Eva Trieger

By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO –Sometimes words fail him, but  Jake Zeldin, who talked to me by telephone from Toronto, can really bust a rhyme. Robyn, Jake’s mom, reported that Jake has been affected with a serious stutter since he began speaking. As a concerned parent, she took Jake to all of the experts in the field, but

 By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — Nearly everyone knows a toe tapping, easy to hum along with melody by George Gershwin….but we are not quite as familiar with Ira, brother of the song and dance man. Ira’s life will be the subject of an upcoming musical created by Joe Vass, premiering October 17-20 and running

 By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California– Omri Schein, lyricist/writer and actor is currently starring as Benjamin Cohen (who tells his German landlord the name is spelled with a ‘K’) in North Coast Rep Theater’s The Underpants. This play, written by Carl Sternheim, was adapted by Steve Martin whose trademark wit and timing are eminently evident.

By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — Lenny Solomon has bass and treble clefs in his DNA. Inheriting this musical encryption from a long line of cantors on both sides of his family, Solomon has been  involved with music since 1985. Though he was majoring in accounting at Queens College in New York, after three years

By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — According to Exodus 20, we are bid to “honor thy father and thy mother.” This edict presents something of a challenge for Pippin, son of Charlemagne, as we see in Pickwick Players’ courageous and feisty production at the Moxie Theater. This playful remake of the 1970s’ Broadway production entertains

  By Eva Trieger VISTA–David Ellenstein, Artistic Director of North Coast Repertory Theater in Solana Beach, set aside some time for an interview between rehearsals for Fiddler on the Roof at Moonlight Amphitheater and his home theater’s summer tap dancing extravaganza.  He has eagerly embraced the role of Tevye, an observant Jew, living in Czarist

By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO–Choreographer John Malashock is no stranger to any facet of the art world and his upcoming celebration of 25 years of dance is evidence of this glowing passion.  Citing Twyla Tharp as an inspiration, Malashock expresses his love of storytelling through dance.  He avers that he likes “letting emotion inform the

  By Eva Trieger LA JOLLA, California — Director Karen Flexer Friedenberg’s message came through loud and clear, Wednesday night, June 20, on the JCC’s Garfield Theater stage.  The students of Torah High comprised an all-female cast of Annie for an-all female audience.  Friedenberg charged each of her actresses to “do something hard, out of