Jackie Mason Hits Off-Bway as 'The Ultimate Jew' March 18

By: Jan. 11, 2008
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Jackie Mason - who brings his 8th and final one-man comedy tour de force, Jackie Mason - The Ultimate Jew, to New World Stages, beginning March 18 for a limited ten-week run, through May 25, 2008 only. Long passionate about politics, Jackie Mason is well known for his tough and outspoken position on a variety of issues.

"Elder statesman of the stand-up comedy world, Jackie Mason combines pungent political satire, insightful observations on the foibles of modern life, and impeccable timing to create material that leaves audiences laughing until they cry show after show. Once in a generation, a performer emerges who is so extraordinary, so brilliant, that he or she become the standard to whom all others are compared. Jackie Mason is such a performer, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest stand-up comics of all time, now more popular than ever!" state press notes.

Jackie set a new standard for one-man shows on Broadway when The World According to Me began its unprecedented two-and-a-half year run on Broadway in 1986, earning triumphant reviews and re-establishing Mason as one of the nation's foremost comics. The show earned Mason a Tony Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, an Ace Award, an Emmy Award, and a Grammy nomination, and it toured successfully in America and Europe for two years. Each subsequent show was consistently a commercial success and collected an impressive array of nominations and awards including Emmy and Ace awards for the HBO special, "Jackie Mason on Broadway." His last show Freshly Squeezed opened in 2005 and has been touring the world ever since.

Jackie can also be heard on his nationally syndicated radio show on The Talk Radio Network (www.talkradionetwork.com), which airs Sunday nights from 7PM to 9PM EST. The show covers politics, news and current affairs. Jackie interviews some of the most informative and influential people in the world of news and politics.

This limited run begins March 18 at New World Stages/Stage 3 (340 West 50th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues).  Performances are Tuesday through Saturday at 8PM, with matinees Saturday at 2PM and Sunday at 3PM; special Wednesday matinees at 2PM on March 26, April 9 & 23.

For tickets from as low as $46 (including $1 facility fee), call Telecharge.com at 212/239-6200.  For more information visit www.jackiemason.com



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