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"My Son the Waiter, A Jewish Tragedy," actor-comedian Brad Zimmerman's account of his excruciatingly long journey to mild stardom, will finally reach New York after playing the provinces this summer. Produced by Dana Matthow and Philip Roger Roy's Playhouse Productions, Inc., "My Son the Waiter" takes up residence at Stage 72 - Triad Theatre, 158 West 72nd Street, for a limited 12-week run from Friday October 10 to Wednesday December 31. Zimmerman's spare-no-egos account of the joys of never giving up opens Off-Broadway on Sunday October 19 at 2pm.

The 2014-15 Performing Arts Season of The Grand 1894 Opera House promises countless opportunities to 'Celebrate with The Grand!'

Audiences and critics are loving comedian and actor Brad Zimmerman's hilarious, poignant and inspirational story 'My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy.' The one man show has been extended at the Lyceum Theatre at Horton Plaza till July 20.

Terrence McNally's Tony award winning play, Master Class, is certainly an enjoyable night of theatre. This dramatic biographical story of opera diva Maria Callas tells a tale of the retired performer as she conducts a master class cultivating new operatic talent. Jeffrey Sanzel splendidly directs this delightful incarnation running through June 28th at Theatre Three of Port Jefferson, Long Island, culminating their stellar 44th season.

The Off Broadway Alliance, the organization of Off Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents, and marketing firms, will hold another in its Sunday Seminars series, focused on the culture, business and history of Off Broadway this Sunday, June 1st.

Comedian and actor Brad Zimmerman has paid his dues. He waited tables for 29 years while chasing a career in acting and comedy, so waiting until his mid-50s to perform on stage seems so logical. Zimmerman will tell his hilarious, poignant and inspirational story 'My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy' comes to the Lyceum Theatre at Horton Plaza beginning tonight, May 28th. Opening night for the media is Thursday, May 29, 7 pm.

The Eisemann Center and the City of Richardson announced the 2014-2015 Season of Eisemann Center Presents (ECP) at the Annual Season Preview Party on Thursday, May 8, 2014. The season will include the popular Theatre Comedy Series with four productions and 23 performances; the Methodist Richardson Family Theatre Series with five productions and Jeffrey Siegel's Keyboard Conversations with a total of four concerts. In addition, there are eight MainStage Shows featuring a diverse mix of programming and artistic disciplines. Some of the more popular productions and artists from the past twelve years are returning to join the season - Mandy Patinkin, Steve Solomon, the Paul Taylor Dance Company and The Church Basement Ladies. They will be joined by some outstanding new artists and shows for the Eisemann Center, including Ben Vereen, Darlene Love, Dennis DeYoung, Arlo Guthrie, Taylor Mac, Andrea McArdle, Faith Prince, Donna McKechnie, and Maureen McGovern.

Comedian and actor Brad Zimmerman has paid his dues. He waited tables for 29 years while chasing a career in acting and comedy, so waiting until his mid-50s to perform on stage seems so logical. Zimmerman will tell his hilarious, poignant and inspirational story 'My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy' comes to the Lyceum Theatre at Horton Plaza beginning May 28th. Opening night for the media is Thursday, May 29, 7 pm.

QUEENS THEATRE is pleased to present critically-acclaimed Steve Solomon's MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN, MY FATHER'S JEWISH AND I'M IN THERAPY. The limited engagement will play three performances only this weekend, April 26-27, 2014 at Queens Theatre (14 United Nations Avenue South, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY 11368). Performances are Saturday, April 26, 2014 at 2pm and 8pm, and Sunday, April 27, 2014 at 3pm.

Philip Roger Roy & Dana Matthow present the National Touring Company of the smash-hit comedy sensation, MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN, MY FATHER'S JEWISH AND I'M IN THERAPY!, written by Steve Solomon, directed by Andy Rogow and starring Peter J. Fogel. MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN, MY FATHER'S JEWISH AND I'M IN THERAPY! plays tonight, April 23 through May 18.

QUEENS THEATRE is pleased to present critically-acclaimed Steve Solomon's MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN, MY FATHER'S JEWISH AND I'M IN THERAPY. The limited engagement will play three performances only April 26-27, 2014 at Queens Theatre (14 United Nations Avenue South, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY 11368). Performances are Saturday, April 26, 2014 at 2pm and 8pm, and Sunday, April 27, 2014 at 3pm.

The Nominating Committee of the Independent Reviewers of New England has just announced nominees for the 2014 IRNE Awards. The Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE) Awards, founded by Beverly Creasey of the Journal Newspapers and Larry Stark of TheaterMirror in 1997, recognize the extraordinary wealth of talent in the Boston theatre community.

From "Stand By Your Man" to Aretha's "R.E.S.P.E.C.T," the international hit musical Respect: A Musical Celebration of Women returns to Phoenix for a limited engagement to celebrate the exciting story of women in the 20th century through more than 60 Top 40 songs. The show will run at Herberger Theater Center, 222 E. Monroe, from Feb. 5 to March 2.

Philip Roger Roy & Dana Matthow present the National Touring Company of the smash-hit comedy sensation, MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN, MY FATHER'S JEWISH AND I'M IN THERAPY!, written by Steve Solomon, directed by Andy Rogow and starring Peter J. Fogel. MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN, MY FATHER'S JEWISH AND I'M IN THERAPY! plays April 23 through May 18.

Comedian Steve Solomon's "Cannolis, Latkis & Guilt! The Therapy Continues" arrives at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on January 26, 2014 at 7pm. Funnyman Steve Solomon is back with the beloved and wacky cast of characters and comedy bits from all three of his award-winning shows - including My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm in Therapy! - plus some new hysterical surprises with this all-new, one-man show. Steve has taken the art of impersonation and honed it into a science. He masterfully weaves different dialects and crazy characters into his stories.

Florida's own Steve Solomon will bring his newest show, Cannoli, Latkes & Guilt! The Therapy Continues... to the Coral Springs Center for the Arts from February 5th through February 16th. This latest production will once again showcase Solomon's impressive comedic talent, his inimitable story-telling ability, and his funny and clever facility with words, accents, and sounds. The show contains a lot of new material, as well as the very best of Solomon's previous work. His shows include My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm in Therapy, My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm STILL in Therapy and his holiday show, My Mother's Italian, and Steve's Holiday Show (and his personal favorite) My Mother's .... & I'm Home For the Holidays.

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts welcomes guests to kick off the holiday season with a celebratory concert in the bedecked Symphony Park. On Sunday, Dec. 8 at 5 p.m., Cabaret Jazz resident and beloved Las Vegas entertainer, Clint Holmes, will launch the season's festivities with a performance that will include special guests from the Las Vegas community.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College announces its 59th season of diverse, family friendly theater and musical theater performances, including the Off-Broadway holiday hit My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm Home for the Holidays, the acclaimed Golden Dragon Acrobats performing their theatrical spectacle Cirque Ziva, and five theater performances for children as part of Brooklyn Center's Target Storybook Series.

The time of year when families gather for reunions, dinners and parties also means the funniest family function around. Peter Fogel arrives in Philadelphia for five weeks in Steve Solomon's all new 'My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm Home for the Holidays!," November 29, 2013 to December 31, 2013 at the New Penn's Landing Playhouse (inside the Independence Seaport Museum) 211 S. Columbus Blvd & Walnut St. The theater is wheelchair accessible, parking is discounted on site.

Steve Solomon has a busy South Florida winter ahead. He will perform his Stand Up comedy at the Lyric Theatre in Stuart, on December 3rd

It's another laugh filled evening of family chaos from the award-winning writer and comedian Steve Solomon. The all new show My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish and I'm Home for the Holidays will be at the Morris Museum on Thursday, November 21 at 8:00pm and Friday, November 22 at 8:00pm.

Spectacle Management is proud to announce Steve Solomon's 'My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm in Therapy,' featuring Peter Fogel as Steve, running November 15-24 at the Larcom Theatre in downtown Beverly. Tickets are $39 and are on sale now by calling(617) 531-1257 or at www.larcomtheatre.com.

Eddie Mekka, who played the role of Carmine Ragusa - the Big Ragu - in the hit TV series Lavern & Shirley will be featured in the Alhambra's upcoming performance of Rogers and Hammerstein's, South Pacific presented by Brumo's. Mekka follows his Laverne & Shirley cast-mate (and good friend) Cindy Williams.

Bristol Riverside Theatre starts off its 27th season as a record year for the company. Its first mainstage production, Steve Solomon's My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm STILL in Therapy!, broke all box office records, becoming the highest grossing non-musical production in the company's history. Playing to multiple packed performances, this hilarious one-man comedy goes back in time with Steve from his baby years with his twin sister, right up to the present introducing audiences to Uncle Willie, stuttering Cousin Bob, demented Cousin Kenny, Steve's new therapist, Cousin Sal and Sal's parole officer, and other astounding characters we know, love and tolerate from our own families.

Queens Theatre (QT) presents the L.A. Theatre Works production of THE GRADUATE, based on the 1963 'age of youth' novel and the classic 1967 Oscar-winning film, adapted for the stage by Terry Johnson. The play is directed by Brian Kite, and features a dynamite cast of stars of film and TV: Diane Adair (South Coast Repertory Theatre) as Mrs. Braddock, Matthew Arkin (Bdwy: Losing Louie, The Sunshine Boys; TV: 'Rescue Me', '100 Centre Street', 'All My Children') as Mr. Robinson, Heidi Dippold (TV: 'The Sopranos', 'All My Children') as Mrs. Robinson, Jill Renner (Pacific Resident Theatre) as Elaine Robinson, Darren Richardson (Nat' Tour: Pride and Prejudice TV: 'Lost', 'Fastlane') as Hotel Clerk/Priest/Psychiatrist, Brian Tichnell (TV: 'Happy Endings') as Benjamin Braddock and Tom Virtue (TV: 'The Building, The Bonnie Hunt Show') as Mr. Braddock.