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      Josh Gondelman in his comedy special, "People Pleaser."

      Comedy

      ‘Nice guy’ comedian Josh Gondelman brings shtick to S.F. on Friday

      Stand-up comedian Josh Gondelman possesses the mild-mannered, sweater-vest vibe of the preschool teacher he once was — a hipster Mister Rogers, as he puts…
      By Dan Pine Nov 1, 2022
      Vivien Straus' new one-woman show is called "After I'm Dead You'll Have to Feed Everyone." (Photo/RoccoPhotography.com)

      Theater

      'After I’m Dead': Vivien Straus honors her mother in one-woman show

      Right before her mother, Ellen, died in 2002, Vivien Straus had a revelation about her life’s purpose: “I’m supposed to combine farming and comedy.” When…
      By Alix Wall Oct 11, 2022
      Debórah Eliezer plays a multitude of characters in "(dis)Place[d]." (Photo/Wendy Yalom)

      Theater

      One-woman show is a journey through generations of Iraqi Jews

      When the late San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Caen dubbed the city he covered  “Baghdad-by-the-Bay” in 1951, he was not referring to Iraqi…
      By Laura Paull Sep 28, 2022
      Malka Wallick (left) and Rivka Borek in a pre-production photo for "Indecent" at the San Francisco Playhouse. (Photo/Jessica Palopoli)

      Theater

      S.F. Playhouse pulls back curtain on scandalous 1907 Yiddish play

      What’s indecent? A lesbian love story, prostitution and the desecration of a Torah scroll as portrayed in Sholem Asch’s 1907 play “God of Vengeance,”…
      By Patricia Corrigan Sep 14, 2022
      A crowd of about 4,000 crammed the Coney Island Amphitheater for the Chosen Comedy Festival, Aug. 16, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Mike Monti)

      Opinion

      The Catskills meet Mount Sinai at a night of unifying Jewish comedy

      Back in 2000, Spike Lee made a concert film starring four of the most popular Black comics of the day: Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric…
      By Andrew Silow-Carroll Aug 22, 2022
      Members of the Oberammergau Passion Play, which has been telling the New Testament story of Jesus’ death and resurrection since 1634, sing backstage in Oberammergau, Germany, July 12, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Angelika Warmuth-picture alliance via Getty Images)

      Theater

      Director of infamous Passion Play takes antisemitism by the horns

      Nestled in the Bavarian alps, the city of Oberammergau has one major claim to fame: every 10 years, it hosts the world-famous Passion Play, which tells…
      By Toby Axelrod, JTA Aug 18, 2022
      The cast of "Follies," currently showing at the San Francisco Playhouse with costumes by Abra Berman.

      Talking With ...

      Q&A: ‘All the world’s a stage, and I want to costume it’

      “All the world’s a stage, and I want to costume it.” That’s Abra Berman’s motto, and you’ve probably seen some of her creations if you attended any Bay…
      By Liz Harris Aug 18, 2022
      Elana Dykewomon (Photo/Jane Tyska)

      Obituaries

      Activist-writer Elana Dykewomon dies, just as her first play debuts

      Elana Dykewomon hoped to see her first play staged before she passed away from cancer. “I would like to see it at least have a reading before I die, which…
      By Andrew Esensten Aug 9, 2022
      Hitler marionette and assorted marionette heads created by Isidore (Mike) and Frances Oznowicz, now on display at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco. (Photo/CJM-Jason Madella)

      Art

      'Oz is for Oznowicz': Hitler puppet by Frank Oz’s parents on display at CJM

      Long before Frank Oz gained fame as the puppet master behind such iconic characters as Miss Piggy and Yoda, he was Frank Oznowicz, an Oakland kid who…
      By Dan Pine Jul 28, 2022
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