THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
Executive Director, Crystal Field
Presents
LEAH FORSTER
In
THAT’S YENTATAINMENT!
The Show You Didn’t Know You’ve Been Waiting For
A Dangerous Mix of Comedy, Satire and Song
November 27, 2024 – December 15, 2024
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday at 8:00 PM, Sunday at 3:00 PM
NO SHOWS:
THU, NOVEMBER 28 THANKSGIVING
WED, DECEMBER 11
Tickets: $25
Pay-What-You-Can Wednesdays
Run Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
COMMUNITY SPACE
THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
155 First Avenue (between 9th and 10th Street)
New York, NY 10003
Directions
If you don’t know a Lesbian, Orthodox Singer-Comedian who is shomer Shabbos (and who somehow gets away with it), then Now is the Time!
LIMITED ENGAGEMENT OF “THAT’S YENTATAINMENT!” PRODUCED BY NEW YIDDISH REP RUNS NOV 27 TO DEC 15
The groundbreaking Jewish comedy satirist Leah Forster, who boasts a fast-growing social media following over 100,000 strong, stars in her first solo stage show, That’s Yentatainment!, a daring mix of stand-up, song and flashes of digital media.
Something of a genie out of the bottle, Forster started performing stand-up in her Borough Park Hasidic community, where she was only allowed to perform for girls and curious housewives. Her inevitable break with the community came when she came out as a lesbian on social media.
After being shunned by her community, Forster has found unexpected redemption through social media, where her “Tichel Tuesday” videos are much-shared viral sensations.
“This show is my love letter to all the pieces of who I am – the Jewish humor, the Yiddish soul, the modern woman. It’s pure ‘YENTATAINMENT!’
“The Yiddish speaking world in New York is evolving in interesting ways,” David Mandelbaum, New Yiddish Rep’s artistic director, points out. “Leah provides striking evidence of this! I mean how many shomer shabbos Lesbian, Orthodox singer-comedians do you know?”