Daniel Okrent

The New Jewish Theatre to Celebrate 25 Years of Productions

The New Jewish Theatre welcomes the community to celebrate its 25th season of telling universal stories through the lens of the Jewish experience. On September 10, 2023, from 4:30-6 pm, the public is invited to join New Jewish Theatre leaders and actors at the Carl & Helene Mirowitz Performing Arts Center in Creve Coeur to celebrate, reminisce, and raise money for the future of live theatre at the Jewish Community Center.

Kelli O'Hara, Deborah S. Craig & More to Celebrate the Late Broadway Legend Mary Rodgers at Symphony Space

Symphony Space will present an evening exploring late Broadway legend Mary Rodgers and her just-published memoir Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers on September 18. 

BSO and GBH Host 'An Evening With Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, And Sarah Botstein' at Symphony Hall Next Month

Boston public media producer GBH and the Boston Symphony Orchestra will host THE U.S. AND THE HOLOCAUST: An Evening with Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, and Sarah Botstein on Monday, September 12, 2022 at 7 p.m. at Symphony Hall, Boston.

OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES Brings Jokes, Skits, Song and Dance to Herberger Theater

Philip Roger Roy and Playhouse Productions, Inc. announce a limited engagement of the off Broadway hit Old Jews Telling Jokes at the Herberger Theater Center, 222 E. Monroe in Phoenix. The national touring production will open on Christmas Day, Wed., Dec. 25 at 7 pm and continue through Sun., January 19, 2020.

OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES Comes to The Herberger Theater

Philip Roger Roy and Playhouse Productions, Inc. announce a limited engagement of the off Broadway hit Old Jews Telling Jokes at the Herberger Theater Center, 222 E. Monroe in Phoenix. The national touring production will open on Christmas Day, Wed., Dec. 25 at 7 pm and continue through Sun., January 19, 2020.

BWW Review: OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES Offers an Evening in the Catskills with Very Adult Jokes, Skits, Songs, and Dance

OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES has garnered rave reviews across the country, and I can certainly understand why it's kosher for a Jew to be a ham after watching these five talented and energetic actor/comedians take over the stage. Sets of jokes are broken into categories, with the titles displayed on a large screen at the back of the stage, upon which we also see various settings where jokes are set. Starting with Birth and Childhood, they move through Dating and Courtship, Business and Money, Marriage, Religion, Assimilation, School., Doctors and Retirement, making fun of everyone while the audience roared with laughter.

OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES Comes to The Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center

Philip Roger Roy and Playhouse Productions, Inc. will present the Off-Broadway hit, Old Jews Telling Jokes at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center beginning January 9, 2019. The show will run through February 10.

OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES At The Mizner Park Announced at Cultural Arts Center

Philip Roger Roy and Playhouse Productions, Inc. will present the Off-Broadway hit, Old Jews Telling Jokes at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center beginning January 9, 2019. The show will run through February 10. 

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.

FSCJ Artist Series to Present OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES, 4/5

? You'll plotz when off-Broadway's hilarious comedy, OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES, makes its Jacksonville debut Tuesday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. for one performance only at the intimate Terry Theater in the Times Union Performing Arts Center. Tickets for the show the New York Times called "hilarious" are on sale now at fscjartistseries.org or by calling (904) 442-2929.  OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES contains adult humor and is not recommended for children.

BWW Review: OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES at GSP Rings in the New Year with Laughter

See 'Old Jews Telling Jokes' now through January 3rd at George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick. There are matinee and evening performances available throughout the holiday weekend for this uproarious comedy show.

BWW Interview: Sam Hoffman Creator of OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES

Broadwayworld.com interviewed Sam Hoffman, creator of the web site OldJewsTellingJokes.com that inspired his book and hit show. 'Old Jews Telling Jokes' will be performed at George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick through January 3, 2016.

BWW Interview: Creator Sam Hoffman of OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES at GSP through January 3rd

Broadwayworld.com interviewed Sam Hoffman who created the website OldJewsTellingJokes.com. The sensation has been adapted for the stage and it will be performed at George Street Playhouse through January 3, 2016.

BWW Interview: Daniel Okrent Co-creator of OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES at GSP

Broadwayworld.com interviewed Daniel Okrent, Co-Creator of 'OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES.' The show will be performed at George Street Playhouse on a limited engagement from December 2nd through January 3rd.

OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES to Play 5-Week Run in New Brunswick

The off-Broadway comedy revue OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES will be making New Brunswick, NJ, audiences laugh 'til they plotz when the hit show comes to George Street Playhouse for a five-week run starting December 2, 2015, and ending January 3, 2016.

Grand Rapids Public Museum Opens AMERICAN SPIRITS: THE RISE AND FALL OF PROHIBITION Today

Opening today, September 26, AMERICAN SPIRITS: THE RISE AND FALL OF PROHIBITION will grace the galleries of the Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) through January 17, 2016.

OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES Opens in Toronto in October

The off-Broadway hit show OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES comes to Toronto for an eight week run at the Randolph Theatre and is sure to make audiences laugh 'til they plotz. Performances run October 14 - December 6, 2015

Grand Rapids Public Museum to Open AMERICAN SPIRITS: THE RISE AND FALL OF PROHIBITION This Weekend

Opening September 26, AMERICAN SPIRITS: THE RISE AND FALL OF PROHIBITION will grace the galleries of the Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) through January 17, 2016. This exhibit explores America's most colorful and complex constitutional hiccup, spanning from the inception of the temperance movement, through the Roaring '20s, to the unprecedented repeal of the constitutional amendment.

OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES Begins Tonight in Boston

?The off-Broadway hit show OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES comes to Boston for a five week run at the Regent Theatre in Arlington, Mass. and is sure to make audiences laugh 'til they plotz. Performances start tonight, April 15, 2015 and run through May 17, 2015.

OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES Comes to Trinity Rep Tonight

The off-Broadway hit show OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES comes to Providence for a limited run in the Chace Theatre at Trinity Rep, and is sure to make audiences laugh 'til they plotz. Performances run tonight, April 15, 2015 - May 10, 2015.