James Sherman News

Playwright James Sherman has crafted a charming and delightful work with his play JACOB AND JACK. It's a fond remembering of the last days of the Yiddish theatre and it weaves in the modern day with the past with considerable flair. It has farcical elements, including the requisite doors, six in this case, to go in and out of while the action switches back and forth between the two times. The New Jewish Theatre has put together a lovely rendering of this show, and the cast is absolutely superb. This is a brisk-paced comedy that's absolutely worth seeing.

Penguin Rep Theatre (Joe Brancato, Artistic Director, and Andrew M. Horn, Executive Director) and Morton Wolkowitz (Stomp, The Unexpected Man) will present the Off-Broadway premiere of Miracle On South Division Street, by Tom Dudzick, directed by Joe Brancato. Opening Night is Sunday May 13th at St. Luke's Theatre (308 West 46th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues). See photos from the production below!

Penguin Rep Theatre (Joe Brancato, Artistic Director, and Andrew M. Horn, Executive Director) and Morton Wolkowitz (Stomp, The Unexpected Man) is set to present the Off-Broadway premiere of MIRACLE ON SOUTH DIVISION STREET, by Tom Dudzick, directed by Joe Brancato. Performances begin April 25th at St. Luke's Theatre (308 West 46th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues). Opening Night is set for Sunday May 13th.

North Coast Repertory Theatre presents special rehearsed reading event, free (suggested donation: $5) and open to the public, RELATVIVELY CLOSE tonight, April 23 at 7:30 PM. This play is written by James Sherman and directed by Matt Thompson.

North Coast Repertory Theatre presents special rehearsed reading event, free (suggested donation: $5) and open to the public, RELATVIVELY CLOSE on Monday April 23 at 7:30 PM. This play is written by James Sherman and directed by Matt Thompson.

Artistic Director Chay Yew and Executive Director Jan Kallish announce the appointment of the new Victory Gardens Ensemble Playwrights: Philip Dawkins, Marcus Gardley, Samuel D. Hunter and Tanya Saracho.

Teatron Jewish Theatre has announced that its 2012-2013 season will include MY NAME IS ASHER LEV, RABBI SAM, and JACOB AND JACK.

Heiress Productions has completed casting for the World Premiere of THIRDS by Jacob M. Appel, adapted by Kevin Brewer.

Heiress Productions presents THIRDS. The show previews March 2 at The Lion Theatre at Theatre Row.

Heiress Productions has completed casting for the World Premiere of THIRDS by Jacob M. Appel, adapted by Kevin Brewer.

Heiress Productions presents THIRDS. The show previews March 2 at The Lion Theatre at Theatre Row.

Fox Valley Repertory begins its 2nd season with the comical glimpse behind the creation of the screenplay 'Gone With the Wind' with Ron Hutchinson's Moonlight and Magnolias. Directed by Dennis Zacek, former Tony Award-winning Artistic Director of Victory Gardens, performances will take place at the Pheasant Run Resort Mainstage (4051 E. Main St., St. Charles, IL; box office 630-584-6342).

Heiress Productions announce its Fall Gala celebrating its 5th birthday on Tuesday, November 15th, from 6:30-8:30pm at the Soho Photo Gallery (15 White Street, NYC).

The most popular whodunit of all time, a vibrant musical version of one of the greatest pieces of literature, and a hilarious new romantic comedy are part of Moonlight Stage Productions' 22nd Winter Season at the AVO Playhouse. Between January and April 2012, audiences will enjoy Agatha Christie's THE MOUSETRAP, the recent Broadway hit LITTLE WOMEN - THE MUSICAL, and James Sherman's modern romantic comedy BEAU JEST.

'I've created a monster!' proclaims Sarah Goldman (Alison Robertson) in James Sherman's audience-pleasing comedy Beau Jest, currently receiving a first-class production at the Glendale Centre Theatre. With fast one-line zingers, the farce is the perfect summer stock vehicle and boasts a sparkling cast under Martin Lang's quickly-paced direction.

BEAU JEST, the hilarious romp from playwright James Sherman, will have its Los Angeles revival August 18 - September 24, 2011 at the Glendale Centre Theatre (GCT). This heartwarming story about a beautiful young school teacher from Chicago, begs the question: How far will you go to satisfy your parents?

BEAU JEST, the hilarious romp from playwright James Sherman, will have its Los Angeles revival August 18 - September 24, 2011 at the Glendale Centre Theatre (GCT). This heartwarming story about a beautiful young school teacher from Chicago, begs the question: How far will you go to satisfy your parents?

Penguin Rep Theatre (Joe Brancato, Artistic Director, and Andrew M. Horn, Executive Director) and Edmund Gaynes, in association with Don and Lizanne Mitchell, will present The Devil's Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith, a musical by Angelo Parra, conceived and directed by Joe Brancato.

Penguin Rep Theatre (Joe Brancato, Artistic Director, and Andrew M. Horn, Executive Director) and Edmund Gaynes, in association with Don and Lizanne Mitchell, will present The Devil's Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith, a musical by Angelo Parra, conceived and directed by Joe Brancato.

Victory Gardens announces the 50 playwrights who will participate in The Chicago One-Minute Play Festival as a benefit for the Victory Gardens Fresh Squeezed series. The event will be held in the Zacek-McVay Theater at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Park on May 15 and 16, 2011, at 7:30pm.