Avi Hoffman
Actor/Singer
11425 W. Palmetto Park Road, Suite E
Boca Raton, Florida 33428
Phone: (561) 482-4144
Fax: (561) 482-4117
Email: avi@newvistatheatre.com
www.avihoffman.com
Avi Hoffman is celebrated for his award-winning one man shows Too Jewish? and Too Jewish, Too!, broadcast nationally on PBS. He was featured as 'Teddy Wayne' in NBC’s Law and Order, starred in the motion picture Imported Bridegroom and seen in PBS’s They Came for Good: History of Jews in the US. Avi has performed worldwide receiving numerous theater credits and Carbonell and Curtain-Up honors. He is the founder of NCJCA and New Vista Theatre.
Photo: Avi Hoffman in Too Jewish, Too!
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Too Jewish?
Avi Hoffman recreates and rediscovers the wonderful music, comedy and pathos of the extraordinary period of creativity that began with the immigrants and continued with their children. This award-winning one-man show has received critical acclaim nationwide and has been broadcast nationally on the PBS system.
“Hilarious! Warm and Winning! -NY Times
Too Jewish, too!
Avi Hoffman discovers the ‘lost treasures’ of Jewish comedy and music – the jokes, stories and songs which served as a bridge between the old world and new. Avi performs songs and comedy routines that entertained hundreds of thousands of people from the Catskills to Miami Beach, from Carnegie Hall to Yiddish Vaudeville.
“The precious truth about Avi Hoffman is that his shows rest on a solid foundation of scholarship. Mr. Hoffman is a teacher and a dedicated preservationist of culture. But like so many sages, he disguises his lessons as entertainment. He comes to the stage armed with books, songs, dances and jokes…” - NY Times
Reflections of a Lost Poet: The Life and Works of Itzik Manger
Written by Columbia University professor Miriam Hoffman, this serio/comic monologue follows the life and times of Itzik Manger, one of the greatest Yiddish poets of all time. Through his songs and poems we discover the joy and anguish of a Yiddish poet who lived through the best and worst of times.
A Life in the (Jewish) Theatre
In this new musical, Avi takes the audience on a casual, intimate yet very exciting journey through his exhilarating career, sharing the most beloved songs from the many shows he has starred in and the endearing stories of the stars he has shared the stage with. Sure to make you laugh and cry.