Jewtopia Los Angeles Production

"Entertaining!...Wild!...Raucous!...The show could catch on with regional theaters and attract interest as a TV series…
Playing Adam and Chris, Sam Wolfson and Bryan Fogel fill the stage with overwhelming energy…they come across as
natural clowns, alternately vulnerable, charming and animated. Ovation Award-winning director Andy Fickman ("ReeferMadness")is an acknowledged master of wild, way-out humor, and he shows his skill again in the world premiere production "JEWTOPIA." Lin Shaye is superb…Jackie Tohn shines…Irina Pantaeva creates a blessedly sane, original character…Alan Charof provokes laughter. Certain to hit home with ALL observers, whatever their religion!”
Joel Hirshhorn, Variety

“World Class Comedy! JEWTOPIA is about to sweep through the Los Angeles theatre scene like the Jew-tornado it is!
Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson are two young, talented writers that have taken their first steps toward creative
respectability and in the process created a mirthful play that is sure to please Jews and Gentiles alike!
Fogel and Wolfson struck gold with Andy Fickman!”
Ryon Harms, Daily News

“Hilarious! Marvelous! Bawdy, one-line irreverence is one of this play’s many staples,
and it works extremely well against the story’s infectious nonchalance! The stars of the show,
Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson adroitly segregate authorship from performance, averting the
tendency to explain rather than to illustrate the material. The result is a hilarious romp through dating ritualism,
family pressures, religious stereotypes and the irrelevance of the latter. Ovation award winner Andy Fickman directs
with fitting abandon…Systems are go as this physical cast shares equally in the ribald humor that unites it…
Lin Shaye is terrific…Jackie Tohn rollicks and is marvelous…In writing and acting accordingly,
Fogel and Wolfson grant us the freedom to digest the spectacle of it all -- and we do!”
Marty Westlin, CurtainUp Magazine

“Writers Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson’s flamboyant spoof of Jewish-American culture is…very funny!
Under director Andy Fickman, the ensemble…displays a bounty of comedic talent!”
Deborah Klugman, LA Weekly

“Nutty Comedy! Totally Wacky! People rolling in the aisles! It’s evident the buzz has gotten around!
Only the 2nd weekend and standing room only! Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson not only wrote this,
they play the two guys…and it works! Director Andy Fickman makes sure the pace is tight, fast, and funny…
Jackie Tohn is nothing short of terrific…Lin Shaye is perfect…Irina Pantaeva is lovely!
The madness that had everyone laughing will continue to pack them in!”
Jose Ruiz, Review Plays.com

“Side-Splittingly Funny! Uproarious! Knee-Slapping! If you haven’t seen My Big Fat Greek Wedding, save your money!
Fogel and Wolfson take real-life situations and inject them with a shot of high-energy adrenaline,
upping the ante on the typical family centered comedy. Wolfson at his comedic best is like a caffeine-addicted
Jim Carrey strutting his stuff on the catwalk! With a cast that isn’t afraid to go over-the top,
and with writing that hits the peak of hilarious brilliance, JEWTOPIA is a must see!"
Hilary Gladstein, Valley Scene Magazine

“JEWTOPIA could turn into a cult classic or a hit series!
Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson give terrific, vivacious, exuberant, bubbling performances with their boundless enthusiasm! Just watching them…is precious! Ovation Award Winning Director Andy Fickman does a fine job!
Irina Pantaeva is perfect…Lin Shaye gets you right in the kishkes! Off the wall comedy!”
Gerri Garner, American Radio Networks

“Hilarious and well delivered….it’s a very funny show, well directed by Andy Fickman…
Fogel and Wolfson’s dialogue throughout is sharp and warm.”
Beverly Hills Outlook, Cynthia Citron

“Screamingly funny! Audiences rolling in the aisles! Well written and meticulously performed! Fogel and Wolfson
have penned a fast-paced, very clever, laugh a minute romp! Whether you’re Jewish or not, you will laugh yourself silly! Fogel
and Wolfson are a joy to watch! Hilarious…both visually and physically they work together with precision timing!
Under the smart and sassy direction of Fickman the entire cast was excellent!
Jackie Tohn is Brilliant…Lin Shaye is perfect…Lorry Goldman is a riot…Alan Charof and Irina Pantaeva are gleefull!
Funny costumes, ingenous set design, sound and lights round out the top quality of the show. Do catch this one!”
Pat Taylor, Tolucan Times

“A Definite Don’t Miss! Outrageous! I recommend it highly! A plethora of belly laughs served up by
Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson, two bright, talented young men who have a definite future ahead of them writing comedy!
The cast is a perfect blend of actors…Lin Shaye is incredible….Jackie Tohn “Steals the Show”…Lorry Goldman is right on…
Irina Pantaeva is wonderful…Alan Charof is adept at humor…all directed with aplomb by LADCC winner Andy Fickman,
enhancing the experience tenfold! Fogel and Wolfson have a grasp on that age-old recipe for laughter, skewering their victims heartily and humorously along their path to enlightenment…transcending the humor and taking us on a journey.
Sometimes into each life an unexpected ray of sunshine falls…JEWTOPIA, is just such a ray!”
Norma Zager, Beverly Hills Courier

“I loved every minute of it! JEWTOPIA is a Jewdelight!
With the expert help and snappy direction of Andy Fickman…Fogel and Wolfson introduce themselves as a
fresh new comedy writing team with whom to reckon! Jackie Tohn is boisterously entertaining, versatile and fearless!…
Lin Shaye and Lorry Goldman are wonderful!...Irina Pantaeva makes a sweet and perky debut!…
Alan Charof is on the mark! I would be surprised if JEWTOPIA doesn’t have a bang-up future!
Travis Michael Holder, Entertainment Today