By Barry Gilbert, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 7, 2014
Have you heard the one about octogenarians Bessie and Golda? It’s the one where Bessie goes to visit Golda and her new baby boy (and that’s not the funny part). No? How about the one where the mortified husband reports to his rabbi that he meant to...
The New Jewish Theatre’s 2013-14 season closes with “Old Jews Telling Jokes,” which explores the world of Jewish humor and helps us to understand the value humor has in our lives. Peter Gethers and Daniel Okrent adapted this revue from the popular...
In Hebrew, the letter “chai” represents the number “18” and is also the word for “life.” In October 2014, NJT will open its 18th season. So it is only fitting that for the 2014-15 season, NJT’s choices of plays are life-affirming ones, says...
For the second year, the New Jewish Theatre will hold Cabaret NJT, an evening of music and song paying tribute to “Jews on Broadway – mostly.” The event will be held at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21 at the Mirowitz Performing Arts Center of the Staenberg...
By Gerry Kowarsky, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 22, 2013
Some of the names connected with “Shlemiel the First” are much better known than the klezmer musical itself. The script is based on a play by the Nobel Prize-winning author, Isaac Bashevis Singer. The musical was conceived and adapted by Robert Brustein,...
From well-known playwrights and plays to ones less familiar but no less compelling, the 2013-14 New Jewish Theatre season promises to illuminate the Jewish experience through entertaining, challenging and provocative productions. Along with the new season...
The New Jewish Theatre earned 11 nominations for the new “Louie Awards,” created by the recently formed St. Louis Theater Circle. The inaugural Louie Awards honor excellence in professional theater produced in St. Louis in 2012. NJT’s nominations...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published May 9, 2012
The New Jewish Theatre closes out its 2011-2012 season with “Jacob and Jack,” acclaimed playwright James Sherman’s delightfully funny and nostalgic look at the decline of American Yiddish theater and the desperation of down-on-their luck actors....
