Dr. Ruth Westheimer

NEW YORK SINGS YIDDISH! Featuring Yiddish Concert & Theatre Stars to Take Place This Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 12, 2023

Join in this Wednesday, June 14 in Central Park, when National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene and Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage present New York Sings Yiddish!,  featuring an illustrious lineup of Yiddish theater and concert superstars celebrating the rich cultural legacy of Yiddish music.

Farmers Alley Theatre Presents the Regional Premiere Production Of BECOMING DR. RUTH
by Stephi Wild - Feb 16, 2023

Continuing a streak of critically acclaimed performances (Bright Star, A Gentleman's Guide To Love and Murder, A Swinging Christmas: The Holiday Music of Tony Bennett, The Great Leap), Farmers Alley Theatre is thrilled to bring the very first production of Becoming Dr. Ruth to West Michigan audiences. 

Official: Lea Michele Is FUNNY GIRL's Next Fanny Brice; Tovah Feldshuh Will Take Over as Mrs. Brice
by BWW Staff - Jul 11, 2022

It's official! Lea Michele will take over as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl on Broadway, succeeding Beanie Feldstein who will depart the production on July 31st. Find out when Lea Michele and Tovah Feldshuh are joining the show, how to get ticket and more.

Tovah Feldshuh Will Lead Virtual Presentation Of BECOMING Dr. RUTH Next Week
by Stephi Wild - Jun 3, 2022

Beloved psychologist Dr. Ruth Westheimer celebrates her 94th birthday this June, and in celebration, six-time Tony- and Emmy-nominated actor Tovah Feldshuh and the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust will present a special virtual broadcast of the one-woman Off-Broadway show, Becoming Dr. Ruth.

BECOMING DOCTOR RUTH Comes to Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park in April
by Stephi Wild - Mar 22, 2022

Many fans of talk shows and pop culture recall Dr. Ruth Westheimer as America's favorite sex therapist in the 1980s and 1990s, rewriting the playbook on what can and can't be discussed on the air with strangers. But few know the story of her remarkable journey. Beginning April 9, BECOMING DR. RUTH will narrate the inspiring details of her life in an illuminating one-woman show presented by the Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati.

Benefit Performance Of THE LAST BOY Set For April 27 At Town Hall
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 12, 2022

The Last Boy...a new play with music will be featured at 'a benefit on Broadway...a Yom HaShoah to remember' on Wednesday, April 27th, 2022 at 6:00pm at The Town Hall, 123 W. 43rd Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue.

BWW Review: CELEBRATING SOME STANDOUT SHOWS FROM 2021
by E.H. Reiter - Dec 29, 2021

As we head towards the end of the year and look forward to a new one, it’s the perfect time to celebrate the great theatre that was made by San Diego theatres and artists.  From virtual to in-person, theatre proved that art finds a way, and even a pandemic can’t keep them down.

Photos: Inside Opening Night of BECOMING DR. RUTH
by Stephi Wild - Dec 21, 2021

Becoming Dr. Ruth, starring Tovah Feldshuh and written by Mark St. Germain, enjoyed a successful evening for its Off-Broadway opening night at Edmond J. Safra Hall at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York on Thursday, December 16.

BWW Interview: Tovah Feldshuh Talks Starring in BECOMING DR. RUTH Off-Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 4, 2021

Six-time Tony- and Emmy-nominated Tovah Feldshuh's remarkable resume reads like a who's who of history's most iconic Jewish women- Golda Meir, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and now Dr. Ruth Westheimer. Tovah is now bringing her tour-de-force performance as the famed sex therapist in Mark St. Germain's 'Becoming Dr. Ruth' Off-Broadway.

New Talkbacks With Dr. Ruth And Tovah Feldshuh Added At BECOMING DR. RUTH
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 30, 2021

Due to the popularity of two performances followed by onstage talkbacks with Dr. Ruth Westheimer and Tovah Feldshuh on December 4 and December 8, the Museum has added two more post-show talkbacks after 7:00 PM performances on December 15 and December 22.

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts Will Kick Off Holiday Silent Auction on November 21
by Nicole Rosky - Nov 5, 2021

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts has announced its Holiday Silent Auction begins Sunday, November 21, and continues through Thursday, December 2. Items will be available for bidding 24 hours a day, each day, by visiting the auction link at baystreet.org. Registration is required. For more information, contact Director of Development, Kim Fink, at kim@baystreet.org.  

Tovah Feldshuh to Star in BECOMING DR. RUTH This December at Edmond J. Safra Hall at the Museum of Jewish Heritage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 25, 2021

Tickets are now on sale to the tour-de-force theatrical show Becoming Dr. Ruth, marking six-time Tony- and Emmy-nominated actor Tovah Feldshuh's return to the stage in New York City after eight years.

Theater J Announces Remount of BECOMING DR. RUTH
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 17, 2021

 Once again, the lights will soon be on in the Goldman Theater at 16th and Q Streets, NW. Theater J is gearing up for their first live show since the start of the pandemic. Naomi Jacobson reprises her much-acclaimed leading role for a season opener that Adam Immerwahr, Theater J’s Artistic Director, calls “uplifting and joyful.”