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SPENCER SHER

PRESENTS

Isabella Esler & Giselle Gutierrez

IN

Lydia Squared

October 13, 2026
at The Laurie Beechman Theatre
 
 
Music Direction
by
Aidan S. Wells
 
 
 
 

 

ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS BY NOAH TURNER

 

 

Song List

What Is This Feeling?

Don't Go Breaking My Heart

Therapy

So Easy (To Fall In Love)

First Date / Last Night

Meant to be Yours

All I've Ever Known

Ain't It Fun

Bella Solo

It Takes Two

Whoa, Mama

Stay

Breaking Free

Silk Sonic? (Something Funky)

Man Or Muppet

Lydia² Medley


Meet the Company


Giselle Gutierrez

Giselle Gutierrez, she/her, is a singer/songwriter from Plant City, Florida. National Tour: Mrs. Doubtfire (Lydia Hillard). She is so excited to be a part of this night with these amazing artists! Giselle recently made her solo NYC debut with "If You Knew My Story" at 54 Below.

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Isabella Esler

Currently, Isabella is making her off-Broadway debut as Veronica in Heathers. Last year, she made her Broadway debut as Lydia Deetz in Beetlejuice after touring with the company for a year and a half. She also starred in the new Canadian musical Life After as Alice Carter, earning a Dora Mavor Moore nomination for her performance. 

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Spencer Sher (Producer/Drums)

Spencer Sher is a Theatrical Producer, Arts Administrator, and Drummer. He made his 54 Below producing debut in July 2024 with 54 Sings Vulfpeck and his Green Room 42 producing debut in January 2025 with Fake Bands/Real Songs. He is the Creator and Producer of the podcast, “And the EGOT Goes To…”, of which he hosts the Tony Awards episodes and the Co-Host and Broadway Reviewer for the international Musical Theatre podcast, “Thrash n’ Treasure”. Keep an eye out this year for his new concert series, “In Their Own Words”, which uses interviews given by composers throughout their careers to add context to their library of work, premiering on August 4 with The Songs of Jason Robert Brown. Tickets are available at tinyurl.com/itowjrb. He is currently in his "convince his friends to do solo shows" era, in which he has successfully convinced his friends Sean Steele (Kinky Boots), Giselle Gutierrez (Mrs. Doubtfire), Delaney Brown (Jagged Little Pill) and Sara Al-Bazali (Heathers) to let him conceive and produce solo shows for them, and he is having the absolute time of his life getting to work with his friends and he can't wait for everyone to see what Giselle has been working on.

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Aidan S. Wells (Music Director)

Aidan S. Wells is a New York-based music director and conductor. Beyond an expansive history as a pianist on and off-Broadway, Aidan served as Associate Conductor for the South Kansas Symphony until 2020, and has conducted productions ranging from Queen’s We Will Rock You to Gershwin’s Crazy For You. As a pianist, he specializes in original and devised contemporary works, such as stage adaptations of Over The Garden Wall and, recently, Fantom.
Aidan has held instructor positions at Southwestern College and New York University, and is a fixture in the NYC cabaret scene, having music directed dozens of performances already in 2026 alone. Additionally, Aidan is the Founder and Artistic Director of AfterThought Production, a media and performing arts company in NYC. He has previously worked with Spencer on Giselle Gutierrez: If You Knew My Story.

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Ronan McKinnon (Bass)

Ronan McKinnon is a versatile and vibrant freelance bass player in the NYC area. He is known for appearing anywhere where great music is being played regardless of the style or genre and has been seen playing both electric and upright bass in many esteemed venues such as The Town Hall, The Rose Theater, Times Square, New York City Center, and Alice Tully Hall. Ronan McKinnon has made music alongside a number of musical giants such as Bill Frisell, The Clark Sisters, Salieu Suso, Sandbox Percussion, Bobby Sanabria, George Lewis, Doyeon Kim, Wyclef Jean and Jason Mraz. Additionally Ronan McKinnon frequently engages in multidisciplinary art, in 2023 he was the principal bass of the Mannes Opera’s production of The Magic Flute and in 2024 he was in the orchestra for The Martha Graham Dance Company’s production of Rite of Spring as well as numerous off broadway productions and occasional collaborations with the NYC civil rights focused orchestra, Protestra. He has previously collaborated with Spencer on Fake Bands/Real Songs, Gimme Gimme: The Songs of Jeanine Tesori, Great Big Stuff: A Tribute to David Yazbek, Giselle Gutierrez: If You Knew My Story, Sean Steele: Who I'd Be, Delaney Brown: Too Tall For The Bubble, and Sara Al-Bazali: Wait For It.

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Noah Turner (Additional Arrangements)

Noah Turner is a New York-based pianist, conductor, music director, and arranger. Recently he has worked as Music Director for Blue Hill Troupe's She Loves Me (2025) and Cinderella (2024), Associate Music Director on the International Tour of The Sound of Music in Manila, the Music Assistant on Joy the Musical (with Music Supervisor Andy Einhorn), and Music Director/Conductor of the Jersey Boys 2nd National Tour. He actively works as a music director at cabaret venues throughout the city such as 54 Below and Green Room 42. Noah received his Master’s degree in Collaborative Piano from NYU Steinhardt, and has a Bachelor’s degree in Composition from SUNY Fredonia. He has previously collaborated with Spencer on 54 Sings Vulfpeck, Gimme Gimme: The Songs of Jeanine Tesori, Great Big Stuff: A Tribute to David Yazbek, Giselle Gutierrez: If You Knew My Story, and Delaney Brown: Too Tall For The Bubble.

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A Note From Spencer

This process has been a really fun one.

 

You can keep up to date on my upcoming shows by following @spencersherproductions on instagram. I hope you all had a fantastic time tonight with the two Lydias, and we'll see you at the next one!


Speaking of what’s next, I have two amazing shows coming up to talk about!

 

I'm so excited to be one of the lead producers of the new play Ivories that is playing at the East Village Basement from November 6-22.

 

My new concert series, In Their Own Words is premiering on December 7 at the Green Room 42. The series uses previous interviews to add context to a single composer's catalog. The first composer in the series is the incredible Jason Robert Brown! You can see both of the Lydias, in addition to some other amazing performers. Tickets are available at tinyurl.com/itowjrb

 

I’m excited to be back at 54 Below with 54 Sings Lawrence this coming April. I’m working with two of my frequent collaborators, Noah Turner and Alex Jashinski on new horn arrangements. We’ll have a 7 piece band, featuring 3 horns, and an incredible group of singers. Tickets are available at 54below.org/Lawrence