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Enter Three Little Maidelehs

For strictly observant women, being Orthodox can often mean putting a kibosh on artistic aspirations. Halachic prohibitions against singing and dancing in front of men means that many women who enjoy those art forms find they have little opportunity to perform.

Enter Margy Horowitz, a Los Angeles-based piano teacher from Chicago who\’d heard about all-women\’s productions in her hometown from a friend. Intrigued, she started envisioning an all-women\’s production for Los Angeles with women not only just in the cast, but also in the audience.

‘Cell’ Asks: Could Terrorists Hit L.A.?

In the upcoming Showtime television series \”Sleeper Cell,\” Tel Aviv-born actor Oded Fehr plays Farik, the leader of a Muslim terrorist cell, who poses as a synagogue-going Jew as his cover.\n\nFehr now savors the irony of the casting and plotline, but he was less enthusiastic when a producer initially approached him.

Anti-Semitism Trumps Sex

A dig about Jews took center stage on \”The Apprentice\” — again. And once again, it was a loser.

Wonderful World of Weird

Comic actor Larry Miller explained to a Journal reporter his new role on ABC\’s eye-winking drama, \”Desperate Housewives.\”

Change of Command on ‘Commander in Chief’

News reports and sources cite conflicting reasons why Israeli-born Rod Lurie was booted or departed as show-runner of the successful new ABC drama, \”Commander in Chief,\” about the first female president of the United States

Channel Surf With the Tribe

Welcome to fall: The time of High Holidays, contemplation, repentance and really, really long services.

And did I mention TV?

‘Monster’ Maven Tames Wild Homes

\”Monster House,\” which dubs itself \”a home show on steroids,\” capitalizes on viewers\’ hunger for prickly reality TV shows. On each episode, Schwartz and five builders — all strangers to each other — have five days to transform a house into a family\’s dream theme — with absolutely no peeking by homeowners. Tempers flare as the team crashes spaceships through ceilings, turns fireplaces into fire-breathing Tiki gods and bursts the Three Stooges through living room walls.

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