![]() ![]() Thought they are Jewish and she bosses her brother, sister-in-law and everyoneĪround her because she was cut out of the family business. Boo has a Christmas tree in the house even Orthodox Jews for their strict fervor and only believes that rich German JewsĪre what suits her daughter best. Mary Sue Frishman plays the snooty, Beulah, Boo Levy who castsĪspersions on anyone who doesn’t believe the way she does. ![]() His cast in this Tony Award winning play. Some of the dialogue is aīit talky at times as you meet the cast members but it picks up as it goesĪlong. Director David Jepson casts this show with 7 strong performers who display the acting prowess necessary to carry off this well written roles. It also points out how people should accept their shared heritage and not hold wealth or social position above everything else. This is the basic premise for “The Last Night of Ballyhoo” which is the second show of Renaissance City Theatre Inc.’s 19th season at the Granite Theatre. The most important thing was the top social event for elitist German Jews called Ballyhoo which surpassed the startling news of Hitler’s invasion of Poland that sparked World War II. The year is 1939 and the audience is transported back to Atlanta and the biggest thing at that time in United States was the premiere of “Gone With the Wind” but not to some of the folks there. ![]()
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