“Brilliant performances!” The Tolucan Times. “Brilliant portrayals…you will be just as captivated as I was!” broadwayworld.com. “Just plain brilliant!” playwright/performer Wendy Michaels. This joyous and poignant musical, back for a limited engagement to celebrate the author’s yahrzeit, follows the life of the beloved Yiddish story-teller as he spins tales of loves and losses, fame and failures, travels, travails and the tremendous optimism that kept him going against all odds. Based on his letters and tales, the controversy surrounding his stories and plays, and his passionate quest to honor the universality of the human spirit and celebrate our common humanity, he reminds us always that we have more in common than in conflict. “I will never forget my evening with Sholom Aleichem and I thank you for bringing my cousin so beautifully back 'To Life'.” Lillian Aderman Moller Playing to sold-out houses until the day before the lockdown, the delightful musical, back by audience request for a limited run, is written by the internationally acclaimed team of Chris DeCarlo and Evelyn Rudie, with lilting songs by Emery Bernauer, E. Rudie and Sholom Aleichem himself. Audiences are treated to an in-depth look at the joyous and poignant events that inspired the foolish philosophers, philosophical fools, comical shtetl folk and not-so-comical scoundrels that populated Sholom Aleichem's world. The musical stars veteran performer Chris DeCarlo, who again assays the role of the beloved author, a characterization which has been enjoyed by more than a quarter of a million audience members, and Evelyn Rudie, who has created and portrayed more than three dozen Sholom Aleichem characters in over 2,000 performances to date. “Evelyn Rudie is an all-around theatrical wizard!” Casting Call Aleichem Sholom is presented by the Santa Monica Playhouse Jewish Heritage Project, supporting productions that keep the unique richness of Jewish theatre alive, honor the historical and cultural importance of Jewish heritage, and insure that new generations of theatre-goers appreciate and celebrate the life experience of Jewish ancestry, literature and tradition. “ ‘Sholom Aleichem’ means ‘Hello, peace be with you.’ For Santa Monica Playhouse it means ‘richness in Jewish theatre for the community to enjoy.’ ” The Messenger Santa Monica Playhouse is supported in part by generous grants from the We Are Santa Monica Fund, the City of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Arts Commission, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture and Playhouse PALS. Sat 7:00pm, Sun 3pm – May 10 -11, 2025 - wine and dessert reception included in ticket price
“Chris DeCarlo has become the reincarnation of Sholom Aleichem” LASplash
Santa Monica Playhouse - The Other Space is at 1211 4th Street, Santa Monica, CA.
The Lost Sisters of OZ – a brand-new Rudie-DeCarlo musical comedy for all ages (11/1/25-11/16/25)
NEW! Special “MATTY” show honoring the 100th anniversary of Baseball Legend Christie Mathewson’s passing (10/7/25-10/7/25)
Edgy! Heartfelt! Enlightening! Mulatto Math: Summing Up the Race Equation in America (9/27/25-9/28/25)
added early evening show for Alice and the Wonderful Tea Party –a Rudie-DeCarlo musical comedy (9/20/25-9/20/25)
The Game: Trapped, Stripped, Stereotyped – one encore performance (9/17/25-9/17/25)
Jewish for Dinner – one-night-only to support the Save-the-Main-Stage Fund (8/24/25-8/24/25)
ALEICHEM SHOLOM! The Wit and Wisdom of Sholom Aleichem – a “Brilliant” musical comedy (8/10/25-9/14/25)
Pain in My Asperger’s –Jeremy Ebenstein’s inspiring solo musical story of overcoming obstacles enroute to success – one show only (8/2/25-8/2/25)
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2 Pianos 4 Hands
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MILF And Cookies
Dynasty Typewriter (12/16 - 12/16) | |
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Disney's The Little Mermaid
Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center (1/9 - 1/11) BUY NOW & SAVE | |
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Samantha Pauly
Feinstein's at the Nikko (12/12 - 12/13) HOLIDAY SHOW | |
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Scrooge! The Musical
Chance Theater (11/28 - 12/21) | |
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Ragtime
The Broadwater Theater Main Stage (12/5 - 12/14) | |
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Les Talens Lryiques
Zipper Hall (5/24 - 5/24) | ||
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Sweet Air
McCadden Place Theatre (1/23 - 2/15) | |
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OTR: A New Play
OTR: A New Play (11/23 - 11/27) | |
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