BWW Review: Enthralling Performances and Smart Writing Make BAD JEWS a Comedic Success
Based on the title, one might assume that Joshua Harmon's 'Bad Jews' is a play more specifically rooted in Judaism that it actually is. While Harmon's play does revolve around several characters vying for a relic from their recently deceased grandfather, the play is actually not about what makes someone a 'Bad' Jew, but more broadly, what makes someone a bad person.
Bad Jews to end Chicago run on December 27
After a wildly successful, eight-month ride, Theater Wit's smash hit Chicago premiere of Joshua Harmon's Bad Jews will end its extended run with its final performance on December 27 at Chicago's Royal George Theatre.
Joshua Harmon's smart, funny play about 20-something Jewish cousins grappling with faith, family and identity was a surprise hit for Theater Wit, selling out a nine-week run last spring at the company's Lakeview home before transferring to the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts.
Theater Wit's BAD JEWS Transfers to the Royal George Tonight
Theater Wit moves the company's smash hit Chicago premiere of BAD JEWS back to the city, after its virtually sold-out summer run at Skokie's North Shore Center for the Performing Arts. Starting tonight, August 28, Wit's production of playwright Joshua Harmon's smart, funny new play about young Jews grappling with faith, family and identity will reopen at the Royal George Theatre, 1641 N. Halsted St., in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood.
Theater Wit Extends BAD JEWS; Moves to Skokie Next Month
Theater Wit Artistic Director Jeremy Wechsler announced today a two-week extension of its smash hit Bad Jews, now running through June 21 at the company's home in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood. Immediately after, Wit will transfer Bad Jews to the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie's 318-seat space for a summer remount, June 26-July 19.
Theater Wit Announces BAD JEWS Cast
Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago, has announced the cast and design team for its Chicago premiere of Joshua Harmon's Bad Jews, a smart, savage comedy about the holy and holier-than-thou, which closes Wit's 2014-15 season April 24-June 7, 2015.
Photo Coverage: FRIARS CLUB COMEDY FESTIVAL Plays Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
Due to recent health issues, Freddie Roman was unable to perform in the Friars Club Comedy Festival which he curated for the Mahaiwe and had planned to host. The show went on in Freddie's honor, with his long-time friend Stewie Stone, the Prior of the Friars, stepping in as host and with Freddies favorite, on-the-rise stand-up comics carrying on the Catskills comedy tradition.
BroadwayWorld brings you photots from the big event below!