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'To Transcend the Immediate Issue of Judaism'

By TRACY CALABRESE | Apr. 21, 2004

UB is honored to have many talented and respected professionals as professors. One very worthy example is Saul Elkin, whose devotion to education and theater is inspiring.A veteran in the fields of acting and directing, Elkin - a distinguished service professor and the current interim chair of the theater department - is making good use of his talent in his Jewish Reparatory Theater's production of "Visiting Mr. Green."The play is the second production of the new theater company's first season, which was inaugurated with December's "The Chosen." "Visiting Mr. Green" opens its run on Thursday at the Main Street Cabaret.

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'Tradition' Runs Deep in 'Fiddler'

By TRACY CALABRESE | Apr. 19, 2004

A classic tale that strikes one's inner need for family is being honored through its superior performance by UB students."Fiddler on the Roof," written by Joseph Stein with music and lyrics by Jerry Boch and Sheldon Harnick, and directed by musical theater chair Lynne Kurdziel-Formato, currently graces the stage of the Center for the Arts Drama Theatre.

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Not Quite as Moving as 'Pearl Harbor'

By TRACY CALABRESE | Apr. 9, 2004

At a time when sickness prevailed, survival was difficult and heroes were fighters of the frontier, Americans fought for ownership of land and thrived on their desire for expansion and domination."The Alamo" commemorates the loss of American soldiers in pursuit of Texan liberation from Mexico.

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Patricia Cronin: The Domain of Perfect Affection

By TRACY CALABRESE | Mar. 29, 2004

Sometimes it's good to take a break and spend some time with idyllic daydreams. It can be pleasant to step away from reality and target cherished, image-based memories.Horses, dream property estates and the form of the feminine body are some oft-romanticized images committed to memory.While very different from one another, these subjects can all be viewed as ways to obtain satisfaction through fantasizing about luxuries, beauty or pleasure.Introduced last weekend by Robert Rosenblum, curator of New York City's Guggenheim Museum, a new exhibit of Patricia Cronin's artwork at the Center for the Arts is brave and surprising.

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Music To Zox Your Socks Off

By TRACY CALABRESE | Feb. 2, 2004

ZOX's lead singer Eli Miller put it simply when he described his band's effect on audiences."A lot of booty shakin'," said Miller, whose four-man Providence, R.I.

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