2018/2019 - Program Book 4 by Mayo Performing Arts Center

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Cover art by Aliyah Ravin Grade 11, Randolph High School

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Welcome to another spectacular season at MPAC! As a nonprofit performing arts center at the heart of our community, it is with tremendous pride that we serve as the cornerstone to a thriving arts district in Morristown. With over 200 performances, 60 classes, two dozen art exhibitions and nearly two dozen free events annually, MPAC is where our family, friends and neighbors come to enjoy, be inspired by and participate in the arts. Now in our 24th season, our commitment as an essential community partner continues to be a core value to our mission. For example, this past summer we launched our Arts in the Community initiative, a series of over 15 free concerts, movies and events for the community. This included diverse world music at the Morristown Green, emerging and innovative artists at 70 South Gallery, movies at MPAC and outdoor evening events at Vail. Overall, over 5,000 people attended these free events that included poetry, reggae, classical guitar and even salsa dancing. We are committed to providing arts experiences by and for the diverse populations we serve. Our Education programs, which include performing arts training, student recognition, youth productions and more, provide cultural enrichment to young people at a time when arts programs are often on the chopping block in school districts. We continue to find new ways to expand these programs throughout our region. The addition of The Miracle Project New Jersey and relaxed performances has been another exciting step toward providing opportunities of diversity, equity and inclusion. This award-winning innovative program for individuals on the autism spectrum and with other special needs is just the beginning of what we hope to achieve in this area. MPAC has also been proactive in creating work opportunities for adults with special needs and other barriers to employment. We thank you for your enthusiastic support of our venue and for returning year after year. Each season, we strive to make a difference, create a memory, inspire a child and dazzle an audience. I hope that the performance you are about to enjoy fulfills that promise. Warm Regards,

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Dear Patron, It is a privilege and an honor to have been named the new Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Mayo Performing Arts Center. As first a patron, and then a donor and Trustee, I have seen MPAC evolve into one of the most innovative and successful performing arts centers in the state. What the Theatre has achieved in terms of artistic excellence, arts education, community outreach, and economic impact is nothing short of remarkable. Now, as Board Chairman, I look forward to helping to guide MPAC into its exciting future. MPAC is the anchor institution of a thriving cultural arts district in Morristown. As we look to the future, there is much more that we can do to engage our broader community. The arts create opportunities for shared experiences that bring all of us together in exciting and positive ways. Please consider joining the MPAC family by becoming a member. Member dollars are reinvested in our community, providing arts education opportunities, free community concerts and events, programs for students with special needs and scholarship opportunities for children. I am fortunate to be working with a dedicated Board committed to making MPAC thrive, and a professional staff and volunteers devoted to creating memorable experiences. I would like to thank our previous Board Chairman, Joseph M. Goryeb, for his service to MPAC and his guidance as I transition to this position. It is my hope that my stewardship will help to propel MPAC and Morristown as the leading arts destination in the state. I look forward to the challenge and to meeting you at the Theatre. Sincerely,

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About the Cover: Student Art Exhibit and Program Cover Contest This year, MPAC asked Morris County middle and high school students to create art pieces that embody the theme:

“Imagine! Discover! Create! Celebrate MPAC and the Arts.” WINNER

WINNER

Aliyah Ravin, Junior; Randolph High School Program Book 4 Cover Art

Anna Thach, Grade 8; East Hanover Middle School Program Book 5 Cover Art

On Monday, February 25, 2019, MPAC held a reception for all students who participated in the 2019 MPAC Program Cover Art Contest. Over one hundred people, including the artists and their friends and families, attended this special reception where the winners were revealed. The winning piece by Aliyah Ravin, Junior at Randolph High School, is featured on the cover of this program book, to be seen by tens of thousands of the Theatre’s patrons. Over 70 students from throughout Morris County participated in this year's cover art contest. All of the works were exhibited in the Art Upstairs Gallery over a two-week period in March, and can be viewed on MayoArts.org.

Program Cover Contest: Runner-Up

Nicholas Carlucci, Junior; Randolph High School

Program Cover Contest: Runner-Up

Karina Garbarini, Junior; Randolph High School

About the Cover: Student Art Exhibit and Program Cover Contest Honorable Mentions

Jenyvib Tenorio, Grade 8; East Hanover Middle School

Jasmine Rivera, Sophomore; Boonton High School

Luke Agaisse, Junior; Delbarton School

Makayla Kelly, Junior; Randolph High School

Serena Zhou, Junior; Randolph High School

Rahul Rariyani, Junior; Randolph High School

For more information about MPAC's Education Programs, and to view all Program Cover Contest entries, go to:

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VERIZON LOT 125 SPACES

VAIL MANSION LOT & DECK 110 SPACES

GOOD GRIEF LOT 45 SPACES

Where to park for your show We offer parking solutions to make your MPAC experience stress free. Please refer to your pre-show email and our online preshow planner for show-specific information.

Mayo Performing Arts Center Parking Options •

$5 parking is available for many shows exclusively for MPAC patrons at the Verizon Lot at 39 Maple Ave (entrance on Oak St).

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$10 parking is available for many shows at the Presbyterian Church at 65 South Street, across the street from MPAC. Limited Spaces

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We now offer the opportunity to reserve your parking in advance for many events. Look for an email on whether reserved parking is available for your show for the above lots.

Free Parking Option • FREE parking is available at Morristown Town Hall, approximately 1/3 mile from MPAC, starting at 5:00 pm. Additional Recommended Parking •

Local parking garage options: DeHart Street Garage, Ann/Bank Street Garage, Dalton Street Garage and The Highlands Garage.

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The Dumont Street Lot is a short walk from the theatre via Pine Street. The lot at Franklin & Elm is another option.

MPAC operates a FREE shuttle service for select performances from the Dehart Street Garage and Verizon Lot. Please refer to your pre-show email or our online pre-show planner for availability.

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Tuesday, March 12, 2019

As a courtesy to the artists and for the uninterrupted enjoyment of your fellow patrons, please turn off all electronic devices. No portion of this performance may be photographed, recorded, filmed, taped, broadcast or mechanically reproduced without the written consent of the Artist and/or the Presenter. Mayo Performing Arts Center is not responsible for lost or stolen items. Program subject to change.

IAN ANDERSON PRESENTS JETHRO TULL: 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR Ian Anderson, known throughout the world of rock music as the flute and voice behind the legendary Jethro Tull, celebrates his 50th year as an international recording and performing musician in 2018. Ian was born in 1947 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. After attending primary school in Edinburgh, his family relocated to Blackpool in the north of England in 1959. Following a traditional grammar school education, he moved on to art college to study fine art before deciding on an attempt at a musical career. Tull formed in 1968 out of the amalgamation of the John Evan Band and McGregor’s Engine, two blues-based local UK groups. After a lengthy career, Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull have released 30 studio and live albums, selling more than 60 million copies since the band first performed at London’s famous Marquee Club in February 1968. After undertaking more than 3000 concerts in 40 countries during five decades, he has typically played 100-plus concerts each year to longstanding, as well as new fans worldwide. Widely recognized as the man who introduced the flute to rock music, Ian Anderson remains the crowned exponent of the popular and rock genres of flute playing. So far, no real pretender to the throne has stepped forward. Ian also plays ethnic flutes and whistles together with acoustic guitar and the mandolin family of instruments, providing the acoustic textures which has been an integral part of most of the Tull repertoire. Anderson has so far recorded seven diverse albums under his own name during a long career: 1983’s Walk Into Light, the flute instrumental Divinities album for EMI’s Classical Music Division in 1995 which reached number one in the relevant Billboard chart, and the more acoustic collections of songs, The Secret Language of Birds, Rupi’s Dance, plus rock albums Thick As A Brick 2, 2014’s Homo Erraticus, and “The String Quartets,” his 2017 collaboration with

England’s The Carducci String Quartet. In recent years, he has toured more and more as simply Ian Anderson, often with orchestras, string quartets, featured soloists. Anderson lives on a farm in the southwest of England where he has a recording and rehearsal studio and offices. He has been married for 40 years to Shona who is also an active director of their music and other companies. They have two children – James and Gael – and two grandchildren. Gael is married to actor Andrew Lincoln, currently shooting more episodes of the hugely-acclaimed zombie thriller, The Walking Dead, now preparing to shoot the 8th series as the most-watched TV drama ever. Ian’s hobbies include the growing of many varieties of hot chili peppers, the study and conservation of the 26 species of small wildcats of the world and the appreciation of mechanical watches, fountain pens, and vintage cameras. He reluctantly admits to owning digital cameras and scanners for his work on the photographic promotional images related to Tull as well as his solo career. In 2006, he was awarded a Doctorate in Literature from Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh, the Ivor Award for International Achievement in Music, and in the New Years Honours List 2008 an MBE for services to music. In 2011 he received another Doctorate in Literature from Dundee University. Ian owns no fast car, never having taken a driving test, and has a wardrobe of singularly uninspiring and drab leisurewear. He still keeps a couple of off-road competition motorcycles, a few sporting guns and a saxophone which he promises never to play again. He declares a lifelong commitment to music as a profession, being far too young to hang up his hat or his flute, although the tights and codpiece have long since been consigned to some forgotten bottom drawer.

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JOHNNY MATHIS: THE VOICE OF ROMANCE TOUR 2019 Johnny Mathis Band & Crew Johnny Mathis - Singer John Scott Lavender – Musical Director/Piano/Keyboards Gil Reigers – Tour Manager/Production Manager/Guitarist Rick Shaw - Bass Joe Lizama - Drums Stacey Westbrook – Lighting Director /Stage Manager Eric Hatcher – Sound Engineer Carrie Reigers – Merchandise Manager & Souvenir Program Coordinator Special Guest

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Johnny Mathis The fourth of seven children, John Royce Mathis was born on September 30, 1935 in Gilmer, Texas to Clem and Mildred Mathis. As a small boy, the family moved to Post Street in San Francisco. It was there that he learned an appreciation of music from his father who taught him his first song, “My Blue Heaven”. At age eight, his father purchased an old upright piano for $25. When he brought it home, it wouldn't fit through the front door. So that evening, Johnny stayed up all night to watch his father dismantle the piano, get it into the small living room of their basement apartment and then reassemble it. Clem Mathis, who worked briefly as a musician back in Texas playing the piano and singing on stage, would continue to teach his son many songs and routines. Johnny had proven to be the most eager of the children to learn all about music. He sang in the church choir, school functions, community events, for visitors in their home as well as amateur shows in the San Francisco area. Johnny was 13 years old when Clem took him to see Connie Cox, a Bay Area voice teacher, who

agreed to take on the youngster in exchange for his doing odd jobs around her house. Johnny studied with Connie for six years learning vocal scales and exercises, voice production, classical and operatic skills. At George Washington High School, Johnny was known not only for his singing ability but his athleticism as well. He became a star athlete on the track and field team as a high jumper and hurdler and played on the basketball team. In 1954, Johnny enrolled at San Francisco State College (now called San Francisco State University) with the intention of being an English and Physical Education teacher. While there, Johnny set a high jump record of 6’-5 1/2”. This is still one the College’s top jump heights and was only two inches short of the Olympic record of the time. Just as when he was in high school, Johnny’s name was frequently mentioned in the sports sections of the Northern California newspapers. In fact he & future NBA star Bill Russell were featured in a 1954 sports section article of the San Francisco Chronicle demonstrating their high jumping skills (Russell #1 & Johnny #2 in the City

FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2019 of San Francisco at that time). During one meet at the University of Nevada Johnny beat Russell’s highest jump attempt that day. He was often referred to as “the best all-around athlete to come out of the San Francisco Bay Area”. A fellow student, whose sextet was working at the Black Hawk nightclub, brought Johnny in for a Sunday afternoon jam session. It was at the Black Hawk that Helen Noga, co-owner of the club, first heard him sing. She decided that she wanted to manage his career. In early September of 1955, Johnny landed a job singing weekends at Ann Dee’s 440 Club. After repeated attempts, Helen convinced George Avakian, then head of Jazz A&R at Columbia, to see him. Avakian came to the club, heard Johnny sing and sent the now famous telegram to his record company: “Have found phenomenal 19 year old boy who could go all the way. Send blank contracts.” Avakian left for New York after telling Johnny that he would eventually send for him. Johnny continued his studies at San Francisco State and gained additional fame as a high jumper. In early 1956, Johnny was asked to attend the trials for the 1956 Olympic teams that would travel to Melbourne, Australia that summer. At the same time, Columbia Records requested that Johnny come to New York to start arrangements for his first recording session. Clem helped his son decide that his future and best interests were with the recording company. So, Johnny gave up his chance to become a member of the USA Olympic Team. He went to New York to record his first album in March of 1956. The first album was a collection of jazz oriented renditions of popular standards entitled: Johnny Mathis: A New Sound In Popular Song. It included jazz musicians Gil Evans, John Lewis and Teo Macero and songs like “Angel Eyes”, “Easy to Love” and “Babalu”. The album enjoyed only moderate success because jazz vocal albums were not good sellers. Nevertheless, Johnny remained in New York and landed bookings at some of the leading nightclubs such as the Village Vanguard, The Blue Angel and Basin Street East. Soon, Columbia placed Johnny under the supervision of producer Mitch Miller. Mitch favored using Johnny’s voice to sing soft, romantic ballads. At his second recording session, in the fall of 1956, Johnny recorded

two singles. These songs were to become among his most popular all-time greatest hits: “Wonderful, Wonderful” and “It’s Not For Me To Say.” Subsequently, MGM Studios signed Johnny to sing “It’s Not For Me To Say” in the film Lizzie . He played a tavern piano bar singer. In 1958, Johnny made another motion picture appearance. This time it was for 20th Century Fox in A Certain Smile. In this movie, he sang the title song playing himself in an elegant nightclub scene. Since then, Johnny’s voice has been used in countless Hollywood movies for theme songs, background music and to enhance a particular setting or segment. “Wonderful, Wonderful” and “It’s Not For Me To Say” reached their peaks on the BILLBOARD pop chart in July of 1957. These successes were followed by the monumental single “Chances Are” which became Johnny’s first #1 hit. In June of 1957, Johnny appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show where he was introduced to the record buying public and became a national celebrity and household name. Columbia Records continued to release albums of Johnny singing beautiful and romantic ballads, classic standards and the best songs from Broadway musicals. These albums, like the singles, became immediate successes with sales in the millions. It was not uncommon for Johnny to have as many as four albums on the Billboard Top Albums chart at the same time. In late 1959, Johnny recorded another song that became synonymous with the name of Johnny Mathis, the Erroll Garner composition, “Misty”. Johnny’s accomplishments are numerous and varied. He holds many records and has set many precedents in the music industry. In 1958, two years after being signed by Columbia Records, Johnny’s Greatest Hits was released. It began a “Greatest Hits” tradition copied by every record company since then. Johnny’s Greatest Hits went on to become one of the most popular albums of all time and spent an unprecedented 490 continuous weeks (almost ten years) on the Billboard Top Albums Chart. This record has been noted in the Guinness Book of World Records. At one point in his career, according to record historian Joel Whitburn, Johnny was one of only five recording artists to have Top 40 Hits spanning each of his first four decades as a recording artist. And as of 2013 he has now had a hit in every decade of his career thanks to his

JOHNNY MATHIS: THE VOICE OF ROMANCE TOUR 2019 lovely song with Jim Brickman “Sending You a Little Christmas” peaking at #4 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart! Amazingly, his second #1 Hit Single, “Too Much, Too Little, Too Late” (recorded with Deniece Williams), came almost 21 years after his very first #1 Hit Single, “Chances Are”. Johnny has been honored to make several appearances before various heads of state. Starting in June of 1973, he sang at a State Dinner held in honor of the President of Liberia. In 1978, Johnny sang for the British Royal Family at A Command Performance held at The London Palladium. He performed for President and Mrs. Reagan at the State Dinner held in honor of the Prime Minister of Japan in April of 1987. Four years later in April of 1991, he sang for President and Mrs. Bush in honor of the President of Nicaragua. Most recently, in May of 1994, Johnny sang for President and Mrs. Clinton (along with the other five living First Ladies) at a very special First Ladies Tribute. He has also been honored by entertainment heads of state. In June of 1972, he was awarded his own star on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame, and has also participated in the Oscars presentation many times performing the song nominated in the “Best Song” category. Johnny has received five Grammy nominations during his career. The first was for “Misty” in 1960 in the category of Best Male Vocal Performance - Single Record or Track. The second was in 1992 for “In a Sentimental Mood / Mathis Sings Ellington” in the category of Best Traditional Pop Performance. He also was nominated in 2006 for “Isn’t it Romantic”, and again in 2011 for Let It Be Me – Mathis In Nashville in the category of Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. His latest nomination occurred in 2014 for Sending You A Little Christmas also for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. Johnny has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame three times so far for "Chances Are", "Misty", and “It’s Not For Me To Say”. Most impressive of all is his 2003 Lifetime Achievement Award by the Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. In 2004 he sang “Over the Rainbow” with Ray Charles on Mr. Charles’ Genius Loves Company. (Johnny was very honored that Mr. Charles requested the song be played at his memorial

service.) Also in 2004, Johnny recorded Isn’t It Romantic a standards CD that was released in February 2005. 2006 was a very busy year for Johnny, marking his impressive 50th anniversary as a recording star. Johnny Mathis – Gold: A 50th Anniversary Celebration and A 50th Christmas Celebration were both released and PBS taped a special called Wonderful, Wonderful. The PBS special was later released on DVD as Johnny Mathis – Gold: A 50th Anniversary Celebration. 2006 also marked the year that he was honored with receiving the Society of Singers coveted Ella Award. Johnny continues to be honored in many different ways. In 2011 he performed for former Secretary of State Colin Powell, and received the Gold Medal of the Academy of Achievement at the Academy’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., acknowledging his many accomplishments throughout his career. Most recent honors and accolades include: 2013 Art Gilmore Career Achievement Award from the Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters for Radio & Television; 2013 Induction into the brand new America’s Pop Music Hall of Fame; 2014 induction into the Great American Songbook Hall of Fame, as well as receiving the New Standard Award for his continuing career achievements. In spite of a very busy tour schedule and many charity events, Johnny still enjoys a little free time. Johnny was an avid tennis player until the late 1960s, when a good friend turned him on to his now life-long love of golf. He plays golf almost every day when he’s not traveling and has sung at many golf banquets such as the Ryder Cup. In 1985 and 1986, Johnny hosted his own golf tournament, The Johnny Mathis Seniors PGA Classic, which was held in Los Angeles. Johnny has also hosted a charity golf tournament, The Shell/Johnny Mathis Golf Classic, which was held in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Johnny’s other favorite avocation is cooking. He is a gourmet cook who cooks for himself and often others when he’s home or traveling. His mother taught him at an early age how to cook up a storm and do it well. He has enjoyed doing so all his life. After almost 60 years as a recording artist, what’s next for Johnny? “I don’t think about retiring. I think about how I can keep singing for the rest of my life. I just have to pace myself.”

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Saturday, March 16, 2019

SONGS OF IRELAND - A CELTIC CELEBRATION

Songs of Ireland

A Celtic Celebration 2019 North American Tour Down by the Sally Garden You Raise Me Up Bridge Over Troubled Waters Last Rose of Summer Dulaman In a Lifetime I Dreamed A Dream Drinking Song Angels Guard Thee Isle of Hope When Irish Eyes are Smiling The Calm Evening Sea (Il Mare Calmo della Sera) ~Intermission~

Spanish Lady The Wearing of the Green Plaisir d’Amour The Green Fields of France Galway Bay Somewhere from West Side Story Flower Duet Boolabogue The Rose of Tralee My Wild Irish Rose I Hear You Calling Me When Irish Eyes are Smiling O’America Danny Boy *Program and cast subject to change

About Songs of Ireland presents an exhilarating and unique musical approach to universally loved songs and arias with all original arrangements drawing from Irish Traditional folk song; opera arias, duets, trios, quartets and ensembles; songs from the great American songbook; Broadway hits; and “modern” contemporary popular repertoire. The company features 4 tenors, 4 sopranos, 1 pianist, and 3 traditional Irish instrumentalists (Uilleann Pipes, Whistles, Fiddle, and Concertina) as well as some familiar faces from the popular Columbia Artists’ presentation of the Five Irish Tenors. Emer Barry, Soprano Emer is a graduate of the Conservatory of Music and Drama, Dublin. In 2014, 2015 and 2016, she toured the US with classical crossover act “Affiniti.” Emer has also just completed her first solo album, Storyteller, launched at Dublin’s National Concert Hall on 18th of July 2017. The album features opera, musical theatre and Celtic music with emphasis on the art of storytelling and its inherent place in Irish heritage. She has been described by The Boston Globe as “full of soul, sass and sophistication as well as exquisite technique.” Heather Fogarty, Mezzo Soprano Heather is a Graduate of The Royal Irish Academy of Music. She performs both as an Opera Singer on the stages of Dublin’s National Concert Hall and Belfast’s Opera House as well as an Actress on the stage of the world-famous Abbey Theatre. Heather recently toured Europe

and South America with the renowned Lubeck Choir Academy under Maestro Rolf Beck. Leanne Fitzgerald, Soprano Leanne Fitzgerald, a native of Co. Kerry, recently graduated with a Bachelors of Music honours degree from the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama. Leanne performs frequently as soloist and chorister with a number of different Irish ensembles. She joined Irish a cappella vocal Ensemble Ardú in 2015, and in 2017, Leanne joined Chamber Choir Ireland. Andrea Delaney, Soprano Andrea sings in both an operatic and traditional Irish style. She toured with Celtic Woman and Anuna in the United States, Japan, China, Canada and Europe and perform regularly with NI Opera’s Young Artist’s Program in productions such as Wagner’s Flying Dutchman, Verdi’s Macbeth, Donizetti’s Elixir of Love, and Puccini’s Turandot. Notable performance include a private

SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2019 concert for Prince Charles and Camilla as well as U2’s Bono and his guests. George Hutton, Tenor A member of the world famous Irish vocal group Anúna and previous member of The Five Irish Tenors, George has toured around world performing in the U.S., Canada, Belgium, Holland, and Japan. George also performs with Irish acts Glen Hansard, Moya Brennan of Clannad, Hozier and Daniel O’Donnell. His latest single ‘Waiting’ received a 4-star rating from PureM Magazine describing it as: “Vibrant…vivacious…spirited…energetic… ’Waiting’ is a very vitalizing pop/folk piece whose soft yet cinematic style and affable attitude make a powerful impact.” Josh Spink, Tenor Josh started his singing career as a boy soprano and is now a member of the world famous Irish vocal group Anúna. A graduate of the Conservatory of Music and Drama, Dublin, Josh performs with Dublin’s Wide Open Opera, Opera Theatre Company and Lyric Opera and recently performed in the award-winning Wide Open Opera production of The Second Violinist.

Alan Leech, Tenor Alan makes his triumphant return to America after his performance with The Five Irish Tenors who completed a 49-city tour of the U.S. in 2017. Alan is a graduate of University College Cork and has performed with Opera Cork, Opera South, Anna Livia Opera, Opera Ireland, and has even performed at the White House for President Barack Obama. International touring has included U.S. Russia, Brazil, China and the Lebanon, as well as several European tours. Ciarán Kelly, Tenor Ciarán graduated from the Royal Irish Academy of Music in 2010, having studied with Veronica Dunne. He made his opera debut at the RIAM in January 2007. Ciarán made his professional opera debut at La Teatro Municipal Piacenza. He is a member of professional choral ensemble Resurgam, and has also sung with Chamber Choir Ireland, Crux Vocal Ensemble, and Apollo5 (part of the VCM Foundation, London). Ciarán has toured the world with the likes of Anúna, Celtic Woman and, most recently, as one of The Five Irish Tenors in their highly successful 2017 North American Tour 2017.

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VICKI LAWRENCE & MAMA: A TWO-WOMAN SHOW Multi-talented Vicki Lawrence was born in Inglewood, California where she excelled in dancing and singing, was a cheerleader and was voted “Most Likely to Succeed” by her graduating class. From 1965 to 1967 Vicki sang with the Young Americans musical group and also appeared in the feature film The Young Americans which won an Academy Award for Best Documentary. During her senior year of high school, Vicki sent Carol Burnett a letter which included a local newspaper article mentioning their resemblance. Vicki invited Ms. Burnett to the local fire department’s “Miss Fireball Contest” in which she was performing. Ms. Burnett, looking for an actress to play her kid sister on her new variety series, contacted Vicki and made arrangements to come to the event. The rest is television history. The Carol Burnett Show premiered in the fall of 1967; the same year Vicki entered UCLA to study Theater Arts. She spent eleven years with Carol, earning one Emmy Award and five Emmy nominations. In 1995 Simon and Schuster published her story. Her autobiography is entitled, Vicki!: The True Life Adventures of Miss Fireball. In 1968, Vicki went to Vietnam to visit the U.S. troops with Johnny Grant. Several years later, in 1973, Vicki received a gold record as a recording artist for her international hit single, “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia.” After the Burnett show ended, Vicki went on to star in her own TV series, Mama’s Family with Ken Berry, Dorothy Lyman, Beverly Archer, and Allan Kayser. The last original episode was made in January of 1990, completing five years of first-run syndication. The show still can be seen daily throughout most of the country. Vicki was the honorary head of the D.A.R.E. program in Long Beach, California for two years while her kids were still young and in school. Around that time she and her husband also became members of the Long Beach Police Officer’s Association that raises money to protect the widows and families of slain police officers. Her efforts to protect women’s rights were recognized in 1988 when Vicki was the first woman to be honored as “Person of the Year” by the Coalition of Labor Union Women. Shortly thereafter, Vicki became one of the few successful, female game show hosts when she took on the daytime network-version of Win, Lose or Draw.

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Thursday, April 4, 2019

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GISELLE Full length Ballet in Two Acts

Music: Adolphe Adam Libretto: Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and ThĂŠophile Gautier Choreography: Marius Petipa Sets: Lev Solodovnikov Costumes: E. Radchenko Additional choreography and staging by Iryna Kovalova ACT I A Rhineland Village -IntermissionACT II Giselleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grave

RUSSIAN NATIONAL BALLET THEATRE: GISELLE Program Notes Act I: A Rhineland Village Giselle, a peasant girl, has fallen in love with Count Albrécht, who has led her to believe that he is a villager named Loys. Her superstitious mother, Berthe, hoping that Giselle will marry the forester Hilarion, warns her against Loys, to whom she has taken an instinctive dislike. In order to discourage Giselle’s love for ‘Loys’, Berthe further recounts the legend of the Wilis - ghosts of young girls who have been jilted and die before their wedding day: to avenge themselves, they dance to death any man who crosses their paths between midnight and dawn. But Giselle disregards her mother and joins, with her beloved, in the celebrations that mark the end of the grape harvest, when she is crowned Queen of the Vintage. Wilfred, Albrécht's squire, secretly warns him that a hunting party is approaching, led by the Duke of Courland and the Countes Bathilde (Albrécht's future bride), who are staying at Albrécht's castle for the betrothal ceremony. Albrécht hides, but Hilarion has witnessed this meeting and decides to break in to ‘Loys’s’

cottage to discover the secret of his identity. The hunting party arrives. Giselle dances for the nobles and when she tells Bathilde that she too is engaged, the Countess gives her a necklace. Bathilde, tired from hunting, asks to rest in Berthe’s cottage, but the Duke decides to continue the hunt and orders a hunting horn to be left by the cottage door so that he and the rest of the party may be recalled when Berthe is ready to rejoin them. Hilarion now reappears from ‘Loys’s cottage. He has found Albrécht’s sword and when he compares it with the hunting horn, he sees that they bear the same crest; this gives him the evidence for which he has been looking. Not realizing that the hunt is still nearby, Albrécht returns. Hilarion interrupts the dancing and reveals the truth about ‘Loys’. He sounds the horn, the hunting party returns and Bathilde, coming out of the cottage, claims Albrécht as her fiancé. The shock is too much for Giselle and she loses her reason. In her madness she relives her love for ‘Loys’ and, seizing his sword, she kills herself.

- Intermission Act II: Giselle's Grave in the Forest Hilarion keeps vigil by Giselle’s grave, which lies deep in the forest in unconsecrated ground. It is midnight, the time when the Wilis materialize. Hilarion flees in terror when confronted by these apparitions. Myrthe, their queen, now arrives from the marshes and summons her Wilis. She draws Giselle from her grave to be initiated into their rites. The Wilis disperse as Albrécht approaches, searching for Giselle’s grave. He lays flowers at the cross and when Giselle’s spirit appears to him, he follows it into the forest. Hilarion, pursued by the Wilis, returns and is forced into an endless dance. Exhausted,

he is driven into the lake, where he drowns. The Wilis now seek out Albrécht and when Myrthe commands him to dance, Giselle urges him to the safety of the cross, but he is powerless when Myrthe orders Giselle to entice him away by dancing with him. Giselle tries to sustain him, but as the night wears on he becomes weaker and weaker. Just as he is about to die, dawn breaks. Daylight destroys the Wilis’ power and the ghostly dancers fade away; Giselle, whose love has transcended death, returns to her grave, her spirits freed from the power of the Wilis, leaving Albrécht sorrowing and alone.

Giselle: The Music and Its Creator Adolphe Adam was born in 1803 in Paris. His father, Louis Adam, came from Alsace and was a well-known pianist, professor at the Conservatoire and author of a bestselling piano method. Surprisingly, he was opposed to any musical education for his son, but eventually allowed him to enter the

Conservatoire. After a slow start Adolphe became a pupil of Boieldeu, composer of La Dame Blanche, and began to write with remarkable facility. At 22 he received the Second Prix de Rome and in 1830 his opera Danilova was presented at the Opéra Comique. During the next 18 months he composed four

THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2019 operas, all staged in Paris. He married the sister of Pierre Laporte, director of the Covent Garden Theatre. This connection brought him to London in 1832 for the premieres of his two English comic operas, The First Campaign and The Dark Diamond, and a year later he returned with a ballet score, Faust, for the King’s Theatre. More than 50 stage works followed, many of them enormously successful, including the comic operas Le Chalet, Le Postillon de Longjumeau, La Poupée de Nuremberg, Si j'étais Roi and the ballets Le Diable á Quatre, La jolie fille de Gand, La Fille du Danube, Le Corsaire and of course, Giselle, his acknowledged masterpiece. Adam became one of the most popular composers of his time, as well-known in Berlin and St. Petersburg as in Paris and London. His last stage work was a delightful one-act operetta, Les Pantins de Violette, given its premiere on April 29, 1856 at Offenbach's Bouffes-Parisiens. Adam died in his sleep four nights later. The apparent simplicity of Adam’s music is deceptive because the piano editions of his operas and ballets, published for sale to a mass market of amateurs, required such basic presentation. He was in fact expert at creating instant theatrical effects with short melodic motifs tailor-made for character or situation and with unexpected harmonic progressions to control the audience’s emotional tension. Like his compatriots Auber and Hérold, similarly involved in opéra comique, he benefited from the influence of Rossini and Donizetti, and if all three were inevitably under the shadow of Meyerbeer when attempting grand opera, they were nonetheless totally successful in providing high-class entertainment for most of Europe for well over half a century. Adam’s accounts of composing Giselle vary: in one place he recalls having written the score in eight days, elsewhere he mentions three weeks. The historian Ivor Guest has examined a manuscript score which records dates of completion for separate sections, ranging from April 11, 1841 to the last entry on June 8. Adam may well have been referring to first sketches. At any rate he seems to have enjoyed the collaboration between himself, the rising young star Carlotta Grisi, and her choreographermentor Jules Perrot: ‘I composed the music in high spirits. I was in a hurry and that always fires my imagination. I was very friendly with Perrot and Carlotta, and the piece evolved, as it were, in my drawing room.’

Although Giselle was not the first ballet to adopt an elementary Leitmotif procedure, it is certainly the earliest that is still in the repertory. The first act contains more examples of this device than the second, because the first lends itself more to the mime scenes necessary to establish the plot in the earlier part of the ballet than it does to set dance pieces. One obvious example is the short, stabbing, unharmonized motif associated with Hilarion, another is the repeated and flexible use of the love theme for Giselle and Albrécht, recalled towards the end of the first act in fragmented form and chromatically raised pitch layers. The set dance sections are composed in the form of their aria and ensemble counterparts in operas of the time: quadrilles, waltzes, polaccas, galops, nocturnes or tarantellas. Adam uses these forms with a certain freedom and juxtaposes them effectively. The enormous popularity of Giselle has had a curious effect on its music. Since the mid 19th century, the numerous productions in different countries have brought about many changes of detail in choreography and scenario. It was not normal practice to import orchestral material for new productions of ballets of that period. The choreographer would rehearse the dancers to the sound of one violin, sometimes two, playing from a violin conductor part, prepared from the original score. An orchestration would then be ordered from a local musician, inevitably reflecting whatever changes had been made. That is why the great centers of ballet culture have inherited variants of the original music and its instrumentation. Adam’s orchestral score was never published and the foregoing comments may perhaps explain why there had been no urgent search for it. Giselle was first seen in Moscow in 1843, just two years after its creation in Paris, and a year after it was staged in St. Petersburg. The ballet’s history in Russia since that time has shown a continuous sequence of performances, with Jules Perrot - one of the great originators of the choreography - providing a basic text which has been illuminated by the care and genius of generations of ballerinas and producers. When Giselle was forgotten everywhere else in Europe - it was dropped from the Paris Opera repertory in 1868 - Russian dancers and ballet-masters preserved and honored it. The Moscow Festival Ballet’s production maintains the Russian tradition of scrupulous production and loving concern for this gem of the Romantic ballet.

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The Russian National Ballet was founded in Moscow during the transitional period of Perestroika in the late 1980s, when many of the great dancers and choreographers of the Soviet Union’s ballet institutions were exercising their newfound creative freedom by starting new, vibrant companies dedicated not only to the timeless tradition of classical Russian Ballet but to invigorate this tradition as the Russians began to accept new developments in the dance from around the world. The company, then titled the Soviet National Ballet, was founded by and incorporated graduates from the great Russian choreographic schools of Moscow, St. Petersburg and Perm. The principal dancers of the company came from the upper ranks of the great ballet companies and academies of Russia, and the companies of Riga, Kiev and even Warsaw. Today, the Russian National Ballet is its own institution, with over

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Tuesday, April 9, 2019

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MICHAEL FEINSTEIN WITH VERY SPECIAL GUEST STORM LARGE Michael Feinstein has built a dazzling career over the last three decades bringing the music of the Great American songbook to the world. From recordings that have earned him five GRAMMY® Award nominations to his Emmy nominated PBS-TV specials, his acclaimed NPR series and concerts spanning the globe – in addition to his appearances at iconic venues such as The White House, Buckingham Palace, Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall and Sydney Opera House – his work as an educator and archivist define Feinstein as one of the most important musical forces of our time. In 2007, he founded the Great American Songbook Foundation, dedicated to celebrating the art form and preserving it through educational programs, Master Classes, and the annual High School Songbook Academy. This summer intensive open to students from across the country has produced graduates who have gone on to record acclaimed albums and appear on television programs such as NBC’s America’s Got Talent. Michael serves on the Library of Congress’ National Recording Preservation Board, an organization dedicated to ensuring the survival, conservation and increased public availability of America’s sound recording heritage. The most recent album from his multi-platinum recording career is A Michael Feinstein Christmas from Concord Records. The CD features Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist Alan Broadbent (Paul McCartney, Diana Krall, Natalie Cole). Feinstein earned his fifth Grammy Award nomination in 2009 for The Sinatra Project, his CD celebrating the music of “Ol’ Blue Eyes.” The Sinatra Project, Volume II: The Good Life was released in 2011. He released the CDs The Power Of Two – collaborating with Glee and 30 Rock star Cheyenne Jackson – and Cheek To Cheek, recorded with Broadway legend Barbara Cook. For Feinstein’s CD We Dreamed These Days, he co-wrote the title song with Dr. Maya Angelou. His Emmy Award-nominated TV special Michael Feinstein – The Sinatra Legacy, which was taped live at the Palladium in Carmel, IN, aired across the country in 2011. The PBS series Michael Feinstein’s American Songbook, the recipient of the ASCAP Deems-Taylor Television Broadcast Award, was broadcast for three seasons and is available on DVD. His most recent primetime PBS-TV Special, New Year’s Eve at The Rainbow Room – written and directed by Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry – aired in 2014. For his nationally syndicated public radio

program Song Travels, Michael interviews and performs alongside of music luminaries such as Bette Midler, Neil Sedaka, Liza Minnelli, Rickie Lee Jones, David Hyde Pierce and more. Feinstein was named Principal Pops Conductor for the Pasadena Symphony in 2012 and made his conducting debut in June 2013 to celebrated critical acclaim. Under Feinstein’s leadership, the Pasadena Pops has quickly become a premier orchestral presenter of the Great American Songbook with definitive performances of rare orchestrations and classic arrangements. He launched an additional Pops series at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in Palm Beach, Florida in 2014. Michael’s book The Gershwins and Me – the Los Angeles Times best-seller from Simon & Schuster – features a new CD of Gershwin standards performed with Cyrus Chestnut at the piano. Feinstein serves as Artistic Director of the Palladium Center for the Performing Arts, a $170 million, three-theatre venue in Carmel, Indiana, which opened in January 2011. The theater is home to diverse live programming and a museum for his rare memorabilia and manuscripts. Since 1999, he has served as Artistic Director for Carnegie Hall’s Standard Time with Michael Feinstein in conjunction with ASCAP. In 2010 he became the director of the Jazz and Popular Song Series at New York’s Jazz at Lincoln Center. Feinstein’s at the Nikko, Michael’s nightclub at San Francisco’s Nikko Hotel, has presented the top talents of pop and jazz since 2013. He debuted at Feinstein’s/54 Below, his new club in New York, late in 2015. His first venue in New York, Feinstein’s at the Regency, featured major entertainers such as Rosemary Clooney, Glen Campbell, Barbara Cook, Diahann Carroll, Jane Krakowski, Lea Michele, Cyndi Lauper, Jason Mraz and Alan Cumming from 1999 to 2012. He has designed a new piano for Steinway called “The First Ladies,” inspired by the White House piano and signed by several former First Ladies. It was first played to commemorate the Ronald Regan centennial on February 6, 2011. In 2013 Michael released Change Of Heart: The Songs of Andre Previn in collaboration with four time Oscar and eleven time Grammy Award-winning composer-conductor-pianist Andre Previn. The album celebrates Previn’s pop songs and motion picture classics. Earlier album highlights include Hopeless Romantics, a songbook of classics by Michael’s late friend

THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2019 Harry Warren, recording with legendary jazz pianist George Shearing. His album with songwriting icon Jimmy Webb, Only One Life – The Songs of Jimmy Webb, was named one of “10 Best CDs of the Year” by USA Today. Feinstein received his fourth Grammy nomination for Michael Feinstein with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, his first recording with a symphony orchestra. The year before, Rhino/ Elektra Music released The Michael Feinstein Anthology, a two-disc compilation spanning 1987 to 1996 and featuring old favorites and previously-unreleased tracks. Michael was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, where he started playing piano by ear as a 5-year-old. After graduating from high school, he moved to Los Angeles when he was 20. The widow of legendary concert pianist-actor Oscar Levant introduced him to Ira Gershwin in July

1977. Feinstein became Gershwin’s assistant for six years, which earned him access to numerous unpublished Gershwin songs, many of which he has since performed and recorded. Gershwin’s influence provided a solid base upon which Feinstein evolved into a captivating performer, composer and arranger of his own original music. He also has become an unparalleled interpreter of music legends such as Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer, Duke Ellington and Harry Warren. Feinstein has received three honorary doctorates. Through his live performances, recordings, film and television appearances, and his songwriting (in collaboration with Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Lindy Robbins, Bob Merrill and Marshall Barer), Feinstein is an all-star force in American music. For more information, please visit www.MichaelFeinstein.com.

STORM LARGE Storm Large: musician, actor, playwright, author, awesome. She shot to national prominence in 2006 as a finalist on the CBS show Rock Star: Supernova, where despite having been eliminated in the week before the finale, Storm built a fan base that follows her around the world to this day. Storm spent the 90s singing in clubs throughout San Francisco. Tired of the club scene, she moved to Portland to pursue a new career as a chef, but a last-minute cancellation in 2002 at the Portland club “Dante’s” turned into a standing Wednesday night engagement for Storm and her new band, The Balls. It wasn’t long before Storm had a cultlike following in Portland, and a renewed singing career that was soon to be launched onto the international stage. Highlights of the 17-18 season include debuts with the San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Phoenix, Vancouver, Jacksonville, and RTÉ National Symphonies, as well as return engagements with the Houston, Toronto, and Toledo Symphonies. Storm and her band, Le Bonheur, continue to tour concert halls across the country. The 16-17 season included debuts with the Atlanta, Baltimore, and BBC Symphony Orchestras, and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, as well as return engagements with National Symphony Orchestra and Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Recent highlights include engagements with the New York Pops, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Louisville Orchestra, Memphis Symphony, and

the Knights, as well as performances at the Grant Park Music Festival in Chicago. She joined Michael Feinstein as special guest on the Jazz at Lincoln Center Popular Song series, as well as with Liza Minnelli, Joel Grey, and the Pasadena Pops. Storm made her debut as guest vocalist with the band Pink Martini in April 2011, singing four sold-out concerts with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. She continues to perform with the band, touring nationally and internationally, and she was featured on their CD, Get Happy. Storm has also sung with Grammy winner k.d. lang, pianist Kirill Gerstein, punk rocker John Doe, singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright, and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer George Clinton. She debuted with the Oregon Symphony in 2010, and has returned for sold out performances each year thereafter. Storm made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2013, singing Weill’s Seven Deadly Sins with the Detroit Symphony as part of the Spring for Music festival. The NY Times called her “sensational,” and the classical music world instantly had a new star. In 2007, Storm starred in Portland Center Stage’s production of Cabaret with Wade McCollum. The show was a smash hit, earning Large glowing reviews. Her next endeavor, the autobiographical musical memoir, Crazy Enough, played to packed houses in 2009 during its unprecedented 21-week sold out run in Portland. Storm went on to perform a cabaret version of the show to critical acclaim at

MICHAEL FEINSTEIN WITH VERY SPECIAL GUEST STORM LARGE the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Adelaide Festival in Australia, and Joe’s Pub in New York. Her memoir, Crazy Enough, was released by Simon and Schuster in 2012, named Oprah’s Book of the Week, and awarded the 2013 Oregon Book Award for Creative Nonfiction. Storm is featured in Rid of Me, a film by Portlander James Westby, starring Katie O’Grady and Theresa Russell. In 2010, she starred at the Mark Taper Forum with Katey Sagal and Michael McKean

in Jerry Zak’s production of Harps and Angels, a musical featuring the work of Randy Newman. In the fall of 2014, Storm & Le Bonheur released a record designed to capture their sublime and subversive interpretations of the American Songbook. Entitled simply Le Bonheur and released on Pink Martini’s Heinz Records, the recording is a collection of tortured and titillating love songs: beautiful, familiar, yet twisted… much like the lady herself.

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THE ROMEROS Over half a century after walking onto the world stage as the first classical guitar quartet, The Romeros continue to be a veritable institution in the world of classical music, dazzling countless audiences and winning the raves of reviewers worldwide. Known to millions as “The Royal Family of the Guitar,” the Romeros were founded by the legendary Celedonio Romero with his sons Celin, Pepe and Angel in 1958. The Quartet went through natural transformations, and today consists of the second (Celin & Pepe) and third generations (Lito & Celino). To have so many virtuosi of the same instrument in one family is unique in the world of musical performance, and in the realm of the classical guitar it is absolutely without precedent. The New York Times has said: “Collectively, they are the only classical guitar quartet of real stature in the world today; in fact, they virtually invented the format.” Celebrating their 55th anniversary, the season will include tours in Asia, Europe, South America and the United States. The Romeros will also be presenting special concerts and festivals in memory of the 100th anniversary of patriarch Celedonio Romero. As the family says, “the spirit of the quartet is him; all our concerts now pay homage to him.” In 1957, the family left Spain and immigrated to the United States, where three years later, “The Romeros” became the first guitar quartet while the boys were still in their teens. The Romero tradition of family and love for the guitar provided the fertile ground for the next generation of guitar virtuosos as Celino and Lito joined the quartet. A recent project with Deutsche Grammophon included a much-anticipated Christmas music recording featuring favorites from around the world. Christmas with Los Romeros was released worldwide and accompanied by tours in Europe, the United States and Asia, featuring music from this recording. Other recent recordings include a recital CD by Sony Red Seal label, entitled appropriately: Los Romeros: Celebration and DECCA released a retrospective collection, Los Romeros: Golden Jubilee Celebration. The sterling reputation of The Romeros has been confirmed by repeated recital performances and orchestral appearances with symphony orchestras of Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Berlin, Vienna, Madrid, Sevilla, Amsterdam, Munich, Rome, Shanghai, Seoul, among many others. They have made frequent festival appearances

throughout the world, including the Hollywood Bowl, Saratoga, Blossom, Wolf Trap, Salzburg, and Schleswig-Holstein. The Romeros are particularly popular with college audiences, making regular appearances on university music series throughout the country as well as on fine arts series worldwide. In New York, they have been repetitively invited to Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, the Cloisters in Fort Tryon Park, the 92nd Street Y and Rockefeller University. They have appeared at Vienna’s Gesangsverein and Konzerthaus, the Berlin Philharmonie, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Zurich Tonhalle, Madrid Auditorio Nacional de Musica, and the Beijing Concert Hall. The Romeros have performed on multiple occasions at the White House and many other venerable institutions worldwide. In 1983, they appeared at the Vatican in a special concert for John Paul II, and in 1986, they gave a command performance for his Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales. In 2000, His Royal Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain knighted Celin, Pepe and Angel into the Order of “Isabel la Católica”. With a 55-year plus history, The Romeros have built an enviable discography and their achievements have not gone unnoticed. In February of 2007, The Romeros were granted The Recording Academy’s President’s Merit Award from the GRAMMYs© in honor of their artistic achievements. Television fans have seen and heard The Romeros many times on such shows as The Tonight Show and The Today Show, PBS’s Evening at the Boston Pops, the KPBS/PBS biographical documentary Los Romeros: The Royal Family of the Guitar, other PBS specials and the NDR documentary film Los Romeros: Die Gitarren-Dynastie. Perhaps The Romero’s most lasting legacy is the creation of an entirely new repertoire for guitar quartet, both as a chamber ensemble and as a concerto soloist. For 55 years, The Romeros have inspired distinguished composers to either write new works or arrange existing ones, including Joaquín Rodrigo, Federico Moreno Torroba, Morton Gould, Francisco de Madina and Lorenzo Palomo. As Rodrigo has said, “The Romeros have developed the technique of the guitar by making what is difficult to be easy. They are, without a doubt, the grand masters of the guitar.” For more information about The Romeros, please visit www.romeroguitarquartet.com and www.peperomero.com.

Saturday, April 20, 2019

THE HIT MEN Legendary Performers with Frankie Valli, Carole King, Cat Stevens, Blood Sweat & Tears and many others from the royalty of rock! The 60’s, 70’s and 80’s were a magical era for songwriting, and during that period, artists like Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Blood, Sweat & Tears, and other big name groups created unforgettable hits that have graced the airwaves and concert halls for generations and are woven into America’s consciousness. After decades behind the scenes, five of the greatest musicians who were instrumental in the success of these fabulous songs have reunited to form The Hit Men. Not Broadway actors, or a tribute band, these guys are the real hit-makers who traveled all over the world, creating music and memories - from Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall and the Hollywood Bowl, to the Sydney Opera House and the London Palladium. A group of amazing performers, superb musicians, superior vocalists, great arrangers and creative composers, The Hit Men are the hit-makers of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s – including performing and/

or recording members of legendary bands and artists like Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, The Critters, Jim Croce, Cheap Trick, Blood Sweat & Tears, Sting, Cat Stevens, Elton John & Kiki Dee, Carly Simon, and more. On the road touring as The Hit Men, this brotherhood of musicians relive the magic they created on world stages and in recording studios, bringing audiences a night of hit after hit, after hit -- including everyone’s favorite Four Seasons songs like “Oh What a Night, ” “Who Loves You,” "Let's Hang On," and more great tunes made even more famous by Broadway’s Jersey Boys. And they also perform many other timeless hits that they helped make famous – including “Mony, Mony,” “Peace Train,” “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown," "You’re So Vain," "Don't Stop Believing," "The Loco-Motion," and many more. During their performances, The Hit Men also share behind-the-scenes stories and anecdotes from their days in recording studios and on the concert circuit; it’s an entertaining and informative look back through rock & roll history from the guys who lived and breathed the experience.

Lee Shapiro In 1973, at the age of 19, Lee Shapiro joined Frankie Valli as one of the legendary Four Seasons. As keyboardist/musical director, Lee toured the world performing classic hits like “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”, “Sherry”, and “Big Girls Don’t Cry”. Lee was the and arranger on the multi-million sellers “Oh, What A Night” and “Who Loves You”. In the 1980’s Lee collaborated with hit songwriters L. Russell Brown, Sandy Linzer and Irwin Levine, writing music for the hot recording artists of the day. In 1990, Lee formed Lee Shapiro Music, a creative company providing music for advertising and the media. Countless TV themes and commercials were created for NBC, CBS, ABC, Coca Cola, Budweiser, and on and on. In 1991, Lee collaborated with Barry Manilow in the production of his show Copacabana, The Musical. In 1999, Lee diversified his talents and created the “must have” toys of 2000 and 2001, “Rock N’ Roll Elmo” and “Rock N’ Roll Ernie” for Mattel/Fisher-Price. Located in New Jersey, Lee Shapiro has been on the NYC music scene for more than three decades. “Leaving Manhattan School of Music at nineteen years of age to become one of Frankie Valli’s 4 Seasons gave me the opportunity to see the world and perfect my craft. Orchestrations and arrangements were written on planes and in hotel rooms

and performed the same night, sometimes without rehearsal.” Playing to sell-out audiences in venues such as the London Palladium, The Sydney Opera House, The Grand Ole Opry and Madison Square Garden gave Lee the vehicle to meet and ultimately collaborate with stars ranging from Barry Manilow and Tommy James to the London Symphony Orchestra. In 2010, amid the success of the Broadway show Jersey Boys, Lee had a discussion with his friend of 40 years, Frankie Valli. Soon after, he called a group of friends and music industry colleagues, and The Hit Men was formed. “This band consists of five guys who toured and recorded with the legends of the music industry, created hit songs and have been friends for between 30 and 50 years. It truly is “too good to be true”. Jimmy Ryan Jimmy Ryan started playing guitar at 10 years old and began performing for audiences at fifteen. By seventeen he had his first recording contract and by eighteen, scored his first hit record as lead guitarist, vocalist and co-songwriter with The Critters. The band began as a high school project and ended up a national phenomenon with three top hits, “Younger Girl,” “Mr. Dieingly Sad,” and “Don’t Let The Rain Fall Down on Me” which Jimmy penned, as well as several chart records including, “Marrying Kind of Love,” “Bad

SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 2019 Misunderstanding,” and “Touch & Go.” When the Critters split up in 1969, Jimmy continued his career as lead guitarist, backup vocalist, often arranger, and occasional co-writer with Carly Simon, recording such hits as “Anticipation,” “You’re So Vain,” the Academy Award winning song, “Let The River Run” and many more. He has performed with Carly in two HBO specials Live From Martha's Vineyard, and My Romance and played on the Carly Simon soundtracks and songs from the movies, Working Girl, Sleepless in Seattle, Postcards From the Edge, This is My Life, Little Black Book, and The Falcon & The Snowman earning one platinum and four gold records. His working relationship with Carly spanned twenty one years, and they remain close friends to this day. Jimmy has also recorded albums with many other artists, most notably Cat Stevens and Jim Croce, receiving a gold record for each, as well as recording with Rod Stewart, Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, John Entwhistle (bassist of the Who), Jim Webb, Elton John and Kiki Dee, The Doors, Matthew Fischer (Keyboards: Procol Harem) and many more. When not performing with The Hit Men, Jimmy composes music for film and TV under his alter ego’s name, James Ryan. To date, he has scored thirty-eight films as well as award-winning documentaries for NBC, CBS, two Winter Olympics and the theme for the Paralympics. He has composed music for USA Network, Discovery Channel, APT, PBS, ESPN, Lifetime TV, WE TV, A&E, Showtime, Comedy Central, Food Network, Yes Network, The History Channel, and NOVA Science as well as music for hundreds of radio & TV commercials. His news themes are featured on CNBC, NBC News, CBS News, Telemundo Noticerio and ABC News programs. The Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. is currently featuring two films that Jimmy scored. The George Washington Museum in Mount Vernon is featuring five films with Jimmy’s music, and Independence Hall in Philadelphia is currently featuring Jimmy’s music in their introductory presentation of “The Liberty Bell.” Jimmy is a founding member of The Hit Men and has been their lead guitarist, coarranger and co-lead singer since 2010. Russ Velazquez Born and raised in the Bronx, New York, Russ is an award winning and Emmy Nominated Composer/Singer/Arranger & Producer for TV, Radio & Film. A first call session singer & guitarist for over 30 years he has performed on thousands of recording sessions singing on hundreds of National, Regional & Local Radio & TV spots

covering a wide range of genres & styles. Some of his clients include: Burger King, Coke, Diet Coke, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, Disney, McDonald’s, Sprite, Hasbro, Mattel, Fisher-Price, UPS, FedEx, Budweiser, ESPN, Cheerios, Pizza Hut, Bubble Yum, Dodge, Ford, US Army, Gillette…singing alongside Michael Bolton, Luther Vandross, Patti Austin, Vickie Sue Robinson, Lisa Fischer, Jocelyn Brown & Marc Cohn. Russ has also worked and performed with many diverse artists, groups and celebrities: Sting, Carole King, the Ramones, LL Cool J, Korn, Patty Smyth, Jimmy Webb, Linda Eder, Sophie B. Hawkins, Elmer Bernstein, C&C Music Factory, Andrew Gold, Phoebe Snow, Martin Short & Mike Meyers. He has performed on The Tonight Show, David Letterman, SNL, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Good Morning America to name a few. Russ just recently worked with singer Carrie Underwood & Academy Awardnominated director Wes Anderson. He is a 3 time Emmy nominated Composer/Arranger for his work on Sesame St. Russ has composed, arranged, produced & performed on several very popular TV Themes: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 & 2008, Sonic X, One Piece, Home Delivery, Panwapa Island, GI Joe Sigma 6. Russ also has appeared on Broadway as one of the lead singers & guitarists in Rock & Roll the First 5000 Years and was one of the original lead singers and producer, arranger of the popular children’s group The Sugarbeats and is currently touring with The Hit Men as well as continuing his session work. Steve Murphy Steve Murphy is a drummer/singer/producer/ engineer and has been heavily involved in the NY music scene since the late ‘80s. He became passionate about music and performing at an early age. The artists he has performed and recorded with are some of the most famous and recognizable names in music over the last 60 years. His first big break came in 1998 when he was asked to work as a vocalist in the studio with legendary producer Phil Ramone on a project for Elton John. His voice was featured on dozens of national commercials including The Army’s “Be All You Can Be” campaign. He was a member of The Alan Parsons Live Project touring over 40 countries from ‘03-‘10. He has also toured with Jack Bruce, Eric Burdon and the Animals, Chuck Negron, Felix Cavaliere, Dave Mason, Todd Rundgren, Christopher Cross, Mark Farner, The Turtles, Mickey Dolenz, Gary Puckett, Mitch Ryder and over a dozen more major artists from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. “He’s the best of the best”,

THE HIT MEN said Howard Kaylan of The Turtles; “When you’re on Steve, there is nobody better”, exclaimed Jack Bruce of Cream; “One of those rare drummers that actually listens to the song and plays just what is needed to make it rock,” raved Dennis Elliot, the original drummer in Foreigner; “Steve is an exceptional player and a great singer. Best of all, he can do both at the same time… there is none better”, raves Alan Parsons. The Canopus Drum Company considers Steve so important to their artist roster, they warehouse kits for his touring use worldwide. Today, Steve is an instructor/educator at the School of Rock in Montclair, New Jersey and has 20 students under his tutelage. He is thrilled to be a member of The Hit Men. Jeff Ganz Born in Washington DC, Jeff became a New Yorker at age 13. A year later, he began performing professionally as a guitarist/vocalist in the Hendrix/Clapton tradition. At 20, Jeff made the decision to master the bass, as it represented the ideal hybrid between harmony and rhythm, guitar and drums. He studied upright bass with renowned bass experts Bill Pemberton, Clyde Lombardi, Homer Mensch, and Derek Jones. To

build a more solid foundation on the electric bass, he turned to the highly respected guitarist and film composer Ira Newborn and jazz giant Jeff Andrews. Jeff also studied piano and drums. Jeff has toured and recorded with such legends as Johnny Winter, Roy Buchanan, John Lee Hooker, Gerry Mulligan, Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, Tito Puente, Chuck Berry, Joe Morello, Melvin Van Peebles, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Dr. John, Larry Coryell, Eddie Money, Jim Dawson, Christine Lavin, Marilyn Michaels, Cheap Trick, Vanilla Fudge, and Blood, Sweat & Tears. Jeff’s resume reads like a who’s who of popular American music. He has occupied the bass chair on television, in concert and on CD for such artists as Rita Moreno, Howard Levy, Melanie, Al Cohn, Johnnie Johnson, The Village People, Billie Joe Royal, Marvin Hamlisch, Cleo Laine, Liza Minnelli, Clint Holmes, Andy Williams, Kenwood Dennard, and Ben Vereen, amongst many others. His freelance credits include movie soundtracks, Broadway musicals and national television commercials. He appeared on Grammy-nominated recordings with Johnny Winter and John Lee Hooker, as well as the Tony Award-winning original cast album of Roger Miller’s Big River.

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RESTAURANT GUIDE MPAC would like to thank the following restaurants for their support. Read more about our Restaurant Partners on MayoArts.org! 3 West

665 Martinsville Rd, Basking Ridge; 908-647-3000 From the smokey wood flavors of seasonal appetizers and entrees, to the finely executed desserts, we at 3 West strive to keep customers coming back for more. www.3westrest.com

Aikou Modern Asian Cuisine

54 South Street, Morristown; 973-538-0550 Aikou restaurant blends traditional culinary art with the modern concept of fine dining in an elegant contemporary atmosphere. www.aikouasiancuisine.com

Black Horse Tavern & Pub

1 West Main Street, Mendham; 973-543-7300 Indulge in the area’s finest cuisine. Enjoy choice steaks, signature salads, and some of the freshest seafood this side of the Jersey shore from our Oyster and Clam Bar. Live guitar music fills the night on Fridays and Saturdays. www.blackhorsenj.com

Blue Morel Restaurant & Wine Bar

2 Whippany Road; (973) 451-2619 (at the Westin Governor Morris) Combines the finest seasonal ingredients from local, regional, organic and sustainable farms with the culinary creativity of Chef Thomas Ciszak and Chef Kevin Takafuji. Blue Morel creates a farm to table experience serving New American Cuisine, Sushi and a Seafood Raw Bar. www.bluemorel.com

Central + Main

3 Central Ave, Madison; 973-845-6622 Chef Leia Gaccione brings timeless seasonal American cuisine in a comfortable, but classy atmosphere. Expect delicious bites and a neighborhood vibe. www.centralandmain.com

Dublin Pub

4 Pine Street, Morristown; 973-538-1999 Right across the street from the theatre. Authentic Irish Pub with cozy atmosphere and great food and drink. Private room available for parties. www.dublinpubmorristown.com

Eclectic Grill

@ Morristown Hyatt, Headquarters Plaza 973-647-1234 Exciting and innovative American cuisine. Complimentary self-parking.

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Enjou Chocolat

8 DeHart Street, Morristown; 973-993-9090 Gourmet Chocolate, Custom Shaped Chocolate, Corporate Gifts, Gift Baskets, Wedding & Party Favors. www.enjouchocolat.com

George & Martha’s

67 Morris Street, Morristown; 973-267-4700 Modern American menu in a sophisticated and fun atmosphere. Whether you’re looking for lunch, dinner or cocktails with friends, George & Martha’s is a great choice every day of the week. www.georgeandmarthas.com

Grato

2230 Rte 10 W, Morris Plains; 973-267-4006 Seasonal Italian Cuisine. Grato means ‘grateful’ in Italian, and that’s just how you’ll feel after a meal at this pleasing restaurant. www.gratorestaurant.com

Iron Bar

5 South Street, Morristown; 973-455-7111 Located in the heart of exciting downtown Morristown, Iron Bar has the perfect party formula including North Jersey’s longest bar, soaring ceilings, great music, giant screen TVs, drink specials, fabulous food and unbeatable service. www.ironbarmorristown.com

Millie's Old World Meatballs and Pizza

60 South Street, Morristown; 973-267-9616 Casual BYOB restaurant doling out meatball dishes & Wood-Fired/Coal-Fired pizzas in a contemporary space. www.milliesoldworld.com

Monster Sushi

5 Pine Street, Morristown; 973-292-0314 Monster Sushi is a staple for lovers of Japanese cuisine delivered with high quality at an affordable price. Generous sushi rolls and other Japanese fare, dispatched in digs decorated with monster movie posters. Right around the corner from MPAC! www.monstersushimorristown.com

Nunzio's Dolce Vita

90 South Street, Morristown; 973-984-7700 Nunzio's Dolce Vita is an Italian Restaurant that incorporates fresh, seasonal ingredients into its dishes. Nunzio's is located next door to MPAC and is a BYOB restaurant. Reservations are encouraged and please allow 90 minutes for your dining experience. www.nunziosdolcevita.com

RESTAURANT GUIDE The Office Tavern Grill

3 South Street, Morristown; 973-285-0220 We have a new menu featuring a modern twist on classic comfort foods, a large craft-centric beer selection, great happy hours and a fun & friendly atmosphere. It is our goal to make sure that each time you visit The Office, it is better than the time before. www.officetaverngrill.com

Piattino

88 East Main Street, Mendham; 973-543-0025 Nestled in Historic Mendham NJ, Piattino is serving up great Italian Fare with a modern twist, sourcing artisan ingredients from across the world and our own back yard. It is our goal to create a warm and inviting atmosphere with exceptional service for the neighborhood for years to come. www.mendham.piattinonj.com

Revolution

9 South Street, Morristown; 973-455-0033 Revolution is an entirely scratch kitchen, presenting a modern take on traditional German Cuisine often found in some of the world’s most familiar beer halls. Revolution sources many of its products from the local bounties of NJ, New York and Pennsylvania’s best farms and producers of fine products. www.revolutionmorristown.com

Roots Steakhouse

40 W Park Place, Morristown; 973-326-1800 Diners can expect delicious USDA aged prime beef sourced from the highest quality ranches in the mid-west. We pride ourselves on only center cut beefs and cooked at 1800 degrees to ensure our guests the best product possible. www.rootssteakhouse.com

Ruth’s Chris Steak House

1 Hilton Court, Parsippany; 973-889-1400 We at Ruth’s Chris serve up a lot more than just our famous sizzling steaks. Private Dining available, book your next memorable event with us. www.ruthschris.com

SmartWorld Coffee

74 South Street, Morristown; 973-627-1600 Sustainably harvested coffees, as well as teas, smoothies, sandwiches and baked goods. Located just steps from MPAC! www.smartworldcoffee.com

South + Pine

90 South Street; 862-260-9700 South+Pine is an american eatery focusing on using fresh seasonal ingredients to create artistic, and of course, delicious dishes. Chef/Owner Leia

Gaccione, former Executive Chef & Chef de Cuisine for Bobby Flay, brings her talent to Morristown with this little gem. A casual and inviting environment, South + Pine is family friendly and located just next door to MPAC. www.southandpine.com

Stirling Tavern

150 South Street, Morristown; 973-993-8066 THE STIRLING TAVERN, minutes away from MPAC is the new sister restaurant to the award winning STIRLING HOTEL. The Stirling Tavern offers an exquisite cocktail menu,16 revolving draft beers and a late night menu Wed - Sat. Enjoy a relaxed atmosphere to begin or end your theatre experience. Open 7 days a week for Lunch & Dinner www.stirlingtavern.com

Tabor Road Tavern

510 Tabor Rd, Morris Plains; 973-267-7004 Offers fine American dining and a full wine list all set in airy atrium with cozy fireplaces and sweeping bar. taborroadtavern.com

Tito’s Burritos & Wings

26 Washington Street; 973-267-8486 Mexican Food - Burritos, Tacos, Wings, Loaded Nachos/Fries & Quesadillas - It’s All Good! www.titosburritos.com

TOWN bar + kitchen

80 Elm Street; 973-889-8698 TOWN bar + kitchen is a contemporary American restaurant located just across the street from the Morristown train station. Offering a diverse menu along with extensive wines, beers, and cocktails in a chic, urban atmosphere - TOWN has something for everybody. www.townbarandkitchen.com

Trap Rock Restaurant and Brewery

279 Springfield Ave, Berkeley Heights; 908-665-1755 Combines seasonal craft brews with seasonal American food. Trap Rock Restaurant offers a working microbrewery and a comfortable European ski lodge atmosphere. www.traprockrestaurant.net

Urban Table

40 W Park Place; 973-326-9200 Serves breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week. The menu focuses on fun, casual fare. The atmosphere is bright and full of Urban whimsy. It offers full service bar featuring great wine, Trap Rock draft beers and delicious shakes and smoothies. www.urbantablerestaurant.com

Mayo Performing Arts Center Board of Trustees Gregory J. Supron, Chairman Robert Mulholland, Vice Chairman Anita J. Siegel, Esq., Secretary & Legal Counsel Mary Jane Robertson, Treasurer Allison Larena, President & CEO Edward W. Ahart Susan Brauer Mary E. Cobb Wendy deVries Sally Epstein

Edward A. Gramigna, Jr., Esq. Linda Hellstrom John P. Hyland, CFP Unjeria C. Jackson, MD Thomas C. Jardim, Esq. Jefferson W. Kirby Kristin Lynn Tom Malone Marylyn McLaughlin Howard Moseson James F. Quinn Harry J. Riskin, Esq. David Welsh

Trustees Emeriti Joseph M. Goryeb* Bud Mayo* Leonard Sichel The Late Stephen B. Wiley HONORARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Honorable Timothy P. Dougherty The Honorable Thomas H. Kean, Sr. Joe Piscopo John Pizzarelli *Former Chair

Staff Allison Larena Administration Ed Kirchdoerffer Sasha Pensado Anthony Scareon Charles Miller Adrienne Beck Anna Villegas Kadie Dempsey Julie Dwoskin Julie Royce Caitlin Mugavero

President & CEO General Manager Finance Director Manager of Administration & Board Relations Programming Consultant Programming Manager Programming Assistant Community Engagement Director Office Coordinator Financial Analyst Finance Assistant

Box Office Box Office Manager Cheryl Yosh Assistant Box Office Manager Carolyn Zybura Senior Box Office Associate Mimi Leiter Box Office Associate Denise Biel Box Office Associate Shannah Finkel Box Office Associate Patrick Fragale Box Office Associate Marthe Lablans Box Office Associate Kathleen O’Donnell Box Office Associate Marlene Rabiner Box Office Associate Erica Henderson-Smith Development Development Director Marysue DePaola Assistant Director of Development Justin Wynn Membership & Special Lana Missaggia Events Manager Development Associate Christina Wolfe Development Assistant Gabriella Perruso

Education Education Director Cathy Roy Education Manager Jenny Boeckel Musical Director Darius Frowner Performing Arts School Coordinator Jon Rodriguez Stephanie Bianchini Performing Arts School Assistant Marketing Jean Leonard Michael Dundon Lauren Soule Lindsey Fu Roger Sweet Operations Lee Kaloidis Erin Pach Michael Del Vecchio Jennifer Clarke Holly Delbury Devon Strom Walter Urban David Harris Production Chris Ball Dave Brown Katie Wanner Esther Neibart John O’Krinsky Jim Sargent Angelique Mather Karen Kogut Luke Kostuchik Nick Giaimo

Marketing Director Audience Development Manager Digital Content Manager Marketing Manager Marketing Assistant Operations Director Senior House Manager & Volunteer Program Manager Operations and Starlight Room Manager Operations and Front of House Coordinator Assistant House Manager Assistant House Manager Facilities and Maintenance Grounds and Maintenance Production Director Production Manager Production Manager Production Assistant House Union Steward Lighting Director Audio Engineer Hospitality Manager Technical Assistant A2

Our Mission Mayo Performing Arts Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, presents a wide range of programs that entertain, enrich, and educate the diverse population of the region and enhance the economic vitality of Northern New Jersey. The 2018-2019 season is made possible, in part, by a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/ Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as support received from the F.M. Kirby Foundation and numerous other foundations, corporations and individuals.

Mayo Performing Arts Center acknowledges the following generous Performance Sponsors and Partners Performance Sponsors

Bruce and Ilene Jacobs

Media Partner

Hotel Partners

For more information about sponsorship opportunities and the associated benefits, please call Justin Wynn at 973-539-0345 x6550 or email jwynn@mayoarts.org. *As of February 20, 2019

Mayo Performing Arts Center

2018-2019 Supporters

We wish to thank our donors for their generous support of our Annual Fund* $100,000 and higher F. M. Kirby Foundation New Jersey State Council on the Arts

$5,000 - $9,999 The Arnold F. Baggins Foundation, Inc. Lewis D. Brounell Charitable Fund The Thomas and Agnes Carvel Foundation Thomas J. Collins Revocable Trust John DaSilva Memorial Foundation The Walter F. and Alice Gorham Foundation, Inc. Jersey Central Power & Light, A FirstEnergy Company James and Danielle Malloy MetLife Foundation PNC Financial Services Group Wells Fargo

$40,000 - $99,999 The Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation Jacobs Levy Equity Management/ Bruce I. Jacobs and Kenneth N. Levy The John and Margaret Post Foundation $15,000 - $39,999 BASF Corporation The Provident Bank Foundation $10,000 - $14,999 ADP Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Foundation The Conger Family Foundation Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Goldman Sachs Gives/Todd and Nina Hohman The Hyde & Watson Foundation Bruce and Ilene Jacobs McCarter & English, LLP Paragano Family Foundation

$1,000 to $4,999 The Calais Foundation Nick and Elizabeth De Angelo Donna and Kenneth Eberle Irene and Barry Fisher Investors Bank Foundation James B. Luke Family Charitable Foundation McGuinn Family Foundation RBC Wealth Management The Ruth Silverman-Rosenbloom and Victor H. Rosenbloom Charitable Foundation, Inc. William E. Simon Foundation, Inc. TD Bank N.A. VaynerMedia Walmart Foundation As of February 20, 2019 * Excludes fundraising events and membership gifts

Gifts In-Kind Diversified Media Group Drinker, Biddle & Reath, LLP Enjou Chocolat

Google Hawk Graphics Inc. Kilwins

Larena Construction LLC Wendy Whiting

Steinway & Sons is the official piano of Mayo Performing Arts Center.

Main Lobby Building Project Mayo Performing Arts Center has completed renovating and expanding its main lobby and plaza area. The Campaign for the Project exceeded its goal and raised over $2.5 million in gifts and pledges. Now we are examining ways to add more upgrades to the venue and better facilities for our patrons and look forward to keeping you informed of our progress. We would like to thank the following donors for their generous support of the Main Lobby Building Project:

$300,000 and above The Gagnon Family F.M. Kirby Foundation

$250,000 - $299,999 A.P. Kirby, Jr. Foundation, Inc. John and Margaret Post Foundation

$100,000 - $249,999 Jay and Wendy Birnbaum The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation Paula and William Marino Eileen and N. Larry Paragano Sr.

$50,000 - $99,999 Conger Family Foundation Jeanne and Joseph Goryeb Jacobs Levy Equity Management Gail and Ben Lobel Mary Jane Robertson and Jock Clark

$25,000 - $49,999 Linda and Jay Hellstrom The Hyde and Watson Foundation Jenny and Jeffrey Kalajian Sudy and Bud Mayo Carol and Robert Mulholland Maxine and Harry Riskin Wendy and Gregory Supron

$10,000 - $24,999 Gar Wood N. Burwell The Ellis Family The Walter F. and Alice Gorham Foundation Kathy and Greg Heher Unjeria C. Jackson, MD and Larry E. Thompson Dr. and Mrs. Bruce I. Jacobs Karen and Jefferson Kirby Larena Construction LLC Pamela and Joseph Longo

James K. Malloy Marylyn and Thomas McLaughlin Helen and Jim Quinn Anne and Robert Rooke Elise and Thomas J. Ross, Jr. Clementina, Debra and Ron Sanes Brenda and Leonard Sichel Anita J. Siegel Claudia and Kenneth Silverman Joseph Weber

$5,000 - $9,999 Daniel and Meryl Alesandro Sally Epstein Matthew and Teresa Finlay Edward and Beth Gramigna Anita Hotchkiss and Christopher Martin Marcia and Peter Hunter Thomas Jardim and Karen Fountain MATTHEW 18:5 Foundation Lary Wasserman

$1,000 to $4,999 The Elliott Averett Family Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Bach Rev. Janet Broderick Louise and Malcolm Chamalian Theresa de Leon Nancy and Flo Brown Foley Joan and James Lynch Dana and Eric Macy Lois and Peter Mancuso Dr. Edward and Norlyn Poto Michael Shoblock Marilyn and Mark Talve Foundation The Wallerstein Foundation for Geriatric Life Improvement Neva and Rich Watson As of February 20, 2019

Naming Opportunities are available for gifts ranging from $500 to $500,000. Donations at every level make an impact! Please call Marysue DePaola at 973-539-0345 ext. 6503 or email mdepaola@mayoarts.org for more information on how to be a part of this exciting project!

The Starlight Society MPAC gratefully acknowledges its Starlight Society members for their generous contributions, providing the theaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading source of annual support each year. President's Circle: $10,000 and up Wendy and Jay Birnbaum Jim and Donna Chambers Mary E. and David L. Cobb Rob and Nancye Falzon Joe and Jeanne Goryeb Sheridan and John Greeniaus John and Kristin Hyland Unjeria C. Jackson, MD and Mr. Larry Thompson Nancy and Howard Moseson Mary Jane Robertson and Jock Clark Eileen and Carlos Rodriguez Clementina, Debra and Ron Sanes Claudia and Kenneth Silverman David and Lisa Welsh Producer's Circle: $5,000-$9,999 Sheri and Steve Alexander Theresa Augustine-Christie Michael and Karen Byrne Betty Carroll Ann and Art Corwin Gordon and Cindy Crawford Wendy and Chris deVries The Ellis Family Frederick and Katherine Fultz Tobi and George Goldman Antonia A. Gollob Jay and Linda Hellstrom Richard and Cindy Johnson Jennifer and Jeffrey Kalajian Karen and Jeff Kirby Ellen and Jonathan Lewis Paula and Bill Marino Nancy and David Medford Pam Mondelli and Paul Pazniokas Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mulholland Mr. and Mrs. James Nason Ms. Carolyn Olenowski Eileen and Carlos Rodriguez Bob and Anne Rooke Hank and Jacke Schram Mr. and Mrs. Timothy L. Smith Steven Snow Allan and Barbara Staats Mr. Jon Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Supron Director's Circle: $3,000-$4,999 Mr. and Mrs. William Archer Gregg and Jackie Buckalew Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Carroll, Jr. Chip Carver and Anne DeLaney Nick and Elizabeth De Angelo E. Steven and Bernadette Doyle

Harriett and Bob Druskin Ms. Sarah R. Epstein Tom and Susan Fuller Steve and Kathy Gillen Dana Griffith and Jack Hogoboom Jerry Happ Alan and Bonnie Kaufman Michael Kohner Caren Frankel and Dr. Jory Magidson Debbie and Lowell McAdam Marianne and Walter Morris John O'Grady and Brad Motta John and Lucy Orfan Robert and Meredith Pagano Eileen Paragano Mr. and Mrs. Scott Pester Carole and Jack Plaxe Ms. Jaime Raskulinecz and Ms. Linda Varas Mr. and Mrs. Larry Sailer Dr. Michael and Mrs. Alice Samach Marcia and Mark Schiffer Robert and Sherry Scott Leonard and Brenda Sichel Anita J. Siegel Michael and Maria Simoff Susan and Rick Sinay Artist's Circle: $2,000-$2,999 Arnie and Ruth Aprahamian Patti Aresty Richard and Connie Batherman Ken and Lisa Bodmer Ginger Brennan Dr. James and Mary Chimenti Christie Family Foundation James and Doreen Costello Mary Ellen and Paul DeNoon Robin and Tim Devaney Mr. and Mrs. Ronald T. Dollard John and Lisa Ennis Stephen L. and Ann Marie Feld Friend of MPAC Mr. Richard Genabith Orren and Trish Grushkin Ms. Paula Hartman Mr. Mark S. Hartmann, Jr. and Shelby C. Rhodes Virginia and Russell Hawkins Marcia and Peter Hunter Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Israel Drs. Ezra and Bonnie Kazam Anand and Neeta Khubani Frederick K. Kleen and Virginia DeLalla Jane and Michael Kurek Joan and Joe LaRusso Donald and Barbara Louria Don and Fran MacMaster

Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Matlesky Elizabeth Mattson Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Mazur Thomas and Marylyn McLaughlin Mr. David F. Miller and Ms. Sheila F. Eule Robert L. Parker and Jin Ren Kwok Joyce Prevoznik Elizabeth and Tim Ritter Sue and Eric Robbins Eileen Rolnick Linda and Mike Rosenberg Carol Schautz E. Michael Shine and Florence K. Ferguson Michael Shoblock Gabrielle Trumbull Deborah Vilage and James Wilkinson Lary Wasserman Conductor's Circle: $1,250 - $1,999 Susan and Ken Adler Aesthetic Family Dentistry Charlie and Dianne Ahto Anonymous and Grateful Michael and Joanne Aversa Joseph and Teresa Axtell Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bareijsza Jeff and Lee Ann Barone Laurie and Larry Baruch Lynn and Mitch Baumeister Dr. and Mrs. Charles Becht, IV Mr. and Mrs. George H. Becker, Jr. Jack Benvent and Robin Cornick Benvent Fran and Bennett Berger Mr. Chuck Bodner and Mrs. Toral Notay-Bodner Michael and Eileen Boos Family Morgan and Amy Bornstein Mr. Michael A. Borodinsky Lois Brounell Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Brown Tony and Gina Bruno Robert and Francoise Burn Mr. Gar Wood N. Burwell Cynthia and Ed Cashman Robert and Fran Cavalero Janet and Robert Cole, MD Stan and Holly Coleman Glenn and Nancy Collins Mary and David Comora Glenn and Eleanor Coutts Frank and Jeanine Crippen Data Designs, Inc. Ms. Janet DeMeo Stephen and Norma DeTommaso Mr. Donald C. Devine

Paul and Donna DiAntonio Mr. & Mrs. Anthony L. DiCesare Jean Marie and Robert DiQuollo John and Karen Dubel Tony and Marianne Ehinger James and Melissa Ehlers Sally and Gary Eisenreich Kristin Elliott Kieran and Molly Fagan John and Eileen Farry John and Linda Fedinec Kevin and Cindy Feeley Gary and Joan Feitlin Rich and Dianna Fembleaux Mr. and Mrs. James Frame Dorrie and Brian Gagnon Mr. and Mrs. Neil Gagnon Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Gannet Mr. Timothy Gearty Mr. and Mrs. Duke Gillingham Caroline and Richard Godfrey Betty and Arnold Goldstein Lawrence and Rita Gotfried Edward A. Gramigna, Jr. Lawrence and Florence Green Dianne and Timothy Grenz Richard and Kathleen Grochala John J. Hallacy and Dr. Mary Ann LoFrumento Bob and Cynthia Hamburger Dr. and Mrs. Robert Handler Brian and Renee Hansen Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Heher Mr. and Mrs. Roger and Ameeta Held Amy and Charles Hendershot Barbara Huarte Hill John and Sarah Holman William Powers and Vina Isaac Thomas C. Jardim and Karen Fountain Diann and Peter Jinks Ken and Jackie Kairys

Bill and Debbie Keenan Mr. George Kelly and Dr. Janine Kelly Jeffery Aughey and Aileen Kiter Harry Krystalla Mrs. Gloria LaGrassa, Pluckemin Inn Allison and Paul Larena Mr. and Mrs. Lass Reyes Bill and Eileen Levine Adam Levinsohn and Christine St. Peter Barbara and Stuart Levy Nicky and Paige L'Hommedieu Jeffrey and Lisa Libman Mr. Dennis Lipari Arleen and Sanford Lipsman Mr. Bruce Lowenhaupt Brian and Tara Luing Kevin and Trisha Luing Anne and Tom MacCowatt Mr. Paul Magnani James and Danielle Malloy Lois and Peter Mancuso Mr. and Mrs. Charles Matar Roger and Mary Elyn Matthews Jim and Sue McArdle Will and Dyanna McGuire Ms. Donna McNamara Maryanne Mecca and Joseph Moretti Trish and Michael Morchower Morris County School of Glass Samantha A. Mueller Mrs. Rachel Mullen Joan Ducey-Munde and Dan Munde Phil and Gen Nicastro Diane and Bob Noelke Anthony and Toni Pecci Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pfeffer Patrice Picard Stephen and Lisa Plavin Judy and Jim Pohlman James Polley

Martin and Clare Prentice Dr. Kenneth and Dr. Suzy Press Mr. and Mrs. James F. Quinn Drs. Gary and Marie Radford Mr. John Raymonds Amy and John Rhinelander Kurt and Linda Riedener Mark A. Rieger, MD Andrea Rizzo Rick Rizzuto Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ross, Jr. Joseph and Marla Runsdorf James and Barbara Salerno Angelo and Ramona Sappio Nancy and Nelson Schaenen, Jr. Judi and Fred Schiller Rudy and Debora Schloesser Mr. David Schoner Mr. Michael Schramm Mr. Gerald W. Scully Maggi Sellers David and Irene Sharpell Craig and Cathy Simon Frederic and Joan Sirota Marg and Glen Skar Molly Dunn and Len Smith Mary Jo Sodano Gregory and Amber Somjen Don and Mary Kaye Sparaco Larry and Dawn Sterritt Sandy and Jeff Stiles Kevin and Betsy Sullivan Maureen and Paul Tafuro Thomas and Rebecca Wafer Gary Walker and Mary Davis Roxanne Wallace Peter and Lisa Wallburg Mr. Chris Wang and Liliana Moon Michael and Susan Wilk Gil and Claire Zweig As of February 20, 2019

Matching Gifts We are grateful to the following companies who have generously matched their employeesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; charitable gifts to MPAC. Please be sure to check with your Human Resources Department to maximize your support! ADP Aetna AIG Bank of America BD Benevity Big Lots! Coach Deluxe Corporation Deutsche Bank ExxonMobil Faber Daeufer & Itrato PC Gap Inc. Geico

Gen Re Horizon Foundation Johnson & Johnson Kemnay Advisory Services Macy's Inc. Merck Moretrench American Corp. Novartis Pfizer Prudential Foundation Towne Toyota Inc. Verizon Visa Voya Foundation As of February 20, 2019

MPAC’s 20th Annual Starlight Ball was held at the Park Savoy Estate in Florham Park on November 16, 2018. Total net funds raised from the Starlight Ball exceeded $400,000, which will go directly to funding critical educational needs at MPAC. We gratefully acknowledge our sponsors of the event.

Starlight Ball Sponsors Starlight Ball Joseph and Jeanne goryeb dinner JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT FIRSTENERGY FOUNDATION

Mary Jane robertson and Jock Clark david and lisa Welsh & Kim and Finn Wentworth

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Vicki and tom Malone Jeff and Karen Kirby Paula and Bill Marino Unjeria C. Jackson, Md and Mr. larry thompson

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Wealth Management, LLC

robert W. Scott, CFP

Star déCor Wendy and Chris deVries

orCheStra nicholas a. Pascarella, CPa-PFS, CFP

CaSino taBle Jim and donna Chambers Paragano Family Foundation

Bar drinker Biddle & reath llP towne toyota

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Silent aUCtion nancy and howard Moseson eileen and Carlos rodriguez

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Join the growing list of companies whose support of the arts also drives customers through their doors. Call 973-539-0345 ext. 6526 or email Lmissaggia@mayoarts.org to join today and for more information.

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Morristown, New Providence www.braunschweiger.com 973-538-2189

Morris Plains www.fasteruc.com 862-242-8053

Whippany www.it-radix.com 973-298-6908

Morristown www.ericapeitler.com 973-998-8082

Ledgewood www.townetoyota.com 973-584-8100

Executive

$2,500 - $4,999 Alstede Farms

Chester www.alstedefarms.com 908-879-7189

Avison Young

Morristown www.avisonyoung.com 973-898-6360

Fox Rothschild LLP

Morristown www.foxrothschild.com 973-326-7100

Jersey Central Power & Light, A FirstEnergy Company

Canoe Brook Development Roseland www.canoebrook.com 973-852-1700

F.J. Rawding, A.I.A. Morristown www.fjraia.com 973-539-7878

Fred Astaire Dance Studio

Jacobs Levy Equity Management/ Bruce I. Jacobs and Kenneth N. Levy

Mendham Capital Management

The Miller Center for Esthetic Excellence

Morristown www.fredastaire.com/morristown 973-993-9222

Florham Park www.jlem.com 973-410-9222

Morristown www.firstenergycorp.com 800-662-3115

Basking Ridge www.mendhamcapital.com 908-204-1234

Livingston www.themillercenter.com 973-533-0053

Morris County Real Estate Law, Eagan and Lenney

Peapack-Gladstone Bank

Robyatt Audio

Morristown www.morriscountyrealestatelaw.com 973-898-7300

Bedminster www.pgbank.com 908-234-0700

Morristown www.robyattaudio.com 885-ROB-YATT

Advocate

$1,500 - $2,499 Kim S. Luthy, CFPÂŽ, CFS, CLTC, Allied Wealth Partners American Hearing Centers Attentive Dental Care, Dr. Karey P. Matthews, DDS Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C. Bruzzichesi Orthodontics Park Ave at Morris County | CBRE Mitchell H. Davich, DMD, PA Elangeni Smart IT Jim Torney, Essextec Pete Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hagan, Fitness Together

Garden State Eldercare Greystone Intelligence Heritage Abstract Company Investment Strategies Group JFL Total Wealth Management Hillary and Rich Lindner Longo Electrical-Mechanical McKirdy, Riskin, Olson & DellaPelle, P.C. Morgan Stanley Pawar Gilgallon & Rudy, LLC The Peck School

Progressive Marketing Dynamics Andrea Martone and Paul Cristelli, Realty Executives Platinum Agents Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP Shade Tree Garage Studio Allegro School of Ballet Tempewick Wealth Management Turpin Real Estate Ryan Dawson, Weichert, Realtors Jill Southren, Weichert Realtor *As of February 20, 2019

Become A Member As a nonprofit organization, MPAC relies on the generosity of its members to help bridge the gap between ticket sales and operating costs. Some of the great benefits of membership include: • • • •

Access to the Starlight Lounge and complimentary refreshments for Starlight Society and Business Circle members; Advance ticketing prior to the general public for shows and events; Discounts on select performances throughout the season; Discounts at local businesses and much, much more!

Become a member today! Visit MayoArts.org and click on the “support” tab to view a complete list of all membership levels and benefits. For more information, call Lana Missaggia, Membership and Special Events Manager at 973-539-0345, ext. 6526. Your support would be greatly appreciated!

MEMBER DISCOUNTS! Show your Membership card and save at local businesses. (Complete terms, conditions and discount information available on the Member Discounts page on MayoArts.org.) Black Horse Tavern & Pub EmbroidMe Enjou Chocolat George & Martha’s American Grille

The Office Tavern Grill Piattino Tito’s Burritos & Wings of Morristown *As of February 20, 2019

MPAC Member Discounts program is an added benefit for MPAC Business Circle Members and Advertisers. For more information or to join the Business Circle, call 973-539-0345 ext. 6526.

Directory of Facility and Services Assistive Listening Devices are available at the concessions counter prior to each performance. Accessibility: The orchestra section is accessible to all patrons. There is an elevator to the balcony level. If you need special seating arrangements, please let our box office representatives know at time of purchase. Large print programs are available upon request. In Case of a Fire, exits are indicated by the red signs. In the event of a fire or other emergency, please walk to the nearest exit. MPAC is a barrierfree environment. Lost and Found is available through house management. Please call 973-539-0345 ext. 6516. Please turn off all electronic devices prior to entering the Theatre.

Photography or the recording of any performance or the possession of any device for such photographing or recording inside the Theatre without the express permission of the management is prohibited. Ordering Tickets can be done in person at the box office, online at MayoArts.org, or by calling 973-539-8008. Box Office hours: Mon.-Sat.10 am-6 pm, and two hours prior to a performance. Advertise in this program guide! Call 973-539-0345 ext. 6507 for information. Rent the Theatre The theatre, lobby and Starlight Room are available for rent during our concert season subject to availability. For information visit: www.mayoarts.org/about/facility-rental

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JUNE - AUGUST 6/7 Manhattan Comedy Night 6/13 Steve Solomon’s My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish and I’m in Therapy 6/14 Happy Together Tour 2019 6/28 Buddy Guy 8/1 Herb Alpert & Lani Hall 8/3 Rob Thomas 8/15 Summer of Love - Woodstock Edition

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