THEATER

Cherry Lane Theater
A Walk with Mr. Heifetz

"The new play by James Inverne will bring to life the true story of violinist Jascha Heifetz, to be played by Adam Green.

Adam GreenAdam Green (Venus) is set to star as famed Russian violinist Jascha Heifetz in the world premiere of James Inverne’s A Walk With Mr. Heifetz Off-Broadway. The Primary Stages production is scheduled to begin performances January 31, 2018, at the Cherry Lane Theatre.

Completing the cast are Yuval Boim (Two Thousand Years) and Erik Lochtefeld (Small Mouth Sounds). Acclaimed violinist Mariella Haubs will join them onstage performing live music.

Opening night is set for February 20 for a limited run through March 4, 2018.

A Walk With Mr. Heifetz will be directed by Primary Stages’ artistic director Andrew Leynse. The previously announced director for the production, Benjamin Kamine (Washer/Dryer), has had to withdraw due to a family illness.

The new play imagines the moment after Jascha Heifetz performed a concert in pre-Israel Palestine in 1925. Legend has it that the world-renowned Russian violinist had a conversation with Yehuda Sharett, composer and brother of future Israeli Prime Minister Moshe Sharett, which would inform an important conversation with the leader 20 years later."

"In this inspiring new play by award-winning Gramophone and Time Magazine journalist James Inverne, discover how music helped Israel find its cultural identity during its formative years. In 1926, an unforgettable event occurred when Jascha Heifetz, the most celebrated violinist in the world, played a concert in pre-Israel Palestine. People flocked from all over the globe to see this performance, including Yehuda Sharett, composer and brother of future Israeli Prime Minister Moshe Sharett. Legend has it that after the performance, Heifetz and Yehuda walked together and shared a remarkable conversation that resonated twenty years later when, in 1945, Moshe echoed Heifetz’s experience with his brother in a similar exchange that changed the world as we know it."