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Director/Choreographer

Maia Karo

Music Director

Daniel Meron

Costume Design

Alice Roi

Scenic Design Felix Goldey

Zelda Lightman

Gabe Nova

Video Editing

Maia Karo

Daniel Meron

Playbill & Graphics

Gabe Nova

Felix Goldey

Zelda Lightman

Manda Hegardt

Judith Shapiro

Photography

Yadin Goldman

Cast Supervisor

Bunny Blei

Producers

Brotherhood Synagogue

Judith Shapiro

Playwrights

Written by the Students of Brotherhood Synagogue

Adapted by Maia Karo

Concept & Story by Daniel Neiden & Judy Shapiro

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Kermit ............................................................................................................. Brandon Laighold

Statler ........................................................................................................................... Adam Fine

Waldorf .............................................................................................................. Zoey Abramson

Ms. Piggy ............................................................................................................ Charlotte Sobel

Fozzie.................................................................................................................... Molly Laighold

Scooter ............................................................................................................................ Elio Koen

Janice ......................................................................................................................... Riley Barnett

Animal ...................................................................................................................... Ari Jacobson

Dr. Bunsen Honeydew ........................................................................................ Harlan Paroff

Beaker................................................................................................................. Jacob Waldman

Gonzo ........................................................................................................................... Sivan Koen

Chef ..................................................................................................................... Jacob Waldman

Myrtle ................................................................................................................. Zoey Abramson

Storyteller............................................................................................................... Phil Rothman

Additional Scenes

Siri Scene.................................................................................................. Siri: Jacob Waldman, Siri’s Friend: Ari Jacobson, Mom: Judy 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

Cast List

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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

Musical Numbers

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Zoey Abramson (Waldorf & Muppet Myrtle Daisy) Zoey is 10 years old and is in the 5th grade at P.S. 40. Zoey previously appeared in Brotherhood’s production of Annie. When asked what she liked about being in the play, Zoey wrote, “I like expressing myself through story!”

Riley Barnett (Janice & Violet) Riley is 11 years old and is in the 5th grade at the Greensboro Day School. Riley was previously in the GDS middle school of the arts festival. She also was in school plays at the Riverdale Country School. When asked what she liked about being in the play, Riley wrote, ”mostly just hearing everyone share their different ideas of how a song could be cased and what a scene’s inner meaning should be.”

Adam Fine (Statler, Lord Clapham & Terry) Adam is10 years old and is in the 4th grade at P.S. 40. Adam has previ-ously been a part of several plays at Brotherhood, including Fiddler on the Roof, Bye Bye Biride, The Sound of Music and Annie. When asked what he liked about being in the play, he wrote, “even if we do not do the play togeth-er this year we are still getting to do it over ZOOM, and how, even though we are at home, we can still make a play with singing and dancing and having fun!”

Felix Goldey (Stage Crew & Scenic Design) Felix is 11 years old and is in the 6th grade at Success Academy Hudson Yards. Felix has worked on three other Brotherhood plays, Bye Bye Birdie, The Sound of Music and Annie. Felix said he likes working on the play and Playbill but he does not like acting!

Amelia Goldin (Tech Crew) Amelia is 9 years old and is in the 4th grade at P.S. 33. This is Amelia’s first play. She likes seeing the play come together.

Ari Jacobson (Animal & Siri’s Friend) Ari is 7 years old and is in the 1st grade at P.S. 116. This is Ari’s first play. Ari wanted to be in the play because it looked like fun and he likes to sing.

SamiRose Katz (Adelaide) SamiRose is 12 years old and is in the 6th grade at the Churchill School where she appeared in Really Rosie, Peter Pan, Annie, The Lion King and James and the Giant Peach. At Brotherhood Syna-gogue she has acted in The Sound of Music and Annie. Asked what she likes about working on the play, SamiRose said, “The cast is so nice and fun to work with. Maia is a really great director; Daniel is a truly great Musical Director and they make learning acting a whole lot of fun. Alice is wonderful at designing costumes. Phil is always so warm. Judy produces us year after year and Bunny 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.

Who’s Who in the Cast & Crew

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Elio Koen (Scooter & Nick Bottom) Elio is 11 years old and is in the 6th grade at M.S.104, Baruch Middle School. Elio has appeared in Brotherhood’s Grease, Annie, Fiddler on the Roof and The Sound of Music. When asked what he liked about working on the play, Elio wrote, “mostly the experience and the feeling of actually helping create a production.”

Sivan Koen (Gonzo & Elphaba) Sivan is 15 years old and is in the 10th grade at the Clinton School. She has performed in several Brotherhood plays, including Grease, Annie, Fiddler on the Roof and Muppets. When asked what she loved about working on the play, Sivan wrote, ”I love working with others and also forming new songs. I love to sing and this gives me a good chance to practice. Also, I love working with all ages and with Maia and Daniel.”

Brandon Laighold (Kermit) Brandon is 10 years old and is in the 4th grade at P.S. 40. Brandon previously appeared in Brotherhood’s production of Annie. When asked what he liked about being in the play, Brandon wrote, ”I get to work with other people and make new friends and have fun.”

Molly Laighold (Fozzie) Molly is 9 years old and is in the 3rd grade at P.S. 40. Molly previously appeared in Brotherhood’s Annie. Molly likes being in the play because she likes singing, dancing and having fun.

Zelda Lightman (Stage Crew & Set De-sign) Zelda is 9 years old and is in the 3rd grade at Dalton. This is Zelda’s first Broth-erhood show, but she takes dance les-sons at Alvin Ailey. When asked what she liked about working on the play, Zelda wrote,” I like making new friends and working with other people.”

Gabe Nova (Tech Crew & Playbill Design) Gabe is 10 years old and is in the 4th grade at P.S. 11. Gabe previously appeared in Brotherhood’s The Sound of Music, Bye Bye Birdie and Annie. He likes being part of the show because he feels like he is on Broadway creating a hit.

Harlan Paroff (Dr. Bunsen Honeydew & Galinda) Harlan is in the 8th grade at LREI. In Brotherhood productions she appeared as Liesl in The Sound of Music, Deborah Sue in Bye Bye Birdie, and Grace Farrell in Annie. At the Producers Club her roles include: Donkey in Shrek, Head Jitterbug in The Wizard of Oz/The Wiz, Hannah the Secretary/Spot Conlon in NewiesNewsies, Tom Snout in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Annabelle Crude in Fluffy the Pine.

When asked what she liked about working on the play, Harlan wrote, ”Performing has always been a special part of who I am and being able to do any form of theater during these hard times is so incredible. The most important part about theater is getting to spend time with the ones you love. Being a part of this production, I have watched every single one of us transform not only into better actors, but better people as well.

Who’s Who in the Cast & Crew

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Congratulations

to the Cast and Crew of

The Muppets Mitzvah Mystery

Love you all

Bunny Blei

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Charlotte Sobel (Miss Piggy) Charlotte is 7½) years old and is in the 2nd grade at P.S. 40. This is Charlotte’s first Brother-hood play but she has done plays with her friends at school. Asked what she liked about being in the play, Charlotte wrote, ”I love musical theater and read-ing scripts! I told my parents I wanted to do musical theater so they told me about this and I was so excited.”

Jacob Waldman (Beaker, Chef & Siri) Jacob is 8 years old and is in the 2nd grade at Avenues School. At Lee Strasberg, Jacob has been in 2 plays and 1 movie. A new play this year makes a total of 3 plays and 1 movie. When asked what he liked about being in the play, Jacob wrote, ”how I get to be Chef and only Chef gets to be seen once and how I wrote my own scene.”

Who’s Who in the Cast & Crew

I’ve got a dream too, but it’s about singing and dancing and making people happy.That’s the kind of dream that

gets better the more people you share it with.”

—Kermit the Frog Congratulations to Judy Shapiro, Daniel Neiden and the cast and

crew

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Who’s Who in the Cast & Crew

Felix Goldey

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Who’s Who in the Cast & Crew

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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To the Cast and Crew and Judy:

“Break a Leg” -Arthur Plutzer

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

Congratulations Ari!

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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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