When she’s not covering stories for San Diego Jewish World, Sandi Masori helps people self-publish memoirs and business authority books. In her free time, she hangs out with her kids and hunts for the best sushi in town.
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*There’s Money in This Book: 17 Secrets from a Marketing Mastermind
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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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In a previous version, indigenous people were called redskins or savages, spoke in broken English, and had a number called “Ugg-a-wug” that used jibberish lyrics. That number has been replaced by a song called “Friends Forever” in which the Native Americans and the Darling children teach each other some dances from their respective cultures. [Sandi Masori]
Updated ‘Peter Pan’ Respects Indigenous People Read More »
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This production marks a pretty significant achievement, in that it completes the Shakespeare canon for the Globe, meaning that over the course of its history, The Old Globe has produced all of Shakespeare’s plays, thereby joining a very small club of theaters that have done so. [Sandi Masori]
Two-Night ‘Henry 6’: An Enjoyable Time- and Gender-Bending Spectacle Read More »
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Recently I had the opportunity to attend a tuna and salmon sashimi tasting event. Owner Tommy Gomes, who you may recognize as The Fishmonger from TV if you watch the Outdoor channel, partnered with Sieko sushi and Sushi on a Roll to bring some great tasting fish bites to the harbor. [Sandi Masori]
New Zealand Salmon and Other Delights at Tunaville Read More »
California, International, San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food
As for the plot, basically the red team and blue team are at war and are competing in acrobatics and aerial tricks. The only problem is that one of the blue girls is in love with one of the red boys. The two keep trying to come together, only to be pulled away by their teams. [Sandi Masori]
Romeo and Juliet Story Spices Up Acrobatic Competition Read More »
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For all of us in our adult life, there comes a time in our life when we weigh our dreams against the practicality of paying the bills. This is exactly the theme of Tick Tick Boom, which is currently playing at Cygnet Theater. [Sandi Masori]
‘Tick Tick … Boom!’ Theme Very Relatable Read More »
San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & BroadcastWhen we asked her what the best Georgian dishes on the menu were, she recommended the Chakhokhbili – which they called Georgean Eagle in the menu – It’s a Georgean chicken stew with tomatoes, basil, parsley, mint and cilantro. And the Chakapuli – which is a Georgian lamb shank stew with white wine, sour plum, onions, tarragon. Both were delicious. [Sandi Masori]
Pomegranate Restaurant Has Dream-Worthy Chicken Dish Read More »
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Backyard Renaissance theater often picks plays that make you think or question your perceptions. Its printed program describes this as “art to the gut.” The current production, The Beauty Queen of Leenane is a good example of that. [Sandi Masori]
‘Beauty Queen’ Wonderfully Acted, But Not My Favorite Type of Entertainment Read More »
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I think that The Color Purple, now playing at New Village Arts theater in Carlsbad may just be the best play I have seen there yet. The cast is uber talented and cohesive, and wow! what powerful voices. [Sandi Masori]
‘The Color Purple’ is Powerful, Emotional, and Well Worth Seeing Read More »
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All three of them did a fair amount of crowd work, and I’ll admit I was relieved not to be in the “splash zone” of the first few rows. I especially liked Liberman’s riffing on the Jewish holidays. How do you explain Sukkot to someone who’s not Jewish? [Sandi Masori]
Comedy for Koby: Laughter Helps Victims of Terror to Heal Read More »
Israel, Jewish History, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
Did you know that the history of the Italian Jews goes all the way back to the Maccabees? It is, in fact, one of the very oldest diaspora Jewish communities, and while there may only be 27,000 Jews left there, their history and culture is interwoven with the fabric of the country itself. [Sandi Masori]
JFest: ‘Italian Jews Through The Generations’ Sweet, Intimate Event Read More »
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