Tickets for the full production of Hidden are available now! If you saw the staged reading in May 2023, this one is different. We rewrote the show and we have a full cast with costumes, sets, choreography and live music!
September 6, 7, 20 - 8 PM
September 21, 22 - 2 PM
Buy tickets here: https://our.show/hidden
Gratz Theatre in Elkins Park, PA

In addition to the musical, there will be an art show which promises to be fantastic!
Revealing the Hidden: A curated exploration of Identity and Resilience
The exhibit, featuring 16 talented artists, delves into themes of identity, resilience, and the often-hidden layers of human experience. Each piece offers a unique perspective on the complexities of self-discovery and the strength found in overcoming adversity.

Pre-sale for Hidden tickets- July 25-26
Before we publicize it to the general public, we are offering a special 2 day pre-sale for the upcoming full production of Hidden to everyone who has donated in support of this project. Rehearsals are in full swing and the cast is sounding great! Show dates are Friday 9/6 (evening), Saturday 9/7 (evening), Friday 9/20 (evening), Saturday 9/21 (matinee) and Sunday 9/22 (matinee). Here is the link to order tickets to the show: https://our.show/hidden

Online Auction benefitting Hidden - August 1-15
The online auction runs August 1-15 and we have some fabulous items!! For example - 4 tickets to a sold-out Phillies game (August 27th), a week at an amazing beach house on Oak Island, NC that sleeps 19(!), an original print 20”x20” photograph of Long Beach Island by Alan Gross that looks like a painting. Many more items - tickets to shows, gift cards to restaurants, handcrafted items, services such as garden consulting, music classes, life coaching and so much more! Take a peek and plan what you want to bid on: https://app.bidbeacon.com/#/auction/JHEJZ4/details

Apologies if you get this twice. Exciting news! The cast is rehearsing and they are looking and sounding great! It's going to be an awesome show. See below for the dates and share with everyone who may be interested. We'll send out the ticket link when it's available.

We're also doing an online auction to raise money for the production. The auction will take place in August. Do you have an item you would like to donate? It can be a service, a vacation home, a hand-crafted item, event tickets, or gift certificates to a restaurant. If you have an item in mind, contact Jenny at jenny2kind@comcast.net.

We are so excited to announce that there will be a full production of "Hidden" this September with a full cast, sets, costumes, live music and dance! A new theater company, M7 Productions, chose "Hidden" as their first musical! Apologies if you get this email twice (writing to contributors from both campaigns & there is some overlap) Here are the details:

Performance Dates:
September 6 - Friday evening at 8 PM
September 7 - Saturday evening at 8 PM
September 20 - Friday evening at 8 PM
September 21 - Saturday afternoon at 2 PM
September 22 - Sunday afternoon at 2 PM

Location: Gratz College Theater
7605 Old York Rd.
Melrose Park, PA 19027
The show runs approximately 2 hours + intermission

Open Auditions - please spread the word:
June 18, 19, & 20 7-9:30 PM at Gratz College
For more information: https://hiddenthemusical.com/2024/05/22/auditions-for-new-production/

We hope to see you in September!!
Jenny & David

We have lots of news to share about HIDDEN! First of all, we have a video on our website of the May show with captions. https://hiddenthemusical.com/photos-videos/

Second, we have been working with Rick Sperling (Founder & Director of Mosaic Youth Theater, director, writer, actor, teacher and dramaturg) to edit and improve the script. We also just applied to the Eugene O'Neill National Musical Theatre Conference. If chosen we would spend 2 weeks working on the musical with theater professionals and have a public reading of the show. It is highly competitive, but if we got in it would be an amazing experience!

Third, we have made some professional recordings of some of the songs from "Hidden." We will be putting them up on the website soon. In the meantime, you can listen to "Never Again Means Never Again." https://hiddenthemusical.com/audio/ Check back in a few days to get updated versions.

Our hearts go out to all the victims and loved ones during this heart-wrenching time. As we say in the song "No more killing civilians, no matter which side." Making professional recordings is expensive, so if you would like to donate through Fractured Atlas we would greatly appreciate it. https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/hidden-the-musical

Thank you again for your support! - Jenny & David

Dear supporter of "Hidden",

We have some news to share regarding our musical -  we finally have an improved version of the video of "Hidden" livestream from the Sunday, May 21 performance.  We have added captions, and tried to fix some of the balance problems.  The biggest hold-up was dealing with the French song ("Chanson d'automne"), which caused YouTube to block the video initially due to copyright issues.  We finally found a way to license the song at the level which allowed us to re-record it.

Here is the link:

Please feel free to share the link far and wide!  Originally we had thought to charge a small fee for the link, but now we are just encouraging people to donate if they wish: https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/hidden-the-musical

There have been requests to have a showing or "watch party" of the video at various places, including synagogues and Senior Centers.  If you are interested in doing that, please contact us: david2kind@gmail.com. It may be possible for us to come and do a short talk-back afterward.

Update on what is happening with the musical:

We are committed to improving the musical and getting it out to more places. We would love to see a fully staged production of this work. To that end, we are now working with a dramaturg (kind of like a book editor, but for theater) to help us shape and improve the show. We're getting things ready to apply to several festivals and we would like to start reaching out to local theaters. If you have connections to a theater, please let us know.

We are also going to work on a shorter, traveling version to bring to schools and synagogues. All this takes time and money. If you would like to donate to help us move this piece along we would greatly appreciate it. You can donate here: https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/hidden-the-musical

Thank you so much for all your support!

David & Jenny Heitler-Klevans

Hello,
Things are really getting exciting around here! The cast has been rehearsing and bringing the show to a whole new level. Thursday we begin adding all the tech cues and rehearsing from the stage. The actors are doing such a powerful job!

Tickets are selling like hotcakes and we are sold out for the Sunday show! There is still room in the Saturday show, so if you haven't got your tickets, get them right away. We're also selling livestream tickets for both shows if you can't come in person.

We have had some wonderful publicity recently including interviews on 2 local stations with Ruth and David and Jenny. Here are the links:
NBC Channel 10
ABC Channel 6

Hope to see you this weekend and thanks again for making this possible!
David & Jenny

Hello,

We are less than 2 weeks away from the world premiere of "Hidden" on May 20 & 21! We're so excited about how everything is turning out. The cast is busy rehearsing and we're working on all the final details. If you haven't gotten your tickets yet, we recommend that you get them right away because they are selling fast. There are also live-stream tickets available if you can't come in person. The live-stream will be available after the show if you can't watch during the show times.

Here are the ticket links.
In person: https://hiddenthemusical.ticketleap.com/hidden/
Livestream: https://hiddenthemusical.ticketleap.com/hidden-live-stream/

We have been getting some great press - articles in local papers and in Broadway World, plus TV interviews that we will share once they air.

Thank you again for making this possible!
Jenny & David Heitler-Klevans

Last week Ruth Kapp Hartz, the subject of the musical Hidden had the opportunity to meet the cast during rehearsal at David & Jenny's house. It was very exciting for everyone. The cast asked Ruth some questions and sang her a song from the musical. We had a professional photographer on hand to document the meeting.

Don't forget to buy your tickets if you're planning to come see the musical in person - tickets are going fast (especially for Sunday May 21st). Here is the link: https://hiddenthemusical.ticketleap.com/hidden/  

Jenny & David

Hi everyone,

We have some exciting updates for the musical Hidden! Tickets are now available and you are getting the first invitation before we share it with everyone. To buy your ticket go here: hiddenthemusical.ticketleap.com/hidden/ . Also, a portion of the ticket sales will go toward Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center. This is the only organization that celebrates and recognizes the role of non-Jewish rescuers during the Holocaust. The Fedous and Valat families who helped hide Ruth and her parents have been honored by Yad Vashem.

We hope you will be able to join us in person on Saturday May 20th at 7:30 PM and/or on Sunday May 21st at 2:00 PM (talk-back after the show) at Abington Friends School in Jenkintown, PA. If you can't come in person, we will be live-streaming the show so you can purchase a live-stream ticket and we will send you the link closer to the time of the show.

We have been rehearsing regularly in our house and the cast sounds great! We can't wait to share it with you. We also have a publicist who will help us get the word out about the show so we can have lots of people in the audience and generate interest in general. I don't know if we mentioned that our sons Ari & Jason are part of the cast - extra special for us. Plus (and we are saying this objectively) they have wonderful voices.

Thank you again for your support! It means the world to us. - Jenny and David

We are so excited to let you know that we have chosen our cast for the show on May 20 & 21! Many of the performers are professional actors so this promises to be an amazing production. We're also thrilled to announce that our sons, Ari & Jason, will be part of the ensemble. We will be sharing more about the performers in future emails.

We have a special performance of the music from "Hidden" this Sunday. In this hybrid program on March 12, presented together with HAMEC, Women of KI, Adult Ed, Meyers Library, & TJ Museum, Acoustic Blender will perform songs from the musical "Hidden" written by David & Jenny Heitler-Klevans, which is based on the true story of Ruth Kapp Hartz, who as a young Jewish girl was hidden in Southern France during World War II.  Ruth herself will introduce the program.  This is a hybrid event and can be attended both live and virtually.

KI Info: (215) 887-8700; Program Info: (215) 782-8258

Admission: $20 in advance; $25 at the door

Info/Registration: https://www.kenesethisrael.org/calendar/

Checks payable to HAMEC, mailed to KI, 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027.

Your support is making all of this possible! Thanks, David & Jenny

We are extremely honored and humbled by the generosity of all of you who donated to our fundraising campaign to put on our musical "Hidden" in May!  We can't thank you enough!  It feels very affirming that so many people see this as a valuable project worthy of support.  We actually exceeded our official goal by a considerable amount, partly thanks to the generous matching challenge from an anonymous donor (although this is not yet reflected in the number on the Fractured Atlas site).  Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!!

When all the donations come in and are processed we will have 148 donors who raised approximately $30,000!!  This is amazing and will be used to put on a great show including live musicians and video elements. We will also be able to finish creating professional recordings of all the songs and do a comprehensive PR campaign so we can fill up the theater. Our plan is that this staged concert reading is the first step in getting a fully staged production into a theater. Just FYI - we can still accept donations through Fractured Atlas.Thank you again and we will keep you updated on our progress.
- Jenny & David

We are holding open auditions on March 1st. If you know any actor/singers in the Philadelphia area who would be interested, please help us spread the word. Here is the link with all the information: https://hiddenthemusical.com/auditions/

Also, if you want to learn more about our team visit: https://hiddenthemusical.com/meet-our-team/

Meet our Team - it truly takes a village to put on a musical, and we are fortunate to be surrounded by a top-notch team.  We plan to introduce each member of this team here on FB over the next couple weeks.  

Robin Rosenberg (Director)- Robin served as the Director of Drama at Cedarbrook Middle School, Cheltenham High School and additional theatre programs in the School District of Cheltenham Township for over 21 years. Her previous productions included The Complete Works of Shakespeare Abridged Revised, The Addams Family, Damn Yankees, Oklahoma, The Witches, Sister Act, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Laramie Project, The Diary of Anne Frank, SHREK, Working, and countless others amounting to over 35 productions overall.  Robin had also directed the acting program for the State of Pennsylvania’s Governor’s School of Excellence in the Performing Arts, and served as directing consultant for the Pennsylvania State University, Abington Campus. Robin is especially grateful and excited to direct this new and profound staged concert reading of HIDDEN: the musical, an important piece of theatre that resonates on such a deep level with the reality of our times. Robin gives special thanks to Jenny and David for their confidence in choosing me to be a part of a truly significant and educationally crucial project. Robin also thanks Justin, Lys, Jim, Rodney and Seth for their incredible and brilliant contributions. Last but certainly not least, Robin is eternally grateful for her family’s constant patience, support and love.

For more information about Hidden: The Musical: http://hiddenthemusical.com

We have one week to go and we are 70% funded thanks to all of you! We have raised $17,575 in donations with 97 donors - yea! If we reach $20,000 an anonymous donor has pledged to donate another $5000. Please spread the word to anyone you know who might be interested. Thank you again! Jenny & David

We raised over $4,200 the first weekend, and then an ANONYMOUS donor gave $5,000, and has offered to match an additional $5,000 in donations received by the deadline of Feb. 18!  You can help us meet this matching challenge.  Please spread the word to anyone you think might be interested in supporting our project. Here is the donation link: https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/hidden-the-musical