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M E S S AG E F R O M T H E A R T S C E N T E R M A N AG E R The OAC 2010/11 season is finally here! I am excited about the great program opportunities we were able to present, especially the two new series that will feature events for the whole family as well as great summer concerts in 2011. Along with the return of our main stage and very popular cabaret series, this season promises to build on the success of last year. Theater, music of every kind, a Broadway star, comedy, opera, dance, puppetry and great food...there’s something for everyone.

The new access lane on the north side of the arts center is open and the public response has been overwhelming. The Oconomowoc Area School District is striving to make the entire arts center facility and the events that we offer available to everyone. Thank you for your input and support to help make that happen.

We appreciate your continued patronage and support. This beautiful new facility is yours to enjoy. We look forward to serving you. Thank you for being a part of the OAC experience!

Michael Duncan Director, OAC O C O N O M OWO C A R T S C E N T E R S TA F F Arts Center Manager....................................................................................................Michael Duncan Box Office/Marketing..................................................Robin Krakauer, Connie Rizzo, Ginni Hicks House Managers..........................................Lynne Carlstein, Mark Carlstein, Deborah Duncan, Lindsay Duncan, Megan Elftman, Angie Harrison, David Harrison, Davey Harrison, Dan Holzmiller, Adrianna Nowak OAC Technicians.............................................................Marisa Abbot, Dillon Cooper, Nick DaVia, Sean Floeter, Aary Gariss, John Kyle, Dan Meyer Michael Nicolai, Joe Zack, Andrew Zietlow Usher Coordinator...........................................................................................................Robin Krakauer

C O M M I T T E E S / PA R T N E R S H I P S Oconomowoc Area School District Dr. Patricia E. Neudecker, Superintendent of Schools Board Of Education Mr. Donald Wiemer, President Mrs. Susan Kay, Vice President Mr. Mike Bickler, Clerk Mrs. Sandra Schick, Treasurer Mr. John Griswold Mr. Dave Guckenberger Ms. Elizabeth Thelen OAC Advisory Committee* Mike Barry, Asst. Superintendent-OASD, Jeff Franks, Artistic Director, First Stage Children’s Theater-Milwaukee, Charlane O’Rourke-Hertig, Director, Marian Center, Vic Passante, Betty Reul, Stephanie Witte, Director of Curriculum-OASD

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C O M M I T T E E S / PA R T N E R S H I P S ( c o n t .)

Artistic Partnerships First Stage Children’s Theater Academy, Milwaukee Literary Partnerships Books & Company, Oconomowoc (Visiting Author’s) Visual Arts Partnerships Waukesha Creative Arts League Pewaukee Area Arts Council (PAAC) - Ekphrastic Event *The OAC will be expanding its committees in the near future in an effort to welcome community input and to meet the needs of the Arts Center’s mission.

A complete listing of the committees and their functions will be posted on the new Arts Center web site at www.theoac.net. Information on how you can participate will also be made available.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

2010 August 27 September 11

“Incognito”, a play • OAC • 7:30 pm “Remembering Frederic: a musical conversation between Chopin and George Sand” • OAC • 7:30 pm September 25 “The Second Time Around” with Tyne Daly and John Mc Daniel • OAC • 7:30 pm October 16 OAC/PAAC “Ekphrastic” event • Little Theater/Vic • 6:00 pm October 17 Wisconsin Philharmonic Concert • OAC • 3:00 pm October 23 “The Lt. Governor from the State of Confusion”, with Will Durst • OAC • 7:30 pm October 24 OMH Auxiliary Fund Raiser with Gary Christensen’s SUPERBAND • OAC • 2:00 pm December 4 “A Clooney Christmas”, a Rosemary Clooney Tribute • OAC • 7:30 pm December 5 “A Clooney Christmas”, a Rosemary Clooney Tribute • OAC • 2:00 pm December 12 Orchestra “O” Community Orchestra Concert • OAC • 2:00 pm December 16-19 “Guys and Does” – American Folklore Theater • OAC • 7:30/4:00/2:00 pm

2011 January 14/15 February 4 February 5 February 11/12 February 13 March 19 March 25/26 March 29 April 2 April 4/5 April 9 April 10 April 18 May 14 May 21 June 6

“Pat McCurdy” • Little Theater • 6:30 dinner/7:00 pm show Milwaukee Ballet II – “Ballet in a Box/Dance Concert” • OAC • 1:00/7:00 pm “One Step Closer”, film by Terry Kaldhusdal • OAC • 7:00 pm “The Harrisons” • Little Theater • 6:30 dinner/7:00 pm show “Cashore Marionettes” • OAC • 2:00 pm “Leahy’s Luck” • OAC • 7:30 pm “Electri-violet” • Little Theater • 6:30 dinner/7:00 pm show “The Florentine Opera School Tour” • OAC • 1:00/7:00 pm “Michael Perry and the Long Beds” • OAC • 7:30 pm “Todd Green” • OAC • 10:30/1:00 (4th), 7:00 pm (5th) Tri-Club “Plaza” Fund Raising Concert • OAC • 7:30 pm Orchestra “O” Community Orchestra Concert • OAC • 6:00 pm Wisconsin Philharmonic Concert • OAC • 7:00 pm Rhythmic Circus, “Feet Don’t Fail Me Now” • OAC • 7:30 pm Bel Canto Chorus/Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Concert • OAC • 7:30 pm OAC Annual Gala • OAC • 6:00 pm

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SUPPORT With Gratitude, the Oconomowoc Area School District acknowledges these local organizations, businesses and private patrons for their outstanding support of the Oconomowoc Arts Center…

Oconomowoc Festival of the Arts Oconomowoc Performing Arts Council Plunkett Raysich Architects Oconomowoc Kiwanis, Lions, Rotary Paul Phelps and Oakbrook Esser Studios Mr. and Mrs. Narendra Patel – “Cuculidae” (Bird of Songs) sculpture Ace Hardware of Oconomowoc Badger Blueprint of Oconomowoc Books & Company Brennan’s Market Footlights – Marcus Promotions, Inc. Winestein’s Café & Market Thanks to the UW Extension and the SouthEast Wisconsin Master Gardeners for their assistance with the OAC gardens and their support of its educational value.

Direct gifts in memory have been made to the OAC by the following supporters: Mr. and Mrs. David Reul in memory of Ralph Trepte Dr. and Mrs. Victor Soderstrom in memory of Wally Wiese Mr. and Mrs. Donald Weimer in memory of Wally Wiese Rae Kinn in Memory of Mary Von Bereghy

THE VIC DONORS The VIC is the rehearsal area named in celebration of excellence education in the Oconomowoc Area School District and in honor of Vic Pissante, OHS theater director, teacher and mentor from 1974 to 2007.

Major Donors The Debbink Family Foundation Craig and Mary Schiefelbein Thomas X. Herro Foundation Oconomowoc Area Foundation Orbis Corporation Paragon Development Systems, Inc. Pat and Mary Sue McNamee And to the students, community members, and businesses who contributed to the 2007 celebration honoring Vic Pissante’s dedication to the arts and to learning.

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PAC E D O N O R S PACEsetter Pabst Farms Platinum Dirk & Terry Debbink Gold J. H. Findorff & Son Inc. Oconomowoc Performing Arts Council Silver Dick & Karen Bertrand Jerry & Jeanie Burchardt Bronze Dr. Gerard & Carol Adler American Assn. of University Women-Oconomowoc David & Sue Breckenfelder Kent & Karen Brooks First Bank Financial Centre Chuck & Pat Herro Mike & Kim Herro Family Thomas X. Herro + Grace Merten Dick & Bobbie Protzmann Dave & Betty Reul Bill & Jane Wierdsma $1000 Donors James Kevin Barry + Dick Bertrand Karen Bertrand Duane & Dorothy Bluemke Foundation Frank & Mary Ann Brazelton Emme Burchardt Hannah Burchardt Jeff Burchardt Lisa Burchardt Matthew & Rebecca Eash Family Gerald Foust Family Reimar Frank + Betsy, Pip, Emma, & Becca Freeman Chris & Lisa Gall Henszey Family Andrea Keck David Keck Kris Keck John & Ruth Koehn Mike & Jodi Koehn Family Bill & Carol Lamm Terry & Marilyn Largent Helen Magnusson Lynne Marris

Tom & Nancy Massnick Curt & Pat Neudecker Mary Jo Newburg * Kathy Pence + Kathy Pence + Oconomowoc High School Staff-2009 Oconomowoc Performing Staff Arts Council Orthopaedic Associates of WI John & Pat Rodell Family Joseph & Dorothy St. Thomas Mike & Sandy Schick Craig Schiefelbein Mary Schiefelbein Greta Schiefelbein Hans Schiefelbein Klaus Schiefelbein Donna Schlender Ronald Schlender Michael & Donna Scholl Andrew Schultz Conner Schultz Karly Schultz Kim Schultz Tim Schultz John Sutte + Dorothy “Grandma Dot�

Thompson + Ray & Collette Warell Robb & Cheryl Wierdsma $750 Donors Emalou Sandsmark * Dean +, Ellen, Linda, Cheryl Strommen Dorothy M. Verhein $500 Donors Steve Baker * Ernest & Sharon Biel Family Maribeth Bush Carroll College Performing Arts Helena, MT * Cheney Family * John & Judy Cooley Family Malcom A. & Susan M. Dorn Maureen, Beth, & Michael Geraghty Howard F. Greene + Beth Hansing * John Hansing * Joe Haas Media Dr. & Mrs. Ron Karzel Del & Joan Krueger Patrick & Amy C. Middleton Dr. & Mrs. William Paton Jeff Sander

Dave & Lucy Shanks Tom & Anne Simonis Family Sarah, Diane, & Phil Slaughter * Chad Vande Zande Family Benjamin, Elisa, Emily, & Brice Welch Tom Woods, OPEF Board Member* $250 Donors Books and Company Curtis & Anne Brewer Mike & Bridget Bruno Family Ginger Carney * Mary Casucci + Bill & Joyce Chapman Drama Mamas and Papas Steve & Carol Frankwick Daniel & Kathleen Giesen Greenland School Drama Clubs Jack & Gay Grothaus Russell & Elizabeth Halkerston Robert E. Hasselkus + Jay & Heidi Huenink Darrell & Elaine Hurdle Amy Jappinen * Alyssa Jappinen Tessa Jappinen Jesse & Cameron Johanning Lydia Johnson + Alan & Mary Koepke Andrew J. Mount Catherine Narloch * Ed Rohloff + Paul & Holly Schmidtke Don & Mary Schmitt David & Carol Steger * $100 Donors Issac Ama Cria Ama Alice Anderson + Alice Anderson + Alice Anderson + Joyce Antonneau * Norbert Antonneau + Bev Babinec + Eva Balistrieri Kurt & Carrie Begalke Jennifer Betances Dwayne & Joyce Block Roger Bottoni Family Jeffrey, Jason, & Kaitlin Brandl David & Joan Brussat Jim Bush Rob & Katie Bush Gladys Christenson + Oconomowoc Arts Center 5

PAC E D O N O R S ( c o n t .)

Richard C. Craemer Family Sierra M. Dakouras * Dance Buddies* Kayla, Jeff, & Holly Daniels Lonnie Dykstra + Craig Finkelmeyer + Connie Frank * Dr. & Mrs. W. G. Gill* Mark & Karen Gould Bob Grimm + Jim Holahan + Mark & Dani Herro Brittany Hoffman 09 Sr. Director * Matt & Lindsay Holsen ’09 ‘14 Grace Huenink Sarah Grace Kleist * Jane R. Koning John W. Koning, Jr. Linda J. Krause Michael Krill* Marilyn Largent * Harvey Larson Virginia Lawinger Patrick Leslie Susan Lucht Family Lois L. Luebke Jim & Pat Mack

Patricia Matt Donald McCollum Margaret McCollum Kathryn McCollum Freeland Lynne McCollum Staley Sean McCollum Franziska Merkle ‘07-08 Exchange Student Dan Miller Family Dr. & Mrs. G. Daniel Miller Mol Family Shannon Moore David Newburg Samantha Newburg David Nicolai Kari Nicolai Michael Nicolai Tod Ninmann Family OHS Class of 1974 Oconomowoc Junior Woman’s Club Kathy Pence + David A. Perriogp Sherri Perrigo Dave & Kate Perry Roger & Barbara Puterbaugh Dan Reep Dood Reep

James +& Marilyn Schaller Herbert Schick Hollie Schick Stephen Schmiedlin Sterling, Cassidy, & Drake Shepherd Judge Patrick & Luly Snyder Bill & Sue Snyder Charles & Lynne Staley Dean +& Ellen Strommen * Maury Sullivan William & Lillian Thiel Family Bob & Jan Thostenson Gary & Tina Timmel Family Arlene Tinus Grma. Dot Thompson + Christopher M. Todd * Steve A. Wagner Family ’73, ’75, ’05, ‘08 Bridgette Well ’09 Sr. Director * Dick Whalen Florence Whalen Lisa Hansing Young * Tom & Arlene Ziety + Gifts In Memory *Gifts Dedicated To Name Listed

Spotlight on PACE

$500K

Acoustical concert shell & improvements

$400K

Motorized winches for stage scenery Exterior wave-wall colored lighting

$300K

Sound & light station electronics Wired & wireless microphones Stage lighting enhancements

$200K

Traveling mid-stage curtain Broadcasting technology Orchestra pit & cover

$100K

Seating upgrades

The Performing Arts Center Enhancement Fund (PACE) pays for additional state-of-the-art improvements built into the publicly funded Oconomowoc Arts Center.

All contributions are tax deductible.

To donate, pick up an envelope by the PACE tuba in the OAC lobby, or visit www.opef.info.

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Main Stage Series

Friday, August 27 – 7:30 pm One Man = Race

Diversity

Identity

A Solo Performance Written & Performed by

Michael Fosberg

A solo theatrical presentation about race, diversity, identity, family history and finding a father.

It answers the complicated and often perplexing questions about self–discovery, in a life-altering journey.

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BIOGR APHY Michael Sidney Fosberg Michael grew up just north of Chicago in Waukegan, Illinois where he first stepped on stage during high school. During the summer of 1974 he attended the National High School Institute’s Theater Arts Program on the campus of Northwestern University, or “Cherub’s” as is affectionately referred to. He then went on to study acting, directing, and writing at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, graduating with a BFA. It was while still attending school he founded the Small Change Original Theater; producing, writing, directing, and conducting workshops for kids of all ages throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin, North & South Dakota.

Upon returning to the Chicagoland area in the early ‘80’s he appeared in shows at Steppenwolf, Remains, Wisdom Bridge, and the Goodman Theatres - working with such directors as John Malkovich, Gary Sinise, and Robert Falls - as well as co-founding the Huron Theater Ensemble.

A move to Los Angeles in the late ‘80’s had him appearing in television and film, while continuing his work with young students as the Director of Education for the Living Library Theatre, a stage combat instructor at the Buckley School, and a teacher /director for the South Coast Repertory’s Young Actor’s Conservatory program. He also worked as a guest artist at the Sundance Institute’s summer residency program, teaching educators how to utilize drama in the classrooms.

Returning to Chicago in the late ‘90’s he wrote and directed much of the family entertainment at Navy Pier including their elaborately staged haunted house.

Since 2000 he has been touring his autobiographical solo-show, Incognito, in various stages of development at; the Sundance Institute in June of 2000, The California African American Museum in Los Angeles in February 2001, the Mercury Theatre (backer’s audition) April 2001, the Bailiwick Repertory Theatre for

its theatrical premiere in the fall of 2001, the Apple Tree Theatre in February 2002, opening the season at the prestigious Missouri Repertory Theatre in Kansas City in September of 2002, the Goodman Theatre (backer’s audition) November 2003, the Barrow Street Theatre New York (backer’s audition) May 2004, the Woodstock Fringe Festival (In the Catskill Mountains of New York) 2006 & 2007, The Illinois Theatre Center in January 2007, Mad Anthony Theatre Co. April 2007, Pro-Arts Black Arts Festival October 2007, & the Cape May Stage New Jersey in November of 2007.

During the summer of 2004 he returned to the “Cherub” program at Northwestern University as a teacher, and directed Lanford Wilson’s Balm and Gilead, and has returned each summer since directing, Thieve’s Carnaval, The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari, and Smooch Music. For most of 2004 he also performed in one of the most unusual shows of his career, the critically acclaimed Job Opportunity. The play, set in a moving 1985 Oldsmobile Delta 88, invited an audience of four into the back seat while the car navigated the streets of Chicago. He was an understudy in the world premier production of Arthur Miller’s Finishing the Picture at the Goodman Theatre, appeared in the world premier of FIRE by Alice Austen at the Prop Theatre, directed a one-woman piece -Please Stay Tuned and a one-man show -Planet of the Bisexuals. In the fall of 2006 he again understudied and assistant-directed the one-man show, Beyond Glory starring Stephen Lang at the Goodman Theatre, then appeared in Nathan The Wise as a part of the Chicago Festival of the Arts. This past summer he again was invited to perform at the Woodstock Fringe in the world premier Backwards by Alice Austen.

He has now toured INCOGNITO to colleges, high schools, performing arts centers, festivals, and theaters all over the country and conducts workshops in race, diversity, identity, and theater related topics, while he finishes the memoir, INCOGNITO for Lawrence Hill Books, and participates in the filming of the documentary about his life and play.

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Main Stage Series

Remembering Frederic A Musical Conversation Between Frederic Chopin & George Sand

This one-woman show will celebrate a legendary composer’s 200th birthday!

Saturday, September 11 – 7:30 pm

Concert pianist, Pam Howland, who is a Wisconsin native and former graduate of OHS, interprets Chopin’s work with a dramatic flair that gives life to the words of the great French female author, George Sand. This show opens a window on the eight year relationship of these two geniuses.

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BIOGR APHY Pamela Howland is a gifted pianist who breathes life and vitality into classical music for audiences of any age or background.

Vivacious, imaginative, sensitive and just a trifle unconventional, Ms. Howland is that rare classically trained performing artist who thrives as an entertainer. Using the lecture-recital format she honed in her early days as a professor at Wake Forest University, she makes each performance a musical conversation, fashioned to fit the listening level of her audience. She seeks programs that depart from a traditional classical format so that her audiences leave both educated and entertained, having learned something about themselves as well as the music.

Trained at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music and the Eastman School of Music, where she received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance and Literature, she performs extensively as a soloist and chamber musician. Highlights include numerous recitals in the United States, featured recitals in Paris and Vienna, a tour of Colombia, South America, live solo appearances broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio and National Public Radio in New York and North Carolina, and a special performance/chat with Fred Child of Performance Today in the

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WDAV studios in December of 2008.

She has also made guest appearances at the Chautauqua (NY) Institution’s Summer Music Festival, and with the Winston-Salem Symphony, Charlotte Repertory Orchestra, and Wake Forest University Orchestra. In addition to her inclusion in the North Carolina Arts Council’s Touring Artist Directory from 2002-2007, she is a recent addition to the National Speakers/Performers Bureau roster of the National Alliance Française.

Ms. Howland currently teaches as adjunct assistant professor at Wake Forest University, where she taught piano and music history from 19881998. She has also taught at Salem College (2005), The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (1986), Winona State University (MN - 1984-86), Monroe Community College (NY - 1984) and served on the accompanying staff at The North Carolina School of the Arts (1986-87) and The Hochstein School of Music (NY - 1983-84).

In 1996 she founded an independent record label, HM Classics, and produced 10 CDs in 10 years. Her 11th CD, featuring her original arrangements of Christmas music, was released in October of 2008. Her recordings reflect her eclectic tastes, from standard solo classical music to Christmas tunes, and AfricanAmerican spirituals to a combination of French poetry and music.

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Main Stage Series

Tyne Daly

The Second Time Around

With Grammy award winner, composer and musician,

John McDaniel

Saturday, September 25 – 7:30 pm Tony and six time Emmy Award winning actress, TYNE DALY presents her show , “The Second Time Around”at the OAC. This musical performance is an eclectic mix of theater classics by Jerry Herman and Irving Berlin, and songs made famous by music legends Al Jolson, Bessie Smith and Rudy Vallee. Grammy award winner composer and musician, John McDaniel joins her with his wonderful music direction and orchestration.

Tyne Daly............................................................................... Producer/Performer John McDanniel.........................................................................Piano/Composer Tom McGirr...........................................................................................................Bass Terry Smirl................................................................................................Percussion 12 Oconomowoc Arts Center

BIOGR APHIES Tyne Daly After more than two decades as a journeyman player on stage and screen, Tyne Daly found television stardom as the no-nonsense, commonsensical Mary Beth Lacey, partner of Chris Cagney, on the CBS series “Cagney & Lacey”. Not only was it the first successful TV series to focus on female cops, but in 1985 Lacey became the first TV policewoman to be pregnant on the job mirroring Daly’s real life status.

The daughter of actors James Daly and Hope Newell, Ellen Tyne Daly was the second of four children. Raised in Westchester County, New York, she began her acting career appearing in summer stock productions with her family and earned her Equity card at age 15 after being cast in the title role of “Jenny Kissed Me”. Fate dealt her a blow, however, when a prominent agent dismissed her performance in favor of one of his protégés, relegating Daly to a supporting role. Within a year, though, she made her small screen debut in an episode of the popular NBC Western “The Virginian”. Daly went on to train at Manhattan’s American Musical and Dramatic Academy, finding a mentor in teacher Philip Burton. In 1966, she debuted on Broadway in a revival of “The Butter and Egg Man” and went on to land small roles in films (“John and Mary” 1969) and on TV (a recurring part as her father’s on-screen daughter on “Medical Center”). She offered a memorable performance as a mentally handicapped woman in an episode of the ABC police drama “The Rookies”, which starred her then-husband George Stanford Brown.

By the mid-1970s, Daly’s career was on the upswing. She earned great notices for her supporting turns as Jack Lemmon’s daughter in the Americanized remake of “The Entertainer” (NBC, 1976) and picked up her first Emmy nomination for the marital abuse drama “Intimate Strangers” (ABC, 1977). Daly landed the pivotal role of the first female partner to Clint Eastwood’s Dirty Harry Callahan in “The Enforcer” (1976). Instead

of a feature film career, the performer found television more hospitable to her unique capabilities.

“Cagney and Lacey” had a long gestation period. Conceived in the mid-70s, it was produced as a TV-movie in 1981 with Loretta Swit as Cagney and Daly as Lacey.

CBS decided to pick up the series option for the following year. With Swit tied to “M*A*S*H”, Meg Foster stepped into the role of Cagney. Sharon Gless joined Daly as the new Cagney in 1982 and the two gelled instantly, their on screen chemistry softening the relationship. Over the course of the series’ run, Daly won four Emmy Awards, an unprecedented achievement for a dramatic actress.

When “Cagney & Lacey” faded in 1988, Daly had the chance to become yet another “TV-Movie Melodrama Queen”, but instead chose to risk her reputation by headlining a stage revival of “Gypsy”, the 50s musical that starred Ethel Merman on Broadway and Rosalind Russell on the screen. Daly first took her Mama Rose on the road, beginning in Chattanooga, Tennessee in April 1989 with a July 1989 debut in L.A. to SRO crowds and rave reviews. In November, she premiered on Broadway and won that season’s Tony Award as Lead Actress in a Musical.

In 1991, she teamed with younger brother Timothy guest-starring in an episode of his sitcom “Wings” (NBC).

Cast as a wealthy woman romancing Steven Weber’s Brian Hackett, Daly was a hoot and picked up yet another Emmy nod. The following year, she returned to the stage co-starring with Charles Durning in a revised version of the 1978 musical “Ballroom”, re-titled “Queen of the Stardust Ballroom”. When Daly finally opted to return to weekly series work, instead of playing a lead, she accepted the supporting role of Alice Henderson, a strong-willed Quaker running a mission school on “Christy” (CBS, 1994-95), a part that brought her a fifth Emmy Award, making her the most honored primetime dramatic actress in the history of the award.

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B I O G R A P H I E S ( c o n t .)

She displayed her musical talents as Mrs. Peterson in the 1995 ABC remake of “Bye Bye Birdie”. She also won raves starring as Sally Adams, a Pearl Mesta-like “hostess with the mostess’”, in the Encores! concert staging of “Call Me Madam,” a musical which, like “Gypsy”, had originally been a starring vehicle for Ethel Merman.

Daly again proved her versatility on stage by tackling a one-woman, five-character play “Mystery School” in 1998. She continued to lend her considerable talents to telefilms like “The Perfect Mother” (CBS, 1997), make guest appearances on sitcoms (e.g.,“Veronica’s Closet”) and accept the occasional feature role (playing Peter Falk’s wife in 1998’s “VIG”). With the hit CBS drama “Judging Amy”,as Maxine, the plain-speaking actress portrayed a forthright, sometimes overbearing woman with strong opinions and a deep concern for her family. During the series’ first four seasons, Daly earned four Emmy nominations as Best Supporting Actress in a Drama for her work (bringing her career tally to 14 nominations) and she took home the trophy in 2003 (her sixth overall). In 2001, Daly joined her daughter, Kathryn in a role as her mother in “The Wedding Dress”. **As an interesting side note, Tyne spent two summers in Oconomowoc. Her famous parents, James Daly and Hope Newell, were in Oconomowoc as part of the Port Players – a professional summer stock theater company that performed here from 1948-1959.

She has vivid memories of playing here and remembers the downtown area where they used to shop and dine.

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John McDanielTelevision: The Rosie O’Donnell Show (2 Emmy Awards), Friar’s Roasts ’99-’02, Tony Awards ’97-’00 as arranger, A Rosie Christmas, A Family is a Family (HBO). Broadway: Brooklyn (also Producer), Annie Get Your Gun, Taboo, Chicago, Grease, Patti LuPone on Broadway. Recordings as Producer: Annie Get Your Gun (Grammy Award), The Maury Yeston Songbook, Brooklyn, Taboo, The Journey Home (Malcolm Gets), John McDaniel at the Piano (Broadway, Christmas, Compositions and Live at Joe’s Pub). Recent: Robin & The 7 Hoods (Old Globe), Catch Me If You Can (Seattle), Happy Days (National Tour), Bonnie & Clyde (La Jolla Playhouse), Pirates!

(Goodspeed, Paper Mill & Huntington Theatre, Boston), Music director/arranger for Tyne Daly nightclub act, NYC , LA and San Francisco, Guest Conductor at Major Symphony Orchestras, including San Francisco and his hometown St. Louis Symphony. Upcoming: Daughter of the Regiment (Opera Theatre of St. Louis).

Please visit my music page on Facebook and www.JohnMcDaniel.com Tom McGirr – Bass Tom has been a musician and music instructor in the Milwaukee area for more than 40 years. During his career, he has performed with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, and the Milwaukee Ballet. His credits include work with several local theater companies including 14 years with Melody Top and over 20 years with the Skylight Theater where he just completed the production of Rent. He has worked with national acts including Louie Bellson, Harry Connick, Jr., The Jimmy Dorsey Band, Daryl Steumer and Kansas. Tom has performed with local jazz artists including Chuck Hedges, Jack Grassel, and Warren Wiegratz and frequently plays at local festivals including Summer Fest, Jazz in the Park, Festa Italiana, Irish Fest and others. He is a studio musician for Hal Leonard Corporation and has performed on many CDs with local artists and local commercials. He is a

B I O G R A P H I E S ( c o n t .) graduate of Cardinal Stritch University with a BFA in Jazz Studies, and is on the music faculties of MATC and UWM. Terry Smirl – Percussionist Terry Smirl received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Applied Percussion from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1986. He has been a member of Present Music since 1987. The Milwaukee-based New Music ensemble has grown to become one of the nation’s foremost new music groups that commissions, performs, and records the music of our time.

In addition to his duties as Percussionist with Present Music, Mr. Smirl has been Principal Timpanist with both the Milwaukee Ballet and the Waukesha Symphony Orchestra since 1993. As a freelancer, he has performed with virtually every professional ensemble in the area including the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Bel Canto Chamber Orchestra, Skylight Opera Theater, Music Under the Stars, Florentine Opera, Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra, Wisconsin Wind Orchestra, Music from Almost Yesterday, Ensemble Musical Offering, Bach Chamber Orchestra, Milwaukee Music Ensemble, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Music from Almost Yesterday, Ensemble Musical Offering, Bach Chamber Orchestra, Milwaukee Music Ensemble, Wisconsin Chamber

Orchestra, Festival City Symphony, and other as well as with the Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra and the Kamran Ince Ensemble.

Mr. Smirl is also an in demand jazz drummer. In addition to leading the Terry Smirl Trio, he has appeared with all of the area’s best jazz musicians including Chuck Hedges, Paul Silbergleit, Brian Lynch, Berkley Fudge, Mark Davis, Hattush Alexander, Gerald Cannon, Jeff Hamann, Jack Grassel, Manty Ellis, Jeff Pietrangelo, Frank DeMiles, John Foshager, What On Earth?, Mike Barnett, Steve Nelson-Raney, Melvin Rhyne, Dreamtime, Scott Sherwood, Great Lakes Improvisation Project, Kaye Berigan, Nick Contorno Orchestra, Don Linke, Ron Devillers/Jack Carr Big Band, Chuck Howard Orchestra, and other nationally known artists such as Bobby Shew, Anne Hampton Calloway, Jim Pugh, and Stas Venglevski.

He’s performed at venues throughout the world including venues in New York City, Miami, Seattle, Tokyo, and Istanbul. In addition, he’s recorded rock, R&B, jazz, and classical music on Koss Classics, Innova, Aoede, Albany Records, Changing Tone Records, Chameleon Records, and others.

Mr. Smirl teaches percussion at Concordia University of Wisconsin, Carroll University, The Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, and he teaches piano at Milwaukee Area Technical College.

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