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Houdini Reappears, on Stage
Theatergoers looking for magic on Broadway will be pleased with Danny Elfman’s latest project: a musical about the life of Harry Houdini, the legendary Jewish magician and escapist. Elfman, a three-time Academy Award nominee, has composed scores for such films as “Good Will Hunting” and “Men in Black.” The new production will feature lyrics by…
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William Shatner’s Biblical Debut
William Shatner is getting into the holiday spirit. The famed actor’s distinctive voice can be heard in “Exodus: An Oratorio in Three Parts,” an album released this week, just in time for Passover. The recording, taken from live performances in 2005, features Shatner in a dramatic reading of sections of the Haggadah and the Bible,…
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Schooling Baby Beckham
David Beckham said recently that he considers himself “half-Jewish,” and Victoria Beckham (aka Posh Spice) claims no such roots. But the power couple will be sending their youngest son, 3-year-old Cruz, to a Jewish pre-school in Los Angeles, the British tabloid The Sun reports. However, the Beckhams do not plan to raise their children as…
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Traditional Seder with a Pinch of Flavor
Can’t take the heat? Make reservations. Many restaurants offer Seders and holiday-themed menus at Passover, and several New York eateries are putting an exotic spin on the traditional meal, the daily blog Gothamist reports. Chef Floyd Cardoz heads up the kitchen at Tabla, serving Passover dishes flavored with Indian spices — think Goan-spiced brisket and…
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Fran Drescher’s Musical Debut
The diva of Queens is crossing the East River once again. Fran Drescher, star of the hit 1990s TV show “The Nanny,” is making her debut with the New York Philharmonic next month. Drescher will play Morgen le Fey in a semi-staged production of “Camelot,” Lerner and Loewe’s 1960 musical. “I love the idea that…
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Willy Loman’s Jewish Roots
Yarmulkes are the new black in performances of “Death of a Salesman.” Inspired by the 1953 play, Traveling Jewish Theatre’s recent production of Arthur Miller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning show featured Biff, Happy, Bernard and Charley wearing skullcaps at Willy Loman’s funeral. Biff and Happy, however, removed theirs immediately, “so it was very brief, as if they…
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Haroset with a Twist
An upscale candy shop has put an unusual spin on a standard Passover confection. Vosges Haut-Chocolat has taken chocolate-covered matzo to the next level with its Charoset Matzo — bits of matzo topped with dried apples, nuts, honey and spices, covered in dark chocolate. This is not the first time that Vosges has cooked up…
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Record-Breaking Sing-Along
An effort is under way to organize the world’s largest sing-along. The tune? Israel’s national anthem. Galia Albin, an Israeli businesswoman, is calling on people around the world to belt out “Hatikva” on May 7 — Israel’s 60th birthday — and break the Guinness World Record for the most people singing an anthem simultaneously. The…
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Israeli Pop Star Reports For Duty
It’s a publicity stunt that even Paris Hilton couldn’t have dreamed up. Maya Buskila, an Israeli pop star more than a decade past the average age of enlistment, will join the Israeli army April 13, just as the marketing campaign for her latest album kicks into gear. The singer’s enlistment, announced by her record company,…
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Kosher Eatery’s Identity Crisis
There’s a new glatt kosher falafel joint in Manhattan’s East Village, but we can’t tell you what it’s called. That’s because, though it’s been open for a month, it won’t have a name until someone wins the Name Our Glatt Kosher Restaurant contest. The eatery, which bills itself as one of the only glatt kosher…
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Woody Allen Fights Back
The holy rebbe is not happy. Last spring, trendy underwear purveyor American Apparel, known for its sexually charged advertising, put up an unusually tame pair of billboard ads. The billboards, in Los Angeles and New York, featured an image of Woody Allen dressed as a Hasidic Jew from his masterpiece “Annie Hall,” alongside Yiddish script…
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