In conjunction with the 11th presentation of I Put a Spell on You—set for October 12 at Manhattan’s Webster Hall—producers Jay Armstrong Johnson Joe Hornberger, Shannon Molly Flynn, Cecelia Ticktin, and M23 Productions have released a music video titled “Like Winnie.” Watch it above.
Set to Jennie’s hit “Like Jennie,” the video is directed and choreographed by Michael McCrary with additional direction by Catriona Rubenis-Stevens. It was filmed at Christ Church NYC.
I Put a Spell on You is an annual concert where Johnson and his friends perform in the style of the witches from the film Hocus Pocus. This year’s concert, titled I Put A Spell On You: A Sanderson Sister Act, will also feature more than 100 performers, including Jasmine Amy Rogers, Anania, and more.
The “Like Winnie” music video features stars Johnson, Allison Godleski, and Sydnie Roy, who play the Sanderson sisters. They are joined by an ensemble of over 50 dancers in the video: Abbey Sullivan, Aliya Rose, Anthony Dasilva, Ava Esposito, Bailey Poe, Bella Rusli, Briana Doran, Carly Smith Quenqua, Caroline Poulis, Celia Zaga, Claire Avakian, Connor Tapp, David Wright Jr, Dianne Cano, Drew Shoemaker, E Anastasia, Ernest Mingo, Ella Durr, Emilio Padilla, Emily Bruck, Emily Rose Phelan, Felipe Morales, Garren Garcia, Haoyi Wen, Ian Viciedo, Jack Dodson, Jaida Ocasio-Parvaiz, Jaime Brustein, Jarod H Smith, Joseph Aued, Jules Geiss, Kailin Brown, Kaitlyn Murphy, Kendal Daniel, Kevin Santos, Lane Franck, Lexie Sealy, Maddie Petrak, Maria Edmond, Matthew Rossetti, Mya Lynae, Natalie Flores, Olivia Schuh, Rachel Kay, Ravyn Rhiana, Rhys Carr, Sam Marszalek, Sashalie Rios, Sierra Rusnak, Stacey Badgett Jr, Talia Bellucci, Taylor N Daniels, Tori Carboni, Travis Shumake, Victoria Santiago, and Yoyo Zhou.
Among the additional credits: associate producer Donna Reinhold, music producer and arranger Jackson Teeley, director of photography and video editor Jake Primmerman and Primme Creative, costume designer Maddie Peterson, associate choreographer Kailin Brown, hair and makeup designer Kyle Krueger, background hair and makeup key Christina Vida Roldos, hair and makeup supervisor Joshua Barry, hair and wig keys Loryn Pretorius and Yamilet Lopez Ramirez, lighting designer and gaffer Andrew Garvis, production designer Cat Raynor, properties designer Andrew Diaz, on set properties supervisor Amy Kellett, and videography by Joshua Keen and Camille Theriault.
Assistant choreographers include Abbey Sullivan, Tori Carboni, and Ravyn Rhiana. Wardrobe coordinators include Nora Fisher, Amy Brown, Kelsey Buerger, Corinne Holland, Sydney Howell, Dom Letterii and Nikki Paz. Makeup artists include Alana Beninati, Axel Hurtado, Christina Kim, Derek Medina, Elisa Abend-Goldfarb, Joey Devirgilio, Joshua Coleman, Kelly Flores, Leah Herron, Matti Ivan, Melanie Dela Rosa, Mira Scirica, and Shannon Lee Carroll.
The video is inspired by “Like Jennie” by Jennie, originally produced by Diplo, Leclair, and Jaxxtone, with co-production by Jennie and Jorge Antonio Alfonzo Sr.
Tickets for I Put A Spell On You: A Sanderson Sister Act, benefiting the Ali Forney Center, can be purchased here.