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JENder BENDER

Jen Fellman

Cabaret & Variety, Clown, Comedy, Music, Solo Show, Theater

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Travel back to the Golden Age of Musical Theater and live it as never before —


In this stunning musical comedy/cabaret, JEN FELLMAN dives deep into gender and identity in the Golden Age musical and beyond.


Join her, as she reclaims the roles and repertoire once written only for men, and gives new voice to the Golden Age leading ladies through a queer lens in 2026.


A coming-of-age story where boundaries blur, gender is flipped, identity is reimagined, and these glorious songs take on new meaning in today’s world.


The Golden Age that could have been — the Golden Age through the female gaze.


With the music of Rodgers & Hammerstein, Lerner & Loewe, Stephen Sondheim and more.


Director: Steve Pacek | Music Director: Drew Wutke

Details
Run Time: 75 mins
Ticket Price: $25
Venue: The Perch Music and Arts Workshop

Dates: September 18, 2026 - September 26, 2026

September 18, 2026 7.00pm

2321 Emerald St

General Admission: $25

September 19, 2026 7.00pm

2321 Emerald St

General Admission: $25

September 25, 2026 7.00pm

2321 Emerald St

General Admission: $25

September 26, 2026 3.00pm

2321 Emerald St

General Admission: $25


About the Artist

JEN FELLMAN is a Philly-based singer, actor, cabaret performer. She released her Debut Album FORBIDDEN DRIVE (Broadway Records) with sold out concerts at Feinstein's/54 Below. Jen has performed regularly in NYC at Theatre Row, Don’t Tell Mama and Chez Josephine; and in Paris, at the American Embassy, Le Petit Journal and Comédie-Française Theatre. Her original solo shows incl: JENder BENDER (2026 Philly Fringe), FRENCHY (Winner Best One-Woman Musical, United Solo NYC), and A SINGER’S CIRCUS (Jilline Ringle Solo Performance Grant Award, 1812 Productions). Regional roles incl: Clara (The Light in the Piazza), Luisa (The Fantasticks). Thanks and love to Drew and Steve! @jenfellman


STEVE PACEK is a theatrical multi-hyphenate from Philadelphia. Some hometown credits include: Arden Theater Company, Theatre Horizon, Delaware Theater Company. For the Philadelphia Fringe, he created [Untitled Project] #213 which went on to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, he co-created I Hear a Distant Song for the digital Philly Fringe in 2020, directed Jesús Garcia's Manifest Destiny and Robi Hager's Basic Witches. He is also a teacher of performance at Jen Waldman Studio in NYC and Evolve Studio in Philadelphia. Thanks to Jen, Drew and Jender Benders everywhere! www.stevepacek.com


DREW WUTKE is an NYC multidisciplinary artist/MD/supervisor/composer for Tony, Grammy, Oscar, Emmy and Pulitzer Prize winners. Most recently composed/performed/MD of OffBway's sold out run of ANDRÉ DeSHIELDS IS TARTUFFE co-starring Amber Iman. Sel: Michael R. Jackson’s Lincoln Center residency; Stephanie Blythe/Blythely Oratorio (Live from Lincoln Center/filmed for PBS); Fiasco’s award-winning INTO THE WOODS (Workshop MD). Solo shows incl Martha Graham Cracker, Rose/Jarbeaux, Kelli O’Hara, and he serves as Mr DeShields' personal music director. CLASSIC WHITNEY: ALIVE! concert series (running 11 yrs). FOR TONIGHT (on West End, '23); TRAPPED by Trevor Strader; MMasters in Vocal Coaching from Oklahom

  • Steve PacekDirectorstevepacek@gmail.com
  • Drew WutkeMusic Director/Pianodrewwutke@gmail.com

Accessibility & Content Considerations

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This event is appropriate for ages 7+

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This event does not require masks to be worn


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