STEVE SOLOMON'S COMEDIC THERAPY TAKES CENTER STAGE AT FORUM

As part of their commitment to bring Broadway hits to the Triple Cities, Broadway in Binghamton presents My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m in Therapy! on Sunday, March 29th at 3pm.

The brainchild of author/actor Steve Solomon, it is a delicious melting pot of ethnic humor that reflects his experience growing up in a Jewish-Italian family in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. In addition to the expected food and family-centric activities central to such a background, this nostalgic romp includes a cast of quirky characters (including the four-legged kind) involved in hilarious situations, all portrayed with perfect mimicry by Solomon. “One part lasagna, one part kreplach, and two parts Prozac,” touts his website. You don’t have to be Jewish or Italian to enjoy Steve’s humor, “All you need is to know what it feels like to leave a family dinner with heartburn and a headache! Thirty- five people, one toilet and one plunger.”

A natural comedian, Solomon developed an ear for dialects and a propensity for making people laugh at an early age. For 20 years, the aspiring comedy writer submitted stories to periodicals and jokes to stand-up comedians, and shared his wit online, while making a living as a physics teacher and Assistant Superintendent of Schools on Long Island. Eventually, he left teaching behind to pursue comedy full time, or as he puts it in his bio, “… to follow my heart and become an impoverished comedy writer and performer.” His efforts culminated in the form of a hysterically funny, three-time award-winning autobiographical one-man show, “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m in Therapy!” Having past its 4,000th performance, it is one of the longest running one-man comedies in history, played for two sold-out years in New York City, and continues to touring internationally.

With such a rich and diverse cultural and comedic background to draw upon, it is not surprising that Solomon had more material than could fit into one play. He has, thus far, followed it up with three sequels: “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m STILL in Therapy!,” “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m Home for the Holidays,” and his most recent addition, “CANNOLI, LATKES & GUILT.” With all four shows currently on tour, the native New Yorker looks forward to returning to his home state. “I can’t wait to come back home to New York,” he says. “I know the audiences will identify with all the crazy, hilarious characters I create on stage."

You can see My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m in Therapy! at the Broome County Forum, located at 236 Washington Street in Binghamton. Tickets are $47 and may be purchased online, at the Forum Box Office, or by calling (800) 745-3000. Further information can be found at broomearenaforum.com, (607) 778-1528, or at stevesolomoncomedy.com.