Eric George Tauber is an actor as well as a freelance writer specializing in coverage of the arts.
By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — When Monty Python and the Holy Grail was released in 1975, their wildly irreverent treatment of the Arthurian legends seemed the height of chutzpah. With the advent of VCRs, it became a cult classic that true devotées could recite by heart. Adding a few more gags and songs, Spamalot […]
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Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
“And it shall be to you as a fringe that you may look upon it.” (Num.15:30 Koren) By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Okay, so the Fringe Festival is not quite the same thing as the Biblical reference. But if you’re a true lover of the performing arts, it can be nice to get away
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Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
“We are the stuff dreams are made of.” SAN DIEGO — The Tempest was Will’s farewell to the stage. Prospero’s wizardry is the magic of theatre and this play is consummately theatrical with tempest tossing seas, fantastic spirits, hideous monsters, star-crossed lovers, improbable twists, intrigue and a thirst for revenge. But what if you reimagine
Gender reversal in Old Globe’s ‘Tempest’ Read More »
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By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — I recently sat down with Jacob Surovsky, a delightfully talented and innovative young man whom I know from the Guild of Puppetry. Jacob is bringing his fifth show to the San Diego Fringe Festival, Apron Goldswift’s Alien Cabaret. Jacob grew up locally. His family attends Temple Beth El
A weird, weird show by Jacob Surovsky Read More »
Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — A few years ago, I interviewed Todd Salovey about the upcoming Jewish Arts Festival. In it’s third year, he announced a production that was all in Spanish. The audience laughed at him and he said, “Don’t laugh. It’s sold out.” That sellout performance was the work of Teatro Punto
A Specialized Community: Teatro Punto y Coma Read More »
Eric George Tauber, International, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Eric George Tauber I know my day is coming. I hope it’s coming. I’m pretty sure it’s coming. SAN DIEGO — The movie School of Rock is what really put actor Jack Black on the A-list of actors. More importantly, it spawned actual Schools of Rock featuring lessons, workshops and camps with locations in
School of Rock rocks the house Read More »
Eric George Tauber, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
“The old homeland is soon abandoned, but a new one is not found so soon.” By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — In the early days of moving pictures, reels of film came with sheet music. Keystone Cops raced around the screen to live accompaniment on a tinny, upright pianos. Today, we try to recapture some
The Ancient Law brings us together Read More »
Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — The Lyceum Theatre was pretty packed on a Tuesday night –not too shabby- for the 17th Annual Klezmer Summit. The upper gallery featured Yale Strom’s photo portraits of the Jews still living in Eastern Europe. Shot in stark black and white, they evoke a mystical world where time waits
Klezmer Summit felt like a casual hamische party Read More »
Eric George Tauber, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County
By Eric George Tauber “The parent who teaches his child, it is as if he had taught his child, his child’s child and so on to the end of generations.” (Talmud Kiddushin 36) CARLSBAD, California — Since 1969, Sesame Street has been teaching lessons in literacy and numeracy as well as kindness and acceptance through puppetry.
Get schooled on Avenue Q Read More »
Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — twenty high school students competed in the 5th annual Broadway San Diego Awards: Celebrating Excellence in High School Theatre On Sunday night, May 27. The two winners each receive a check for $1,000 toward a scholarship and a chance to go on to the national Jimmy Awards on Broadway.
Youthful passion shines at Broadway Awards Read More »
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By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO–Sam (aka Sam-I-Am) is the State Street Bridge Troll of Rockford, Illinois, just south of Chicago. Sam claims his spot with a lawn chair, braving the bitter winds of February. This is where he waxes philosophically and conducts business. It’s never really clear what that is, but he seems to
The Wind and the Breeze blows in circles Read More »
Eric George Tauber, Travel and Food
By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — “A woman must endure.” The Old Globe tears the veil open in a play by Ursula Rani Sarma based on the book by Khaled Hosseini, and what we see is heartbreaking. Afghanistan. We hear the name and brace ourselves. How many were killed this time? We know so little about
Lift the veil and behold ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’ Read More »
Eric George Tauber, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Theatre critics are sometimes called upon to judge talent shows. This year, I was tapped to judge the Student Shakespeare Festival sponsored by the San Diego Shakespeare Society. So last Saturday morning, I played hooky from shul and headed out to Balboa Park. Sorry, Rabbi. The society
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Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Raise your voice up and prepare to mend a broken heart. –Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Welcome to The House of Love and Prayer where klezmer mixes with wild, invigorating drumming. Hippies dressed in yoga pants and adorned with love beads are freestyle dancing around a pretty groovy-looking ark. Hey,
Soul Doctor will mend your broken heart Read More »
Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast