Confirmed CAST For This Year:
Host: Jackie Hoffman (Xanadu)
· Richard Kind – Curb Your Enthusiasm
· Skylar Astin – Spring Awakening
· Kenita Miller – Xanadu
· Iris Bahr – Dai
· Heather Spore – Wicked
NEW YORK, NY (February 25, 2008) –The National Entertainment Fund for the Cultural Arts (NEFCA) and event co-chairs Michael Steinhardt and Lynn Schusterman proudly present the 4th Annual Broadway Purim Shpiel at the Hudson Theatre on Monday, March 17th, 2008 at 7pm. For one night only, stars from Broadway’s biggest hit shows join together for the Broadway Purim Shpiel, a hilarious retelling of the Purim story. All proceeds from the NEFCA event will benefit Taglit-Birthright Israel, an organization dedicated to sending young Jews from across the world to Israel. Full details about the event can be found at www.4thbroadwaypurimshpiel.com.
“This will be the funniest show we have ever produced,” said NEFCA Founder and Executive Director Scott Kluge. “We cast some of the funniest performers in New York, starting with this years new host, Jackie Hoffman and TV star Richard Kind. Every word out of these actor’s mouths will have our audience on the floor in laughter.”
“We also have stars from the Smash hit SPRING AWAKENING,” the Director/Producer added. “Collectively, this could be the most exciting cast we have ever had. I know our fans, who come from all over the country to see the SHPIEL, will be talking about this show for months.”
Thanks to the generous underwriting of Michael Steinhardt and Lynn Schusterman, all proceeds from this year’s Broadway Purim Shpiel will go to Taglit-Birthright Israel to help make their dream that it is every Jewish person’s birthright to visit Israel, a reality.
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The performance will be held at the Hudson Theatre at 141 West 44th Street in New York City. The event begins 7PM with complimentary cocktails and light food. The Purim Shpiel kicks off at 8PM, followed by a wine and dessert reception at 930PM. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit www.4thbroadwaypurimshpiel.com.
ABOUT TAGLIT-BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL
Taglit-Birthright Israel provides the gift of first time, peer group, educational trips to Israel for Jewish young adults ages 18 to 26. Taglit-Birthright Israel’s founders created this program to send thousands of young Jewish adults from all over the world to Israel as a gift in order to diminish the growing division between Israel and Jewish communities around the world; to strengthen the sense of solidarity among world Jewry; and to strengthen participants’ personal Jewish identity and connection to the Jewish people.
The gift of the 10-day trip is being provided by our partners: the people of Israel through the Government of Israel, North American Jewish Federations through the United Jewish Communities (UJC), and leading private philanthropists. Please take a few minutes to learn more about our partners, especially your local Jewish Federation, which is your gateway to community involvement, continued learning and leadership opportunities. Taglit-Birthright Israel operates on a belief that it is every Jewish person’s birthright to visit Israel. To date, over 120,000 young adults from 45 countries have traveled to Israel for the first time on Taglit-Birthright Israel trips.
ABOUT NEFCA
Most NEFCA productions are fundraisers for non-profit organizations. The “4th Annual Broadway Purim Shpiel” is a benefit for Taglit-Birthright Israel. NEFCA prides itself on improving the image of different charities by producing unique and entertaining benefit events per request. Non-profits are desperately seeking out fresh fundraising programs to avoid the saturated market of monotonous charity dinners. NEFCA provides that originality and works with charities to brand them as trendier and more interesting. NEFCA develops many different kinds of events including but not limited to film, theater and television projects.
All Ticket Sales Information at www.4thbroadwaypurimshpiel.com.
