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Witnesses at California Center for the Arts, Escondido

Dates: 7/15/2022 - 7/30/2022


340 N. Escondido Blvd.
Escondido, 92025

Phone: 800.988.4253

Tickets: $34-$75


WITNESSESConceived by Jordan BeckBook by Robert L. FreedmanMusic by Carmel Dean, Matt Gould, Adam Gwon, Anna K. Jacobs, and Gerald Sternbach Lyrics by Jordan Beck, Mindi Dickstein, Matt Gould, Adam Gwon, and Anna K. JacobsFive Jewish teens recorded their experiences in diaries as their world descended into World War II. These memoirs are a testament to the human spirit during a period in history that must never be forgotten. Five songwriting teams and Tony Award-winning writer Robert L. Freedman have crafted this world premiere theatrical event to bring their words to life and tell a story with stunning contemporary relevance.

News About Witnesses at California Center for the Arts, Escondido

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Winners Announced For The 2022 BroadwayWorld San Diego Awards
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January 31, 2023 The winners have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld San Diego Awards, honoring the best in regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.
Review: WITNESSES at CCAE Theatricals is inspiring, heartbreaking, and not to be missed
Review: WITNESSES at CCAE Theatricals is inspiring, heartbreaking, and not to be missed
July 19, 2022 CCAE Theatricals brings the world premiere of WITNESSES to stage through July 30th and this inspiring, heartbreaking, and ambitious work is not one you want to miss.
Photos: First Look At The World Premiere Musical WITNESSES At CCAE Theatricals
Photos: First Look At The World Premiere Musical WITNESSES At CCAE Theatricals
July 17, 2022 Get a first look at newly released production photos from the World Premiere Musical, WITNESSES, making its World Premiere in the Center Theater at California Center for the Arts, Escondido (CCAE), from July 15 - 30.
Interview: Jordan Beck & J. Scott Lapp talk about the world premiere of WITNESSES at CCAE Theatricals
Interview: Jordan Beck & J. Scott Lapp talk about the world premiere of WITNESSES at CCAE Theatricals
July 14, 2022 Interview with Jordan Beck, who conceived of WITNESSES, & is also the Managing Producer of Theatrical Productions for CCAE, along with the show Director and CCAE’s Artistic Director J. Scott Lapp about the process of bringing this piece to the stage, and what they hope audiences take away from it.
Photos: Get A First Look Inside The Rehearsal Room For the World Premiere of WITNESSES At CCAE Theatricals
Photos: Get A First Look Inside The Rehearsal Room For the World Premiere of WITNESSES At CCAE Theatricals
July 05, 2022 WITNESSES, making its World Premiere in the Center Theater at California Center for the Arts, Escondido, from July 15 - 30, is a riveting, heartfelt and incredibly powerful theatrical event based on the diaries of five Jewish teenagers during the Holocaust. Get a first look inside rehearsals here.
Photos: First Look At The World Premiere Musical, WITNESSES At CCAE Theatricals
Photos: First Look At The World Premiere Musical, WITNESSES At CCAE Theatricals
July 01, 2022 Get a first look at the photos here! WITNESSES, is making its World Premiere in the Center Theater at California Center for the Arts, Escondido (CCAE), from July 15 - 30.

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California Center for the Arts, Escondido

340 N. Escondido Blvd.
Escondido, 92025

Phone: 800.988.4253

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