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Jason Veasey and Ana Yi Puig in rehearsal for "Nobody Loves You." (Sarah Sugg)
Posted inTheater

Musical comedy from Berkeley pals aims Cupid’s arrow at dating shows

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss February 12, 2025February 18, 2025
Michael Naishtut and Roni Geva star in the Braid's "Traveler's Prayer." (David Chiu)

(note file name says Jill Remez but she's cropped out)
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Where next? L.A. Jewish theater troupe brings travelers’ tales to Bay Area

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky January 13, 2025January 13, 2025
Man on a stage
Posted inComedy

One-man show, coming to OFJCC, pierces Lenny Bruce’s genius, destruction

by Dan Pine January 2, 2025January 7, 2025
"Esther Denouncing Haman" by Ernest Normand, 1888. 
The Heritage Foundation's Project Esther incorrectly references the Book of Esther as part of the Torah. (Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inTheater

New Lehrhaus class will unpack opera’s fixation on Biblical tales

Robert Nagler Miller by Robert Nagler Miller December 18, 2024December 18, 2024
a man in a large colorful kippah plays guitar on stage
Posted inTheater

Israeli couple’s tragic story in Yemen comes to stage in S.F. with score by Oakland’s RebbeSoul

by Sue Fishkoff November 8, 2024November 10, 2024
(From left) Actors Lillian McKenzie and Kaitlyn Tanimoto in "What Do I Do With All This Heritage?" (Photo/David Chiu)
Posted inTheater

From an Orthodox K-pop dancer to a convert scheduling his own bris, new show reflects humanity of Asian Jews

Gen Xia Ye Slosberg by Gen Xia Ye Slosberg May 23, 2024May 29, 2024
Dean Linnard stars as drag queen Arnold Beckoff in Marin Theatre Company’s production of "Torch Song." (Photo/David Allen)
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Harvey Fierstein’s Jewish and queer classic ‘Torch Song’ comes to Marin

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten May 1, 2024May 1, 2024
Tony nominees Steven Skybell as Herr Schultz and Bebe Neuwirth as Fraulein Schneider in Cabaret. (Photo/Marc Brenner via Foward)
Posted inTheater

In the 2024 Tony nominees, a reminder Jews that don’t always need to work Jewish

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar April 30, 2024April 30, 2024
Julie Benko will perform in San Francisco on April 14. (Photo/John Carrington-American Traditions Vocal Collection)
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Julie Benko, known for roles in ‘Fiddler’ and ‘Funny Girl’ on Broadway, brings her cabaret to S.F.

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss April 9, 2024April 11, 2024
(From left) Heidi Mendez, Kimberly Green and Roxana Rastegar in "Yearning to Breathe Free." (Photo/David Chiu)
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L.A. Jewish theater troupe brings immigrant stories from André Aciman and others to Bay Area

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten March 29, 2024March 29, 2024

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