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Catskills Memories

Naomi Pfefferman March 24, 2005

Rita Lakin\’s new musical, \”Saturday Night at Grossinger\’s,\” fetes the businesswoman behind the food and the entertainment, Jennie Grossinger (1882-1972).

One could call \”Who Killed Woody Allen?\” a \”benign revenge comedy.\” Co-authors Tom Dunn, Dan Callahan and Brendan Connor wrote the whodunit after Allen allegedly withdrew the rights to his play, \”Death,\” from their theater company in 2001.

7 Days In Arts

Keren Engelberg May 27, 2004

7 Days in Arts

A Towering Achievement

Naomi Pfefferman March 11, 2004

Jennifer Rosen\’s height felt all the freakier because Jews are generally more vertically challenged than, say, Swedes.

All-Female Plays Fill Niche for Frum

Gaby Wenig February 26, 2004

For \”Portraits in Faith,\” Robin Garbose\’s husband, Levi, adapted a novel by Marcus Lehman, a 19th-century German writer who is something of a John Grisham of the Orthodox world. His books typically are plot-driven, hard-to-put-down novels that are infused with messages of faith.

The Other Side of the South

Naomi Pfefferman September 4, 2003

What surprised Warner Shook was the play\’s reference to Jewish bigotry: \”I had known nothing about the conflict between German and Eastern European Jews,\” he said. Shook was so fascinated he decided to direct the piece; to learn more, he read books on Jewish Atlanta and watched documentaries such as \”Delta Jews,\” narrated by Uhry.