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Hit New York live show makes its Denver debut October 13 at JCC Denver’s Neustadt JAAMM Festival
DENVER, Colo. – The Jewish Dating Game, the live matchmaking show bringing Jewish singles and audiences together in New York and around the country, will make its Denver debut on Tuesday, October 13 at 7:00 PM at JCC Denver’s Phillips Social Hall as part of the 2026 Neustadt Jewish Arts, Authors, Movies and Music Festival (JAAMM).
Created and hosted by actor, comedian and modern matchmaker Linnea Sage, The Jewish Dating Game turns the search for love into a live communal experience built around humor, vulnerability and connection.
Two winning couples will leave with fully comped Denver dinner dates from Safta and Boychik, while audience members will have their own chances to win prizes from local Jewish businesses.
And despite the title, the show is not only for people looking for a date.
Jews and allies, singles and couples are all welcome. At its core, the show is what Sage has called it from the beginning: a night of Jewish joy. Watch people fall in love or sign up to be a contestant!
The show has attracted national Jewish media attention for the atmosphere it creates both onstage and in the audience.
“There is not a whiff of fear in the air. The audience is whooping and clapping, and the people onstage are smiling.”
-Clara Shapiro, The Forward, August 2025
“It’s not really a dating show. It’s a room where people have permission to want something, out loud, in public.”
-Camila Grunberg, Unpacked, March 2026
“…a night of Jewish joy.”
-Joseph Strauss, New York Jewish Week / JTA, December 2024
DENVER/BOULDER SINGLES WANTED
Got Chutzpah? The Jewish Dating Game is looking for Denver metro-area Jewish singles interested in stepping onstage as contestants. Sage selects contestants in advance and builds each round around people who might genuinely be compatible, with the winning couples leaving the show with real dinner dates already lined up.
Interested singles can apply through the contestant registration link on the JCC Denver event page.
The Jewish Dating Game
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
7:00 PM
Phillips Social Hall at JCC Denver
350 S. Dahlia St.
Denver, Colorado 80246
Tickets, contestant applications and additional information are available through JCC Denver.
ABOUT THE JEWISH DATING GAME
Created and hosted by Linnea Sage and produced and directed by Paul Skye Lehrman, The Jewish Dating Game is a live Jewish matchmaking and entertainment experience centered on humor, connection and community. The show has a regular New York City residency and has traveled to Jewish communities around the country.
Contestants get to know one another through conversation, personality and values before choosing a match, while the audience becomes part of an evening designed to bring people together both onstage and off.
