MAGIC BARREL

In this 1992 L.A. Theatre Works live performance, Tony Award winner David Cromer and the irrepressible Shelley Berman (1925-2017) created a wonderful chemistry between a shy rabbinical student who is searching for the perfect mate and an old-style Yiddish matchmaker who possesses a large envelope full of prospects. Always full of heartwarming wit and comic detail, these ace actors dig a little deeper to find the gentle pathos in their characters, as well. First published in 1958, "The Magic Barrel" was the title piece in a National Book Award-winning short story collection that, along with his first novel, THE NATURAL, put Bernard Malamud on the map as a major Jewish-American author of the twentieth century. B.P. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2020]