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Theater review: ‘Anne Frank & Me’ from Orlando Repertory Theatre
Orlando Theater BlogThe most chilling part of “Anne Frank & Me” at Orlando Repertory Theatre is not the scene of Nazi soldiers rounding up terrified Jews in 1940s Paris. Much scarier is the present-day scene of a mother chirpily comparing the Holocaust to a fi... -
Holocaust-era plays have enduring message
Orlando Theater BlogThree different productions with the Holocaust as a backdrop take to Orlando stages in the next few weeks, but those involved with the plays say the lessons from that dark time of history can't be repeated enough. “Anything we can do as citizens or ar..... -
Word Play: Confessions of a graphic-novel convert, or, the perfect bat mitzvah gift
Special to the Los Angeles TimesI am a latecomer to graphic novels. Years ago, my truly literary friends tried to turn me on to the groundbreaking art of the "Sandman" books (Neil Gaiman and various artists) and "Love and Rockets" (Los Bros. Hernandez). I admit I felt about those...Tags: Children, Los Angeles, Christianity, French Literature, Book
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Book review: 'Comedy in a Minor Key' and 'The Death of the Adversary' by Hans Keilson
Los Angeles Times Book CriticCOMEDY IN A MINOR KEY A Novel Hans Keilson Translated from the German by Damion Searls Farrar, Straus & Giroux: 136 pp., $22 THE DEATH OF THE ADVERSARY A Novel Hans Keilson Translated from the German by Ivo Jarosy Farrar, Straus & Giroux: 208 pp....Tags: Massacres, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Los Angeles Times, Comedy (genre), Hair and Nails
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On Theater: Open season in September
September is with us and so are a number of new stage productions either opening tonight (as in two cases) or waiting in the wings. Tonight's opener is "The Rainmaker" at the Newport Theater Arts Center. This is an oldie by N. Richard Nash that inspired...Tags: Mel Brooks, Music, Comedy (genre), Arts and Culture, Fiction
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Review: "Anne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife" by Francine Prose
Special to the TribuneOf the many hats worn by icon Anne Frank—ingnue, prophet, precocious innocent, even an actual lampshade, in one ill-advised incarnation—the most obvious is the least examined: writer. But in Anne Frank, author and lifetime fan Francine...Tags: Massacres, Movies, Book, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Audrey Hepburn
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50th Anniversary Edition of the Diary of Anne Frank Movie
KIAHIt's a timeless story that is now being told once again. The movie of The Diary of Anne Frank won the Oscar back in 1959. Now, it's being re-released for the 50th anniversary. Click the viewer to see the complete story.Tags: Academy Awards
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On Theater: Accomplished director packs his bags
The year 1965 witnessed several beginnings in local theater. South Coast Repertory put down roots in Newport Beach, the Costa Mesa Playhouse was born on the Orange County Fairgrounds, and your correspondent was just getting his feet wet as the Daily...Tags: Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Anaheim, Coca-Cola Co., Laguna Beach
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Monster Mash: Gustavo Dudamel's wonder years; more NEA bickering; Anne Frank on YouTube
Culture Monster-- Family album: Gustavo Dudamel's relatives talk about the conductor's early passion for music. -- Politics as usual: The National Endowment for the Arts' Rocco Landesman responds to attacks by Republican politicians. -- Nixed trip: The New York... -
Happy Teen Read Week
Jacket CopyThis is Teen Read Week, in which teenagers are encouraged to dive into books with a panoply of lures, including posters, colored pencils, bookmarks and even video games. A project of the national Young Adult Library Services Assn., which is...... -
Hope stirs, but the sounds of silence linger at O.C. opera scene since Opera Pacific folded
Culture MonsterOpera Pacific died a year ago, and as far as professional opera in Orange County is concerned, the rest has been silence. The Orange County Performing Arts Center, whose 1986 opening in Costa Mesa set the stage for Opera Pacific’s...... -
Dancing about illness, the debate that never dies
Culture MonsterIn the U.K. next month, a dance artist who has epilepsy will attempt to induce a seizure on stage. Rita Marcalo has stopped taking her medication ahead of the event at the Bradford Playhouse, according to the BBC News. "If......
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