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Jill Abramovitz as Grandma Tzeitel on Broadway.
November 30, 2023, 9:51 am
From Grandma Tzeitel to Golde
Jill Abramovitz comes home to Jersey to star in Paper Mill’s ‘Fiddler’
By Curt Schleier
Robin Spielberg released her new CD this month.
November 16, 2023, 9:51 am
Striking all the right musical notes
From piano bars to CDs, Robin Spielberg lets resilience color her compositions
By Curt Schleier
Julie Benko, left, and Sierra Boggess in “Harmony.”
November 9, 2023, 9:54 am
From the JCC to Broadway
Julie Benko talks about ‘Fiddler,’ ‘Funny Girl,’ and now ‘Harmony’
By Curt Schleier
Joanna Rakoff, and the anthology that includes her story.
October 26, 2023, 9:53 am
‘One for Each Night’
Memoirist Joanna Rakoff writes about her childhood in Rockland County
By Curt Schleier
Mandy Patinkin
October 12, 2023, 9:52 am
There’s no Plan B
Multi-hyphenate Mandy Patinkin, about to play in New Brunswick, enjoys his many Plan As
By Curt Schleier
October 5, 2023, 9:55 am
‘My challenge is not to be bored’
Itzhak Perlman, about to perform locally, discusses music, his disability, and Jewishness
By Curt Schleier
In June, Dr. Loeb joined the crew on the Silver Star. (All photos courtesy Dr. Avi Loeb)
September 28, 2023, 8:52 am
Ignore it at your peril
Our correspondent talks to Israeli-born, pecan-farming Harvard astrophysicist taking on the great beyond
By Curt Schleier
Richard Kluger shows off his most recent work.
September 14, 2023, 10:54 am
The words just keep coming
Richard Kluger is 90 and planning his next writing project
By Curt Schleier
Benyamin Cohen
July 13, 2023, 9:53 am
A unified theory of Albert
Benyamin Cohen talks about his book on Einstein and his rural life
By Curt Schleier
Wendy Liebman
July 5, 2023, 4:56 pm
Wendy Liebman still throws a good punchline
The comedian who’s never really been away returns with unhurried timing
By Curt Schleier
Josh Weiss and the cover of his new alternative-history thriller.
June 15, 2023, 11:53 am
How to write a sci-fi noir
‘Beat the Devils’ main character is a Holocaust survivor detective
By Curt Schleier
Andrew Lippa will conduct the Princeton Symphony Orchestra next week.
June 15, 2023, 11:52 am
Meet Andrew Lippa
Polymath performer tells all (or at least much)
By Curt Schleier
Liz Glazer holds her new baby, Eloise Frances Glazer.
June 8, 2023, 10:54 am
How a lawyer became a stand-up comedian
Liz Glazer talks about her unlikely but logical path as she releases a new album
By Curt Schleier
Josh Young plays Shlomo Carlebach in the rarely seen movie about his working relationship with Nina Simone.
June 1, 2023, 3:33 pm
‘Soul Doctor’
Unreleased film about Shlomo Carlebach will screen locally for a day
By Curt Schleier
Zachary Piser, center, starred in “Dear Evan Hansen” on Broadway in 2022.
June 1, 2023, 3:30 pm
Is he Hapa or is he Jasian?
Jewish-Chinese actor describes his fast track to ‘Rent’
By Curt Schleier
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