State Theatre New Jersey Program Vol. 31, Issue 6

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CONTENTS Calendar ........................................................................ 8 History ........................................................................... 9 A Message from the President & CEO..............15 A Message from the Board Chair ........................17 Chicago The Musical ............................................. 21 Jack Hanna’s Into The Wild Live! ..................... 35 John Mellencamp ................................................... 39 Czech National Symphony Orchestra ............ 45 Renée Fleming Live in Concert ......................... 51 An Acoustic Evening with Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt ...................................... 55 Golden Oldies Spectacular ................................. 59 RAIN—A Tribute to The Beatles ....................... 63 Gifts to State Theatre New Jersey .................. 62 General Information.............................................. 68 Board of Trustees & Staff .................................... 69 Sightings at The State ........................................... 74

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An Acoustic Evening with Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt Milk & Cookies: New Jersey Tap Dance Ensemble Golden Oldies Spectacular RAIN—A Tribute to the Beatles “Poetry as Memoir” Free Public Workshop Series with Glenis Redmond Lewis Black— The Joke’s on US Tour

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FIND OUT FIRST—JOIN E-NEWS! Be the first to find out about just added shows at STNJ.org/enews.

BUY ONLINE: STNJ.org GUEST SERVICES: 732-246-SHOW (7469) 15 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick, NJ PERFORMANCES FOR SCHOOLS: 732-246-7469, ext. 545 88

WELCOME TO THE HISTORIC STATE THEATRE NEW JERSEY! In 1928, a few years after the opening of the State Theatre, RadioKeith Orpheum—a subsidiary of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) better known as RKO—began operating the facility.

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As the “RKO State Theatre,” it entered upon its most successful period; during the dazzling years of the Golden Age of Hollywood, the State offered the biggest stars and pictures, the best-dressed and most attentive ushers, and over 2,000 plush velvet seats. Among the hundreds of first-run hits shown here were Ivanhoe, starring Elizabeth Taylor; Old Maid, with Bette Davis; and Giant, starring Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean. The glamour in those days was not confined to celluloid; celebrities frequently made live guest appearances to promote their films or to help a worthy cause. In the 40s, Hedy Lamarr pitched war bonds at the State Theatre, while an obscure announcer named Walter Cronkite came here to announce the U.S. Infantry Band. The State Theatre rapidly established a reputation as the “class act” in town, known for its opulent décor, superb acoustics, and array of cinematic and live attractions.

The RKO logo can still be seen above the brass window boxes at the theater’s entrance.

A TREASURE OF NEW JERSEY— WATCH THE STATE THEATRE DOCUMENTARY! New Jersey’s public television network, NJTV, recently premiered its second episode of its documentary series, Treasures of New Jersey, featuring the State Theatre. Treasures of New Jersey: State Theatre New Jersey spotlights the complexities of operating a modern “presenting theater” and family-friendly non-profit community arts haven while telling the Theatre’s history through archival photographs, film, and interviews with those who know it best.

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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO Dear Friends, Welcome to State Theatre New Jersey! Thank you for joining us today and choosing to spend your time with us during these winter months.

It is our mission to present a diverse lineup of events for patrons of all ages and backgrounds, while providing the finest national and international performing artists for the people of Middlesex County and the State of New Jersey. On March 18, we are proud to present a FREE concert featuring The United States Army Field Band—Concert Band & Soldiers’ Chorus. Together, the Concert Band and Soldiers’ Chorus offer one of the most diverse programs by any concert ensemble, featuring marches and patriotic favorites, orchestral masterworks, new works for band, a cappella vocal arrangements, Broadway musicals, and much more.

Tickets are going fast, so be sure to reserve your free ticket today online at STNJ.org or call 732-246-SHOW. Later this year on June 20, in honor of Pride Month, we are excited to present actor and social justice activist, George Takei. With an uncanny eloquence and signature wit, Takei shares the story of his family’s forced internment as Japanese Americans during WWII—a seemingly forgotten part of American history. He also takes audiences through his rise to celebrity as a sci-fi icon in Star Trek, his remarkable journey as a social media mega power, and his passionate fight for LGBTQ rights and marriage equality in America—empowering others to beat the odds and make a difference.

The United States Army Field Band — 3/18

George Takei — 6/20

To learn more about these performances and the rest of our 2019 line-up, visit our website at STNJ.org. Thank you for your support and enjoy the show!

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A MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD CHAIR Dear Friends, On December 26, 2018, State Theatre New Jersey celebrated its 97th anniversary. As many of you know, New Jersey’s public television network (NJTV) recently presented a world premiere of the second episode of its documentary series, Treasures of New Jersey, featuring State Theatre New Jersey. The series pays homage to some of the Garden State’s most iconic places, from historic landmarks and cultural centers to popular destinations.

We are proud to say that State Theatre New Jersey is the first theater featured in the Treasures of New Jersey NJTV Series. Narrated by news personality and New Jersey native Jack Ford, Treasures of New Jersey: State Theatre New Jersey spotlights the complexities of operating a modern “presenting theater” and family-friendly nonprofit arts haven while telling the State Theatre’s history through archival photographs, film, and interviews with those who know it best.

The documentary beautifully captures the State Theatre’s past, present, and future—from its original opening in 1921 as a grand live performance and movie palace when New Brunswick was a thriving transportation hub and manufacturing center with a growing population to its present form as a vibrant performing arts center.

From left to right: State Theatre President & CEO Sarah K. Chaplin, State Theatre Board Chairman Scott Fergang,and New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy

The episode, Treasures of New Jersey: State Theatre New Jersey can now be seen on NJTV as well as the New York stations WLIW and Thirteen (check your local listings). You can also view it online at STNJ.org/history.

Sincerely, Guests filing past historic photos before the world premiere screening.

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Scott Fergang Chair of the Board of Trustees

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CHICAGO

Book by

Music by

Fred Ebb & Bob Fosse

Lyrics by

John Kander

Fred Ebb

Based on the play by Maurine Dallas Watkins Original Production Directed and Choreographed by Bob Fosse

Starring

Dylis Croman

Terra C. MacLeod Peter Lockyer Paul Vogt Also Starring

Jennifer Fouché

D. Ratell

Christophe Caballero Taylor Collins Lani Corson Seth Danner Kyle DuPree Andrew Eckert Arian Keddell Anthony LaGuardia Alexa Jane Lowis Alida Michal Grant Paylor Deon Ridley Charity Van Tassel Kate Wesler Matthew Winnegge Monica Woods

Supervising Music Director

Rob Fisher

Scenic Design

John Lee Beatty

Costume Design

Sound Design

David Thompson

Lighting Design

William Ivey Long

Ken Billington

Orchestrations Dance Music Arrangements

Scott Lehrer

Script Adaptation

Music Director

Andrew Bryan

Ralph Burns

Casting

Stewart/Whitley Executive Producer

Peter Howard

Musical Coordinator

John Monaco

Company Manager

Bill Schaeffer

Presented in Association with

Alecia Parker

B.J. Holt & Hilary Hamilton

Anita Dloniak & Associates, Inc.

Technical Supervisor

Production Stage Manager

General Management

Arthur Siccardi

Broadway Across America Tour Marketing & Press

Marian DeWitt

Based on the presentation by City Center’s Encores!

Choreographer Original New York Production

Ann Reinking

In the style of Bob Fosse

David Bushman

Director Original New York Production

National Tour Directed by

Re-creation of Original Production Choreography by

Walter Bobbie

Walter Bobbie

Broadway Cast Recording on RCA Victor

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CAST

(in order of appearance) Velma Kelly............................................................................................ TERRA C. MacLEOD Roxie Hart................................................................................................... DYLIS CROMAN Fred Casely............................................................................................... ANDREW ECKERT Sergeant Fogarty.............................................................................................KYLE DuPREE Amos Hart.......................................................................................................... PAUL VOGT Liz.............................................................................................................. MONICA WOODS Annie..........................................................................................................ARIAN KEDDELL June................................................................................................................LANI CORSON Hunyak..................................................................................................ALEXA JANE LOWIS Mona............................................................................................................ ALIDA MICHAL Matron “Mama” Morton......................................................................... JENNIFER FOUCHÉ Billy Flynn..................................................................................................PETER LOCKYER Mary Sunshine...................................................................................................... D. RATELL Go-to-Hell-Kitty............................................................................................. KATE WESLER Harry.............................................................................................................. SETH DANNER The Doctor................................................................................................ TAYLOR COLLINS Aaron............................................................................................... ANTHONY LaGUARDIA The Judge.................................................................................................. TAYLOR COLLINS Martin Harrison............................................................................................. SETH DANNER Court Clerk..................................................................................................... DEON RIDLEY The Jury............................................................................................MATTHEW WINNEGGE THE SCENE: Chicago, Illinois. The late 1920s.

UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute a listed player unless a specific announcement for the appearance is made at the time of the performance.

For Roxie Hart—CHARITY VAN TASSEL, KATE WESLER For Velma Kelly—LANI CORSON, ALIDA MICHAL For Billy Flynn—SETH DANNER, DEON RIDLEY For Amos Hart—ANDREW ECKERT, MATTHEW WINNEGGE For Matron “Mama” Morton—ARIAN KEDDELL, ALEXA JANE LOWIS For Mary Sunshine—CHRISTOPHE CABALLERO, ANTHONY LaGUARDIA For Fred Casely—TAYLOR COLLINS Dance Captain—CHRISTOPHE CABALLERO SWINGS CHRISTOPHE CABALLERO, GRANT PAYLOR, CHARITY VAN TASSEL

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MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT I “All That Jazz”...................................................................................... Velma and Company “Funny Honey”............................................................................................................. Roxie “Cell Block Tango”........................................................................................ Velma and Girls “When You’re Good to Mama”.........................................................Matron “Mama” Morton “Tap Dance”........................................................................................ Roxie, Amos and Boys “All I Care About”............................................................................................Billy and Girls “A Little Bit of Good”..................................................................................... Mary Sunshine “We Both Reached for the Gun”.......................... Billy, Roxie, Mary Sunshine and Company “Roxie”..........................................................................................................Roxie and Boys “I Can’t Do It Alone”............................................................................................... ....Velma “My Own Best Friend”.................................................................................Roxie and Velma INTERMISSION ACT II Entr’acte................................................................................................................. The Band “I Know a Girl”............................................................................................................. Velma “Me and My Baby”.........................................................................................Roxie and Boys “Mister Cellophane” .................................................................................................... Amos “When Velma Takes the Stand”.................................................................... Velma and Boys “Razzle Dazzle”....................................................................................... Billy and Company “Class” .......................................................................... Velma and Matron “Mama” Morton “Nowadays”.................................................................................................Roxie and Velma “Hot Honey Rag”.........................................................................................Roxie and Velma Finale...................................................................................................................... Company Original choreography for “Hot Honey Rag” by Bob Fosse ORCHESTRA Conductor—ANDREW BRYAN Associate Conductor/Piano—BRIAN WHITTED Piano/Accordion—JONATHAN K. PARKS Drums/Percussion—MIKE LUNOE The musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST DYLIS CROMAN (Roxie Hart) is thankful to have been a part of the Chicago family for a decade now. She most recently performed the role of Roxie Hart in New York City on Broadway. Other Broadway and national tour credits include New York Stage & Film’s new production of In Your Arms, A Chorus Line (Standby Cassie/Sheila), Movin’ Out (Brenda), Sweet Charity (Rosie, u/s Charity), Oklahoma!, Thou Shalt Not (u/s Therese Raquin), and Fosse (trumpet solo, filmed for PBS Great Performances). On television, she appeared as Andrew Daniels on Guiding Light, Smash on NBC, as well as many national commercials.

“Thank you Mom, Dad, Todd, Janet, Seth, and my beautiful friends for your endless love and support. My life is so blessed because of you. I dedicate this performance to every patron who graces this theater. Thank you God for this gift to share.” You can follow Croman on IG @dycro33 and on FB at Dylis Croman.

T E R R A C. MacL E O D (Velma Kelly).

Hailing from the Broadway company, MacLeod is thrilled to be a part of Chicago on tour. MacLeod originated Velma in the world French premiere of Chicago in both Montreal and Paris (Moliere nomination). Other credits include Chicago (Velma Kelly) Broadway, West End, national, and international tour; Chicago (Roxie Hart) at Moonlight Theatre; The Addams Family (Morticia) at Moonlight Stage; Spamalot (Lady of the Lake), Blood Brothers (Mrs. J.), The Producers (Ulla) at The Vancouver Arts Club; Kiss of the Spider Woman (Spider Woman) at L.A. Havok Theatre; Cats (Bombalurina), The Pajama Game (Gladys) at MTWLA; West Side Story (Anita) at New Orleans Opera and Vancouver Arts Club (Jessie Award, Best Supp. Actress); Guys and Dolls (Adelaide) at San Diego MT; Damn Yankees (Lola); A Chorus Line (Cassie).

Film/TV: The Lizzie Maguire Movie, The Reagans, The Dead Zone, and Jeremiah.

“Thank you to the Chicago team. What an incredible ride this has been! This is for my Rick, beyond the footlights I forever more dance for you.” terracmacloed.com.

PETER LOCKYER (Billy Flynn) made his Broadway debut at the age of 19 in the Dutch production of Cyrano the Musical and has since gone on to play leading roles in some of Broadway’s most popular shows.

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Lockyer spent two-and-a-half years in the West End as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables at The Queens Theatre. He also starred as Chris in Miss Saigon, both on Broadway and in the first national tour. He was Marius in the 10th anniversary production of Les Misérables on Broadway, and for the China premiere in Shanghai, China, starring Colm Wilkinson. Also on Broadway, Lockyer played the role of Rodolfo in Baz Luhrmann’s critically acclaimed production of La Bohème. He was featured in Lincoln Center Theatre’s revival of South Pacific, which aired on PBS nationally. He was also a longtime cast member of Broadway’s The Phantom of the Opera. In the summer of 2007, he had the great honor of being one of four Broadway guest stars for Barbra Streisand in her historical, first European Concert tour.

In 2008, he was nominated for a Connecticut Critics Circle Award for his performance as Tom in The Glass Menagerie at The Ivoryton Playhouse and won the 2011 award for Best Direction of a play for his production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at the same theater. On TV, Lockyer played Yonkers in the CBS telefilm Gypsy, starring Bette Midler. As an avid sports fan, he has enjoyed singing both the American and Canadian national anthems at Major League Baseball games and NFL games across the U.S. He graduated magna cum laude from New York University, receiving a B.S. in music education and educational theater; and added an M.F.A. in screenwriting and playwriting from the University of British Columbia. He also enjoys working as an Executive Speaking Coach. He lives in New York with his wife Melanie. peter-lockyer.com.

PAU L VO G T (Amos Hart). Broadway: Hairspray (Edna Turnblad), Chicago (Amos Hart). Regional: Oliver! (Mr. Bumble), Arena Stage Wash, D.C.; replaced Harvey Fierstein in Vegas (Hairspray); Ursula in Disney’s Little Mermaid (Muny); Laurel and Hardy (West Coast premiere); Idaho (Vegas, Forestburgh—world premiere); Elf and A Funny Thing…Forum (Paper Mill); Hairspray (NSMT, Sacramento, Muny, PCLO, TUTs); Disney’s Aladdin (Tuacahn); Minsky’s (Ahmanson—world premiere). Film: Mothers Day, Valentines Day, Princess Diaries 2, Good Boy, Lilo and Stich 2. TV: Hairspray Live, The Orville, MADtv, ReRUN Show, Raising Hope, Glee, Grey’s Anatomy, Hannah

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Montana, Arrested Development, Reno 911, Maximum Bob. Insta: @paulcvogt. Twitter: @Therealpaulvogt. paulcvogt.com.

JENNIFER FOUCHÉ (Matron “Mama” Morton) is an ensemble member of New York’s critically acclaimed Amoralists Theatre Company and former member of The Bats. Some credits include Broadway: Chicago national tour (Matron Mama Morton); Off-Broadway: Sistas The Musical (Roberta, original Off-B’way cast), Babes in Toyland (Train), Amerissiah (Carrie Murphey), B-Boy Blues (Grace Rivers). Regional: Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Nell), Rock of Ages (Justice), Hairspray (Motormouth Maybelle), Hamlet (The Player Queen), Julius Caesar (Brutus).

Television: Jessica Jones, Quantico, Smash, The Mysteries of Laura, Person of Interest. Film: Crown Heights, Judy’s Child, White Pickett Fence. Fouché is thrilled to be back on the Cellblock! jenniferfouche.com. @JKFouche.

D. RATELL (Mary Sunshine). Excited to be reunited with my Chicago family! “Huge thank you to Stewart/Whitley, Dulcina Eisen Associates and, of course, my supportive parents Scott and Debby.” Previous accolades include Broadway’s Chicago (Ambassador Theatre, N.Y.) and winner of SVT’s 7th

season of “Allt För Sverige.” dratell.com.

Instagram: @d.ratell.

CHRISTOPHE CABALLERO (Swing, Dance Captain, u/s Mary Sunshine). Four Broadway shows, including original Tony®winning companies of La Cage aux Folles and Jerome Robbins’ Broadway. Multiple national/ international tours and productions. TV hightlights: Fame with Debbie Allen, The Tracey Ullman Show, voice of Odd in Code Lyoko, performing on the Tony Awards® in each of the last three decades. ChristopheCaballero.com.

TAYLOR COLLINS (Doctor, Judge, u/s Fred Casely) is honored to be returning to the Chicago family. N.Y.: Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Tour: A Chorus Line, Catch Me If You Can. Off-B’way: Chautauqua! B.F.A.: Pace University. “Thanks Avalon Artists Group. Love Mom, Dad, Britt, Josie, Diego.” @ taylorcollins5.

LANI CORSON (June, u/s Velma Kelly) is so excited to join the Chicago family! Past tours: 42nd Street. Select regional: Sister Act (Mary Robert), The Little Mermaid (Ariel). Aerialist/ Co-owner of 2 Ring Circus. “Love to Ken.” Follow: @lkcorson/@2ringcircus.

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SETH DANNER (Harry, Martin Harrison, u/s Billy Flynn) is beyond thrilled to be returning to Chicago! “Many thanks to David, Walter, Andrew, Benton, and my family and friends for their unending love and support!” Proud AEA Member. B.F.A.: Syracuse University.

Insta: @wsethdanner.

KY L E DuP R E E (Sergeant Fogarty) is ready to razzle dazzle ’em! Off-Broadway: Fabulous, The Queen of New Musical Comedies.

Tours: Mamma Mia!, Beauty and the Beast.

Regional: Newsies, Shrek The Musical, Mamma Mia!, A Christmas Carol. Holland America Line dancer/aerialist. University of the Arts alum. “Thank you creative team, love to family and friends! Dreams do come true.” @kyle_smile.

A N D R E W E C K E RT (Fred Casely, u/s Amos Hart) is thrilled to join Chicago! Tours: An American in Paris, Mary Poppins. Regional: Walnut Street Theatre, Riverside Theatre, the Muny. “Thank you to Walter, David, Stewart/ Whitley, agent Lucille DiCampli, my amazing family (especially Mom and Dad), and Igor.” @andrewreckert.

ARIAN KEDDELL (Annie, u/s Matron “Mama” Morton). National tour: Guys and Dolls. International tour: West Side Story 50th anniversary. Regional: Jesus Christ Superstar Gospel. Company: Ballethnic Dance Company, Atlanta Ballet (Guest Artist).

“Eternal love and thanks to my parents for always believing in me.”

ANTHONY LAGUARDIA (Aaron, u/s Mary Sunshine). National tours: Chicago (Aaron, Doctor/Judge), Beauty and the Beast (Swing, u/s Lefou). Other credits: Hairspray, Dreamgirls, 42nd Street. “Love and gratitude to the Chicago family, Stewart/Whitley, my family, friends and Chooch! Always have courage and be kind.” @anthonyjaylag.

A L E XA J A N E LOW I S (Hunyak, u/s Matron “Mama” Morton). Proud Chicagoan.

National tour debut. Regional credits: Memphis, Nunsense, Rent (Gateway Playhouse). Off-B’way: Me the People.

The Boston Conservatory alum. “Thank you TPG, Stewart/Whitley and the most remarkable woman in the world without whom my world wouldn’t exist, Mom.” AlexaJaneLowis.com.

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Kelly). National tour: An American in Paris (Swing). Off-Broadway: Wonderful Town.

The Gallery Players. Regional: Ogunquit Playhouse, Hartford Stage, Riverside Theatre, Stages of St. Louis, Cabrillo Musical Theatre.

TV: Heart of Dixie. UCLA-TFT B.A. The creator of Bulletproof Bette: bulletproofbette.com. Michal would like to thank her family, the Chicago team, Stewart/Whitley, Avalon Artist Group, and her amazing partner Doug Besterman. @bulletproofbette. @alidamichal15.

GRANT PAYLOR (Swing). National tour debut! Regional: West Side Story (Big Deal), La Cage aux Folles (Chantal), Cats (Munkustrap), American Idiot (Will), Next to Normal (Gabe).

Proud Elon University graduate. “Love and light to The Mine, my family, and dear friends.” grantpaylor.com.

DEON RIDLEY (Bailiff, Court Clerk, u/s Billy Flynn). Broadway/N.Y. credits: The Lion King, A Christmas Carol MSG. Other credits: A New Day starring Celine Dion, Dance Captain, Las Vegas; Cats, Hamburg; Michael Jackson 30th anniversary MSG; The Wiz, Spamalot, Raleigh N.C.; Damn Yankees national tour; and Fame North American tour. “Sending my love to my friends and family home in Hampton Roads, Va. for your constant love and support!”

C H A R I T Y VA N TA S S E L (Swing, u/s Roxie Hart). Regional/tour: Gypsy (Dainty June, Riverside Theatre/The Engeman); Saturday Night Fever (Walnut Street Theatre); The Sound of Music (national tour); Kiss Me, Kate (Lois/Bianca); The Who’s Tommy (Theater Under the Stars); Peter Pan (Syracuse Stage). B.F.A. in musical theater, Syracuse University. “For Dad.” K AT E W E S L E R (Go-to-Hell Kitty, u/s Roxie Hart) is thrilled to return to Chicago after performing the role of Hunyak over a decade ago. TV: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Previous Broadway national tour: Pippin (Fastrada). Regionally: Paper Mill Playhouse, MTWichita, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, and more. B.F.A. CCM. “Love to family.” AEA, AGMA. katewesler.com.

MATTHEW WINNEGGE (The Jury, u/s Amos Hart) is so thrilled to be returning to Chicago! New York City: Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Regional: Casa Mañana, KC Starlight, Stages St. Louis, Arkansas Rep. “Thanks to Stewart Whitley & Co., Hilary,

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and the Davids! Love to family and friends.”

IG: @mjwinnegge.

M O N I CA WO O D S (Liz). Regional: Bullets Over Broadway (Phoenix Theatre), A Funny Thing...Forum (Pittsburgh Public Theatre), Oklahoma! (Arrow Rock).

International: Hinton Battle’s American Variety Bang! (NGK Theatre), Chicago (Royal Caribbean Productions). This one is for her parents and fiancé! Thanks to CTG! @mocolives.

JOHN KANDER & FRED EBB (Music, Book/Lyrics). The John Kander and Fred Ebb collaboration of four decades created what many would consider Broadway standards and contemporary classics: Flora, the Red Menace; Cabaret (Tony Award®); The Happy Time; Zorba; 70, Girls, 70; Chicago; The Act; Woman of the Year (Tony Award®, Best Score); The Rink; Kiss of the Spider Woman (Tony Award®, Best Score); and Steel Pier. Their collaboration also transferred itself to movies and television as they wrote original material for the Academy Awards®; Liza With a Z (Emmy Award®); HBO’s Liza Minnelli’s Stepping Out (Emmy Award®); Funny Lady (Oscar® nominated for

“How Lucky Can You Get”); Lucky Lady; New York, New York; Stepping Out; and Chicago (Oscar® nominated for Best Song). In the mid ’80s the song “New York, New York” becoming the official anthem of New York City. At the time of the unfortunate death of Mr. Ebb, Kander and Ebb had several projects in different stages of completion waiting in the wings: All About Us, Curtains, and The Scottsboro Boys. Life goes on.

BOB FOSSE (Book). First director in history to win Oscar®, Tony®, and Emmy® awards in one year (1973) for the film Cabaret, the musical Pippin, and the TV special Liza With a Z. He won the first of eight Tonys® as choreographer for The Pajama Game followed by directing and choreographing Redhead, Little Me, Sweet Charity (stage and film), Chicago, Dancin’. Other choreography: Damn Yankees, New Girl in Town, How to Succeed…, Big Deal. Film: My Sister Eileen, The Pajama Game, Damn Yankees. Director: Lenny (Oscar® nom.), All That Jazz (Oscar® nom.), Star 80.

WALTER BOBBIE (Director) directed the New York productions of Bright Star, Venus in Fur, The Landing, Golden Age, School for Lies,

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Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Chicago, The Submission, Cabin Pressure, The Savannah Disputation, New Jerusalem, High Fidelity, The Other Woman, The Marriage of Bette and Boo, Sweet Charity, Twentieth Century, Footloose, Durang/Durang, For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls, and A Grand Night for Singing. He was Artistic Director of City Center Encores! where he also directed Fiorello!; Chicago; Tenderloin; Golden Boy; No, No, Nanette; and Zorba; as well as the Carnegie Hall concerts of South Pacific and Carousel. Bobbie served for 12 years on the Board of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. He is the recipient of Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Tony® awards.

ANN REINKING (Choreographer). 1997 Tony Award®, Best Choreography for Chicago, as well as Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Astaire, and NY Drama Critics awards. Other credits include: director, co-choreographer for Fosse (1998 Tony Award® for Best Musical); Tony® nomination for Best Director in a Musical, Fosse, Nominations for Tonys® in four different categories: Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Choreographer, Best Director (won the Tony® for Best Choreography), as well as Tony® nominations for her leading performances in Dancin’ and Goodtime Charlie; won the Lawrence Olivier Award for Fosse; recipient of Theatre World, Clarence Derwent and Outer Critics Circle awards for her work as Maggie in Over Here!

Film credits: Movie, Movie; All That Jazz; Annie; Micki and Maude. Recent choreography: Sondheim Suite for Pacific Northwest Ballet, Suite Kander for Missouri State Ballet, Ritmo & Ruido for Ballet Hispanico, Legends for Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, The Threepenny Opera for Williamstown Theatre Festival, Nilsson/Schmillson for Seattle’s Spectrum Dance Theatre, Bye Bye Birdie for ABC-TV, national tour of the revival of Applause. Cochoreographed The White City and Light In The Dark/Thodos Dance Chicago. Choreographed The Harrison Tribute/American Ballet Theatre.

She is the recipient of the National Broadway Theatre Award for best choreography, Fosse, 2001, the Drama League Award for Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre 1999, Musical Hall of Fame Award 1999, Dance Library of Israel Award 1998, Distinguished Artist Award 1998, School of American Ballet Artistic Achievement Award 1997, National Art Club Award for Service to the Arts 1995, 28

Governor’s Award—Ambassador of the Arts for the State of Florida 1994, Honorary Doctorate from Florida State University, Dance Magazine Award, Ford Foundation Scholarship for the San Francisco Ballet Company, and the Robert Joffrey Scholarship with the Joffrey Ballet.

JOHN LEE BEATTY (Set Design).

Broadway: Junk, Disgraced, Venus in Fur, After Midnight, The Nance, Other Desert Cities, The Color Purple, A Delicate Balance, The Heiress, The Sisters Rosensweig, The Most Happy Fella, Burn This, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Talley’s Folly, Fifth of July, among 100 others. Off-Broadway: Sylvia; The Substance of Fire; Lips Together, Teeth Apart; A Life in the Theatre; many seasons at MTC, Circle Rep, Lincoln Center, and Encores. Major regional theaters, film, opera, TV, and the circus. Multiple Tony®, Obie, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle awards.

Graduate: Brown and Yale.

WILLIAM IVEY LONG (Costume Designer) has designed costumes for over 70 Broadway productions. Select credits include The Prince of Broadway, A Bronx Tale: The Musical, On the Twentieth Century, Cabaret (2014 and 1998 revivals), Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Grey Gardens, Hairspray, The Producers, The Boy from Oz, Contact, Crazy for You, Guys and Dolls, Nine. He was recently nominated for an Emmy Award® for his work on Grease: Live! for the FOX television network, and designed costumes for The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s do the Time Warp Again, also for FOX. He has designed costumes for Mick Jagger, Siegfried and Roy, the Pointer Sisters, and Joan Rivers. Long has won six Tony Awards®, with 15 nominations. He recently completed a four-year elected term as Chairman of the American Theatre Wing, and was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame in January 2006.

KEN BILLINGTON (Lighting Designer).

One hundred Broadway shows include such milestones as Sweeney Todd and Chicago.

Current tours Waitress, Chicago (worldwide), Dirty Dancing, White Christmas. Awards: Tony®, NY Drama Desk, Outer Critics, Ace, and the Lumen for his architectural lighting for New York’s Tavern on the Green. He is a member of the Theatre Hall of Fame.

SCOTT LEHRER (Sound Design) received the first Tony® awarded to sound for the Lincoln Center Theater revival of South Pacific.

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Recent B’way work: Honeymoon in Vegas, A Delicate Balance, Love Letters, A Raisin in the Sun, Betrayal, Lucky Guy, Chaplin (Drama Desk), Death of a Salesman (Tony® nom), That Championship Season, Women on the Verge, Finian’s Rainbow, A View From the Bridge (Tony® nom), Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (Tony® nom), and over 40 City Center Encores.

Music engineer/producer projects include Loudon Wainwright’s Grammy®-winning High Wide and Handsome, Bebe Neuwirth’s Porcelain, Judy Kuhn’s All This Happiness, and Meredith Monk’s Mercy.

D A V I D B U S H M A N (Choreography Recreation). Broadway/national and international tours: Chicago (Dance Captain/ Swing, Amos u/s, Mary Sunshine u/s). Other credits: Criss Angel’s Believe (Las Vegas, Assistant Director). Bushman danced numerous principal roles in works by world-renowned choreographers with North Carolina Dance Theater, Feld Ballets and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. Graduate of NC School of the Arts.

DAVID THOMPSON (Script Adaptation).

Broadway productions include the librettos

for The Scottsboro Boys (Tony® and Drama Desk Award nominations, Hull-Warriner Award), Steel Pier (Tony® nomination), and Thou Shalt Not. Off-Broadway: And the World Goes ‘Round (Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards), Flora, the Red Menace (Drama Desk nomination). Regional: McCarter Theater’s A Christmas Carol. Television: Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall, My Favorite Broadway. Thompson is a graduate of Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism.

ROB FISHER (Supervising Music Director).

Original conductor and music director for Chicago and Grammy Award®-winning cast album. Music supervisor for Chicago companies worldwide. Founding music director (12 seasons) of City Center’s Tony Award®-winning Encores! series. Broadway: An American in Paris (score supervisor), The Threepenny Opera (Sting), The Apple Tree (Chenoweth), Wonderful Town, Me and My Girl, more. New York Philharmonic: Carousel (Emmy® nomination). San Francisco Symphony: Sweeney Todd (LuPone and Hearn).

Carnegie Hall: Guys and Dolls (Lane and Mullally). Guest conductor 25 U.S. orchestras,

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25 recordings as conductor or producer. Many broadcasts and projects with Garrison Keillor.

JOHN MONACO (Music Coordinator) is a veteran of the musical theatre. He has been music coordinator for over 100 Broadway musicals and has performed in more than 40 Broadway shows. Monaco has had the privilege of working with Richard Rodgers, John Kander, Jule Styne, Elmer Bernstein, Harvey Schmidt, Philip Springer, George Forrest, Robert Wright, Janusz Stoklos, Steve Margoshes, and many others.

ANDREW BRYAN (Music Director/ Conductor). returns to Chicago after conducting this award-winning production on Broadway, across North America and Japan. He has a long association with Les Miserables, having conducted the national tour and numerous subsequent productions.

For Choreographer Matthew Bourne and his acclaimed dance company, New Adventures, he was Music Director of Edward Scissorhands (NYC and U.S. tour) and Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake (U.S. tour). Other highlights: Disney’s When You Wish; An American in Paris; Dreamgirls; Miss Saigon; Billy Elliot; Sister Act; Big River; Hello, Dolly!; Chess; and West Side Story. Regional: Alley Theatre, Sacramento Music Circus, North Shore Music Theatre, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, and Music Theatre West. Former Assistant Conductor for Nashville Ballet and Nashville Opera.

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Thriller Live, Menier Chocolate Factory, West Side Story. Tours: Finding Neverland, Dirty Dancing, The Sound of Music, Into the Woods, The Bodyguard, Chicago The Musical, Once, Shrek, Elf, Flashdance, Anything Goes, Bullets Over Broadway, We Will Rock You. Upcoming: The Prince of Egypt, Hadestown, August Rush;.

Regional: American Repertory Theater, Alley Theatre, Bay Street, Goodspeed, TUTS, Asolo Rep, Hollywood Bowl, TheatreWorks, Royal Caribbean. The Casting Society of America.

Artios Award-winner. stewartwhitley.com.

ARTHUR SICCARDI, THEATRICAL SERVICES INC. (Technical Supervisor) has been involved in more than 200 Broadway shows: Hello, Dolly!; A Chorus Line; Cats; The Real Thing; Ballroom; Dreamgirls; Chess; Broadway Bound; Jerome Robbins’ Broadway; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; Gypsy; Lost in Yonkers; Fiddler on the Roof; Falsettos; The Goodbye Girl; My Fair Lady; Sunset Boulevard; Laughter on the 23rd Floor; My One and Only; Billy Elliott; the Tony Awards®, and Night of a Thousand Stars. In 2012, he received a Tony® Honor for Excellence in the Theatre as well as the first Broadway Legend Award given by SUNY Purchase.

MARIAN DeWITT (Production Stage Manager) Broadway: Chicago, Pippin, In the Heights, Say Goodnight Gracie, Rocky Horror Show. National tours: Avenue Q, In the Heights, Doubt, Copenhagen, Say Goodnight Gracie, Saturday Night Fever. Member of Actors’ Equity Association since 1991. New York State Licensed Veterinary Technician.

D A V I D B R I A N B R O W N (Wig/Hair Design). Broadway: highlights: Curious Incident…, If/Then, Bridges of Madison County, Macbeth, The Nance, Death of a Salesman, Follies, Sister Act, Arcadia, A Steady Rain, Shrek, The Little Mermaid, Legally Blonde, Spamalot, Tarzan, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Fiddler on the Roof, Nine, Gypsy, Sweet Smell of Success, The Invention of Love, Aida, The Iceman Cometh, Chicago, Sideshow, Steel Pier.

Off-Broadway: Far From Heaven, Giant. Film/ TV credits: The Sound of Music—live NBC, It’s Complicated, Angels In America (Emmy® nominated), To Wong Foo….

BRIAN WESTMORELAND (Stage Manager) has toured extensively with Chicago since 2012. Broadway: The Phantom of the Opera, A Doll’s House, Juan Darien.

Tours: Chicago, The King and I, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Fiddler… (30th anniversary), Annie Warbucks.

Regional: Crossroads Theatre Company, Signature Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Gateway Playhouse. Dance: Dance Theatre of Harlem, Connecticut Ballet, Eliot Feld’s Ballet Tech.

UCLA graduate.

STEWART/WHITLEY (Casting). Duncan Stewart CSA and Benton Whitley CSA. B’way/ N.Y.: …the Great Comet of 1812, A Clockwork Orange, As You Like It, On the Town, Pippin, La Cage aux Folles, The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Carnegie Hall West Side Story, The Band Wagon, Pageant. West End/U.K.:

GAY MERWIN (Assistant Stage Manager) is happy to rejoin the Chicago tour on another adventure. Broadway: R E N T, The Dinner Party, Miss Saigon, Cabaret, Chicago, Cats, TopDog/UnderDog. OffBroadway: Steve Martin’s The Underpants, Bat Boy: the Musical, Falsettoland.

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Tours: Chicago; Mamma Mia!; An Inspector Calls; Promises, Promises.

BARRY and FRAN WEISSLER (Producers) have had a producing career that spans 40 years. They are the recipients of seven Tony Awards®: Othello starring James Earl Jones and Christopher Plummer; Fiddler on the Roof with Topol; Gypsy with Tyne Daly; Annie Get Your Gun with Bernadette Peters and Reba McEntire; the 2010 revival of La Cage Aux Folles with Kelsey Grammar; the 2013 revival of Pippin; and Chicago, presented in over 25 countries in over a dozen languages.

Celebrating over two decades on Broadway, Chicago is the longest running American musical is history! The Weisslers have produced over 30 Broadway shows, including their newest hit, Waitress, currently playing at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in New York and on tour nationwide, featuring an original score

by Grammy®-nominee Sara Bareilles.

BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA (Producer) is part of The John Gore Organization family of companies, which includes Broadway. com, under the supervision of nine-time

Tony®-winning producer John Gore (Owner and CEO). Current and past productions include Beautiful, Cats, Fiddler on the Roof, Finding Neverland, Hairspray, Million Dollar Quartet, On Your Feet!, School of Rock, and The Producers.

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ALECIA PARKER (Executive Producer) serves as the executive producer of all worldwide productions of Chicago; the Broadway and touring productions of Waitress, Pippin, and Finding Neverland.

Currently licensing Once The Musical internationally. Other credits, spanning more than 30 years, include executive producer of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, La Cage aux Folles, The Scottsboro Boys, Sweet Charity, Wonderful Town, and Seussical; and associate producer of Annie Get Your Gun, My Thing of Love, Grease!, My Fair Lady, Falsettos, Fiddler on the Roof, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Cabaret, and Zorba starring Anthony Quinn. She is the proud mother of Michael Parker—Atlantic Records.

B.J. HOLT (General Manager). Broadway, West End and touring productions include Chicago, Fosse, La Cage aux Folles, Les

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CITY CENTER’S ENCORES! GREAT AMERICAN MUSICALS IN CONCERT. City Center, a not-for-profit theater founded in 1943 as Manhattan’s first performing arts center, is home to many of America’s leading dance companies, education programs and popular engagements. The award–winning series Encores! was created in 1994 to revisit rarely heard scores, of which Chicago is one.

Presented by special arrangement with American Play Company, Inc., Sheldon Abend, President.

STAFF FOR CHICAGO GENERAL MANAGEMENT B. J. Holt, General Manager Nina Skriloff, International Manager Hilary Hamilton, Associate General Manager TOUR MARKETING/PRESS Anita Dloniak & Associates. Inc. Anita Dloniak Melissa A. Hazek CASTING STEWART/WHITLEY Duncan Stewart, CSA; Benton Whitley, CSA; Paul Hardt; Christine McKenna; Danny Dunitz; Allie Carieri COMPANY MANAGER.................................... BILL SCHAEFFER PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER............ MARIAN DeWITT Stage Manager................................................Brian Westmoreland Assistant Stage Manager..............................................Gay Merwin General Management Associate.....................Stephen Spadaro Associate Lighting Designer Worldwide...................................................................John Demous Associate Sound Designer.................................. Benjamin Furiga Assistant to William Ivey Long........................... Donald Sanders Production Carpenter..................................................... Mark Wise Flyman................................................................. Tim “Rizzo” Dhority Head Electrician...................................................... Matthew Brehm Follow Spot Operator.........................................Bradley Chelberg Swing Electrician/Audio.................................... Adrian Workman Production Sound Engineer.....................................Matthew Bell Assistant Sound.....................................................................JD Arney Master of Properties............................................Miriam Gonzalez Wardrobe Supervisor.......................... Cindy Krantz-Silverstein Hair Supervisor.........................................................Scott Mortimer Banking..............................City National Bank/Michele Gibbons Music Preparation......................... Donald Oliver, Evan Morris/ 32

Chelsea Music Service, Inc. Payroll..........................................................Castellana Services, Inc. Accountants....................................................... Marks Paneth, LLP. Counsel..................................................Seth Gelblum/Loeb & Loeb Insurance...................................... Stockbridge Risk Management Art Design.....................................................................................Spotco Advertising........................................................................................RPM Web Design....................................................................... Spot Design Production Photography...............................................Paul Kolnik, Jeremy Daniel Merchandising...........................................................Creative Goods STAFF FOR NATIONAL ARTISTS Vice President of Marketing..................................Chelsea Salyer Director of Marketing....................................................... Ken Sperr Chief Financial Officer..................................................... Tejal Petal International Manager................................................. Nina Skriloff Head of Business Affairs................................. Daniel M. Posener Accounting............................................................ Marian Albarracin Associate to the Weisslers...................................... Brett England Assistant to Barry Weissler..........................................Anna Mack Assistant to Alecia Parker................................Hayden Anderson Assistant to BJ Holt......................................................Tyler Forrest Receptionist..........................................................Michelle Coleman Messenger............................................................................Victor Ruiz TOUR DIRECTION Columbia Artists Theatricals 1790 Broadway, 16th Floor New York, NY 10019 917.206.4600 tel/917.206.4646 fax columbia-artists.com CREDITS Scenery built and painted by Hudson Scenic Studios.

Lighting equipment from PRG Lighting. Sound equipment

by PRG Audio.

The actors and stage managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

The musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians.

The Director and Choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.

United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre.

Backstage and Front of the House Employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.).

The Press Agents and Company Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers.

This production is produced by a member of The Broadway League in collaboration with our professional union-represented employees.

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JACK HANNA’S INTO THE WILD LIVE

ABOUT THE SHOW Through the jungles of Rwanda to the savannas of Australia, Jungle Jack Hanna has explored the corners of the globe as one of the most visible and respected animal ambassadors. Now he’s bringing his stage show, Jack Hanna’s Into the Wild Live!, to a city near you. Fans of all ages will enjoy stories (from brushing a hippo’s teeth to eating with wombats) and footage from his worldwide adventures. Of course, a visit from Jungle Jack would not be complete without an array of animals such as cheetahs, kangaroos, penguins, and many more. Fans of all ages will get to learn more about these fascinating animals in an unforgettable “wild” experience your family will not want to miss.

Recognized around the country as America’s favorite zookeeper, Hanna has made countless television appearances since 1983 on shows such as Good Morning America, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Late Late Show with James Corden, and FOX and CNN news programs. He is the host of TV’s Emmy Award®-winning Jack Hanna’s Into the Wild and Jack Hanna’s Wild Countdown.

Hanna is the Director Emeritus of the famed Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and The Wilds.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

In 1993 Hanna became the host of Jack Hanna’s Animal Adventures, a nationally and internationally syndicated television series.

In 2007 he created a new unscripted and action-packed TV series, Jack Hanna’s Into the Wild. This series has earned 4 Daytime Emmy Awards® and is available on Netflix. His newest TV show, Jack Hanna’s Wild Countdown, airs on Saturday mornings on ABC around the country. Be sure to check local listings for both shows as Jack and his family explore the corners of the globe and discover amazing animals and cultures!

Hanna and his TV crew have had the privilege to travel to Africa more than 40 times and visit each continent at least twice.

Although he has explored many fascinating cultures and animals throughout his travels, the country that has truly captured his heart is Rwanda. There he has experienced the thrill of observing the magnificent mountain gorillas, while also spending time with people in the community. He is proud to support a number of Rwandan wildlife and humanitarian organizations including the Gorilla Doctors and Partners In Conservation at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.

As a child, Jack Hanna spent his days cleaning animal cages for his local veterinarian and exploring the creek behind his house. Today, he explores the corners of the globe as one of the most visible and respected animal ambassadors in the world. His enthusiasm and hands-on approach to wildlife conservation has won him widespread acclaim as an author, television personality, conservationist, and director emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and The Wilds.

Hanna is the author of 15 books including his brand new full-color children’s book Jack Hanna’s Awesome Animal Almanac, published in 2017, which makes learning about animals fun with surprising and unbelievable animal stories and facts

Recognized around the country as America’s favorite zookeeper, Hanna has made countless television appearances since 1983 on shows such as Good Morning America, The Late Late Show with James Corden, David Letterman, FOX and CNN News, and many more!

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with Hanna. When David Letterman retired in 2015, Hanna had made more than 100 appearances on the show during his 30-year iconic late-night run.

Hanna has been married for almost 50 years to his beautiful wife Suzi. They have three daughters and six grandchildren together. In their free time they love spending as much time as they can with their family.

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ABOUT THE ARTIST JOHN MELLENCAMP John Mellencamp’s career in music, spanning more than 35 years, has seen him transition from pop star to one of the most highly respected singer/songwriters of a generation. Mellencamp is incredibly acclaimed; he is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a Grammy® winner, a recipient of the John Steinbeck Award, ASCAP Foundation’s Champion Award, The Woody Guthrie Award, and Americana Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and more recently, the Founders Award, the top honor assigned by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Additionally, he was recently inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame this past June. He is also one of the most successful live concert performers in the world. In 1985, Mellencamp, together with Willie Nelson and Neil Young, created Farm Aid. The social activism reflected in his songs helped catalyze Farm Aid, the concert series and organization that has addressed the struggle of American family farmers for more than 25 years.

As well, Mellencamp journeyed into the darkness of coal mining life in his reverent cover of Merle Travis’ 1946 song “Dark as a Dungeon,” recorded in support of National Geographic’s acclaimed documentary about the mining industry, From The Ashes, produced by Michael Bloomberg, former NYC Mayor.

He continues to focus on another facet of his artistic expression: painting. His style has progressed over the years as evidenced by several gallery shows and published portfolios, and in recent years he has increased his output by completing over 100 new works. He had his second solo exhibition this past Spring in New York and an exhibit at the famed Butler Museum in Youngstown, Ohio this fall. His highly successful Rock and Roll Hall of Fame exhibit ran until Jan 5, 2019 and will continue to travel in the United States.

Mellencamp continues his journey as the walking embodiment of rock icon; passionate, plain-spoken, and a self-proclaimed rebel. John Mellencamp continues to live and work in Bloomington, Indiana.

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PROGRAM A Musical Toast! Happy Birthday, Lenny!

Meditation No. 3 from Mass for Cello and Orchestra Music I Heard with You – from Songfest (Isabel Leonard, Mezzo-Soprano) Three Early Songs (arr: Sid Ramin) (Isabel Leonard, Mezzo-Soprano) 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Concert Suite —Intermission— Overture – from Candide Dream with Me – from Peter Pan What a Movie! – from Trouble in Tahiti (Isabel Leonard, Mezzo-Soprano) Take Care of This House – from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (Isabel Leonard, Mezzo-Soprano) Symphonic Dances – from West Side Story

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PROGRAM NOTES John Mauceri met Leonard Bernstein during the summer of 1971 when Mauceri was a 25-year-old conducting fellow at the Tanglewood Music Academy. Mauceri was hired the next summer to assist him at the Metropolitan Opera for a new production of Carmen and its recording on Deutsche Gramophone, which won a Grammy® for “Best Opera recording.”

Mauceri, who was on a faculty at Yale, was given permission by the composer to produce and conduct Bernstein’s Mass on campus and then at Vienna’s Konzerthaus for its 1973 European premiere and a worldwide television broadcast produced by the BBC, Austrian television, and PBS. (In 1981, for the work’s tenth anniversary, Mauceri was once again tapped to conduct and supervise another new production of Mass for the Kennedy Center, directed by Tom O’Horgan and broadcast live on PBS.) In 1973 Bernstein appointed Mauceri to be musical supervisor of a new production of Candide at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, to be directed by Hal Prince, with a new book by Hugh Wheeler and additional lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The production transferred to Broadway where it won four Tony Awards® including one for its “outstanding contribution to the artistic development of the musical theatre.”

Mauceri then supervised an expanded Candide for the New York City Opera in 1982 and won a Grammy® for his recording. In 1988, a definitive Candide at Scottish Opera brought Mauceri an Olivier Award and it is this version that the composer recorded shortly before his death in 1990.

Mauceri’s work with Bernstein included touring, editing, orchestrating, and taking charge of music festivals in Tel Aviv, London, Milan’s La Scala, Paris, the Kennedy Center, and at Bernstein’s 60th and 70th birthday galas. He was, for 18 years, Bernstein’s first choice to edit, conduct, and supervise his music.

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John Mauceri (right) with Leonard Bernstein

ABOUT THE ARTISTS JOHN MAUCERI John Mauceri—world-renowned conductor, educator, and writer—has appeared with the world’s greatest opera companies and symphony orchestras, on the musical stages of Broadway and Hollywood, as well as at the most prestigious hall of academia.

Mauceri served as music director (direttore stabile) of the Teatro Regio in Turin, Italy for three years after completing seven years (22 productions and three recordings) as music director of Scottish opera, and he is the first American ever to have held the post of music director of an opera house in either Great Britain or Italy. He was music director of the Washington Opera (The Kennedy Center) as well as Pittsburgh Opera, and was the first music director of American Symphony Orchestra in Carnegie Hall after its legendary founding director, Leopold Stokowski, with whom he studied. For 15 years he served on the faculty of his alma mater Yale University and returned in 2001 to teach and conduct the official concert celebrating the university’s 300th anniversary. In 2016, he celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Yale Symphony, which he helped to found, with concerts in New Haven and at Carnegie Hall.

For 18 years, Mauceri worked closely with Leonard Bernstein and conducted many of the composer’s premieres at

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Bernstein’s request. He is the Founding Director of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, which was created for him in 1991 by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association.

Breaking all records at the Bowl, he conducted over 300 concerts at the 18,000seat amphitheater with a total audience of four million people.

Deeply committed to preserving two American art forms, the Broadway musical, and Hollywood film scores, he has edited and performed a vast catalogue of restorations and first performances, including a full restoration of the original 1943 production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!; performing editions of Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess, Girl Crazy, and Strike up the Band; Bernstein’s Candide and A Quiet Place; Blitzstein’s Regina, and film scores

by Miklos Rozsa, Franz Waxman, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Max Steiner, Elmer Bernstein, Jerry Goldsmith, Danny Elfman, and Howard Shore.

Mr. Mauceri is one of the world’s most accomplished recording artists, having released over 75 audio CDs and is the recipient of a Grammy®, a Tony®, an Olivier, a Drama Desk, a Edison Klassiek, three Emmy Awards®, two Diapasons d’Or, Cannes Classique, ECHO Klassik, Billboard, and four Deutsche Schallplatten awards. In 1999, Mauceri was chosen as a “Standardbearer of the Twentieth Century” for WQXR, the America’s mostlistened-to classical radio station. According to WQXR, “These are a select number of musical artists who have already established themselves as forces to be reckoned with and who will be the Standard Bearers of the 21st Century’s music scene.” The recipients were chosen for “their visionary talent and technical virtuosity.” In addition, CNN and CNN International chose Mauceri as a “Voice of the Millennium.” Mauceri was recently awarded the Ditson Conductor’s Award for his five decades of commitment to performing and editing American music.

He is currently writing a book on the art and alchemy of conducting for Alfred A. Knopf.

ISABEL LEONARD Highly acclaimed for her “passionate intensity and remarkable vocal beauty,” the multiple Grammy Award®-winning Isabel Leonard continues to thrill audiences both in the opera house and on the concert stage. In repertoire that spans from Vivaldi to Mozart to Thomas Ades, she has graced the stages of the Metropolitan Opera, Vienna State Opera, Paris Opera, Salzburg Festival, Bavarian State Opera, Carnegie Hall, Glyndebourne Festival, Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera as Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Angelina in La Cenerentola, Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro, Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte, Charlotte in Werther, Blanche de la Force in Dialogues des Carmélites, Costanza in Griselda, the title roles in La Périchole and Der Rosenkavalier, as well as Sesto in both Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito and Handel’s Giulio Cesare.

She has appeared with some of the foremost conductors of her time: James Levine, Valery Gergiev, Charles Dutoit, Gustavo Dudamel, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Yannick Nézét-Seguin, Franz Welser-Möst, Plácido Domingo, Edward Gardner, Edo de Waart, James Conlon, Michele Mariotti, Harry Bicket, and Andris Nelsons; with the Cleveland Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, and Vienna Philharmonic, among others.

Leonard is in constant demand as a recitalist and is on the Board of Trustees at Carnegie Hall. She is a multiple Grammy Award®-winner, most recently for Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges with Seiji Ozawa on Decca and The Tempest from the Metropolitan Opera on Deutsche Grammophon, both Best Opera Recording.

Leonard is the recipient of the Richard Tucker Award and joined the supporters of the Prostate Cancer Foundation to lend her voice in honor of her father who died from the disease when she was in college.

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CZECH NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA JOHN MAUCERI, conductor ISABEL LEONARD, Mezzo-Soprano VIOLIN Ivana Morysova Karel Selmeczi Alexej Rosik Filip Silar David Sroubek Marta Sutora Matej Sutora Petar Tasev Simon Tosovsky

FLUTE Martina Kustarova Nina Sivosova

FRENCH HORN Petr Kozel Jan Vitek

CLARINET Lubomir Legemza Dusan Mihely

TRUMPET Roman Kubat Igor Vasil

OBOE Anna Skreptacova

VIOLA Miroslav Novotny Marketa Sadecka Vladimir Paulen

BASSOON Rudolf Krula Tadeas Matucha

TROMBONE Michal Sulovsky Vladimir Trofimovic

VIOLONCELLO Jan Pospíšil Stepanka Rudolfova Viktor Vondracek DOUBLE BASS Pavel Slamenka

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ABOUT THE ARTISTS RENÉE FLEMING Renée Fleming is one of the most acclaimed singers of our time. In 2013, President Obama awarded her America’s highest honor for an artist, the National Medal of Arts. She brought her voice to a vast new audience in 2014, as the only classical artist ever to sing the U.S. National Anthem at the Super Bowl.

Winner of the 2013 Grammy Award® (her fourth) for Best Classical Vocal Solo, Fleming has sung for momentous occasions from the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony to the Diamond Jubilee Concert for Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. In 2008 she became the first woman in the 125-year history of the Metropolitan Opera to solo headline an opening night gala.

Fleming earned a Tony Award® nomination for her performance in the 2018 Broadway production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel. Her recent tour schedule has included concerts in New York, London, Amsterdam, Vienna, Paris, Madrid, Tokyo, and Beijing. She is heard on the soundtracks of the 2018 Best Picture Oscar® winner The Shape of Water and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.

Fleming provided the singing voice of Roxane, played by Julianne Moore, in the film of the best-selling novel Bel Canto.

In her role as Artistic Advisor to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Fleming launched a collaboration with the U.S. National Institutes of Health, with participation by the National Endowment of the Arts, focused on the science connecting music, health, and the brain. Over the past year, she has given more than 20 presentations with scientists and practitioners across the U.S. and Canada on this subject In September, Decca released Fleming’s latest album, Renée Fleming: Broadway, featuring a collection of great musical theater songs from the 1920’s to the 52

present day. She has recorded everything from complete operas and song recitals to indie rock and jazz; and her album Signatures was selected by the U.S. Library of Congress for the National Recording Registry, as an “aural treasure worthy of preservation as part of America’s patrimony.” Known for bringing new audiences to classical music and opera, Fleming has sung not only with Plácido Domingo and Andrea Bocelli, but also with Elton John, Paul Simon, Sting, Josh Groban, and Joan Baez. She has hosted a wide variety of television and radio broadcasts, including the Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD series, and Live from Lincoln Center.

In 2010, Fleming was named the firstever Creative Consultant at Lyric Opera of Chicago. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of Carnegie Hall, the Board of Sing for Hope, and the Artistic Advisory Board of the Polyphony Foundation.

She is a spokesperson for the American Musical Therapy Association. Her memoir The Inner Voice, published in 2004, is currently in its 16th printing. Among her awards are the Fulbright Lifetime Achievement Medal, Germany’s Cross of the Order of Merit, Sweden’s Polar Music Prize, France’s Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, and honorary doctorates

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from the University of Pennsylvania, Northwestern, Duke, Harvard, and Carnegie Mellon Universities, the Eastman School of Music, and The Juilliard School.

GERALD MARTIN MOORE, piano Gerald Martin Moore is an internationally renowned singing teacher and a vocal consultant. He has worked closely with Renée Fleming for many years since first collaborating on the production of Alcina with William Christie at the Palais Garnier in Paris. He then went on to work with Fleming on many subsequent roles, Decca recordings, and recitals. Other leading artists he has prepared for roles and recordings include Natalie Dessay, Marie McLaughlin, Sabine Devielhe, Erin Morley, Elīna Garanča, and Sarah Connolly. He has worked in such houses as Covent Garden, La Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco, Opera de Bastille, Champs-Elysees, and Chatelet in Paris as well as the Aix-en-Provence, Edinburgh, and Glyndebourne Festivals.

He is a frequent recitalist, most notably with Renée Fleming. He has performed before such dignitaries as President Obama and the First Lady, President Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, HRH Prince Charles, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. Gerald was recently featured accompanying Renée Fleming in the soundtrack for the movie Bel Canto and also coached Julianne Moore who plays the role of Roxanne.

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LYLE LOVETT AND JOHN HIATT FRI, MARCH 1, 2019 AT 8PM

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ABOUT THE ARTIST LYLE LOVETT A singer, composer, and actor, Lyle Lovett has broadened the definition of American music in a career that spans 14 albums. Coupled with his gift for storytelling, the Texas-based musician fuses elements of country, swing, jazz, folk, gospel, and blues in a conventiondefying manner that breaks down barriers.

Whether touring as a Duo or with his Acoustic Group or his Large Band, Lovett’s live performances show not only the breadth of this Texas legend’s deep talents, but also the diversity of his influences, making him one of the most compelling and captivating musicians in popular music.

Since his self-titled debut in 1986, Lyle Lovett has evolved into one of music’s most vibrant and iconic performers.

Among his many accolades, besides the four Grammy Awards®, he was given the Americana Music Association’s inaugural Trailblazer Award, and was named Texas State Musician.

His works, rich and eclectic, are some of the most beloved of any artist working today.

JOHN HIATT “You know how writing goes for me,” John Hiatt says, offering a glimpse into his creative process. “I get a couple of lines going, and then I just tag along as the songs start to reveal themselves. You’ve just gotta jump inside and take the ride.”

Hiatt has been on that ride—as have we all, tagging along right beside him—for more than four decades now.

In fact, since the release of his 1974 debut, Hangin’ Around the Observatory, rarely has more than a year or two passed without a new Hiatt collection hitting the shelves.

But after wrapping up a year of touring in support of 2014’s Terms of My Surrender— the singer-songwriter’s 22nd studio effort overall—he found himself, for the first time in a long time, unsure of what would come next.

Not that he panicked. “I’ve been lost before,” Hiatt says, with the self-assurance of a man who has experienced a thing or two over his long and varied career.

“Although usually I have some sort of notion or clue where to go.” But this time?

He laughs. “I had no sense whatsoever.”

As for the cause of this uncertainty?

“Life, really,” he says. “Or just changes in life. My wife and I made the decision to sell our farm [in Williamson County, Tennessee] and move back into Nashville.

I wanted to spend more time with my family. I was aging, with all that entails or doesn’t entail. Stuff was just happening.”

From this came The Eclipse Sessions.

There’s a grit to these songs—a craggy, perfectly-imperfect quality that colors every aspect of the performances, right down to Hiatt’s vocals, which are quite possibly his most raw and expressive to date.

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ABOUT THE ARTISTS LLOYD PRICE Headlining the show is “Mr. Personality,” Lloyd Price. Price was born outside New Orleans and played piano and trumpet and sang in the church choir. He started a band with his younger brother Leo (Leo went on to write “Send me Some Lovin” for Little Richard).

Price’s first big hit, “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” embodied the rhythm and blues of the region and featured Fats Domino on piano. “Oooh, Oooh, Oooh,” ”Ain’t It a Shame,” and “Restless Heart” were follow up hits, but Price’s budding career was interrupted in 1954 when he was drafted to fight in Korea. While there, he was put in charge of a large dance band that played swing music for the troops. This became the origin of Price’s signature approach to music: combining a lush, full orchestra with the gritty, rawer tempos of R&B. Writing his own material, which was rare for hit makers of his era, Lloyd became a major influence on the history of rock and roll and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.

In the late 50s-early 60s, Price had a string of top 20 hits on both the pop and R&B charts, including “Stagger Lee” (#1 on both charts), “Personality”(#2 on pop charts), “I’m Gonna Get Married” (#3), “Lady Luck,” “Question,” “Come into my Heart,” and “Just Because.” Price’s stage performance has been legendary for decades. His band is comprised of some of the world’s premier musicians, and the six-piece horn section and female backup singers create the signature sound Price made famous 50 years ago.

SONNY TURNER’S PLATTERS Sonny Turner’s Platters was formed in 1952. The Platters enjoyed an incredible 40 hit singles on the Billboard Charts from 1955-1967, including four #1 hits: “The Great Pretender,” “Twilight Time,” 60

Only You,” and “My Prayer.” Other memorable hits include “Smoke Gets in “Your Eyes,” “Enchanted,” “The Magic Touch,” and “Harbor Lights.” They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.

DANNY AND THE JUNIORS Danny and the Juniors began singing in the 1950s as teenagers in Philadelphia.

In 1957, “At the Hop” went to #1 on the pop, country, and R&B charts and is the #23 rock and roll hit of all time according to Billboard Magazine. “Rock and Roll in Here to Stay” and “Twistin’ USA” were two of their other 11 charted singles.

Danny and the Juniors toured in the Alan Freed Big Band Show, performed on American Bandstand more than 50 times and have travelled millions of miles and entertained millions of fans worldwide.

Original members Joe Terry and Fred Maffei lead these members of the Vocal Group Hall of Fame onto the stage.

THE SKYLINERS The Skyliners are a doo wop group from Pittsburgh that had a huge hit with their quintessential ballad “Since I Don’t Have You.” They appeared many times on American Bandstand and toured with Dick Clark’s Cavalcade of Stars, performed on many of Alan Freed’s rock and roll shows, and they were the first white act to reach #1 on the Cashbox R&B charts, which led to them performing eight times at the legendary Apollo Theatre.

Their music has been featured in many movies, including Lethal Weapon II, La Bamba, and American Graffiti. Other hit singles were “This I Swear,” “Pennies From Heaven,” “It Happened Today,” and “Close your Eyes.” The Skyliners were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2002.

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GARY TROXEL’S FLEETWOODS Gary Troxel’s Fleetwoods were the first group to have two #1 hits on the Billboard Charts in the same year, and the first mixed-gender trio with more one #1 hit. “Come Softly to Me” and “Mr. Blue” both reached #1 on the charts, two of the 11 hits enjoyed by the Fleetwoods.

Hailing from Olympia Washington, other hits included “Graduation’s Here,” “Tragedy,” and “The Great Imposter.”

They were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame and the Doo Wop Hall of Fame in 2006.

THE PASSIONS The Passions were formed in 1956 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, with Jimmy Gallagher as their lead singer.

Jim Gribble, also manager of The Mystics, presented them with their first hit, “Just to Be with You,” written by Paul Simon and Carole King. “Gloria” and “I Only Want You” also made the charts. Gallagher is also well known for his performances with The Legends of Doo Wop. CLEVELAND STILL AND THE DUBS Cleveland Still and the Dubs are best remembered for their doo wop classic “Could this be Magic.” This signature song resulted in their many tours with Alan Freed. Other hits included “Chapel of Dreams” and “Don’t Ask me to be Lonely.” Original member Cleveland Still leads the group on stage.

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WHO’S WH0 IN THE CAST STEVE LANDES (Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica, Piano, Original Broadway Cast) a life-long, second generation Beatles fan, Landes taught himself guitar at 10 by listening to Beatles records and by 13 was fronting a top 40 cover band in his native Philadelphia. At 17 he joined Beatlemania and further developed his musicianship, touring the world with the show. After “passing the audition” with the existing RAIN band members in 1998, his career was set. On one of his travels to England, he found himself at Liverpool’s Casbah Club, owned by pre-Ringo Beatles drummer Pete Best. Encouraged to get on stage, Landes belted out lead vocals to the Beatles rocker “Slow Down,” while Best sat in on drums. As a backup musician, Landes has performed alongside legendary 60s artists Peter Noone (Herman’s Hermits), Joey Molland (Badfinger), Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, and Tiny Tim. As an actor, he appeared in the films Wedding Bell Blues, For Which He Stands, and Tim Burton’s Mars Attacks! Landes writes and records his own original music. www.steve-landes.com, facebook.com/steve.landes.rain.

PAUL CURATOLO (Vocals, Bass, Piano, Guitar) The Beatles became Curatolo’s biggest influence as a child growing up with RAIN. At 10-years-old, his musical journey began when he taught himself the drums.

He quickly adapted to guitar and piano

which drove him to write and record his own music. When he was 14, as a member of the pop band Wayward, he went on to record five albums. Until recently the band has toured the U.S. and was voted home town heroes in A.P. magazine (Alternative Press). Curatolo’s love for the Beatles has driven him to master the character of Paul McCartney down to every detail. From vocal inflections to turning the bass over to perform left-handed. Curatolo considers it an honor to pay tribute to his idol.

AARON CHIAZZA (Drums, Percussion, Vocals) began playing music at the young age of five when his parents gifted him a drum set. This drum set did not last long under the strength of a kindergartner and eventually he moved into a full size instrument by early elementary school. Early yet important musical influences stemmed from a blend of past era funk, soul, jazz, rock, and others. From there he went on to study music in an academic setting through high school and college participating in jazz, symphonic, and percussion ensembles. Between original projects, writing, and shows, Chiazza also loves being an audio engineer and artist. You can follow his work and ventures with RAIN on his website: www.AaronChiazza.com ALASTAR McNEIL (Vocals, Lead Guitar, Guitar Synth) Born and raised on the island of Oahu, HI, McNeil grew up surrounded by musicians who played ukulele and guitar. These instruments would play a pivotal role in his life as he became an

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ukulele luthier—for a time supervising a local factory—and eventually changed careers to fulfill the dream of being a full time musician. McNeil and his wife Miwa (herself a kihoalu or Hawaiian slack key guitarist) have played with the iconic band Kupaāina for years even as he earned a solid reputation for his instrumentation and adaptability playing with Honolulu bands doing everything from Irish to reggae, funk to classic rock, and even a local Beatles tribute. “Playing with RAIN has challenged and improved my ability to express myself not just as a musician but as an actor and entertainer as well. Nothing is more thrilling!”

MARK BEYER (Keyboard, Percussion) began piano lessons at age eight, and at 12 was given special acceptance into a local University music school where he was privately trained in piano and music theory.

At 14, he began experimenting with electronic keyboards and synthesizers from the 1970s, and played professionally in a

progressive rock band. As keyboard technology advanced, Beyer became known for his uncanny reproductions of elaborate sound textures, exotic instruments, and simulations of full orchestras. Beyer is the primary programmer and sound designer for the keyboards currently used in RAIN’s production. www.Beatlekeys.com Performers may change.

Additional musicians may include: JOEY CURATOLO (Vocals, Bass, Piano, Guitar, Original Broadway Cast) grew up in a Brooklyn household where classical music and opera formed the soundtrack. A natural musician, he was infatuated with The Beatles, taught himself guitar at age 10 and played piano by ear at 16. After winning multiple McCartney sound-alike contests, Curatolo toured with the Broadway production of Beatlemania. He joined RAIN shortly after, and helped transform the band into the multimedia production it is today. In addition, he is an active singer/songwriter and studio musician. His

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original Christmas song “Wishing You a Very Merry Christmas” is featured on Broadway’s Carols for a Cure, Volume 12 (to benefit BC/EFA) as well as the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Hope for the Holidays charity album. When Universal Pictures needed a McCartney sound, they contacted Curatolo to record the song “Love Take Me Down” for the comedy Role Models. For Curatolo, performing on Broadway was a dream come true.

JOE BITHORN (Vocals, Lead Guitar, Guitar Synth, Sitar, Original Broadway Cast) grew up in Manhattan and Long Island, where he was exposed to a variety of music including jazz, Latin, classical, and more.

By age three, his musical father taught his children how to sing harmony. He was profoundly influenced by the experiences he had at Carnegie Hall through his Mom, who worked with the Festival Casals. Thanks to The Beatles’ appearance on Ed Sullivan, Bithorn took a strong interest in the guitar.

Early influences include the band Cream, and Bithorn developed the ability to learn guitar parts by ear by age 14. By age 16, he was so proficient that he was recruited for studio sessions. While in high school, he and his brother formed the Bithorn Brothers Band, performing the early music of the Allman Brothers Band. Bithorn heard about an audition for Beatlemania and was hired for the touring production as George. After touring with the show in North America, Bithorn joined Rain in 1983 and has been touring the world ever since.

CHRIS SMALLWOOD (Keyboard, Percussion) fell in love with music as a young kid, but didn’t fall onto a piano bench until high school, when he broke his leg.

Just two years later, he was invited to Kentucky’s prestigious Governor’s School for the Arts program. In 2008, Chris received a bachelor of music from Belmont University, and in 2010 earned his master of music from the University of Louisville.

Smallwood has toured internationally with RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles for over eight years, and loves sharing his passion for The Beatles’ music with fans all over the world. Smallwood currently serves as adjunct music faculty at Belmont University, and owns Mockingbird Musicians—a Nashville contracting service for live music and entertainment. He was appointed Music Director/Performer for the “Eat Your Science” tour, Chef Alton Brown’s live show. Smallwood released his first piano pop record, Out in the Open, which is available on iTunes.

JIM IRIZARRY (Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Piano, Harmonica) is from Chicago, IL, and began singing and playing the music of his favorite band, The Beatles, at the age of 12. He performed in local Chicago Beatle bands and learned the harmonica to master some of his early Beatle favorites. Years later Irizarry visited Liverpool for Beatle Week and made several appearances at the Cavern Club. He naturally captures the look and sound of Lennon and transforms himself through all eras of The Beatles, as

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RALPH CASTELLI (Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Original Broadway Cast) was born and raised in southern California, surrounded by a musically talented family, and by age six became passionate about playing drums. On that momentous night in February, 1964, when The Beatles first appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, Castelli was hypnotized and knew playing drums was what he was born to do. Captivated

by Ringo Starr and The Beatles that night, Castelli’s excitement continued to grow, and his dream would eventually become a reality. After touring and performing with numerous bands and pursuing his acting career, Castelli landed the role of Ringo Starr in the touring production of Beatlemania and was also cast as Ringo in Beatlemania: The Movie. His talent, drum techniques, humor, style and appearance were in his favor. Castelli joined RAIN in 1986 and was thrilled to be on Broadway.

MARK LEWIS (Founder, Manager, Original Keyboardist) As the managerial and creative mind that transformed RAIN from a 1970’s southern California bar band doing Beatles covers into an ultra-professional group, Lewis recruited the excellent musicians who would gel into RAIN’s long-standing line-up. He traces his love of the Fab Four to the Sunday night of February 9, 1964, when his generation was smitten by The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show. Originally called REIGN, the band gained national fame, changed its name to RAIN and cut the soundtrack to the madefor-TV movie Birth of The Beatles (thanks to Dick Clark). An accomplished pianist at 13, having studied since age five, he began his career playing the Farfisa organ in teenage rock bands around his native Los Angeles.

It was Lewis, the original keyboard player with RAIN, who worked out all of the musical parts and sounds that enabled RAIN to bring to life many songs that The Beatles themselves never performed live.

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MAGICSPACE ENTERTAINMENT (Producer) MagicSpace Entertainment is headed by Lee D. Marshall, Joe Marsh, John Ballard, Steve Boulay, and Bruce Granath and has been producing and presenting national tours, Broadway shows, concerts, and museum exhibits worldwide for over 35 years. Consistently one of the top promoters in the world, MagicSpace Entertainment typically produces and presents more than 350 events worldwide per year. Recent Broadway credits include The Illusionists—Witness the Impossible (Broadway & West End), Donny & Marie—A Broadway Christmas, American Idiot, and RAIN—A Tribute To The Beatles On Broadway. National tour credits include The Illusionists—Live From Broadway, Lord of the Dance created

by Michael Flatley, Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage starring in Mythbusters— Unleashed, Alton Brown Live, Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis, Donny & Marie Christmas, RAIN—A Tribute to the Beatles, The Magic of David Copperfield, Circus 1903—The Golden Age of Circus, Jesus Christ Superstar, A Chorus Line, and national concert tours

by Janet Jackson, Cher, and Fleetwood Mac, to name just a few. Touring museum exhibitions produced include Juassic World: The Exhibition, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohsexhibition, Titanic: The Exhibition, and Diana—A Celebration, St. Peter and the Vatican: The Legacy of the Popes exhibition. MagicSpace Entertainment has offices in Park City and Salt Lake City, UT. www.magicspace.net

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CREDITS SPECIAL THANKS To John, Paul, George and Ringo without whom we wouldn’t be here.

Thank you to all of our family, friends, and fans for all their love and support throughout the years.

Sid Bernstein, Casey Leonard SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING – Martin Bandier, Peter Brodsky, Jimmy Asci, Hofner Guitars Shea Stadium photos courtesy of Tony Griffin And the late Jim Riddle CREDITS Ludwig Drums. Zildjian Cymbals. VicFirth Drumsticks,.

Evans Drum Heads. Dan Dean/ Dan Dean Productions for his Solo Strings Advanced. Pyramid Strings. LaBella Bass & Guitar Strings. Dean Markley Strings. Muse Research. Bluthner Pianos. Höfner, Martin, Epiphone guitars. Guitars supplied by Gibson Guitars. VOX Amplifiers courtesy of Korg USA. Christie Lites. Janco Transport. SenovvA Inc. Inframe Designs. B. Zee Brokerage LTD. Video Equipment Rentals. Celebrity Coaches.

MUSIC CREDITS She Loves You, Please Please Me, From Me To You, I Want To Hold Your Hand, A Hard Days Night, If I Fell, I’m Happy Just To Dance, Yesterday, I Feel Fine, The Night Before, Help, Day Tripper, Twist and Shout, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, With A Little Help From My Friends, Eleanor Rigby, Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, When I’m 64, Sgt. Pepper (Reprise), A Day In The Life, Penny Lane, Blackbird, Across The Universe, Ob-LaDi Ob-La-Da, In My Life, Here Comes The Sun, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Come Together, Get Back, Revolution, The End, Give Peace A Chance, Let It Be, Hey Jude Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC. Twist and Shout written by Bert Berns and Phil Medley © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Sloopy II Music, Here Comes The Sun, While My Guitar Gently Weeps written by George Harrison © Harrisongs Publishing.

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DONATIONS SUPPORT YOUR STATE THEATRE State Theatre New Jersey is dedicated to presenting an incredible array of performances to inspire and delight our diverse community. From Broadway to comedy, family events to concerts, orchestras to dance, and beyond, ticket revenues cover only 53% of our operating expenses. Our family of donors plays a vital role in bringing the best artists from around the world to our stage in New Brunswick and helps sustain the power of live performance at The State!

GIFTS TO STATE THEATRE NEW JERSEY State Theatre New Jersey, a non-profit organization, is deeply grateful to the many individual, corporate, and foundation donors that gave to our Annual Giving program from 1/28/18-1/28/19.

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT $200,000+ Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders New Jersey State Council on the Arts The Star-Ledger / NJ.com $100,000+ The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation Magic 98.3 $50,000+ Bank of America The Heldrich Investors Bank New Jersey 101.5 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 105.5 WDHA $25,000+ Borden Perlman The Karma Foundation The Provident Bank Foundation United Airlines WMTR - AM 1250

$10,000+ AARP Accenture Bristol-Myers Squibb Thomas and Agnes Carvel Foundation Colgate-Palmolive The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey The George Link Jr. Charitable Trust Magyar Bank The Curtis W. McGraw Foundation MetLife Foundation Miller’s Rentals New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism New Jersey Resources The Presser Foundation PSEG Foundation RBC Wealth Management The Rea Charitable Trust Socialfix The Wawa Foundation Wells Fargo

$5,000+ Anonymous Andersen Corporate Foundation Stephen and Mary Birch Foundation Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Deluxe Corporation Foundation ETC, Inc. The Harold I. and Faye B. Liss Foundation NJM Insurance Group Plymouth Rock Assurance PNC Foundation Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

DIAMOND CIRCLE ($10,000+) Mr. and Mrs. Omar Boraie Andrew Chen and Heidi Mass Robert and Nadine DiLeo Doug and Diane Garback~ The Garback Agency Richard and Larisa Leist

Friend of The State Theresa Ragozine Dave Retcher Todd A. Shamy and Joey Grinkley Matthew and Tracy Taylor Donna and Jack Walcott

$2,500+ The DiLeo Family Foundation Gilbane Building Company Network Digital Office Systems, Inc. Rangam Consultants Inc. Roberts Florals The Arnold A. Schwartz Foundation Silver Line Building Products Vitiello Communications Group

CHAIRMAN’S COUNCIL VISIONARY CIRCLE ($25,000+) Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Campbell Laurence M. Downes UNDERWRITER CIRCLE ($15,000+) Andrew J. Markey Mr. and Mrs. John A. McCrane 70

PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL PLATINUM CIRCLE ($5,000+) Anonymous Paul Ashley Isa and Michael Beck Robert and Jane Berry Campbell Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Ciatto Peter and Nancy Cornell Susan and Steven Darien Lisa Blair Davis Stephan DeMicco and Jeanne M. Fox Mary Ellen Dundon E & G Foundation, in memory of George W. & Edith H. DeVoe Scott and Barbra Fergang John and Jeanne Fitzgerald Judd and Carol Hamlin James A. and Elizabeth E. Hance Ms. Eileen Harkins Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Hartnett Bill Herman Carolyn and Dave Horn Stephen Jones Joseph Light Len Littman The Luckhowec Family Mr. and Mrs. Duncan L. MacMillan Richard and Cheryl McDonald Farryn Melton Kenneth G. and Jennifer J. Osterman Jaime Raskulinecz and Linda Varas GOLD CIRCLE ($3,000+) Bryan Baugh Lauren D. Bercik, Esq. Steve and Cindy Brody Michael and Meredith Bzdak Russell and Stephanie Deyo Mr. and Mrs. John Fischer Thomas and Annette Griffoul

Nancy and Craig Guiffre Robert and Wanda Hope David Kapulsky Perry and Debra Koplik Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Korbel Charles and Ruth Larsson Andrew and Pamela Lovasz Donna and Lance Miyamoto Ed and Lidia Moragas Patrick and Mary Ellen Morris Carlo and Michele Pascetta Richard A. Patt MD Linda A. Piscadlo Vincent and Laura Pungello Salvatore J. and Bernice A. Romano Frank Rubin & daughters, in loving memory of wife & mother Gail Rubin Judy and Jack Steinweis Stolzer Family Foundation Ms. Robin E. Suydam and Mr. Paul Corkery Scott Sweeney James and Norma Tignanelli Wendy Wiebalk and Steve Cahn Bruce and Jennifer Zimmer SILVER CIRCLE ($2,000+) Anonymous Brian and Lauren Agnew Don Amorosi and Doug Woelfel Joseph and Xenia Balabkins Mark and Valerie Berkowitz Gil Blitz and Talia Mendelberg Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bolanowski Samer and Susan Boraie Brother International Corporation Steve Crane and Yammel Sanchez-Ocana Etta Rudolf Denk

Mike and Kate Downey Robert and Lily Erwin Barbara A. Fisk Franklin Mutual Insurance Mr. Fidel Garcia Steve and Ann Garvey Midge Golin Michael and Toby Gorlick Mrs. and Mrs. Robert Harkins Mitch Horowitz and Andrea Greenberg Horowitz Christian and Christine Jensen Irina Kanevsky Marylu Korkuch Ann and John Kosco Gabriel and Jacqueline Lavigne Howard and Cheryl Malitz Dr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Masi Todd and Dana Mayo Dr. David and Margaret McIntyre MDRT Foundation Joseph C. Nastus Doris and Dennis O’Dea Rita Paszamant Susan and Brent Podlogar Felipe and Debbie Rodriguez Clementina, Debra, and Ronald Sanes Janie and George Schildge Roberto Silva Moreira and Mark McMahon Dr. and Mrs. Patrick Sinko Mary A. and Sal Sisto Rona Solberg Peter and Maggie Stavianidis Art Stevens Dr. William Terens Dr. and Mrs. P. Ashley Wackym Melanie Willoughby Joseph and Kristine Yelencsics

President’s Council members Ken and Jenny Osterman enjoy a preshow meet and greet with Dave Koz on December 4, 2018.

The Boraie Lounge is a hub of activity before performances and during intermission as President’s Council and Chairman’s Council members gather in the elegant space to greet familiar faces over cocktails and engage with fellow theatergoers.

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DONATIONS TRANSFORM YOUR COMMUNITY We believe everyone should have the opportunity to engage with live performing arts and outstanding educational programming. Each year State Theatre New Jersey provides more than $700,000 in free and subsidized tickets, programs, and services to the community. Members enable us to make these vibrant programs accessible to students, children, and adults of all backgrounds. With the support of our generous donors we continue to create extraordinary performing arts experiences that last a lifetime!

PATRONS’ COUNCIL GUARANTOR ($1,000+) Anonymous Esta Aranoff Michele Shields Buono, in memory of George V. Buono Ms. Ruth J. Crawford and Ms. Michelle Gorda Assemblyman Joe Danielsen Benjamin and Marie Del Vento Alice A. DeVoe and John Szabo William and Constance Fortenbaugh Fran and Richard Habib John T. and Maureen Harrison Jean and Claude Heller Marti Kalko John and Diana Lucs Kinder Morgan Foundation KPMG Jordan Krantz Michael and Suzanne Lindemann Janet Lonney Mr. and Mrs. Daniel McDonnell Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Thomas Oates Bonnie Petrock Leo V. Priola, RN Ann and Robert Rafano Timothy Shanahan Senator Bob and Ellen Smith James Tuttle Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Van Norman Walmart Foundation BENEFACTOR ($500+) Anonymous (2) Marci and Martin Abschutz Salvatore Abbruzzese Dr. Deborah S. Alexander Barbara Baier, in memory of Ralph and Barbara Voorhees Carole J. Banfield

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Martha Barnett Phil Battista William and Nancy Beachell Krystyna Borysewicz Mr. and Mrs. John A. Bradley II In Memory of George Buchman – Mrs. Jean A Demko-Buchman Richard P. and Joan Burt Thomas Bykowski and Lisa Smoyak Neil J. Casey Kausar Chatoo Mr. Arthur Connolly Jennifer Connolly Richard Cooke Susan Cooper S. Delp William and Nancyann Downey Exceptional Dentistry Staten Island Lian Brooke Farrer Robert Fazen James Feeney Bruce Fromer Don and Kelly Gallagher Russell and Jill Gilkeson Alex and Kimberly Grebel Ms. Margaret Grove, in memory of Ralph and Barbara Voorhees Nat Hanan and Warren Heck Juanita M. Hawkins Kevin Hoagland Thomas Hoens George and Ellen Horowitz Joseph and Joanne Hurley Eric and Lisa Jager Cynthia Jankech Bellaria Jimenez Jerry and Barbara Judin Mary Ellen Kaulius Edward Kaylor Wayne and Debi Klokis Theresa Lanuto Nick and Michele Lombardi Bruce A. Lowenhaupt Dannielle Lumby Dr. Barry H. Lustig

Robert W. and D. Nadine Mack Ann Maher Chris and Lisa Maniaci Barbara and Vito Mannino Joseph F. Marazzo Robin and Richard Marko Stephanie Martin Richard and Joan McCormick The Mero Family Carol Miller Mary Jane Motl Richard J. Moylan Debi Mulanax Carmen and Beth Nastus Richard Nawrocki Tina and Victor Ngai John Petrolino Russell and Janet Piparo Mr. and Mrs. Igor Portnoy William V. Purcell Joseph Quinones Jr. Paul J. Rickerson Gary Roth Dr. Peter J. Schroeck and Dr. Alexander E. Pichugin Drs. Anthony and Rosanne Scriffignano Brian Shaughnessy Helen Simigiannis Irving and Claire Sinai Matthew Stroh and Christine Clayton-Stroh Kate Sweeney Peter Tate James and Diane Toma, in honor of Deana and Robert Buchanan Angelo J. and Rosalind Valetutto May Van Norman Linda Van Derveer Dan Vickery Camille Walker Seth Webber Larry Wehr Bill Conte and Kenny Whitworth Joseph and Kristine Yelencsics

PATRON ($250+) Anonymous (2) Trevor Barnett Patricia Blake Linda Borsuk Adelaide and Terry Brenner Gerald P. Campagna Mark and Stephanie Carey Audrey E. Carmeli Clarkin & Vignuolo, P.C. James and Joan Corbett Marsha Daub Luis De La Hoz and Marcela Giraldo Estrada Robert and Linda Dour Brian and Diane Fisher Deborah S. Freedman Paul Goldman Susan Goodin Rebecca Greenbaum Gwendolyn and Michael Greenberg David and Virginia Hadland Lawrence Katz Ravikanth Kolla Bernardette S. Larsen Susan and Nels Lauritzen Michael and Sara Levine Anne Otterbein Lyman Sharon and Lou Marczak Erica Masusock Larry and Pam Mayewski Stanley Mendelson, in memory of Isabelle Mendelson Donna Marie Monek Michael and Diane Moskal Barry and Marcia Nathanson Jonathan and Pam Nemeth Naomi Nierenberg Ostrowitz & Ostrowitz, Esqs.

Glenn and Judy Parker Evelyn Petercsak James and Dolores Pope Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Post Scott and Karen Reidenberg Bruce and Debbie Ryno Dr. Peter J. Schroeck and Dr. Alexander E. Pichugin Stephan and Leslie Sekulich Frederick Sharp

More than 4,000 kids and their families flock to State Theatre New Jersey each year for Family Day. Encompassing The State, as well as adjacent venues, the beloved Presidents Day festival features performances, workshops, games, costumed characters, face painting, ice sculpting demonstrations, and other family-friendly activities— many of the activities are free.

PATRONS’ COUNCIL (CONTINUED) Jonathan and Linsey Short Rachel and Michael Silverstein Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sleppin Renee Sreenivasam Karen Steingart UFCW Local 464A Mr. and Mrs. Robert Valentine Allan and Bonnie Warton Kathryn Welgoss FRIEND ($100+) Anonymous (7) Gail and Jeffrey Aaron Larry and Beatrice Abrams Carol Adelman Linda Agalloco Reggie Alexander Tom and Marie Andreano Denise Arnone Dale and Linda Bachman Stephanie and Ed Bartz Albert and Mildred Bieber Charles Billy Victoria Bixel Justin Black and Andrea Mackaronis Barbara Boland Sandy Book Mr. and Mrs. Osman Boraie Bill Braden William and Mavis Brier Jan and Gary Broder Ms. Lyndsey Rose Buren Mark and Frankie Busch Leonard and Tamara Busch Roger Bush Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Campagnoli Anthony Casale Jr., in memory of Karen M. Michane Dan Cassidy and Jeff Wilkes Vincent Catanzaro Denise Ciccone Slickers Laura A. Cisar and Robert Gowin Jeanne and Peter Clarke Dr. and Mrs. James Cline Elizabeth Columbo Kevin Corcoran

Ellen and Cliff Cramer Margaret Cristelli Marie A. Curtis Henry and Amira De Fex Di Donato Family John and Lisa DiBlasio Michael and Jennifer Doktorski Elizaeth Domingo Nancy Duffy Egenton Family Sandi and Allan Ellis Lois and Mort Farrah Lenore and Harvey Feldman Lori and Bob Fink Robert Fischer James and Diana Flaherty William and Patricia Foster Friends of Union County Arts Center Karen Giacobbe Dr. Alvin and Joyce Glasgold Craig and Eileen Glaser Kevin and Kathleen Golmont Gilbert Grant Mr. Stuart Grow Daniela Guido George H. Guptill, Jr. Susan Guss Brenda Hagan Christian Hanns Kristine Hansen Ray Hanson, in memory of Joyce Dean and Michelle Heide Lucille C. Heller Mr. and Mrs. Robert Higgins David and Jan Houtman Barbara Howard Harry, Kathy, and Kara Hudson Denise Iosue Patricia Jones Mr. Walter and Mrs. Galyle Jones Robert and Carol Joyce Kapraszewski Family Carol and John Kassay Fred and Loretta Keimel Leonard and Bonny Kelter Thomas Kerekes

Michael Kesler and Barbara Reed Susan Kingsley Iris I. Kislin Edna Klein Suzanne M. Klein Joyce Kosa Eleanor Kovalinsky William and Eleanor Kover Joanne Lagrecalic Miriam W. Lampen Stephanie Landrieu Sally LaPelosa Alec Lazarescu Karen and David Levinsky Joan Lezark Barbara and Milton Loeb Anthony Lopez Linda Maciborski Alfred Magro Thomas and Mary Marhevka Tom, Diane, and Chris Miller Ms. Jill Morrow Barbara Nathan Irene Ng Joan A. Nowicki Talib Nunnally Michael and Joyce Nussbaum Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Olson Mr. Eugene F. O’Neill Celeste Onka Eileen Opitz Tom and Vickie Pais Kate Pinner Pam Piotrowski Carmen Pizzuto Debbie Joy Polacik George Poppe III Robert J. Powers Robert S. Pritchett Dr. and Mrs. Paul E. Prodromo Chris and Helen Quinn Joanne Ramundo Jo Ann and Tony Razzano Dawn Roccaro Robert Rocco Buena Rosenbloom Judy and Abe Rosenstein Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ross Pam and Bill Ryan

David and Frumet Sachs Powell and Diane Saks Michael and Laurie Saks Josef and Susan Saloman Frank and Annette Santamaria Ronald R. Sauers Joseph Savoia Edward Scheuer, in honor of Lynn Hernandez Susan M. Day Schilp, Esq. Karen and Andy Schmitt Ronald and Nina Schmitt Karen Schoenberg Michele Senko The Shaughnessy Family Gerald Sherief and Natalie Soto Barbara Shine Dr. Mark Siegert S. Simpson Ruston and Diane Sitren Park Smith Jr. Amy Sommer Eugene and Kathleen Soucek Drew and Ronnie Staffenberg John and Alexis Stashkevetch Mary Steever Barbara J. Stone Robert Strunk Mr. and Mrs. Bob Swank, Jr. Karol Tariska Michael Taylor Alexis Testa Gary and Helene Tinkel Dr. Barbara A. Tocco Vincent Tseng Dalia I. Ubinas Salvatore Volpe Eric and Suzanne Westberg Lynne Wilkinson Lynda Woodworth and Larry Costello John and Harriet Worobey Diane L. Wright Gabriel and Donna Yandoli Phyllis Zarko Walter Zatorski Judith Zone The Zych Family

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Each year more than 17,000 students from across New Jersey experience the thrill of live theater at State Theatre New Jersey’s Performances for Schools. In addition, we are proud to offer AutismFriendly Relaxed Performances, part of our commitment to making the performing arts accessible to all.

Patrons’ Council members mingle with fellow donors and performers on November 15, 2018 at the annual Donor Appreciation Event before Parsons Dance. David Parsons made an appearance with some dancers and gave an impromptu talk, as well as answering questions and taking photos.

MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES ADP Aetna American Express Ameriprise Financial Arch Chemicals Inc. AT&T Foundation AXA Foundation Bank of America Bank of New York Bristol-Myers Squibb Company CAN Insurance Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Chubb & Son Cigna HealthCare Cisco Systems, Inc. Citigroup Coca-Cola Company Colgate-Palmolive Company Duke Energy Corporation Eli Lilly and Company Elsevier Science, Inc.

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ExxonMobil Chemical Company FMC Good Government Program GAP GE Foundation General Mills Give With Liberty Glenmede Trust Company Goldman Sachs Honeywell Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield IBM IDT IFF Foundation Ingredion Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. JP Morgan Chase Kimberly Clark Kraft General Foods

Lucent The McGraw-Hill Companies Merck Partnership Merrill Lynch Microsoft Mondrain Investment Partners The Pew Charitable Trusts PepsiCo Pfizer foundation Prudential Financial Robert Wood Johnson Foundation State Farm Companies Tyco UBS Unilever The Vanguard Group Verizon Wells Fargo Bank Xerox YAHOO!

On September 27, 2018 members of the Chairman’s and President’s Councils were honored with a dinner on stage, including a special performance by lyric tenor Vincent Ricciardi.

THE ENCORE SOCIETY State Theatre New Jersey’s Encore Society honors those who believe in our mission and support us by including The State in their will, as a beneficiary of an IRA, retirement plan, or insurance policy, or by creating a charitable trust or other planned gift. We thank the following individuals for their vision and continued support. If you have included State Theatre New Jersey in your plans or for more information about The Encore Society, please contact Linda Van Derveer, Director of Major Gifts & Planned Giving at 732-247-7200, ext. 594 or lvanderveer@stnj.org.

Connie S. Breech Gerald P. Campagna Alisson Canavera Andrew Chen and Heidi Mass Stephan DeMicco and Jeanne M. Fox Scott and Barbra Fergang John and Jeanne Fitzgerald

Friend of The State Doug and Diane Garback Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Harkins Bill Herman Richard and Larisa Leist Andrew J. Markey Kenneth G. and Jennifer J. Osterman

Dave Retcher Laura L. Rothkopf Irving and Claire Sinai Ms. Robin E. Suydam Linda Van Derveer May Van Norman Warren and Wendy Zimmerman

ENDOWMENTS Endowment guarantees financial stability by providing reliable income, year after year, to support State Theatre New Jersey’s programs, and is thus the perfect charitable investment opportunity for the donor who wishes to ensure permanence and excellence. Following are our endowed funds of $50,000 or more: Regina and John Heldrich Symphony Endowed Fund Betty Wold Johnson Endowed Fund J. Seward Johnson, Sr. 1963 Charitable Trust Endowed Fund

Robert Wood Johnson 1962 Charitable Trust Endowed Fund David Lloyd Kreeger Endowed Fund The New Jersey Cultural Trust Fund George F. Smith Charitable Trust Endowed Fund

Barbara B. Voorhees Symphony Endowed Fund Donna and Jack Walcott Symphony Endowed Fund

THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS FAMILY OF DONORS! Members sustain our artistic programming and community outreach while receiving special privileges like advanced ticketing before the general public, invitations to behind-the-scenes events, exclusive Boraie Lounge access, artist Meet-and-Greets, show underwriting, and so much more!

For more information on how to join our Patrons’ Council and make a difference year-round, please contact Leah Anglum, Manager of Patron Relations & Development Operations at 732-247-7200, ext. 512 or langlum@stnj.org. To inquire about President’s or Chairman’s Council membership, kindly contact Linda Van Derveer, Director of Major Gifts & Planned Giving at 732-247-7200, ext. 594 or lvanderveer@stnj.org.

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GENERAL INFORMATION GUEST SERVICES: 15 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Information & Tickets: 732-246-SHOW (7469) Broadway Season Ticket Concierge: 732-247-7200, ext. 555 Fax: 732-745-5653 Guest Services Hours: Mon-Fri: 10am-6pm; Sat: 1pm-5pm; Sun: Closed unless there is a performance.

On weekends, State Theatre Guest Services is open at least 3 hours prior to any performance we ticket. For all performances we ticket, Guest Services is open at least one half hour past curtain and open through first intermission, when applicable.

ORDER ONLINE 24/7: STNJ.org FIRE NOTICE: The red exit sign nearest to your seat indicates the shortest routes to the street. In the event of fire or other emergency, please do not run—walk to the nearest exit.

LOST AND FOUND: If you discover that you have lost something during the performance, please contact the Director of Event Services in the lobby or call the theater at 732-246-7469.

CELL PHONES/CAMERAS: Please note that ipads, go pros, selfie sticks, tripods, monopods, cameras with detachable lens and recording devices are not permitted in the theater at any time. Guests who do not adhere are subject to ejection without a refund.

THEATER POLICIES: Guests who arrive after a performance has begun will be seated at the discretion of the Theater Manager during an appropriate break in the performance. Please note this may not be until intermission, so guests should always plan to arrive early. Guests who must leave the theater during a performance are encouraged to do so during a break in the performance, and are subject to being held in the lobby until another suitable performance break.

Please be sure to have your ticket on you at all times.

If you do not have a ticket to show you will be asked to leave.

Food and drink are allowed in the theater for most performances, check with an usher before entering the theater. Outside food and drinks are strictly prohibited from entering the theater.

Smoking and vaping is strictly prohibited in all areas of the theater.

State Theatre New Jersey has a zero tolerance policy regarding aggressive or abusive behavior at any time at State Theatre. Guests who engage in fighting, throwing objects, using foul/abusive language or gestures, attempting to enter restricted areas or engaging in other behavior detrimental to the experience of other guests will be immediately ejected from the venue. Please refer to our guest code of conduct at: STNJ.org/your-visit/guest-code-of-conduct

STATE THEATRE ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES Only the orchestra level is wheelchair accessible. Patrons can make arrangements for accessible seating through the Ticket Office when purchasing tickets.

The theater is equipped with an assistive listening system that improves sound clarity and ampli­ fi­cation. The lightweight, wireless headsets may be borrowed free of charge at either coat check.

Large-print programs are available free of charge for most perform­ ances. Ask for your copy at the lower-lobby bar.

Deaf and hearing-impaired patrons may contact the State Theatre through the NJ Relay Service at (TTY) 800-852-7899.

If you know someone who loves the arts and would benefit from these services, please share this information.

ADVERTISE IN OUR PROGRAM!

Contact us today to find out how you can affordably align your organization with the excitement of live entertainment and put your company front and center among our growing customer base.

For information, call 732-247-7200, ext. 534.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES Scott Fergang CHAIR

John S. Fitzgerald VICE CHAIR

Richard J. Leist TREASURER

Peter Stavrianidis SECRETARY

Brian D. Agnew Hiam Boraie Luis De La Hoz Stephan DeMicco Etta Denk Robert J. DiLeo Douglas M. Garback, Sr. Craig J. Guiffre John Harrison Bill Herman Wanda Hope Farryn Melton Edward Moragas Robin Suydam Matthew Taylor Wendy Wiebalk, Esq. EX OFFICIO MEMBERS

The Honorable James M. Cahill, Mayor, City of New Brunswick Ronald G. Rios, Freeholder Director, County of Middlesex ADVISORY COUNCIL

Lauren D. Bercik, Esq. Saul Curtis Sharon Cyktor John Gantner Timothy W. Harbison Gabriel Lavigne Andrew J. Markey Richard McDonald Vincent Pungello Ernesto Quinteros Dave Retcher James Tignanelli Jennifer Zimmer

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STAFF ADMINISTRATION

DEVELOPMENT

Sarah K. Chaplin President & CEO

May R. Van Norman Vice President of Development

Marlene Canavera u Executive Assistant to the President & CEO

Linsey Short Deputy Director of Development

EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Lian Farrer 9 Vice President of Education & Community Engagement Erik Stratton Education & Community Engagement Manager FINANCE Ann C. Zawartkay, CPA, CGMA Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Patricia Lanza l Accounting Clerk & Volunteer Coordinator Joseph Rodriguez l General Ledger Accountant OPERATIONS Joe Stoltman Vice President of Theater Operations Bill Riker Project Manager Tim Bailey C Facility Manager Production Marian Zennie Production Manager Craig Werner 9 Master Electrician, Lighting Designer Willie Weist C Head Audio Michael G. Sivetz 9 Master Carpenter Richard Stanek 9 Head Technician Roman Klima C Head Video Technician William K. Pocsik 9 Head Flyman Front of House Jessica Trechak C Director of Event Services Dan Lyons u Concessions Manager

Lisa L. Patterson Capital Campaign Director Linda Van Derveer l Director of Major Gifts & Planned Giving Leah J. Anglum l Manager of Patron Relations & Development Operations Audrey E. Carmeli Manager of Corporate & Foundation Relations MARKETING & GUEST SERVICES Howard Levine Vice President of Marketing & Guest Services Marketing Kelly Blithe l Director of Communications Tracy Furr C Creative Director Jason Paddock u Director of Event Marketing Hanna Wasserman Marketing Coordinator Garry Owen u Sales Manager & Ticket Concierge Gary Frangione u Inventory Control Supervisor and Ticket Concierge Guest Services Don McKim C Director of Ticketing Services Raymond Dobrovolsky Guest Services Director Alison A. Hegarty l Guest Services Assistant Manager Susan Blumert Z Guest Services Sales Associate PROGRAMMING Simma Levine Programming Consultant State Theatre New Jersey is proud to be associated with the professional technicians of IATSE Local #21

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WE SEE YOU! Hey friends, we here at The State love when you post photos from your trip to the State Theatre and tag us on social media. You may not think we are paying attention, but we are and we appreciate all the love. So next time you post be sure to check in or tag us @StateTheatreNJ on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, and we may share your pic on our socials!

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Also, check out future “Sightings at The State� for the State Theatre fan photo feature!

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