Philly Fringe Roundup: Festival Returns With Jewish-Led Productions
Mark your calendars, because it’s time for the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, which features several productions put on by members of the local Jewish community.
The...
In ‘Significant Other,’ A Man Wonders About His Future When His Friends Marry
For artistic director Peter Reynolds, Significant Other is a perfect expression of what Mauckingbird Theatre Co. tries to do — namely, produce affordable theater...
Jesse Moldovsky, 19, Takes the Stage at Philly Folk Festival
It was a couple years ago when musician Jesse Moldovsky, 19, started performing at open mic nights. Though paid gigs slowly followed, a lot...
Israeli Rock Star Ninet Tayeb Comes to Manayunk for Local Show
Ninet Tayeb Was the Kelly Clarkson of Israel. At 19, the singer got her big break winning the debut season of Kokhav Nolad, a...
Philly Faces: Brian Ungar Aims to Fly High
Like many 18-year-olds, Brian Ungar juggles school, extracurriculars and fun. Unlike his peers, he does it from 10 feet off the ground.
Ungar is a...
Tribe 12 Coordinator Aims to Empower Women in Theater With Fifth Annual Festival
When Polly Edelstein was a graduate theater student at Villanova University, she wrote a manifesto.
The concept of a “manifesto” has taken on some ominous...
Try Guy Zach Kornfeld Reflects on Jewishness Ahead of Local Show
They’re four guys who try stuff. This fairly simple premise has led The Try Guys, former BuzzFeed video creators, to internet stardom.
Now after nearly...
‘Fiddler’-Inspired ‘Garreville’ Tells Story of Sharecropper Family in 1915
A staged reading of a new musical inspired by Fiddler on the Roof is coming to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and...
Jewish Producer Opens Atlantic City Cabaret Series ‘Off Boardwalk’
A new summer cabaret series, Off Boardwalk, opens July 5 at the Showboat Hotel in Atlantic City, featuring an eclectic mix of theater, cabaret...
Buddy Hackett’s Son Performs “My Buddy,” a Show About His Father
Every comedian of yore, like every musician or public performer of note, lives a second life on YouTube in 2019.
Their interviews and performances, their...