Israeli actors

'One of most prominent figures in Israeli culture': Singer, theater icon Illy Gorlizki dies at 91

Veteran actor, singer, and stage star Illy Gorlizki, a defining figure in Israeli culture for more than seven decades, has died at 91.

|ByWALLA! CULTURE
Israeli actor and musician Ili Gorlizki. October 21, 2015.
Guy Kapolnik holding up a certificate of graduation from an ATP CTP course.

Israeli actor Guy Kapolnik identified as pilot killed in California small plane crash

The NTSB and the FAA are still investigating the crash, and a preliminary FAA report lists the cause as "unknown circumstances."

|ByAARON GLICK
French actress Melanie Laurent (right) joined the ‘Fauda’ cast for season five, starring and co-created by Lior Raz.PremiumPremium

Israeli television is thriving on screen - but insiders warn of an industry in crisis

Israeli television is still producing global hits, but behind the success, budgets, politics and fewer commissions threaten the industry’s future

|ByHANNAH BROWN
Actors Sasson Gabai (L) as Captain Hook and Lee Biran (R) as Peter Pan, on stage in the current production of the ‘Peter Pan’ musical. PremiumPremium

Where 'lost kids' fly: In a country shaped by war, Peter Pan reminds Israelis to breathe

In a country shaped by war, Peter Pan returns to remind audiences that even in the darkest moments, imagination can still take flight

|ByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF

Gesher Theater marks 23 years of excellence in new season

Theater chairman Zohar defiantly in face of budget cuts; What’s the point of Gesher if it surrenders and doesn’t do what it believes in?

JULY 7, 2014ByHELEN KAYE
Efrat Ben-Tzur is possessed in a Gesher rehearsal of ‘The Dybbuk’

The show must go on

Two years after the death of their classmate, graduates of Yoram Loewenstein’s Performing Arts Studio are coming together once again.

JUNE 5, 2014BySHAI LAHAV
Alex Carol and Inbar Danon in 'Srul.'