The one-woman show “The Pianist of Willesden Lane,” starring Mona Golabek on the piano, is returning to the Bay Area this month. Based on the 2002 book “The Children of Willesden Lane” by Golabek and Lee Cohen, the acclaimed performance piece tells the story of Golabek’s Holocaust-refugee mother, Lisa Jura, whose love of music was…
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On Stage
Beach Blanket Babylon hangs up its hat
On New Year’s Eve, San Francisco will tip its cap for the last time to “Beach Blanket Babylon.” After 45 years of mad-hatted frivolity, the musical revue…
Art & About
Two luminous works of art on love and faith to see this holiday season
In a season of holiday events, I want to suggest two works of art that are timeless: a profoundly playful book about love, and a compelling film about…
On Stage
Q&A: Jewish drag queen Miz Cracker coming to Castro
Miz Cracker is a N.Y.-based performer and comedian who competed on “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” a popular reality TV series in which contestants show off their…
Comedy
S.F.'s Jewish Christmas tradition Kung Pao Kosher Comedy returns
The snarky, self-effacing and unabashedly politically incorrect actress and stand-up comic Jackie Hoffman, who headlines this year’s Kung Pao Kosher…
Jew in the Pew
Getting drunk on Jewish texts and arts
My dad sat to my left. Next to him was the charismatic, theatrical Bruce Bierman, whom I last encountered when he was leading a deliciously off-the-wall…
Talking With ...
Q&A: Drawn to Gilbert & Sullivan, and now the Bay Area
The very model of a modern Renaissance man — and a longtime fan of Gilbert and Sullivan — David Bamberger has worked as a director, teacher, librettist…
On Stage
Dancing across a 'map' of diverse heritage
Adam McKinney is a dancer whose feet have moved across countless boards. But on Sept. 21, he will bring movement to a different kind of arena — the bimah…
Theater
Talmud meets kung fu movies in new play
In trying to understand the often esoteric arguments of the Talmud, people often turn to teachers, dictionaries and a range of other study aids. Jesse…