Beau Jest

Patio Playhouse
201 E Grand Avenue Escondido

James Sherman's heartwarming comedy Beau Jest tells the story of Sarah Goldman, who doesn't think her traditional Jewish parents will respond favorably to her boyfriend, a WASP executive named Chris Cringle. So what's a nice girl to do but create a fictional Jewish doctor as her imaginary beau and hire a male escort to play him in front of the family? Complications ensue when her charade is a little too successful and Sarah starts falling for the fake. This sweet romantic comedy was an off-Broadway success and also spawned a 2008 movie version starring My Big Fat Greek Wedding's Lainie Kazan. See Beau Jest when it comes to Escondido's Patio Playhouse.