The Last Night of Ballyhoo

Alfred Uhry’s romantic comedy The Last Night of Ballyhoo is set at Christmastime in 1939 in the home of a prominent Jewish family in Atlanta. Between the opening strains of Christmas carols and the closing prayer of Shabbat Shalom, we see a family pulled apart and mended back together. Outside, Gone with the Wind is having its world premiere, Hitler is invading Poland, but the biggest worry in the Freitag family is who’s going to Ballyhoo, the social event of the year for Southern Jewish families. It’s a story full of comedy, romance, and family eccentrics befitting the holiday season. From the pen of the Pulitzer prize-winning author of Driving Miss Daisy.

Winner of the 1997 Tony Award for Best Play, as well as the Outer Critics Circle and Drama League Awards.