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Jackie Hoffman

Miley's New TV Gig

Posted 08.27.2012 | TV
Read More: TV Canada, Miley Cyrus, Vera Farmiga, Video, The New Normal, Miley Cyrus Two and a Half Men, Leslie Jordan, Two and a Half Men, Jackie Hoffman, Slideexpand, Bates Motel, Raise Hope, Fall TV, TV News

Miley Cyrus is headed to "Two And A Half Men." The singer/actress has landed a two-episode arc on the CBS series as Missi, a girl Jake (Angus T. Jo...

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The Weird, Wonderful and Miraculous Trio Keeping Yiddish Alive

Myra Chanin | Posted 10.10.2012 | Weird News
Read More: Beck Lee, Zalman Mlotek, National Yiddish Theater, Shane Baker, Yiddish, Alfred Hitchcock, Folksbiene, Lou Costello, Bob Greenberg, Jackie Hoffman, Allan Lewis Rickman, Aaron Lansky, Jackie Gleason, Weird News News
Myra Chanin

I used to think that only two people were crazy enough to work full time at keeping Yiddish alive. Now you can add the name of a third.

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Stage Door: Harvey, Jackie Hoffman

Fern Siegel | Posted 08.19.2012 | Arts
Read More: Jim Parsons, Studio 54, Theater, Broadway, Harvey, Jackie Hoffman, Cabaret, Harvey on Broadway, Arts News
Fern Siegel

The star of Harvey is a 6-foot-tall white rabbit we never see. He's a pooka, a mischievous creature of Celtic lore. But every night at the Studio 54 Theater, Broadway gets a pinch of magic.

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Jackie Hoffman: Weird and Wonderful Kvetch Extraordinaire Takes Top Billing at 54 Below

Myra Chanin | Posted 08.15.2012 | Comedy
Read More: 54 Below Cabaret, One-Woman Show, Kvetch Comedy, Addams Family, Hairspray, Solo Comedy Artist, Jackie Hoffman, Kvetch Queen, Xanadu, Comedy News
Myra Chanin

"The girls there were nasty and much thinner than me." Actually no one was aware of her talent until she was cast as a stripper in the high school production of Gypsy, "I wouldn't wear a bikini, so they electrified me and lit up my bra."

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Stage Door: Don't Cry for Me, Ahasuerus

Fern Siegel | Posted 05.01.2012 | Arts
Read More: Entertainment, Rachel Shukert, Theater, Purim, Jackie Hoffman, Off-Broadway, Cabaret, 92ytribeca, New York, Judaism, New York Around Town, New York Theater, Arts News
Fern Siegel

"The narrative structure of the Jewish holidays and the narrative structure of the classic Broadway musical are the same. They both almost always feature a larger-that-life character up against insurmountable odds."

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Stage Door: Jackie: Five-Oh!, Colin Quinn: Long Story Short

Fern Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Comedy, Theater, Colin Quinn, Broadway, Jackie Hoffman, Cabaret, Jerry Seinfeld, Entertainment, New York News
Fern Siegel

When it comes to comedy, Jackie Hoffman takes no prisoners. A versatile performer, she's comfortable in Broadway musicals -- The Addams Family, Xanadu...

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