The Diary at The Barrymore Film Center

The DIARY,  An Original Musical to Debut Live at the BARRYMORE FILM CENTER

Fort Lee, NJ — February 9, 2026

The Barrymore Film Center will present the musical drama, The DIARY, created by Jana and Anthony Pompa. (Credits include CBS Television and Jersey Boys.) Performances will take place March 21 and 22, 2026 at the Barrymore Film Center Theater.

ABOUT THE SHOW
Inspired by historical events, The DIARY is a musical drama set in Amsterdam in the 1940s during World War II. The story chronicles the lives of eight German Jews forced into hiding; the Franks, the van Pels, and Fritz Pfeffer, the dentist, along with the courageous workers who helped keep them alive for over two years. Among them was a young, ordinary, teenaged girl named Anne Frank, whose brief time on Earth proved to be anything but ordinary.

CREATIVE TEAM
The production will be directed and musically directed by Jana, with Anthony Pompa serving as Technical Director and Marc Leland as Producer.

CAST
Rachel Perl, Sara Zahn, Stephen Moldt, Morgan Ford, Megan Larsen, Tim Larsen, Jake Hamilton, Owen Sheridan, Allegra Leland, Eric Najimian, Revi Operman, Ellie Fortson, Brynne Jaconia, Julia Ponce, Milania Marrero, Marc Leland, and Diane Arabella.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 22, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

LOCATION
Barrymore Film Center Theater
1 Park Avenue
Fort Lee, NJ 07024

TICKETS
Tickets are $35 and available online at www.barrymorefilmcenter.org or by calling (201) 585-0601.

For more information, visit www.barrymorefilmcenter.org.

MEDIA CONTACT
Marc Leland
Producer / Director of Marketing
Email: marc.leland@gmail.com
Phone: (201) 873-3961