Hayworth Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
The Hayworth presents Adam Baum & the Jew Movie, an acclaimed new comedy directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Mazursky (Harry and Tonto) and starring Richard Kind (Spin City, Mad About You), Nicholas Brendan (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Gregory Mikurak (CSI: Miami). With wit and wisdom, playwright Daniel Goldfarb takes an insightful look into the heart and mind of a Jewish immigrant who has made something of himself in post-war United States.
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I think that we saw the last performance of the play, but in any case, it was a really good play with a fine cast. Richard Kind is a great actor and he brought all of his acting riches to this part.........part Louie B Mayer, part Sam Goldwyn and Part Harry Cohn.
The Hayworth theater is a great 99 seat theater. On the day we attended there were many celebrities in the audience.
A nice outing.
What a challenging play. Outstanding performances by the actors. Believable and compelling. We haven't stopped talking about it. It was disturbing in the kind of way that makes you look at yourself and do some self assessment.
Fabulous play - interesting, funny,thought provoking. We came home and watched Gentlemen's Agreement immediately!
This play -- with a gulp-inducing title -- is a great look at Hollywood and being Jewish in the 40s.
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My husband and I took an out-of-town relative to this drama based on the good reviews. We thought the acting was great, but the theme of the play was repetitive and became tiresome to watch. The play is about two main characters: a Hollywood producer, once a Jewish Russian immigrant, who wants to make a movie about anti-semitism and a non-Jewish American writer who tries to capture what it means to be Jewish in America in the mid-1940s. The producer's character is very defensive, suspicious of others and unable to come to terms with his own feelings about Judaism which became annoying at times.
VERY NEBULOUS - FORCED -IN YOUR FACE.... NO REDEEMING FEATURES.
Great acting, and a very thoughtful play.
Almost missed it; fortunately caught it on the it's final weekend.
This is a well-written, beautifully directed, play. Paul Mazursky unnderstands
how to milk the comedy while respecting the dramatic arc of the story.
Great cast, and great performances by all three cast members. Very well directed. Funny, poignant. A very enjoyable evening.
It was a very heartwarming play. We really enjoyed it. Good acting. You need to be Jewish to enjoy it.
Fabulous script and performances. Kip Gilman was superb! The story just confirmed to me that it is almost impossible for non-Jews to really understand what it means to be a Jew, that it goes above and beyond religious observance. The dialogue conveyed that it is a culture that in part was shaped by non-Jews' attitudes and actions towards Jews in Europe and America, yet a culture that remains so readly misunderstood by non-Jews.
Well written and thoughtful. Great performances all around and gorgeous art deco sets. But the title and reviews led you to believe that this was a comedy, which it really wasn't. So only 2 stars for being misleading.
The acting was very good and the story was relevant.
The acting was flat and unconnected...maybe because the actors were replacements and not given enough rehearsal. I wish I had seen it with the original cast because the play seemed interesting.
Apart from my managing to misread the program (in my eagerness to avoid seeing plot details, I thought there were 3 acts rather than just two, which made for an unexpected ending and caused the running time to seem even shorter) this was a very enjoyable and interesting evening. The cast - Kip Gilman, Nicholas Brendon and Riley Ceder - were excellent, and the play was surprisingly thought-provoking, often in quite a subtle way. The production also had a real feel of the 40s to it, which isn't easy with only two small sets and no female characters to really highlight the differences in dress etc..
Very funny, but it makes you think. I thought both sides were making good points. The script did not take sides, but exposed us to both sides of the issue.
Richard Kind was simply amazing in his role and is a real departure from the comedian you see him as on television. This is a dramedy. It is extremely well written and thought provoking and is wonderfully directed by Paul Mazursky.
A good play and very competently directed.
The actors seemed a bit rushed (especially Gar).
Very well acted. Richard Kind was wonderful and truly believable. The sets were very well done and the theatre was very comfortable. All in all, it was a great evening.
Richard Kind was great and just over-the-top enough. It is loosely based on a true story which makes it better. Nice little theater. I have lived in LA my whole life but have never heard of it.
The Hayworth Theatre is conveniently located in Los Angeles’ Historic Wilshire District.
Formerly a movie theater and dance studio, The Hayworth has been transformed into Los Angeles’ hottest and most vibrant theatre and performing arts center. This two story stucco-over brick structure houses a 99 seat theatre, 42 seat theatre, 49 seat theatre, dressing room, green room... More
It’s 1946. Successful studio head, Samuel Baum wants to make a movie about anti-semitism. He hires Oscar winning screenwriter and profoundly gentile, Garfield Hampson, Jr. to write the script. When he discovers that a competing studio has nearly completed the screenplay to “Gentleman’s Agreement”, he is desperate to be the first one out of the gate. As Samuel sees it, there's only room for one "Jew movie" a year. “What's more, it should be written by a Gentile (unlike Zanuck's writer, Moss Hart) who will depict Jews through his 100% American eyes. “ He knows that his will tell the real story.
With wit and wisdom, playwright, Daniel Goldfarb takes an insightful look into the heart and mind of a Jewish immigrant who has made something of himself in post-war United States. Along the way, much is revealed about what it means to be an assimilated Jew and the impact it has on Sam’s thirteen year-old son, Adam, and what lies beneath the surface of both the movie mogul and, ultimately, the writer, himself.
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