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The return engagement of the “dazzling” (Daily Bruin) original
Jewish musical, Backstreet, a rousing and touching
evening of theatre – a passionate and whimsical portrait of
life, love, and loyalty played out by a family of Backstreet
Ladies in a house of Jewish “working girls” in the New York
ghetto, circa 1905, from the creators of the immensely popular
Sholom Aleichem quartet of plays: Author! Author!,
Because of You, The Clown Prince and The Great
Fair.
The musical’s action is set against the backdrop of the women’s movement at the turn of the (last) century, the flight from persecution that sent so many European immigrants knocking on America’s doors, and the endless quest of the underclass for self-worth and respectability. It strikes chords that resound deeply not only in Jewish identity, but in all human hearts.
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WHO |
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Book, music and lyrics by Chris DeCarlo, Evelyn Rudie and Matthew Wrather This Anniversary year production is directed by Chris DeCarlo and features original cast members DeCarlo and Rudie joined by Jordan Kai Burnett, Vanessa Cate, Carolyn Freeman Champ, Melissa Gentry, Alex Schottky, Sean Tweedale, Sarah Yette, and Serena Dolinsky as “Rivkele.” The authentically detailed and “breathtaking period costuming (FAB hats!)” (The Tolucan Times) were painstakingly recreated by award-winning designers Ashley Hayes and Cheryl Jennings, and are one of the highlights of this rich musical production. Presented by the Playhouse Jewish Heritage Series |
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Saturdays at 8 PM • Sundays at 6:30 PM
November 6 through December 12
There
will be NO performances of "Backstreet"
Please
check our
3
Month Calendar
for available performance dates |
Santa Monica
Playhouse
Santa Monica Playhouse |
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$25.00 general admission $20.00 for students, teachers, seniors members of the military $17.50 for groups of 8 or more
Ticket price includes a complimentary coffee |
For reservations please call: |
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 *Santa Monica Playhouse Reserves the Right to Cancel or Reschedule Performances Without Prior Notice. Please Call to Confirm Show Dates and Times. |
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Santa Monica Playhouse, a not-for-profit 501 (c) 3 educational corporation founded in 1960, provides exciting and entertaining dramatic and comedic, classic and contemporary live theatrical productions, Family Theatre musicals, birthday and tea parties, year-round and summer theatre acting classes and educational programming for kids, teens and adults, create-a-play classes and Mommy and Me events for pre-schoolers, daytime and after school field trips, enrichment classes and in-service in public and private schools, cultural exchange, international touring, and community outreach, as well as theatre rental space for productions, seminars, solo shows, concerts, recitals, lectures, meetings and more. |
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