After 33,580 days (and counting) on Planet Earth, David Rothenberg has decided to share his laugh genes with an unsuspecting world. Join him for: Never Too Late—his 54 Below debut complete with brunch and non stop laughs.  In preparation for his stand-up comedy debut, he has worked behind the scenes with comics Mort Sahl, Frank Gorshin, and Joy Behar, among others. He once entered a cab that had just been vacated by Jonathan Winters and he has seen all the reruns of “The Golden Girls” …. proceed at your own risk.

David Rothenberg is the founder and first executive director of The Fortune Society, a position he served for 18 years. The advocacy and self-help program for formerly incarcerated men and women has a unique origin.

Rothenberg, a producer and publicist of over 200 Broadway and off-Broadway plays, presented John Herbert’s 1967 prison drama Fortune and Men’s Eyes. From post-play dialogues, The Fortune Society literally began by leaping through the proscenium arch into the New York City scene.

As a national spokesman for the rights of inmates and former prisoners, Rothenberg has served on numerous independent commissions and government advisory councils. He was a member of the New York City Human Rights Commission.

In 2002, the Fortune Academy was born, a unique residence for formerly incarcerated men and women. With four residents, he created a play, The Castle, which has been performing since 2008, including a year off-Broadway. His memoir, Fortune In My Eyes, was published in 2013.

In the theatre, Rothenberg was associated with some of the most memorable productions of the last half-century, including the original production of Hair, John Gielgud’s The School for Scandal, Richard Burton’s Hamlet, Blue Man Group, The Boys In The Band, and a multitude of others.

He has hosted a weekly radio show, “Any Saturday,” on WBAI-FM for more than 50 years.

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