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The Jerusalem Syndrome
Here's one way to make a charming, quirky musical comedy: Find a bizarre, unthreatening psychological phenomenon and mine it for all its worth.
September 25, 2008 | Back Stage
Save the World
Save the World by Marvel comic-book author and playwright Chris Kipiniak is slavishly loyal to its genre, following the crackup of a self-appointed cadre of heroes called the Protectorate and replete...
January 22, 2008 | Back Stage
Portman Eyes Screen Version of Israel Book
Hollywood actress Natalie Portman has expressed interest in directing a film version of Israeli writer Amos Oz's internationally acclaimed autobiography.
February 12, 2007 | Back Stage
One of a Kind
This children's theatre production is so packed with life, joy, and insight that it makes adult theatre seem flabby.
May 05, 2008 | Back Stage
Transfigures
Conceived and directed by Lear deBessonet, this visually compelling dance-theatre collage mixes linear and nonlinear scenes.
April 19, 2007 | Back Stage
Song for New York: What Women Do While Men Sit Knitting
Mabou Mines' Song for New York: What Women Do While Men Sit Knitting is an ambitious and at times soaring love letter to New York City's complex history.
September 07, 2007 | Back Stage
Jesus Christ Superstar
This entertaining revival is hampered somewhat by uneven singing, but the energy and immediacy of Livingston's staging and some splendid performances evoke surprisingly strong emotional resonance.
April 02, 2008 | Back Stage
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
With but one week left in its run, this impressive collaboration of theatrical artisans is not to be missed.
May 07, 2008 | Back Stage
The J.A.P. Show: Jewish American Princesses of Comedy
Part tribute, part clip show, part standup comedy, it showcases funny ladies of today and opens a window into legendary entertainers of the past.
April 18, 2007 | Back Stage
Creative Destruction
Director Joseph Cedar sets ancient military fort aflame in 'Beaufort', the first Israeli submission to garner an Academy Award nomination for best foreign language film since 1984.
February 06, 2008 | Back Stage
You Will Experience Silence
There's a reason Ian Fleishman's brain is so often the object of his prospective boyfriends' lust.
April 14, 2009 | Back Stage
Dai (Enough)
Playwright and actor Iris Bahr chose a cosmopolitan café in Israel as the setting for her one-woman show dealing with, as she terms it, the "splintered Israeli psyche."
November 26, 2007 | Back Stage
Dai (Enough)
Playwright and actor Iris Bahr chose a cosmopolitan café in Israel as the setting for her one-woman show dealing with, as she terms it, the "splintered Israeli psyche."
January 04, 2007 | Back Stage

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