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‘Hybrid’ Actor Crafts ‘Everyman’ Show

Ameenah Kaplan, who calls herself a \”hybrid\” — the product of an African American mother who converted to Judaism and a Jewish father — is directing, choreographing and co-producing \”Everyman for Himself.\” Appearing weekends at the Unknown Theatre in Hollywood, the show is a hybrid itself, in that it blends music, dance, theater and capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian dance form that incorporates self-defense maneuvers.

Kilmer’s Moses a Real ‘Ten’

Val Kilmer plays Moses in \”The Ten Commandments,\” the new musical version of the Exodus story, which is set to open at the Kodak Theatre on Sept. 27.

Black (and Jewish) Is Beautiful

Rain Pryor solemnly chants the "Kol Nidre" as the spotlight reveals her silhouette — wearing a hilariously oversized Afro wig.

Banned in Berlin

Who says you have to be Jewish to write a play about the Holocaust? Certainly not John O\’Keefe, author of the upcoming \”Times Like These,\” which takes place in Hitler\’s Berlin from 1934-1938.

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