Tom Dugan’s Spy Thriller Wiesenthal Starts Previews Off-Broadway

The “Jewish James Bond” has arrived off-Broadway! Tom Dugan’s Wiesenthal begin performances at the Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row on October 24. Directed by Jenny Sullivan, the production will run through through February 1, 2015.

Dugan will also make his New York stage debut starring in the show, which is based on the true story of Simon Wiesenthal. Wiesenthal escaped death at the hands of Hitler's S.S., lost 89 family members, and devoted more than six decades to bringing Nazi war criminals to justice. Part memoir and part spy thriller, Dugan's play introduces us to Wiesenthal on the day before his retirement as he welcomes his final group of Americans to his office in The Jewish Documentation Center in Vienna.

Opening night is set for November 5.