Tag Archives: Jerry Weinberg

Ambitious ‘Promises, Promises’ Still Makes Good On Some

Ambitious is the word for the Levis JCC production of the musical Promises, Promises. Sometimes the commitment by everyone involved to make the show work helps it stay aloft, and, other times, it isn’t enough to make this funny, yet dated, piece rise to any occasion.

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Chicken Coop Theatre, Danielle Jolie, Holly Budney, Jerry Weinberg, Laura Titus, Levis JCC, Mark Hernandez, Promises Promises, Sara Perry | Leave a comment

Deep And Complex, A Shayna Maidel Thrives In Its Contrasts

Whether you have seen A Shayna Maidel before, Chicken Coop Theater at Levis JCC Sandler Center does a fine job keeping intact Lebow’s touching drama and its very definite Holocaust theme. But this production goes one smart step further, finding more universal themes of love and loss, parents and their relationships to their children, and the bond of siblings.

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged A Shayna Maidel, Chicken Coop Theatre, Fern Katz, Hannah Marks, Holly Budney, Jerry Weinberg, Kayla Gambrill, Krystel Adela Mills, Om Jae | Leave a comment