With radical groups rounding up the citizenry and imprisoning, executing and persecuting at will, entropy was the order of the day. [Eva Trieger]
Four Women’s Stories Dramatize French Revolution’s ‘Reign of Terror’ Read More »
Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
“Reboot Studios is proud to support this year’s Creator Fund recipients, who are expanding the Jewish narrative by bringing to light underrepresented stories from across the diaspora,” said Reboot Studios Managing Director Noam Dromi. [Press Release]
Reboot Studios Helps Finance 4 New Jewish Films Read More »
California, International, Press Release, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Nan, bolstered by best friend Simon (Isai Luna) and her new pal, Sweetheart/Peaches (Ruth Russell), has had all she can take. Her plan to leave Kyle involves duct taping him to a chair in a cabin to which she plans to lure the local bears. [Eva Trieger]
Story of an Unbearable Marriage at Coronado Playhouse Read More »
Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Sasha Velour comes out swinging from a harness in a fantastically sparkly holographic bodysuit. What’s all the glitz and glamour about? Well, it’s drag. Not a drag but drag as in drag queens and kings. [Sandi Masori]
‘Velour’ Educates While Entertaining at the La Jolla Playhouse Read More »
San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
“We basically have been dehumanized,” Eitan Chitayat said in a Zoom interview from Tel Aviv. “We have been boiled down to apartheid lovers, to colonialists, to genocide enablers, and this has to stop. The only way it will stop is if one person at a time in the private sector, in our own individual lives, start saying ‘We’re Jewish,’ or ‘I’m Jewish!’ Let’s start there.” [Donald H. Harrison]
Israeli President and Viral Video Creator to Share Webinar on Sunday, Aug. 25 Read More »
Antisemitism, Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
As students go back to college next week in San Diego, be mindful of traffic and young adults walking to campuses in the college areas. Meanwhile, the Israeli American Council (IAC) put together an essential guide for students to combat campus antisemitism. This “cheat sheet” is designed to help students feel stronger and supported as they face these challenges. [Cailin Acosta]
Back to College … and the Fight against Campus Antisemitism Read More »
Antisemitism, Cailin Acosta, Israel, Jewish Religion, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food
This show creates a new understanding of musical theatre, by intentionally exploring composition and dynamics. Some of the images are abstract, others are extreme close ups of a face or a person. Each composition captures a moment in time and enables the actor and the viewer to decipher a story. [Eva Trieger]
16 Photographs Inspire 16 Songs at Trinity Theatre Company Read More »
Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Is it over the top? Yes. Is it raucous? Yes. Are the physical comedy and innuendos suggestive and bordering on lewd? Yes, a thousand times, yes. Will it take your mind off your troubles? A resounding Yes! [Eva Trieger]
‘Don’t Dress for Dinner’ Hilarious, But Closes this Sunday Read More »
Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Memoirs are typically written by famous people or by those who survived extraordinary events. Politicians, movie stars, artists, and diplomats are in the first category. Soldiers and Holocaust Survivors are in the second. But who is Anya Gillinson? How many people outside of New York City have ever heard her name? What impelled her to write her memoir? [Donald H. Harrison]
Memoir Tells of Russian Immigrant’s Social Climb in New York City Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, Lifestyles, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
Courtesy of Wikipedia Rosanna Arquette (August 10, 1959) is an American actress. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance in the TV film The Executioner’s Song (1982) and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the film Desperately Seeking Susan (1985). Her other film roles include After Hours (also 1985), The Big Blue (1988), Pulp Fiction (1994), and Crash (1996). She also directed
Today’s Jewish Birthday: Rosanna Arquette Read More »
Jewish Celebrities, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia
Courtesy of Wikipedia Maggie Wheeler (August 7) is an American actress. She is best known as Janice on the television sitcom Friends (1994–2004), and Anita on Ellen (1994–1996). In addition to her acting and voiceover work, she is a singer, songwriter, choir director, and workshop facilitator. Wheeler is the daughter of Barbara, a writer, and John Jakobson, who began
Today’s Jewish Birthday: Maggie Wheeler Read More »
Jewish Celebrities, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia
Playwright Noelle Viñas tells of the struggle of first-generation American Eugenia (Ashley Alvarez) to balance her desire for upward mobility and achieving the American dream against her responsibility to her people and heritage, especially as she prepares to run for local office. [Sandi Masori]
‘Derecho’ Dramatizes Conflict Between Assimilation and Loyalty to Immigrant Culture Read More »
San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
What if Sherlock Holmes lived in modern times and were a woman? And what if Watson were also a woman and the two met accidentally when Watson answered an ad for a flatmate? That seems to be the inspiration for Kate Hamill’s reimagining of the Sherlock Holmes story in Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B now playing at the Old Globe. [Sandi Masori]
Holmes and Watson Reimagined as Modern Women Read More »
San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Courtesy of Wikipedia Richard Belzer (August 4, 1944 – February 19, 2023) was an American actor, comedian, and author. He was best known for his role as BPD Detective, NYPD Detective/sergeant, and investigator John Munch, whom he portrayed for 23 years in the NBC police drama series Homicide: Life on the Street, Law & Order: Special Victims Unitand several guest
Today’s Jewish Birthday: Richard Belzer Read More »
Jewish Celebrities, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia