The Lucky Star Play

06/07/2022

“Portraits of the Hollanders—“
Wonderstudies Noah Zachary, Rachel Handler, Eliza Foss

[📸: Alexandra Silber picks up her Tintype camera and captures yet another cast in the 20th century.]

06/07/2022

Final Week! Must close at 59E59 Theaters on June 12.

Our audiences agree with the critics:

"A wonderful production! It’s what good theater is all about. THANK YOU!!"

"Outstanding!" "Splendid performances!", "Superb!", a "Fabulous Show!'

"I'm coming again with my family!"

Get your tickets now at https://www.59e59.org/shows/show-detail/the-lucky-star/

06/03/2022

We are incredibly grateful to the Polish Cultural Institute New York for their support. "May the Lucky Star never leave you".

06/03/2022

"Gavigan tells IrishCentral. “I come from a big Irish Catholic family and much like Joseph Hollander, I have three older sisters. I identify with that type of household and the immigrant experience.”

"Cultural and historical parallels between the Irish and Jewish people are usually cautiously made, but often heartfelt. Generational trauma, a sense of provisionality, of uncertain welcome, a life spent or half spent bracing for impact or waiting for the piano to drop."

Based on his book “Every Day Lasts a Year: A Jewish Family’s Correspondence from Poland,” Karen Hartman's new play "The Lucky Star" brings to life the luminous letters sent to Richard's father from his Jewish family in Poland during the Holocaust.

06/03/2022

[The Lucky Star] "is about the diligence required to resist the mutability of history. It is about how so much history is hidden from us, and how hidden history can resurface in unexpected ways. It is about how history is not one thing but is rather a mesh of interconnected tendrils ever-growing beneath the surface, linking us all." - Craig S. Smith

Craig S. Smith describes how a trip to Krakow helped to inform his son's performance in 'The Lucky Star,' by Karen Hartman.

05/26/2022

The Critics Agree, The Lucky Star is a Must-See show!

Engagement must end on June 12.

“gripping and emotional…riveting dramatization of the lives of real people.” - TheaterMania

“poignant...unforgettable...outstanding direction by Noah Himmelstein, and an excellent cast.”.” – Broadway World

“This show has its own lucky star — the inherent power of its story...audience members wiped tears..." – The New York Sun

A mesmerizing, uplifting, and at times irreverent story of a family torn apart by war, fighting to emigrate, escape and survive.

Get your tickets now at www.TheLuckyStarPlay.com

05/26/2022

“Gripping and emotional…riveting dramatization of the lives of real people.” - TheaterMania

“Poignant...unforgettable...outstanding direction by Noah Himmelstein, and an excellent cast.”.” – Broadway World

“This show has its own lucky star — the inherent power of its story...audience members wiped tears..." – The New York Sun

A mesmerizing, uplifting, and at times irreverent story of a family torn apart by war, fighting to emigrate, escape and survive.

www.TheLuckyStarPlay.com