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C’mon, Amanda Green, ‘Bring It On’

At one point in “Bring It On: The Musical,” inspired by the rival cheerleading film of the same name, Bridget, the team’s chubby mascot, gets some moxie from a pep talk about a boy she likes.

Israel’s ‘grande dame’ grows up on the big screen

There is a scene in Dina Zvi-Riklis\’ award-winning drama, \”Three Mothers,\” in which Gila Almagor, once a popular singer, stages a comeback concert to raise money for her sister, Yasmin, who needs a kidney transplant. At the start of the concert, she introduces herself as one of three sisters. \”Sixty years ago, my sisters and I were born in Alexandria, in Egypt. We\’re triplets,\” she says, with a coy smile. \”Triplets are like twins, but a lot harder.\”

Gay Romeo Tale Set on Mideast Stage

Astute trend-spotters have noticed a new genre — \”Love Across the Green Line\” — in which Israeli boy meets Palestinian girl, or variations on this theme, like boy meets boy.

Screen Scribe

Norman Hudis is a patient man, not by temperament but by necessity. It took the ex-Londoner and current Woodland Hills resident some 30 years to see his play produced on stage, and if the venue is Santa Ana rather than Manhattan, he is as pleased as any playwright savoring his name on a Broadway marquee.

Uncle Leo Fulfills a Dream

\”If you\’re a pretty good actor and live long enough, you can play any role,\” said Len Lesser, sitting on a worn couch just after finishing an evening performance at A Noise Within in Glendale.

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