A JEW GROWS IN BROOKLYN Takes Root At The Annenberg Theater For A Three Week Run 3/7-3/23

The critically acclaimed A JEW GROWS IN BROOKLYN, which chronicles the life of Jake Ehrenreich, a uniquely talented American born child of Holocaust survivors, graces the stage of the Annenberg Theatre for a three week engagement beginning March 7. Through stories and comedy and music, performed with a live band and multi-media video and photos, Jake recreates his unforgettable journey of discovery and life lessons learned.

When Jake 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 his one-man show, directed by Jon Huberth, Ehrenreich explores how his family history, dominated by the shadow of the Holocaust, shaped the man he turned out to be.? Ehrenreich has appeared on Broadway in "Dancin", "Barnum" and "They're Playing Our Song." He has also performed Yiddish music in two Off-Broadway productions, "Songs of Paradise" and "The Golden Land.

Ehrenreich tells much of his life story through music. He is backed by four instrumentalists playing songs ranging from "Brooklyn Roads" to "Doo Wah Diddy." One striking moment in the show occurs when Ehrenreich recalls learning that almost all of his favorite composers were Jewish like him.? "I don't want to bring people too far into the black hole of the Holocaust," Ehrenreich has said,. "If people in the audience laugh it means that they trust me not just to take them to a more serious place, but to bring them out and make them joyous and grateful when they leave."? His story has spawned a book by the “Chicken Soup for the Soul” Publishers A Jew Grows in Brooklyn, the Curious Reflections of a First Generation American, a TV documentary and a related feature film.

Tickets for this show are $50. Tickets can be purchased at www.annenbergtheater.org  or by calling the theater Box Office at 760-325-4490.

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