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.
Shhh! Today and tomorrow, the Silent Movie Theatre presents \”The Silent Picture Show.\”
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.
Werner Herzog\’s answer to the severe lack of good Holocaust movie roles for muscle men in Hollywood is \”Invincible.\”
East-coasters may scoff at our notion of architectural history. But young as our city may be compared to the likes of Boston or New York, its also got a style and a story all its own.
Alan Rosenberg and Marg Helgenberger know playwright A.R. Gurney is perhaps the quintessential chronicler of WASP American life. So why are the Jewish actor and his lapsed Catholic TV-star wife performing Gurney\’s \”Love Letters\” June 9 at the Skirball Cultural Center to benefit West L.A. congregation Adat Shalom?\n\n\”It\’s a bit odd,\” says the willowy Helgenberger, 43, who\’s on the CBS smash hit \”CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.\”\n\n\”But theater is the purview of Jews more than any other group,\” pipes up Rosenberg (\”The Guardian\”). \”So the play wouldn\’t have been successful if Jews hadn\’t gone to see it.\”
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