Contact: Cathy Johnson or Susan Claassen 1400 N. First Ave, Tucson, AZ. 85719 www.invisibletheatre.com (520) 884-0672
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THE INVI SIBLE THEATRE presents
STEVE SOLOMON in A Brand New Show!
Directed by Andy Rogow
Made possible in part through the generous support of the Milton and Elizabeth Kahn Fund of the L&R Lawrence Family Foundation
WHERE: The Berger Performing Arts Center 1200 W Speedway Tucson, AZ 85745 On the campus of the AZ School for the Deaf and Blind
WHEN: Monday, December 19, 2011 at 7:30 PM Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 7:30 PM
TICKETS: Ticket Price: $42 To charge tickets by phone, call (520) 882-9721 To purchase tickets on-line, go to the home page of www.invisibletheatre.com and click on the Ovationtix logo
RUNNING TIME : 90 minutes with no intermission
November 18, 2011, Tucson, Arizona ; From the star and creator of one of the longest running one-man comedy shows in history, “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m in Therapy”, we bring you MY MOTHER’S ITALIAN, MY FATHER’S JEWISH AND I’M HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS….the therapy continues! It’s that time of the year again … a time of peace, a time of joy, a time of remembering why you left home in the first place. Steve’s back with more wild and hilarious stories and characterizations about his family, friends and the other folks we met whose sole purpose was to drive him into therapy in the first place. We all get to attend holiday dinner at Grandma’s where, if you are under 55, you’re allowed to sit at the children’s table. It’s another laugh filled evening of family chaos from the award-winning writer and comedian, Steve Solomon. STEVE SOLOMON
To say that an evening spent with Steve Solomon is like being with a dear, funny friend, is an understatement. In truth, an evening with Steve is more like being with dozens of hilarious friends and eccentric members of your own family.
Steve has taken the art of impersonation and honed it into a science. He masterfully weaves different dialects and crazy characters into his stories. These tales take on a life of their own as Steve recounts memorable moments from his past and makes hysterical observations on timely topics.
A native of Brooklyn, Steve grew up in the multi-ethnic neighborhood of Sheepshead Bay. This was the perfect training ground for a dialectician. As the class clown and as a very authentic sounding Chinese restaurant delivery boy, Steve learned at an early age how to use his gift for imitating accents to his advantage.
He also realized that he was a prolific writer of jokes and stories - real jokes. And, blinded by the “glitz” of show business, he submitted dozens of his stories to periodicals, friends and stand up comics he knew in the business.
Using humor, dialects and sound effects in teaching, Steve was a real life version of Gabe Kaplan’s “Welcome Back Kotter.” Eventually, Steve became a Physics teacher and a school administrator on Long Island, New York.
He left his academic career behind and turned his attention to his latent love of making people laugh. As Steve puts it, “I decided to follow my heart and become an impoverished comedy writer and performer.” Steve’s last show, the two-time award winning MY MOTHER’S ITALIAN, MY FATHER’S JEWISH & I’M IN THERAPY has met with rave reviews to sold out crowds throughout the country and became one of the longest running one-man comedy shows in history. HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS is Steve’s newest pet project, as this hilarious show highlights the very best of his talents.
Once again, we meet the people that we’re all too familiar with; the family members that make you remember why you left home in the first place. This time, however, we get to see greater nuances into the personalities of the dozens of characters we’ll meet along the way: Their personalities (or lack of), their feeding habits and their instinctive ability to turn total joy into relentless but hysterical chaos.
It’s a laugh-filled fest of everybody you know, have known and some you’d want to forget but can’t - all brought to life on stage by the comic magic of Steve Solomon.
Just when you thought it was safe to go back home for the Holidays, Steve brings us this new masterpiece of family dysfunction. So prepare to laugh, prepare to cry and prepare to be delighted with MY MOTHER’S ITALIAN, MY FATHER’S JEWISH & I’M HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS……..The Therapy Continues.
After meeting Steve’s family....you’ll leave wondering why more states don’t have capital punishment.
2 Andrew Rogow (Director ) holds a BFA from New York University and an MFA from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Andy is currently a member of The Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers. He was the founder and Artistic Director of the Different Drummer Music Theater in Chicago, the only musical theater ensemble company in the country at the time. While there, he produced and/or directed such musicals as Working , an avant-garde production of The Fantasticks , and the Chicago premiere of the 1940’s Radio Hour , which ran for six months at the Palmer House Hotel. Mr. Rogow is an award-winning actor who has worked all over the country. Favorite roles include Che in Evita , Hysterium in A Funny Thing…Forum , Ned in The Normal Heart , and Pooch in Good News . While living in Las Vegas he also worked as a singer at the Excalibur Hotel and Casino. Before joining the Hollywood Playhouse staff he was the Artistic Director of Cue Productions, based in New York City, which specialized in Jewish musicals. He directed their productions of “Seymour Glick is Alive But Sick ” which allowed him the opportunity to work with comedy legend Steve Allen, “Sophie, Totie and Belle ”, and “ Meet Me at the Pitkin ”. During his tenure at the Hollywood Playhouse he has directed Sally Struthers and Dawn Wells in Always, Patsy Cline , the world premieres of The Comet’s Tale , Eye of the Beholder , Harry and Thelma in the Woods and critically acclaimed productions of The Fantasticks , Man of La Mancha , A Grand Night for Singing and Fiddler on the Roof , for which he received a Carbonell Award nomination for Best Director. Mr. Rogow is a member of Actors’ Equity Association and The Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers. He also sits on the Board of Directors of the Greater Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and is the President of the Theatre League of South Florida. Andy is the original director of Steve Solomon’s MY MOTHER’S ITALIAN, MY FATHER’S JEWISH & I’M IN THERAPY.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT MY MOTHER’S ITALIAN, MY FATHER’S JEWISH AND I’M HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS…
We’ll meet: Uncle Willie, Stuttering Cousin Bob, Demented Cousin Kenny, Steve’s new therapist Cousin Sal (and Sal’s parole officer) and a myriad of astounding characters we know, love and tolerate from our own families; each one brought to life on stage by Steve using his gift for creating voices, dialects and wacky sound effects that only add to the hilarity of each story. Variety says “Steve is Alan King, Billy Crystal, a smidgen of Don Rickles and George Carlin all thrown in,” while WOR Radio calls the show “an hour and a half of laughter, hysterically funny!” Having headlined throughout the United States and Europe for over twenty years, Steve’s stories relate to the wacky side of the human condition.
“HYSTERICALLY FUNNY! Non-stop laughs all the way! Brilliantly done! I can't recommend this show enough - it's just great!” - Regis Philbin, "Live With Regis & Kelly” "
“You can take someone to see this show, any race or ethnicity, and they've just gotta laugh. It's like “The Producers.” Steve Solomon is an artist with a wonderful sense of humor! IT'S JUST SO CLEVER!” - WOR Radio
“PERFECT COMIC TIMING.” - New York Post
“STEVE SOLOMON BRINGS DOWN THE HOUSE!” - "MY9 News," WWOR TV & "Fox 5 News," WNYW TV 3
“AMAZING! HYSTERICAL! A WONDERFUL SHOW! I STILL HURT FROM LAUGHING!” - BroadwayWorld.com
“HIS STORIES ARE AS HEARTWARMING AS COMFORT FOOD! He had us in the palm of his hand. Everyone can relate to this." - Martha Stewart Living Radio
“A 90-MINUTE LAUGH-FEST! Chuck the Prozac and heartily overdose on Steve Solomon’s addictive talent!” - Hadassah Magazine
“A FUNNY LOOK AT FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS. An entire family wrapped into a one-man show.” - WCBS-TV
“A PHENOMENAL SHOW! IT’S A BLAST! I recommend this show. If you want to laugh, this show is the place to be!” - Leon Charney, “The Chamey Report”
“A RAFT OF CHARACTERS COMES ALIVE ON STAGE!” - Backstage
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