Off-Broadway Hit OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES Comes to the Morris Museum's Bickford Theatre

The Morris Museum is pleased to welcome the off-Broadway hit show, "Old Jews Telling Jokes," to the Bickford Theatre. A gleeful ode to humor that will have audiences laughing till they plotz, the show will run five times from November 17 through November 20, 2016.

Co-created by Peter Gethers and Daniel Okrent, "Old Jews Telling Jokes" showcases five actors in a revue that pays tribute to and reinvents classic jokes of the past and present. Think you've heard them all before? Not this way. The show also features comic songs -- brand new and satisfyingly old - as well as tributes to some of the giants of the comedy world and to the brilliant raconteurs. If you've ever had a mother, visited a doctor, or walked into a bar with a priest, a rabbi and a frog..."Old Jews Telling Jokes" will sit in the dark, give you a second opinion, and ask you where you got that.

The show the New York Times called "hilarious...magnificent, enduring rhythm of Jewish humor" promises to be an outrageous evening of one-liners, double-entendres and hysterical routines sure to triple you over with laughter! Like rye bread, kosher pickles and bagels, this show is for everyone!

Performances

Thursday, Nov. 17 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm
Friday, Nov. 18 at 8:00pm
Saturday, Nov. 19 at 8:00pm
Sunday, Nov. 20 at 2:00pm

Tickets

$45 General Public; $40 Seniors; $38 Museum Members; $33 Groups (10 or more); $20 Students (18 & under or with valid college ID)

Tickets may be purchased online at morrismuseum.org, by phone at (973) 971-3706, or in person at the Bickford Theatre Box Office. The Bickford Theatre is an integral part of the Morris Museum, located at 6 Normandy Heights Road in Morristown, NJ, and offers free parking and full accessibility. Box Office hours for phone sales are Monday through Friday, 10:00am to 5:00pm. Walk-up hours are Tuesday through Friday,11:00am to 5:00pm.

Cast

Bob Greenberg (Morty)

Jessica Saul (Debbi)

David S. Jack (Nathan)

Jude Flannelly (Reuben)

Sharon Geller (Bunny)

Creative Team

David S. Jack (Music Director)

Matt Silva (Director)

About The Bickford Theatre
The Bickford Theatre is a professional theater that produces and presents year-round entertainment, including a Main Stage Series, two Children's Theatre series, a Jazz Showcase, and other concerts. The theatre is a Senior Member of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance, a not-for-profit organization of 30 professional theaters throughout the state, and works in conjunction with Actors' Equity Association (AEA) and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC). From its beginnings in 1994 to the present, tens of thousands of theater-goers from across the tri-state area have enjoyed the Bickford Theatre's many entertaining and diversified offerings in theatre, music and dance.

About the Morris Museum

Founded in 1913, the Morris Museum is an award-winning, community-based arts and cultural institution which serves the public through high caliber exhibitions in the arts, sciences and humanities. The Museum also offers educational programs, family events, and is home to the Bickford Theatre and its wide range of performing arts offerings. Continuously serving the public since 1913, the Morris Museum has been designated a Major Arts Institution and has received the New Jersey State Council on the Arts' Citation of Excellence, among other awards. The first museum in New Jersey to be accredited, the Morris Museum was re-accredited in 2013 by the American Alliance of Museums.

The Morris Museum is a Blue Star Museum, offering free admission to active duty military personnel and their families, from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

Location & Hours

The Museum is located at 6 Normandy Heights Road (at the corner of Columbia Turnpike) in Morristown, NJ, and is open Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 11:00am to 5:00pm and Sunday, 12:00 to 5:00pm. In addition, the Museum is open evenings from5:00 to 8:00pm on the second and third Thursday of the month. Admission to the Museum is $10 for adults and $7 for children, students and senior citizens. Admission is always free for Museum members. For more information, call (973) 971-3700, or visit www.morrismuseum.org.

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