By Vicki Paris Goodman
Entertainment Writer
A shayna maidel– in Yiddish it means “a pretty girl.”
Imagine how pretty you would feel as a young Jewish woman from Poland having survived Auschwitz or Dachau. Would you feel lucky to have survived? Arguable. But pretty?
You are more than half-starved, but gaining strength after your post-war hospital stay. You don’t [...]
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Audience gives well-deserved ovation to ICT’s beautiful A Shayna Maidel
June 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Art, Arts, Vicki's View, theater, theatre
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LB Playhouse announces its new staff of directors
June 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Art, Arts, Entertainment, theater, theatre
David Haberbush, president of the board of directors of the Long Beach Playhouse, recently announced that Lauren Morris has accepted the position of managing director as of June 7. In addition, Sue Snead has been named the marketing director and Andrew Vonderschmitt, who served as the interim managing director, will continue as the artistic/technical director.
“We [...]
Garage Theatre says ‘OMG’ with its 4th student production
June 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Art, Arts, Entertainment, theater, theatre
The Garage Theatre will present its 4th annual Student Showcase Spectacular, with its production of Oh My Gods! through Saturday, June 26. Written and directed by Garage Theatre Board Member Amy-Louise Sebelius and Orange County High School of the Arts alumnus Kevin Rockway, Oh My Gods! is described as The Breakfast Club meets Mount Olympus, [...]
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Documentary about LB skateboarders’ lives after shooting to premiere at Art Theatre
May 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Art, Arts, theater, theatre
In 2006, director James Cheeks and photographer Kevin Campbell, both Los Angeles residents, came to Long Beach to capture its thriving skateboard scene in the aftermath of a gang-related shooting that ended the life of one of the city’s most promising skaters– 16-year-old Michael K. Green. What resulted is the documentary On The Grind, which [...]
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ICT presenting farce that shows ‘How the Other Half Loves’
May 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Art, Arts, Entertainment, theater, theatre
Three couples, two dinner parties, one adulterous affair. International City Theatre is now presenting How the Other Half Loves, the comedy by Alan Ayckbourn that ingeniously juggles time and space to create a whirlwind of chaos, confusion and laughter.
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