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Jana has been reviewing theater in the Los Angeles area for over a decade. Currently writing theater reviews for the Pasadena Weekly, she also contributes to the blog magazine Blogcritics.org. She can be contacted at Jana.Monji@gmail.com.

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A little help from our friends: Health insurance and medical bills

Last weekend, I attended a benefit performance at Beverly Hills High School. I had already seen this play,...
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What is and was Ireland? - Frank McCourt and poverty in Ireland

"For some people it might be exotic" Frank McCourt said in a 2007 interview for www.Fora.tv. "Getting up freezing to death in the...
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Erin Andrews incident: When are women really safe?

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For those of us lucky enough to be going on vacation and staying in a hotel or motel, the Erin Andrews incident comes as a cautionary tale. When and...
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Harry Potter: The word wizards

Just who takes the time to read Harry Potter and re-work lyrics of old or new musicals to make them Potter-esque? Musicians and non-musicians, teens...
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White privilege: More than just a cut in line

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Was it age before beauty? Was it race? Was it just a woman being rude to another woman? I do not know. What I do know is that when the white woman,...
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Emmett Till: A reminder of how a human should be treated

Emmett Till is in the news again as the place his mother chose to put his remains is the center of a grave site re-sell scheme as well as a bogus...
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No more memorials, please

This is really more drama than I want to see on my daily news. Theaters are struggling to create art and, like...
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Michael Jackson's funeral as a theatrical event: What would Evelyn Waugh think?

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Gold plated caskets? Rhinestone gloves? Souvenir soda? Sparkly gold verification bracelets? A war rages on in Iraq and Afghanistan and deadly violence...
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'The Wiz' showed a young Michael Jackson dancing

I haven't seen anything but an amateur production of "The Wiz," but the 1975 musical showed a Michael Jackson ready to take the world by...
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The late Farrah Fawcett: 'Burning Bed' or poster girl?

Farrah Fawcett was first a pin-up and then an example the path to becoming a serious actress. Leaving "Charlie's Angels" after one season of...
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