Based on the award-winning picture book by Elsa Okon Rael, When Zaydeh Danced on Eldridge Street, starring Jordan Charney (Ghostbusters, Hill Street Blues) as Zaydeh, is a family musical that tells the story of Zeesie (starring Annabelle Wachtel) -- a bright, inquisitive girl on the Lower East Side of New York City in 1935 -- and what surprises await her and her very stern grandfather on Simchat Torah when they go to shul together while Mama is giving birth to a son.
Also featuring Joanne Halev, Jacob Harran, Scott Harrison, and Samantha Helmstetter.
This concert reading of the new musical by Rael, Shellen Lubin, and Matthew Gandolfo will include a talkback with Lubin, Gandolfo, and a few of the actors after the Friday noon performance.
Performances and Tickets
- Thursday, November 17 at 12:00 p.m. -- Invited Dress Rehearsal (Open to the public)
- Thursday, November 17 at 7:00 p.m. -- Benefit for The Zeesie Project and the Museum of Jewish Heritage (In Person and Livestream)
- Friday, November 18 at 12:00 p.m. (In Person with a talkback with Lubin, Gandolfo, and a few of the actors)
- Sunday, November 20 at 2:00 p.m. (In Person and Livestream)
Members receive $10 off the in person performance on Thursday, November 17 (tickets are $18, $36, and $54) and $5 off all other performances and livestreams (tickets are $10). Seniors (65+) and students receive $5 off to the livestreams and in person performances on Friday, November 18 and Sunday, November 20.
When Zaydeh Danced on Eldridge Street is made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement, regrant program supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by LMCC.