Posted inCulture Sweden’s national theater stages its first ever Yiddish production by Katarzyna Andersz and JTA November 22, 2021November 22, 2021
Posted inUncategorized I went 26 years without watching ‘Fiddler on the Roof.’ My first viewing was underwhelming — until it wasn’t by The Forward and Forward November 4, 2021
Posted inOpinion No, Jewish characters do not need to be played by Jewish actors by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin and RNS November 4, 2021
Posted inCultured Ready, set, play! Bay Area in-person performances mark a step back to normal. by Andrew Esensten October 26, 2021October 28, 2021
Posted inCulture Koret Foundation to give $2M to local arts, cultural orgs by J. Staff October 12, 2021
Posted inCulture After setbacks, aerial dance on mass incarceration to premiere in S.F. by Andrew Esensten October 5, 2021
Posted inUncategorized 9/11 musical ‘Come From Away’ returns to stage and screen, with Jewish values at the center of its story by Jacob Gurvis and JTA September 10, 2021
Posted inCelebrity Jews Mayim Bialik (sort of) gets ‘Jeopardy!’ gig; Beanie Feldstein in ‘Funny Girl’; Carrie Brownstein’s weird new movie; etc. by Maya Mirsky August 16, 2021August 16, 2021
Posted inCulture Jewish actor tackles Shylock, and audience expectations, in San Jose show by Andrew Esensten May 26, 2021May 26, 2021
Posted inMusic ‘Vaccinatiooooon!’ — East Bay family’s ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Covid parody gets a sequel by David A.M. Wilensky March 30, 2021March 30, 2021