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BROADWAY NEWS—New Musical About the Fall of the Berlin Wall Announces Private Reading: Read more.
BROADWAY WORLD—CAFÉ BERLIN Musical to Receive Invitation-Only Reading Presentation This May: Read more.
BROADWAY WORLD—Kim Onah, Danny Rutigliano, and Diva LaMarr will lead Café Berlin reading: Read more.
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Kim Onah, Danny Rutigliano and Diva LaMarr to Star in Industry Reading of Café Berlin: A New Musical by Joseph J. Simeone, Ethan Kanfer, and Annaliese Jakimides directed by Matthew Couvillon
New York, NY (04/16/26) – Café Berlin (Peter Pileski, Executive Producer) is delighted to announce the cast of its invitation-only reading presentation of the new musical taking place on May 3, 2026.
Joining the cast are Kris Carrasco (Rent in Concert, National Tour), Diva LaMarr (Jersey Boys, National Tour), Shane Lonergan (Jesus Christ Superstar), Kim Onah (& Juliet), Jack Roden (Parade,National Tour), Danny Rutigliano (Beetlejuice), Alex Stone (Fiddler on the Roof, National Tour), and Bronwyn Tarboton (Harmony). Casting by Paul Hardt.
Led by Executive Producer Peter Pileski and Rogue Theater, Café Berlin has music by Joseph J. Simeone, lyrics by Joseph J. Simeone and Ethan Kanfer, and book by Joseph J. Simeone and Annaliese Jakimides. The presentation will be directed by Matthew Couvillon, music directed by Dave Klodowski, and music supervision by James Olmstead, with team members Gregory Covert (Stage Manager), Wheeler Moon (Lighting Designer), and Kiara Vedovino (Sound Engineer).
Peter Pileski and Rogue Theater Announce Industry Reading of Café Berlin: A New Musical by Joseph J. Simeone, Ethan Kanfer, and Annaliese Jakimides directed by Matthew Couvillon
New York, NY (04/09/26) – Peter Pileski (Café Berlin, Executive Producer) is delighted to announce an invitation-only reading presentation of the new musical Café Berlin in association with Rogue Theater. Café Berlin has music by Joseph J. Simeone (A Bronx Tale), lyrics by Joseph J. Simeone and Ethan Kanfer, and book by Joseph J. Simeone and Annaliese Jakimides. The reading will take place on May 3rd, 2026 with music direction by Dave Klodowski, music supervision by James Olmstead, and stage management by Gregory Covert, with direction by Matthew Couvillon (A Chorus Line).
The wall fell. We opened. As the Berlin Wall falls, rules disappear overnight. A French philosophy student arrives to capture the moment, determined to stay outside. Inside an occupied nightclub in East Berlin, a group of queer artists, punks, and outsiders are building something new: a home, a community, a world without permission. What begins as observation turns into participation as she’s pulled into a year of total freedom…where anything feels possible, and nothing is guaranteed to last.
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