The Last Night of Ballyhoo Theater Review by Steven Leigh Morris, LA Weekly: If getting the most out of the least is any indicator, Alfred Uhry is the most successful playwright in American history. Lala Levy, played by Sarah Leaffer has just added a star to top the decorations. THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO takes place in Atlanta, Georgia, in December of 1939. GONE WITH THE WIND is having its world premiere and Hitler is invading Poland, but Atlanta’s elitist German Jews are much more concerned with who is going to Ballyhoo, the social event of the season. With Johnson County’s recent declaration of a state of emergency prohibiting large public gatherings, comes the difficult decision to cancel our performances of The Last Night of Ballyhoo scheduled for Saturday, March 14, Sunday, March 15, and Thursday, March 19. Feeling assimilated in the city, they try to blend in, but brings no success, … Ballyhoo is a powerful insight into what it meant to be Jewish in the American south on the eve of World War II. The Last Night of Ballyhoo opens on a comfortable living room with a Christmas tree. Uhry had first come to national attention ten years earlier, with his prize-winning Driving Miss Daisy . And the same can be said for this winning new play and the meticulous production it's been given. Directed by Ron Lagomarsino. The Last Night of Ballyhoo (1996) is a comedy/drama play by American screenwriter and playwright Alfred Uhry.First performed in Atlanta, Georgia, it is set in the city’s past; specifically, in December 1939 at the onset of World War II. The Last Night of Ballyhoo is a play written by Alfred Uhry, the Pulitzer winning author of Driving Miss Daisy. With Arija Bareikis, Terry Beaver, Jessica Hecht, Dana Ivey. The Last Night of Ballyhoo won a Tony Award for the best play of the 1997 season. The Last Night of Ballyhoo November 2019. Uhry had first come to national attention ten years earlier, with his prize-winning Driving Miss Daisy. The Last Night of Ballyhoo won a Tony Award for the best play of the 1997 season. The Last Night of Ballyhoo bore certain resemblance to the earlier play; it too was set in Atlanta among upper-class Jews. THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO takes place in Atlanta, Georgia, in December of 1939. Our current plan is to continue with performances scheduled for March 21-22. Only 99 pages in length yet packing a punch, I rate this play 4.5 stars. The Last Night of Ballyhoo (Original, Play, Comedy, Broadway) opened in New York City Feb 27, 1997 and played through Jun 28, 1998. Alfred Uhry's Tony Award-winning look at anti-semitism in the South centers on the planning of the Atlanta Jewish community's annual Ballyhoo ball during … Gone with the Wind is having its world premiere, and Hitler is invading Poland, but Atlanta's elitist German Jews are much more concerned with who is going to Ballyhoo, the social event of the season. Everything falls into place in the beautifully appointed, upper-crust Atlanta home of Alfred Uhry's "The Last Night of Ballyhoo," right down to the Jewish household's traditional Christmas tree. A play about reconnecting through family and faith, a Jewish family in the heart of Atlanta, Georgia struggle to accept their identity, culture, and religion. Leaffer has just added a star to top the decorations production it 's been given the meticulous it. March 21-22 Leaffer has just added a star to top the decorations opens on a comfortable living room with Christmas! 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