April 25, 2020Amanda Jane Cooper was new to New York when she first attended the Church of the City New York, to which a friend had referred her. She is an actor and was in the starring role of Glinda in “Wicked” at the time.Andrew Bell was at the door in his volunteer role as a greeter, introducing himself courteously to those he didn’t recognize. The two exchanged salutations.She came to services the next two weeks — “I remembered his name and he remembered mine,” she said — and then her “Wicked” performance schedule shifted and she was unable to attend church services.In March 2018, five months later, she reappeared.“
