Ruben is preparing for his Bar Mitzvah and getting fitted for his powder blue tuxedo. As the family waits for the great reveal, he comes out in an elegant dress and sings a song he has been practicing. [Cailin Acosta]
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Susanne Bier (April 15, 1960) is a Danish filmmaker. Bier is the first female director to collectively receive an Academy Award (Foreign Film), a Golden Globe Award, a European Film Award (for In a Better World) and a Primetime Emmy Award (for directing The Night Manager). [Wikipedia]
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The short play runs only about 90 minutes, but is so filled with dialogue, movement and history that the viewer is completely absorbed into this re-enactment of young love prior to and during World War I. [Eva Trieger]
‘Mary’s Wedding’ Tells Timeless Story of Wartime Romance Read More »
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His dad is involved in mostly petty crimes and drugs, but after 16-year-old EJ gets scared by a robbery gone wrong he wants to live with his uncle Dwayne and get off the streets. [Sandi Masori]
‘Hot Wing King’ Offers Unique Slice of Black Gay Life Read More »
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Adrien Brody (April 14, 1973) is an American actor. He has won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice for his portrayal of Holocaust survivors: Polish pianist Władysław Szpilman in Roman Polanski’s war drama The Pianist (2002) and Hungarian brutalist architect László Tóth in Brady Corbet’s period epic The Brutalist (2024). [Wikipedia]
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Veteran detective, Mark McPherson (Kevin O’Connor, Jr) is quite taken with the stunning and mysterious socialite who has been murdered in her New York City apartment. Ogling her portrait and perusing her record collection he has fallen in love with the victim. But he’s not alone in his affections. [Eva Trieger]
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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & BroadcastThe plot concerns a 40-year-old divorced single mom, Liza Miller (Sutton Foster), who took a break from working in the publishing industry in New York City to raise her daughter, who is now studying abroad. Trying to return to the work force, Liza goes on many job interviews only to be turned down due to her age. [Cailin Acosta]
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The Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Festival (JFest) returns for its 32nd year, bringing a vibrant celebration of Jewish culture and creativity to the San Diego community. [Press Release]
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Tom Lehrer (April 9, 1928) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, satirist, and mathematician, who later taught mathematics and musical theater. [Wikipedia]
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“As a Christian, my spiritual heritage exists in the Jewish people. The bond Jews and Christians share is deep and profound,” said Heaton. “Along with that, our shared Judeo-Christian values are the foundation for the free and thriving democracies we see in Israel, America, and around the world. The Jewish future is everyone’s future!” [Press Release]
Patricia Heaton Promises to Remember Israel, Jewish People in Her Will Read More »
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Anyone straddling Jewish tradition and pop culture can’t help but notice the striking parallels between Liv-Action Role Playing (LARP) and the rituals of the Passover Seder. [Judith Kagan]
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Shecky Greene (born Fred Sheldon Greenfield; April 8, 1926 – December 31, 2023) was an American comedian and actor. He was known for his nightclub performances in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he became a headliner in the 1950s and 1960s.[1][2] He appeared in several films, including Tony Rome; History of the World, Part I; and Splash. In television, he guest-starred on such television shows as Love, American Style and Combat!, and later Laverne & Shirley and Mad About You.[Wikipedia[
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Chagall was written by Yale Strom and Todd Salovey who directed the play. Strom scored the music. According to Strom, this play was 15 years in the making. This will be the last workshop before they bring it to a regional theater. [Mimi Pollack and Cailin Acosta]
Music Catchy But Workshop Format of ‘Chagall’ Confuses Read More »
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Holocaust survivor and author Dr. Edith Eger won her second Christopher Award for the book “The Ballerina of Auschwitz.” (Cailin Acosta)
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