The long-running off-Broadway comedy Jewtopia will close at the Westside Theatre on April 29 after a successful run of 27 previews and 1,052 regular performances. Future productions are slated to open in Tampa and Toronto this fall.
Jewtopia began performances in New York on September 28, 2004 after a 16-month sold-out run at West Hollywood's Coast Playhouse where it still holds the record as Los Angeles' longest-running comedy.
Written by Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson, and directed by John Tillinger, Jewtopia tells the story of two single guys, Chris O'Connell and Adam Lipschitz. Chris, a gentile, wants to marry a Jewish girl so that he'll never have to make another decision for the rest of his life. Adam, a Jew under pressure from his family to marry a Jewish girl, wonders what Chris is thinking. Customs clash and stereotypes collide as this outrageous comedy unfolds.
The current cast includes Lorry Goldman, Josh Heine, Vanessa Lemonides, Becky London, Rosanne Ma, Jeremy Rishe and Joel Rooks.
