Arts In L.A.

September 10, 2008

Premier theater complex blossoms on West Side

By Tom Teicholz

"Without people like the Broads,we wouldn't have commissioned work of Mozart and Bach and Beethoven and so many of the great painters. How they use their capital is commendable." -- Dustin Hoffman

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Jack Scanlon as Shmuel and Asa Butterfield as Bruno. Photo by David Lukacs/Miramax FilmsWednesday, September 10, 2008

Producer David Heyman and the lives of outsiders, from ‘Potter’ to ‘Pajamas’

By Naomi Pfefferman

The story is told from the perspective of 8-year-old Bruno (Asa Butterfield), who is chagrined when his father (David Thewlis, who plays Remus Lupin in the "Potter" films) takes over as commandant of a remote labor-turned-death camp.

(From left ) Music director/vocal arranger Stephen Oremus, composer/lyricist Dolly Parton and cast members Allison Janney, Megan Hilty and Stephanie J. Block. Photo by Joan MarcusWednesday, September 10, 2008

Women plot revenge against a sexist ‘70s boss in ‘9 to 5: The Musical’ (what a way to make a livin’)

By Shoshana Lewin Fischer

"It seems that in a musical you would get to know people less -- I actually think you get to know them more" -- Patricia Resnick, writer of "9 to 5"

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Face of the World FestivalWednesday, September 10, 2008

Arts in L.A. Quarterly Calendar: Cultural events through November 2008

By Dikla Kadosh and Danielle Berrin

Arsim Mustafa, age 14Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Photo exhibition reveals challenges, dreams of teen immigrants

By Anita K. Kantrowitz

"In my country, it was always war. I saw people dying. I saw people without arms, eyes, hands -- without heads," Mustafa said. "We finally got away, but I was upset."

Joan HylerTuesday, August 19, 2008

Joan Hyler’s condition stabilizes

By Danielle Berrin

Hollywood talent manager Joan Hyler’s critical condition has stabilized, three days after she was struck by a car on the Pacific Coast Highway and nearly lost her life.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

JDub throws off the label and opts for change

By George Robinson

JDub was never supposed to be just a record label, and as JDub records celebrates its fifth anniversary with a free concert on July 27 downtown at California Plaza, it is more clear than ever that the organization's founders have greater ambitions than merely putting out good Jewish CDs

Thursday, June 12, 2008

The ‘Chronicles’ of the musical rabbi

By Rick Schultz

An early special rehearsal of Stephan Koplowitz's "TaskForce" in the L.A. River Photo by Scott Groller/CalArtsThursday, June 12, 2008

CalArts dance dean creates site-specific ‘Fluid’ movements

By Susan Josephs

At 52 and the new dean of California Institute of the Arts dance program, Koplowitz is currently preparing to make his Los Angeles debut with what he calls his most ambitious project to date

John Turturro, left, Adam Sandler and Emmanuelle Chriqui in "You Don't Mess With the Zohan." Photo by Tracy Bennett/Columbia PicturesThursday, June 12, 2008

Sandler and the Zohan

By Tom Teicholz

As to whether "Zohan" will advance the cause of peace in the Middle East and increase regard for Israel and Israelis in the world at large, even as Israel itself celebrates its 60th anniversary, that's hard to say

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Melding world’s sounds, Ben Ari seeks harmony

By Meredith Price Levitt

He's been called the Israeli Bob Marley and the king of Israeli soul. Others claim that he may be the call to prayer that we've all been waiting for from the Middle East

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Comic book strip draws on historical New York

By Amy Klein

Katchor said he doesn't think there is a message to his comics -- just a model that people can contemplate. "It should send you back into the world looking at the world in some more subtle way," he said. "It's a lesson in how to look at the world."

Thursday, June 12, 2008

‘Chorus Line’ composer’s music still has a kick

By Shoshana Lewin Fischer

The characters reveal their stories through a mixture of singing and dancing -- with some pantomime thrown in. Hamlisch said that from the beginning the creators felt that certain stories were best told through song, others through dance.

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Converso cowboys who tamed the U.S. frontier

Among the conquistadors were Jews fleeing the Spanish Inquisition, some of whom became America's first cowboys. Stillman writes about them -- and the horses of the conquest -- in the first chapter of her new book, "Mustang: The Saga of the Wild Horse in the American West."

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Trolling between the lines: Collecting titles at Publishers’ BookExpo

By Tom Teicholz

The last time BookExpo was in Los Angeles, the convention floor was constantly, overwhelmingly crowded, with so many booths that the author autographing section had to be relegated to a basement hall

Filmmaker Maital GuttmanThursday, June 12, 2008

Capturing the ‘Real World’ transition for Israeli teens

By Celia Soudry

"I like to challenge people and show them a side of Israel not everybody sees," the now full-time filmmaker said. "Everyone brings different things to the table and as a result people get different things out of it."

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Arts in L.A. Calendar June—August

By Dikla Kadosh and Danielle Berrin

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Pilar Millhollen puts it all on the ‘Line’

By Shoshana Lewin Fischer

"When I was 14, I saw the first national tour of 'Crazy For You,' she said. "I saw that show and that's what made me want to be a dancer. It was the most wonderful thing I've every seen."

(From left) Cantor David Propis, Ray Barnes, Noreen Green, Cantor Alisa Pomerantz-Boro and Cantor Ilan Davidson, photographed in the founder's room at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, May 22.Thursday, May 29, 2008

Jewish Symphony finds ‘Kindred Spirits’ in gospel choir

By Celia Soudry

Thursday, May 22, 2008

MUSIC VIDEO: Bob Dylan (Newport 1964)—‘Hey Mr. Tambourine Man’

Young fresh Bob blows the roof off American music

Thursday, May 22, 2008

MUSIC VIDEO: Janet Klein—‘Cohen owes me 97 dollars’

By The Web Guy

Hollywood ragtime sweetie Janet Klein sings Irving Berlin's "Cohen Owes Me Ninety-Seven Dollars" at the Tin Pan Alley show during the Annual West Coast Ragtime Festival in Sacramento last November (2007)

Thursday, May 22, 2008

L.A.’s birthday party for Israel

By Danielle Berrin

A rockin' good time

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Hollywood-Israel link flourishing

By Tom Tugend

A group of hotshot Hollywood television executives sit around a table sipping Evian water, working their cellphones and bemoaning the lack of fresh ideas for a series to pull their network out of the cellar.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Post-Zionism in a diaspora world

By Tom Teicholz

What does it mean to be a Jew in a Post-Zionist world?

Monday, May 12, 2008

Miriam and Shoshana—the hardcore Jewish gangster girls from Pico-Robertson

Sunday, May 11, 2008

VIDEO: Der Golem (1920) with new original soundtrack

By Carvin Knowles

The classic 1920 German expressionist black and white horror film “The Golem” gets a new soundtrack by Hollywood composer Carvin Knowles in this original JewishJournal.com video.

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VIDEO: Sarah Silverman explains kabbalah

By Dennis Wilen

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Films
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Elections
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Music
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Weddings
Personalize your ketubah without breaking the law

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Wall Street, Main Street, Jew Street

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