By Cynthia Citron SANTA MONICA, California — “The world would be a better place if everyone would just do what I say!” Annie Korzen Famous Actress announces as she begins her one-woman show detailing the traumas and triumphs of her colorful life. As a “Jewish comedienne” Korzen’s performance encompasses all the quirks and mishegas that […]
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Cynthia Citron, Theatre, Film & BroadcastCHARLOTTE, N.C. — New Kids on the Block star and actor Donnie Wahlberg visited the Waffle House on Queen City Drive in Charlotte, N.C., late Wednesday and left one memorable tip — $2,000 for an $82.60 meal. If that sounds too fantastic to believe, Wahlberg documented the visit in a nearly 11-minute Facebook Live video
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food, USABy Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Tragic drama of nearly 70 years has coincided with make-believe drama via a fictitious Israeli mother worried about her son’s military service. The play To the End of the Land, adapted from the novel by David Grossman, has triggered the ire of a long list of American theater professionals
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAAIRPORT CITY, Israel – SodaStream International Ltd. (NASDAQ:SODA), has launched its new environmental global campaign, “The Homoschlepiens.” The video released Wednesday features Mayim Bialik, AKA Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler from the hit TV series The Big Bang Theory, and Kristian Nairn, AKA Hodor of the legendary Game of Thrones. Set in the future, “The Homoschlepiens”
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The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made. -Groucho Marx By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — On Sundays when I was a kid, local TV stations would show old black and white comedies like the Abbott & Costello, the Little Rascals and of course:
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By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Damon Runyon, best known for his short stories filled with shady characters, had a distinctive ear for language, particularly street slang. Guys and Dolls is all about his New York, not the touristy postcard parts like Times Square and Central Park, but midtown in the 1930s. It’s a seedier
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By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — California is a state of both Latino and Anglo cultures. Herbert Siguenza, the Playwright in Residence at the San Diego Repertory Theater, has the gift of melding both cultures together and reaching a diverse audience as seen in the plays, A Weekend with Pablo Picasso, El Henry, Manifest Destinitis,
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Mimi Pollack, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastFollowing rumors that his girlfriend Meghan Markle is considering moving to London to be with him, Prince Harry’s friends have disclosed that the royal reportedly plans to propose to Markle by the end of the year. “Harry has found the girl he wants to spend the rest of his life with,” one of his friends
Nelsan Ellis, the actor best known for his portrayal of Lafayette Reynolds on HBO’s “True Blood,” has died. He was 39. The reported cause was from complications due to heart failure. Ellis burst into popular consciousness in 2008 when he was cast in “True Blood” as Reynolds, a flamboyant and outspoken gay short order cook
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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — The 2017 San Diego International Fringe Festival has completed its fifth year. Ours isn’t the largest or most famous, but ours is the only bi-national fringe with venues in Tijuana participating. With 500 shows to choose from, no one can see everything. But I can give a few
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Eric George Tauber, Theatre, Film & BroadcastWASHINGTON — First lady Melania Trump has said that when her husband, Donald, is attacked, he will “punch back 10 times harder.” On Sunday, President Trump put those pugilistic instincts on display for all the world to see, circulating a doctored video clip that showed him physically attacking a crudely rendered stand-in for CNN, then
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAPresident Donald Trump has again lashed out at NBC, this time accusing the network of firing a conservative television personality he felt was more sympathetic to his views. For the third day in a row, the president launched Twitter attacks Saturday against liberal news station MSNBC, calling out its parent companies NBC and Comcast for
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Cynthia Citron NORTH HOLLYWOOD, California — Before George Carlin. Before Richard Pryor. Before EVERYONE who followed, there was Lenny Bruce. Ostensibly having died of a drug overdose in 1966, Bruce is apparently still alive and unwell at Theatre 68 in North Hollywood. His essence and his memories are currently residing in the body of consummate actor Ronnie
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Cynthia Citron, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — The fifth annual San Diego International Fringe Festival is well underway, 11 days of “eyeball busting” shows. “Fringe” theatre refers to shows on the edge. They are short (no longer than an hour) and travel light. Many are circus acts with feats of acrobatics, dances and one-person
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