Cast List Director/Choreographer Photography Maia Karo Yadin Goldman Kermit ...... Brandon Laighold Statler ...... Adam Fine Music Director Cast Supervisor Daniel Meron Bunny Blei Waldorf ...... Zoey Abramson Ms. Piggy ...... Charlotte Sobel Costume Design Producers Fozzie...... Molly Laighold Alice Roi Brotherhood Synagogue Judith Shapiro Scooter ...... Elio Koen Scenic Design Janice ...... Riley Barnett Felix Goldey Playwrights Animal ...... Ari Jacobson Zelda Lightman Written by the Students of Gabe Nova Brotherhood Synagogue Dr. Bunsen Honeydew ...... Harlan Paroff Adapted by Maia Karo Beaker...... Jacob Waldman Video Editing Concept & Story by Gonzo ...... Sivan Koen Maia Karo Daniel Neiden & Judy Shapiro Chef ...... Jacob Waldman Daniel Meron Myrtle ...... Zoey Abramson
Playbill & Graphics Storyteller...... Phil Rothman Gabe Nova Felix Goldey Additional Scenes Zelda Lightman Siri Scene...... Siri: Jacob Waldman, Manda Hegardt Siri’s Friend: Ari Jacobson, Mom: Judy Shapiro Judith Shapiro Wicked...... Galinda: Harlan Paroff, Elphaba: Sivan Koen Side Show ...... Daisy: Zoey Abramson, Violet: Riley Barnett, Terry: Adam Fine Something Rotten...... Nick Bottom: Elio Koen, ...... Nigella Bottom: Molly Laighold, Lord Clapham: Adam Fine Guys & Dolls (“Covid Lament”) ...... Adelaide: SamiRose Katz
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Musical Numbers ACT I Muppet Theme Song (Sam Pottle & Jim Henson) ...... Full Company
Rainbow Connection (Paul Williams & Kenneth Asher) ...... Kermit & Company
I Will Never Leave You (from the musical Side Show by Bill Russell & Henry Krieger) ...... Daisy & Violet
Cabin Fever (Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil) ...... Fozzie & Company
Adelaide’s Covid Lament (adapted from the musical Guys & Dolls by Frank Loesser and the musical parody of Randy Rainbow) ...... Adelaide Count On Me (Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence & Ari Levine) ...... Statler, Waldorf & Company
ACT II Six String Orchestra (Harry Chapin) ...... Sivan, Harlan, Elio & Riley I Hate Shakespeare (from the musical Something Rotten! by John O’Farrell & Karey Kirkpatrick) ...... Nick Bottom, Nigella Bottom, Lord Clapham
Brand New Day (from the musical The Wiz by Luther Vandross) ...... Full Company
For Good (from the musical Wicked by Stephen Schwartz) ...... Elphaba & Glinda
Seasons of Love (from the musical Rent by Jonathan Larson) ...... Full Company
Finale—Rainbow Connection (Paul Williams & Kenneth Asher) ...... Full Company
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Who’s Who in the Cast & Crew
Zoey Abramson (Waldorf & Muppet Felix Goldey (Stage Crew & Scenic Design) Myrtle Daisy) Zoey is 10 years old and Felix is 11 years old and is in the 6th is in the 5th grade at P.S. 40. Zoey grade at Success Academy Hudson previously appeared in Brotherhood’s Yards. Felix has worked on three other production of Annie. When asked what Brotherhood plays, Bye Bye Birdie, The she liked about being in the play, Sound of Music and Annie. Felix said he Zoey wrote, “I like expressing myself likes working on the play and Playbill through story!” but he does not like acting! Riley Barnett (Janice & Violet) Riley is Amelia Goldin (Tech Crew) Amelia is 9 11 years old and is in the 5th grade at years old and is in the 4th grade at P.S. the Greensboro Day School. Riley was 33. This is Amelia’s first play. She likes previously in the GDS middle school seeing the play come together. of the arts festival. She also was in Ari Jacobson (Animal & Siri’s Friend) school plays at the Riverdale Country Ari is 7 years old and is in the 1st grade School. When asked what she liked at P.S. 116. This is Ari’s first play. Ari about being in the play, Riley wrote, wanted to be in the play because it ”mostly just hearing everyone share looked like fun and he likes to sing. their different ideas of how a song could be cased and what a scene’s SamiRose Katz (Adelaide) SamiRose is inner meaning should be.” 12 years old and is in the 6th grade at the Churchill School where she Adam Fine (Statler, Lord Clapham & appeared in Really Rosie, Peter Pan, Terry) Adam is10 years old and is in the Annie, The Lion King and James and the 4th grade at P.S. 40. Adam has previ- Giant Peach. At Brotherhood Syna- ously been a part of several plays at gogue she has acted in The Sound of Brotherhood, including Fiddler on the Music and Annie. Asked what she likes Roof, Bye Bye Biride, The Sound of Music about working on the play, SamiRose and Annie. When asked what he liked said, “The cast is so nice and fun to work about being in the play, he wrote, with. Maia is a really great director; “even if we do not do the play togeth- Daniel is a truly great Musical Director er this year we are still getting to do it and they make learning acting a whole over ZOOM, and how, even though lot of fun. Alice is wonderful at designing we are at home, we can still make a costumes. Phil is always so warm. Judy play with singing and dancing and produces us year after year and Bunny having fun!” lovingly keeps us organized along with the new Hebrew School Principal, Tess. And the cherry on top is the
funny rewriting of songs for this crazy Covid time and getting to (vegetarian) ham it up as Adelaide.
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Who’s Who in the Cast & Crew
Elio Koen (Scooter & Nick Bottom) Elio Zelda Lightman (Stage Crew & Set De- is 11 years old and is in the 6th grade sign) Zelda is 9 years old and is in the 3rd at M.S.104, Baruch Middle School. Elio grade at Dalton. This is Zelda’s first Broth- has appeared in Brotherhood’s Grease, erhood show, but she takes dance les- Annie, Fiddler on the Roof and The sons at Alvin Ailey. When asked what she Sound of Music. When asked what he liked about working on the play, Zelda liked about working on the play, Elio wrote,” I like making new friends and wrote, “mostly the experience and the working with other people.” feeling of actually helping create a Gabe Nova (Tech Crew & Playbill Design) production.” Gabe is 10 years old and is in the 4th Sivan Koen (Gonzo & Elphaba) Sivan is grade at P.S. 11. Gabe previously 15 years old and is in the 10th grade at appeared in Brotherhood’s The Sound the Clinton School. She has performed of Music, Bye Bye Birdie and Annie. He in several Brotherhood plays, including likes being part of the show because Grease, Annie, Fiddler on the Roof and he feels like he is on Broadway Muppets. When asked what she loved creating a hit. about working on the play, Sivan Harlan Paroff(Dr. Bunsen Honeydew & wrote, ”I love working with others and Galinda) Harlan is in the 8th grade at also forming new songs. I love to sing LREI. In Brotherhood productions she and this gives me a good chance to appeared as Liesl in The Sound of Music, practice. Also, I love working with all Deborah Sue in Bye Bye Birdie, and ages and with Maia and Daniel.” Grace Farrell in Annie. At the Producers Brandon Laighold (Kermit) Brandon is Club her roles include: Donkey in 10 years old and is in the 4th grade at Shrek, Head Jitterbug in The Wizard of P.S. 40. Brandon previously appeared Oz/The Wiz, Hannah the Secretary/Spot in Brotherhood’s production of Annie. Conlon in NewiesNewsies, Tom Snout When asked what he liked about being in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and in the play, Brandon wrote, ”I get to Annabelle Crude in Fluffy the Pine. work with other people and make new When asked what she liked about friends and have fun.” working on the play, Harlan wrote, ”Performing has always been a special Molly Laighold (Fozzie) Molly is 9 part of who I am and being able to do years old and is in the 3rd grade at P.S. any form of theater during these hard 40. Molly previously appeared in times is so incredible. The most important Brotherhood’s Annie. Molly likes being part about theater is getting to spend in the play because she likes singing, time with the ones you love. Being a part dancing and having fun. of this production, I have watched every single one of us transform not only into better actors, but better people as well.
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Who’s Who in the Cast & Crew
Charlotte Sobel (Miss Piggy) Charlotte is Jacob Waldman (Beaker, Chef & Siri) 7½) years old and is in the 2nd grade at Jacob is 8 years old and is in the 2nd P.S. 40. This is Charlotte’s first Brother- grade at Avenues School. At Lee hood play but she has done plays with Strasberg, Jacob has been in 2 plays her friends at school. Asked what she and 1 movie. A new play this year liked about being in the play, Charlotte makes a total of 3 plays and 1 movie. wrote, ”I love musical theater and read- When asked what he liked about being ing scripts! I told my parents I wanted in the play, Jacob wrote, ”how I get to to do musical theater so they told me be Chef and only Chef gets to be seen about this and I was so excited.” once and how I wrote my own scene.”
I’ve got a dream too, but it’s about Congratulations singing and dancing and making people happy.That’s the kind of dream that to the Cast and Crew of gets better the more people you share it with.” The Muppets Mitzvah Mystery —Kermit the Frog Love you all Congratulations to Judy Shapiro, Daniel Neiden and the cast and Bunny Blei crew
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Felix Goldey Harlan Paroff
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Who’s Who in the Cast & Crew
SamiRose Katz
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Israeli Books— Israeli Culture
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In Memoriam
Ann Plutzer Hollis Salzman Charlotte Berglas Marion Cooper Grace Salant Elaine Sugarman Lillian Mandel Beth Greenhouse Cantor Yelena Gurin Ina Safra Helen Gordon We love you so much! D.D., Meema, Nannie & Poppy
Thank you to all of the Hebrew School teachers for their incredible work this year! –Russell Kohn & Carolyn Blair
Thanks to all the wonderful actors for making this play sensational. You are all adorable, creative, and talented! Congratulations! Love, Alice
Mazel tov to the entire cast and crew!
–The Lightman Family
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We are so proud of you, Ari!
Big congratulations to the cast and crew Hope you break a leg! Love, Mom, Dad, Jasmine, Cashew & Coconut
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