Dany Boon (June 26, 1966) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. Starting out as a comedian during the 1990s, he found success in 2008 as an actor and director in the film comedy Welcome to the Sticks. [Wikipedia]
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Anthony Bourdain (June 25, 1956 – June 8, 2018) was an American celebrity chef, author and travel documentarian. He starred in programs focusing on the exploration of international culture, cuisine, and the human condition. [Wikipedia]
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Melissa Ivy Rauch (June 23, 1980) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory from 2009 to 2019, for which she was nominated for the Critics Choice Television Award in 2013. [Wikipedia]
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Troop leader and devout Christian Glen (Patrick Kerr) applied to lead a troop with racial diversity to help his awkward granddaughter Samantha (Haley Wong) make some friends. [Sandi Masori]
White Dads and Ethnically Diverse Daughters Camp Together Read More »
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One of the things I love about the Shakespeare productions at The Globe is the humor injected into it. Director Peter Francis James mixes anachronistic dress with historical costumes, and surprising pop culture references, like the Macarena dance in the opening … [Sandi Masori}
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With everything happening in the news right now, what we really need is some laughter. Luckily, for the past two nights, JFest has provided just that, with the comedy show of Alex Edelman. And oh yes, laugh we did. [Sandi Masori]
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Carol Kane (June 18, 1952) is an American actress. She gained recognition for her role in Hester Street (1975), for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. [Wikipedia]
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Jewish community and San Diego native Kvashny shines in her role of Laurey. Wood, a staple in San Diego theater, once again shows why he is one of the most-cast local musical theater actors. Linda Libby is nothing short of phenomenal as Aunt Eller, and Genovese’ Ado Annie is adorable. [Sandi Masori]
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Jack Albertson (June 16, 1907 – November 25, 1981) was an American actor, comedian, dancer and singer who also performed in vaudeville. Albertson was a Tony, Oscar, and Emmy winning actor, which ranks him among a rare stature of 24 actors who have been awarded the “Triple Crown of Acting”. [Wikipedia]
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The film is a dark comedy that asks the timely question of how Frank can be marketed to the Gen Z generation. [Cailin Acosta]
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Kellett who is the writer of Netflix’s reboot of One Day At A Time wrote the play with delightful sitcom-like fast-paced dialogue and high LPM (laughs per minute) … [Sandi Masori]
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David Franco (June 12, 1985) is an American actor and filmmaker. He began his career with small roles in films such as Superbad (2007) and Charlie St. Cloud (2010). Following a starring role in the final season of the comedy series Scrubs (2009–2010), Franco had his film breakthrough with a supporting role in the buddy comedy film 21 Jump Street (2012). [Wikipedia]
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This year it was all about Syria. I found it fascinating, not only to learn about the Jewish communities of Syria but also learning that some people I know from our local Jewish community are of Syrian descent- for example Morah Rachel Tawil Abraham whom I know from Hebrew Day … (Sandi Masori)
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The character Arnold Beckoff is a drag queen and torch singer who Fierstein described in the stage directions as a “kvetch of great wit and want.” What is Beckoff’s drag name in the show? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
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