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musical theater

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
Lead actor Ben Levi Ross (center) and the touring company of “Dear Evan Hansen.” (Photo/Matthew Murphy)
Posted inTheater

As ‘Evan Hansen’ arrives in S.F., lessons in teen social media literacy

by Rob Gloster December 27, 2018December 27, 2018
Rachel Michelberg (second from left) is a longtime cantorial soloist who is playing Mother Abbess in an upcoming production of 'Sound of Music' in Los Altos.
Posted inMusic

She sings like a cantor and acts like a nun

Hannah Jannol by Hannah Jannol July 18, 2018July 18, 2018
“Cabaret” dancers in rehearsal (Photo/Courtesy D. Shaindlin)
Posted inUncategorized

‘A middle finger’ to Nazis in this ‘Cabaret,’ old chum

by Patricia Corrigan June 29, 2018June 29, 2018
Ari’el Stachel (right) plays matchmaker to two shy Israelis, played by Rachel Prather and Etai Benson, in the broadway musical "The Band's Visit." (Photo/JTA-Matt Murphy)
Posted inColumns

The Jews go to the Tonys, 2018 — including Berkeley’s own Ari’el Stachel

by Nate Bloom June 7, 2018
Gabriella Farber as Bella Cohen and Rita Petviashvili as Sarah Davis (Photo/Ivan Nikolaev)
Posted inCulture

Teen musical ‘Jeans!’ tells the essential SF Jewish immigrant story

by Rob Gloster May 28, 2018May 29, 2018
Olivier Award winner Katie Brayben (Pearl) and Jonah Platt (Marty) in rehearsal for the world-premiere musical “A Walk on the Moon,” opening June 9 at ACT.
Posted inCulture

ACT’s sexy ‘Walk on the Moon’ a Jewish tour de force

by Rob Gloster May 24, 2018May 25, 2018
The cast of "A Letter to Harvey Milk" in one of the play's musical numbers
Posted inCulture

Off-Broadway Harvey Milk musical puts gay Jewish pride onstage

Ted Merwin by Ted Merwin March 28, 2018April 2, 2018
Danish actor Diluckshan Jeyaratnam plays Moses in “Prince of Egypt.”
Posted inCulture

Meet the father-son duo behind the ‘Prince of Egypt’ musical

by Rob Gloster October 6, 2017March 23, 2018
Rachel Bluwstein, often simply "Rachel," Israel's national poet
Posted inCulture

Rachel: Israel’s beloved national poet gets her due in local musical

Rachel Raskin-Zrihen by Rachel Raskin-Zrihen August 16, 2017March 23, 2018

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