The CJN’s Alex Rose spills the tea on being an extra in ‘You’re So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah’
With a few words with Adam Sandler.
Montreal’s Segal Centre for the Performing Arts plans a $6.5 million facelift to woo audiences back to the theatre
The Segal Centre for Performing Arts will undergo a major renovation with support from the federal and Quebec governments totaling nearly $6.1 million. Ottawa is contributing the lion’s share: $4.4 million with the announcement by Mount Royal MP Anthony Housefather that the government is adding over $4.2 million to the $233,500 previously given to the […]
‘Little Bird’ called on Jewish and Indigenous writers and actors to tell the story of a child caught in the Sixties Scoop
A six-episode series that brings together Jewish and Indigenous creatives to tell the story of a First Nations child taken from her home and adopted during the Sixties Scoop will be premiering May 26 on Bell Media’s streaming service, Crave. Christina Fon, executive producer of the Indigenous-owned production company Rezolution Pictures, brought the idea of […]
A new theatre production is reviving Wayne and Shuster’s sketch comedy for a younger generation who don’t know the famous duo
Seventy years after the comedy kings’ debut on Canadian airwaves, their brand of sketch humour is being revived by a Toronto theatre company.
Cindy Seni of Netflix’s ‘Jewish Matchmaking’ says the reality show changed her approach to dating
Before she breaks up with a suitor, Cindy Seni now has to consult her matchmaking coach and review her reasons for ending things.
Winnipeg’s Ben Baader saw his life pass before his eyes, when his journey as a trans Orthodox Jew was made into a play
Ben Baader found it wonderful to see a play based on his own extremely unique experiences. “The actors did an outstanding job,” he said about Narrow Bridge, which chronicles the transitioning of the main character from female to male—and from being a secular Jew to living in the framework of Orthodox observance and practice. Written […]
A Holocaust survivor’s story is finally told by her grandson in Montreal musician Roger White’s avant-garde show, ‘Because You Never Asked’
Roger White got his start in Montreal’s underground music scene, and he bears the tattoos from bands like Dead Messenger and Rhythm Mercenaries to prove it. White is 42 now and his artistic expression has matured, along with a deeper understanding of his obscured Jewish heritage. He was almost 20 when he became aware that […]
Montreal playwright Alice Abracen tackles the dangers of hateful ideas and political divides with ‘What Rough Beast’
Montreal playwright Alice Abracen’s latest production, What Rough Beast, is a politically charged piece that explores how opposing political beliefs divide families and communities. The play, which is being presented at the Centaur Theatre in March, looks at what happens when two college students with radically different political beliefs collaborate on a guest lecture series—which […]
Hank Hoffman explains how he brought Hasidic horror to Hollywood with ‘The Devil’s Offering’
Hanina “Hank” Hoffman’s search for Jewish spirituality led him to Kabbalah, Breslov traditions and the streets of Jerusalem.
Reflections on ‘Bubbe’s Boarding House’ and the dearth of quality Hanukkah content for kids
It doesn’t hold up—if it ever worked in the first place.
