Eva Trieger is an educator and a freelance writer specializing in coverage of the arts.
By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California –If you were having a bit of trepidation that you’d be comparing Neil Simon’s play or the 1970s TV series and be left wanting…..don’t be a schlemiel. Matt Thompson delivers a performance that would make Jack Klugman kvell!!! Louis Lotorto, as Felix Unger, has completely mastered every niggling, […]
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Eva TriegerBy Eva Trieger POWAY, California– Anyone who has ever been in a band, fantasized about being in a band, or been in love with a band member, will find something honest, poignant and relatable in Jonathan Rosenberg’s original musical Long Way to Midnight. Through a process, “Scripts in the Box,” playwrights are able to
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Eva TriegerBy Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — Ever hear someone say that they wish the job of parenting came with a manual? Well, Michelle Cove, author and filmmaker has taken that one step further. Her 252-page manifesto contains a collection of concrete suggestions, words of wisdom, and encouragement for today’s working mother. Cove divides her book,
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Eva TriegerBy Eva Trieger LA JOLLA, California –When it comes to good taste, it’s all relative, especially if you keep it in the family! Linda and Tiana Ravden have created an extremely tasty haven in La Jolla, filled with divine, unique and creative sensations. Finch’s Bistro and Wine Bar is the newest darling of Girard Avenue
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Eva Trieger, San Diego CalendarBy 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
Stutterer is flawless when he raps Read More »
Eva TriegerBy 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
New musical pays tribute to the other Gershwin — Ira Read More »
Eva TriegerBy Eva Trieger LA JOLLA, California –The San Diego Center for Jewish Culture has brought us a rare opportunity to meet three Russian scientists who have immigrated to the United States. For each of these gifted and dedicated individuals, their arrival accompanied the freedom of expression in multiple arenas. The Gotthelf Art Gallery will display
Gotthelf Gallery showcases former Soviet artists/scientists Read More »
Eva TriegerBy 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.
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Eva TriegerBy 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
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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
Pickwick Players present ‘Pippin’ pretty playfully Read More »
Eva TriegerBy 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
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Eva TriegerBy 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
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Eva TriegerBy 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
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