A Jew Grows in Brooklyn Will Transfer to 37 Arts Theatre

A Jew Grows in Brooklyn, Jake Ehrenreich's autobiographical comedy musical, will transfer to the 37 Arts Theatre on October 11. The show's current run at the Lamb's Theatre ends on September 17, and the Lamb's itself will cease operating as a theater at the end of September.

A Jew Grows in Brooklyn is the story of a young man and his family¹s quest for the American dream. When Ehrenreich was growing up in Brownsville in the 1960s, he wanted nothing more than to be an American. But his Yiddish-speaking parents, who failed to understand the game of baseball or make sense of rock music, made it difficult for him to feel part of the mainstream culture. In a First Person essay for Broadway.com, Ehrenreich wrote: "From my parents' Holocaust survival to my struggle for genuine "American" status, it's a journey I re-live nightly. In some strange way I feel like I'm simply along for the ride; the show seems to have developed a life of its own."

Ehrenreich has appeared on Broadway in Dancin', Barnum and They're Playing Our Song and toured internationally as Ringo in Beatlemania. Off-Broadway credits include the title role in Jonah, Songs of Paradise, The Golden Land and the rock revue A Hot Minute. As a vocalist, he has performed with artists including Richie Havens, Tito Puente, Gregg Allman, Cab Calloway, John Davidson, the Smothers Brothers and Fats Domino.