Theatre, Film & Broadcast

‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ star Doris Roberts, 90

Popular actress Doris Roberts, who was best known for her role as matriarch Marie Barone in Everybody Loves Raymond, has passed away at the age of 90. According to a spokesperson for the family, she remained healthy and active and died in her sleep. Roberts was born to a Russian-Jewish family in St. Louis and […]

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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Richard Dreyfuss: Trump rhetoric is ‘public indecency’

By Chris Jennewein  LA JOLLA, California — Academy Award-winner Richard Dreyfuss lamented Thursday the decline of civility in American politics, accusing the Republican front-runner of “public indecency.” “Donald Trump is the icing on the cake that will poison and kill this country,” he said at a press conference. “It’s not about politics. It’s a question of his

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Chris Jennewein, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Lipinsky Jewish Arts Festival set for May 27 – July 17

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – San Diego Repertory Theatre (San Diego REP) hosts the 23rd Annual Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Festival from May 27 through July 17, 2016. Following up 2015’s festival, the highest selling in JFest history, the slate of twelve performances happening at eight different San Diego and North County venues features

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego Calendar, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Musical stars light up our college campuses

“If I am not for myself, who will be for me?” –Hillel By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — If you want to break into showbiz, you have to put yourself out there.  You have to stand before judges and audiences with poise and confidence even though your insides are churning with nervous insecurity.  That was

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Eric George Tauber, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

How Streisand turned looking ‘too Jewish’ into stardom

When she decided to go into show business, iconic Jewish-American performer Barbra Streisand had to overcome tremendous odds, not the least of which was what some viewed as her distinctively Jewish appearance, according to an upcoming biography of the singer and actress. Long before she became a cultural icon, the Brooklyn-born Streisand was mocked, derided

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

North Coast Rep plans varied 35th season

By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — Where to start?  So many great shows, so many legendary writers and time-tested directors.  I, for one, cannot wait for this new season to open.  Unbelievably, David Ellenstein, artistic director of my intimate neighborhood theater, has created a veritable feast for the thespian in all of us.  I almost

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Eva Trieger, Theatre, Film & Broadcast