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Corey Brady and Tristan Ching Hartmann rehearse "Global Moves," the 50th anniversary performance of Margaret Jenkins Dance Company at Presidio Theatre, June 16-19, 2022. (Photo/Kegan Marling)
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Margaret Jenkins looks back on 50 years of pioneering modern dance

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene June 1, 2022June 8, 2022
"Drag gave me a space to let out this other side of myself," says Brock Uhl, whose drag persona is named Anastasia.
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Pleasanton teen Brock Uhl (AKA ‘Anastasia’) brings drag shows to suburban East Bay

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten May 24, 2022May 27, 2022
Zachary Noah Piser is taking over the role of Evan Hansen on Broadway full-time, becoming the first Asian American actor to do so. (Photo/JTA-Matthew Murphy)
Posted inTheater

Broadway’s new ‘Evan Hansen’ is an Asian-American Jew with mohel parents

by Evelyn Frick and Hey Alma May 19, 2022May 23, 2022
Beanie Feldstein as "Fanny Brice" during the opening night curtain call for the musical "Funny Girl" on Broadway at The August Wilson Theatre in New York City, April 24, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Bruce Glikas-WireImage)
Posted inTheater

‘Funny Girl’ snubbed, but ‘Lehman’ stock rises, in Tony nominations

by Andrew Lapin and JTA May 12, 2022
From left: Crystal Brown, Melissa Clason and Carol Braves in a 2017 production of Jamie Greenblatt's "Female, Ashkenazi With a Sewing Machine." (Photo/Jim Norrena)
Posted inCulture

Cast your vote: annual Jewish Playwriting Contest comes to Bay Area

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten May 11, 2022May 17, 2022
Lara Downes is a professional pianist and host of an evening program on Classical KDFC 90.3. (Photo/Matt Barrett)
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Classical ambassador: Pianist and radio host Lara Downes is on a mission to celebrate Black composers

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten April 29, 2022May 17, 2022
Ethiopian Israeli musician Gili Yalo will perform at the Krakow’s Jewish Culture Festival Pop-Up. (Photo/Michael Topyol)
Posted inMusic

Krakow Jewish Culture Fest comes to Golden Gate Park, featuring Gili Yalo, Happie Hoffman, Jeremiah Lockwood

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten April 28, 2022April 29, 2022
Emma McAlister plays Eve in "The Apple Tree" at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. (Photo/Mia Perrotta)
Posted inMusic

Soprano Emma McAlister wants to ‘make Wagner turn over in his grave’

Andrew Gilbert by Andrew Gilbert April 21, 2022
Beanie Feldstein on stage in "Funny Girl"
Posted inTheater

Beanie Feldstein opens up on ‘Funny Girl’ role: ‘Incredibly meaningful for me as a Jewish woman’

by Linda Buchwald and Jewish Week April 18, 2022April 20, 2022
(Illustration/Forward-Anya Ulinich)
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Can an all-Mormon cast pull off ‘Fiddler on the Roof’? I went to Utah to find out.

Mira Fox by Mira Fox and Forward April 12, 2022

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