"SACRIFICES: THE MUSICAL" ANNOUNCES CAST FOR ITS OFF-BROADWAY WORLD PREMIERE

The new musical opens December 2, 2026, bringing ancient Jerusalem to the New York stage through a story of division, courage, and hope.

The cast and creative team for the Off-Broadway world premiere of SACRIFICES: The Musical, opening December 2, 2026, at the Angel Orensanz Foundation, 172 Norfolk Street, has been announced. The limited engagement will feature performances on December 2, 8, 15, and 16, 2026.

Set in ancient Jerusalem in the years before the city’s destruction, Sacrifices follows a poet, an artisan, a rebel, and a scholar as they navigate a society fractured by extremism, inequality, and political division. Their intersecting stories explore the bonds that hold a community together, and the choices that threaten to tear it apart.

Blending Eastern and Western musical influences with the storytelling tradition of American musical theater, Sacrifices puts an ancient crisis in conversation with contemporary life. At its heart is a question that spans two thousand years: when a society nears its breaking point, what can its people still preserve?

The principal cast features Katrell Vonn as Bar Kamtza, Sasha Kisselgoff as Noa, Alayna Hopgood as Yehudit, Izaya Perrier as Ribaz, Jared Allen Price as Elazar, Natalie Daninhirsch as Martha, and Nino de la Torre as Aba Sikra.

The ensemble includes Lucy Honor Lewis, Kailin C. Ames, Carla Angeline Mongado, Margaret Lebre White, Sévon, Tristian Brown, Daniel Boodoo, and Alex Lyons, who also serve as understudies.

David Serero produces Sacrifices: The Musical, with a book and direction by Eli Kaplan Wildmann, music by Yonatan Cnaan, and lyrics by Andrew Zachary Cohen. Catie Davis serves as Consulting Director, with Dan Pardo as Music Director and Zalman Kelber as Music Coordinator. The production team also includes Sofie Daley, Costume Designer; Ida Berger, Props; and Sivan Raz, Stage Manager and Assistant Director.

Presented at the Angel Orensanz Foundation, Sacrifices invites New York audiences to discover a new musical about the human cost of division and the courage required to choose solidarity. Its message of unity, brotherhood, and hope reaches across cultures and generations.

CAST BIOGRAPHIES

KATRELL VONN — Bar Kamtza

Katrell Vonn is a trained musical theater, film, and television actor and musician. He is thrilled to make his Off-Broadway debut in the original musical Sacrifices, while also celebrating his award-winning short film, The Last Musician. He looks forward to sharing this powerful story with audiences alongside the production’s cast and creative team.

SASHA KISSELGOFF — Noa

Sasha Kisselgoff is a Jerusalem-born Canadian actress based in New York City and a recent graduate of AMDA’s integrated musical theater program. Her work spans musical theater, cabaret, and new works, with a particular love for bold, complex, and emotionally driven characters. Sasha is thrilled to make her Off-Broadway debut in Sacrifices and is passionate about bringing life and culture to every project she takes on. Website: sashakisselgoff.fyi. Instagram: @sasha_kslg.

ALAYNA HOPGOOD — Yehudit

Alayna Hopgood has loved performing all her life and thanks God for the journey that brought her here. She has performed in musicals since the age of 10 and trained at the AMDA College of Performing Arts. Alayna is excited to take the stage, show New York what she has to offer, and make her family proud.

IZAYA PERRIER — Ribaz

Izaya Perrier is thrilled to be part of the Off-Broadway world premiere of Sacrifices. An actor-musician and singer-songwriter, he spent the past year fronting bands as lead guitarist and vocalist, first aboard the MSC Seascape with The Midnight Riders and most recently at Anakeesta in the Smoky Mountains with The Undead Heads. Last fall, he appeared Off-Broadway as the Narrator and Bass Guitarist in Sternfeld Studios’ immersive production of Into the Woods. Favorite credits include Oklahoma! (Jud), Clue (Wadsworth), Can-Can (Hilaire), Sweeney Todd (understudy Anthony), and Sunday in the Park with George (Jules, understudy George). He releases original music on streaming platforms as Izzy to the Moon. He thanks David Serero, the Sacrifices team, and his family and friends for their love and support. Website: izaya-perrier.com. Instagram: @izayaperrier.

JARED ALLEN PRICE — Elazar

Jared Allen Price is thrilled to make his Off-Broadway debut with Sacrifices. His credits include the national tour of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and regional productions of Jersey Boys (West Coast regional premiere, The Springer), Elf (Wagon Wheel), Big Fish (Chance Theater), West Side Story (Tustin Fine Arts), and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Candlelight Pavilion). Selected credits include Something Rotten!, Heathers—for which he received a BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Award for Lead Actor in a Musical—Daddy Long Legs, Mamma Mia!, The Fantasticks, and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. His voiceover work includes Dynasty Warriors 9. He holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from California State University, Northridge. Jared sends love and appreciation to the entire Sacrifices team and cast; Jim and MTA; Eros and the Matt Farnsworth Studio; and Carissa, his family, and friends for their endless support. Instagram: @jaredallenprice.

NATALIE DANINHIRSCH — Martha

Natalie Daninhirsch is a singer, actor, and writer. She made her Off-Broadway debut last summer in The Garden Bridge. In 2024, she was named a quarterfinalist in the American Traditions Competition, a vocal competition celebrating American music. She performed as a soloist with Pittsburgh’s River City Brass Band in 2025. Natalie holds a theater degree from Northwestern University and attended Prague Film School’s screen acting program. Other recent credits include The High School Reunion That Never Should Have Happened (Spark Theatre Festival), UNLOCK’d (workshop with Carner & Gregor), and The Secret of Cellblock 7 (Carousel Music Theatre).

NINO DE LA TORRE — Aba Sikra

Nino de la Torre (they/them) is a performer, director, and writer originally from the Dallas–Fort Worth area. They tell impactful stories that challenge norms and uplift diverse narratives, and they're thrilled to continue developing Sacrifices. Favorite performance credits include Boatman/Redmond in Sunday in the Park with George Off-Broadway, Old Lady/Hotel Hooker in Violet, understudy Lucy in The Threepenny Opera, and Charlie in The Pajama Game. Nino has participated in readings, workshops, and developmental productions with Clubbed Thumb, Disney Theatrical Group, and Manhattan School of Music, including Titans, The Little Mermaid, The Turning, Magia, The Real Gemma Jordan, Mudville, and The Secret Life of the American Musical. Their directing credits include The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals and Trap with Manhattan School of Music’s Alpha Psi Omega. Since graduating from Manhattan School of Music, Nino has continued working with the school as its Musical Theatre Program Coordinator. Outside rehearsals, they enjoy cooking, watching television, spending time with family, and caring for their parrot, Mango. Website: ninodelatorre.com. Instagram: @ninoadelatorre.

LUCY HONOR LEWIS — Ensemble / Understudy

Lucy Honor Lewis (she/her) is a New York City-based actor, teaching artist, and recent Northwestern University graduate. Born and raised in Manhattan, she is also a proud LaGuardia High School alumna. Favorite credits include Falsettos (Trina), Sweeney Todd (Mrs. Lovett), and The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Azdak/Singer). Most recently, she joined the world premiere of The Crack-Up at The Tank. Lucy thanks the entire team. Website: lucyhonorlewis.com. Instagram: @lucyhonorlewis.

KAILIN C. AMES — Ensemble / Understudy Martha

Kailin C. Ames is a versatile performer from Alberta, Canada, who is thrilled to be part of Sacrifices. Kailin has performed throughout her life; favorite credits include Vivienne/Super Swing in Legally Blonde, Portia in Something Rotten!, Moo in Moo, and Elsa in Frozen. A recent AMDA graduate, she has also ventured into film, with a feature film in pre-production. When she is not onstage or in front of the camera, Kailin enjoys discovering new cafés with a coffee and a good book. Instagram: @kailinames.

CARLA ANGELINE MONGADO — Ensemble / Understudy Yehudit

Carla Angeline Mongado is a New York-based actor and singer. Selected credits include The Clockmaker’s Daughter (Off-Broadway and U.S. premiere), Dear Mom, I’m Gay (Off-Broadway), Island Song, Bullet Points the Musical (Theater Row), and In My Father’s House. Internationally, Carla has performed as a soloist with the Sarawak Symphony Orchestra and at cultural and national events throughout the Philippines and Malaysia. She is featured on the original concept albums Goodbye New York and Platinum Girls the Musical (Broadway Records). Carla was also a finalist for R.Evolución Latina’s Doreen Montalvo “Do It Anyway” Scholarship.

MARGARET LEBRE WHITE — Ensemble / Understudy Noa

Margaret Lebre White is thrilled to be part of Sacrifices. A recent Rider University graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre, she is excited to pursue her dreams in the industry. Favorite credits include the Off-Broadway premiere of Spandex, Cats (Victoria and Rumpleteazer), Into the Woods (Little Red Riding Hood), Little Red Riding Hood (title role), Anastasia (Odette/Ensemble), Anything Goes (Hope Harcourt), Cinderella (understudy Ella/Ensemble), and 11 O’Clock Numbers (Lydia Deetz). Margaret thanks the creative team, her castmates, and everyone who has supported her along the way. Website: MargaretLebreWhite.com. Instagram: @MargaretLebreWhite.

SÉVON — Ensemble / Understudy Bar Kamtza

Sévon is thrilled to be part of the world premiere of Sacrifices. His credits include his Off-Broadway debut as a Swing in the revival of Skyscraper, Danny Zuko in the Turkish tour of Grease the Musical, and Featured Dancer in the national tour of James Brown the Musical. His screen credits include the Gossip Girl reboot and The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live. Sévon is a New York-based actor and model passionate about storytelling through acting and music. He is grateful to the creative team and cast for welcoming him into this new chapter and thanks his family, friends, and everyone who continues to support his journey. Instagram: @sevon.x.

TRISTIAN BROWN — Ensemble / Understudy Ribaz

Tristian Brown is excited to make his Off-Broadway debut in Sacrifices: The Musical. After completing an Off-Off-Broadway run of McMusical, he is ready to return to musical theater. Other credits include Beguiled, a new play that premiered at Theater for the New City, and Titus Andronicus. He shares Ecclesiastes 3:1: “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.”

ALEX LYONS — Ensemble / Understudy Elazar

Alex Lyons, a native of Roanoke, Virginia, resides in West New York, New Jersey. He received his Master of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre Vocal Pedagogy from Boston Conservatory at Berklee and his Bachelor of Science in Music, with an emphasis in clarinet and voice, from Radford University. He teaches private voice and clarinet lessons in New York City. Alex most recently appeared as Larchy in the New York City debut of Wayne’s Gun at the New York Theater Festival, where he won Best Singer. Other credits include A Little Night Music (Mr. Erlanson), Into the Woods (Milky-White/Steward), Sweeney Todd (Ensemble/understudy Pirelli), Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Farrah/Lars/Others), The Music Man (Marcellus), and Chicago (Amos). In 2025, Alex released his debut album, Creator, exploring money insecurity, an unsettled sense of belonging, and gay culture. He is a proud alumnus of Mu Phi Epsilon. Website: alexlyonsvoice.com. Instagram: @alexlyonsvoice.

DANIEL BOODOO — Ensemble / Understudy Head Sage

Daniel Boodoo is a New York City-based performer originally from Ocala, Florida. He recently graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA). Daniel is thrilled to be making his Off-Broadway debut in Sacrifices: The Musical. He gives all glory to God and thanks his family and close friends for their unwavering love and support.

CREATIVE TEAM BIOGRAPHIES

DAVID SERERO - Producer

David Serero is a critically acclaimed and award-winning opera singer, actor, stage and film director, and producer. He has performed more than 2,500 performances in more than 45 countries, directed and produced nearly 100 theatrical productions, starred in over 100 films and TV series, recorded and produced over 100 albums, and played more than 50 lead and title roles (in several languages) from the opera, theatre, and musical repertoire. In New York, he starred Off-Broadway in iconic roles such as Shylock, Cyrano, Othello, Barabas, Yiddish King Lear, Don Giovanni, Figaro, Romeo, Nabucco, as well as new works such as Napoleon by Stanley Kubrick, Queen Esther, Moses (The Ten Commandments), Otto Frank (Anne Frank a Musical), among others. In his native Paris, he starred as Don Quixote (in Man of La Mancha), Happy Mac (in Beggar's Holiday, a Duke Ellington musical), and You Are Not Alone, a musical starring Jermaine Jackson. He was inducted into the prestigious Who's Who in America for his outstanding achievements in entertainment and his contributions to contemporary society.  In 2019, he received the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, the Morocco Day Distinguished Achievement Award, and the Moroccan Culture Trophy. Morocco's airline, Royal Air Maroc, named him among the fifteen most influential Moroccans worldwide. He is a member of the Recording Academy and the Television Academy, and a voting member of both the Grammy Awards and the Emmys. In 2020, he received the UNESCO Award for Diversity in Paris and became an Honorary Member of the United Nations of Arts and Science. In 2021, he won 4 BroadwayWorld Awards for Best Performer of the Decade, Best Producer of a Musical, Best Producer of a Play of the Decade, and Best Opera Singer of the Year. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio awarded him a Certificate of Recognition for his contributions to the City's dynamic cultural landscape, enriching the vibrant performing arts sector and uplifting and inspiring diverse New Yorkers. He founded several festivals worldwide and wrote several plays, musicals, and books. In 2021, his first documentary about fashion designer Elie Tahari received nearly 100 selections at film festivals. He won dozens of awards, including Best Director, Best Documentary, Best Fashion Documentary, and Best Producer, and the film premiered at the Lincoln Center Film Society. In 2024, his film Rocancourt premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and is screened in theaters in France and the United States. He has since directed and produced over 10 features, all of which received theatrical releases. His next film is about singer AKON, and stars Akon, Rick Ross, and Ne-Yo. His film TOVAH about Tovah Fedlshuh stars Kristen Bell, Oscar Isaac, Patti LuPone, Rachel Bloom, Stephen Schwartz, and more. His next film, "The Facilitator", stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mike Tyson and will come out in 2027. In 2022, David Serero was named Honorary Citizen of France for his cultural achievements. That same year, he founded Morocco's first national opera company: L'Opéra Royal du Maroc (The Royal Opera of Morocco). www.davidserero.com

ELI KAPLAN WILDMANN — Book and Director

Eli Kaplan Wildmann is a multidisciplinary creative director based in his favorite city, Jerusalem, where he revels in the city's passions and contradictions. As a curator, he runs a collective of Palestinian and Israeli designers that exhibited a futuristic alphabet combining Arabic and Hebrew typography. In theater, he directed the world premiere of Solika, a musical based on a Moroccan fable, and, as artistic director for Starcatcher Productions, directs and designs musicals. In New York, Eli has worked extensively in Design for television, theater, and events, with projects for NBC, MTV, and ESPN, and designed Tricks the Devil Taught Me at Off-Broadway’s Minetta Lane Theatre. The annual Jerusalem Light Festival has presented his light-based art installations, and he has written theatrical content for nonprofit events and tourism projects. Eli leads a traditional egalitarian prayer community and formerly served as chair of Havruta, a religious LGBT+ organization. He earned his degree in theater design and directing from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

YONATAN CNAAN — Music

Yonatan Cnaan is a composer and conductor based in Tel Aviv whose work spans musical theater, pop songs, commercial music, opera, and contemporary classical music. Opera Now named his opera Theodor, produced by the Israeli Opera, one of the best new operas of 2023 worldwide.

Yonatan received the 2015 Israeli Prime Minister’s Award for Composers and the 2013 Israeli Association of Authors and Composers (ACUM) Prize. His operatic musical Greta and the Race to Space won first prize at the Israeli Musicals Festival in 2014. In 2016, he conducted a fully staged production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute with the Orquesta Filarmónica del Desierto in Mexico. He also composed Songs in Ashdodish, based on poems exploring the daily lives of Moroccan Jews who immigrated to Israel. Tarbut.il selected the recording as one of the 20 best albums of Israeli music based on poetry.

ANDREW ZACHARY COHEN — Lyrics

Andrew Zachary Cohen is a writer and performer who has worked on stage on every angle. His recent cabaret engagements include Don’t Ask the Lady and That’s How It Goes at 54 Below. He worked as a production assistant on Broadway’s Finian’s Rainbow and Lombardi, and his production stage management credits range from regional productions of Beauty and the Beast and Miss Saigon to Off-Broadway’s Tricks the Devil Taught Me at the Minetta Lane Theatre. Andrew wrote the book and lyrics for the developing musical Nothin’ But Love, with music by Steven Silverstein, which the York Theatre’s reading series presented, starring Tony Award winner Debbie Gravitte. Additional work has been performed at the Triad Theater and Lincoln Center’s Broadway’s Future Songbook concerts. Andrew is a house manager at Symphony Space and a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association and the Dramatists Guild. He is a happy husband to Josh and a delighted father to Hero and Ethan.

CATIE DAVIS — Consulting Director

Catie Davis is a New York City-based director of contemporary musical theater, drawn to deeply empathetic, surprisingly comedic, and uniquely theatrical stories. She has worked in theaters across New York City and around the world. Recent directing credits include The Ghost of John McCain Off-Broadway, Forget Me Not at Riverside Theatre, the world premiere of Indigo at Human Race Theatre Company, and the world premiere of The Magnificent Seven at Flint Repertory Theatre.

Her associate directing credits include Beetlejuice on Broadway, in Australia, and on national tour; Moulin Rouge! on Broadway; Company on Broadway in 2020; and the Netflix productions Baby J and Ben Platt Live from Radio City Music Hall. She has also worked at The Public Theater, Roundabout Theatre Company, and Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. Catie was a 2018 Manhattan Theatre Club Directing Fellow, is a Lincoln Center Directors Lab alumna, and is a proud member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. Catie is drawn to the singular experience of live performance: the moment when a roomful of strangers becomes one audience. Much of her work focuses on directing and developing new contemporary musicals. She believes music is a universal language that can make theater more accessible and is interested in bridging the gap between pop culture and theater.

SIVAN RAZ — Stage Manager and Assistant Director

Sivan Raz is an actor, singer, and award-winning director. Their performance credits span Off-Broadway venues, including Theater Row and Playhouse 46, and international festivals, including CCTA, NYC Fringe, and Rochester Fringe. Selected credits include Anti-Gone (Antigone), Two Noble Kinsmen (Dance Captain), and The Words Will Come(Sheila). As a director, Sivan creates sensory experiences through works including Anti-Gone, The Wild Party (Lippa), God of Carnage, and the podcasts Shelterwood and SDITE. Their original cabaret series, Panthe-ON!, recently received several BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards. Sivan is the founding Artistic Director of Needs More Work Productions, a theater company dedicated to bold, colorful work for a better tomorrow, and has spoken at the 10th annual BroadwayCon. Website: sivanraz.com.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

SACRIFICES: The Musical — Off-Broadway World Premiere

Opening: December 2, 2026

Performances: December 2nd (8 pm), 8th (8 pm), 15th (3 pm), and 16th (7 pm), 2026

Venue: Angel Orensanz Foundation

Address: 172 Norfolk Street, New York, NY 10002

Tickets and performance times: SacrificesTheMusical.eventbrite.com