AN INSPIRING TRUE STORY OF COURAGE AND RESISTANCE
BOOK & LYRICS BY BRIAN BELDING
MUSIC BY NATALIE BRICE
ORCHESTRATIONS BY CHARLIE ROSEN
MUSIC DIRECTION AND SUPERVISION & ARRANGEMENTS BY SHEELA RAMESH
MOVEMENT DIRECTION BY JORDAN RYDER
DIRECTION BY WILL NUNZIATA
“Natalie Brice’s engaging music along with Brian Belding’s original book and lyrics captivates our attention and hearts from the first note.”
Splash Magazine
“The story and the underlying message of ‘White Rose’ not only deserves to be heard, but it deserves to be sung and sung loudly!”
Frequent Business Traveler
“A Powerful New Musical! engaging music and captivating book and lyrics. The ensemble cast is super.”
Splash Magazine
“Poignant. Very talented cast. White Rose: The Musical is a call to arms with some contemporary parallels.”
“Impactful, Uplifting. White Rose is a must-see tour de force.”
New York Skyline
Reviews from 2024 Broadway Production
WHITE ROSE PLAYED ITS FINAL PERFORMANCE OFF-BROADWAY ON MARCH 31, 2024.
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CAST
JO ELLEN PELLMAN
Sophie Scholl
MIKE CEFALO
Hans Scholl
PAOLO MONTALBAN
Kurt Huber
SAM GRAVITTE
Frederick Fischer
LAURA SKY HERMAN
Lila Ramdohr
KENNEDY KANAGAWA
Christoph Probst
CAL MITCHELL
Max Drexler
AARON RAMEY
Karl Mueller
COLE THOMPSON
Willi Graf
DANI APPLE
Swing
PASQUALE CROCIATA
Swing
ELLIS GAGE
Swing
Creative Team
BRIAN. BELDING
Creator, Book Writer & Lyricist
NATALIE BRICE
Composer
WILL NUNZIATA
Composer
JORDAN RYDER
Movement Director
SHEELA RAMESH
Music Director and Supervision & Arrangements
CHARLIE ROSEN
Orchestrations
JAMES NOONE
Set Design
SOPHIA CHOI
Costume Design
ALAN C. EDWARDS
Lighting Design
ELISABETH WEIDNER
Sound Design
CAITE HEVNER
Creator, Book Writer & Lyricist
LIZ PRINTZ
Creator, Book Writer & Lyricist
ELLIE HANDEL
Production Stage Manager & Associate Director
DENISE SAVAS
Assistant Stage Manager
ADELE RYLANDS
Fight Director
EMILY WHITE
Dramaturg
VAIBU MOHAN
Creative Consultant
MELISSA D’ARABIAN
Producer
JEFF LAURINAITIS
Producer
LDK PRODUCTIONS
General Management / Executive Producer
EISENBERG CASTING DARYL EISENBERG, CSA
Casting Director
KEN DAVENPORT
Executive Consultant
“SOMEONE HAD TO MAKE A START”
A WHITE ROSE: THE MUSICAL TALKBACK SERIES
Immediately following the listed performances, audience members are invited to stay for a special event (no additional charge). Events will run approximately 20 minutes.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH
(IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE 7PM SHOW)
Guest: Historian, Author Dr. Jud Newborn
Dr. Jud Newborn (www.judnewborn.com) served as the Founding Historian and co- creator of New York’s Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust. A compelling multimedia storyteller and lecturer, he has presented his programs coast-to-coast at the United Nations and from Canada to Cape Town. He is co-author of the now classic book Sophie Scholl and the White Rose, recently updated in a special 80th Anniversary Edition (1943-2023), and has written for The New York Times, Jerusalem Post, and Smithsonian Magazine, among other publications. Dr. Newborn was awarded his Ph.D. with Distinction by the University of Chicago following three years of adventurous fieldwork in Europe as a Fulbright and Woodrow Wilson National Fellow, including hunting down former SS officers and working undercover for Poland’s “Solidarity” freedom movement during communist martial law. He was honored in 2018 with the Anne Frank Center’s prestigious “Spirit of Anne Frank Human Writes Award.” Today, he is the Emmy Award-winning Producer of Celebrity Guest Programs for Long Island, NY’s Cinema Arts Centre, bringing in Nobel Laureates, Kennedy Center Honorees, and Academy Award, Tony, Emmy, Grammy and Pulitzer Prize winners to interview before live audiences.
Guests: Ann Arnold, Isabella Fiske (co-founders of MSHE), and their father, Mark Schonwetter
As a young Jewish boy in Poland, Mark Schonwetter survived the Holocaust by hiding in the forests and in the homes of righteous families. Mark and his daughters Ann and Isabella will share highlights of his story of survival, and the inspiration that led to the creation of the foundation.
(IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE 2PM SHOW)
Guests: The descendants of Nat and Esther Berkowitz.
In 1939, George Wittenstein of the White Rose risked his life and helped young Nat and Esther Berkowitz escape the Nazis. Join us for a powerful reunion of a family that would not be here today if it were not for a White Rose member.
West Bank Cafe, 407 W 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036
Guests: USC Rossier School of Education Professor and former Chancellor of New York City Public Schools Rudy Crew, White Rose book & lyricist Brian Belding and director Will Nunziata.
Space is limited for this invitation-only Arts & Education MeetUP. Please RSVP today to secure your spot to this exclusive event that will highlight the value of the arts in connecting students with academic subjects through creativity, observation, and interpretation.
