By Carol Davis SOLANA BEACH, California—I can’t remember when the last time was that I had such fun in the theatre as I did the night I attended the North Coast Repertory Theatre’s production of Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me A Tenor. I know, it’s supposed to be funny. It is after all a farce. But […]
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Carol Davis, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Carol Davis SAN DIEGO —Maestro: The Art of Leonard Bernstein is Hershey Felder’s personal love letter to Leonard Bernstein. Felder, the consummate master of bringing musical genius alive by adopting the persona of the masters and becoming them has been a treat for yours truly in the past. He has paid tribute to George
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By Cantor Sheldon F. Merel LA JOLLA, California–Jewish Choral Music is alive and well at the Jewish Community Center. It was truly a “ Sing Out” on Sunday Afternoon, April 3rd at the JCC featuring two separate choral concerts from several local congregations plus independent choral groups. It was a showcase of San Diego Jewish choirs
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By Sandy Golden LA JOLLA, California — “Behold How Good …..” and it was good! — In fact, it was not only good, it was great!–, the it being the “Sing Out!” of the nine San Diego Jewish Choirs that performed in a double concert program at the Lawrence Family JCC on Sunday afternoon, April 3. This entire musical
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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego CountyBy Carol Davis VISTA, California–How does one pay tribute to an American icon who lived to be 101 years old, wrote over a thousand songs, nineteen were Broadway scores, eighteen Hollywood films scores with several nominations for Academy Awards, plus “God Bless America”, “Easter Parade” “This is The Army” and “White Christmas” and still do
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By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — Several years ago a stranger came to the synagogue office bearing gifts. She offered an old box filled with ten old Art Deco prints of Israel. I immediately fell in love with the stylized scenes of the Holy Land. When she said she wanted to donate them I
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Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsBy Carol Davis SAN DIEGO — There is nothing quite as exciting as an opera. It has all the elements you would want to see and hear in theatre. Beautiful music, dance, drama (oft times melodrama) comedy, tragedy, stunning costumes and scenery and of course acting are all combined to make this wonderful medium unique.
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By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO — For the “Forever Plaids” their return to San Diego is a welcome sight. Just as a short trip down memory lane the musical Forever Plaid started at the Old Globe way back in 1991. The off- Broadway musical comedy, written by Stuart Ross hit New York in 1990 and became
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By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO — Broadway/San Diego’s Burn The Floor will only be at the Civic Theatre for a short while longer. That’s a shame. It’ s a dance enthusiast’s paradise watching the company move at incredible speed with impeccable precision and style. Burn the Floor is dubbed an international ballroom dance extravaganza. It includes
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By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO –One thing about the musical revue Smokey Joe’s Café there isn’t much not to like about it. For those of you who might never heard the names Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, for sure you’ve heard their music. Think “Hound Dog”, “Stand by Me”, “There Goes My Baby”, “Jailhouse Rock”, “Fools
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By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO–On Tuesday, September 21, the movie 100 Voices: A Journey home will air across the country at 488 select theatres, including seven movie complexes in San Diego County. It’s a must see movie for Jews and non-Jews alike, but bring tissues. The documentary traces an historic trip to Poland by no
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By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO–Nina Simone had many faces. She also had many titles, the voice of movement (Civil Rights that is), and diva of sound, High Priestess of Soul, Dr. Nina Simone and the voice of the people to name a few. Funny thing she was all of these rolled up into one
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By Carol Davis LAS VEGAS, Nevada– Many years ago, my late husband Gerry and I used to make Vegas our winter getaway. That was a time when things were simple, the Strip was The Strip and deals were so abundant you could almost write your own ticket between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. I can’t even
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By Norman Greene PARIS–Is there a connection between Klezmer music and Islamic terrorism? I was afraid I might find one here in Paris My wife Bobby and I were spending eight days in Paris this fall bemoaning the precipitous decline of the American dollar and generally enjoying the French escape from their recession. Actually, if
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