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Michael Cieply: Two Weeks Out, The Academy Museum Preps A Cautious But Correct ‘Hollywoodland’ Opening
Two weeks out, the Academy Museum is prepping a cautious but correct opening for its look at Hollywood's Jewish roots.
No, there won’t be a semi-gala opening, as for the debut of the ReGeneration black film exhibit in 2022, when the tap-dancing Nicholas Sisters entertained Academy honchos Bill Kramer, Janet Yang and Ted Sarandos. Leo Rosten, The Joys of Yiddish) to match the Drag Queen Story Hour that was briefly scheduled (then reconsidered) in connection with museum’s John Waters: Pope of Trash exhibit last year. On Sunday, May 19, at 4:30 p.m., comes a conversation and book signing with associate curator Dara Jaffe and author Neal Gabler, whose An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood laid tracks for the exhibit.
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