Steve Solomon’s My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m In Therapy! Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 2pm At Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2011-2012 Solo Sensations series on Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 2pm with funnyman Steve Solomon in his award-winning Off-Broadway hit My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m In Therapy! Written and performed by Mr. Solomon, the show brings to life more than 30 characters inspired by his multiethnic upbringing in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn.

“A little Alan King here, a pinch of Seinfeld there, with a smidgen of Don Rickles, Billy Crystal and George Carlin thrown in.” – Variety

Described by the author as “one part lasagna, one part kreplach and two parts Prozac,” this solo tour-de-force combines comic voices, sound effects, and astounding characterizations to tell stories of the wacky side of the human condition. Among the characters Mr. Solomon portrays are his beloved bubbe, his stuttering cousin Bob, his therapist Cousin Sal and, naturally, his Palermo-born mother and his Minsk-born American father, who met in Italy at the tail end of World War II. Despite the intimation of his show’s title, Solomon says he adores his family, according to a 2007 interview with jweekly.com. “To this day, they’re great people and a lot of laughs,” he notes.

My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m In Therapy! opened in 2003 and has been building momentum ever since. It played for almost two years in New York City at the Little Shubert Theatre and the Westside Theatre, becoming one of the longest running one-man shows in Off-Broadway history. It has toured nationally and internationally in more than 100 cities, and has inspired two sequels: My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m Still in Therapy! (the chaos continues) and My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m Home for the Holidays.

About Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts
Founded in 1954, the mission of Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts is to present outstanding performing arts and arts education programs, reflective of Brooklyn’s diverse communities, at affordable prices. Brooklyn Center’s presentations explore both the classical traditions and the boldest contemporary performances, embracing the world culture that defines Brooklyn. Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts welcomes over 70,000 people to the 2,400-seat Walt Whitman Theatre each season, and boasts one of the largest arts education programs in the borough, serving 46,000 schoolchildren from over 300 schools annually with its SchoolTime series. In recognition of its commitment to quality family programming, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts has been voted Brooklyn’s Best Theater or Theater Group for Kids as part of Nickelodeon’s 2009 Parents Connect Parents’ Picks Awards. This award follows Brooklyn Center’s selection as Brooklyn’s Best Place for Family Bonding in 2008.

My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m In Therapy!
Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 2pm
Tickets: $30

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Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts’ programs are supported, in part, by public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Additional support for the 2011-2012 season is provided by: Brooklyn College; Con Edison; Macy’s Foundation; Mertz Gilmore Foundation; National Grid; TD Charitable Foundation; the Herman Goldman Foundation; Kings Plaza Shopping Center; and The Harkness Foundation for Dance. Additional support provided by CNG Publications and The Brooklyn Eagle. The Sheraton Brooklyn New York Hotel is the official hotel of Brooklyn Center’s 2011-2012 season. Backstage catering is graciously provided by Applebee’s.

Brooklyn Center gratefully acknowledges generous support from New York City Councilman Albert Vann and the Department of Youth & Community Development; New York City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn; and Commissioner of Cultural Affairs Kate Levin.