JCC CenterStage production showcases struggles and hopes of America past and present.
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JCC launches outdoor summer performances on Canalside Stage
A tented outdoor stage on the tennis courts of the JCC of Greater Rochester will host a summer performing arts series.
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[Updated ]JCC threatened again; rally against anti-Semitism today
For the second time in a week, the Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester has received a bomb threat and evacuated its building on Edgewood Avenue in Brighton. The center closed temporarily, but will reopen at 3 p.m. Brighton police are investigating the threat — just as they are the one received by the JCC […]
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JCC reopens after bomb threat
The Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester was evacuated this morning after it received a bomb threat.
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Rochester Jewish Film Festival 2014
We’ve nearly reached the midpoint of the summer season, meaning it’s once again time for the Rochester Jewish Film Festival, the JCC’s annual presentation of some of the world’s best in contemporary film focusing on the Jewish cultural experience. Now in its 14th year, the festival continues to expand, screening a record 27 films (including […]
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“The Last Five Years”
In his program notes for “The Last Five Years,” JCC Centerstage Artistic Director Ralph Meranto refers to the musical as “one of ‘those’ shows,” the type that people in the theater community get excited about working on, and one that becomes truly special to those who fall under its spell. It’s not the first time […]
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THEATER: The next act
I’ve always heard Rochester described as a “theater town,” a distinction that seems like a rare one in the days of TV on demand, web series, and all the other performance media that keep a distance between you and the performers. Judging from a look at the Greater Rochester area’s 2013-2014 theater calendar, we’re still […]
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DANCE PREVIEW: “Arc of Ages”
PUSH Physical Theatre’s new masterwork, “Arc of Ages,” embraces epic stories of Western civilization and explores basic human archetypes by depicting the legendary struggles of biblical characters. Dramatic, action-packed interpretations of Samson, Delilah, David, Bathsheba, and Job connect audiences to these characters’ flawed humanness, and to the continued relevance of their plights today. “What do […]
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THEATER REVIEW: “August: Osage County”
After it debuted in 2007, Tracy Letts’ drama “August: Osage County” won just about every theater award that matters — Tony, Drama Desk, Pulitzer, New York Drama Critics’ Circle, etc. The play itself is extraordinary, even though the subject matter is about as ordinary as you can get. A far-flung extended family is brought back […]
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May the Schwartz be with you
Like Frasier with a twist of Reality Bites, The Last Schwartz is a two-hour sitcom, without commercial interruption.The play welcomes its audience into the home of the Schwartz family as they celebrate their papa’s unveiling, the tradition of honoring the dead and unveiling the tombstone. Doesn’t seem like a terribly funny situation, right? But it’s […]
