Steven Keats

In a new interview with Indiewire, veteran film producer Ira Deutchman reveals that he plans to adapt Joan Silver's 1975 indie hit HESTER STREET to the Broadway stage, with help from producer Michael Rabinowitz.

'I had just moved to New York in September of 1976. I was prepared to allow myself six months to get acclimated, so I wasn't worried about finding a job right away...'

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