Becoming Dr. Ruth Screening

Tovah Feldshuh in Becoming Dr. Ruth

Expired June 13, 2022 3:59 AM
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CELEBRATE DR. RUTH WESTHEIMER’S 94th BIRTHDAY WITH A VIRTUAL PRESENTATION OF

 

BECOMING DR. RUTH

 

STARRING SIX-TIME TONY- AND EMMY-NOMINATED ACTOR TOVAH FELDSHUH

 

“A performance that’s one of the best of the year, and feels something close to profound.” – New York Theater

 

“As a feat of mental athleticism, it’s remarkable. As a rich performance, it’s even better.” – Times of Israel

 

Presented by:

BAY STREET THEATER (Scott Schwartz, Artistic Director & Tracy Mitchell, Executive Director), GOLDAVISION in association with the MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE - A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THE HOLOCAUST


The virtual presentation – from Monday, June 6 to Sunday, June 12 - follows the Museum’s wildly successful Off-Broadway presentation of Becoming Dr. Ruth in late 2022 – so successful that the Museum added additional performances before the show closed on January 2, 2022.

 

"I have had the honor of portraying many heroic Jewish women, but none have been so relentlessly optimistic and uplifting as Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer,” says Tovah Feldshuh. “Her little-known backstory stands as a monument to resourcefulness and the courage and strength to never give up. Against all odds, no one turns lemons into lemonade like Dr. Ruth!"

 

The production marked Tovah Feldshuh’s return to the stage in New York City since she starred in Pippin and followed her acclaimed performance as noted sexologist Dr. Ruth Westheimer at the Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor.

 

Directed by Bay Street Theater’s Artistic Director Scott Schwartz, Becoming Dr. Ruth chronicles the life of noted psychologist Dr. Ruth Westheimer, from her early years fleeing Nazi Germany, living as an orphan in Switzerland, to her service in the Israeli armed forces as a sharpshooter, and her later life and career in New York. Becoming Dr. Ruth is a humorous and heartfelt portrait detailing Dr. Ruth’s remarkable journey against so many odds to become a pioneer in the psychology of human sexuality and the world’s most famous sex therapist.


  • Year
    2022
  • Runtime
    90 minutes
  • Language
    English