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A NIGHT IN THE CATSKILLS - A Borscht Belt Variety Show Debbie Reynolds Mainstage At The Historic El Portal Theatre

By: Jul. 10, 2018
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A NIGHT IN THE CATSKILLS - A Borscht Belt Variety Show Debbie Reynolds Mainstage At The Historic El Portal Theatre  Image3,000 Off Broadway Productions proudly presents A NIGHT IN THE CATSKILLS ~ A Borscht Belt Variety Show on the Debbie Reynolds Mainstage at the historic El Portal Theatre in the NOHO Arts District, North Hollywood, CA. This special three-performance engagement will be presented Saturday, September 29 at 3pm and 8pm and Sunday, September 30 at 2pm.

The Catskills, referred to as the "Mountains" or the "Borscht Belt" was the place to be in the hot summer months of the 50's and 60's. It was an escape from the big city and is where a great many of the comedians that became major stars began their careers.

A NIGHT IN THE CATSKILLS brings back the Variety Entertainment that would be playing the Catskills today - if the big resorts were still in operation in Liberty, New York. A NIGHT IN THE CATSKILLS is filled with variety, comics, music and just all-around fun, with surprises and performances that will tickle the audience as only a variety show from the Borscht Belt can!

The host of the show is Herschel Fox who is a Cantor and Stand-up Comic. Additional entertainers include: Comedian Scott Wood, Dee Dee Hanson as Joan Rivers, Broadway Singer Jill Burke, Comedy Magician Pete McLeod, Puppeteer Kevin Carlson, Violinist David Klingenberg, Singer Scott Drier and Nick Young & The Rhythmatic Tap Company Dancers.

You can't go back in time to Grossingers, but you can come to the El Portal in North Hollywood for A NIGHT IN THE CATSKILLS.


The Catskills were "East Coast Las Vegas" with no gambling in the day ... We bring them back to life with a variety show like no other ...

From COMEDY to DIRTY DANCING, you will have the TIME OF YOUR LIFE!

Ticket prices $40 - $55 with special onstage seating­­ for a select few! For tickets and information please call 818-508-4200 or online at www.elportaltheatre.com.

El Portal Theatre is a historic landmark in the San Fernando Valley located in the heart of North Hollywood just minutes from Universal Studios, Warner Brothers, Disney, ABC, CBS-Radford and NBC Burbank. The theatre, originally built as a vaudeville house in 1926, sits across Lankershim Blvd from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Art Institute of California-Hollywood.



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