Witnesses - A New Musical

10/04/2025

FIRST LOOK: Get a peek into the rehearsal room from our recent reading of WITNESSES, a New Musical at the

Starring NOLAN ALMEIDA, JAKE BERMAN*, EMERSON GLICK*, AUSTYN MYERS*, KATHERINE PALADICHUK, CAROLINE RENEE*, AFRA SOPHIA TULLY* & ELIAS WYGODNY

Conceived by JORDAN BECK
Book by ROBERT L. FREEDMAN
Music by CARMEL DEAN, MATT GOULD, ADAM GWON, ANNA K. JACOBS & GERALD STERNBACH
Lyrics by JORDAN BECK, MINDI DICKSTEIN, MATT GOULD, ADAM GWON & ANNA K. JACOBS
Musical Direction by GERALD STERNBACH
Direction by J. SCOTT LAPP+

5 teenagers. 5 diaries. 5 songwriting teams.
One unforgettable story.

This deeply moving new musical gives voice to five Jewish teens whose words were captured in journals during the Holocaust. With a book by Tony-winner Robert L, Freedman (A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder) and a score by 7 of Broadway’s rising stars, WITNESSES is a bold, vital and contemporary theatrical event.

Photography by Holly Hussmann Lapp

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08/26/2025

We are thrilled to introduce you to the incredible cast that will lead our upcoming Staged Benefit Reading of WITNESSES for the Ventura Live ‘25 Festival!

Featuring JAKE BERMAN* (Moshe Ze’ev Flinker), AFRA SOPHIA TULLY* (Éva Heyman), AUSTYN MYERS* (Yitskhok Rudashevski), EMERSON GLICK* (Renia Spiegel), NOLAN ALMEIDA (Dawid Rubinowicz), KATHERINE PALADICHUK (Ensemble), ELIAS WYGODNY (Ensemble) & CAROLINE RENEE* (Ensemble).

This original, award-winning new musical is back and part of the Rubicon Theatre Company’s Summer Festival! WITNESSES will make its LA debut this September in a benefit staged reading supporting the Rubicon’s Innovation Fund!

5 teenagers. 5 diaries. 5 songwriting teams.
One unforgettable story.

This deeply moving new musical gives voice to five Jewish teens whose words were captured in journals during the Holocaust. With a book by Tony-winner Robert L, Freedman (A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder) and a score by 7 of Broadway’s rising stars, WITNESSES is a bold, vital and contemporary theatrical event.

Come experience this beautiful, poignant and powerful theatrical experience. The VIP ticket includes an after-party with the cast, creatives and celebrity supporters in The Rose Room, as well as a $50 donation to the Rubicon towards the production and presentation of new works.

SEPTEMBER 20 @ 7pm
At the Rubicon Theatre Company, Ventura, CA
For tickets: visit the link in our bio

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06/01/2023

ONLY 20 TICKETS LEFT!!

In association with JFest, CCAE Theatricals presents a special one-night-only Reunion Concert of last summer’s World Premiere award-winning musical, WITNESSES!! ✡️

If you missed seeing it at CCAE, now is your chance to see the original company reunite to perform the San Diego Critics Circle pick for Best New Musical!

Book by Robert L. Freedman
Music & Lyrics by Adam Gwon, Gerald Sternbach, Jordan Beck, Matt Gould, Carmel Dean, Mindi Dickstein and Anna K. Jacobs
Directed by J. Scott Lapp

The 30th Annual Lipinsky Family Jewish Arts Festival is back in 2023! Celebrating Jewish heritage, culture, art and ideas all around San Diego!

WHEN: June 4, 2023 at 2P
WHERE: The Jewish Community Center
FOR TICKETS: 858.457.3030
ONLINE: sdjfest.org

04/28/2023

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Visit https://sdjfest.org to buy your festival tickets today!
From new play readings to a one-night only concert reunion, you don’t want to miss celebrating Jewish art, music, and culture this summer. Don't miss Witnesses - A New Musical triumphant return on June 4th at The Lawrence Family JCC!

04/05/2023

If you missed the world premiere production this past July, or even if you didn’t, you may want to get your tickets soon for this one-day only reunion concert featuring the full original world premiere cast!

Sunday, June 4th @ 2pm

Also this week, Cirque du Soleil returns, Lederer does Shakespeare and "R-E-S-P-E-C-T" extends again

02/28/2023

WITNESSES won both awards it was nominated for last night at the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Awards, including Outstanding New Production & Outstanding Direction of a Musical for .

Thank you to everyone who came out to support this new musical. This award not only goes out to all of the creatives, the cast and crew, but also to the five diarists whose words inspired us and continue to inspire us daily. Yitskhok Rusashevski, Éva Heymann, Dawid Rubinowicz, Renia Spiegel and Moshe Flinker. This is for you. You will never be forgotten!

02/28/2023

WITNESSES won both awards it was nominated for last night at the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Awards, including Outstanding New Production & Outstanding Direction of a Musical for .

Thank you to everyone who came out to support this new musical. This award not only goes out to all of the creatives, the cast and crew, but also to the five diarists whose words inspired us and continue to inspire us daily. Yitskhok Rudashevski, Éva Heymann, Dawid Rubinowicz, Renia Spiegel and Moshe Flinker. This is for you. You will never be forgotten!

02/18/2023

WITNESSES is BACK! ✡️

In association with JFest, CCAE Theatricals presents a special one-night-only Reunion Concert of last summer’s World Premiere musical, Witnesses!!

If you missed seeing it at CCAE, now is your chance to see the original company reunite to perform the Craig Noel nominated Best New Musical!

The 30th Annual Lipinsky Family Jewish Arts Festival is back in 2023! Celebrating Jewish heritage, culture, art and ideas all around San Diego!

WHEN: June 4, 2023 at 2P
WHERE: The Jewish Community Center
FOR TICKETS: 858.457.3030

02/01/2023

Congratulations to these brilliant artists on their 2022 BroadwayWorld San Diego Awards for their work on WITNESSES!! Natalie Iscovich (Choreography), Zach Blane (Lighting Design) and Matthew Herman (Scenic Design)!! 👏🏼

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01/28/2023

January 27 marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day, an annual day of commemoration to honor the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and the millions of other victims of Na**sm. We believe that art has the power to heal, transform, comfort, and educate!

We remember and honor the memory of the victims and help carry forward their stories.

11/23/2022

15 Nominations for the 2022 Regional BroadwayWorld Awards for our World Premiere of WITNESSES!! Please take a moment and cast your vote for CCAE Theatricals and the other many artists who make up San Diego’s thriving artistic community!!

Link to VOTE below 🗳️

https://www.BroadwayWorld.com/San-Diego/voteregion.cfm

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08/01/2022

Thank you Escondido 💜