'Wonder' the musical puts kindness at the center of a story about boy with facial differences

Описание: (23 Feb 2026)
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Cambridge, Massachusetts – 12 February 2026
1. Wide of a scene in “Wonder" the musical at the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University
UPSOUND (English) Actress: “When choosing between being right and being kind, choose kind.” 
Actor: “That’s right, summer. One act of kindness can go a long way.”
2. Wide of a scene showing Auggie arriving in school for the first time in “Wonder" the musical 
UPSOUND (English) Max Voehl, Actor, "Wonder” the Musical: “People stare at me."
Actress: “If people are going to stare, let them stare. You can’t blend in when you were born to stand out.”
3. Wide of a scene in which Auggie experiences bullying
UPSOUND (English) Actor: “Auggie, step out a little. You are not visible.”
Actor: “Oh! Uh, hey there buddy, can you look up?”
Actor: “Ha, ha. I hope his face doesn’t break the camera.”
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Max Voehl, Actor, "Wonder” the Musical: 
"The story of Wonder revolves around a boy named Auggie, who is going to school for the first time and is bullied there because he has a facial difference. Throughout the school year, he struggles, and his family has their own struggles too. But in the end, he graduates and makes it through the year."
5.  Wide of Garrett Carr McNally, one of two actors who portray Auggie in “Wonder" the musical sitting on stage with his mother, Jules McNally
6.  SOUNDBITE (English) Garrett Carr McNally, Actor, "Wonder” the Musical:
"I have Treacher Collins (syndrome), which ... I have no cheek bones, I'm profoundly deaf, and an underdeveloped jaw.”
7. Wide of the theater before the show
8. Wide of a scene in “Wonder” the musical
UPSOUND (English) Actor: “We know ordinary kids don’t have 27 wristbands from their surgeries.”
Max Voehl: “Twenty eight, actually.”
9. Close up of some of Auggie’s hospital wrist bands pinned on a board
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Max Voehl, Actor, "Wonder” the Musical:
"Auggie has had 28 surgeries, and I've had 13. That's a lot less compared to Augie, but it is still a lot. And I can perfectly relate to him, because they are hard to go through, but they help you a lot in the end."
11. Wide of the theater during the intermission
12. Close up of students and their teachers reacting to the show
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Jules McNally, Son Portrays Auggie in "Wonder” the Musical 
"When I saw the post on the Treacher Collins Syndrome Facebook group that there was a casting call for 'Wonder the Musical,' I ... I didn't think anything of it at first, but then, you know, Garrett does love to sing and I thought, 'you now, what are the odds? I'll send something in and we can just ... we can say that we put ourselves out there and gave it a shot' and I really didn't expect anything to come from it, but here where we are."
14. Garrett Carr McNally an actor in "Wonder” the musical watching the show headlined by fellow actor, Max Voehl
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Garrett Carr McNally, Actor, "Wonder” the Musical:
"It's nice that my opinions can be heard and my story can be told by somebody who does have a facial difference, and I'm glad that I can tell that story of my experiences.”
16. Wide of a scene in “Wonder” the musical
UPSOUND (English) Actor: “Auggie can’t change the way he looks. But we can change the way we see.”
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeanne Voehl, Son Portrays Auggie in "Wonder” the Musical 
"And the story of 'Wonder' does not ask us for perfection. It asks for evolution and reflection and the opportunity to realize that you can make a difference in someone's life by choosing kindness."
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