WITNESSES: A New Musical | Ventura live! ’25 at rubicon

Voices that must be heard. Voices we must never forget.
Conceived by Jordan Beck
Book by Robert L. Freedman (Tony-winner for “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder”)
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
Directed by J. Scott Lapp
Musical Direction by Gerald Sternbach

5 teenagers. 5 diaries. 5 songwriting teams. One unforgettable story.
This deeply moving new musical gives voice to five Jewish teens whose words and dreams 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 Broadway’s rising stars, Witnesses is a bold, vital, and contemporary theatrical event.
WITNESSES had a successful World Premiere run at CCAE Theatricals and a sold-out Special One Night Only Reunion Concert in association with Jfest in June 2023. The production won the Craig Noel Award for Outstanding New Musical, and the Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Direction for J. (Jeremy) Scott Lapp, who helmed Rubicon’s acclaimed award-winning production of Bonnie & Clyde.
Come experience this beautiful, poignant and powerful play – a benefit for Rubicon’s Innovation Fund. 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 Rubicon towards the production and presentation of new works.