CIRCUMCISE ME Announces Third Extension At Bleecker Street Theater 7/4

Circumcise Me, (www.CircumciseMeThePlay.com) Yisrael Campbell's hilarious show at The Bleecker Street Theater (45 Bleecker Street), has announced a summer extension due to the overwhelming audience response. Tickets for the show are now on sale through July 4th.

The current schedule for Circumcise Me is: Wednesday at 3pm and 8pm, Thursday at 8pm, Saturday at 9pm, and Sunday at 4pm and 7pm.

The show will be dark the week of May 17 - May 23rd in observance of Shavuot.

Beginning May 27th, the performance schedule for Circumcise Me will be: Thursday at 8pm and Sunday at 4pm and 7pm. Circumcise Me will be dark on June 24th.

"I am over the moon that audiences and critics alike have embraced the show and have prompted yet a third extension of our little show," said Yisrael Campbell. "We were always hoping that the show would make audiences laugh and think but never dreamed it would be like this. On behalf of the whole Circumcise Me team, I can't express how excited we all are to be here through the summer."

The New York Times cheers Circumcise Me: "Plenty of Laughs! Mr. Campbell's genial and polished recounting is a tale well told" and The New York Post applauds, "Mazel tov! Pitch-perfect blend of genuine sentiment and hilarious one-liners. Deeply moving." The New Yorker calls Circumcise Me "very funny" and Stephen Colbert lauded, "Yisrael Campbell is the funniest Roman Catholic Orthodox Jewish comedian in the world. Hurry and see him before he becomes a Buddhist!" Emmy Award winning comedian Judy Gold also loved the show, exclaiming "Lemme give you a tip - This show definitely makes the cut!!!"

Circumcise Me tells the true story of Yisrael Campbell, your average Irish, Italian, Catholic kid from Philly, who became a sober alcoholic, recovering drug addict, husband, father, reform, conservative, unorthodox, orthodox, Jewish comic actor. In his New York theatrical debut, Yisrael (born Christopher) takes The Audience on an extraordinary spiritual, creative, and hysterically funny journey including, ouch, three circumcisions along the way.

Circumcise Me is the rare collision of comedy and theatre that will have women howling with laughter and men squirming in their seats. The film "Circumcise Me," a documentary on Yisrael's life, is currently playing in film festivals around the country.

The fun also continues with the talkback series "FINAL CUT" taking place after select performances of the show. Guests sit down with Yisrael Campbell to tell a story that has changed their life...their "AH HA!" moment. Past guests have included Judy Gold, Father Dave Dwyer, and Tovah Feldshuh.

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