Holocaust Survivors Attend Broadway Play
Nineteen survivors were recognized after a performance of Here There Are Blueberries at the Barrymore Theatre.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Cultural
On November 5, 19 Holocaust survivors attended a performance of Here There Are Blueberries at Broadway's Barrymore Theatre, in partnership with 3GNJ. After the show, the survivors stood to be recognized, and cast member Kathleen Chalfant addressed them directly at the curtain call.
Why it matters
The play, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, examines an album of snapshots kept by a Nazi officer at Auschwitz, making the presence of survivors in the audience a direct connection between the stage story and lived experience. The gathering highlights how New York City theater audiences engage with Holocaust history.
19 Holocaust survivors attended the Barrymore Theatre performance, held in partnership with 3GNJ. The extraction does not provide attendance comparisons or details on future survivor outings.
The players
Kathleen Chalfant
Kathleen Chalfant is a veteran stage actress known for her Broadway work, who addressed the survivors directly at the curtain call.
3GNJ
3GNJ is the organization that partnered in bringing the Holocaust survivors to the performance.
The details
Here There Are Blueberries is currently in preview performances at the Barrymore Theatre, located at 243 West 47th Street on Broadway. Cast member Kathleen Chalfant addressed the survivors at the curtain call, after which the audience members stood to be recognized.
Timeline
November 5: 19 Holocaust survivors attend a performance at the Barrymore Theatre.
November 9: Here There Are Blueberries opens on Broadway.
Cultural Context
Here There Are Blueberries, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, places a Nazi officer's Auschwitz photo album at the center of a Broadway production. Its staging alongside survivor attendance situates the work within the ongoing tradition of Holocaust-themed drama on New York stages.
The production is staged at the Barrymore Theatre at 243 West 47th Street and opens to the public on November 9 after preview performances. Theatergoers can see the play during its Broadway run at that venue.
The takeaway
Live theater can give Holocaust history a human presence, as seen when survivors were recognized in the audience. Readers interested in such productions can look for Broadway plays that engage with survivor testimony and archival material.
What happens next
Here There Are Blueberries opens on Broadway on Monday, November 9.
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Broadway World.
