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Full guide →When to go. Head straight out at curtain call. Two-show days are the worst bet at both performances — the cast rests through the matinee and is spent by the evening. A Sunday matinee is the best single bet, because it is a one-show day. In bad weather the barricades sometimes never go up at all.
Who comes out. Anywhere from nobody to most of the cast. Nobody can tell you in advance which three — not us, not the theatre. Treat any list that claims otherwise with suspicion.
What to bring. Tonight’s Playbill and a fine-tip Sharpie, held open to the page you want signed. Ask before you photograph anyone, and keep the pavement clear — it is a working door, not a red carpet.
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Picture The King of Comedy crashing into Fiddler on the Roof, and you are getting close to Good Showbiz. This experimental clown comedy lands at the Actors Temple Theatre on West 47th Street for a limited engagement from November 8 to 22, 2026.
Your host for the evening is Sandy Synagoguenstein, a showbiz emcee with big dreams and bigger energy, played by co-writer Eli Leonard. Sandy takes the audience on a trip through space and time to celebrate Jewish comedy and theater, with Sarah Shtern along for the ride and live music from Nicole Demaio. Theodore Bressman co-wrote and directs, and the show first played The Elysian Theater in Los Angeles before heading east.
And honestly, could there be a better room for it? The Actors Temple is a working synagogue with deep show business roots, so the jokes are basically home for the holidays.
Performances are Thursdays and Saturdays at 7pm and Sundays at 3:30pm, and the whole thing runs about 75 minutes, which leaves plenty of time for a nosh afterward. It is recommended for ages 16 and up. With only a couple of weeks of shows, grab your seats early and bring your funniest aunt.
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