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Milwaukee Repertory Theater Presents
Music Director and Accompanist
Dan Kazemi
Sound Designer
Tate E. Thompson
Costume Coordinator
Destiny Harris
Associate Music Director
Jose Simbulan
Casting Director
Dale Brown
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Production Coordinator
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Performers
Alina Cherone • Alesia Miller • Charlotte Odusanya
At each performance only two artists will perform. For a specific performer schedule please visit www.MilwaukeeRep.com/Whitney
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The Greatest Love for Whitney will be performed with a 15 minute intermission.
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Alina Cherone
Performer
Alina is a singer/songwriter from New Jersey with a BFA in Theater Arts. After graduating from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, she ventured into songwriting and music engineering. She studied songwriting with the Johnny Mercer Foundation and has been writing in Los Angeles ever since. She recently released her first solo EP album, Analog Love (available on Spotify), and is currently working on her next project. It’s been seven years since she performed on the Milwaukee Rep stage and she is beyond thrilled to be back!
Alesia Miller Performer
Alesia is a lyrically sincere songstress that brings together the harmonies of love, life, and experience through song, is a proud Milwaukee native with a degree in psychology from Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. While splitting her time being a mother to her incredibly talented son, she also wears the hat labeled CEO for Soul Brew Kombucha, Wisconsin’s 1st Black woman owned kombucha company. This exceptional talent has always stood out in a crowd, exposing her both locally, and abroad so much so that her gift continues to open doors. Credits include but are not limited to: Soprano in the Bel Canto Chorus; lead singer with The Eddie Butts Band, lead actress in C.L. Woodson’s; After the Love Has Gone, Andre Lee Ellis’; “Quiet as it’s Kept”, season 10 Hollywood edition semifinalists on American Idol. She recently was given the opportunity to represent Milwaukee at the Fiserv Forum in singing the National Anthem prior to a Bucks game. This multitalented, singer/songwriter, recording artist, actress and community advocate continues to shine by adding faith, determination and motivation to her collection. She has a heart for music and the arts in which believes that faith without work is dead, so do the work, and keep the faith!
Charlotte Odusanya Performer
Charlotte is thrilled to be making her Milwaukee Repertory Theater debut in The Greatest Love for Whitney. Charlotte was most recently seen in North Shore Music Theatre’s production of Little Shop of Horrors (Crystal). She has been in an Off-Broadway show Audrey: A New Musical (Ella Fitzgerald/ Edith Head). She also appeared in the 25th Anniversary Farewell Tour of Rent (Seasons of Love Sol./U.S. Joanne). She gives a huge thanks to God, family, and friends for their constant love and support. Instagram: @ charlqtte.
CREATIVE TEAM
Mark Clements Creator/Artistic Director
Mark is an awardwinning international theater director whose work has appeared in over 100 major theaters throughout Europe and the United States. He began his tenure as Artistic Director with the 2010/11 Season by bringing musicals to the mainstage, starting a tradition that is now the highlight of every season. Milwaukee Rep directing credits include the world premieres of One House Over, his own adaptation of the current A Christmas Carol, Five Presidents and American Song. Also directed for Milwaukee Rep: Titanic The Musical, West Side Story, Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol, Things I Know To Be True (American Premiere), Junk, The Glass Menagerie, Of Mice and Men, Othello, Death of a Salesman, The History of Invulnerability, End of the Rainbow, Clybourne Park and Bombshells. Some of his New York and international work includes Speaking in Tongues, The Milliner and Blunt Speaking, in addition to creating and directing the West End and UK National Tour of Soul Train. Prior to joining Milwaukee Rep, Mark served as an Associate Artistic Director for
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several UK theater companies, most notably, Artistic Director for the award-winning Derby Playhouse in the UK from 1992-2002, where he directed over 40 productions. He has been nominated for an Olivier Award and several UK Theatre Awards, and has won three Barrymore Awards from his time at Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia. Mark is currently working with Ayad Akhtar on adapting his critically acclaimed novel American Dervish for the stage to make its world premiere at Milwaukee Rep in an upcoming season.
Dan Kazemi
Music Director and Accompanist
Dan is a composer, actor, director, orchestrator and music director. He directed Ring of Fire at Milwaukee Rep and Actors Theatre of Louisville. Dan has musically directed more than 30 shows at Milwaukee Rep including Titanic the Musical, Dad’s Season Tickets, Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol, Hedwig, A Christmas Carol, West Side Story, In the Heights, Murder for Two, Guys and Dolls, Man of La Mancha and Dreamgirls. Other credits include: Lizzie (Barrymore Award), Herringbone (Barrymore Nom). Orchestration credits include Field Hockey Hot (Barrymore Nom) and Tulipomania. Dan’s music has been performed at Lincoln Center, SDC’s Mr. Abbott Awards, Le Cirque de Demain in Paris, Ballet Fleming and in the 213 collective’s Untitled Project #213. Dan is a composer of the musical podcast, Mythic Thunderlute.
Destiny Harris
Costume Coordinator
Destiny is a costume designer from Baltimore, MD. Designer Credits: Milwaukee Repertory Theater-Dino! An Evening with Dean Martin; The Naples Player- By the Way, Meet Vera Stark, As You Like It, and Escanaba in da Moonlight; WombWork Productions- Holly Down in Heaven. Assistant Designer Credits: The Naples Players- She Loves Me; Chesapeake Shakespeare Company- A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Co-Designer Credits: ArtsCentricBlack Nativity.
Dakota Kroes
Lighting Designer
Dakota is a Racine native lighting designer. Most recently, he has been working as the lighting director for Milwaukee Rep. Previously he has worked as the lighting designer for Six Flags theme parks. Dakota received his undergraduate degree from Illinois Wesleyan University.
Tate E. Thompson
Sound Designer
Regional credits include: A Christmas Carol, She Kills Monsters, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Clarence Brown Theatre) The Refugees (Adjusted Realists/ Davidson College). Tate is a member of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association. As always, he sends all his love to Theo, Willow, Xoe, Megan, Dakota, Amaris, Stephan, Josh, Tyler, Anthony, Annika, Cristina, Keegan, Zoë, and Jasper.
Jose Simbulan
Associate Music Director
Jose is thrilled to be making his debut with Milwaukee Repertory Theater. He has been on the podium, at the piano, and in the orchestra pits of Arizona Theatre Company, Barrington Stage Company, American Stage Company, Arena Stage, Shakespeare Theatre Company, The REV, The Kennedy Center (Sondheim Celebration), Baltimore Center Stage, and Ford’s Theatre. His extensive work as an audition pianist includes regular engagements with the College Audition Project, Baayork Lee’s National Asian Artists Project, Disney Parks and Cruise Line, Unified Professional Theatre Auditions, and 29 years with the Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC Hall of Fame inductee).
Dale Brown
Casting Director
Dale Brown Casting Director with Milwaukee Rep: Dino! An Evening with Dean Martin, Beehive The 60s Musical, Titanic The Musical, My Way, New Age, West Side Story, Things I Know To Be True, In the Heights, The Chinese Lady, The Who & The What. Off-Broadway: Our Brother’s Son, Gorgeous Nothings (both upcoming); America Is Hard To See, Daddy Long Legs (Drama Desk Nom); with Tara Rubin: Phantom of the Opera, Billy Elliot; A
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Little Night Music, Jesus Christ Superstar, Guys and Dolls (Broadway). Many thanks to Mark, et al. Great to be making live theater again! dalebrowncasting.com
Josh Hart
Production Coordinator
Josh is delighted to return to the Milwaukee Rep team! After graduating from the University of Chicago, he moved to Milwaukee and worked at Milwaukee Rep for two seasons as a stage management resident and fellow. Some of his favorite recent shows include Hedwig and the Angry Inch, A Christmas Carol and Piano Men at Milwaukee Rep and Misery and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre. As always, he sends all of his love and gratitude to Amaris, Stephan, Rufio, and Zippy.
Cecilia Aguirre
Stage Management Resident
Cecilia is a recent graduate from The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) where she had the opportunity to enhance and hone in on her stage management skills. She is thrilled to be joining the Milwaukee Repertory Theater post-graduation all while having the opportunity to be challenged and grow from this experience. Reflecting on the past decade of being a new works musical focused stage manager in the Chicagoland area, she now calls Milwaukee home. Stage Manager credits at BRAVO Performing Arts Academy and UIC include: Disney’s The Lion King Jr., Wicked, Heather’s The Musical, Sister Act JR and Passage. When Cecilia is not backstage she’s photographing weddings, cuddling her cat and discovering new coffee shops with her supportive fiancé.
Emily Newmark Artistic Coordinator
Emily is a director, actor, and filmmaker from Janesville, Wisconsin. She graduated, last spring, from Oberlin College with degrees in both Theater and Psychology. As a part of Milwaukee Rep’s Emerging Professional Residency, Emily has worked as an assistant director on multiple productions this season including: The Nativity Variations, Much Ado About Nothing, and The Heart Sellers. While here in Milwaukee, Emily also directed a staged reading of a new play titled This Is Not The Reunion with her resident cohort. Her
collegiate directing credits include: Next to Normal and The Tempest, as well as two short films: Scouts and Boys Who Fly. Emily has also worked as the Assistant Artistic Director for Oberlin Summer Theater Festival’s 2019 season and as an intern for Victory Garden Theater’s development team. emily-newmark.com.
Chad Bauman Executive Director
Now in his tenth season at Milwaukee Rep, under Chad’s guidance the theater has grown significantly from a $9M to $14M organization. He’s completed two capital campaigns, one to remodel and expand the Stackner Cabaret and the other to build the endowment, launch the John (Jack) D. Lewis New Play Development Program, create a new A Christmas Carol and deepen the theater’s community engagement programs. Through his efforts, the theater has been awarded UPAF’s Good Steward Award six times and became the only performing arts organization in Wisconsin with a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator. Previously he was the Associate Executive Director at Arena Stage in Washington, DC, where he was instrumental in opening the Mead Center for American Theater, a 200,000 square feet, performing arts complex dedicated to American voices and playwrights. While at Arena Stage, he worked on the Broadway transfers of Next to Normal (Pulitzer Prize; Tony Award), Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Tony Award), Wishful Drinking starring Carrie Fisher, in addition to the world premieres of Marcus Gardley’s Every Tongue Confess starring Phylicia Rashad and Red Hot Patriot starring Kathleen Turner. He has been named to Milwaukee Business Journal’s Top 40 under 40 and a “Friend of the Hispanic Community” by the United Community Center. He currently serves as the President of the Milwaukee Arts Partners, Vice President of the Board of Pathways High School, Treasurer of Imagine MKE and Coordinator for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion for AFS Student Exchange Programs. Bauman is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Strategic Perspectives in Non-Profit Management program with a Master of Fine Arts in producing from the CalArts. He and his husband Justin live in Whitefish Bay.
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Sandra McSweeney
Donna Meyer
Douglas Mickelson
Dwight L. Morgan
Abigail J. Nash
Mark Niedfeldt, M.D.
Gregory C. Oberland
Tonen (Sara) O’Connor
Gina Peter
Anthony Petullo
Elizabeth Quadracci-Harned
Kristine Rappé
Dr. John E. Ridley
Catherine Robinson
PRESIDENTS’ COUNCIL
Larry Jost
John L. Kordsmeier
Frank Krejci Susan A. Lueger
LIMELIGHT LEGACY SOCIETY MEMBERS
Robert H. Manegold
Vincent L. Martin
Patricia Brash McKeithan
Donna Meyer
Joseph A. Rock
Christopher Rowland
Micky Sadoff
Joseph Schlidt
James Schloemer
Thomas Scrivner
Edward Seaberg
Brenda Skelton
Patrick Smith
Robert Taylor
Renee Tyson
Stephen VanderBloemen
W. Kent Velde
Nicholas Wahl
Karin Werner
Stacy Williams
Andrew Ziegler
Gregory C. Oberland
Edward Seaberg
W. Kent Velde
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George R. Affeldt, Jr.
Sharee Allain and David Schertz
Richard and Sara Aster
Gerald and Gail Baccetti
Bob Balderson
John and Carol Bannen
Katharine Banzhaf
Brian and Rebekah Barsch
Adam and Megan Bauman
Chad Bauman and Justin Dunleavy
Mark and Victoria Benskin
Bill Beyer
Mark Biehl
Melita Biese
Joyce G. Broan
Mark E. Carstensen and Mary M. Horton
Jane and Stephen Chernof
Mark Clements and Kelley Faulkner
Chris and Judi Collins
Diane Dalton
Randall Daut and Patricia Ryan
Susan and Bill Dawicke
Robert and Karen Dean
Nancy Desjardins
H. Robert Dittmer and Jon Pansky
Carol Z. Dolphin
Amy Dorman
Dr. Eric Durant and Scott Swickard
Rosemarie Eierman
Roma Eiseman
Don Ellingsen
Susan and Gee Esslinger
Janet Fleck
James and Ellen Flesch
Deborah Fugenschuh and Mark Hinchey
Rob Gardenier and Lori Morse Gardenier
Bill and Susanne Gay
Jeff Glock and Jane Reilly
Kathleen Gray and Ron Hofer
Sara L. Grotenrath and James Pech
Delphine Gurzynski
Susan Hackl
Sybille Hamilton
Arlene Hansen
Judy Hansen
Leland Hansen
John and Susan Harrits
Edward Hashek and John Jors
Thomas and Catherine Heinen
Lois and William Hoover
Dr. Lawrence Howards
Janet Kellogg Hume
Cathryn Jakicic
Deb and Peter Johnson
Bradley J. Kalscheur
Richard and Diane Kane
Karon Monica Kiffel
Margaret Knitter
Christine Krause
Diana Kuehl
David Kundert
Sandra L. Laedtke
James and Mary LaVelle
Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn E. Licht
Robert and Susan Lueger
Carol and Rob Manegold
Tom and Renee McCutcheon
Jim and Sally Mergener
Anthony and Donna Meyer
Erik and Carol Moeser
Vivian Moller
Bob and Jan Montgomery
Charles and Barbara Murphy
Greg and Rhonda Oberland
Karen E. Owens
Marlyene Pfeiffer
Ronald and Barbara Poe
Dr. Thomas Raimann and Mick Dwyer
David and Pat Rierson
Sara Risley
Gayle Rosemann and Paul McElwee
Patricia A. Santilli
James and Kathleen Scholler
Ed Seaberg and Patrick Smith
Brenda Skelton and Jim Bendtsen
Aileen M. Smith
Amanda Springob
Terry R. Sutter
John and Kine Torinus
Harry and Mary Beth Van Groll
Judy Van Till
Paul Vandeveld
Kent and Marcia Velde
Carla and Greg Von Roenn
Greg and Jodi Wait
David and Cheryl Walker
Neal and Cathy Wegner
Sue Wells
Barbara Wesener
Stacy and Blair Williams
Paul and Sandy Wysocki
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The following list represents organizations and individuals who have made a cumulative contribution of $250 or more between December 17, 2021 and February 17, 2023. For a complete list of all our supporters, please visit www.MilwaukeeRep.com.
Corporation, Foundation and Government Giving
$1 million + Associated Bank
Herzfeld Foundation
United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF)
$100,000 – $999,999
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Northwestern Mutual
Shubert Foundation
We Energies Foundation
$50,000 – $99,999
BMO
Frieda & William Hunt Memorial Trust
Rockwell Automation
West Bend Mutual Insurance Company
$25,000 – $49,999
Arts Midwest
Bader Philanthropies
CAMPAC
EUA
Ralph Evinrude Foundation
Hunzinger Construction Company
Johnson Controls
Kohl’s
Milwaukee Public Schools
PNC
Studio Gear
$10,000 – $24,999
Deloitte
Demmer Charitable Trust
Fiduciary Management
Godfrey & Kahn
William N. and Janice V. Godfrey Family Foundation
Husch Blackwell
Dorothy Inbusch Foundation
InterPark Milwaukee Center
The Marcus Corporation
National LGBT Chamber of Commerce
Charles D. Ortgiesen Foundation
Potawatomi Hotel & Casino
PwC
Quarles
RDK Foundation
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C.
Saint John’s on the Lake
Bert L. and Patricia S. Steigleder Charitable Trust
The Walbec Group
Wisconsin Arts Board
$1,000 – $9,999
Adient
ANON Charitable Trust
Baird
Brewers Community Foundation
Burke Properties
CG Schmidt, Inc.
Einhorn Family Foundation
Foley & Lardner LLP
Froedtert Health
GRAEF
Harley-Davidson Foundation
Harlow Foundation
Evan and Marion Helfaer Foundation
J. F. Ahern Co.
Laskin Family Foundation
Camille A. Lonstorf Trust
Marquette Associates, Inc.
MGIC Investment Corporation
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Michels Corporation
Milwaukee Arts Board
Molson Coors
Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation
Riverwater Partners LLC
Spear Arts Education Fund
Townsend Foundation
Wimmer Brothers Realty
Windsor Advisory Group, LLC
$500 – $999
Actors’ Equity Foundation, Inc.
Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors Youth Foundation
Participants in the Matching Gift Program
Abbott Laboratories
Abbvie
American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation
Baird
Caterpillar Foundation
Eaton Corporation
GE Foundation
GE Healthcare
Bucyrus Foundation, Inc.
Home Depot
Husch Blackwell
IBM Corporation
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Johnson Controls Foundation
Netapp
PNC
Principal Financial Group
Reader’s Digest Foundation
Rockwell International Corp. Trust Matching Gift Program
We Energies Foundation
Wells Fargo
2022/23 DONORS.
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Luminary ($100,000+)
Anonymous (2)
Jo Ann and Richard Beightol
Elaine Burke
Sandra and William Haack
Lubar Family Foundation
Joan Lubar and John Crouch
Marianne and Sheldon Lubar
Madeleine and David Lubar
Susan Lubar
Vince Martin
Greg and Rhonda Oberland
Jim Phillips
Karen Plunkett and Family
Clark and Diane Slipher
David and Julia Uihlein
Kate and Don Wilson
Visionary ($50,000-$99,999)
Astor Street Foundation
Mike Carter
Tom and Molly Duffey
Four-Four Foundation
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Tony and Andrea Bryant
Bryan and Rebecca House
David Kundert
Kristine and Wayne Lueders
Sally Manegold
Ed Seaberg and Patrick Smith
Thomas and Iphigenia Smith
A.J. Star and Mark Clausen
R. A. Stevens Foundation
Craig and Mara Swan
Kent and Marcia Velde
Artistic Producer ($25,000-$49,999)
Anonymous (4)
Richard and Sara Aster
James Awe
Karen and Mark Bitzan
William and Barbara Boles
Bradley Impact Fund
Jason and Diep Graham Charitable Fund
Cheri and Tom Briscoe
Bladen and Julia Burns
Robert C. Burrell
Croen Foundation, Inc.
Dr. Eric Durant and Scott Swickard
Robert and Joan Feitler
Janet Fleck
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Flesch Family Fund
Dr. Carla Hay
Keyes Family
Patti McKeithan
John and Linda Mellowes
Chris and Anne Noyes
Gina and Eric Peter
Anthony Petullo Foundation
Ann and Warren Pierson
Christine Symchych and Jim McNulty
David and Cheryl Walker
Producer ($10,000-$24,999)
Anonymous (3)
Bob Balderson
Individual Giving
George Banda
Donna and Donald Baumgartner
Ivor and Carol Benjamin
Wendy and Warren Blumenthal
James E. and Mary K. Braza
Frank and Caryl Briscoe
Chris and Judi Collins
Sue and Curt Culver
Larry and Eileen Dean
Margaret Dethloff and Terri Zeh
Patrick and Rachel English
Suzy B. Ettinger Foundation
Mary Lou M. Findley
The Molly and David Fritz Family
Andres and Jessica Gonzalez
Peter and Beth Gottsacker
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Norman and Lucy Cohn Family Fund
Judith A. Keyes Family Fund
Kevin and Roseann Lyons Fund
Richard Grunke and William Grasch
John J. Halechko and Marc Colletti
Judy Hansen
John and Susan Harrits
Christopher and Katherine Hermann
Jewish Community Foundation
Jane and Steve Chernof
Lynda Johnson
Mike and Marie Johnson
Mark and Ginny Kannenberg
Krista Kile
Dennis and Cheryl Konkol
Mark and Jenny Kopetsky
Susan and Tony Krausen
Billie W. Kubly
Jean and David Lauer
Phoebe Lewis
Ann MacIver
Dawne and Ray Manista
Linda and Greg Marcus
Linda and Debesh Mazumdar
Tom and Renee McCutcheon
Scott and Marjorie Moon
Patricia and William Moren
David and Abigail Nash
Drs. Mark and Jennifer Niedfeldt
Peck Foundation, Milwaukee LTD.
Joe and Katie Pickart
Drs. Alan L. Pohl and Carol C. Pohl
Bill Priebe
Tom and Susan Quadracci
Augustin and Rebecca Ramirez
Catherine and Buddy Robinson
Saints Andrew and Mark Charitable Gift Trust
The Wilbert and Genevieve Schauer Foundation
Howard and Susan Schoenfeld
Meredith and Thomas Scrivner
Kathleen H. Seidel
Paul and Kathy Slesar
Jeffrey P. and Dr. Lori Sommerfeld
Scott and Mary Ellen Stanek
Judith A. Steinke
Harry and Mary Beth Van Groll
Melanie and Brian Wolf
Ziegler Family Foundation
Director ($5,000-$9,999)
Anonymous (2)
Sharee Allain and David Schertz
Helen Ambuel
Abby and Omar Andrietsch
Amy L. Argall
Ginny Bolger
Robert and Sharon Brenner
Bradley and Glenna Brin
Dr. Bruce and Marsha Camitta
Sue D’Alessio
Randall Daut and Patricia Ryan
Antony and Nikki D’Cruz
Thomas J. and Deborah W. Degnan
Bob and Teri Duffy
Paul and Paula Eberle
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Joan and Peter W. Bruce Fund
Rob Gardenier and Lori Morse Gardenier
Charitable Fund
Howard and Susan Hopwood Fund
David and Marion Meissner
Donna and Tony Meyer Fund
Thomas Harty and Sharon Stafford Harty
Thomas and Katherine Hauske
Katie Heil
John and Jean Henderson
Henry and Suzanne Herzing
Steve and Karen Huser
Jewish Community Foundation
Micaela Levine Donor Advised Fund
Jeff and Sarah Joerres
Michael and Deborah Kaerek
Richard and Tracey Klein Family
Charitable Trust
Connie and John Kordsmeier
Tim Kraetsch and Mike Wavra
John Mathie
Maureen McCabe
Victoria S. McCormick
James McFarland
Daryl and Rita Melzer
Barbara J. Michaels
Vivian Moller
Dwight and Marleen Morgan
Jim and Betty Jo Nelsen
Diane K. O’Connor
Marlene Ott
Fred Pike and Cecilia Taylor
Bruce and Candy Pindyck
Cathy Procton
Dr. Thomas Raimann and Mick Dwyer
Blaine and Linda Rieke
David and Pat Rierson
Gayle Rosemann and Paul McElwee
Ron and Micky Sadoff
Linda L. Sell, MD
Dennis P. Sheahan
Jud and Amy Snyder
Curtis and Deborah Tomczyk
Nic and Sally Wahl
Dianne and Darrel White
Paul and Katherine Zavada
Designer ($2,500-$4,999)
Anonymous (6)
Lisa and Souheil Badran
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Gary and Connie Bakker
Jackie Behnke
Larry Bonney
Elizabeth Brenner
Randal and Mary Lynn Brotherhood
Peter and Bobbie Buening
Gerardo and Cynthia Caballero
Timothy and Kathleen Carr
James Cauley and Brenda Andrews
Steve Check
Kathryn and Kelly Clark
Jim and Marybeth Cottrill
Lloyd and Tammy Davis
Sandy and George Dionisopoulos
Dale and Mary Erickson
Patrick D. Gallagher
Bill and Susanne Gay
Jack Gebhardt and Deborah
McKeithan-Gebhardt
Liz and Rick Gebhardt
Rod and Linda Gehrig
Tim and Sandy Gerend
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Bernadine and Stephen Graff Fund
Nancy E. Hack Fund
Margaret Heminway Wells Fund
Soik Family
Delphine Gurzynski
Paul and Gloria Halverson
Leland Hansen
Katherine L. Hauser
Laurie Hazzard
Henry and Margery Howard
Ken and Janet Howenstine
John and Marci Hunzinger
Stephen and Roberta Isaacson
Greg and Jackie Johnson
Judy and Gary Jorgensen
Maja Jurisic and Don Fraker
Maureen Kania Swokowski
Patti Keating Kahn and Chuck Kahn
John and Bronwen Knappenberger
Keith Knopf and Gayle Dorn
Michelle Kolp
Kristine Krause and Scott Patulski
Marina and Frank Krejci
Sandy Laedtke
Gary Lapp
Duane and Kay Maas
Elaine and Gerry Mainman
Katherine McCombe
Jim and Sally Mergener
Drs. Ann and Steve Merkow
George and Sallie Meyer
Judith Miller
Bob and Jan Montgomery
Marlyene Pfeiffer
James and Morgan Phelps
Earl Potter and Lani Williams
Sylvia K. Pratt
Jonas and Sylvia Prising
Pat Rieselbach
Jay and Anne Schamberg
Rick and Jean Schmalfeld
Judy and Tom Schmid
Patrick Schmidt and Dewey Caton
Peggy Schneider
Richard and Mary Schnell
Tim and Margaret Schoewe
James and Kathi Scholler
Dr. Mark and Nancy Smuckler
The Streich Family Foundation
Susan and Jim Taylor
John and Anne Thomas
Gile and Linda Tojek
Mike Uihlein
Paul Wanat
Neal and Cathy Wegner
Eric and Sarah Whyte
Jay and Laura Wigdale
Connie Wilson and Mike Krueger
Wilfred Wollner
Joe and Mary Ann Zompa
Playwright ($1,000-$2,499)
Anonymous (9)
Mary Ellen Acker
Jim and Terri Alioto
Katharine Banzhaf
Michael Barber and Jacqueline Herd-Barber
Kathleen and Robert Bardunias
Lynn and Charles Barney
Jim and Nora Barry
Richard and Diana Barthel
Carla and Burt Bartlett
Tom and Sally Basting
Chad Bauman and Justin Dunleavy
Jack and Virginia Beatty
Scott Beightol and Desiree Erickson Beightol
Evert and Cynthia Berndt
Barry Blackwell and Kathleen Eilers
Cristin and Jonathan Bock
Mike and Mary Bohren
Douglas and Barbara Braun
Edward and Diane Braza
Timothy Brennan
Allison and Dan Byrne
Trish Calvy
Bruce and Kathi Campbell
John and Kathleen Cantieri
Brian and Elizabeth Casey
Susan Cerletty
B. Lauren and Margaret Charous
Thomas and Gisela Chelimsky
Mark and Terri Chelmowski
Nathan and Beth Colson
Mary and James M. Connelly
Nicole and Jack Cook
Rev. David E. Cooper
Anne Courtney
Cream City Foundation
Valentine Fund
Matt Cudney
Frank Daily and Julianna Ebert
Robert and Karen Dean
Tom DeChant and Paul Gibler
Eric and Lynn Delzer
Lloyd Dickinson and Kristin Bergstrom
H. Robert Dittmer and Jon Pansky
Carol Z. Dolphin
Donna Drosner
Mary Ann Dude
Patrick and Mary Duffy
Marie Dupuis and Peter Westergard
Michael and Janet Durham
Jan Effinger
Tina Eickermann
Susan and Gee Esslinger
Ashley Faulkner
Moira Fitzgerald and Peter Kammer
Jeff and Kelly Fitzsimmons
Tom and Marcia Flanagan
Helen Forster
Gigi and Ivan Gamboa
Drs. Mark and Virginia Gennis
Jon and Nancy Gilmore
Thomas Golding
Kathleen Gray and Ron Hofer
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Bechthold Family Fund
Thomas and Mary Grossman
Bruce Gunderson
Elizabeth Hancock and Susan Nevala
Kristyn Harrell and Michael Stull
Margarete and David Harvey
Edward Hashek and John Jors
Kathleen Hawkins and Charles Marn
Jerold Hershberger and Kathi Hillyer
Genene and Sanaiah Hibbler
Gary Holmes and Susan Holding
Debra and Kevin Hood
Diana and James Hughes
Sandra Ivers
Valerie Jablonka
Doug and Janie Jacobson
R. Jacquart and Mr. G. Van Wert
Jewish Community Foundation
Loyal D. Grinker Restricted Endowment Fund
Debra and Peter Johnson
Mary Johnson
Carol Jones
Caroline Joyce
Charles and Mary Kamps
Dr. Jack and Myrna Kaufman
Peggy and Mike Kelsey
Jennifer and Michael Keough
Jim Vollmer and Diane Kippenhan-Vollmer
John and Debbie Kissinger
Glenn Kleiman and Gisela Terner
Margaret Knight
Robert and Naomi Knoll
Don and Barb Koehler
Lilane Koehn Mace
Paul and Amy Kolo
Ashley and Andy Koors
Robert and Gail Korb
Steven and Ianne Koritzinsky
Thomas and Susan Kotur
Kenneth Krei
Bruce Lammi
Dan and Kathy Larsen
John and Victoria Laur
Marvin and Marlene Lauwasser
William Leach and Willie and Jason
Missy and William Levit
Rita Lewenauer
David and Mary Ann Lillich
Rick and Roberta London
Franklin Loo and Sally Long
Paul and Patty Lucca
Robert and Susan Lueger
Thomas and Judith Mackenzie
Robert Madden
Hemanckur Makker
Michael and Jane Malone
Benjamin and Ellen Mandelman
Diane and Eugene Markiewicz
Dr. Brent and Susan Martin
Daniel and Constance McCarty
William and Pauline McCown
Ann and Robert McIntyre
Julie and David Meier
Kristen Mekemson
Jill Meyers
Gregory and Susan Milleville
Dr. Jeanette Mitchell
Carol Moerke
Erik and Carol Moeser
Christine Mortensen
Bernie Mrazik and Jeanie Jerde
John and Jane Niebler
Paul and Carolyn Noelke
Sarah Oberhofer
Laurie Ocepek
Alan and Kathy Olsen
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Richard Owens and Judy Edmonds Owens
Dr. David Paris
Matthew and Laurie Piette
Susan Purtell
Monica and Donald Putning
Steven and Stacey Radke
Phil and Lynell Raiche
Anthony Reese
Jim and Lys Reiskytl
David and Roberta Remstad
Beth Ridley and Abim Kolawole
Carol Riegert
RitzHolman CPAs
Lynn Rix
Daniel and Anna Robbins
Kenneth Robertson
Richard and Karen Rodgers
Lora Rosenbaum
Mason and Julie Ross
Andrew Ruehl
Wayne and Christine Sage
Jim and Andrea Schloemer
Bob and Carol Schmidt
Drs. George Schroeder and Mary Arenberg
William and Judith Schuele
Robert Schweers
Dr. Mark and Barbara Sharon
Scott Silet and Kate Lewis
John and Karen Silseth
Aileen M. Smith
Margaret Sohm
Andrew and Lauri Srok
Kendra Stea
Linda and Richard Stevens
Robert Storm and Catherine Shaw
Fred Stratton
David and Paula Strelitz
Lynn and Gregory Strowig
Dr. Cheryl Stucky and Dr. Jeffrey Waring
Jane Svinicki
James and Elaine Sweet
La Toya Sykes
Colette Szczesny
Rich and Jean Tennessen
Sara Toenes
Keri Torgerson
Lisa Trost
Dee Uradnicek
Richard Uspel
Teresa Velk
MaryCarmen Villasenor
Ryan Vincent and Bekah Newman
Robert and Kathleen Warner
Ruth A. Way
Dr. and Mrs. Paul Weisman
Sue Wells
Sandra Wiegand
Susan Wiegner
Robert and Linda Wilson
Prati and Norm Wojtal
Lee Wolcott
Diana Wood
Pete and Penny Woodcock
Daryl and Bonnie Wunrow
Nancy and Mike Yttre
Eve Joan Zucker
Principal Actor ($500-$999)
Anonymous (10)
Shawn Alexander
Jason and Jessica Allen
Katy and Tom Alpren
Dorothy Anderson
Elma Anderson
Keith and Paula Anderson
Kathleen and Robert Anger
Susan Arnhold
Cheryl Banks
Amy Barry
Laura M. Batzer
Charles Baumgardner and Susan Jans
Melissa and James Baxter
Lucien and Holly Beaudry
Donald Becker
Clark and Linda Beier
Terry Bell
Diane and Thomas Belot
Dr. Brad Bertler
Carolee Beutler
Big Art
Geoffrey and Karen Bilda
Art Blair
Margaret Blodgett and Ken Miller
Edward and Amy Blumenthal
Danielle and Ramel Bly
James Boerner
Darold and Cheryl Borree
Paul Bosanac
Caridad Bravo-Fernandez
Joel and Audra Brennan
Kristin Brey and Michael Sampson
Anne and Arthur Brooks
D’Araun Brown
Warren and Tina Buliox
Chris Burgener and Linda Loke
Carole Burns
Peter and Laurie Byrne
Lewis Charles Cadkin and Susan Elizabeth
Cadkin Living Trust
Andrew and Jennifer Caldwell
Anne and Phil Callen
Christopher and Kristine Cameron
Bob Campbell
Linda and Mark Carlson
Gregory Chandler
Aleta and Walt Chossek
Joseph and Julie Chusid
Bunny and Ron Cohen
Lana and Rick Colbo
Gerry and Heidi Connolly
Kevin and Kristina Connor
Craig Cornelius
Suzanne and Don Cornell
Cathy and Mario Costantini
Jolinda and Danny Cunningham
Sue and Russ Darrow
Rod Dekruif and Valeria Rykowski
Mary Ross Denison
Jane Dennis
Margaret and Ricardo Diaz
Mary Paula Dix
Doug Doers
Michele Dornan
Ellen Drought
Sue and Dennis Duellman
Bruce and Cheryl Dunn
Mike and Kathy Dwyer
Sally Edgett
Marybeth and Rip Edmundson
Nancy Ellis
Evelyn Ericson
Tom and Peggy Fahl
Kenneth Finkel and Jane Delzer
Kari and Bill Foote
Kathy Ford
Patrick and Linda Ford
Kimberlee Foster
Dr. Stanley and Janet Fox
Alec and Kristin Fraser
Allan F. and Mary Ellen Froehlich
Tony and Mary Gentine
Thomas and Beth Giese
Gary and Faye Giesemann
Adam and Carole Glass
Margaret Gonzales and Randel Steele
Lawrence and Hannah Goodman
Bob and Joan Goodman
Michael Goodspeed and Gail Waring
Christine Gould
Barbara Grande
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Sherry and Norm Malmon
Philanthropic Fund
Sarah Gremonprez and Graham Hill
Mitchel Griep
Robert and Barbara Gross
Honorable Michael and Barbara Guolee
Carol Gustafson
Glen and Claire Hackmann
Tom and Deirdre Halat
Jackie Hallberg
Sybille Hamilton
Arlene Hansen
Dale and Sara Harmelink
Jonathan Harper
Christopher Harroun
Cliff and Susan Hartmann
Marge Hartwig
John Healy and Mary Tobin
Drs. Daniel and Nancy Herrell
Susan Herro
The Hirano Family
Mary Beth Holloway
Hal Horneffer
Dante and Jennifer Houston
RC and Heather Huhn
Sigrid and Roy Jablonka
Deane and Vicky Jaeger
A. W. Janikowsky
Thomas and Pauline Jeffers
Thomas Jensen and Claudia Francis
Nancy Jesse
Jewish Community Foundation
Eileen and Howard Dubner
Donor Advised Fund
Pam Kriger Donor Advised Fund
Lois Malawsky Donor Advised Fund
Dorene and Phil Paley Donor Advised Fund
Sherwood E. and Libby S. Temkin
Donor Advised Fund
Allen and Sharon Johnson
Ashley and Lewis Johnson
Evan and Paula Kaiser
Tom Karakis and Colleen Lese
Brian and Mary Lou Kennedy
Demaris and Gontran Kenwood
Richard and Rita Klick
Don and Carol Klockow
Joseph W. Kmoch
Nancy Knapp
Terry and Mary Krall
Stanley Kritzik
Anne Kumor
Mary Lacy
Marlene and George Lange
William and Judith Laste
Larry and Mary LeBlanc
Michael Lee
Lloyd and Sheri Levin
Mark and Cynthia Levy
John E. and Karen M. Lewis
Judie Liebenstein and Kelly Fowler
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Diane and Allan Lindsay
Dawn Lindsey
Saskia Lodder
Patricia Lombardo
Peter Lovance
Adrian Love
Frederick and M. Katheryn Luedke
James and Paula Lukas
Michael J. Lynch
Mary Beth Malm
Stephen Marks
Robert Marold and Diane Boldt
Lee Marquardt
Andy and Janet Martin
Joseph Masterson
Mateo Family Trust
Frank and Kathy Mattaino
Michelle and Matt Mattson
Francis and Rose Mary Matusinec
Jean Maurer
Dan and Ada McAdams
Bernard and Susan McCartan
Dan and Jill McElroy
Barbara McGinnis
Bonnie McKendry
Venora and Lafayette McKinney
Doug and Vicky McManus
Diana and Mark Metz
Wesley and Amy Miles
Howard and Sara Miller
Rebecca and Jason Mitich
Carol Mohr
Jequitta Kain Molot
Matt and Christina Moore
Michael Morgan
Elizabeth Morrell
Chris and Betsy Mueller
Mary Ann Mueller
Lori and Jerry Murphy
Jim and Mary Fran Murray
Michelle Nate
Sue Nelsen
John and Margaret Nelson
Jeff and Lisa Neubauer
Paul and Kathrine Noran
Jennifer Nordstrom
Paul Nowakowski
Tonen (Sara) O’Connor
Susan and William Ognacevic
Bill and Marilyn Ottum
Jennifer and Brian Peterson
Kristine Phillips
Wendy Proctor
Lisa Przbelski
Peggy and Ned Purtell
Ronald and Anne Putzer
Jim and Kris Rappé
Patrick Rath and Tracy Szymanski
John and Page Remmers
Thomas and Lynn Richtman
Jackie Rickel
Mickey and L. Casey Ripp
Mary Lynne Robinson
Mary Roepke
Catie Rynkiewicz
Alicia and Bryan Sadoff
LindaGale Sampson
James Sanger and Mary Newton
Mike and Jan Schade
Christine Schlosser
Eric Schluter
Dean Schultz
Beverly Schwabe
Clyde and Marge Schweitzer
Andi Sciacca
Martha and Frank Scott
Allison Scrivner and Kevin Baumgart
Sonal Shah
Vicki Shimi
Emily and John Shipman
Scott and Dulcie Shoener
Duncan Shrout
Kim Sienko
David and Angela Simon
Marcia and Les Singer
Michelle Sirinek
Dennis and Cathleen Slater
Jason and Andrya Smith
Minna and Mark Smith
Sarah Smith-McEneany and Robert Smith
Glenn Smucker
James and Kathleen Springer
Carlton D. Stansbury
Alec Stapleton
Charles and Jennifer Stearns
Aaron Stehling
Barbara Stein
Tom Steppe and Ann Meyer
Eileen and George Stone
Richard and Susan Strait
Dave and Kathy Sturgill
Terry R. Sutter
Geoffrey Swain
Margaret Tennessen
Kent and Marna Tess-Mattner
Grant and Diane Tews
Steve Thompson and Sue Kleczewski
James and Leigh Ann Tidey
Steven L. Tietz and Catherine Markwiese
Joy Towell
Kurt Triebold
Michele Tschopp
Renee and Joseph Tyson, Jr.
Liz Uihlein
Sheryl A. Van Haren
Randall and Gillian Vodnik
Betsy Vokac and John Blanchard
Carla and Greg Von Roenn
Nancy Vose
Fran and Mary Wasielewski
Nancy Blanchard Watts
Kim and Rodney Weekley
Mary M. Wegener
Mark and Anne Weitenbeck
David and Mary Welnetz
Alan and Kathy Werth
Barbara Wesener
Stephanie Wesselowski
Patricia Wilkins
Tom and Marlys Williams
Gene and Carmen Witt
Zac and Sara Wolff
Mark and Evonne Zalewski
Gertrude Zauner
Joan M. Zeiger
Sharon Ziegler
Thomas Zigan and Scott Jones
Jodi Zilinski
Andi and Mike Zimmerman
Dr. Michael Johnstone Joy and James Leirer
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To see the full list of honor and memorial gifts, please visit www.MilwaukeeRep.com. While space limitations prevent us from including the full list here, we are grateful to all of these donors. 2022/23 DONORS CONT. LEAVE YOUR LEGACY Become a member of the Limelight Legacy Society when you make a planned gift to support Milwaukee Rep in the future. This can be done through a will or living trust, retirement plan, life insurance, and more. The show must go on. Thanks to you, it will. www.MilwaukeeRep.com | 414-290-0718 CONTACT US: 28 Milwaukee Rep 2022/23 Season
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May 26 – June 18 Skylight presents SuperYou, an inspiring story about resilience, overcoming grief, and remembering one’s worth. SuperYou follows the journey of a comic book artist whose superheroine creations come to life, reminding her of the incredible power of her own voice. SuperYou features a mind-blowing and diverse cast of performers, new, iconic superheroines, and an instantly singable modern score running the gamut between rock, pop, hip hop, swing, gospel, and thrilling power ballads. TICKETS START AT $40! including taxes and fees Tickets on Sale Now! 158 N. Broadway, Milwaukee WI 53202 www.skylightmusictheatre.org • (414) 291-7800 COMING UP AT See this thrilling new musical before it hits London's West End! This project was sponsored by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with Endowment from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts. Skylight Music Theatre is a proud United Performing Arts Fund Member and appreciates the generous support received annually thanks to your UPAF donation. The 2022-2023 season is sponsored by: ai167847210776_Super You Encore V3.pdf 1 3/10/2023 12:15:10 PM The Greatest Love for Whitney 29
30 Milwaukee Rep 2022/23 Season Join Us! Marcus Performing Arts Center invites you to discover the best in DANCE, MUSIC, THEATRE, COMEDY and so much more. Explore our season we’re saving a seat for you! GET TICKETS MarcusCenter.org | 414.273.7206 Groups of 10+ Save! Call 414.273.7207 3/29 3/31 4/20 4/28 4/29 4/13-16 Coming soon - 2023/24 Johnson Financial Group Broadway at the Marcus Center, MPAC Presents Dance & Jazz Series on sale starting March 27!
The Simon & Garfunkel Story
The Red Hot Chilli Pipers
Dixie’s Tupperware Party
Kandace Springs
Nrityagram
The Electric Light Orchestra Experience
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