For immediate release
Liz Lauren, 212.494.0050, TheJTNY@aol.com.
"LAST JEW IN EUROPE is unexpected and intriguing. Tenenbom ably operates elements of the grotesque, farce and even those found in soap operas; his ability to construct paradoxes is 'matched' only by Woody Allen. He mercilessly mocks racial stereotypes and shows the consequences of religious fanaticism and close-mindedness... LAST JEW IN EUROPE does what theater should do: it provokes thinking."
Polityka (Poland's leading weekly, reviewing Teatr Na Woli’s production in Warsaw)
"LAST JEW IN EUROPE is the hottest premiere of the season ... Only a stone would not be moved by it."
International Association of Theater Critics, Poland
"Soul-penetrating comedy of errors by one of the most iconoclastic and innovative of contemporary dramatists."
Corriere della Sera (Italy’s leading daily, reviewing the New York production)
"First rate comedic farce."
Theaterheute (Germany’s venerated theater magazine)
"Outrageously comical."
ArtsJournal
"Standing Ovation!"
RIAN (Russian News Agency)
LAST JEW IN EUROPE
Extended Again -- For the Fifth Time -- and Playing in Two Continents!
The Jewish Theater of New York is proud to announce that after a year of an amazing run by an excellent cast of actors, a new and highly talented cast took over. LAST JEW IN EUROPE, the play that won the hearts and minds of top European critics, is directed by Leya Adler, based on the original direction by Tuvia Tenenbom. LAST JEW IN EUROPE, our longest running show to date, first opened in New York on March 4, 2007. Extended for the fifth time, the show is still playing at the Triad theater, 158 W. 72nd Street. Due to this production's long run, our upcoming hilarious comedy, TWO JEWS AND A MOUNTAIN, will not open as initially planned. TWO JEWS AND A MOUNTAIN, a tale of young settlers on a deserted mountain who mistake an Arab for the Messiah, or vice versa, will open later in the season with exact date TBA.
LAST JEW IN EUROPE is also playing in Warsaw, at the prestigious Teatr Na Woli. The show, which opened on March 15, 2008, garnered some of the best reviews of the season in Poland.
LAST JEW IN EUROPE is a tragicomedy about the resurgence of anti-Semitism in Europe and takes place in Lodz, Poland of our day and time. It was written by the Jewish Theater’s Artistic Director, Tuvia Tenenbom.
LAST JEW IN EUROPE was chosen to represent the USA at the World Cup 2006's 'intellectual track' by the prestigious Mülheim Stücke Festival in Germany.
Schedule & Reservations:
Sun @ 3, Wed @ 7.
Location: The Triad theater, 158 W. 72 St., NYC
Tickets: $55.00 ($20 for students with valid ID), available at TheaterMania by clicking HERE. To reserve tickets by phone call 212.352.3101; outside of New York call 866.811.4111 (toll free).
Synopsis: LAST JEW IN EUROPE, which uses documentary materials, tells the story of love between a nebbish Polish man and his beautiful fiancee in the city of Lodz, Poland. Knowing of his bride's distaste for Jews, the groom never reveals his Jewish identity to her -- claiming instead to be a "Christian Atheist." But two days before their wedding a Mormon missionary from Utah, on an assignment to uncover Jewish families in Lodz, arrives in town and declares that the groom is none other than the son of a famous German Nazi and that the bride is actually Jewish. Will the two still marry each other?
The Jewish Theater of New York welcomes inquiries from the media.
Please contact Liz Lauren at 212.494.0050 or email to TheJTNY@aol.com.
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Written/Originally Directed by Tuvia Tenenbom
Directed by Leya Adler
Current Cast: Dennis Brito, Eric Noone,
Zal Owen, Meghan Powe,
Andrea Prendamano and Christopher Ryan Renni. U/S: Christine Seisler.
Scene Paintings & Setting Mark Symczak
Costumes Elgie C. Johnson
Assistant Director Christina Smith
General Manager Isi Tenenbom
Press Relations Liz Lauren
Public Relations Abe Cohen
Cantorial Music Cantor Israel Singer
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Originating Cast: Leigh Feldpausch, Igor Litwinowicz, RJ Lewis, Maritna Mank, Michael Rachlis and Stewart Schneck.
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