JCC CenterStage

OUR MISSION: "CenterStage at the Jewish Community Center exists to entertain, enlighten and educate the Greater Rochester community by providing quality theatre that is relevant to the Jewish experience and has universal appeal."
--Ralph Meranto, Artistic Director

Announcing our 33rd subscription Series!

Speed the Plow
By David Mamet
Saturday, October 17 – 31
What would you do? Sex and money battle for blood in this timeless skewering of the movie business. A beautiful woman comes between two Hollywood power brokers negotiating between a blockbuster action film and an artful drama. A comic and dramatic masterpiece!

Welcome to the Neighborhood
A World Premiere Comedy by Hank Kimmel
December 12 - January 2
Celebrate the JOYS and “OYS” of modern life. When a downsized copy editor decides to follow his dream of becoming a writer, he doesn’t have to look far for inspiration. Daily commutes…office politics…holiday crowds…modern dating…airport security…maniacal soccer moms…and the neighborhood pharmacy are all ripe for picking on. Grab your neighbors, co-workers, family and friends and have fun at the ultimate Neighborhood Watch.

Two shows on New Years Eve!

Some Enchanted Evening, The World of Rodgers and Hammerstein
By Linda and Sandy Foster
Saturday, February 6 – 14

Packed with countless favorites from Oklahoma, The King and I, Carousel, South Pacific, Cinderella, The Sound of Music and more, this all-new revue celebrates Broadway’s most beloved composers. Linda Foster, Laura Jean Smillie, Matt Tappon and Steve Marsocci are all back to explore the work of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein — whose powerful story-telling and memorable songs transformed Broadway and made musical theatre history.

Lebensraum
(Living Space)
A play by Israel Horovitz
March 6 – 14

A startling exploration of “What if?” It’s 2010 and the German government, as an act of redemption, has invited six million Jews to make Germany their home. 3 versatile actors play 80 characters in this wildly theatrical play about human side of immigration, job relocation and the legacy of the Holocaust. Based on a German word meaning “adequate space in which to live,” Lebensraum is boldly provocative, shockingly funny and deeply moving.

An audience discussion will follow each performance.

Lebensraum is also available for school group performances.

Fiddler on the Roof

Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, Book by Joseph Stein
Based on Tevye the Milkman and other tales by Sholem Aleichem
April 24 - May 16

It’s a tradition! Last presented at the JCC in 1998, this Tony Award Musical continues to capture the hearts of audiences around the world is back. The story of Tevye the dairyman and his attempts to maintain his family and religious traditions is a timeless classic. Filled with a powerful and memorable score including Tradition, Matchmaker, If I Were a Rich Man, To Life and Sunrise Sunset, this all new production is certain to delight and inspire audiences all over again. Relive a glorious tradition: Fiddler on the Roof at the JCC!

RENT
By Jonathon Larson
July 2010

Jonathan Larson's modern rock musical retelling of La bohème follows filmmaker Mark Cohen and his artist and musician friends struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side in the thriving days of Bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of AIDS. The first local production of the Tony Award winning Broadway version premieres at JCC SummerStage with the team that brought you HAIR, West Side Story, and Fiddler on the Roof.

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