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Jewtopia

UNSTOPPABLE! Fogel and Wolfson have created one of the biggest theatrical hits!

The New York Times

Hilarious! Raucous! merciless! ...Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson know their territory well and assault it with unflagging comic energy! Enlisting Andy Fickman as director ensures an equal-opportunity satire...when Jewtopia hits it's mark, which is frequently, it's outrageously funny!

Los Angeles Times

  • Full Length Play
  • Comedy

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Adult
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
  • Cautions: Mild Adult Themes

  • Performance Group:
  • Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, Professional Theatre
Get ready for 2 hours of non-stop laughter! Jewtopia, the longest running comedy in both Off-Broadway and Los Angeles history is finally available to license!

Jewtopia tells the story of two 30 year old single men, Chris O'Connell and Adam Lipschitz. Chris, a gentile, wants to marry a Jewish girl so he'll never have to make another decision. Adam Lipschitz, a Jew, wants to marry a Jewish girl to please his family, but can't get a date to save his life. After meeting at a Jewish singles mixer, Adam and Chris form a secret pact. Chris promises that he will help Adam find the Jewish girl of his dreams and show him 'Jewtopia', but only if Adam will help Chris shed his gentile-ness and bring him undercover into the Jewish world. Stereotypes collide, cultures clash and chaos ensues!

REVIEWS:

Entertaining!...Wild!...Raucous!...Wolfson and Fogel fill the stage with overwhelming energy...they come across as natural clowns, alternately vulnerable, charming and animated. Certain to hit home with all observers, whatever their religion!

Variety

Hilarious! Absolutely priceless! Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson are intelligent, clever and attractive and posses a palpable collaborative chemisty.. Fogel displays a steady Kevin Spacey-type intensity, and Wolfson provides a more frenetic energy resembling Ben Stiller. When they score, they score big!

The Jewish Week New York

A Definite Don't Miss! Outrageous! A plethora of belly laughs served up by Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson, two bright, talented young men who have a definite future ahead of them writing comedy! Sometimes into each life an unexpected ray of sunshine falls!

Beverly Hills Courier

UNSTOPPABLE! Fogel and Wolfson have created one of the biggest theatrical hits! – The New York Times'Hilarious! Raucous! Merciless! ...Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson know their territory well and assault it with unflagging comic energy! Enlisting Andy Fickman as director ensures an equal-opportunity satire...when Jewtopia hits its mark, which is frequently, it's outrageously funny!'

Los Angeles Times

Raucous! Madcap! True to life! Fogel and Wolfson deserves to take center stage! As co-writers and co-stars, Fogel and Wolfson are very comfortable with the material and playing off each other!

Variety Gotham

Crazy! Hilarious! A laugh riot! Fogel and Wolfson bring an easy charm to their roles! A fresh take on an old theme, played for a new generation. We predict that Jewtopia will fun forever.

The Journal News

Such a premise!...This show has edgy, late night attitude. Jewtopia is a show that appeals to all ages - what's not to like?

New York Newsday

After a quarter century of Neil Simon and his imitators, the playwrights redeem the formula with edge! Displaying a commercial sensibility that is almost obscene, they combine the swaggering generation y, nailing two demographics at once! The result is irresistible The young authors play the parts with sassy abandon! The script throws every ingredient on hand into the comedic chicken soup!

Time Out New York
Premiere Production: Jewtopia premiered at the Coast Playhouse in Los Angeles, CA in May of 2003 under the direction of Andy FIckman.
  • Casting: 4M, 3F
  • Casting Attributes: Reduced casting (Doubling Possible)

  • CHRIS O'CONNELL
    ADAM LIPSCHITZ
    CRAZY GIRLS / JILL / NURSE
    ARLENE LIPSCHITZ / MARCY COHEN
    RABBI SCHLOMO / GRANDFATHER IRVING
    DENNIS LIPSHITZ / SINGLES MIXER GUY
    RACHEL KHAN
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    Get ready for 2 hours of non-stop laughter! Jewtopia, the longest running comedy in both Off-Broadway and Los Angeles history is finally available to license!Jewtopia tells the story of two 30 year old single men, Chris O'Connell and Adam Lipschitz. Chris, a gentile, wants to marry a Jewish girl so he'll never have to make another decision. Adam Lipschitz, a Jew, wants to marry a Jewish girl to please his family, but can't get a date to save his life. After meeting at a Jewish singles mixer, Adam and Chris form a secret pact. Chris promises that he will help Adam find the Jewish girl of his dreams and show him 'Jewtopia', but only if Adam will help Chris shed his gentile-ness and bring him undercover into the Jewish world. Stereotypes collide, cultures clash and chaos ensues!

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