Indecent
2017•1h 47m•8.0•Released
Drama
The Tony Award-winning play, based on the story of a Broadway acting troupe arrested for indecency for performing Sholem Asch's "God of Vengeance" and their fight against censorship.
Director
Rebecca Taichman
Writer
Paula Vogel
Languages
Yiddish, German, English
Cast
Richard Topol
Lemml
Max Gordon Moore
Sholem Asch / Eugene O'Neill / Avram Zederbaum
Adina Verson
Madje Asch / Rifkele / Chana Mandlebaum
Katrina Lenk
Menke / Halina Cygansky
Mimi Lieber
Esther / Vera Parnicki
Tom Nelis
Rudolph Schildkraut / Yekel / Otto Godowsky / Elder Sholem Asch
Steven Rattazzi
Nakhmen / Mendel Shultz
Aaron Halva
Moriz Godowsky
Lisa Gutkin
Nelly Friedman
Matt Dariau
Mayer Balsam
Production
Producer
Bonnie Comley
Producer
Gio Messale
Producer
Mitch Owgang
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