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When You’re In Love, The Whole World Is Jewish is a delightfully whimsical thought; it is also the name of a new comedy/musical revue directed by Seinfeld’s Jason Alexander, making its way to South Florida in December.

Based on several ground-breaking comedy albums in the mid-1960’s, this material had never been seen live until the recent California run. Producers Gold and Riback decided to mount the show for one simple reason: “We were both weaned on classic comedy,” said Riback. “and the albums ‘You Don’t Have to Be Jewish,’ and ‘When You’re In Love, The Whole World Is Jewish,’ were gut-bustingly funny way back then, and because of the timeless nature of the comedy, part character study, part self-effacing lampooning, but always sweet-natured and good-hearted, they remain just as hilarious today.”

“This play is truly a labor of love – the love of comedy and of cherished childhood memories,” said Danny Gold, who produced the play together with Billy Riback. “We premiered the play in California earlier this year with great success and outstanding reviews. We think it will bring much laughter to South Florida with its large Jewish population.”

The show will run December 11 – January 11 at the Cultural Arts Center at Mizner Park with tickets ranging from $40 per person for group rates to $70 per person for premium seating. For tickets and more information visit www.worldisjewishtheplay.com.

With the world growing increasingly crude, rude and mean-spirited, When You’re In Love brings the best of this timeless material to life. There is nothing in this show that would offend a nun, assuming one would come, and yet somehow it’s still funny. The producers felt “It would be refreshing to have a show that shies away from those well-known four-letter words and colorful phrases, yet still manages to elicit belly laughs. We only hope you enjoy watching our show as much as we did putting it together.”

Four original cast members will be returning for this production of When You’re In Love… They are Michael Pasternak, Ellen Ratner, Robert Shampain and Rena Strober; their innumerable credits include NYPD Blue, Vegas, Seinfeld, Frasier, The Nanny, Without A Trace, Law and Order, Les Miserables, and Fiddler On The Roof.