ZERO HOUR'S Jim Brochu Honored By Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz
By: Gabrielle Sierra Jan. 19, 2010
Jim Brochu, author and star of ZERO HOUR, Off-Broadway's newest hit, was honored by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz following the Monday, January 18th performance of ZERO HOUR at Theatre at St. Clement's (423 West 46th Street).
Immediately after the curtain call, Jim Brochu was joined onstage by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz who presented the star with a special citation for his "contribution to the arts by a native of Brooklyn."
The document proclaimed, "In every generation stars are born and legends are made, yet there are those times when that rare individual graces the world with their presence, standing above all who have come before and after them, elevating and revolutionizing their art form, expanding minds, opening hearts, and building bridges of understanding, and that is Jim Brochu. On behalf of all Brooklynites, I salute and commend Jim Brochu - a true son of Brooklyn...I sincerely thank him for gracing the world with his talent and unstoppable spirit."ZERO HOUR opened on November 22nd to rave reviews, and the strictly limited engagement is set to run through January 31st at Theatre at St. Clement's (423 West 46th Street). Three-time Academy Award nominee Piper Laurie directs ZERO HOUR, which was originally produced in Los Angeles, where it received the Ovation Award for Best New Play.
Starring Jim Brochu as Zero Mostel, ZERO HOUR is set at Mostel's West 28th Street painting studio where a naïve reporter attempts to interview the famously volatile actor, prompting an explosion of memory, humor, outrage, and juicy backstage lore. It is July 1977 and the actor is giving his final interview before leaving for the pre-Broadway tryout of The Merchant in Philadelphia. Mostel only played one performance as Shylock before his sudden death at the age of 62.
ZERO HOUR traces Mostel's early days growing up on the Lower East Side as the son of Orthodox Jewish immigrant parents, through his rise as a stand-up comedian, from the Borscht Belt to Manhattan's most exclusive supper clubs, and from the devastation of the blacklist to his greatest Broadway triumphs, most notably as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof and working through his love-hate relationship with Jerome Robbins.
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