Arje Shaw
Arje Shaw (b. December 1, 1941) is a Broadway producer, music producer, playwright and author. He is best known for his role as the creator and producer of the Broadway show The Gathering in 1999.
Theater
Shaw made his off-Broadway debut in 1992 with his first comedy, A Catered affair, in collaboration with film and Broadway producer George W. George.[1]
He later proceeded to create and produce the Broadway production of The Gathering [2] starring Hal Linden and Jesse Eisenberg, which followed the off-Broadway production [3] starring Theodore Bikel. The New York Times hailed The Gathering as "thoughtful, provocative, filled with humor and warmth, fierce drama, potent theater. Entertains as it touches the heart and stimulates the mind." [4]
His 2004 production of Magic Hands Freddy received positive reviews by the New York Times [5] the play was written by Shaw and directed by Rebecca Taylor.[6]
Mr. Shaw recently published his first novel titled The Fix,[7] a book loosely based on a basketball scandal at City College in 1949. The book was published by Library Tales Publishing in New York City on May 1, 2011. Arje also stars in the 2012 The Thought Exchange film as himself. Shaw announced his next project titled Mullah [8] which will be directed by Charles Messina.
Music
Arje Shaw is the creator of The Sonnet Man, a music production company representing the Shakespeare Hip Hop fusion artist Devon Glover.[9][10]
Personal life
Arje Shaw is Jewish. His father fled the Nazis, after being nearly beaten to death, and settled in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[11] Later, the family spent three years in a refugee camp at Bergen-Belsen, where hunger and deprivation played a searing role. Ultimately the family migrated to the United States. His childhood experiences were said to make their mark in Shaw's plays.
External links
References
- ↑ http://articles.philly.com/2004-03-06/entertainment/25384395_1_humor-comic-extremes-arje-shaw
- ↑ http://www.talkinbroadway.com/world/TheGathering.html
- ↑ http://www.aislesay.com/NY-GATHERING-Bway.html
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1999/06/15/theater/theater-review-after-the-holocaust-if-there-can-indeed-be-an-after.html
- ↑ http://theater.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?id=1077011419631&html_title=&tols_title=&byline=&fid=NONE&offset=0
- ↑ http://www.curtainup.com/magichandsfreddy.html
- ↑ The Fix, ISBN 9780578074580, Library Tales Publishing
- ↑ http://offoffbroadway.broadwayworld.com/article/Staged-Reading-of-Arje-Shaws-MULAH-Set-for-May-7-20120420
- ↑ http://www.kathieleegifford.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=483:honoring-devon-glover&catid=46:everyone-has-a-story-season-2&Itemid=163
- ↑ http://broadwayworld.com/article/The-Sonnet-Man-to-Perform-Special-Valentines-Day-Show-at-Dont-Tell-Mama-20120202
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-20. Retrieved 2012-04-29.