RAT King of Kings and I

[Bobby Mrozek <bby@earthlink.net>]

THE KING OF KINGS AND I
 
Theatre Project presents Jaffe Cohen in The King of Kings and I   
October 28 - November 6, 1999.  Performances are Thursday through 
Saturday at 8PM. Tickets are $15 general admission (all seats). THEATRE 
PROJECT, 45 W. PRESTON STREET (across Cathedral Street from the 
Meyerhoff Symphony Hall) BALTIMORE. Call 410-752-8558.

Media Sponsor: The Baltimore Alternative.  Gala opening night and 
reception, 8 PM Thursday October 28, 1999.

About the production: The King of Kings and I is Jaffe Cohen's touching 
and comedic coming-of-age story.  Cohen was born and raised in Brooklyn 
until the neighborhood went into decline and his family moved to a 
primarily Catholic enclave farther out on Long Island.  Cohen's 
subsequent flirtation with Christianity and his own youthful anxieties 
about his homosexuality are humorously related in The King of Kings and 
I.  Bay Area Reporter (San Francisco) said, "How unfortunate for us that 
Jaffe Cohen's The King of Kings and I has left us so quickly... Each 
part of his tale is as funny and poignant as the last... Cohen is not 
just funny, he's fun to watch." The Los Angeles Times said, "Whether you 
are gay or straight, Jewish, Christian or unaffiliated, this show will 
tickle you pink."

About the Artist:  "If I wasn't gay, I'd be just one more little Jewish 
comic with glasses" says Jaffe Cohen of himself.   The Los Angeles Times 
said, "Jaffe Cohen is a comedian's comedian, one with plenty of wit and 
unerring comic timing.  A gay Jew, Cohen has a hybrid style of humor -- 
part Borscht Belt, part quiche, with a belt of new age thrown into the 
mix."  Jaffe Cohen last performed in Baltimore as one third of the Funny 
Gay Males, which set a box office record at Theatre Project in 1992.  
Since then he has garnered considerable acclaim for his writing, theatre 
and film work.  Mr. Cohen appeared in the independent feature, We're 
Funny That Way, and in James Brooks' film, As Good As It Gets. Following 
an Off-Broadway run, The King of Kings and I has played in cities 
throughout the country.