This Week: A Beautiful NOise, Leopoldstadt, Hannukah on RYe, and more! It’s the last week of the year! 2022 was an interesting 365 days for me, filled with many transitional periods. I entered January fresh […]
Author: Elazar Abrahams
Elazar’s Weekly Recap: December 18 – 24
This week: Chanukah! Happy holidays! It’s always a fun time when Christmas and Hanukkah collide. This week was spent lighting the menorah and munching on latkes, but there was still time for plenty of pop […]
Elazar’s Weekly Recap: December 11 – 17
This Week: Renee Rapp, a Chocolatey Evening, The Collaboration, and more! The week that was featured some end of the year theater and film, plus a swanky influencer event and a concert from a real […]
Babylon (2022) – Review
Babylon hits theaters on December 23. By Elazar Abrahams It’s best to go into Babylon, Damien Chazelle’s new “hate and love letter to Hollywood,” knowing as little as possible about what you are about to […]
Weighing in on The Whale
By Elazar Abrahams The last two months of the calendar year always bring the glut of prestige films as we gear up for the Oscar nominations. On Monday, I went to check out the latest […]
Elazar’s Weekly Recap: December 4 – 10
This Week: & Juliet, Some Like It Hot, Meta Quest, and more. Although the calendar year is winding down, the city that never sleeps has not let up. This past week brought on several cool […]
Elazar’s Weekly Recap: November 27 – December 3
this week: Ohio State Murders, Almost Famous, Glass Onion, and more. About two years ago, I published two columns like this one, where in lieu of expanded reviews or in-depth articles, I jotted down all […]
The Gett
The Gett runs through December 11 at the Rattlestick Theater. By Elazar Abrahams The Gett is an admirable new play now in performances in the West Village. Titled after a document in Jewish law that […]
“I’ll Have What She’s Having”: The Jewish Deli
“I’ll Have What She’s Having”: The Jewish Deli is on view at New-York Historical Society from November 11 through April 2, 2023. By Elazar Abrahams New-York Historical Society’s new exhibit about Jewish Delis and the […]
Where We Belong
Catch Where We Belong at the Public Theater through November 27. By Elazar Abrahams Madeline Sayet’s new solo show is not quite a TED Talk. After all, there’s a gorgeous set that will light up […]
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