By Cynthia Citron HOLLYWOOD, California — To be perfectly honest, I have absolutely no idea what this play is about. It is called Driving Wilde but the only relation it has to Oscar Wilde is that it is playwright Jacqueline Wright’s tedious version of Wilde’s classic The Picture of Dorian Gray and the actor who plays […]
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Editor’s Note: Ever since he coined the term “cli-fi,” SDJW correspondent Dan Bloom has monitored with satisfaction from his home in Chiayi City, Taiwan, the use of the term spreading in popular culture. CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — Hollywood is catching up with the ”cli-fi” buzzword these days, as the popular TV show Jeopardy episode last
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Theatre, Film & BroadcastActing method coach Sandford Meisner was born this day (August 31) in 1905.
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Theatre, Film & BroadcastFilm director William Friedkin was born this day (August 29) in 1935.
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Theatre, Film & BroadcastOpera star Richard Tucker was born this day (August 28) in 1913.
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & BroadcastAuthor/ Playwright Ira Levin was born this day (August 27) in 1929.
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By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — There’s plenty of drama in dance studios, especially when there are competitions coming up. It’s a lot of pressure to put on these kids and rivalries among friends complicate their relationships. The characters are “tweeners,” children in their pre-teen years filled with rambunctious energy, insecurities and curiosities navigating
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Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastActor Steve Gutttenberg was born this day (August 24) in 1958.
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Theatre, Film & BroadcastScreenwriter Walter Bernstein was born this day (August 20) in 1919.
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Jewish History, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBritish journalist Bernard Levin, who was known for his humor and for being highly opionatedm was born this day (August 19) in 1928.
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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Trivia, Humor & SatireLOS ANGELES By Cynthia Citron Ernest was a boy full of sadness and woe, And, I think you’ll agree, justifiably so. His mother had died, and just as he feared, His father then, literally, just disappeared. Leaving him, at thirteen, all alone, Feeling abandoned and on his own. But he soon met a girl, the
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By Donald H. Harrison ENCINITAS, California – Up and down San Diego County, Jewish congregations and organizations are beginning to embrace the celebration of Tu b’Av, a relatively unknown holiday in the United States, but considered to be the equivalent of Valentines Day in Israel. This secular year, it arrived on the evening of August
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Middle East, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastOscar-winning screenwriter Frederic Raphael was born this day (August 14) in 1931.
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