Culture

Business

Stuart Weitzman's Cutting-Wedge Talent

Music

Alicia Keys Unlocks Groundswell of Jewish Support

Theater

Delia Ephron's Closet Case Histories

Israel

Barbra Streisand Strikes a Chord in Israel

Food

A Luncheon on the Grass

Music

Exporter Is Hot Stuff on French Music Scene

Food

A Real Crowd-Pleaser (That Works for One as Well)

What could be more of a crowd-pleaser than a hearty bowl of soup? Add some slices of bread and a nifty little salad, and you've got a meal that family and friends will rave about. And what better dish could there be than soup when you're thinking about a meal for one? Add that bread ... well, you get the...

Books

Stage Left

The Moscow Yiddish Theater was devoted to art and the revolutionary spirit

By:

Robert Leiter

Back in June, I wrote about a book that dealt with the Byelorussian city of Vitebsk, the birthplace of Marc Chagall, a terrain that provided the famed artist with a source of inspiration for his paintings. In fact, on the cover of the book, which was called, appropriately enough, Vitebsk , there was a reproduction of one of the painter's...

Theater

With a Name Like .

Will the Yiddish police raid the Wilma?

By:

Michael Elkin

Wait, a minute, who you calling ... "Schmucks"? Nothing personal, just playful, muses Roy Smiles. He should know: Reviews have smiled down on the playwright's "Schmucks" since its debut in 1992 in London; it is about to receive a sweet 16 of an anniversary with a premiere staging here, at the Wilma Theater, opening this coming Wednesday after a series...

Theater

A Musical Master of the House

By:

Michael Elkin

Musicals like "Legally Blonde" don't just need lawyers to show all the right moves on putting together a success. They need a dance captain. Enter, stage right, Spencer Howard, J.D. -- Jewish dancer -- to show them the steps. Howard has his own Riff on success: After graduating from New York University just two years ago, the theater newbie found...

Film & Television

A Drama of the 'Dust' Might

By:

Michael Elkin

Housewives and husbands -- put the Hoover away: "Dust" is not "Schmutz" for the cleaning crowd. The real dirt on "Dust" is that it's destined to provide a spine-tingling time for those who think life is just a measure of inches and seconds, as fate sucks away rhyme and reason as a daily determinant. The power of the play is...