Original cast member Jenny Bacon is set to return to the off-Broadway production of My Name Is Asher Lev on June 10, replacing Ilana Levine in the play’s female roles, including Asher’s mother. Bacon will re-join original stars Ari Brand in the title role and Mark Nelson as Asher’s father and other male roles.

Adapted by Aaron ...

Tony and Emmy winner Cynthia Nixon may not be on stage currently, but the loyal theater enthusiast is never far from the stage. On April 24, Nixon took in the powerful off-Broadway drama My Name is Asher Lev at the Westside Theatre. Based on the best-selling coming-of-age novel by Chaim Potok, the play explores one young man’s balance between ...

Stage actress Ilana Levine will join the cast of off-Broadway’s My Name Is Asher Lev beginning February 26. Levine will replace current star Jenny Bacon, playing all of the show's female characters, including Asher’s mother Rivkeh. Bacon plays her final performance at the Westside Theater on February 23.

Set in New York City, My Name Is Asher ...

Age & Hometown: 28; New York, New York

Current Role: Starring as the title character, a sensitive art prodigy in the acclaimed stage adaptation of Chaim Potok’s classic novel My Name Is Asher Lev.

A Father/Son Story: New York native Ari Brand feels a special bond with Asher Lev, a Hasidic Jew who, because of his work as an ...

Good news for the critically acclaimed off-Broadway production of My Name is Asher Lev. The stage adaptation of Chaim Potok’s classic coming-of-age novel has extended at the Westside Theatre through May 26, 2013. The play opened on November 28.

Set in New York City, My Name is Asher Lev is the story of a Hasidic Jewish boy who wants ...

A stage adaptation of Chaim Potok’s classic and inspiring coming-of-age novel My Name is Asher Lev opened off-Broadway on November 28. This New York premiere stars newcomer Ari Brand as Asher and lauded off-Broadway actors Jenny Bacon and Mark Nelson in a variety of roles, including Asher’s religious parents. Aaron Posner's drama follows the journey of a ...

The stars of the stage adaptation of Chaim Potok's enduring tale of a young artist struggling in a cloistered Hasidic community explain why the play would be moving no matter where it is set. Get to know the cast of the off-Broadway powerhouse!

The stage adaptation of Chaim Potok's classic coming-of-age novel My Name is Asher Lev officially opens at off-Broadway’s Westside Theatre on November 28. Adapted by Aaron Posner and directed by Gordon Edelstein, the play stars newcomer Ari Brand as Asher Lev and features performances by Jenny Bacon and Mark Nelson in a variety of roles including Asher’s ...

About the author:
Aaron Posner has built a thriving career as a theater administrator and director of award-winning productions in the Washington DC area, with an emphasis on Shakespeare. But this busy stage pro has also found time to adapt two beloved works of fiction by Chaim Potok, The Chosen (co-written with Potok) and the coming-of-age drama My Name is ...

Chaim Potok’s classic novel My Name Is Asher Lev has found new life on stage at off-Broadway's Westside Theatre. Ari Brand stars as the titular character, alongside Jenny Bacon and Mark Nelson as his parents. Adapted for the stage by Aaron Posner and directed by Gordon Edelstein, Asher Lev centers on a Hasidic Jewish boy and aspiring artist ...