Hai School Musi-Spiel Playbill

BJ Theater Company B'nai Jeshurun New York, NY

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B'nai Jeshurun BJ Theater Company PRESENTS

HAI SCHOOL MUSI-SPIEL Written by Emma Miller Based on music by Bryan Louiselle and Peter Barsocchini Based on the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical

Featuring, in alphabetical order: Ella Becker, Noah Becker, Allison Berman, Miriam Blumberg, Annie Bovitz, Sophie Brown, Izzy Druker, Maddie Druker, Liat Elting, Eden Holden, Tate Holden, Mia Iankelevich, Lily Ingber, Joanna Kahan, Clara Krepon, Quinn Krepon, Celia Lambert, Roza Legum, Hanna Minevich, Naomi Minevich, Paige Mittler, Chloe Rose Molton, Rebecca Rhode, Eli Rosenstock, Henry Schwarz, Maya Schwartz, Rena Schwartz, Anya Shapiro, Claudia Shapiro, Stella Skolnik-Weil, Alice Tiven-Gottesman, Charlie Tiven-Gottesman, Maya Turk, David Waldman, Rebecca Waldman, Margi Wallach, Rina Wallach

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SONGS The Start of Something New

Spielniks and Company

What Shushan’s Looking For

Vashti, Esther, Ahashverosh, Mordekhai, and Company

Bop To The Top

Meg, Peg, Greg, Haman, Ahashverosh, Drama Club, and Company

We Did A Spiel Together

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Full Company

CAST Spielniks/Lunchtime Rhymers Dean

Noah Becker

Eugene

Eli Rosenstock

Charlene

Naomi Minevich

Francine

Sophie Brown

Eileen

Clara Krepon

Irene

Izzy Druker

Jeanine

Joanna Kahan

Maxine

Paige Mittler

Nadine

Chloe Rose Molton The Producers

Poppy

Lily Ingber

Phoebe

Miriam Blumberg

Phil

Henry Schwarz

Pam

Rebecca Waldman The Writers Room

Wendy

Liat Elting

Wanda

Mia Iankelevich

Winnie

Hanna Minevich

Willa

Rena Schwartz The Purim+ Personalities

Meg Megillah

Anya Shapiro

Greg Grogger

Tate Holden

Peg Poppyseed-Hamentaschen

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Ella Becker

CAST The Hai Schoolers & The Hai School Drama Club Morah Darbus

Alice Tiven-Gottesman

Taylor

Maya Turk

Tessa

Rebecca Rhode

Talia

Annie Bovitz

Kelsi/Vashti

Quinn Krepon

Gabriella/Esther

Maya Schwartz

Troy/Ahashverosh

Dave Waldman

Sharpay/Haman

Celia Lambert

Ryan/Mordekhai

Eden Holden

Katharine

Roza Legum

Greta

Maddie Druker

Ingrid

Charlie Tiven-Gottesman

Bette

Stella Skolnik-Weil

Audrey

Allison Berman

Judy

Margi Wallach

Marilyn

Rina Wallach

Ava

Claudia Shapiro

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"BEHIND THE SCENES"

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"BEHIND THE SCENES"

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DIRECTOR'S NOTE Dear BJ Theater Company Families and Friends, I can’t help but think back to where we were last year as I wrote this note. It was early March of 2020, and the title You Can’t Stop The Spiel was accidentally quite prescient! The opening night of last year’s Spiel became the closing night of life as we knew it. For me, and for so many of you and your children, the Spiel—in all its glittery, hilarious glory—was our last pre-pandemic BJ inperson experience.

For me, the Spiel always represents resiliency, ingenuity, and the ability to turn our world back right-side up. Those principles feel more appropriate now than perhaps ever before, as, even in an upside-down world, our cast came together in a new way to celebrate Purim with abounding joy, punny humor, and lots of fun!

Rehearsals and the recording process have been a bright spot, and this cast is made up of some of the most amazing, energetic, collaborative kids and teens I’ve ever met. I am so excited for you to get to watch their performances and to see the heart that they have poured into the process.

“Thank you” is too small a phrase to adequately express my appreciation for Robert Frost, Dani Apple, and Mike Drucker. Robert, Dani, and Mike are skilled professionals with busy careers who so graciously give their time and talents to this show and to our kids and teens. Without them, it would not have been possible.

Parents and families: thank you for your patience and support, for serving as tech support and occasionally, our film crew, and for sharing your wonderful kids with us. We are so proud of them and can’t wait for you to see them shine.

Sit back, relax, and enjoy our first-ever Purim Spiel movie, Emma

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Special Thanks: Dani Apple, Rachel Barnehama, Dave Christenberry, Makai Dorfman, Mike Drucker, Joy Feinberg, Suzanne Fisher and Steve Miller, Danielle Freedman, Robert Frost, Justin Goodman, Harriet Goren, Josh Klafter, Rabbi Roly Matalon, Cantor Dave Mintz, Jonathan Muniz, Rachel Oshrin, Hazzan Ari Priven, Laura Schultze, Lisa Shillan, Rabbi Felicia Sol, Rabbi Rebecca Weintraub, Colin Weil, Mike Witman, the B’nai Jeshurun Operations Team, and the Kadima@BJ Faculty Programs of the BJ Theater Company are subsidized by the Evelyn Gruss Lipper Charitable Foundation.

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