Join the Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy For Yiddish Theater Brunch Program

Join the Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy (LESJC) for a unique Yiddish Theater Brunch program, "The Big Bupkis! A Complete Gentile's Guide to Yiddish Vaudeville." This irreverent performance will include comedy, magic, ukulele music, hypnotism, stories about Sophie Tucker, a Yiddish bullfight poem, and other theatrical rarities. For those who may have attended last year's Yiddish Theater Brunch and enjoyed Shane Bertram Baker's show, this will be a different and more elaborate performance.

There will be an ample, strictly kosher, dairy brunch served which includes bagels, bialys, spreads, dried fruit, coffee and pastries.
In the lead role will be Shane Bertram Baker, Yiddish vaudeville actor extraordinaire.
A Kansas City native, he is acknowledged to be the first Gentile to perform Yiddish vaudeville. How he escaped life in a trailer park in rural Missouri to gain renown in New York's booming Yiddish vaudeville community is richly described and illustrated in this fascinating performance.

Mr. Baker will be accompanied by the legendary Steve Sterner, New York's premiere silent film accompanist. Rimshots, bells, and whistles will be delivered by the remarkable klezmer drummer, Matt Temkin.

Allen Lewis Rickman, who has extensive experience in Yiddish theater, co-conceived and directed "The Big Bupkis!" The show combines English and Yiddish, with English supertitles projected over the stage.

Where:
Lejb & Golda Orenstein Building
15-17 Willet St/Bialystoker Place, between Grand and Delancey Streets
Fees/Info:
Adults: $30; seniors and students: $27. Other LESJC discounts do not apply.
Pre-Registration required by January 27.
10% discounts for groups of 10 or more (must pay in advance through PayPal on our website).