Review: Billy Crystal’s Mr. Saturday Night Musical Is Matzo Ball Soup for the Jewish Soul
Billy Crystal’s sweet and hilarious Broadway musical adaptation of his unsuccessful 1992 movie Mr. Saturday Night is practically created with two groups in mind: old Jews, and old Jews at heart. Rarely has there been a show more perfectly tailored to its target audience, the kind of people who either have fond memories of summering in the Catskills at Kutsher’s or Grossinger’s, or fond memories of hearing their parents talk about their fond memories.
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