The Essence: A Yiddish Theatre Dim Sum, previously seen in Europe and at the New York International Fringe Festival, will arrive Off-Broadway for a four-performance engagement January 7-12, 2025, at Theatre 154.
Actor and director Allen Lewis Rickman will share the stage with Yelena Shmulenson for this irreverent journey through the legacy of Yiddish theatre. They will be joined onstage by Steve Sterner, who also serves as the show’s musical director.
This mixture of scenes, sketches, and songs will be performed in Yiddish and English with English supertitles.
The Essence is presented by the Congress for Jewish Culture. A longer Off-Broadway production is in the works for later in 2025.
For tickets visit EveryonesYiddish.com.
