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Under the Treat: Egg Rolls and Rollicking Laughs

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Have an egg roll, Mr. Goldstone; have a napkin, have a chopstick, have a chair. And, you, Mrs. Schwartz, have a good laugh. They're both on the menu as the "Moo Shu Jew Show" ( www.mooshujewshow.com ) gets ready to roll onto the Gershman Y agenda this coming Wednesday night. It's all part of the Santa clause: Jews shall have...

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With a Name Like .

Will the Yiddish police raid the Wilma?

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Michael Elkin

Wait, a minute, who you calling ... "Schmucks"? Nothing personal, just playful, muses Roy Smiles. He should know: Reviews have smiled down on the playwright's "Schmucks" since its debut in 1992 in London; it is about to receive a sweet 16 of an anniversary with a premiere staging here, at the Wilma Theater, opening this coming Wednesday after a series...

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A Musical Master of the House

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Michael Elkin

Musicals like "Legally Blonde" don't just need lawyers to show all the right moves on putting together a success. They need a dance captain. Enter, stage right, Spencer Howard, J.D. -- Jewish dancer -- to show them the steps. Howard has his own Riff on success: After graduating from New York University just two years ago, the theater newbie found...

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North by Northwest -- Footlighting a Storied Suburban Showplace

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Michael Elkin

Who knew that Glenside would be on the side of the angels in the entertainment empyrean? Roy Snyder had a clue, but then, it's his business to make sure blue-sky suggestions become much more than Cloud 9 notions. Snyder and that stentorian voice -- Keswick Theatre mainstays for so long that the Glenside landmark and its senior talent buyer seem...

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Razzle-Dazzle Bebe!

Broadway star's cabaret act gets the festival footlight

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Michael Elkin

Bebe -- it's you! From the long, lovely, lithe legs that dance themselves silly on stage to a voice that veers between haunting and hallowed, Bebe Neuwirth is worth a trip down memory lane, whether it's Kander and Ebb that flows through your mind or Kurt Weill that wells in your heart. The terrifically toned terpsichorean treat and two-time Tony...