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The classic musical "Cabaret" is as relevant as ever in its current run at San Francisco Playhouse. (Photo/Courtesy S.F. Playhouse)
Posted inTheater

A still-relevant ‘Cabaret’ wows audiences at S.F. Playhouse

Sue Barnett 2025 by Sue Barnett August 9, 2019
Michael Chabon sits in a futuristic chair on the Discovery bridge set
Posted inTV

Chabon in captain’s chair for new Star Trek series; ‘Tales of the City’ returns; the Jews of ‘Lion King’

by Nate Bloom July 8, 2019July 9, 2019
Mama De La Smallah performs at a 2019 Tel Aviv Pride event for her drag house, WERK, at the Desire Club in South Tel Aviv. (Photo/JTA-Laura E. Adkins)
Posted inPride, Culture, On Stage, Holidays, Jewish Life

Meet a 20 year-old IDF combat soldier, drag queen and political activist

Laura E. Adkins by JTA and Laura E. Adkins June 28, 2019June 28, 2019
Rachel Chavkin won best director of a musical at the 2019 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, June 9, 2019. (Photo/JTS-Bruce Glikas-WireImage-Getty Images)
Posted inTheater

Jewish directors dominate at Tony Awards

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA June 11, 2019
Ariela Morgenstern (Photo/David R. Gordon)
Posted inCulture

For S.F. cantor’s daughter, role in ‘Once’ is a natural fit

by Patricia Corrigan June 10, 2019June 12, 2019
David Yazbek has been nominated for a Tony for his original score for “Tootsie,” a musical adaptation of the classic film. Last year, he won a Tony for his score for the “The Band’s Visit,” a musical about the interaction of Egyptians and Israelis that swept the Tony awards in 2018.
Posted inCelebrity Jews

The Jews go to the Tonys, 2019

by Nate Bloom May 24, 2019
Lili Weckler (center)
Posted inDance

Choreographing the intersection of Judaism and modern dance

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 20, 2019May 20, 2019
(From left) Brie Eley, Joshua Silverstein and Kimberly Green rehearsing "True Colors" (Photo/Maureen Rubin)
Posted inTheater

Jews grappling with diverse identities show their ‘True Colors’

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 9, 2019
a man with a short beard looks despondent, while an arm bearing a swastika armband passes in front of him
Posted inTheater

New play, premiering in S.F., tells the story of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

by Patricia Corrigan May 1, 2019May 1, 2019
An April 20 performance of “The Wait Room” in San Francisco
Posted inDance

Prison families’ painful experiences take flight in ‘The Wait Room’

Laura Pall by Laura Paull April 24, 2019April 24, 2019

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