Based on the web series of the same name, the play Old Jews Telling Jokes pays tribute to and reinvents classic jokes of the past and present.
If you’ve ever walked into a bar with a priest, a rabbi and a frog, join us for conversation and vignettes from the show. You’ll laugh ‘til you plotz!
Brief Biographies
Peter Gethers is an editor, screenwriter and author of the bestselling The Cat Who ... trilogy.
Daniel Okrent was the first public editor of The New York Times and is the author of several books. They are the conceivers and producers of the show.
Lenny Wolpe
Broadway: Wicked (Wizard), Drowsy Chaperone, Sound of Music, Mayor, Copperfield, Into The Light, Onward Victoria. National Tours: Wicked, Little Shop, Forum, South Pacific, Guys & Dolls. Regional: Papermill, Goodspeed, St Louis Rep, Denver Center, Pasadena, Pioneer, Westport, Reprise LA, McCarter. TV: 100 guest spots from LA Law, ER, 6 Feet Under to Roseanne, Golden Girls and Chappelle.
Hairspray veteran Todd Susman has been a regular in six television series, recurred in six more (including Newhart), performed in nineteen TV pilots and served as the “Public Address Announcer” during eight years of MASH. His latest feature films are You Don’t Know Jack and The Taking Of Pelham 123.