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Congratulations to Gigi Mechetti (‘26)! Gigi recently starred as Patty Andrews in the world premiere of WE’LL MEET AGAIN at the Axelrod PAC at Bell Theater. #MSMMTBOOKED

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My voice/performance studio hang was A BLAST. We had a great time, and so look forward to the next one!
There will be more on this.
Thank you @unclecharliesnyc for hosting us!
And @noahdlandry killing it on the 🎹
#singer #actor #vocalcoach #social #musicaltheatre

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Fully cast show!

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Selections from Legally Blonde! Get your tickets!

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This year on the Fourth of July, I am posting about this incredible show we just closed last weekend! We’ll Meet Again is the true story of the Stern family, who escaped Nazi Germany and made a home in Opelika, Alabama. It is a story of resilience, hope, acceptance, and parallels many of the things we see happening today. This story is so relevant, and this team brought it to life with such care. Endlessly grateful for this company and this experience ❤️

Producers: Cody Lassen @codylassen , Andrew DePrisco @andrewseprisco, @belltheateratbellworks Created and written by: James R. Harris
Director: Daniel Kutner @danielkutner
Associate Director and Choreographer:
Michele Mossay @ishkababaluski
Music Director, Conductor, and additional areangements:
Charles Santoro
@charlesvsantoro
Costume Designer: Mariah Anzaldo Hale
@m.anzaldohale
Wig Designer: Carissa Thorlakson @wigician
Lighting Designer: Joel E. Silver @jesilverld
Sound Designer: Jon Weston @notsewnoj
Set Designer: Zoe Hurwitz @zozoelee
Props Designer: Hiro Kupferman @hirokupferman
Wardrobe Supervisor: Emily Verrilli
@emily_verrilli
Casting Director: Michael Cassara
@michaelcassara
Stage Manager: Trish Vignola-Tyler
@trishtyler_comedian
Music Arrangements: Mark Hayes
Cast: Herndon Lackey, Gia Marino, Adam B.
Shapiro, Joy Hermalyn, Erikka Makió, James
C. Harris, Noah Yager, Emily Bacino Althaus, Aidan Cole,
Henry Tyler, Jordan Patrick Blake, Avery Benjamin, Brooke Birbilis, Kevin Michael Buckley, Emily Kate Decker, Lucas Kirmsse, Gigi Mechetti
Running crew: John Frangione, Megan Borsilli, Myah Clark @canablissmis , Jannette Fisher, Sophie Hale, Carina Metz Band: Conductor/Keys: Charles Santoro, Reeds: Phil Chester, Drums: Jon Berger, Bass: Alex Duquy

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I WAS IN A SUPER COOL SHOW WITH SUCH WONDERFUL PEOPLE!!

Truly grounding to experience the raw and loving story of the Stern family and their escape from Germany, every day for the past month.

What a gorgeous experience that I wasn’t sure I was ever going to have in this life time. Genuinely. Being trusted to tell the story of this family and then getting to MEET their relatives and hear the story from them… who in the world is lucky enough to have had this experience. And also? The Sterns are some of THE coolest (and stylish!) people I know!

To know that the story you’re telling, however painful it may be, is true, that is the most precious thing. And to know that this beautiful moment of humanity was all possible because of this family’s LOVE. What a stabilizing and hopeful thing to know.

My cup is full, and I am so happy to have met every single one of these people💛.

Producers: Cody Lassen @codylassen , Andrew DePrisco @andrewseprisco, @belltheateratbellworks
Created and written by: James R. Harris
Director: Daniel Kutner @danielkutner
Associate Director and Choreographer:
Michele Mossay @ishkababaluski
Music Director, Conductor, and additional areangements: Charles Santoro
@charlesvsantoro
Costume Designer: Mariah Anzaldo Hale @m.anzaldohale
Wig Designer: Carissa Thorlakson @wigician
Lighting Designer: Joel E. Silver @jesilverld
Sound Designer: Jon Weston @notsewnoj
Set Designer: Zoë Hurwitz @zozoelee
Props Designer: Hiro Kupferman @hirokupferman
Wardrobe Supervisor: Emily Verrilli
@emily_verrilli
Casting Director: Michael Cassara
@michaelcassara
Stage Manager: Trish Vignola-Tyler @trishtyler_comedian
Music Arrangements: Mark Hayes
Cast: Herndon Lackey, Gia Marino, Adam B.
Shapiro, Joy Hermalyn, Erikka Makió, James
C. Harris, Noah Yager, Emily Bacino Althaus, Aidan Cole, Henry Tyler, Jordan Patrick Blake, Avery Benjamin, Brooke Birbilis, Kevin Michael Buckley, Emily Kate Decker, Lucas Kirmsse, Gigi Mechetti
Running crew: John Frangione, Megan Borsilli, Myah Clark, Jannette Fisher, Sophie Hale, Carina Metz
Band: Conductor/Keys: Charles Santoro, Reeds: Phil Chester, Drums: Jon Berger, Bass: Alex Duquy

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This one snuck up on me. Today we close We'll Meet Again, though we only started less than four weeks ago. I've barely had time to process everything that has swept around and through me. This show is about the real life of Heinz "Henry" Stern, a German Jewish boy who escaped Nazi Germany and moved to Opelika, Alabama. The show touches on the tragedy of war, the celebration of community, and the resilience of the human spirit, all against a soundscape of the music of the 1930s and 40s.

When we celebrated our opening night last week, a man came up to me and very simply said, "You're my Gaga." It took me a beat to realize what he meant: I was playing his grandmother on stage. I met my grandchildren that night, J. and his sister Ginger. A few days later at a talk back, an older woman stood up and said we sung a song she hadn't heard since her mother taught it to her in Romania. The song was Arum Dem Fayer, a Yiddish song I sing with Young Henry and my family in the show. Another woman's mother and grandmother were on the same boat from Germany as the Sterns. Stories of audience members with experiences that mirror Henry's life continue to crop up. If they're not shared with us outright, you can hear it in the vocal responses from the audience.

That community, that shared moment, that catharsis is the heart of live theatre. I'm grateful to have helped bring this new and real story of a self-described "Jewish redneck" to life. Hedwig "Gaga" Stern is a woman I won't soon forget.

Thank you to the most generous and kind cast, crew, and creative team. Truly appreciative of the warmth and heart you brought to this experience. And thank you, Henry, for sitting down and sharing your story with our playwright, James Harris, all those years ago. This past Friday was the 89th anniversary of your arrival to Opelika. Mazel tov!

L'chaim, y'all!

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Meet the Cast of We'll Meet Again
Experience the extraordinary true story of Henry Stern brought to life by a remarkable cast of Broadway veterans and acclaimed Off-Broadway performers.
Filled with unforgettable music, powerful storytelling, and inspiring performances. We'll Meet Again follows one family's journey from Nazi Germany to a new life in America—a story of hope, resilience, friendship, and the American dream.
Don't miss this moving new musical at the Bell Theater.
Purchase your tickets today and be part of this unforgettable theatrical experience. Opening NIght is June 18th!

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#BellTheater
#AxelrodPerformingArts
#BellWorks
#HolmdelNJ
#NJEvents
#ThingsToDoNJ
#ANewAmericanMusical
#MonmouthArts
#JewishHistory

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humpty DUMPty 🥚

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Here we have it!! The official cast for my upcoming short film SPLIT!!!! A film that I hope will open eyes as to how we view and treat those who struggle with mental health, ableism and how Hollywoods perception on those who struggle can affect the real life peoples view on those with struggles. Filming begins this summer and I’m so excited, crew call to be posted eventually (unpaid opportunity) and I can’t wait to go on this journey with this amazing group 💜❤️

#shortfilm #femalewriter #film #ny

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oh violet… how I miss you…

thank you to everyone who made this production possible. you all pushed me to my limits in the absolute best way, and i’ve never been more grateful for a theatre experience 🫶🏻

Manhattan School of Music
Steven Pisano, Photographer
Charlotte Shi, Photographer
Margaret Ellen Hall, Photographer

Banji Aborisade, Director and Choreographer
Eric Thomas Johnson, Music Director
Charlotte Shi, Scenic Coordinator
Aidan Griffiths, Costume Designer
Colleen Doherty, Lighting Designer Kimberly O’Loughlin, Sound Designer
Joshua Larrinaga-Yocum, Props Supervisor
Lauren Linsey, Production Stage Manager
Lauren Kiele DeLeon, Intimacy Director
Rebecca Ho, Dialect Coach
Jordyne Bouza, Assistant Stage Manager

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I did steal the mouse cup 🐭

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