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A 'Magic' Premiere Fulfills Cheltenham Teen's Dying Wish

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Musical Memorial to Prewar Book Burning

Film & Television

Baumbach in a New York State of Mind

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Another U.S.-Israel Connection: Barbecue!

Music

David Broza: This Concert Will Be Good

Film & Television

Trumpeting Louis

Daniel Pritzker makes some noise about the silent film he's bringing in

By:

Michael Elkin

Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans? "I do," regales Daniel Pritzker. "I miss it right now." He's not missing out on much of anything else: The scion of the family whose Hyatt dynasty put to bed any financial concerns he may have for life -- Daniel was ranked No. 236 on the Forbes 400 "The 400...

Theater

Turning Over a New Leifer

The middle ages provide some surprises for this clever comedian coming to Keswick

By:

Michael Elkin

Root, root, root for the home team. Carol Leifer, stand-out, stand-up comedian and a roar of a writer/producer for "Seinfeld" -- upon whom the hyped-up heterosexually bent Elaine Benes is somewhat based -- has come out with the paperback of her book, When You Lie About Your Age, the Terrorists Win , and, with it, come out of the closet...

Books

Where 'Mad Men' Worked and Played

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Robert Leiter

When American Glamour and the Evolution of Modern Architecture was announced in last spring's Yale University Press catalog, the page was illustrated with a shot of the Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs. This represents one of Richard Joseph Neutra's most spectacular creations -- unquestionably an example of glamour, no matter how you defined it. But below this larger image...

Food

Cold Comfort Concoctions

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Louise Fiszer, JE Feature

Eastern European Jewish cooks had the right idea when it came to beating the heat. They made cold concoctions like Russian borscht, Polish schav and Hungarian sour-cherry soup. Served in a glass as a cool prelude to a meal -- or in a bowl accompanied by bread and cheese, and, perhaps, some diced potatoes -- these refreshing, busy-day recipes can...

Theater

The (Afro)beat Generation

'Fela!' follows a Nigerian music legend on a relatable path

By:

Michael Elkin

Commended commodities broker Stephen Hendel probably wouldn't trade the hot product he has now for anything. But he will talk about it: "Fela!," says the producer of the multi-award-winning musical that has broken barriers and hearts, and also snare-drummed three Tony Awards in June, has changed his life. The musical's done quite a number on Broadway as well. Based on...