The Joey Fischer Mainstage Series

The Melting Pot (2026 performance) was the first production in Theatre Ariel's newly minted Joey Fischer Mainstage Series. Joey Fischer was a Loving Brother, Fun and Devoted Uncle, Talented Actor and Singer, Passionate Friend. Joey began acting as a three-year old, when he sang "I'm A Little Teapot" for anyone who would listen. At age 8, in front of five hundred people at Cain Park Theatre in Cleveland Heights Ohio, he sang "The Wells Fargo Wagon" with Bobby Vinton. By the age of 12, Joey played "Oliver", "Peter Pan" and "Charlie Brown". As a teen-ager, he stole the show as "Annie's dog", in a North Carolina dinner theatre. Joey got professional training in acting at Wiley Theatre and Cain Park Youth Theatre in Cleveland and later received an MFA in Theatre from NYU. As a model in SEVENTEEN Magazine, he modeled with Whitney Houston, Phoebe Cates and others. In between modeling and acting gigs in NY and LA, he got jobs as a chef and caterer. But his best role was as an uncle to six nephews and one niece. He mentored them and took them on memorable and adventurous bicycle trips.