Joe Frank News

Interview: Rhett Martinez of THE LAST YIDDISH SPEAKER at Mildred's Umbrella

by Brett Cullum — September 10, 2025

It is about a family living through a dystopian future that's only a few years into our future, the year 2029.

Review: THE WANDERERS at Mildred's Umbrella

by Brett Cullum — February 14, 2025

Jennifer Decker is a pro at deconstructing relationships, and it is no surprise that she handles this material very well.

Review: Promising 5 & DIME: A NEW MUSICAL Plays Joe's Pub

by Stephen Mosher — June 13, 2023

Now the property is evolving into a musical.

Review: PHOTOGRAPH 51 At Evelyn Rubenstein JCC Theatre At The J

by Brett Cullum — April 21, 2023

It’s a tale not told often enough about a Jewish woman who helped to decode the building blocks of life itself.

Transcontinental Music & Spoken Word Duo Vapor Vespers Drops Another Two-Sided Single

by Chloe Rabinowitz — January 6, 2022

Acclaimed experimental music duo Vapor Vespers is kicking off 2022 with the release of another duo of quirky, noir- and funk-tinged singles, Valise and Bent Omelette (DADA #1).

BWW Interview: Sandra Tsing Loh THE BITCH IS BACK - This Time With Special Guests

by Gil Kaan — June 16, 2021

Sandra Tsing Loh streams her 2015 comedic hit THE BITCH IS BACK for The Broad Stage, beginning June 23, 2021.

Mildred's Umbrella Theater Co. Presents FEMFEST HOUSTON: VOICES OF ISRAEL

by A.A. Cristi — September 23, 2019

Mildred's Umbrella Theater Company (MU) kicks off the 2019-2020 season with FEMFEST HOUSTON: Voices of Israel, a weekend of staged readings by female Israeli playwrights hosted by the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston (JCC) with the support of the Consulate General of Israel to th

BWW Review: KISS ME Explores Interaction & Attraction at Theatre LaB Houston

by Audrey Morabito — May 1, 2018

Following a striking 150 Houston premieres, delivering top-notch, relevant, contemporary theater that spanned a variety of genres to the Houston area, Theatre LaB Houston recently opened their final production of Richard Bean's KISS ME.

How Sweet It Is! A Jackie Gleason Toast with Bob Greenberg at Boca Black Box

by A.A. Cristi — March 21, 2017

GEORGE BETTINGER, host of The Mom & Pop Shop, invites you to join him for HOW SWEET IT IS! A JACKIE GLEASON TOAST, starring Friars Club comedian BOB GREENBERG & singer JIMMIE BUSH, Jr.

Actors' Temple to Honor Tovah Feldshuh and Jackie Hoffman at Centennial Gala

by BWW News Desk — January 17, 2017

Theater District institution the Actors' Temple celebrates its centennial with an entertainment-packed dinner and show at the Friars Club, 57 East 55th Street, on Monday, March 13, at 6pm.

George Bettinger & The Mom & Pop Shop Present HEBREW SCHOOL DROPOUT

by BWW News Desk — January 11, 2017

GEORGER BETTINGER, host of The Mom & Pop Shop, invites you to join him for HEBREW SCHOOL DROPOUT, a solo comedy written & performed by fellow Friar, 3-time Emmy-winning comedian DAVE KONIG, at the Boca Black Box Center for the Arts on Monday, January 16th from 8-10pm.

The Colony Hotel Extends Royal Room Cabaret Lineup

by Tyler Peterson — April 4, 2016

The Colony Hotel - which The Palm Beach Post has hailed as "probably the best place for cabaret on the planet" - is doing something completely different this year.

Photo Flashback: A Fond Farewell to Those We Lost in 2015

by Walter McBride — December 31, 2015

Below, BroadwayWorld sends a fond farewell to those who passed away in 2015.

At The Colony Hotel's Royal Room Cabaret in December: Nicolas King, Aaron Weinstein & Tierney Sutton, The Four Freshman

by Sally Henry Fuller — November 13, 2015

The Actors' Temple Announces ARTS @ AT Series, with Comedy, Music & More

by BWW News Desk — September 11, 2015

In celebrating the New Year 5776, The Actors' Temple, founded in 1917 and located in a landmark building in the heart of the theater district since 1923, introduces a new initiative ARTS @ AT, to reinforce their historic commitment to serving Jewish theater artists and maintaining a relationship wit