Solomon's 'Italian Jewish Therapy' To Close Off Broadway 8/24

Steve Solomon's hit comedy, MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN, MY FATHER'S JEWISH & I'M IN THERAPY!, will conclude its nearly two-year New York run on Sunday, August 24th at The Westside Theatre (407 West 43rd Street, between 9th & 10th Aves.) after 724 performances (including 40 previews).  One of New York's longest-running one-man shows, the New York production currently stars Eddie Mekka.

While the show ends its record-breaking run in New York, Steve Solomon, the show's creator and original star, continues to play the show to sold-out houses in cities around the United States.

"We couldn't be more thrilled with our New York run," says Solomon.  "When we first announced the New York engagement, the plan was to stay for only three months before taking the show on the road.  But the audiences just kept coming back and bringing their families with them. So here we are, finally wrapping up after almost two years, two different theatres, three different actors and over 700 performances. Only in New York could audiences need so much therapy!   Thank you New York!"

Twice the holidays!  Twice the hollering! Twice the guilt!  After sold-out engagements around the country, Rodger Hess, Abby Koffler, Howard Rapp, Arnold Graham and Ed Frankel present Steve Solomon's MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN, MY FATHER'S JEWISH & I'M IN THERAPY!, now starring Eddie Mekka. (television's "Laverne & Shirley"). One part canoli, one part kreplach and two parts prozac, ITALIAN+JEWISH=THERAPY is written by Steve Solomon is directed by John Bowab (Legends!, The Unsinkable Molly Brown).

Regis Philbin of ABC TV's "Live with Regis & Kelly" calls ITALIAN+JEWISH=THERAPY "beautifully written and hysterically funny!  Non-stop laughs all the way!"   WOR Radio raves "The show's a big hit! It's an hour-and-a-half of laughter!" while Joe Franklin of Bloomberg Radio calls the show "the sleeper hit of the season!"  WCBS-TV heralds the show as "A funny look at family relationships" that WWOR-TV raves "brings down the house!"

Though best known to audiences for his seven seasons on "Laverne & Shirley," Eddie Mekka began his career as a New York trained actor earning Tony and Drama Desk Award-nominations for his performance as the title character in "The Lieutenant." Other Broadway credits include Stephen Schwartz's The Magic Show and Tom Stoppard's Jumpers. Most recently, Mekka starred in national tours of Grease with his television co-star Cindy Williams, Fiddler on the Roof and The Goodbye Girl.  On film, Mekka has been seen in Dreamgirls, Beaches, A League of Their Own and Top Of the World.  His recent television credits include "24," "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody," "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," "The Bold and the Beautiful," "The Big Easy," "The Jamie Foxx Show" and as Detective Murdoch in the Fox T.V. movie "Catch Me If You Can".

Having headlined throughout the United States and Europe for over twenty years, creator Steve Solomon and stories relate to the wacky side of the human condition, combining comic voices, sound effects and astounding characters  - bringing alive a myriad of people from all walks of life. ITALIAN+JEWISH=THERAPY has toured in over 50 cities around the United States, Canada and Bermuda, playing to sold out audiences and return engagements.

MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN, MY FATHER'S JEWISH & I'M IN THERAPY! features a scenic design by Ray Klausen, lighting design by Brian Nason and sound design by Carl Casella.

Steve Solomon's MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN, MY FATHER'S JEWISH & I'M IN THERAPY! plays at The Westside Theatre (407 West 43rd Street, between 9th & 10th Aves.). Via subway, take the 1/2/3/7/A/C/E/N/R/Q/W/S trains to 42nd Street/Times Square. Performances are Tuesday at 7:00PM, Wednesday - Saturday at 8:00PM with matinees Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday at 3:00PM. Tickets are $61.25 - $71.25.  For tickets call Telecharge.com, (212) 239-6200.  Visit www.ItalianJewishTherapy.com.
 

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