Program Book - Issue 5 by Mayo Performing Arts Center

2013-2014 Season Program Book Issue 5

Cover Art Hannah Frustol; Randolph High School; Junior, Randolph, New Jersey See p. 11 for details.

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Welcome to the Mayo Performing Arts Center! Dear Friends, Each season, we look forward to exceeding your expectations and to bringing the best of the performing arts to Morristown. We hope you will agree that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve met the challenge once again for the 2013-2014 season. This year we are excited to offer our most diverse, entertaining and exciting season to date, featuring world-class headliners, fantastic theatre performances just off Broadway and innovative artists representing the best of the performing arts. We strive to provide you with a superior experience from the moment you purchase your tickets to when you leave our venue. Our current lobby renovations are designed to enhance your visit. We are thrilled to expand the number of restroom facilities, open a new box office, promote events on our electronic marquee and redo our Starlight Walkway. Work on the elevator to the balcony lobby, and our downstairs lobby is ongoing. We appreciate your patience as we complete the transformation of our facility into one of the most beautiful state of-the-art venues in the state to experience the arts. Our lobby renovations, as well as the general operation of our non-profit performing arts center, could not be accomplished without your support. We would like to thank all of our Starlight Society members, general membership, foundations, local businesses, major corporations and government entities that help us sustain the performing arts in Morristown for over 200,000 patrons, including over 40,000 children annually. We would like to thank our Board of Trustees, our dedicated staff and our devoted volunteers for their tireless work and exceptional efforts. All of this hard work has earned the Mayo Performing Arts Center attention. According to Pollstar Magazineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mid-year attendance report, MPAC is ranked as the 37th most-visited Performing Arts Center for the first half of 2013. NJ Biz has honored us as one of the top 20 tourist attractions in New Jersey. And, we appreciate the many complimentary reviews and comments that many of you post about your experiences here. We hope to see you here often throughout the season. Enjoy the performance! Sincerely,

Joseph M. Goryeb Chairman, Board of Trustees

Allison Larena President & CEO

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Mayo Performing Arts Center Board of Trustees Joseph M. Goryeb, Chairman Robert Mulholland, Vice Chairman Anita J. Siegel, Esq., Secretary & Legal Counsel Matthew Finlay, Treasurer Allison Larena, President & CEO Rev. Janet Broderick Sally Epstein Edward A. Gramigna, Jr., Esq. Gregory J. Heher Linda Hellstrom Unjeria C. Jackson, MD Thomas C. Jardim, Esq.

Jefferson W. Kirby Joseph M. Longo Marylyn McLaughlin Norlyn Poto James F. Quinn Harry J. Riskin Mary Jane Robertson Thomas J. Ross, Jr. Gregory J. Supron Chariman Emeritus Bud Mayo

HONORARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Honorable Brendan T. Byrne The Honorable Thomas H. Kean, Sr. The Honorable Timothy P. Dougherty Joe Piscopo John Pizzarelli

Trustee Emeritus Leonard Sichel

Staff Allison Larena Administration Ed Kirchdoerffer Sasha Barish Anthony Scareon

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General Manager Finance Manager Manager of Administration & Board Relations Timothy McMurray Operations Manager Jason Fluegge Operations Assistant Cory Ness Programming Manager Charles Miller Programming Consultant Greg Seamon Programming Assistant Box Office Marthe Lablans Carolyn Zybura Lauren Antonelli Ellen Avigliano Adrienne Beck Doreen Kirsch Dena Di Rocco Marlene Rabiner Angela Scott

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Development Marysue DePaola Development Director Justin Wynn Assistant Director of Development Marcia Hunter Major & Capital Gifts Manager Lana Gusoff Membership & Special Events Manager Alejandra CastaĂąo Development Assistant

Education Cathy Roy Education Director Roxie Zeek Education/Marketing Coordinator Justin Long Education Projects Coordinator Jenna Rafferty PAS Assistant House Management Erin Pach

Senior House Manager & Volunteer Coordinator Mark Mattera House/ Starlight Room Manager John Ricca Assistant House Manager Michael Del Vecchio Assistant House Manager Maintenance Yevgeniy Nozik Phil Vitale Marketing Jean Leonard Michael Dundon Lauren Soule Amanda Franko Production Jed DeFilippis Brian Isaacs Chris Ball Karen Kogut Luke Kostuchik Lindsay Weiss-Allen

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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 2013-2014 season is made possible, in part, by a grant from theÂ 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 Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, F.M. Kirby Foundation and numerous other foundations, corporations and individuals.

New Jersey turns 350 years old in 2014! New Jersey’s rich heritage, unique resources and resilient, determined people are what make this state the place we’re proud to call home. NJ350 is a year-long statewide celebration of what makes New Jersey special. Throughout 2014, MPAC and its partner organizations will honor the state’s 350 year legacy, following the official state themes of “Liberty, Diversity and Innovation.” MPAC will focus on what we specialize in most -- the unique contributions that the artistic community has contributed to the state. This will include concerts featuring Jersey-based artists, visual art displays, education programs, outdoor concerts and a lecture series. To see a list of NJ350 events, please go to www.MayoArts.org/NJ350 Events and activities to date have included: • Southside Johnny kicked off our NJ350 celebration with a rousing rock and blues concert January 31. Southside also signed artwork of him created by NJ-based artist Judith Leeds • All Art Upstairs Gallery displays will incorporate NJ350 themes and concepts into their exhibits. • The covers of our Spring program books were designed by students challenged with the concept of promoting what NJ350 means to them. Over three dozen students submitting artwork, which hung in our Art Upstairs Gallery from March 4 - March 18 (see p. 11 for details) • This summer’s Music Beyond Borders outdoor concert series will feature artists that reflect New Jersey’s cultural diversity.

More events are upcoming! Our Music Beyond Borders free concerts will incorporate a NJ theme, and look for news on upcoming performances by other NJ artists and special events throughout the year.

About the Cover: NJ350 Student Art Exhibit and Program Cover Contest This year, MPAC is participating in the statewide initiative to celebrate New Jersey’s 350th Anniversary and asked Morris County middle and high school students to create art pieces that embody the theme: “New Jersey’s 350th Anniversary – Innovation – Diversity – Liberty.”

Winner! Perri Phelps, Sophomore; Boonton High School; Program Book 4 Cover (above)

Winner! Annie Lin, Grade 6; Mount Olive Middle School

Winner! Hannah Frustol, Junior; Randolph High School; Program Book 5 Cover (above)

On Sunday, March 9, MPAC held a reception for all students who participated in the contest. Over one hundred people, including the artists, their friends and family attended this special reception where the winners of the 2014 MPAC Program Cover Art Contest were announced. Perri Phelps, a sophomore at Boonton High School, and Hannah Frustol, a junior at Randolph High School, are the two winners who will have their pieces printed on the cover of MPAC’s program books to be seen by tens of thousands of the Theatre’s patrons. Their art teachers, Kirsten Kraa (Boonton High School) and Mercedes Ingentio (Randolph High School), were in attendance. Michele Cheng, a junior at Randolph High School, is the contest Runner-Up and Annie Lin, a 6th grader at Mount Olive Middle School, is the Middle School winner.

Thursday, May 8, 2014

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 2013-2014 season is made possible, in part, by a grant from theÂ 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 Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, F.M. Kirby Foundation and other numerous foundations, corporations and individuals. As a courtesy to the artists and for the uninterrupted enjoyment of your fellow patrons, please turn off all cell phones, pagers, beepers and other electronic devices. Please unwrap any lozenges before the performance begins. 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. Media Partner

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Dickey Betts & Great Southern and The Outlaws Dickey Betts Dickey Betts, a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, has one of the most distinctive voices in music today. Known as one of the most influential guitar players of all time, Betts has mastered a seamless style of lyrical melody and rhythm -- marrying country, jazz, blues, and rock into one unparalleled sound. The New York Times has called Betts “one of the great rock guitarists…[who thinks like a jazz improviser, in thoughtfully structured, cleanly articulated, intelligently paced phrases… [when] Mr. Betts was tearing into one of his improvisations, the music was about as exciting as rock and roll gets.” Playing since he can remember, Betts joined several bands in the sixties and eventually formed a band with bassist Berry Oakley. One fateful night in 1969, Betts and Oakley’s band jammed with another local group featuring Duane and Gregg Allman, marking the birth of the Allman Brothers Band. In addition to matching band leader Duane Allman lick for lick, Betts also wrote such memorable songs as “Revival” and the instrumental tour de force “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed.” After Duane Allman and Berry Oakley were killed in accidents a year apart in 1971 and 1972, the ABB worked through their sorrow, with Betts writing and singing the group’s biggest hit, “Ramblin’ Man”. Members of the band ventured into solo careers in 1973, and Betts released his first solo album Highway Call, in 1974. The ABB split up in 1976, and Betts formed Dickey Betts and Great Southern. The group reformed in 1978, but soon split again, and Betts formed the Dickey Betts Band releasing Pattern Disruptive in 1988. In 1989, their 20th anniversary, the Allman Brothers Band reformed. The chemistry that resulted from the unique two-guitar approach of Warren Haynes and Betts made the Allman Brothers Band once again one of the most compelling bands in the country. The ABB enjoyed continued success throughout the nineties -- being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, winning their first Grammy, and amazing audiences with their powerful live performances.

A year after the ABB celebrated their 30th anniversary, Betts formed the Dickey Betts Band and hit the road on his own. His guitar sound is still immediately recognizable, with soaring leads providing musical wings, and his road-seasoned vocals reflecting grit and hard-earned respect. The group released their first C.D.,”Let’s Get Together” in June, 2001. Dickey changed the name of the group to Dickey Betts & Great Southern in January, 2002. They recorded the critically acclaimed acoustic CD “The Collectors Vol. I” that same year and toured extensively in 2002 and 2003. Dickey performed “Blue Sky” and “Ramblin’ Man” at the Jammy Awards March 16, 2004 at Madison Square Garden in NYC and Instant Live released “Dickey Betts at the Odeon, Cleveland, OH, 3/9/2004”. The Outlaws For The Outlaws, it was always about the music. For 40 years, the Southern Rock legends celebrated triumphs, endured tragedies and survived legal nightmares to remain one of the most influential and bestloved bands of the genre. Now The Outlaws return with new music, new focus and an uncompromising new mission: It’s about a band of brothers bound together by history, harmony and the road. It’s about a group that respects its own legacy while refusing to be defined by its past. But most of all, it’s about pride. It’s About Pride is the new album from The Outlaws, a record 4 years in the making and perhaps 20 or more in the waiting. And for original Outlaws vocalist/guitarist Henry Paul, it’s a hard-fought revival whose success can be measured in old fans and new music. “Because The Outlaws have been out of the public eye for so long, it’s almost like starting over,” he explains. “But because of the band’s history, we’re seeing this as a new chapter. We’ve written and recorded this album on our own terms, and we’re out to make a significant impression. What our fans loved then they still love now, but most of all, they recognize the heart and sincerity we put in our music.” For co-founding drummer Monte Yoho, the journey is both bittersweet and jubilant. “I still think about the friends we

became known as ‘Southern Rock’,” Yoho says. “This new album embodies all the things we shared musically and personally, as well as the relationships we have with our fans to this day. It’s about where we’ve been, where we’re going, and why we still love to do this.” History lesson: Formed in Tampa in 1972, The Outlaws – known for their triple-guitar rock attack and three-part country harmonies – became one of the first acts signed by Clive Davis (at the urging of Ronnie Van Zant) to his then-fledgling Arista Records. The band’s first three albums The Outlaws, Lady In Waiting and Hurry Sundown – featuring such rock radio favorites as “There Goes Another Love Song”, “Green Grass & High Tides”, “Knoxville Girl” and “Freeborn Man” – would become worldwide gold and platinum landmarks of the Southern Rock era. Known as ‘The Florida Guitar Army’ by their fans, The Outlaws earned a formidable reputation as an incendiary live act touring with friends The Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Marshall Tucker Band and The Charlie Daniels Band as well as The Doobie Brothers, The Who, Eagles and The Rolling Stones. Henry Paul left after the group’s third album to form The Henry Paul Band for Atlantic Records, and later the multi-Platinum country trio Blackhawk. Over the next 20+ years, The Outlaws would experience rampant personnel changes, tonal missteps, ill-fated reunions and bitter trademark battles that left fans – not to mention Paul and Yoho – frustrated and saddened. And with the tragic deaths of cofounding members Frank O’Keefe and Billy Jones in 1995, and especially vocalist/lead guitarist Hughie Thomasson in 2007, it was feared that The Outlaws’ trail had come to an end. “The Outlaws were the one area of my career where I had regrets,” admits Paul. “More importantly, I think it was the one area in my career where I thought I still have something to prove. I felt compelled to stick my neck out and take a chance of putting this band back together. I knew we would be judged, but I hoped we would be judged on our abilities.” Along with founding members Paul and Yoho, the band features several of Southern Rock’s most respected veterans: Lead guitarist and longtime Outlaw Chris Anderson is well known for his collaborations with artists that include Dickey Betts, Lucinda Williams, Hank Williams Jr., and Skynyrd. Colead guitarist Steve Grisham - who joined the band in mid-2013 following the medical leave

of guitarist Billy Crain - is a former member of the Soldiers of Fortune era Outlaws, a noted songwriter whose tracks include The Henry Paul Band’s Top 40 hit “Keepin’ Our Love Alive”, and a co-founder of the Southern Rock allstars, Brothers of the Southland. Keyboardist/ vocalist Dave Robbins is a co-founding member of Blackhawk and has written hit songs for artists that include Restless Heart, Kenny Rogers and Eric Clapton. Bassist/ vocalist Randy Threet has performed with Pam Tillis, Trisha Yearwood and Blackhawk, and is familiar to TV audiences from USA Network’s ‘Nashville Star’. “From the very beginning, our band had a heart,” Monte Yoho says. “And a lot of people who come out and see this incarnation of the band respond to the exact same things we used to put on that stage in the ‘70s and ‘80s.” On that stage, the band burns hotter than ever: “The Outlaws helped define Southern Rock for me and for generations of fans,” wrote music journalist Bill Robinson in June 2012 in The Huffington Post. “Seeing them onstage with The Charlie Daniels Band, Marshall Tucker Band, Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd or countless others was, for a long time, one of the best experiences I could have. And so it was again when I saw The Outlaws play recently.” The Outlaws’ live shows – more than 150 per year – are blazing 2+ hour tributes to the band’s rich history and fiery rebirth. Classic tracks and fan favorites from the first three albums – as well as The Henry Paul Band’s definitive “Grey Ghost” – share the spotlight with songs from the new disc that are already being embraced by audiences. “I think the new songs go back to those first three classic albums, when the band was proud of its influences from country, blues and jazz,” says Billy Crain. “Plus, Chris Anderson and I have honored and maybe even stepped up the legacy of the ‘guitar army’. Fans are coming away from shows feeling a part of the Outlaws experience.” But it’s the new album – produced by Michael Bush and Henry Paul – that brings the experience home. The disc opens with “Tomorrow’s Another Night”, a scorching take on the band’s history complete with monster harmonies and a killer hook. “Hidin’ Out In Tennessee” delivers classic Outlaws country/ bluegrass energy. “Born To Be Bad” is badass biker boogie and “Last Ghost Town” is kickass guitar rock. “Nothin’ Main About Main Street” is an affecting Springsteen/Seger

style look at lost small-town life. “The Flame” – Hughie Thomasson’s nickname – is a potent tribute to the much-loved late Outlaw. Chris Anderson’s “Trail Of Tears” electrifies via bitter history, intense vocals and searing guitars. “Right Where I Belong”, “Alex’s Song” and “Trouble Rides A Fast Horse” could easily be lost tracks from any of the band’s first three albums. The disc’s closer, “So Long”, is a haunting re-recording of Henry’s 1979 classic. “It was the first song on the first Henry Paul Band album, and it’s the final song on this record,” explains Paul. “I wanted it to be a sort of coda to the new music, but I also want it to be a relevant part of the new Outlaws landscape. I think it’s one of the best songs I’ve ever written, and I think we’ve done an admirable job of giving it a new personality.” But the new album’s true centerpiece is its title track, co-written by Henry Paul and Billy Crain. “It’s About Pride” is both tribute and testimony from a band that has lived it all, played it all, and returns to reclaim it all. “I’m proud to be a part of something that started long ago,” Henry Paul sings reflectively, “a Southern band of brothers bound together by the road/They came from Florida, Georgia, Carolina and Tennessee/ With old guitars, tattoos and scars, straight from the heart of Dixie/And our rebel pride.” From its towering chorus to its searing guitaronslaught finale, “It’s About Pride” is a fierce first-person anthem to the genre, delivered with the poignancy and power of absolute survivors. “It’s a very emotional song,” Paul says. “Depending on my mood and the night, sometimes it’s all I can do to get the words out without crying. It summons up a lot of images of people who are no longer with us, of times we shared standing tall together for the first time. When I first wrote the end of the second verse – ‘The reason ‘Sweet

Home Alabama’ means so much to me/Is it’s about pride’ – I knew that people would feel a lot of those same emotions. It’s about an accumulated experience of separation, loss and success.” Almost instantly, the song – and the entire album – is classic Southern Rock and classic Outlaws. Right now, The Outlaws are headed back on the road, back on the radio and back into the hearts of fans nationwide. “I’m seeing this thing we’ve had for four decades be exposed to whole new audiences,” Monte Yoho says. “We’re having a second life as a band, and it feels better than ever. Best of all, I’m still doing it with some of the same people I’ve known for most of my life.” “I want people to hear this album and see our show and realize that The Outlaws are back,” says Henry Paul. “Our goal is to unite the fans and bring the band back into the light. In a way, this is like a second chance at my first love. It’s about finishing what we started.” For Henry, Monte, Chris, Steve, Dave and Randy, it’s about a band of brothers who love playing their own style of rock, and who 40 years ago first got the chance to take it from Florida to the world. For The Outlaws, it’s still about the music. And now more than ever, it’s about pride.

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Tito Puente, Jr.

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Tito Puente, Jr. The comparison is inevitable. How could it be otherwise? Tito Puente Jr. carries his father with him – imprinted on his physical being and locked in his soul. It’s in his looks, his joy, and his music. Tito, Jr. is on a passionate mission. The younger Puente is determined to nurture the musical legacy left by his father. He refuses to let his father become a distant memory. “He was just too vibrant, too exciting. There was magic in the music my father made. It made people happy all over the world.” He has found captive audiences who echo his passion. Crowds lured to a venue by the father are returning to see the son -- and to once again participate in the high voltage celebration that takes place on stage. Tito Puente, Jr. has become an audience favorite in casinos, performing arts centers, symphony halls and jazz festivals worldwide, performing more than 300 shows over the past 5 years. His 2004 album, “In My Father’s Shoes” featured the classic Puente titles and was spun into a BET Jazz television special of the same name. He was seen in a tribute to his father’s music on NBC’s two hour special--“The Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem.” He has also appeared on the ABC soap opera hit “One Life to Live” in performance with his big band. Tito, Jr.’s new CD release, “Got Mambo?” is a mixture of the old and the new as he takes a musical departure into some powerful new music he can truly call his own. Guest artists Bobby Cruz and Hansel & Raul help make Authentic Thai in New Jersey since 1988

this a coming of age project for Puente, Jr. and the album is receiving heavy praise from Tropical and Latin Jazz critics alike. Tito Jr. reveres the magnificent, lasting impact his father had on our musical lives. “People who don’t know anything about Latin music know my father and people always, always smile when they say my father’s name,” he confides. “That is a very special gift I have been given.” Tito, Jr. lives in South Florida and has two children, Miranda and Antonio.

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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

STRAIGHT NO CHASER

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Straight No Chaser When it came time to come up with a concept for their fourth full-length album, the members of Straight No Chaser decided to think big. And why not? The 10-member a cappella group had already achieved things they’d never anticipated since forming as students at Indiana University in 1996, including signing a major-label deal with Atlantic Records, embarking on nationwide multi-city tours, having their story optioned by DreamWorks for an upcoming feature film, and becoming a global sensation that has helped usher the instrument-free musical style into mainstream consciousness and reinvented the idea of a cappella on the modern pop landscape. With that in mind, Straight No Chaser reached out to some of their favorite recording artists to be featured soloists on Under The Influence. The result is an inspired and unprecedented a cappella reimagining of classic songs by SNC and the icons who made them famous, including Stevie Wonder’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours),” Dolly Parton’s “Jolene,” Jason Mraz’s “I Won’t Give Up,” Elton John’s “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me,” Phil Collins’ “Against All Odds,” Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas’ “This Is How A Heart Breaks,” and Seal’s “Kiss From A Rose.” In addition, Sara Bareilles delivers a soulful solo on the album’s first single, a cover of The Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back.” “We wanted to take things up a notch from our previous album With A Twist,” says one of the group’s members, Charlie Mechling. “We tossed around some ideas, including putting feelers out to our favorite artists, not thinking it would actually happen. We thought if we got two or three guest artists, it’d make the album really special. Then every couple weeks we’d get an email saying, ‘Jason Mraz is in. Seal is in. Phil Collins is in. Sara Bareilles is in.’ It blew our minds. I think this is our most unique album to date without losing the traditional a cappella feel.” “It’s been really great because these legendary artists seemed drawn to the project as another way to have their music heard,” says Randy Stine, one of SNC’s cofounders. “We found out that Seal, for example, had originally wanted to record ‘Kiss

From A Rose’ as an a cappella song when it was originally recorded, but it was ultimately released it with full orchestration. When he heard our arrangement, he commented that this was his way of finally having an a cappella version, which is beyond flattering to us.” Recording “I Want You Back” in the studio with Sara Bareilles was a particularly memorable part of the album-making process. “When we talked about recording with other artists, she was one of the first names that came up,” Stine says. “We are huge fans.” Adds Mechling: “Sara rolled into the studio on her own, no entourage, got right in the booth and knocked the lead vocal out of the park.” The group was equally amazed when the Queen of Country Dolly Parton agreed to lend new vocals to her 1973 hit “Jolene.” “She did it in three takes and she sounds incredible,” marvels Mechling. “It’s hard to believe she first recorded that song 40 years ago.” In addition to songs featuring special guests, Straight No Chaser put their full-bodied, original spin on such contemporary pop fare as Adele’s “Rolling In The Deep,” Goyte’s “Somebody That I Used To Know,” Gavin DeGraw’s “Soldier,” Ed Sheeran’s “Lego House,” and a medley of fun.’s “Some Nights” and “We Are Young.” They also offer up medleys of Bill Withers’“Use Me” and “Ain’t No Sunshine” and Ray Charles’ “What’d I Say” and “Hit The Road Jack” (backed by Brazilian standard “Mas Que Nada”), and deliver a moving version of the Leonard Cohen classic “Hallelujah,” which Mechling cites as one of his favorite tracks SNC has ever recorded. “I think the recording sends it home to people that it’s just 10 voices,” he says. “It has that soulful and powerful feel, similar to how we end our live show, by singing off-mic. I would bet that’s why people feel the song sounds like signature Straight No Chaser.” “That song is a perfect illustration of the album’s title — Straight No Chaser under the influence of our inspirations. In the case of ‘Hallelujah,’ it was Take 6,” says Stine about the legendary a cappella group founded by Mark Kibble, who arranged the song and serves as one of the album’s producers. “I really feel Mark’s arrangement of ‘Hallelujah’ allows us to sound like ourselves but also shows the

deep admiration we have for Take 6 and just how much they have influenced our sound.” Straight No Chaser’s attention to detail and strict quality control has led to an enviable career as the group sets itself apart from other a cappella acts with its contemporary repertoire and dynamic approach. “We just wanted to do music that we liked,” Mechling says. “We didn’t want to do the standards that eight other groups were doing with the same arrangement that was being passed around. We wanted to do stuff that we heard on the radio, our own way, and then throw in choreography to make it a really good show. We wanted to have broader appeal.” Their broad appeal was apparent to Atlantic Records Chairman/CEO Craig Kallman, who emailed Stine after checking out a video he had posted of the group’s humorous version of “The 12 Days of Christmas” on YouTube. Uploaded in celebration of SNC’s 10th anniversary reunion show at IU, the clip has been viewed more than 16 million times, while SNC’s cumulative YouTube views clock in at nearly 50 million. The group, which currently includes Walter Chase, Jerome Collins, Seggie Isho, Michael Luginbill, Steve Morgan, Don Nottingham, David Roberts, and Tyler Trepp, in addition to Mechling and Stine, signed to Atlantic Records in 2008 and have released two Top 10 holiday albums (2008’s Holiday Spirits and 2009’s Christmas Cheers), two EP’s (2009’s Six Pack and 2011’s Six Pack Volume 2), and 2010’s full-length With A Twist. They have built a reputation as an unforgettable live act, earning the support of die-hard fans, who call themselves “Chasers” and turn up at every SNC show. From their successful residencies at Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City, to traveling non-stop around the globe, to soldout shows as one of Pollstar’s Top 50 touring

acts, to television specials and performances, Straight No Chaser truly shines on stage. “I think we give people something they aren’t expecting,” Stine says. “Perhaps they had a preconceived notion, like, ‘I don’t want to see a glee club or a barbershop quartet.’ But the guys who come up to us after the shows and admit that their girlfriend dragged them there are the same guys who have a stack of CDs in their hands and are asking what city we’re going to be in next. That’s what’s most fulfilling — changing people’s minds. We really want people to see a cappella in a different way than what they might have had preprogrammed in their head.” Adds Mechling: “It’s 10 guys, 10 voices up on stage. Part of the show is the singing and the music, and part of the show is us getting to share an evening and make people laugh, too. So it’s the whole package. I think once people see us live, they truly get it.” Stine and Mechling say the best thing about hitting the road this year will be having new music from Under The Influence to share with audiences. “I’m just excited for everyone to hear these songs,” Mechling says. “It’s going to a little nerve-wracking. I imagine it’s like sending your child off to its first day of preschool. You let it go out there and hope everyone is nice to it!”

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Neil Sedaka Singer. Songwriter. Composer. Pianist. Author. These are just a few of the titles that can be used to describe Neil Sedaka. His impressive fifty year career ranges from being one of the first teen pop sensations of the 50’s, a relevant songwriter for himself and other artists in the 60’s, a superstar in the 70’s, remaining a constant force in writing and performing presently. This is all thanks to the countless songs he has written, performed, and produced that continue to inspire artists and audiences around the world. Neil Sedaka was born on March 13, 1939. Neil’s interest in music began at the young age of eight, when he would listen to The Make-Believe Ballroom. But, it was not Rock and Roll, but Classical music that would shape Neil into the musician he is today. By the time he was nine years old, he had already begun his intensive classical piano training at the prestigious Julliard School of Music. At 16, Arthur Rubinstein voted Neil as one of the best New York High School pianists. Though Neil considered pursuing a Doctorate in music, Neil’s next choice became his chosen vocation. Eager to gain acceptance from his peers at Abraham Lincoln High School, Neil began performing Rock N Roll outside of his classical training. At this time, he would form the DooWop group The Tokens, in which they would record two singles that would go on to be regional hits. But, it was his introduction to his young neighbor Howard Greenfield, by Greenfield’s mother, that began one of the most prolific songwriting partnerships of the last half-century that sold forty million records between 1959-1963. Sedaka and Greenfield became one of the original creators of the “Brill Building” sound in the late fifties and early sixties when they were the first to sign with Don Kirshner and Al Nevins at Aldon Music. Aldon Music would go on to sign Neil Diamond, Carole King, and Paul Simon among many others, and they became the center of the pop world. Sedaka catapulted into stardom after Connie Francis recorded his “Stupid Cupid.” She then sang the theme song Neil and Howard had written for the 1960 MGM spring break classic, Where the Boys Are, which would be her biggest hit. Rhythm and blues stars Clyde

McPhatter and LaVern Baker also scored hits with his songs. As a result of these hits, Sedaka was able to sign a contract with RCA as a writer and performer of his own material. Sedaka soon recorded chart toppers “The Diary,” “Oh! Carol,” ” Stairway to Heaven,” “Calendar Girl,” “Little Devil,” “Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen,” “Next Door To An Angel,” and “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do,” songs that have become a part of peoples’ lives and can instantly take listeners back to special moments. His music became distinguished for a unique recording style involving multitracking his own voice. In 1964, the direction of American music changed drastically when The Beatles launched The British Invasion. It became very hard for most male solo artists to continue to pursue their career in music. Due to his many talents as a songwriter, Neil was able to prevail, writing hit songs for such artists including Frank Sinatra (The Hungry Years), Elvis Presley (Solitaire), Tom Jones (“Puppet Man”), The Monkees (When Love Comes Knocking At Your Door), and The Fifth Dimension (Workin’ on a Groovy Thing). Neil’s journey continued in the UK with the release of his album “Emergence” in 1972. This was the first step of redefining himself as a solo artist. It was Elton John who decided to sign Neil to his up and coming record label Rocket Records and begin to re-introduce Neil to American audiences. The two albums he recorded for the Rocket label, Sedaka’s Back in 1974 and The Hungry Years in 1975, both became top selling albums around the world. His comeback was further heralded by two of his songs co-written with Phil Cody, “Bad Blood” and the quintessential “Laughter in the Rain,” both reaching the #1 position on the music charts. In Rolling Stone Magazine, Sedaka was hailed as “the new phenomenon.” The song “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do” was re-released as a ballad in 1975, and made music history when it reached #1 on the charts, becoming the first song recorded in two different versions by the same artist to reach the Number One. During this time, Sedaka also helped to launch the career of the Captain and Tennille with their version of his “Love Will Keep Us Together,” which won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year for this

worldwide, number one hit. The accolades showered on Neil Sedaka have been numerous. Among the honors he has received, Sedaka has been inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, has had a street named after him in his hometown of Brooklyn, and was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. With a career spanning six decades, a rare feat in the entertainment world, Sedaka never ceases to amaze. He shows no signs of slowing down. Neil has appeared on FOX’s hit Television show American Idol, as a guest judge – in which Clay Aiken would perform Neil’s Solitaire, which saw an inevitable release, reaching #4 on the Hot 100 Singles chart, and was one of the Top Selling Singles of 2004. On June 10 2004, he received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Popular Music / Songwriters Hall of Fame at the organization’s 35th annual induction and awards ceremony in New York. Named for the former President of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, this award is given to individuals in recognition of their outstanding achievements in furthering the successes of songwriters. In 2006, Neil concluded a 10 city tour of the United Kingdom, where he filmed a Live Concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall for PBS (which was released as Neil Sedaka: The Show Goes On – Live at the Royal Albert Hall). During this historical evening, Neil was presented with The Guinness Award for his song “(Is This the Way to) Amarillo”, as the best selling single of the 21st century in the UK, a song that was originally performed by Tony Christie over thirty-five years ago. On April 24, 2007, Neil released “The Definitive Collection”, a career-spanning retrospective released in honor of his 50th Anniversary in show business. “The Definitive Collection” debuted at #22 on the Billboard Chart, marking the first time Neil has appeared on the chart since 1980. On October 26, 2007, Neil was honored with a tribute at Avery Fisher Hall at New York’s Lincoln Center. “Neil Sedaka: 50 Years of Hits”, a benefit for The Elton John AIDS Foundation, showcased Neil’s songs, with performances by Connie Francis, Dion, Paul Shaffer, Natalie Cole, Clay Aiken, Renee Olstead, and Captain and Tennille. The evening was hosted by Cousin Brucie Morrow and David Foster. Sir

Elton John and Barry Manilow sent video tributes in their absence. Sedaka has been married for fifty years to his wife, Leba, and they have two children: daughter Dara is a recording artist and vocalist for television and radio commercials, and son Marc is a successful screenwriter in Los Angeles. Neil has three grandchildren, twin granddaughters Amanda and Charlotte, and a grandson, Michael. Inspired by his grandchildren, Neil released “Waking Up is Hard to Do”, a collection of Neil Sedaka Hits that have been reinvented as children’s songs. “Waking Up is Hard to Do” was a family collaboration, in which Neil’s son Marc adapted four of his father’s classic songs, and Neil’s five-year-old granddaughters made their recording debut as his backup vocalists. Since the release of the CD, Imagine Publishing has begun releasing a series of books based on these songs. In September 2010 saw the release of “Waking Up Is Hard to Do”. Its follow up, “Dinosaur Pet”, featuring Marc’s new lyric to “Calendar Girl”, was released in May 2012 and peaked at #3 on The New York Times Bestseller List. In May 2010, Neil was awarded The Special International Award from The Ivors, honoring excellence in songwriting. On October 8th, Neil was the Variety Club’s recipient of The Silver Heart Award, for his outstanding service to the music industry and his charitable work. Neil has returned to his classical roots, composing his first symphonic piece “Joie De Vivre”, and his first piano concerto “Manhattan Intermezzo”. In October 2010, Neil recorded these two pieces with the Philharmonia Orchestra of London at the famed Air Studios in London. In addition to his extensive worldwide tour schedule, Neil has just released “The Real Neil”, a CD of brand new Sedaka material, including a few Sedaka classics. “The most challenging task for a songwriter is to write a simple tune but still bring an emotional feeling to it”, says Neil. ” After 60 years of writing, I am very proud of these new songs. This is my first acoustic album. Piano and voice, the pure form of the song, just the way I write them. The songs are very personal and come from my soul. It’s the culmination of all the years of writing. No frills. No production gimmicks.” “The Real Neil” also marks the official release of “Manhattan Intermezzo”.

“Laughter in the Rain”, the critically acclaimed musical that chronicles Neil’s rise, fall, and rise again, just concluded its tour through the United Kingdom. Produced by Bill Kenwright and Laurie Mansfield, “Laughter in the Rain” garnered exceptional reviews for Philip Norman’s book and Wayne Smith’s star-making performance as Neil. Neil is very hopeful it will be launched in 2013 on The West End. All of these ventures will no doubt add to his legend – that of a consummate musician, an extraordinary vocalist, and an ageless songwriting talent.

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John Legend: All of Me Tour John Legend has revealed several personas during his award-winning career. Singer/Songwriter. Musician. Producer. Philanthropist. Entrepreneur. To quote music industry pioneer Quincy Jones, the nine-time Grammy winner is simply “a genius.” Writing about Legend for Time’s 2009 tally of the 100 most influential people, Jones noted, “We’ve seen only the tip of the iceberg. For what he has already achieved in his career, it is going to be fun watching where he goes from here.” The fun begins now. Legend, one of the industry’s most innovative artists, returns after five years with his much-anticipated fourth solo album, Love in the Future (G.O.O.D/Columbia). Taking R&B/soul to the next level, Legend creates an immersive experience about romance, love, hope, commitment and optimism. Enhancing the experience: a rich, melodic soundscape-accented by compelling interludes--that fully integrates the musician’s gospel and pop influences, classical training and unerring hip-hop/soul sensibilities. Love in the Future is a celebration and meditation on love,” says Legend. “I was envisioning what a modern soul album should sound like; wanting to create something compelling. Even in these singledriven days, I still want to reinforce the idea of listening to an album as a whole piece of work.” Legend first whet fans’ appetites with the album’s lead single, “Who Do We Think We Are” featuring Rick Ross. Its soulful grit and live-life-to-the-fullest theme shot the track to the top of the R&B/hip-hop charts. Now second single “Made to Love,“ is repeating the same trajectory. A progressive blend of soul, classical and ‘80s/’90s Chicago house music, the song is complemented by the ethereal vocals of singer/songwriter Kimbra. The track, co-produced by Kanye West, is also featured in Chevrolet’s current Impala ad campaign. Back as sounding boards and executive producers for this album are longtime Legend collaborators West, who signed Legend to his G.O.O.D Music in 2004, and Dave Tozer. Enhancing the album’s vibrancy: first-time production collaborations with Q-Tip, 88 Keys, No ID, Bink, Hit-Boy, Da

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Amos Lee: Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers Of Song “I enjoy the unplanned things that happen in the studio,” says Amos Lee. “The shapes that things take, the manipulation of sounds— it’s a learning process for me. I can’t do that when I’m just writing on my guitar. Usually, the stuff you like the most wasn’t what was planned anyway, so I try not to put too much pressure on it because then the fun leaves.” For his fifth album, Mountains Of Sorrow, Rivers Of Song, Lee took a different path for the recording; he worked in a new city with a new producer, while, for the first time, he brought his touring band into the studio with him. The twelve songs that resulted—the follow-up to 2011’s chart-topping Mission Bell—bring Amos into new sonic territory, while retaining the trenchant impact of the scenes, characters, and stories in his writing. This album arrives a full ten years after Amos Lee first signed with Blue Note Records and began a career that continues to grow and surprise. With the release of his self-titled debut in 2004, the Philadelphia-born former schoolteacher immediately earned the attention of not only the press and discerning music fans, but also of his fellow artists. He has toured with legendary artists like Bob Dylan and Paul Simon, collaborated with Norah Jones and Lucinda Williams, and been regularly touted as a favorite songwriter and performer by the likes of The Band Perry and Lady Antebellum. Though Amos says that his primary strategy has always been to keep things as simple as possible, he knew that there was one thing he required for Mountains Of Sorrow, Rivers Of Song, which was to record with the musicians he has been taking on the road. “I wanted to play these songs with people that I trust musically, and stay open to where it took us,” he says. “The touring band works really hard, they’re really musical, they’re a good hang, so it was cool to hole up for a few weeks and experience it together. In the singer-songwriter world, it can be sort of a solitary creative process, so it’s good to collaborate with people and bring songs to life together.” The songs were almost all cut live, in just a few takes. The album was the first project to be recorded in a brand-new studio, built in a converted church in Nashville by producer

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Friday, June 20, 2014

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Lucinda Williams Lucinda Williams has always been adept at painting landscapes of the soul, illuminating the spirit’s shadowy nooks and shimmering crannies -- but she’s never captured the sun breaking through the clouds as purely as on her new Lost Highway release, Little Honey. “I’m in a different phase of my life, so there are more happy moments on this album,” the singer-songwriter says of her ninth studio set. “ ‘Darkly introspective,’ is one phrase people have used to describe a lot of my songs. There are moody songs, but I’m looking outside myself a little bit more. These aren’t ‘boy meets girl, boy leaves girl, girl gets bummed out’ songs -- there’s a lot more than that going on.” Williams wastes no time signaling that mood change, leading into Little Honey’s opener, “Real Love” with a false start riff that’s the six-string equivalent of a friendly wink – then sidling into the tune’s hard-rocking vibe with a sensual slink that underscores the passion of finding exactly what that title indicates. The bluesy physicality of that tune is echoed in several of Little Honey’s tracks, from the charmingly chugging “Honeybee” to the gorgeous melodies of “If Wishes Were Horses”. “I’m stepping out and writing about things other than unrequited love. But because that’s not part of my experience anymore,” she explains, “doesn’t mean I’m going to stop being a songwriter. There are plenty of other important things to write about -- the state of the world, for one thing -- I don’t buy into the myth that because you get to a certain level of contentment, you have to throw in the towel.” While Little Honey certainly has plenty to move the hips, Williams doesn’t neglect her uncanny ability to do the same to the heart. The sparse delta delivery she affords “Heaven Blues” -- a keening consideration of what might await on the other side – hits home thanks to its arresting blend of hope and vexation, while the epic “Rarity” rides soft waves of brass (instrumentation never before heard on one of her discs). “The one thing the songs have in common is directness,” she says. “The beauty of country and blues is their simplicity, it’s about getting things across in a really direct way. I’ve spent

a while stretching out and going in different directions, which is my nature. But I feel that I can always embrace that original simplicity again -- that’s why I went back to record ‘Circles and Xs,’ which I actually wrote back in 1985.” Over the course of a recording career that’s now in its fourth decade, the Louisiana-born singer has navigated terrain as varied as the dust-bowl starkness of her 1978 debut Ramblin’ (recorded on the fly with a mere 250 dollar budget behind her) and the stately elegance of last year’s West (which Vanity Fair called “the record of a lifetime”). Between those signposts, Lucinda Williams established a reputation as one of rock’s most uncompromising and consistently fascinating writers and performers, earning kudos from artists as diverse as Mary-Chapin Carpenter (who helped win Williams a Grammy with her recording of “Passionate Kisses”) and Elvis Costello (who joins her for a duet on the Little Honey mini-drama “Jailhouse Tears”). Williams learned the importance of professional integrity around the same time most kids are learning their ABCs, thanks in a large part to her award-winning poet father Miller Williams -- who invested her with a “culturally rich, but economically poor” upbringing where artistic expression was of primary importance. Later, she’d hone her vision playing hardscrabble clubs around her adopted home state of Texas, absorbing the influence of sources as varied as Bob Dylan and Lightnin’ Hopkins. “I sometimes say I just started out singing folk songs acoustically by default,” she recalls. “Even when I was playing open mic nights by myself, I’d be sitting up on stage with my Martin guitar doing ‘Angel’ by Jimi Hendrix or ‘Politician’ by Cream alongside Robert Johnson and Memphis Minnie songs. It never occurred to me to pick just one style.” She’s never settled for any sort of pigeonholing, entering the ‘90s with the slow-burning Sweet Old World -- a disc that, as much as any release, helped place the Americana movement at the forefront of listeners’ minds -- and cementing her own spot in the cultural lexicon with 1998’s rough-hewn masterpiece Car Wheels on a

Gravel Road. The latter disc earned Williams her first Grammy as a performer, but rather than try to capture the same lightning in a bottle a second time, she stretched her boundaries on 2001’s Essence, an album rife with both cerebral interludes and soul-stirring stomps. In recent times, Williams has broadened her palette even further through frequent collaborations with kindred spirits -- acts as varied as The North Mississippi All-Stars and Flogging Molly -- who share her uncommon sense of non-revivalist traditionalism. Little Honey continues that ongoing forward quest, mixing country, R & B and blues-rock elements with adventurous aplomb. The disc gets an added octane boost from the powerful chemistry between the musicians, primarily drawn from Williams’ latest road band (now collectively known as Buick 6) -includes bassist David Sutton, Eels veterans Butch Norton and Chet Lyster as well as longtime collaborator Doug Pettibone. Williams augments that core unit with a passel of like-minded folks spanning a huge chunk of the musical spectrum, from octogenarian singing legend Charlie Louvin to power-pop

vets Susannah Hoffs and Matthew Sweet, the latter of whom helped arrange the Spectortinged “Little Rock Star” -- applying studio skills that prompted Williams to dub him “this generation’s Brian Wilson.” “I feel that this is the most eclectic record I’ve ever done, and I’ve always been known for being eclectic,” she says. “ For this album, I was comfortable just letting the songs flow, and not worried about being so serious and heavy and having to top myself -- and I think that shows.” She needn’t have worried for a minute because, with Little Honey, Lucinda Williams has indeed topped herself again.

Sunday, June 22, 2014

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The Mavericks The Mavericks are back. The country-steeped garage band with a Cuban American lead singer, emerged from Miami with their sultry debut that was equal parts innocence, intensity and vintage influences. But time has a way of melting when you’re busy living life – and two decades has passed since their polyrhythmic brand of post-modern country has given the world “All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down,”“Here Comes The Rain” and “Dance The Night Away.” With their new album, time melts once again and the band that defied definitions, blurred genres and made everybody feel good, is back. The “most interesting band in the world” has captured the infectious energy and robust sound from their LIVE shows on their first release on The Valory Music Co., IN TIME. Whether it’s the Buck Owens-influenced “Dance In The Moonlight,” the panoramic Orbison-esque “Born To Be Blue,” the horn-punctuated retro noir “Back In Your Arms Again” or Tejano-esque “All Over Again,” the Mavericks have once again found the way to make soul music and sole music. For Malo, the lead singer with the rich supple voice that’s second to only Roy Orbison in its ability to convey lonesome, desire and vivre; drummer Paul Deakin and multiinstrumentalist Robert Reynolds; as well as longtime collaborator keyboardist Jerry Dale McFadden and seasoned guitarist Eddie Perez, life has made them richer in terms of experience, playing acumen and a sense of their own musicality. It has also deepened the connection between them in a way that heightens the singular chemistry that made the Grammy-winning band one of the most exciting live propositions in any musical genre. “Maybe the space has given us a sense not of how, but more what can happen when we come together,” says Deakin, whose spent the years apart balancing master-level carpentry with touring with David Meade and Jason White. “Just being there, and experiencing it, you don’t think about it. But there is definitely something when you get Raul, Robert, Eddie, Jerry Dale and I in a room that’s more…” “And the way this record happened: it really fostered the passion, the urgency and the

hyper-listening of being in tune with each other. It’s a way of being in tune we don’t have with anyone else.” Ironic, since other than a disjointed album seven years ago, the Mavericks had gone their separate ways. Through happenstance, serendipity and a collective convergence of the cosmos, the band members found themselves entertaining the notion of some live shows for major festivals, then the idea of recording emerged. Seven years had passed; they’d barely spoken, hadn’t been in the same room. Hadn’t given the band more than a passing thought, because what’s done is done. But the Mavericks had never been conventional. Indeed, with the passage of time, their legend grew – and wherever the principles went, the question of reuniting seemed to grow exponentially. “I’d always dismissed the people who asked (about The Mavericks) as just holding onto the past,” laughs Malo. “A moment in their lives, some notion that was more fantasy than fact. But the years past, I kept making music and it never died – those questions. “Finally, a friend was visiting family in Virginia, a year or so ago, and they were sitting close enough to the bandstand, the players heard them talking about us. Without saying a word, that band played three Mavericks songs without missing a beat. When does that happen?” So the man who feared re-treading what was and diminishing the potency of the multiple CMA and ACM Group of the Year’s legacy began to rethink whether there was more music to be made. “It’s funny,” says Perez, whose made music with Chris Shiflett of the Foo Fighters, Dwight Yoakam, Miranda Lambert, George Straight, Lee Ann Womack and Raul as a solo artist. “It was maybe to some dates, then sure let’s do it -- and then what was a few shows turned into, ‘Hey, maybe let’s make a record.’ It just snow-balled, because I think every one of these guys lives to make music, and together, they all know they’re like nothing else.” The time apart had also strengthened everyone’s musicality. “I expected everybody to play their asses off,”

Malo confesses. “That they’d step in like men, and make music. And they did. And then some.” What Malo doesn’t say is that the band did zero pre-production. He was on tour in Europe. Other band members had commitments. Given that they were more “let’s see what happens” than locked in, it was decided to show up and see what happened. Harvesting a sea of influences – from Dean Martin to ZZ Top, Merle Haggard and George Jones to tangos, polkas and Ravel’s “Bolero” – this album was as bold as it was exciting to record. Or as Perez laughs, “It’s so many genres… if you had to call it something, I guess it would have to be ‘inclusive’.” “I think it took 30 seconds,” Malo says of the band’s inherent chemistry. “We started playing, and it just happened. It was that explosion of sounds! There’s this beautiful simplicity to this, because we did fall together in some ways, but there’s deceptiveness to it, too – because when we play together, we know each other so well.” “There was a sense anything could go wrong at any moment,” Deakin concurs. “So there was this immediacy – and this notion of really being ‘in’ it. Raul didn’t let us hear the songs on purpose, so we were all really listening, really paying attention because we didn’t know what was going to happen.” “FIGURE TRAMPOLINE was a massive live production,” the drummer continues, lining out the band’s history album by album. “MUSIC FOR ALL OCCASIONS, that was us recording in the basement of Sony Publishing. And CRYING SHAME was our first real recording session in Nashville with major producers. CRYING SHAME was really the raw us,” said Deakin. “IN TIME feels really, really good. Like when we were making music in the warehouse back in Hialeah (FL). In the end, we went all the way back: we’re like a garage band behind that voice.” For all the polish and sophistication, sold out shows at the UK’s Royal Albert Hall, cultural blurring and tours of Japan, South America and Europe, United States and Cananda, The Mavericks are, indeed, a post-punk band with deep retro-fittings from Miami’s indie scene. That existing beyond the lines is why the lush ‘50s stroll of “That’s Not My Name” is as comfortable for the lil ole band for Calle Ocho as the jukin’ “As Long As They’re Lovin’ Tonight,” the stoic tenderness of “In Another’s Arms” or the epic build-and-recede “Call

Me When You Get To Heaven,” featuring the legendary McCrary Sisters, which went down in one take. “I see this as a record everyone’s invited to,” Malo explains. “It’s a mix of different rhythms, different places and times. From rednecks to Cubans, Mexicans to gringos to WASPs, you can imagine this band pulling into a country festival and playing ‘Dancing In The Moonlight’” – and everybody dancing. “It’s taking people to new places, but knowing it’s all one world.” “We constantly struggle with the definition of mainstream,” explains Reynolds. “There were moments obviously when we were ‘in’ it, but it’s more the mainstream embracing us from where we exist on the musical fringes. But rather than being something we’re not, we’ve always stayed true – and by being square pegs, we also probably reflect America, because America’s roots are a melting pot. “Listen to Raul’s writing: that strength and passion! He paints a larger universe. Big love, big loss, big joy – and party, live! It’s exciting musically, but it’s tricky because it can feel joyous, but sometimes it’s actually this really big pain.” “Raul’s ability to write a simple lyric,” Deakin reflects, “reflects the mass of humanity, even though it’s one man. When you add his voice, and that sense of melody, it moves people.” Certainly “Tonight Is The Night,” with its climbing melodic escalation and unabashed brio, is as seductive as country’s been in years, while the B-3 and mariachi “Amsterdam Moon” celebrates the sensual jolt of being alive in the unseen details. Even the spaghetti Western “Come Unto Me” ripples with drama and the squat horn parts as Malo’s voice grows bolder and more epic in its bravado and command of carnality. Keyboardist Jerry Dale McFadden, who started with the band in ‘93, says, “The new music stands for real music, a magical vibe that happens when we play together. You don’t recognize that our work was labored over. No, instead, we make it look like its music that we just started playing.” McFadden believes IN TIME will be applauded by old fans and will likely attract younger audiences as well. “We just made a great record, and there are plenty of folks who will discover this for the first time and discover the vibe, that this is something fresh. What was old is new again.”

“This is a very masculine record,” Malo says with vast understatement. “There’s a little bravado in there, I’ll say that. It’s the bullfighter with the flower in his mouth, but it’s also about men… and women… and how different we are, but how much we want and desire each other. Kind of quit with the understanding, and let’s get back to being what we are.” Getting back to being what we are underscores everything about The Mavericks return to form. The ferocity of their playing, the singularity of their intent – and yes, the copious sense of exuberance that infuses every note of the album. “Our relentless pursuit of fun and our selfish notion of pleasing ourselves has always driven us,” Deakin concedes. “But pleasing ourselves creatively has also always worked for us, created an immediacy that makes us true to the songs. We don’t create for a niche or a genre, but to capture the spirit – and that’s always been our strong point.” “When we were the new kids, there was this excitement,” Reynolds continues. “Maybe even a naiveté that came off as brash, but we were always sincere. We were never trendy, because we weren’t chasing anything. Maybe we were rebels because we were different… But I think people realize now, this is who we

are, what we do. It’s not hipster, it’s who we are.” “The fans have always understood us,” says Raul. “We made them feel good – and that was something then, as now I think, people wanted. Life is so serious; even for a moment, let’s forget and enjoy!” “That’s one of the best part of this label, Scott (Borchetta, Big Machine Label Group CEO) understood what makes us what we are. He was there when we were happening, and he was very supportive! No one at the label wanted to put hand cuffs on us, they just wanted a Mavericks record… and I think we gave them one.”

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Sunday, June 29, 2014

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Jeff Dunham: Disorderly Conduct His television specials and series have been the highest rated programming in Comedy Central history, his DVD sales have reached seven million units, his videos have received a half a billion views on You Tube, and his live concerts have become mega-events played in front of sold-out arenas worldwide. No wonder Time Magazine wrote that he is “the most popular comedian in the United States” and Forbes named him to its Celebrity 100 list of most powerful entertainers three years running. Today, Jeff Dunham is a phenomenally successful global entertainment brand. Dunham has, of course, plenty of help onstage: his entourage of signature characters who are there to challenge and chastise his every sentence. There’s Walter, the grumpy retiree; the beer-swilling, NASCARloving and resolutely red neck Bubba J; the furry and manic Peanut; José Jalapeño, the spicy pepper from South of the border; the bumbling skeletal Achmed the Dead Terrorist; the almost as dead long-lost son of Achmed, AJ; and Peanut’s own ventriloquist dummy: Little Jeff. They may have all been conceived and hand crafted by Dunham, but his characters, who are anything but dummies, have now taken on a life of their own, each with their own legion of fans. Dunham’s fascination with ventriloquism began at age eight. It was his parents who gave their son a toy Mortimer Snerd dummy and an accompanying instructional record album. By the time he was ten, Jeff was performing anywhere he could find an audience. After graduating from Baylor University, he moved to Los Angeles and soon became a sensation on the national comedy club circuit. Multiple performances on just about every stand-up comedy show known to man followed, as well as frequent guest appearances on The Tonight Show and Late Night with David Letterman. In 2006, Jeff’s self-produced Arguing With Myself, his first one-hour prime time special, premiered on Comedy Central. The audience reaction was explosive. Almost immediately, fans were posting clips across the Web, views rocketed into the tens of millions, and Jeff Dunham became a comedy phenomenon,

reviving a lost art with new levels of comedy and a contemporary voice. In 2007, Dunham’s self-produced Spark of Insanity, his second Comedy Central special, again premiered to record ratings and million plus DVD sales. Amazon’s consumers rated Spark the best DVD of the year. In 2008, his third television event, A Very Special Christmas Special, premiered with 6.6 million viewers to become the cable channel’s mostwatched program ever. Jeff’s most recent stand-up special, Controlled Chaos, made an unprecedented multi-territory broadcast and DVD release in a dozen countries upon its U.S. bow on Comedy Central on September 25, 2011. 5.5 million people tuned in to watch the special on Comedy Central, making it the third most watched program in the channel’s history, and over 100,000 DVDs were sold within the first week. Today, Dunham’s global appeal is undeniable. He was named top-grossing live comedy act in the world in 2009 and 2010 by Pollstar, the concert industry trade magazine. He has sold-out stadium-sized shows across three continents, from the United Kingdom to Sydney, Toronto to Copenhagen. He soldout an 8,000 seat hockey arena in Helsinki, Finland on Easter Sunday, and Dunham doesn’t speak a word of Finnish. Or Swedish. Or Norwegian. Or Afrikaan, which are the official languages of some of the countries he has visited. There is universal appeal to Dunham’s relationship with his characters that transcends any small gaps in language translation. All of Dunham’s specials have been released on broadcast, DVD, and mobile platforms in Canada, UK, Benelux, Scandinavia, Italy, France, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. The DVD of A Very Special Christmas Special topped the Danish entertainment chart and Spark of Insanity hit the Top 5 of DVD charts in Holland (#2) and South Africa (#5). Spark of Insanity is the most viewed show ever on Comedy Central Holland and, in the United Kingdom, Controlled Chaos was the best-selling DVD in 2011 by a non-British comedian. In South Africa, where Dunham’s first tour in 2010 packed some of the nation’s largest venues,

overall sales of the three titles have exceeded 100,000 units, surpassing any another international comedian. His limited-series commitment, The Jeff Dunham Show, premiered as the highest rated series in Comedy Central history with 5.3 million viewers in its initial airing. The DVD was released in May of 2010 and sold more than 100,000 units within the first four weeks. In late 2010, Dunham released his highly anticipated autobiography, “All By My Selves: Walter, Peanut, Achmed and Me,” which immediately landed on the New York Times best-seller list. Dunham’s personal story is often interrupted by his characters who are quick to dispute Dunham’s recollection of their history together. Dunham has also made many cameo appearances across television and film, from the Emmy-winning comedy series “30 Rock,” to the Jay Roach-directed comedy “Dinner For Schmucks,” starring Steve Carrell and Paul Rudd. At the end of 2011, The Bio Channel’s premiere of Jeff Dunham: Birth of a Dummy became the network’s number one broadcast of all time.

Just as Dunham has maintained full control over the world of characters that he has created, he has built an independent company that produces and finances all Dunham projects across all distribution platforms, including live, television, film, merchandise, and home video. He maintains a highly interactive relationship with his fans via JeffDunham.com and many social networking platforms, including over 6.5 million fans on Facebook. His content partnerships include YouTube (where his Achmed clip is in the top five videos of all time designated as a favorite), Amazon.com, and iTunes. In 2012, Jeff will continue to pack arena-sized venues on his new Controlled Chaos live show. He will make his fourth trip to Europe this spring, stopping in the U.K., Germany, and Belgium, and will return to South Africa and Australia this summer. As an entertainer, Jeff Dunham has truly impacted popular culture, and his character catchphrases, such as Achmed’s “Silence! I Keel You!” and José Jalapeño’s “On A Steek!’”, are now part of our vernacular, much to the delight of multi-generational audiences worldwide.

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Restaurant Guide Mayo Performing Arts Center would like to thank the following restaurants for their advertising support.

Black Horse Tavern & Pub

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1 West Main Street, Mendham; 973-543-7300 Indulge in the area’s finest cuisine in the unique, historic Black Horse Tavern. Elegant country English design meets the rustic beauty of early Americans to create an atmosphere of warmth and beauty. Our eclectic menu is sure to please the most discriminating of tastes and is perfectly complemented by our extensive wine list. Beauty and historic charm meets modern dining in the newly decorated Black Horse Pub. 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

127 South Street; 973-538-5061 Asian cuisine, just a half a block from the Theatre.

Blue Morel Restaurant and 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.

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Brick Oven of Morristown 90 South Street; 973-984-7700 Full range of Italian cuisine, adjacent to the Theatre. www.brickovennj.com

Cambridge Wines 10 Lafayette Ave, 973-984-9463 Enjoy an array of boutique wines, craft beers as well as local small batch spirits. Our intimate and cultured environment provides for a unique “liquor store” experience. In addition to our diverse selection, we also offer our guests the ability to engage and experience wine on a deeper level, both through wine classes, wine clubs and wine tastings. Come in and join us.. or let us come to you (We Deliver!). www.cambridgewinesnj.com

David Todd’s City Tavern 150 South Street; 973-993-8066 An upscale casual restaurant offering a unique, eclectic menu, boutique wines, craft beers and signature cocktails. Enjoy our industrial chic ambiance conducive to meeting new friends, renewing old acquaintances and just having a good time. www.davidtoddscitytavern.com

Dublin Pub 4 Pine Street; 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. www.morristown.hyatt.com

Enjou Chocolat

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

Fiore’s Italian Restaurant 12 Elm Street, 973-539-5511 Are you looking for an authentic Italian restaurant that’s not too far from home? Looking for a warm, comfortable environment for a family dinner or private party? Look no further than Fiore’s Italian Restaurant. Whether you’re looking for a delicious Italian restaurant. each dish is like a taste of home and sure to satisfy any appetite. Whether you are a party of two or twenty, we are ready to provide you with the best meal in the area. Enjoy a night out for delicoius food and a great atmosphere, dine at Fiore’s. www.fioresitalianrestaurantnj.com

Restaurant Guide

Mayo Performing Arts Center would like to thank the following restaurants for their advertising support. George & Martha’s 67 Morris Street; 973-267-4700 George & Martha’s offers a modern American menu in a sophisticated and fun atmosphere. The restaurant features an exciting nightlife, from Happy Hours to live entertainment and hosted events. 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

Havana Koi

90 South Street; 973-998-8940 Cuban Fusion experience. Tapas style cubanfusion menu. www.havanakoi.com

Millie’s

60 South Street; 973-267-9616 Located just 11/2 blocks from the theater! Specializing in authentic, woodfired Neapolitan pizza and coal-fired pizza, Millie’s Old World is one of only a few restaurants in the country to offer both pizza styles. We have an expansive assortment of pizzas, including our award-winning “Millie’s Signature Pie”, all of which are topped with homemade mozzarella made in-house daily. Don’t miss our top grade sirloin meatballs made from our family’s three-generation-old recipe! Enjoy open-air dining in warm weather when we lift our restaurant-front retractable garage door. www.milliesoldworld.com

Sirin Thai Restaurant

3 Pine Street; 973-993-9122 Just around the corner from the theatre. Authentic Thai cuisine. www.sirinthairestaurant.com

Sushi Lounge 12 Schuyler Place; 973.539.1135 Excellent as rated in Zagat; Top 5 NYC sushi restaurant in Citysearch.com. Featuring weekday Happy Hours and 1/2 prices martini Wednesdays. www.sushilounge.com

Swiss Chalet Bakery 159 South Street; 973-267-0092 We’re a full service bakery with a daily selection of over 200 freshly baked items and a self-serve beverage center offering delicious fresh ground coffee & a variety of teas. Additionally, we offer cappuccino, espresso and lattes and a selection of natural European jams & jellies. Swiss Chalet’s reputation for quality, fresh baked products speaks for itself - each year over 80,000 customers visit our store. www.swisschaletbakery.com

The Original Pita Grill

27 South Street; 973-998-8661 Pita Grill was established in 1993 in Manhattan. We have since grown to 7 locations in NY and NJ. We provide a healthier option to dining with all of our menu items being made fresh daily. Our menu has Mediterranean roots with an American flare. We serve paninis, pitas, salads, platters and many dips and spreads. We welcome you to join us in our dining room with a bottle of wine or take advantage of pick up and free delivery. Positively Healthy! www.pitagrill.com

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Mayo Performing Arts Center 2013-2014 Supporters The Mayo Performing Arts Center is grateful to the following for their generous support.

SPONSORS

Performance Sponsors AAA The Center for Well Being: Atlantic Health BASF Corporation BNY Mellon Wealth Management The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation Crum & Forster Digiplex Destinations John DaSilva Memorial Foundation Longo Electrical-Mechanical McCarter & English, LLP Novartis Paul Miller Auto Group PNC Wealth Management POE Yoga PricewaterhouseCoopers Pucuda-Leading Edge RBC Wealth Management Sandler O’Neill + Partners UBS Wealth Management Media Partners Daily Record Star-Ledger WDHA/WMTR WNYC Hotel Partners Hyatt Regency Morristown Westin Governor Morris Morristown Inn Hanover Marriott Hilton Short Hills Westminster Hotel

GOVERNMENT

County of Morris Board of Chosen Freeholders Morris County Historic Preservation Trust Fund New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts

CORPORATIONS & FOUNDATIONS

The Arnold F. Baggins Foundation BASF Corporation Lewis D. Brounell Charitable Trust The Thomas and Agnes Carvel Foundation The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Kristin Elliott Charitable Fund Goldman Sachs Gives – Todd and Nina Hohman Horizon Foundation for New Jersey Investors Bank Jockey Hollow Foundation A. P. Kirby Jr. Foundation F. M. Kirby Foundation The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation PNC Foundation The Provident Bank Foundation RBC Foundation William E. Simon Foundation Target Foundation TD Charitable Foundation The James P. Verhalen Family Foundation, Inc. Mildred Weber Grauman Memorial Foundation Wells Fargo

GIFTS IN-KIND

Drinker, Biddle & Reath, LLP MPAC Performing Arts Company Diversified Media Group EmbroidMe Encore Catering Enjou Chocolat Google GraficaGroup Jimmy’s Cookies Larena Construction LLC Lazar, Levine & Felix LLP Panera Bread

MATCHING GIFTS

The following companies have generously matched their employees’ charitable gifts to MPAC. Please be sure to check with your Human Resources Department to maximize your support! ADP Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Foundation Aetna Foundation AIG AT&T Foundation Bank of America BD Big Lots! BNY Mellon Chubb & Son Coach Conoco Phillips Crum and Forster Deluxe Corporation Foundation Eli Lilly and Company Foundation, Inc. ExxonMobil Foundation Gap Inc. Horizon Foundation ING Johnson & Johnson Merck Motorola Foundation Pfizer Prudential Foundation The Toa Reinsurance Company of America Truist Tyco Telecommunications Verizon As of April 7, 2014

Memorial Gifts

Gifts in Memory of Marguerite M. Goryeb Gifts in Memory of Adolph De Jonghe

Have you considered including the Mayo Performing Arts Center as part of your planned giving? Remembering The Theatre in your estate is a wonderful way to secure your legacy and further our mission to entertain, enrich and educate the diverse population of Northern New Jersey. For more information, please contact Marcia Hunter, Major Gifts Manager, at (973) 539-0345 ext. 6514. Steinway & Sons is the official piano of the Mayo Performing Arts Center.

Mayo Performing Arts Center acknowledges our 2013-2014 corporate and media sponsors for their generous support. Performance Sponsors

Media Partners

Hotel Partners

Major support provided by This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/ Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.

FM KIRBY FOUNDATION

For more information about Sponsorship opportunities and the associated benefits, please call Justin Wynn at 973-539-9345 x6550 or email jwynn@mayoarts.org. *As of April 7, 2014

Main Lobby Building Project The Mayo Performing Arts Center is currently renovating and expanding its main lobby, exterier faรงade, and plaza area. We would like to thank the following donors for their generous support of the Main Lobby Building Project:

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

$250,000 John and Margaret Post Foundation

$100,000 The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation A.P. Kirby, Jr. Foundation, Inc. Paula and William Marino Eileen and N. Larry Paragano Sr.

$50,000 - $80,000 Conger Family Foundation Jeanne and Joseph Goryeb Jacobs Levy Equity Management Mary Jane Robertson and James A. Clark

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

$10,000 - $24,000 Garwood N. Burwell The Ellis Family The Walter F. and Alice Gorham Foundation Kathy and Gregory Heher Unjeria C. Jackson, MD and Larry E. Thompson Karen and Jefferson Kirby Pamela and Joseph Longo Larena Construction LLC James K. Malloy

Marylyn and Thomas McLaughlin Helen and Jim Quinn Anne and Robert Rooke Elise and Thomas J. Ross Jr. Brenda and Leonard Sichel Anita J. Siegel Claudia and Kenneth Silverman Joseph Weber

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

$1,000 to $4,999 Daniel and Meryl Alesandro Reverend Janet Broderick Louise and Malcolm Chamalian Theresa de Leon Nancy and Flo Brown Foley Dana and Eric Macy Lois and Peter Mancuso Dr. Edward and Norlyn Poto Joan and James Lynch Michael Shloblock Marilyn and Mark Talve Foundation The Wallerstein Foundation for Geriatric Life Improvement

Naming Opportunities are available for gifts ranging from $500 to Name a Seat to $500,000 for the Main Lobby. Donations at every level make an impact! Please call Marcia Hunter at 973-539-0345 ext. 6514 or email mhunter1@mayoarts.org for more information on how to be a part of this exciting project!

The Starlight Society The Starlight Society at Mayo Performing Arts Center is an exciting VIP membership program that offers exclusive benefits to contributors of $1,250 and up. The Starlight Society boasts more than 250 members and serves as the Theatre’s leading source of annual support each year. For more information on how you can join the Starlight Society, please contact Lana Gusoff, Membership and Special Events Manager, at (973) 539-0345 ext. 6526.

President’s Circle $10,000 and up Paul and Bette Carrano Jim and Donna Chambers The Ellis Family Bruce and Antonia Gollob Joe and Jeanne Goryeb John and Kristin Hyland Bud and Sudy Mayo Claudia and Kenneth Silverman Producer’s Circle $5,000 Betty Carroll Christie Family Foundation Theresa Augustine-Christie Mary E. and David L. Cobb Gordon and Cindy Crawford Rob and Nancye Falzon Fischer Family Mr. Frederick Fultz Steve and Kathy Gillen Sheridan and John Greeniaus John J. Hallacy and Mary Ann Lo Frumento Jay and Linda Hellstrom Ken and Sylvia Isaacson Unjeria C. Jackson, MD and Mr. Larry Thompson Richard and Cindy Johnson Jennifer and Jeffrey Kalajian Paula and Bill Marino Nancy and Howard Moseson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mulholland Nancy and Jeffrey Rich Mary Jane Robertson and James A. Clark Bob and Anne Rooke Clementina, Debra and Ron Sanes Hank and Jacke Schram Michael and Maria Simoff Allan and Barbara Staats Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Supron Sonia Turnquist Director’s Circle $3,000 Jean and Bruce Acken Sheri and Steve Alexander Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Bach Carole Baker and Joseph Ward Katherine Chironna Ann and Art Corwin Data Designs, Inc. Mr. Paul DeNoon Ms. Sarah R. Epstein Tom and Susan Fuller Tobi and George Goldman Orren and Trish Grushkin Jerry and Jerry Happ Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Heher Anita Hotchkiss and Chris Martin

Karen and Jeff Kirby Pam Mondelli and Paul Pazniokas Marianne and Walter Morris Mr. and Mrs. James Nason Diane and Bob Noelke Eileen and Larry Paragano Carole and Jack Plaxe Eileen and Carlos Rodriguez Leonard and Brenda Sichel Anita J. Siegel Deborah Vilage Artist’s Circle $2,000 Arnie and Ruth Aprahamian Patti Aresty Richard and Connie Batherman Kevin and Ginger Brennan Gregg and Jackie Buckalew Denis and Barbara Burke Mr. Christopher Carroll Malcolm and Louise Chamalian Glenn and Eleanor Coutts Anne DeLaney and Chip Carver Robin and Tim Devaney John and Lisa Ennis David and Jill Farris Caroline and Richard Godfrey Virginia and Russell Hawkins Will and Kirstin Henson Kirsten Hotchkiss and Rob Steidlitz Marcia and Peter Hunter Mr. and Mrs. Robin Kinney Frederick K. Kleen, III and Virginia DeLalla Michael Kohner Jane and Michael Kurek Mrs. Gloria Lagrassa Caren Frankel and Dr. Jory Magidson Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Matlesky Thomas and Marylyn McLaughlin Steven and Sherry Nalbone Laurie and Joseph Nosofsky Ms. Carolyn Olenowski Norlyn and Edward Poto Joyce Prevoznik Jane Rehmke and Leland Schubert Mr. and Mrs. C. Graydon Rogers Eileen Rolnick Phillip and Stacey Rubinfeld Dr. Michael and Mrs. Alice Samach Don and Carol Schautz Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sinay Mr. Jon Stewart Sandra and Arthur Tauber Mr. Don Terwilliger Mr. and Mrs. James Van Derveer Thomas and Rebecca Wafer Lary Wasserman

Conductor’s Circle $1,250 Susan and Ken Adler The Elliott Averett Family Michael and Joanne Aversa Don Bailey and Heather Althoff Mr. Robert C. Bales Jeff and Lee Ann Barone Lynn and Mitch Baumeister Dr. and Mrs. Charles Becht, IV Mr. John Beckelman Richard G. Binetti, MD Wendy and Jay Birnbaum Carol and Tom Bitar Ms. Lori Blitz and Dr. Alan Winter Ken and Lisa Bodmer Michael and Eileen Boos Family Rev. Janet Broderick Lois Brounell Jay and Diana Buffum Robert and Francoise Burn Mr. Garwood N. Burwell Cynthia and Ed Cashman Robert and Fran Cavalero Ms. Catherine Cavanaugh Pam and Frank Clancey Stan and Holly Coleman James and Doreen Costello Mike and Mary Ann Denton Marysue and Thomas DePaola Catherine Donahue Mr. Chris P. Dowd Harriett and Bob Druskin John and Karen Dubel Charles and Kristen Dvorscak Sally and Gary Eisenreich Jack and Patrice Farris John and Linda Fedinec Kevin Feeley Teresa and Matthew Finlay Anne Flugstad-Clarke Chris Friedman and Sharon Gordon Mr. and Mrs. Neil Gagnon Carol and Jerry Galgano Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gallagher Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gamgort Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Gardner Douglas Garno and Beth Van Brunt Mr. Timothy Gearty Mr. Richard Genabith Edda and James Gillen Jill and Richard Goldberg Betty and Arnold Goldstein Mr. Joseph P. Goryeb, Sr. Edward A. Gramigna, Jr. Richard and Kathleen Grochala Fred and Susan Gruel Bob and Cynthia Hamburger Jonno and Julie Hanafin Donald Hardman Mary and Brad Harmon Mr. and Mrs. David Chance Healy

Dana Griffith and Jack Hogoboom Mr. John W. Holman, III Thomas C. Jardim and Karen Fountain George P. Jenkins Jr. Ezra and Bonnie Kazam Bill and Raellen Kesselman Ms. Carol Kimmelman Harry Krystalla Allison and Paul Larena Barbara and Stuart Levy Ellen and Jonathan Lewis Nicky and Paige Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hommedieu Donald and Barbara Louria Mr. Bruce Lowenhaupt Kevin and Trisha Luing Brian and Tara Luing Anne and Tom MacCowatt Don and Fran MacMaster Mark and Cindy Magath Mr. James K. Malloy Lois and Peter Mancuso Mr. David Martinak Dr. and Mrs. J. Bartley Martinez Mr. and Mrs. Charles Matar Ms. Sandra Mathews Roger and Mary Elyn Matthews Elizabeth Mattson Jim and Sue McArdle David and Lyn McCarthy Barbara McGuire Will and Dyanna McGuire Donna McNamara and Lawrence Cohen Nancy and David Medford Mr. John Mento Betsy and Sean Monaghan Francis and Wesanne Moran Trish and Michael Morchower Morristown Antique Center Annalee Mueller and her Dad Mr. and Mrs. J. Steven Mueller Mrs. Rachel Mullen Joan Ducey-Munde and Dan Munde Stephen and Kirsten Neville Phil and Gen Nicastro John F. and Baiba Norton Paragon Restoration Corp. Jonathan Perelman and Dr. Evelyn Eckert Kim and John Pistner Stephen and Lisa Plavin Judy and Jim Pohlman Martin and Clare Prentice Doug and Myla Pridgen Mr. and Mrs. James F. Quinn Lisa and Phil Richards Mark A. Rieger, MD Andrew and Tracy Roettger Linda and Mike Rosenberg D.B. and Mary Ross, Jr. Joseph and Marla Runsdorf Ms. Joanne Ryan Nancy and Nelson Schaenen, Jr. Judy and Fred Schiller Rudy and Debora Schloesser Michael Shoblock Craig and Cathy Simon Frederic and Joan Sirota

Molly Dunn and Len Smith The Hon. Tim and Tara Smith Guy Adami and Linda Snow Don and Mary Kaye Sparaco James and Janet Stanard Maureen and Paul Tafuro Mr. and Mrs. Robert Toohey Roxanne Wallace Peter and Lisa Wallburg Leigh and Robin Walters Gerard J. Weir Steven Wheatley and Kathryn Shuck C. R. Wishner Mr. Robin Wyatt Gil and Claire Zweig Ambassador $750 Jim and Anne Baier Alice D. Cutler and Robert W. Bensley Stephen and Norma DeTommaso Ms. Mary Donohoe Michael P. Gallagher Ms. Daria Goginsky Richard and Leslie Goryeb Mr. and Mrs. John Kilcullen Dr. and Mrs. Wayne Lajewski Paul Magnani Maria and David Martorana Ms. Eileen Napolitano Rick Rizzuto Edward and Robin Roffman Doug and Tracey Sieg Mr. and Mrs. Glen Skar Larry B. and Cheryl L. Smith Mr. Wolfgang Wittling Associate Producer $500 Carmen L. Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ballestero Cynthia Barkman and Ron Caruso Tom and Linda Bodnar The Boughton Family Michael and Karen Byrne Dr. E.H. Chesnut, Jr. Jack and Marion Cunic Andrew Dunberg Ed and China Fagan Frank and Kay Failla Sally and Phillip Franzel Mr. Joseph Graff Allen and Sandy Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. John Hanley Mr. Andrew Harrison Mr. Michael Harrison Melanie B. Harrow Ken and Jackie Kairys James and Carolyn Kinder Mr. and Mrs. John Kirk The Kranefuss Family Kenneth E. Lasch Jeffrey and Lisa Libman Gary and Carol S. Lieberman Mr. Craig Lucas and Mrs. Lori Nestor-Lucas Jan and Jeff Markey Mr. Kenneth Massey William and Linda Moran

John and Susan Moschberger Joseph M. and Jane E. Myers Audrey Newman and John McKendry Alex and Sally Orgren Mrs. Margaret Parker The Pearce Family Mr. and Mrs. William Rea Cuong Do and Lori Rickles Eric and Claire Rolin Vlasta and Alan Romanowicz Stacey Rudbart Jan and Jer Russo Marjorie and Rudy Savoie Michelle and Michael Shapiro Mr. and Mrs. Eric Sussman The Swope Family Jim and Dot Vail Neva and Rich Watson Dr. Gary and Sheryl Weine R. Winter and I. Calderon Champion $300 Joe and Tracy Amelio Dan and Lisa Andriola Mr. and Mrs. George Annen Dennis and Sandy Atieh Gerald and Joan Baker Diane J. Bauer and Gloria E. Bauer Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Beamer Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Beebe Mr. John M. Bianchi Peter and Christine Birnbaum Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Buteux Ms. Maria McEwan Mr. and Mrs. Jack Chadwick Lois Conklin Construction Services Michael and Gloria Cortese Tom and Kristen Cunningham Ms. Angela Dalby Maureen and Jeff Davis Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. De Laney Josie P. Deelsnyder Ronald and Patti DeFilippis John and Maureen Drummond Ms. Lucy Duffy Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Edwards Joan Eisen Kristin Elliott Bob and Louise Elsholz Dr. and Mrs. TJ Emmer, Jr. Mr. Chris Evans Mr. William Flannery Jeri and Matt Frankel David and Jennifer Friedland Mr. Stephen Froehlich Mr. Stephen R. Gale Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Gannet Sandra and Charles Gibson Ravitte and Don Ginsberg Mr. Neal Godt Mr. and Mrs. Paul Goldman Mr. Herb Graber Andrew H. Graulich, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard and Stella Grayson Mrs. Florence M. Green Harold and Pamela Green

John T. Grogan, Jr. and Lenore Brady Nancy and William Gulbin Jim and Kathleen Harris Barbara and Richard Hartman Tracy Hassan Steve Hauge Mr. and Mrs. John J. Hayden Mr. and Mrs. John A. Hendricks Gail and Robert Hirsch Brian Hoffman Charlene and Bob Hollingshead Mr. Bernie Horowitz Leigh and Carol Johnson Linda Kacergis Stephanie and Mitchell Kane Jennifer and Clem Kaupp, Jr. Bill and Kathy Kelly Mr. Harold Kiel Jack and Anna Kitson Mr. Barry Kleiman Chad and Jodi Kokenge Jeffrey and Donna Kraft Mark and Therese Krook Mr. Gary Kulpeksa Tom and Rose Lansdale Elliot and Jody Leibowitz Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse Lepore Alan and Melanie Levitan Mike and Sandy Lombardo George and Elizabeth Lonsberry Deenah Lopinto Dr. Dale L. Ludwig Ms. Nancie Ludwig Drs. William and Julie Timins Lupatkin Philip and Judy Magaletta Judy and Marty Malloy Ms. Judy Martinez Carolyn and Dan McCarthy Ms. Kim McCullough Russell and Christine McIntyre Steven Meisinger

Dr. and Mrs. Chris Michaels Ken and Nancy Miller Ms. Susan Miller Michael and Karle Miller Dr. and Mrs. Richard Molinari Joe and Terry Mueller Marian B. and William L. Munson Michele and Greg Murray Barbara and Steven Nappen Ms. Penny Nelson Dr. and Mrs. Allan W. Newcomb Mr. Robert Nichols Vince and Roberta Novak Susan O’Brien Arnold M. Olshan Robert and Barbara Paciorkowski Sara and Vincent Pagano Elizabeth and Michael Palumbo Ms. Bonnie Parr Steve and JoAnn Peck Ms. Sandra Persichetti Mike and Bobbi Phillips James Polley Marcie and Drew Posner The Prails and The Flormans Theo and Barb Purdy Marlene Rabiner Dr. and Mrs. Farhad Rafizadeh Ada Ramos Bruce and Karen Rand Mrs. Maria Redondo Reichenbach Family Ms. Lori Ann Reinhard Barbara and Richard Reinhardt Helen and Barry Reiter Marjorie and Keith Remland Ann and Warren Rhines Mr. Nicholas Ribis Mr. and Mrs. R.T. Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Dean Richmond Rose City Jewelers/Gemologists Dr. Paul and Ms. Connie Rosenberg

Steven and Miriam Rosenberg Lawrence Ross Stephen and Marie Rozan Marc and Linda Rubman Greg and Omie Ryan Frank J. and Eileen Sabatelli Mr. Seymour S. Saltus Mr. and Mrs. Steven Schlesinger Sallyann and Edward Schmidt Patrick and Claire Shadood Peggy and John Shannon Steve Sibilia Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Simon Daniel Simonutti John and Judith Sissick Sheila and Tom Slutsker Michele Snyder Edward M. Sonnenberg, DDS Mr. and Mrs. Allan Spinner Ms. Danielle Sprouls Dan and Sandra Stiles Ms. Margaret H. Stone Walter H. Sutton Arleen and Herb Tarutz Dr. Steven Tobias John and Fran Tort Mr. and Mrs. R. Charles Tschampion Richard and Cheryl Tully Ms. Monica Jerussi and Mr. Nicholas Tzoumis Jeanne and Joseph Walsh Marlene Wangenheim, Interiors By Design Ms. Colleen White Mr. W.J. Williams The Young Family Jeffrey S. Zeikel Mr. Emanuel Zepnick Shirley and Barry Zitomer As of April 7, 2014

Members Make It Happen! The Mayo Performing Arts Center relies on your generosity to help bridge the gap between ticket sales and operating costs. Your support is critical to helping us keep the arts an essential part of the community, as well as the lives of over 200,000 adults and children served each year through our presentations and arts education programs. Please consider becoming a member to ensure the vitality of our arts organization. Membership comes with benefits, including advanced purchasing opportunities for added events and subscriptions for next season, free and discounted tickets, and special discounts at area businesses (see below). Membership starts at $150 ($25 for students and $50 for seniors). Your annual contributions not only help to defray our operating costs, but they also help to nurture the next generation of arts enthusiasts by helping to fund our arts education and outreach programs. Your contributions are truly a re-investment in the community! Join now! For more information, call 973-5390345, ext. 6526. Member Discounts! Show your Member card and save at local businesses (Complete terms, conditions and discount information available in the Member Benefits section of our website). Amici Hair Design • Aura Salon & Spa • Cappia Café • Cluck U Chicken • Corbett Custom Framing David Todd’s City Tavern • The Elephant Nose Pet Center • Elliott’s Flower Shoppe • EmbroidMe The Energy Group • Enjou Chocolat • The Famished Frog • George & Martha’s American Grille Ginty’s Irish Gifts • Glassworks Studio • Grasshopper Off the Green • The Great American Piano Co. Hibiscus American & Caribbean Cuisine • J.C. Reiss Optician • Lauren b. Inc. • Marty’s Reliable Cycle The Morristown Diner • Muscle Maker Grill • Provesi of Morristown • Rio’s Engraving • Wine Chateau

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