Tom Dugan’s Spy Thriller Wiesenthal Sets New Closing Date Off-Broadway

The Jewish James Bond will now depart off-Broadway on February 22; Wiesenthal had previously been scheduled to close on February 1. Tom Dugan’s spy thriller officially opened at the Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row on November 5.

Dugan makes his New York stage debut starring in the show, which is based on the true story of Simon Wiesenthal. Nicknamed the "Jewish James Bond," 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.

The production is directed by Jenny Sullivan.