest film celebrity in the world whose assets are reported about $5.1 billion, and his wife Mellody Hobson began to think about creating a museum at the end of the first decade of the 21st century. (Oliver Pollak)
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California, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Opinion, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAGene Saks (November 8, 1921 – March 28, 2015) was an American director and actor. An inductee of the American Theater Hall of Fame, his acting career began with a Broadway debut in 1949. As a director, he was nominated for seven Tony Awards, winning three for his direction of I Love My Wife, Brighton Beach Memoirs and Biloxi Blues. [Wikipedia]
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Friendship, family, loyalty and the search for belonging take center stage in The Outsiders: A New Musical, the Tony Award-winning production that brings S.E. Hinton’s classic coming-of-age story to life through music, choreography and compelling performances. [Cailin Acosta]
‘The Outsiders,’ inside the Civic Theatre, is a musical about coming of age Read More »
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This holiday season, right here in San Diego, families will finally be able to go to the theatre and see a joyful, original musical that celebrates Hanukkah — our traditions, our music, our food, our families, our history and, most importantly, our community. [Becky Cherlin Baird]
‘Eight’ on the cusp of becoming a new winter holiday tradition? Read More »
Jewish Fiction, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Opinion, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USADavid Schwimmer (November 2, 1966) is an American actor, director, and producer. He gained worldwide recognition for portraying Ross Geller in the sitcom Friends (1994–2004), for which he received a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1995. [Wikipedia]
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Today's Jewish Birthday, WikipediaWinona Ryder (October 29, 1971), is an American actress. Having come to attention playing “quirky” characters in the late 1980s, she achieved success with her more dramatic performances in the 1990s. Ryder’s many accolades include a Golden Globe, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a Grammy Award. [Wikipedia]
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I found I was sitting next to a woman who admitted she was part of the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and related groups who blockaded access to dorms, dining halls and classrooms for Jewish students and anyone who failed to “correctly answer the question “Are you Zionist or anti-Zionist?” (Barrett Holman Leak)
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Antisemitism, Barrett Holman Leak, Israel, Jewish History, Lifestyles, Middle East, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food, USAThe Play That Goes Wrong follows the fictional Cornley University Drama Society as its members attempt to perform The Murder at Haversham Manor. What should be a suspenseful mystery instead becomes a struggle against missing props, malfunctioning scenery, missed cues and other disasters. [Cailin Acosta]
‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ ironically depends on timing of the mishaps Read More »
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By Sandi Masori in San Diego Dead Man’s Cell Phone is a weird show. There’s no other way to say it. It starts with an absurd premise and just gets progressively more absurd. At a random cafe a woman is disturbed by the incessant ringing of a cell phone at the next table. She asks
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San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & BroadcastGummo Marx (October 23, 1892 – April 21, 1977) was an American vaudeville performer, theatrical agent and businessman. He was the fourth-born of the five Marx Brothers. Born in Manhattan, he worked with his brothers on the vaudeville circuit, leaving the act when he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1918 during World War I and replaced by his brother Zeppo. [Wikipedia]
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Today's Jewish Birthday, WikipediaThe celebrated author has written a series of books about a heroine, Misery Chastain. Though the novels have brought him success and acclaim, he is eager to write something fresh, a complete departure from his 19th-century epic. Leaving the Victorian era behind, Sheldon writes a novel about life in Manhattan, filled with obscenities and graphic descriptions of New Yorkers. (Eva Trieger)
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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & BroadcastJerome Howard (October 22, 1903 – January 18, 1952), better known by his stage name Curly Howard, was an American comedian and actor. He was a member of The Three Stooges comedy team, which also featured his elder brothers Moe and Shemp Howard, as well as vaudevillian Larry Fine. [Wikipedia]
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