A Jew Grows in Brooklyn

A Jew Grows in Brooklyn

A smash hit on Broadway, where it played for a more than a year and a half, A Jew Grows in Brooklyn is an “engaging, poignant and hilarious” (Palm Beach Post) comedy musical about the search for identity and meaning. Through stories, comedy and music – performed with a live band and including a classic Rock Medley, a multi-instrumental version of Louis Prima’s Sing, Sing, Sing, a selection of Yiddish songs and multi-media video and photos – the show chronicles the life of Jake Ehrenreich, an American-born child of Holocaust survivors. From the streets of Brooklyn and struggle with his family’s past, to the laughter and rebirth of Catskills summers, to his mother and sisters heartbreaking early Alzheimers disease, Jake mesmerizingly recreates his unforgettable journey of discovery and lessons learned. For the official website, click here.

March 2 - 3, 2012 Ferguson Hall

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Show Dates & Times

March 2-3

Friday 8 p.m.
Saturday 8 p.m.

Pricing

Regularly priced tickets start at $29.50.

Groups save on the service fee – just $1.50 per ticket! Groups of 12 or more receive a 15% discount off the regular ticket price.

Educator's discount: 50% off. Limit 2 tickets. All price levels. Other restrictions apply.

There is a maximum ticket allotment of eight tickets per account/household/business for paid, ticketed events. (For some shows, it may be less.) Applicable service charges added at point of purchase. There is no maximum for free, non-ticketed events.

For ticket purchases via the phone or ticket office, service charges are waived for current annual Straz members at the $400 level and higher, although special handling fees may apply to some shows. Service charges for online transactions apply to all members. 

Pursuant to s.817.36, Florida Statutes, no Straz Center ticket may be offered or resold for more than $1 over the face value of the ticket.

Reviews

The New York Times raves A Jew Grows in Brooklyn is “funny, touching and beautiful ... you don’t have to be Jewish or Brooklynish … Jake Ehrenreich is Dazzling!” 

The Philadelphia Inquirer calls it “An uplifting treasure with universal appeal—in the same elevated company as Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays, and Chaz Palminteri’s A Bronx Tale.”

Run-time: Approximately 100 minutes with no intermission