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CONTENTS Calendar ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 8 History ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� 9 A Message from the President & CEO��������������15 A Message from the Board Chair ������������������������17 Lewis Black���������������������������������������������������������������� 21 A Bowie Celebration ��������������������������������������������� 25 Johnny Mathis ��������������������������������������������������������� 27 Art Garfunkel ����������������������������������������������������������� 31 Swan Lake ������������������������������������������������������������������ 35 Sir James Galway ���������������������������������������������������� 41 The United States Army Field Band ���������������� 49 Finding Neverland �������������������������������������������������� 55 Gladys Knight����������������������������������������������������������� 67 Gifts to State Theatre New Jersey ������������������ 70 General Information���������������������������������������������� 76 Board of Trustees & Staff ������������������������������������ 77 Sightings at The State ������������������������������������������� 82
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS RENT — 4/2-4
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Lewis Black— The Joke’s on US Tour A Bowie Celebration: The David Bowie Alumni Tour Johnny Mathis Joe Bonamassa Art Garfunkel Swan Lake Russian National Ballet Sir James Galway FREE EVENT The United States Army Field Band Finding Neverland Finding Neverland Gladys Knight Indigo Girls B—The Underwater Bubble Show The 5pm show is an Autism-Friendly Relaxed Performance. STNJ.org/relaxed
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From left: Sarah Vaughan, Governor Kean, and Patti LuPone
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WELCOME TO THE HISTORIC STATE THEATRE NEW JERSEY! Designed by renowned theatre architect Thomas W. Lamb and first opening as “Reade’s State Theatre” in 1921, the State Theatre began as a silent movie and vaudeville venue� Through the years, it has been home to artists from all over the world, many of whom are some of the most famous female entertainers of today and yesterday�
A HISTORY
In 1928, Radio-Keith Orpheum, also known as RKO, began operating the State Theatre� 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 ushers, and over 2,000 plush velvet seats� Among the hundreds of first-run hits shown here were Ivanhoe, starring Elizabeth Taylor, and Old Maid, with Bette Davis� 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 including Hedy Lamarr, who pitched war bonds in the 1940s� Other female stars appearing in person at the theater in its early days included Barbara Stanwyck, Minnie Pearl, and Helen Traubel� In 1988, when the State Theatre reopened as a performing arts center, female stars from every area of entertainment joined the list of performers� In 1989, the State Theatre presented a double bill of Jazz legend Sarah Vaughan and Broadway’s Patti LuPone� Other stars that followed soon after included singer and actress Rosemary Clooney, singer-songwriter k.d. lang, Roberta Flack, screen legend Debbie Reynolds, Mary Tyler Moore, Joan Rivers, and Carol Channing and Rita Moreno who appeared in Two Ladies of Broadway. In more recent years, stars have included Diana Ross, Regina Spektor, Melissa Etheridge, Liza Minnelli, Carol Burnett, Patti LaBelle, Pat Benatar, Diana Krall, Priscilla Presley, Lily Tomlin, and Martina McBride� For more on the State Theatre’s history visit: STNJ.org/history
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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO Dear Friends, I’d like to take a moment to share with you what it means for State Theatre New Jersey to be a non-profit performing arts venue. To fulfill our mission to the community, we rely on gifts from friends—like YOU—for the quality of our programing to continue to be exceptional, inspiring, and accessible to all audiences. State Theatre New Jersey is dedicated to inclusion and accessibility with programing including: •
Autism-Friendly Relaxed Performances designed to create a welcoming, judgment-free environment for families and school groups to experience the joy of live theater;
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Partnering with the Veteran Tickets Foundation to provide quantities up to 200-300 tickets per performance, all free of charge benefiting some 3,000 veterans annually;
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Artist-in-Residence activities bringing participants to learn from world-renowned performers—including tap dancer Savion Glover and flutist Sir James Galway—and taking artists into the community, reaching out to underserved groups who have little or no access to the arts; just to name a few!
Today, I invite you to join us in these efforts by becoming a member and experiencing the joy in knowing your contribution, large or small, really does make a difference. As ticket revenues cover only 55% of our operating expenses, your support helps create access, benefiting people of all ages and backgrounds. Please visit STNJ.org/JoinUs to make your donation and learn about the exclusive membership benefits you’ll receive, such as pre-sale privileges, Boraie Lounge access, behind-the-scenes tour invitations, artist Meet & Greets, and so much more. As always, a special thank you goes to all of our current donors in the audience. Your support makes it possible for us to continue to provide the power of live performance to so many! We hope you all enjoy the show!
Sarah K. Chaplin President & CEO
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A MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD CHAIR Dear Friends, Welcome to State Theatre New Jersey! As we leave the cold winter behind, we look forward to the many wonderful live performances that are coming up this spring. From concerts to dance to family programming, and even a live game show, we have it all for you, right here in your own backyard. Here are some of the shows coming soon in April and May: • Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company (4/11) – One of the most innovative and powerful forces in the dancetheater world, this talented group makes their State Theatre debut with A Letter to My Nephew. After the show, join us for a post-show talkback with Associate Artistic Director Janet Wong, Composer Nick Hallett, and the dancers.
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company
• The Price is Right Live! (4/16) – Come on down, because you might be the next contestant! The hit interactive stage show features real prizes and the classic games from television including Plinko™, Cliffhangers™, and The Big Wheel™. • Joe Jackson - Four Decade Tour (5/18) – In this rare appearance, Joe Jackson performs songs from his long career from 1979’s Look Sharp to his current album, Fool (2019). Songs include “Is She Really Going Out with Him?,” “Steppin’ Out,” “Breaking Us in Two,” “Stranger Than Fiction,” and more.
The Price is Right Live!
• Happy Together 2019 (5/29) – This State Theatre fan favorite tour returns with The Turtles; Chuck Negron, formerly of Three Dog Night; Gary Puckett & The Union Gap; The Buckinghams; and The Cowsills. To learn more about these performances and the rest of our 2019 lineup, visit our website at STNJ.org. Thank you for your support and enjoy the show! Sincerely, Joe Jackson
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LEWIS BLACK THE JOKE’S ON US TOUR THU, MARCH 7, 2019 AT 8PM Co-presented by Live Nation and State Theatre New Jersey
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ABOUT THE ARTIST LEWIS BLACK Lewis Black, Grammy Award®-winning, stand-up comedian, is one of the most prolific and popular performers working today. He executes a brilliant trifecta as a standup comedian, actor, and author. Receiving critical acclaim, he performs more than 200 nights annually, to sold-out audiences throughout Europe, New Zealand, Canada, and the U.S. He is one of a few performers to sell out multiple renowned theaters, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City Center, the Main Stage at the Mirage in Las Vegas, and most recently, a sold-out Broadway run at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City. Lewis Black came into national prominence with his appearances on The Daily Show in 1996. Those appearances on The Daily Show led to comedy specials on HBO®, Comedy Central, Showtime, and Epix. In 2001, he won Best Male Stand-Up at the American Comedy Awards. He has
released eight comedy albums, including the 2007 Grammy Award®-winning The Carnegie Hall Performance. He won his second Grammy Award® for his album Stark Raving Black and has published three bestselling books: Nothing’s Sacred (Simon & Schuster, 2005), Me of Little Faith (Riverhead Books, 2008), and I’m Dreaming of a Black Christmas (Riverhead Books, 2010). In 2012, he performed eight sell-out shows at Richard Rodgers Theatre on Broadway as well as did one of his two HBO® Specials Black On Broadway. In 2015, Black notably voiced the character “Anger” in the Academy Award®-winning film from Pixar, Inside Out. Additionally, Lewis Black does a live streaming show on Audible called The Rant Is Due. There are behind-the-scenes moments from the Lewis Black tour bus, as well as occasional phone calls to the people behind the rants. From hate for pickles to disdain for online dating, this show channels the rage of 300 million neighbors and truly has something for everybody.
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A BOWIE CELEBRATION THE DAVID BOWIE ALUMNI TOUR SAT, MARCH 9, 2019 AT 8PM
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS M I K E GA R SON was David Bowie’s longest and most frequent band member. He was featured on more than 20 Bowie albums, including his much talked about masterly solo on the Aladdin Sane track. Garson performed with Bowie on both his first and last concerts in the U.S. as well as 1,000 concerts around the globe in between. E A R L SL ICK began his collaboration with David Bowie in 1974 on the Diamond Dogs tour and continued with Bowie through his David Live, Young Americans, and Station to Station albums featuring the smash hit singles “Fame” and “Golden Years.” Slick rejoined Bowie’s band in 2000 for the Reality album and tour as well as his The Next Day album. C A R M I N E ROJA S toured the world with David Bowie, playing bass on several multi-platinum hits such as “Let’s Dance,” “China Girl,” “Modern Love,” and “Blue Jean” on the Serious Moonlight and Glass Spider tours. CH A R L I E SE X TON became friends with David Bowie while recording his Never Let Me Down album. Sexton sat in with Bowie on the Glass Spider tour and was his special guest performer for the filming of the shows in Sydney. Sexton has also toured and recorded with Bob Dylan, contributed a track on the Thelma & Louise soundtrack, and appeared in the Best
Motion Picture Oscar winning movie Boyhood, and may be best known for his solo hit “Beat’s So Lonely” and his work with the band Arc Angels. BE R NA R D FOW L E R is a singer and songwriter widely known around the world for his work with The Rolling Stones for more than 30 years. His dynamic vocals have appeared on hundreds of albums for as diverse artists as Herbie Hancock, Ryuichi Sakamoto, John Mayer, Rod Stewart, Robert Plant, Duran Duran, Philip Glass, Bootsy Collins, and many more. COR E Y GLOV E R is a founding member of Living Colour and has helped prove that not only could black guys kick out the jams, but that they could be embraced by a vast expanse of fans. Living Colour earned numerous industry awards including back-to-back Grammys® for Best Hard Rock Performance and emerged as one of the most influential rock acts of all time: regularly selling out arenas and selling millions of albums. L E E JOH N is a multi-instrumentalist songwriter and producer based out of Los Angeles. In addition to writing and recording his own music, John is a member of the band SayReal and just so happens to be the son of Bowie alum Earl Slick.
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JOHNNY MATHIS
THE VOICE OF ROMANCE TOUR WED, MARCH 13, 2019 AT 8PM
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS The fourth of seven children, John Royce “Johnny” Mathis was born on September 30, 1935 in Gilmer, Texas to Clem and Mildred Mathis. When he was a small boy, the Mathis family moved to Post Street in San Francisco. It was there that he learned an appreciation of music from his father Clem who taught him his first song, “My Blue Heaven.” At the age of eight, Mathis’s father purchased an old upright piano for $25, which wouldn’t fit through the front door when he brought it home. So that evening, he stayed up all night to watch his father dismantle the piano, move the pieces into the small living room of their basement apartment, and then reassemble it. Clem, who worked briefly as a musician back in Texas playing the piano and singing on stage, would continue to teach his son many songs and routines. Mathis had proven to be the most eager of the children to learn all about music. He sang in the church choir, school functions, community events, for visitors in their home, as well as amateur shows in the San Francisco area. He was also a successful track and field athlete, and was offered a chance to compete in the U.S. Olympic Trials. However, the same week he was set to try out for the trials Columbia Records called and offered him a recording contract. Ultimately, Mathis choose to go to New York to record his first album, which was released on July 16, 1956. Best-known for his supremely popular hits like “Chances Are,” “It’s Not For Me To Say,” and “Misty,” Mathis has recorded approximately 80 albums, six Christmas albums, and has sold millions of records worldwide. During his extensive career he has had three songs inducted into the Grammy® Hall of Fame, achieved 50 Hits on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary Chart,
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and currently ranks as the all-time #6 album artist in the history of Billboard’s pop album charts. He has received five Grammy® Nominations, and in 2003 he was given the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. And recently in May 2017 he received an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from his Alma Mater San Francisco State University. In addition to all this Mathis and his music have appeared in numerous films and television shows, including Lizzie, The Tonight Show, Silver Linings Playbook, Family Ties, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Mad Men, just to name a few. In 2017 he released his 78th studio album titled Johnny Mathis Sings The Great New American Songbook, and debuted his “lost” 1981 album I Love My Lady, which was produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of the pivotal group CHIC. Mathis continues to be Columbia Records longest signed recording artist! In spite of a very busy tour schedule and many charity events, Mathis still finds time to enjoy a little free time. He was an avid tennis player until the late 1960s, when a good friend turned him on to his now life-long love of golf. He plays golf almost every day when he’s not traveling, and has even hosted his own golf tournament—The Johnny Mathis Seniors PGA Classic. He is also quite the gourmet chef thanks to his parents, who taught him how to cook at an early age. 2019 marks his 63rd anniversary as a recording artist, so what’s next for Mathis? “I don’t think about retiring. I think about how I can keep singing for the rest of my life. I just have to pace myself.”
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artist and half of the unrivaled Simon & Garfunkel. He has also enjoyed a successful film career, published a book of poetry, and released 12 solo albums, the most recent being The Singer in 2012. Since then, he has been busy as a husband and father to his two sons, 26 year-old James and 11-year-old Beau Daniel. He is also an avid walker who has walked across Japan, the U.S. (celebrated in the 1997 concert DVD Across America), and now Europe.
ABOUT THE ARTIST Blessed with what the New York Times described as a “beautiful countertenor,” singer Art Garfunkel has made an indelible mark on the music world as both a solo
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Garfunkel was originally revered for his Grammy®-winning, chart-topping songs and albums with partner and fellow NYC native Paul Simon. Their greatest hits collection—which includes “Mrs. Robinson,” “Scarborough Fair,” “The Sound Of Silence,” “The Boxer,” and “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” among others—is one of the biggest selling album ever. After Simon & Garfunkel parted ways in 1970, Garfunkel landed several major film
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roles, including Carnal Knowledge (opposite Jack Nicholson), Catch 22, and Nicholas Roeg’s Bad Timing/A Sensual Obsession. His solo debut Angel Clare spawned the top 10 hit “All I Know.” His other solo albums include Breakaway (‘75; features the hit “I Only Have Eyes For You”), Watermark (‘78; featuring “[What A] Wonderful World” with James Taylor and Paul Simon), Fate For Breakfast (‘79), Scissors Cut (‘81), The Animals’ Christmas (‘86), Lefty (‘88), Garfunkel (greatest hits, ‘88), Up Till Now (‘93), Across America (‘97), Songs From A Parent To A Child (‘97), Everything Waits To Be Noticed (’03), Some Enchanted Evening (’07), and The Singer (2012). The late ‘80s brought two new challenges for Garfunkel: he published Still Water, a collection of poetry in ‘89, and began an amazing trek across America—on foot. But the ‘80s and ‘90s found Garfunkel doing what he does best: singing for an audience. “Taking on the fear and vulnerability of a
live show keeps you vital,” says Garfunkel, who relishes the opportunity to perform new and classic material for fans around the world. “I’m a singer trying to get away with a lucky job. I try to soothe, to lift... That’s my life.” Garfunkel earned his Bachelor of Arts degree at Columbia College, majoring in Art History; later he earned his Masters degree in Architecture at Columbia University. He lives in New York City with his wife Kim. Garfunkel is an avid reader and has chronicled every book he’s read since June 1968 on his website—1,210 in all. Garfunkel’s new book, What Is It All But Luminous (Notes From An Underground Man), was recently released by Alfred A. Knopf.
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RUSSIAN NATIONAL BALLET SAT, MARCH 16, 2019 AT 2PM & 8PM
Full length Ballet in Four Acts MUSIC by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky CHOREOGRAPHY by Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov and Yuri Grigorovich RESTAGING by Elena Radchenko, assistant Alexander Daev SYNOPSIS by Vladimir Begichev and Vasily Geltser SETS AND COSTUMES by Kirill Andreev, Sergei and Elena Radchenko LIGHTING by Marina Borodina Premiere: March 4, 1877 Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
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ACT I The Garden of Prince Siegfried’s Castle ACT II A Lakeside —Intermission— ACT III The Great Hall of Siegfried’s Castle ACT IV The Lakeside ______________________________________________________________________________
Odette................................................................................................... Hanna Zimovchenko Maria Klueva Odylle................................................................................................... Hanna Zimovchenko Maria Klueva Alexandra Krukova Queen Mother.............................................................................................. Natalia Ivanova Prince Siegfried ................................................................................................ Aidos Zakan Nurlan Kinerbaev Dmitriy Sitkevich Prince’s Tutor.............................................................................................Evgeniy Rudakov Von Rothbart..............................................................................................Evgeniy Ermakov Jester......................................................................................................... Eldar Sarsembaev Vladimir TapkharovSergey Kotov Hungarian Bride............................................................................................Elena Galushka Spanish Bride................................................................................................ Julia Stukonoga Italian Bride....................................................................................................... Valeria Mala Polish Bride................................................................................................. Daria Lednikova Russian Bride............................................................................................ Elena Khorosheva Pas de Trois...................................................................................................Elena Galushka Julia Stukonoga Vladimir Tapkharov Cygnets.....................................................................................................Alexandra Krukova Daria Lednikova Valeria Mala Julia Stukonoga Swans....................................................................................................... Elena Khorosheva Julia Belan Milena Stashina Plus the Corps de Ballet
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PROGRAM NOTES ACT I The Garden of Prince Siegfried’s Castle Prince Siegfried has come of age and entered upon a new world of affairs of war and the burdens of manhood. It is the day for leaving behind the whims and caprice of youth. A happy day for the Prince, though touched by anxiety. The kindly jester and tutor who have been the Prince’s loving companions since his childhood are the first to congratulate him. He greets his companions and joyfully accepts the congratulations of all the residents of the Castle. The Prince’s subjects come from far and wide to take part in the festivities. They confer upon him the sword and scepter of authority and swear allegiance to their new ruler. His mother, the Queen Mother of the Realm, presents him with an arbalest as a gift and reminds him that the time has come to choose a bride and that he must make the fateful decision at tomorrow’s ball. He is eager to contemplate this life change in silence. The festivities continue, but the Prince is overcome by a desire to be alone, far from his guests. As he begins to search the contents of his heart he notices a flight of white swans heading toward the nearby lake. He is inspired and follows them there, disappearing into the night. ACT II A Lakeside The voyage to the lake takes the Prince into the depths of the forest. He approaches the Swans quietly and as he nears he sees something quite out of the ordinary. The Swans have stepped ashore and assumed human form! Siegfried lowers the crossbow, astonished with their striking beauty. He gathers his courage and reveals himself. Odette, the swan’s Queen tells him of their terrible curse. They are all at the mercy of the wicked sorcerer Rotbart and only by finding true love can the evil spell be lifted. Siegfried, overcome with love at first sight, swears to her an everlasting love. As the sun beings to dawn, Odette warns him that if he breaks his oath, nothing will be able to help them. The Prince is completely overcome by the incomparable and exquisite delica37
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cy of Odette, and swears that he will return and free her from the evil spell. As the sunlight touches them, the women transform back into Swans, cloaked in silence. —Intermission— ACT III The Great Hall of Prince Siegfried’s Castle The castle resounds to the clamor of festivities. Renowned Princesses from Hungary, Russia, Spain, Italy, and Poland are presented to the Prince. He must choose one of them as his bride, in order to strengthen his authority and consolidate his power. However, in none of these royal heiresses does he find a maiden comparable to Odette, to whom he has given his heart. He rejects them all. With an overwhelming blare of trumpets, a couple of new guests are announced. The evil sorcerer, Rotbart, enters in the guise of a noble knight, and following close behind is his daughter, Odylle, who looks remarkably like Odette. The similarity is so close, in fact, that Siegfried believes, if only for a split second, that it is Odette standing there before him. Odylle seizes the brief moment of illusion as an opportunity and will not allow him to find his senses. She becomes a bewitching temptress, luring him, hypnotizing him, and tricking him into confessing his undying love to her! In this hypnotic stupor, he proclaims that Odylle is to be his bride. Rotbard has triumphed! Siegfried has broken his oath to Odette, betraying her by professing love to another, thereby dooming Odette and the others to an eternity under Rotbart’s evil power. Suddenly a vision of the Swan Lake appears before Siegfried’s eyes, snapping him back into reality. He realizes the terrible mistake he has made. In despair he leaves the palace and hurries to Odette at the Lake. ACT IV The Lakeside Night falls again on the Lake. The swan maidens are anxious, for if the Prince does not fulfill his vow to set them free, they will be doomed to everlasting captivity. The sorcerer raises a raging storm to conceal the Swan Lake behind a screen of dark clouds, But the Prince rushes headlong through the storm to Odette. The sorcerer 38
attempts to conceal her from him, but no power can stop the young man whose heart is so full of love. The Prince overcomes all obstacles, and the spell cast by the evil sorcerer is dashed forever on the rock of true love.
ABOUT RUSSIAN NATIONAL BALLET The Russian National Ballet was founded in Moscow during the transitional period of Perestroika in the late 1980s, when many of the great dancers and choreographers of the Soviet Union’s ballet institutions were exercising their new-found creative freedom by starting new, vibrant companies dedicated not only to the timeless tradition of classical Russian Ballet but to invigorate this tradition as the Russians began to accept new developments in the dance from around the world. The company, then titled the Soviet National Ballet, was founded by and incorporated graduates from the great Russian choreographic schools of Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Perm. The principal dancers of the company came from the upper ranks of the great ballet companies and academies of Russia, and the companies of Riga, Kiev, and even Warsaw. Today, the Russian National Ballet Theatre is its own institution, with over 50 dancers of singular instruction and vast experience, many of whom have been with the company since its inception. In 1994, the legendary Bolshoi principal dancer Elena Radchenko was selected by Presidential decree to assume the first permanent artistic directorship of the company. Radchenko is the founder of the Russian National Ballet, and she has focused the Company on upholding the grand national tradition of the major Russian ballet works and developing new talents throughout Russia, with a repertory of virtually all of the great full works of Petipa: Don Quixote, La Bayadere, The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Raymonda, Paquita, Coppelia and La Sylphide, as well as productions of, among others, The Nutcracker, Sylvia, and La Fille Mal Gardee.
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SIR JAMES GALWAY
THE LIVING LEGEND OF THE FLUTE SUN, MARCH 17, 2019 AT 3PM Featuring Flutist Sir James Galway Flutist Lady Jeanne Galway Pianist Michael McHale
PROGRAM Philippe Gaubert (1879-1941): Sonate No. 3 Allegro Intermede Pastoral Finale Gabriel Faure (1845-1924): Morceau De Concours Gabriel Faure (1845-1924): Fantasie, Op. 79 Andantino Allegro Francis Poulenc (1899-1963): Sonata Allegro Malinconico Cantilena Presto Giocoso —Intermission— Hamilton Harty (1879-1941): In Ireland Fantasy D. Overton: Irish Folk Songs “Spinning Wheel” “She Moved Through the Fair” “The Star Of The County Down” Franz Doppler (1821-1883): Andante And Rondo, Op. 25 (With Lady Galway) P. Morlacchi (1784-1841): Il Pastore Svizzero ORCHESTRA SERIES UNDERWRITTEN BY
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS JAMES GALWAY Globally renowned as the supreme interpreter of the classical flute repertoire, Sir James Galway is a consummate performer whose appeal transcends all musical boundaries. With more than 30 million recordings sold worldwide, extensive international touring, frequent television appearances, tireless promotion of the arts, and his passionate work in music education, Galway has been a household name for decades. His uniquely expressive interpretations of the flute literature span an extensive range of genres, from classical masterworks to high profile commissions, and provide the benchmark standard for all modern flautists. He has also collaborated on film soundtracks, such as The Lord of the Rings, and partnered with popular artists, such as Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Joni Mitchell, and Sir Elton John. The diversity of Galway’s repertoire reflects his impressive musical range and has served to establish him as an artist of the very highest stature. A native of Northern Ireland, Galway began his flute studies in Belfast. At the age of 16, he was awarded a scholarship to the Royal College of Music, followed by studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Paris Conservatoire. At the age of 21, he embarked on his orchestral career in London’s major opera and symphonic orchestras. He took up the coveted position of solo flautist with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under Herbert von Karajan in 1969, before becoming one of the very first flautists to establish an international solo career in 1975.
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A strong supporter of the arts and charitable causes, Galway devotes much of his free time to furthering music education, sharing his wisdom and experience with the musical generation of tomorrow. The Galway Flute Academy, Galway and Lady Galway’s educational platform, enables them to nurture and mentor flutists of all levels through their various programs (galwayfluteacademy.com).
Galway continues commissioning new works for the flute, publishing articles, flute studies, and books, including a new publishing collaboration with Southern Music. To celebrate his legacy and commitment to flute players all over the world, the following flute companies have honored him with the release of a series of specially commissioned flutes— Gemeinhardt Flutes (Galway Crusader Flute); Nagahara Flutes of Boston (Galway Nagahara Flute Series); and Wm. S. Haynes Co (James Galway Q Series edition). He has played for dignitaries, such as Queen Elizabeth II, Pope John Paul II, President William J. Clinton, President George W. Bush, President George H.W. Bush, President Mary McAleese, President Michael D. Higgins, Irish Prime Ministers Enda Kenny, Leo Varadkar, Prince Charles, HRH The Princess Royal, The Empress of Japan, The Queen of Norway, Queen Sofia of Spain, Princess Diana, TRH The Earl, Countess of Wessex, TRH The Duke and Duchess of Kent, President Shimon Peres, and UK Prime Minister David Cameron. He has shared the stage with an amazing array of entertainers including Stevie Wonder, Henry Mancini, John Denver, Elton John, The Chieftains, Ray Charles, Joni Mitchell, Jessye Norman, Cleo Laine, and Andrea Bocelli. He also devotes much of his free time supporting charitable organizations, such as SOS, FARA, Future Talent, Youth Music (UK), The Caron Keating Foundation, Lorin Maazel’s Châteauxville Foundation, and UNICEF, with which he holds the title of special representative. Among the many honors and awards for his musical achievements are; the Gramophone 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award; the Grammy® President’s Merit Award; Classic Brits Lifetime Achievement Award; The Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame; The National Concert Hall Dublin Lifetime Achievement Award; Honorary Doctorate at Birmingham Conservatoire; Honorary Prince Consort Professor at the Royal College of Music in London, the Kennedy Center Gold Medal in the Arts,
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2018 Churchill Award for services to Music, and most recently Honorary Doctorate of Music at the University of Miami. He has been honored twice by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, with The OBE in 1979 and again in 2001 with a Knighthood for his services to music. Galway lives with his wife in Switzerland and currently plays on a Platinum ‘Galway’ Nagahara Flute—especially commissioned for him. LADY JEANNE GALWAY An accomplished flutist, Lady Jeanne Galway continues to grace the international platforms with her virtuosity. One of the leading female flute soloists of the decade, Galway brings to the audience her unique style and elegance. Her touring schedule regularly takes her to many of the major cities in the U.S. to perform as soloist with orchestras, such as Chicago, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Denver, and the National Symphony. Internationally, she has
appeared in the cultural capitals of the world, including London, New York, Milan, Rome, Vienna, Salzburg, Zurich, Dublin, Belfast, Tokyo, Beijing, and Singapore. Appearing regularly as the premiere flute duo partner with her husband Sir James Galway, the two delight audiences and bring a rare freshness to the platform, unique in the music world. In addition to her highly successful career as a soloist, Galway is also an accomplished chamber musician, touring regularly with various chamber ensembles. A strong advocate for the importance of music education in the school system, Galway has recently taken to public speaking at various International education conferences. The Galway Flute Academy is Sir James and Lady Galway’s educational platform, where they share their wisdom and experience with the musical generation of tomorrow. The Academy, which includes daily masterclasses, weekend residencies,
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and 10-day flute festivals, gives them such joy to be able to change and enhance the lives of flutists of all levels. Galway’s versatile concert engagements include performances in the presence of The Empress of Japan, HRH The Earl and Countess of Wessex, TRH The Duke and Duchess of Kent, The Queen of Norway, The Queen of Spain, UK Prime Minister David Cameron, President Shimon Peres, President Mary McAleese, President Michael D. Higgins, and Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny. Galway serves as a patron to the charity Future Talent headed by the Duchess of Kent and Ambassador of The European Brain Council. Her versatile concert engagements are often for fundraising events for UNICEF, SOS, FARA, and Marie Curie Cancer Care. She has recorded to critical acclaim for RCA Victor, Sony BMG Classics, and Deutsche Grammophon. Irish America Magazine awarded Sir James and Lady Galway the “2008 Spirit of Ireland” award in recognition for their roles as musical ambassadors. A native of New York and graduate and former member of the Flute Faculty of the New York City’s Mannes College of Music, Lady Galway lives with her husband, Sir James in Switzerland. She is currently performing on an 18 carat gold Nagahara flute. MICHAEL MCHALE Belfast-born Michael McHale has established himself as one of Ireland’s leading pianists and has developed a busy international career as a solo recitalist, concerto soloist, and chamber musician. He has performed as a soloist with the Minnesota, Hallé, Moscow, and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestras, City of London Sinfonia, London Mozart Players,
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and all five of the major Irish orchestras. He has performed at the Tanglewood and Tokyo Spring Festivals, Wigmore Hall, London, Berlin Konzerthaus, Lincoln Center, New York, Symphony Hall, Boston, and Pesti Vigadó in Budapest. McHale’s début solo album The Irish Piano was released in 2012 by RTÉ lyric fm and selected as “CD of the Week” by the critic Norman Lebrecht. More recent solo releases include Schubert: Four Impromptus on Ergodos, Miniatures, and Modulations on Grand Piano, and a first orchestral album Irish Piano Concertos featuring works by John Field and Philip Hammond with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and conductor Courtney Lewis. The début album of the McGill/McHale Trio Portraits on Cedille featuring special narrations by Oscar®-winner Mahershala Ali was released in 2017 and immediately entered the Top 25 U.S. Billboard Classical Chart. Upcoming releases include a recording of Strauss’s “Burleske” with the BBC Symphony Orchestra on Chandos, and a recording of two new works by Cliff Eidelman with the London Symphony Orchestra. Winner of the Terence Judd/Hallé Award in 2009, McHale was also awarded the Brennan and Field Prizes at the 2006 AXA Dublin International Piano Competition, the 2005 Camerata Ireland/Accenture Award, and in 2016 a Major Individual Award from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. He studied at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Cambridge University and the Royal Academy of Music, and his teachers and mentors include John O’Conor, Réamonn Keary, Christopher Elton, Ronan O’Hora, and Barry Douglas. McHale collaborates regularly with Sir James Galway, Michael Collins, Patricia Rozario, Dame Felicity Lott, and Camerata Pacifica.
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PROGRAM This We’ll Defend............................................................................................ MSG Adrian Hernandez* The Star-Spangled Banner........................................................................................ John Stafford Smith arr. MSG Adrian Hernandez* Traffic Jam.......................................................................................................Artie Shaw, Teddy McRae arr. Vince Norman† Sergeant First Class Kevin Walko, clarinet Pie in the Face Polka......................................................................................................Henry Mancini arr. Ioan Dobrinescu Staff Sergeant Troy Paolantonio, flute La Vie en Rose........................................................................................................ Louis Guy, Edith Piaf arr. Bob Lichtenberger Sergeant First Class Michaela Shelton, vocalist Pines of the Appian Way from Pines of Rome............................................................... Ottorino Respighi arr. Guy Duker A Change is Gonna Come......................................................................................................Sam Cooke arr. SSG Daniel Jamieson* Staff Sergeant Keenan McCarter, vocalist Gagopa Dong Jin Kim arr. Sirin Nah, Eun Sang Lee Sergeant First Class Samuel Chung, vocalist Fortunate Son..................................................................................................................... John Fogerty Staff Sergeant Keenan McCarter, vocalist Ballad of the Green Berets...........................................................................Barry Saddler, Robin Moore arr. Al Shumate Master Sergeant Mark Huseth, vocalist House of the Rising Sun.........................................................................................................traditional arr. MSG Adrian Hernandez* Staff Sergeant Will Tvrdik, vocalist Chain of Fools........................................................................................................................ Don Covay arr. Vince Norman† RESPECT............................................................................................................................Otis Redding arr. MSG Adrian Hernandez* Staff Sergeant Kyra White, vocalist Bridge Over Troubled Water................................................................................................. Paul Simon arr. MSG Adrian Hernandez* Staff Sergeant Heidi Ackerman and Ian Bowling, vocalists Intermission Brass Ceiling.................................................................................................................... Laura Karpman Lay Me Low..................................................................................................................... Kevin Siegfried Army Strong: Symbol of Strength.........................................................................................Mark Isham arr. MSG Adrian Hernandez* Music from The Long Road Home............................................................................................. Jeff Beal Always Remember Us This Way......................................................................Lady Gaga, Natalie Hemby, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna Armed Forces Salute.................................................................................................. various composers arr. Ken Whitcomb†, Robert Lichtenberger†, and MAJ Scott McKenzie America the Beautiful.................................................................................................... Samuel A. Ward arr. Carmen Dragon * Staff Arranger, The U.S. Army Field Band † Former Staff Arranger, The U.S. Army Field Band program subject to change 50
COMMAND STAFF
MON, MARCH 18, 2019 AT 7PM Colonel Jim Keene, Commander .......................................................................................................................... Albuquerque, NM Command Sergeant Major Matthew Kanowith, Command Sergeant Major............................................ Silver Spring, MD Lieutenant Colonel Domingos Robinson, Deputy Commander.......................................................................... Rockland, MA Captain Joel DuBois, Associate Bandmaster............................................................................................................... Phoenix, AZ Chief Warrant Officer Kevin Pick, Director of the Jazz Ambassadors....................................................... New Windsor, NY
CONCERT BAND Piccolo SSG Pamela Daniels ��������������������������� Reston, VA Flute SFC Katayoon Hodjati*....... Silver Spring, MD SSG Troy Paolantonio............Coral Springs, FL SSG Jennifer Zhou......................Columbus, OH Oboe SFC Erika Grimm*....................... Centreville, VA SFC Sarah Schram-Borg...................Milton, MA English Horn SSG Amy Houck........................................Katy, TX E-flat Clarinet SFC Brian Eldridge..........................Mt. Airy, MD
French Horn SGM Robert Cherry†................... Bridgman, MI SFC J. Greg Miller.............................. Denver, CO SSG Kaci Cummings............................... Elgin, TX SSG Jennifer Kempe....................Champaign, IL SSG Selena Maytum....................Nicholson, GA SSG Lori Roy...................................Schoharie, NY Trombone MSG Aaron Kadrmas*........................Fargo, ND SFC Carmen Russo......................Bradenton, FL SFC Todd Sturniolo................Hagerstown, MD Bass Trombone MSG Wesley Ballenger III*......... Torrance, CA Euphonium MSG Chris Sarangoulis*......Westminster, MD SSG Patrick Nyren.................. South Casco, ME
B-flat Clarinet SGM Reis McCullough†..................Seattle, WA MSG Jennifer Everhart..............Lexington, NC MSG Michael Sears*.............Lithia Springs, GA SFC Lauren Angert..................... Lynchburg, VA SFC John Blair....................... Virginia Beach, VA SFC Marlena Dillenbeck....... Coopersville, MI SSG Mikey Arbulu..................... Cooper City, FL SSG Dane Clark.....................................Jupiter, FL SSG Erik Franklin..................................... Elgin, SC
Tuba MSG Matthew Nelson*...... Oconomowoc, WI SSG Scott Devereaux.............. Washington, MI SSG Chase Garner.................... Birmingham, AL
Alto/Bass Clarinet MSG Chad Martin*.......................... Madison, SD SFC Kevin Walko....................... Bethel Park, PA
Timpani SFC Robert Marino*.................Stony Point, NY
Bassoon SFC Thaddeus Crutcher..............Memphis, TN SSG Sergio Acosta...................... Milwaukee, WI SGT Joseph Agacinski.......................Detroit, MI Saxophone MSG Brian Sacawa*................Schenectady, NY SFC Christopher Blossom...............Canton, MI SFC Daniel Goff..................... Morgantown, WV SFC David Parks................................Rimrock, AZ Trumpet MSG Nicholas Althouse.................... Salem, OH MSG Ward Yager*..........................Memphis, TN SFC Phillip Johnson................................. Pella, IA SSG Ryan Brewer.....North Richland Hills, TX SSG Tiffany Hoffer............................. Fairfax, VA SSG Jeffrey Lewandowski............... Livonia, MI
String Bass/Electric Bass SSG Joel Ciaccio.................................. Canton, PA Harp / Piano SSG Grace Bauson.............................Kokomo, IN Piano Darren Lael......................................... Hickory, NC
Percussion SGM William Elliott**................Shelbyville, KY MSG Brian Spurgeon†............... River Falls, WI SSG Michael Dillman........................Canton, OH SSG Andrew Emerich.................... Magnolia, TX SSG Derek Stults........ Princeton Junction, NJ Featured Vocalist SSG Kyra White............................. Las Vegas, NV
STAGE AND SOUND Stage Manager SFC David Parks................................Rimrock, AZ Audio Technician MSG Donald Dillenbeck*.... Johnson City, NY SSG Madeline Brumback.........Blacksburg, VA 55th Signal Corps “Combat Camera” SPC William Gibson......................Huntsville, AL SPC Anthony Zendejas............... San Diego, CA
SOLDIERS’ CHORUS Soprano MSG Rose Ryon†............................. Delmont, NJ SFC Teresa Alzadon.........................Auburn, WA SFC Rachel Rose Farber...Egg Harbor Twp., NJ SFC Michaela Shelton............Moorestown, NJ SFC Charis Strange*...........Campbellsville, KY Alto MSG Teresa Harris*.............. Salt Lake City, UT MSG Erica Russo†.......................Columbus, OH SFC Elizabeth Garcia.....................Portland, ME SSG Heidi Ackerman....................... Phoenix, AZ SSG Leslie Ostransky................. Frederick, MD SSG Megan Pomales.................... Oak Ridge, NJ Tenor SGM Robert McIver, Jr.**........Owensboro, KY MSG Mario A. Garcia, Jr................... Del Rio, TX SFC Jeremy Cady................ North Branch, MN SFC Daniel Erbe*...........................Lexington, KY SFC Benjamin Hilgert......................Fairland, IN SSG Timothy Coombs....South Brunswick, NJ Bass MSG Mark Huseth*............................Topeka, KS SFC Samuel Chung.......................... Seoul, Korea SSG Ian Bowling...........................Harrisburg, PA SSG Keenan McCarter........... Birmingham, AL SSG William Tvrdik.............................. Dixon, CA PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS Senior Producer SFC Lauren Curran................................Willis, TX Line Producer SFC Teresa Alzadon.........................Auburn, WA SFC Robert Marino...................Stony Point, NY SSG Grace Bauson.............................Kokomo, IN SSG Pamela Daniels ��������������������������� Reston, VA Media Producer SFC Jared Morgan*............................ Vernon, NJ SSG Trent Urquhart.... Fort Walton Beach, FL Road Manager MSG Rose Ryon................................ Delmont, NJ MSG Mark Huseth..............................Topeka, KS SSG Sergio Acosta...................... Milwaukee, WI Tour Coordinator MSG Adam Getz.......................York Springs, PA SFC Joshua Fox................................Hesperia, CA Public Affairs Specialist Ms. Elizabeth Peace......................St.George, UT
SGM—Sergeant Major • MSG—Master Sergeant • SFC—Sergeant First Class • SSG—Staff Sergeant • SGT—Sergeant • SPC—Specialist ** Element Leader † Group Leader * Section Leader
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS CONCERT BAND AND SOLDIERS’ CHORUS The Concert Band and Soldiers’ Chorus are the oldest and largest of The U.S. Army Field Band’s performing components. Founded in 1946 and 1957 respectively, these two ensembles combine to present joint concerts on their national tours. They have performed in all 50 states and 30 foreign countries for audiences totaling hundreds of millions. The 60-member Concert Band and 29-member Soldiers’ Chorus perform regularly in some of the most famous concert halls in the world, and just as often in the humblest auditoriums in the smallest of communities. The joining of these two ensembles allows them to offer unparalleled versatility of programming, ranging from orchestral masterworks and operatic arias to Sousa marches, jazz classics, and Broadway musicals. The band and chorus also perform independently, and have recently shared the stage with ensembles, such as the Boston Pops, the Cincinnati Pops, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and the National Symphony Orchestra. In addition to their national tours, formal concerts, chamber recitals, and educational outreach, members of the Concert Band & Soldiers’ Chorus frequently represent the Army at formal and ceremonial functions, including the Presidential Inaugural Parade, presidential funerals, the Army All-American Bowl, and diplomatic efforts overseas. COLONEL JIM R. KEENE Colonel Jim R. Keene became the commander of The United States Army Field Band in January 2015. Prior to this assignment, he served as commander of the United States Military Academy Band at West Point, New York; commandant of the Army School of Music at Norfolk, Virginia; and at The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own” in Washington, D.C.; the U.S. Army Europe Band and Chorus in Heidelberg, Germany; and the
Army Ground Forces Band in Atlanta, GA. COL Keene has led numerous performances for international military and civilian leaders, dignitaries, and heads of state. During his time as commander of the United States Military Academy Band at West Point, he led performances for the 125th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty, co-directed the music for A&E’s and the National Park Service’s A New Birth of Freedom special for the 150th commemoration of the Battle of Gettysburg, and a one-hour music special holiday production by the West Point Band aired on Fox News, A West Point Holiday. COL Keene led The U.S. Army Chorus in performances at the interments of former Presidents Ronald Reagan in Simi Valley, California, and Gerald R. Ford in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has performed for seven U.S. presidents, at the 1996 Summer Olympic and Para-Olympic Games in Atlanta, the dedication of the National WWII Memorial, the one-year anniversary of 9/11 at the Pentagon, the Kennedy Center Honors, and the Military District of Washington’s production, Spirit of America. He has worked with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra and Chorus and the National Symphony Orchestra, and has conducted the Dallas Wind Symphony, the Boston Pops Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic. Prior to joining the Army, COL Keene served as assistant conductor of the Southern Methodist University (SMU) Symphony, orchestra conductor at the SMU International Conservatory Summer Festival in Taos, and music director of the Albuquerque Civic Light Opera. He holds a Master of Music degree in Orchestral Conducting from the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University, and a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from the University of New Mexico. He is a violinist, fiddler, pianist, accompanist, and songwriter, and is a native of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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LIEUTENANT COLONEL DOMINGOS ROBINSON Lieutenant Colonel Domingos Robinson currently serves as the deputy commander of The United States Army Field Band. Prior to this assignment, he served as commander of the Eighth United States Army Band stationed in South Korea; deputy commandant, director of training, and commander of The U.S. Army School of Music; army music liaison officer for U.S. Army Central Command in Kuwait; commander of the Army Ground Forces Band in Atlanta, Georgia; The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own” in Washington, DC, and The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Band in Hampton Roads, Virginia. LTC Robinson’s ensembles have performed for significant events throughout the United States and Asia, serving as a key communications tool for the senior mission commander while providing music in support of our allied partners. During his
four years in Washington, LTC Robinson’s ensembles participated in events, such as the 44th Presidential Inauguration, the dedication of the National World War II Memorial, the State Funerals of President Ronald Reagan and President Gerald Ford, the nationally televised Christmas in Washington, the Kennedy Center Honors, and A Capital Fourth, as well as performances with the National Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and Akron Symphony Orchestra. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from Hartwick College and a Master of Music in Conducting from the New England Conservatory of Music, where he was a student of Frank Battisti. LTC Robinson is a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, and the Adjutant General Corps Regimental Association.
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Based on the Miramax Motion Picture written by David Magee and the play The Man Who Was Peter Pan by Allan Knee STARRING
Jeff Sullivan
Ruby Gibbs WITH
Conor McGiffin Emmanuelle Zeesman Brody Bett Seth Erdley Caleb Reese Paul Paul Schoeller Josiah Smothers Ethan Stokes Emilia Brown
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Marie Choate Josh Dunn Ashley Edler Joshua William Green Daniel S. Hayward Benjamin Henley Elizabeth Lester Michael Luongo André Malcolm Josh McWhortor Spenser Micetich Melody Rose Kelsey Seaman Adrien Swenson
SCENIC DESIGNER
Scott Pask
COSTUME DESIGNER
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Suttirat Anne Larlarb
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Bernie Ardia
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Paul Kieve VOCAL DESIGNER
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Diane Paulus
Finding Neverland was developed and premiered at The American Repertory Theater at Harvard University, Diane Paulus, Artistic Director, Diane Borger, Producer. Based on the film produced by Richard Gladstein, Associate Producers Nellie Bellflower and Tracey Becker/Previous Production Executive Producer Robert Ahrens.
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CAST (in order of appearance)
PETER PAN.........................................................................................................Melody Rose WENDY (Acting Troupe)....................................................................................Marie Choate CAPTAIN HOOK (Acting Troupe)..............................................................Daniel S. Hayward J.M. BARRIE.........................................................................................................Jeff Sullivan MARY BARRIE.................................................................................................... Ashley Edler LORD CANNAN............................................................................................ Michael Luongo ALBERT........................................................................................................ Josh McWhorter CHARLES FROHMAN.................................................................................... Conor McGiffin ELLIOT.................................................................................................................. Josh Dunn SYLVIA LLEWELYN DAVIES.................................................................................. Ruby Gibbs MR. HENSHAW.................................................................................... Joshua William Green MR. CROMER...............................................................................................Spenser Micetich MISS JONES.....................................................................................................Kelsey Seaman MISS BASSETT............................................................................................. Adrien Swenson MRS. DU MAURIER..............................................................................Emmanuelle Zeesman CAPTAIN JAMES HOOK................................................................................. Conor McGiffin PORTHOS................................................................................................................... Sammy THE LLEWELYN DAVIES CHILDREN GEORGE: Seth Erdley, Caleb Reese Paul, Paul Schoeller, Ethan Stokes; PETER: Seth Erdley, Caleb Reese Paul, Paul Schoeller, Ethan Stokes; JACK: Brody Bett, Seth Erdley, Caleb Reese Paul, Paul Schoeller, Josiah Smothers, Ethan Stokes; MICHAEL: Brody Bett, Josiah Smothers ENSEMBLE Marie Choate, Josh Dunn, Ashley Edler, Joshua William Green, Daniel S. Hayward, Elizabeth Lester, Michael Luongo, André Malcolm, Josh McWhorter, Spenser Micetich, Melody Rose, Kelsey Seaman, Adrien Swenson SWINGS Benjamin Henley, Emilia Brown U N DE R ST U DI ES Understudies never substitute for listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance. For J.M. Barrie: Daniel S. Hayward, Michael Luongo; for Charles Frohman/Captain James Hook: Joshua William Green, Spenser Micetich; for Sylvia Llewelyn Davies: Ashley Edler, Kelsey Seaman; for Mrs. du Maurier: Kelsey Seaman, Adrien Swenson; for Mary Barrie: Elizabeth Lester, Kelsey Seaman; for Porthos: Bailey. Dance Captain.............................................................................................Benjamin Henley Assistant Dance Captain....................................................................................Emilia Brown Animal Handler..................................................................................................... Mel Rocco
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MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT I “Neverland”...................................................................................................... Instrumental “Welcome to London”.............................................................................. London Parkgoers “My Imagination”................................................................................................. J.M. Barrie “Believe”......................................J.M. Barrie, Sylvia, Peter, George, Jack, Michael, Company “The Dinner Party”.......... J.M. Barrie, Sylvia, Peter, George, Jack, Michael, Servants, Dinner Guests “We Own the Night”..................... J.M. Barrie, Sylvia, Peter, George, Jack, Michael, Servants “All That Matters”.........................................................................................................Sylvia “We Own the Night” (Reprise)................................................... Peter, George, Jack, Michael “Sylvia’s Lullaby’’ ........................................................................................................Sylvia “Neverland’’.............................................................................................. J.M. Barrie, Sylvia “Circus of Your Mind” (Part 1)....................................................................Charles Frohman “Circus of Your Mind” (Part 2)............................................................................ Mary Barrie “Circus of Your Mind” (Part 3)......................................................................Mrs. du Maurier “Circus of Your Mind” (Part 4)....Charles Frohman, Mrs. du Maurier, Mary Barrie, Company “Stronger” (Part 1)................................................................................................ J.M. Barrie “Hook”....................................................................Captain James Hook, J.M. Barrie, Pirates “Stronger” (Part 2)..................................................Captain James Hook, J.M. Barrie, Pirates ACT II “The World ls Upside Down”.......... J.M. Barrie, Peter, George, Jack, Michael, Acting Troupe “What You Mean to Me”............................................................................ J.M. Barrie, Sylvia “Play”.......................................................... Charles Frohman, Sylvia, J.M. Barrie, Company “We’re All Made of Stars”.......................................................... Peter, George, Jack, Michael “When Your Feet Don’t Touch the Ground” .............................................. J.M. Barrie, Peter “Something About This Night’’ (Part 1).............................. Charles Frohman, Elliot, Actors “Something About This Night’’ (Part 2).. Charles Frohman, Elliot, J.M. Barrie, Peter, Actors “Neverland” (Reprise)........J.M. Barrie, Peter, George, Jack, Michael, Sylvia, Mrs. du Maurier, Charles Frohman and Actors “Finale”........................ Mrs. du Maurier, J.M. Barrie, Peter, George, Jack, Michael, Company
ORCHESTRA Conductor/Keyboard: Patrick Hoagland; Associate Conductor/Keyboard: Daniel Gittler; Drums: Andrew Gillum; Violin: Daniel Marquez; Reeds: Ryan Claus; Bass: Michael Kraig Beeck; Guitar: Zachary Larson; Synthesizer/Acoustic Guitar/ Mandolin: Brian Victor Music Coordinator: John Mezzio
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WHO’S WH0 JEFF SULLIVAN (J.M. Barrie). Born and raised in Newfoundland, Canada. Most recently seen as Joe Hardy in Damn Yankees and Sky Masterson in Guys & Dolls at Highlands Playhouse, NC. Tours/Cruise Ships: CATS, West Side Story, The Producers, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Regional: Paper Mill, Tuacahn Amphitheatre, Surflight Theatre (BWW Award - Best Actor, Tony in The Boy Friend). NYFA 2013 Graduate. Never-ending gratitude to the Neverland Team, NETWorks, SW Casting, and my partner in crime, Matthew. “For Marcus, my little brother with down syndrome who has always taught me to BELIEVE!” @jeff__sullivan “Dreams do come true, if we only wish hard enough…” -J.M. Barrie RUBY GIBBS (Sylvia Llewelyn Davies) is so excited to be here! Regional credits include: Grease (Jan), How to Succeed, Ragtime, Sister Act, Wagon Wheel, Cats (Grizabella), Little Women (Marmee); Parade, Elon. B.F.A. Elon, MT’17! HCKR. “Eternal thanks to my beautiful mama and sisters! You three are everything. Thanks to all who truly believed. Love you!” @_ruby_gibbs CONOR McGIFFIN (Charles Frohman/ Captain James Hook) is ecstatic to be apart of this touching show! He has been lucky to tour the country before in A Gentlemen’s Guide To Love and Murder (2nd National), Bullets Over Broadway (first national tour), and Jekyll & Hyde. He has also performed regionally in Hairspray (Argyle Theatre) and Man of La Mancha (Ivoryton Playhouse). He is a proud University of Michigan graduate. “To Mom, Dad, Bridget, and Lexie-I love you all!” EMMANUELLE ZEESMAN (Mrs. du Maurier). National Tours/ Off-Broadway: The Wizard of Oz, A Christmas Carol, Guys and Dolls, Passion, five seasons with Symphony Orchestras across four continents, and Blood Brothers (CCC Best Actress Award). Thanks to the creative team and Stewart/Whitley for this wonderful experience! “Love to my Canadian, American, and Mexican families!” emmanuellezeesman.com BRODY BETT (Jack/Michael) is eight-yearsold. Previous roles include The Grand Duke (Cinderella), Curly the Lost Boy (Peter Pan), King of Hearts (Alice in Wonderland), Tiny Tim and Ghost of Christmas Future (A Christmas Carol), and Chip (Beauty and the Beast). He has perfect pitch, and plays the piano and drums. SETH ERDLEY (George/Peter/Jack) is thrilled to make his national tour debut with Finding Neverland. Favorite credits: School of Rock (Zach 58
Mooneyham), Pippin (Theo), and Oliver (Oliver). Thanks to Lauren, Dean, Lyn, Blythe and Mr. Marrs. “Love and thanks to Dad, Mom, Emma, Ethan, my friends and family for your support.” Phil. 4:13 CALEB REESE PAUL (George/Peter/Jack) is thrilled to be making his national tour debut! Never-ending thanks to the cast and creative team, Stewart/Whitley Casting, NETworks, Shirley Grant Management, Bob Marks, Denise Simon, Janine Molinari, Hudson, family and friends, and everyone who believed along the way! www.calebreesepaul.com @calebreesepaul PAUL SCHOELLER (George/Peter/Jack) is honored to work with the cast and crew of Finding Neverland! National Tour: The Sound of Music (Friedrich). Regional: A Christmas Story (Ralphie); Seussical, Jr. (Jojo). Thanks to Lisa Calli and the FNL creative team. “I thank God for giving me talent and my parents for supporting me.” JOSIAH SMOTHERS (Jack/Michael) is excited to make his national tour debut with the first Broadway show he ever saw! He is a dancer/singer/actor at Studio Bleu Dance Center and a member of Chloe and Maud Arnold’s Jr. Tap Company. Smothers would like to thank his family, Mr. Dave, Shirley Grant Management, Miss Kim, and God for this opportunity. Follow him on Instagram or Facebook @itsjosiahsmothers ETHAN STOKES (George/Peter/Jack) is from Wisconsin, and is excited to be making his National Tour debut. Favorite credits: Jungle Book KIDS (Mowgli), Seussical Jr. (Jojo), and Aladdin Jr. NYC workshop (Genie). Special Thanks to Treehouse Theater, iTheatrics, and Stewart/Whitley. “Love to Mom, Dad, Allyson, Mackenzi, cats, grandparents, family, and friends. Believe!” EMILIA BROWN (Swing, Assistant Dance Captain) National Tour: Pippin (Berthe/Swing, Catherine u/s), Cruise line: Royal Caribbean (singer, dancer). Regional: Oklahoma! (Ensemble) Ogunquit Playhouse, Romeo & Juliet (Ensemble) Shakespeare Theatre Company, Cats (Sillabub), The Music Man (Ensemble), Anything Goes (Angel), Les Misérables (Éponine/ Fantine u/s) Prather Entertainment, Country Roads (Swing, Dance Captain) RWS & Associates. Voiceover (Swedish): Sonny with a Chance (Tawni), Viva High School Musical (Gabriella) Disney Channel. “Love to Fredrik and my family!” MARIE CHOATE (Ensemble, Wendy, u/s Peter Pan). Born and raised in Akron, Ohio. Received her B.F.A. from AMDA (NYC/LA). Performance
MARCH 22-23, 2019 credits include Mamma Mia, Saturday Night Fever, and other productions onboard Royal Caribbean. Excited to make her national tour debut! Many thanks to Stewart/Whitley Casting. “All the love to Mom, Dad, Sarah, and Ben for endless support.” JOSH DUNN (Ensemble, Elliot) is ecstatic to be making magic across the country. OffBroadway: Fidler Afn Dakh directed by Joel Grey. National tour: A Charlie Brown Christmas (Snoopy); B.F.A. Musical Theatre: University of Arizona. Dunn runs an NYC-based theatre and dance company, CrissCross Productions. Follow him @crisscrossnyc and @joshuajdunn. “God is love and love is art. All glory to Him!” ASHLEY EDLER (Ensemble, Mary Barrie, u/s Sylvia) is thrilled to be on the road again with such an unforgettable production. National Tour/Off broadway credits include: Grace Farrell (Annie), Emma u/s (Jekyll and Hyde), Amanda (It’s Just Sex), Sharon (Girls Night the Musical). Other favorite roles include: Evelyn Nesbit (Ragtime), Connie (1940’s Radio Hour). “Thanks for your constant love and support, you know who you are!” Follow me @brnashle and brnashle.wixsite.com/ashleyedler. JOSHUA WILLIAM GREEN (Ensemble, Mr. Henshaw, u/s Frohman/Hook). Youngstown,
Ohio native and now Manhattan based actor, singer, and dancer. Green has most recently been seen in Rocktopia! on Broadway and singing background for Sam Smith on the 2018 Grammy Awards®. “I am so very blessed to be on this journey to Neverland.” @JoshuaWilliamGreen JoshuaWilliamGreen.com DANIEL S. HAYWARD (Ensemble, Mr. Turpin, u/s J.M. Barrie). Previous credits: New London Barn Playhouse: …Edwin Drood (Bazzard). Forestburgh Playhouse: Kiss Me Kate (Gen. Howell), Fiddler… (Perchik). Ithaca College: The Last Five Years, Wonderful Town (Robert Baker), Dogfight (Boland). Ithaca College B.F.A. Musical Theatre. “Much love to my mom, dad, Steve, and Kelsey.” danielshayward.com BENJAMIN HENLEY (Swing, Dance Captain) is very excited to dive into the world of Finding Neverland. Originally, from Charlotte, NC he now resides in NYC. Henley just recently ended the Dirty Dancing North American Tour (Ensemble/Johnny Castle U/S). “So much love to Mom and Matt. Thanks Gregg Baker Management for being the best!” ELIZABETH LESTER (Ensemble, u/s Mary Barrie) started her training at Maine State Ballet. From there she furthered her dance education at the Portland Ballet in Maine, and apprenticed
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FINDING NEVERLAND with them in 2017-2018. She has been a part of many musical productions in her community. She is excited to debut in her first national tour and would like to thank all of her friends and family who have supported her along the way. MICHAEL LUONGO (Ensemble, Lord Cannan, u/s J.M. Barrie). National tour debut! After playing a pirate in sixth grade, Luongo is thrilled to return to Neverland. Regional: Cabaret (Emcee), Little Women (Laurie), Ghost (Carl), Rocky Horror (Brad Majors), Legally Blonde (Emmett). B.F.A. musical theatre Montclair State University. “Endless thanks to my family, Stewart/Whitley, GBM, and Joey.” Michael-Luongo.com; @michaelluongo Believe! ANDRÉ MALCOLM (Ensemble) is a New York based actor born and raised in Brooklyn. He is an alumna from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy where he majored in dance theatre. His favorite theater credits: In The Heights (Ensemble), Mary Poppins (Ensemble, Valentine), Newsies (Sniper/JoJo), and Pippin National Tour (Ensemble). He’s thankful for the man above, friends, and his loving parents. JOSH McWHORTOR (Ensemble, Albert) Credits include: Regional: A Chorus Line (Mike Costa), Beauty and the Beast (Ensemble) at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts. A Christmas Story (Ensemble/Dance Captain) at Woodstock Playhouse, Breaking Up is Hard to Do (Del Delmonico) at Pines Dinner Theatre. Other credits include Busch Gardens, Carrowinds (RWS Entertainment). “Many thanks to Stewart/ Whitley, and Mom and Dad for the trust and support.” SPENSER MICETICH (Ensemble, Mr. Cromer, u/s Frohman/Hook) is thrilled to be joining the company of Finding Neverland! National Tour: Elf The Musical (Buddy the Elf). Favorite regional: It Happened in Key West (Fulton), Guys and Dolls, Newsies, Footloose, and How to Succeed… “As always, my biggest thanks to the creative team, S/W, Mommy, Bailey, and the rest of my family for their endless support. For Payton and Ellie.” @spenser.micetich MELODY ROSE (Ensemble, Peter Pan) is thrilled to be making her theater debut in Finding Neverland! She is a graduate of The Juilliard School (B.F.A. dance 2017) and a recent company member with Broadway Dance Lab. Special thanks to her family, friends, CESD, Ashley, Badiene, Jillian, and Daniel for their love and support. @melodyrose
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KELSEY SEAMAN (Ensemble, Miss Jones, Emily, u/s Sylvia, u/s Mrs. du Maurier, u/s Mary Barrie). Previous credits: New London Barn
Playhouse: How To Succeed… (Hedy LaRue). Ithaca College: Little Women (Jo), The Last Five Years, Dogfight, A Chorus Line (Maggie). Ithaca College B.F.A. Musical Theatre. “Huge thanks to my wonderful family and Danny for their endless love and support.” kelsey-seaman.com ADRIEN SWENSON (Ensemble, Miss Bassett, u/s Mrs. du Maurier) is thrilled to join Finding Neverland! Select regional performances include Freaky Friday (Katherine), Les Misérables (Fantine), 9 to 5: The Musical (Judy), Sideshow (Daisy), Parade (Lucille & Sally), Oliver! (Nancy), Man of LaMancha (Aldonza), and Disney’s Tarzan (Kala). “Love to fam and Fergie!” GARY BARLOW (Composer/Lyricist) is one of Britain’s most successful songwriters and record producers. As part of pop group Take That, he has won eight BRIT Awards and sold over 45 million records. Aside from his achievements with Take That, he has also co-written and produced music for other renowned artists including Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Elton John, and Robbie Williams. Barlow’s last solo record Since I Saw You Last sold more than 600,000 copies and was the ninth biggest-selling album that year. In more recent years, he has also turned his attention to the world of theater, composing the score for the hugely successful production Finding Neverland, working alongside screenwriter Tim Firth to write the music and lyrics for musical The Girls, and also working alongside his Take That bandmates to produce The Band a record-breaking musical featuring the music of Take That. ELIOT KENNEDY (Composer/Lyricist) is a Grammy Award®-winning musician/singer/ songwriter from Sheffield, England. Kennedy has had number-one hits with artists including Take That, Spice Girls, Celine Dion, Bryan Adams, Aretha Franklin, and more. Winner of Ivor Novello, Juno, and Critics Choice Awards. Golden Globe nominee. Honorary doctorate from Sheffield Hallam University. Kennedy has worked with Gary Barlow for more than 20 years as co-writer/co-producer. JAMES GRAHAM (Book). Graham’s plays include the acclaimed Privacy (2016) at the Public Theater in New York, starring Daniel Radcliffe; The Vote (2015) at London’s Donmar Warehouse; and This House (2012) at the National Theatre, nominated for the Olivier Best Play Award and screened worldwide as part of NT Live. His first feature film, X Plus Y, was selected for the Toronto International Film Festival and London Film Festival 2014. DIANE PAULUS (Original Director) is the Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director of
MARCH 22-23, 2019 the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University. Broadway: Waitress, Finding Neverland, and the Tony Award®-winning revivals of Pippin (Tony Award®, Best Director), The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, and Hair. Cirque du Soleil: Amaluna. Paulus was selected for the 2014 Time 100, Time Magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. “For Katharine and Natalie.” MIA MICHAELS (Choreographer). TV: So You Think You Can Dance (three-time Emmy Award® winner, five-time nominee), SYTYCD Canada. Film: Rock of Ages. Stage: New York Spectacular starring the Radio City Rockettes (director/ choreographer), Finding Neverland (Broadway), Hello, Dolly! (Paper Mill), Cirque du Soleil’s Delirium, Celine Dion’s A New Day, Madonna, Prince. Dance: RAW (founder/artistic director/ choreographer). Inspirational master teacher worldwide. “Dedicated to my Mom and Dad in Neverland!” SIMON HALE (Orchestrator). Broadway: Finding Neverland, Spring Awakening, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Drama Desk award nomination). Girl from the North Country (Public Theater, Old Vic – Olivier award nomination), Tootsie, Strictly Ballroom (West End), Romantics Anonymous (Shakespeare’s
Globe). He has worked as arranger/orchestrator for George Benson, Björk, Sarah Chang, Ray Davies, Robin Gibb, Josh Groban, Jamiroquai, Lang Lang, George Michael, Oasis, Sade, Duncan Sheik, Simply Red, and Sam Smith (Grammy® nomination) for whom he orchestrated the Oscar®/Golden Globe winning “Writing’s on the Wall” from Spectre. Hale won a BAFTA award for the soundtrack to the video game L.A.Noire. @simonhaleuk F R E D L A S S E N (Music Supervision). Broadway: Bandstand, Prince of Broadway, Once, Porgy and Bess, South Pacific, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Spamalot, Cabaret, 42nd Street. OffBroadway/regional: The Sting (Paper Mill), The Threepenny Opera (Atlantic), Zorro (Alliance), Adrift in Macao (Primary Stages). Helen Hayes nomination, Outstanding Music Direction, Sycamore Trees (Signature. DC). International: Prince of Broadway (Tokyo/Osaka), Once (Dublin), Cabaret (Folies Bergere, Paris). MIA WALKER (Tour Director). Credits with Paulus include the American Repertory Theater’s Broadway and national tour productions of Waitress, Finding Neverland, Pippin, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, and the upcoming production of the new musical Jagged Little Pill (Associate Director). In 2017,
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FINDING NEVERLAND Walker was Tour Director for the national tour of Pippin. Other directing credits include: the world premiere of the new musical Into The Wild at The Encore Theatre in Michigan, and various projects at The Flea Theater, New York Musical Festival (NYMF), Ensemble Studio Theatre, among others. She is a recipient of the 2018 Drama League Directing Fellowship and a proud member of SDC. Education: B.A. Harvard University. miapwalker.com CAMDEN LOESER (Associate Choreographer) is so thrilled to be working on this magical production! Recent work includes Pippin national tour (Dance Captain/Pippin/Lewis u/s), A Chorus Line (Mike), The Last Scrapbook: The Jack Cole Project (workshop). NYU Tisch School of the Arts (B.F.A. Dance), Jacob’s Pillow Musical Theater. “Thanks to his family and friends, Mia W, the entire Neverland production team, this outstanding, fearless cast, and Mom and Dad, who have always given him reason and strength to believe.” SCOTT PASK (Scenic Design). Broadway productions include Mean Girls (Tony Award® Nomination), The Band’s Visit (Tony® Nom), The Book of Mormon (Tony Award®), Waitress, Something Rotten!, Finding Neverland, The Visit, Blackbird, It’s Only a Play, Pippin (Tony® Nom), I’ll Eat You Last, The Pillowman (Tony Award®), The Coast of Utopia (Tony Award®), Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Tony® Nom), Hair, Nine, Take Me Out, Casa Valentina, Pal Joey (Tony® Nom), and Urinetown. Peter Grimes (Met Opera), Cirque du Soleil’s Amaluna. Instagram @scottpaskstudio SUTTIRAT ANNE LARLARB (Costume Design Theatre). Broadway: Straight White Men, Waitress, Of Mice and Men. Off-Broadway: Hold on to Me Darling, Dying For It, Atlantic Theatre; The Killer (Set & Costumes), TFANA; Macbeth, Hartford Stage & LA Opera, with Darko Tresjnak; Selma ’65, LaMama; Frankenstein, Royal National Theatre w/ Danny Boyle; London 2012 Opening Ceremony (Emmy®). Film: Gemini Man, Steve Jobs, 127 Hours (Production & Costume Design), Slumdog Millionaire; TV: American Gods and Trust (Production Design). KENNETH POSNER (Lighting Design) has more than 50 Broadway play and musical theatre credits. He designs extensively Off-Broadway, for resident theatres and touring productions throughout the U.S., as well as internationally. He is the recipient of Tony®, Drama Desk. Outer Critics Circle, Lucille Lortel, and Obie Awards. SHANNON SLATON (Sound Design) has designed many national tours including The Sound of Music; Elf the Musical; Bullets Over Broadway; The Illusionists; Turn of the Century; 62
Shrek The Musical; Hairspray; The Producers; Kiss Me, Kate; Noise/Funk; The Full Monty; Contact; A Chorus Line; Tap Dogs; Sweeney Todd; The Wizard of Oz; The Drowsy Chaperone; and The Wedding Singer. He was also the Advance Sound on Wicked and the Production Sound for The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway and the U.S. National Tour. Shows he has mixed on Broadway include: Man of La Mancha, Bombay Dreams, Sweet Charity, Jersey Boys, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Drowsy Chaperone, Spring Awakening, Fela!, Anything Goes, Annie, Legally Blonde, and Cabaret. JON DRISCOLL (Projection Design). Broadway: Finding Neverland, Chaplin, Ghost, Frost/Nixon, Brief Encounter. Off-Bway: Richard III (BAM). West End: Kate Bush: Before the Dawn, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Royal Ballet), The Phantom of the Opera (Royal Albert Hall), 3 Winters, King Lear. Recipient: Drama Desk, Obie, Olivier Awards. BERNIE ARDIA (Hair/Makeup Design) has enjoyed close to a 40-year career, starting in television. Ardia has designed over 75 productions including the current NETworks productions of Finding Neverland, The Sound of Music, and the seasonal favorite–ELF. Other credits: Ragtime, The Kennedy Center. Upcoming tours of Elf The Musical; Cameron Mackintosh’s Les Misérables; Kiss of the Spider Woman with Chita Rivera; Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express in Las Vegas; and Cinderella with Eartha Kitt. Ardia is proud to have worked with many talented performers in his career including Jeanne Cooper, George Wendt, Mary Wilson, Lynda Carter, Makenzie Philips, and even Judge Judy! He is also the author of Barbra Streisand in New York City. PAUL KIEVE (Illusions). Broadway: The Cherry Orchard (Roundabout), Finding Neverland, Ghost (DD Award), Matilda, Pippin, Side Show, An Act of God, Macbeth (Armory), Groundhog Day (Old Vic) London and forthcoming Broadway. Movies: Hugo, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Mickey and the Magician (permanent show at Disneyland Paris). Has consulted for David Copperfield, Penn & Teller, David Blaine. Awarded Creative Fellowship of the Magic Castle, Hollywood. An associate artist of the Old Vic Theatre. www.stageillusion.com DANIEL WURTZEL (Air Sculptor). Shows at: Musée Rodin, the Grand Palais in Paris, the Tate Modern Turbine Hall, the World Expo, the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, the
MARCH 22-23, 2019 Museu do Amanhã in Rio de Janeiro, the Phillips Collection, Swiss Science Center Technorama, Copernicus Science Center, Phaeno Science Center and Kunsthall 3.14. His work has been featured on Broadway in Finding Neverland and with Cirque du Soleil in Amaluna, 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony A Midsummer Night’s Dream (dir. Julie Taymor), Spades (dir. Robert Lepage). Cirque du Soleil’s Amaluna (dir. Diane Paulus), Radio City Rockettes, NY Spectacular (dir. Mia Michaels), Air Play Show (dir. West Hyler). danielwurtzel.com DAVID CHASE (Original Music Supervision and Dance and Incidental Musical Arranger). Music director, supervisor and/or arranger for 30 Broadway productions. Also: several West End productions, Chichester Festival Theatre, Radio City, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Boston Pops, Kennedy Center Honors. TV: Music Director/ Arranger for NBC’s The Sound of Music Live! and Peter Pan Live! (Emmy® nominations for both). Grammy® nod for Nice Work album. Music training: Harvard Biology degree. ANNMARIE MILAZZO (Vocal Design). Original music and lyrics for Radio City Summer Spectactular. If/Then; Spring Awakening; Next to Normal; Carrie; Bright Lights, Big City; Dangerous Beauty; Prometheus Bound; Some Lovers; A Little More Alive. Lyricist: Cirque du Soleil’s Le Reve and Carmen. La Jolla Playhouse. Grammy®nominated vocalist for Aria Electronica and East Village Opera Company on Decca/ Universal Records. PATRICK HOAGLAND (Music Director) is a composer and musical director based in the Hudson valley. Credits as musical director include Elf The Musical (national tour), Man of La Mancha, Tim and Scrooge, Fun Home, Spamalot, Hello Dolly, Pirates of Penzance, Nunsense, Les Misérables, The Sound of Music, The Secret Garden, Rent, Footloose, and Hairspray. He is a graduate of Berklee College of Music, with a dual degree in composition and film scoring.
JOHN MEZZIO (Music Coordinator) has conducted several national tours including State Fair starring John Davidson; Victor Victoria starring Toni Tennille; Seussical The Musical starring Cathy Rigby; Cinderella starring Eartha Kitt and Deborah Gibson; the Royal National Theatre’s revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! and The Wedding Singer. Additionally, Mezzio was Associate Conductor for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express at the Las Vegas Hilton. Mezzio was Music Coordinator for several national and international tours including Sweet Charity starring Molly Ringwald, Annie starring John Schuck and Mackenzie Phillips, Hairspray, The Producers, A Chorus Line, Spring Awakening, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, The Drowsy Chaperone, Elf The Musical, Memphis, Bullets Over Broadway, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and Shrek The Musical. WILLIAM BERLONI (Animal Director). 2011 Tony® Honoree for Excellence in Theatre. Starting with Annie in 1977, 26 Broadway shows, hundreds Off-Broadway, regional theatre, tours, television, and movies. Animal Director for Because of Winn Dixie The Musical, Alabama Shakespeare Festival January 2017. Author of Broadway Tails. TV: From Wags to Riches with Bill Berloni. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. theatricalanimals.com. STEWART/WHITLEY (Casting). Duncan Stewart CSA & Benton Whitley CSA. BROADWAY/NY: The Great Comet, A Clockwork Orange, As You Like It, On The Town, Pippin, Chicago The Musical, La Cage Aux Folles, The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Carnegie Hall West Side Story, The Band Wagon, Pageant; WEST END/UK: Hadestown, 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
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FINDING NEVERLAND You; Upcoming: Hadestown, Paradise Square, August Rush, Reefer Madness, Other World, The Man in the Ceiling, Back Home Again, Waterfall; Regional: American Repertory Theater, Alley Theatre, Bay Street, Goodspeed, Theatre Under the Stars, Asolo Rep, Hollywood Bowl, TheatreWorks, Royal Caribbean. The Casting Society of America. Artios Award Winning. stewartwhitley.com THE BOOKING GROUP (Tour Booking). Since its inception in 1996, The Booking Group has represented 25 Tony Award® winning Best Musicals and Plays. Current touring productions include: Hamilton; Anastasia; Come From Away; Dear Evan Hansen; Hello Dolly! starring Betty Buckley; The Book of Mormon; School of Rock; Waitress; On Your Feet!; Rent: The 20th Anniversary Tour; Fiddler on the Roof; The Play That Goes Wrong; The Color Purple; Irving Berlin’s White Christmas; Mean Girls; My Fair Lady; Pretty Woman; The Cher Show; Gettin’ the Band Back Together, and To Kill a Mockingbird. HEATHER MOSS (Company Manager). Thrilled to join the NETworks family! North American Tours: Nickelodeon’s Paw Patrol Live! Race to the Rescue and Bubble Guppies Live! Ready to Rock, Sesame Street Live – Make A New Friend, Flashdance: the Musical, Jekyll & Hyde, A Chorus Line, Tap Dogs; NYC/International credits include: Premium Entertainment and Events (Doha, Qatar), Cary Hoffman’s My Sinatra, Reefer Madness. Graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA).
NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS (Producer) from its inception over 20 years ago, has been an industry leading producer and manager of touring musical theatre productions and remains committed to delivering quality entertainment to audiences worldwide. Having toured over 70 productions internationally, NETworks’ current and upcoming touring productions include Cameron Mackintosh’s The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Elf the Musical, Finding Neverland, The Sound of Music, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I, The Band’s Visit, A Bronx Tale, Falsettos, Fiddler on the Roof, and Cameron Mackintosh’s Miss Saigon. STAFF FOR Finding Neverland General Management Gentry & Associates Gregory Vander Ploeg Jamey Jennings Steve Varon Pearce Landry Wegener Nicole Gehring Production Management
DAVID D’AGOSTINO (Production Stage Manager) is thrilled to join the Finding Neverland team! National Tour: Wizard of Oz, Pippin (Revival), Million Dollar Quartet, Memphis: The Musical. Select credits include: Annie, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Cabaret, Man of La Mancha, Grease, Peter Pan, The Sound of Music, and Beauty and the Beast. He has had the privilege to work on several new works from around the country with the Fingerlakes Musical Theatre Festival.
NETworks Presentations Jason Juenker Hector Guivas Evan Rooney Walker White Emma Downey
AMY LEGORE (Assistant Stage Manager, Assistant Company Manager) is very excited to be embarking on her first tour with one that brings a little extra magic. A few of her recent regional theatre credits include: The Who’s Tommy, Colorado New Play Festival; and Zoey’s Perfect Wedding. Thank you to all those that collaborate together to make the art come to life.
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TRINITY WHEELER (Executive Producer). Broadway: Les Misérables (Production Stage Manager). National Tours: Dirty Dancing (Executive Producer), Bullets Over Broadway (Executive Producer), Elf the Musical (Executive Producer), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast 64
(Executive Producer), The Phantom of the Opera (Supervisory Production Stage Manager), Les Misérables (Production Stage Manager), Mary Poppins (Production Stage Manager), Young Frankenstein starring Roger Bart, and Rent starring Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp. Wheeler currently works on the national tours of Les Misérables, Finding Neverland and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music. Instagram: @trinityonbroadway
Tour Booking Agency The Booking Group Mollie Mann Ruch Rundle, Brian Brooks www.tbgtours.broadway
Anita Dloniak & Associates, Inc. Anita Dloniak Melissa A. Hazek Casting STEWART/WHITLEY Duncan Stewart, CSA; Benton Whitley, CSA; Paul Hardt; Christine McKenna, CSA; Allie Carieri Company Manager Heather Moss Assistant Company Manager Amy LeGore
MARCH 22-23, 2019 Production Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . David D’Agostino Assistant Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy LeGore Associate Scenic Designer . . . . . . . . . . . Jerome Martin Costume Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kurt Alger Assistant Costume Coordinator . . . . . . . . . DJ Plunkett Associate Lighting Designer . . . . . . . . . . Timothy Reed Assistant Lighting Designer . . . . . . . . . Tessa Bookwalter Moving Lights Programmer . . . . . . . Topher Stumreiter Associate Sound Designer . . . . . . . . Patrick LaChance Associate Projections Designer . . . . . . . . Michael Clark Assistant Choreographer . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Worsing Head Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zack Feivou Flyman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joey Newman Head Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Church Production Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Cavanaugh Asst Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colin Keane Head Sound Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nate Dickson Assistant Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Allen Video Programmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Herman Head Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vanessa Thomas Head Wardrobe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kristen Omaley Wardrobe Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nic Nelson Hair and Makeup Supervisor . . . . . . . . . Danae Jimenez Aerial Rigging Consultant . . . . . . . . . . Jonathan Deull Dialect Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dawn-Elin Fraser Synthesizer Programmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Marder Associate Synthesizer Programmer James Jayawardena Music Copying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Grishman Music Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adriana Grace / Alden Terry On Location Education Tutor and Child Wrangler . . . . . . . . . Kelsey Anderson Physical Therapy . . . NEURO TOUR Physical Therapy, Inc., Carolyn Lawson Animal Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyler Garstka Production Assistants . . . . . Jennifer Gallo, Evan Rossi Print Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SpotCo Radio Spot Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SpotCo Television Spot Design/Video Production . HMS Media, SpotCo Interactive Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . Andy Drachenberg Publicity Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Luecke Production Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeremy Daniel Merchandising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creative Goods Merchandise Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Hersh Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . NETworks Presentations LLC Technical Production Accounting . . . . . . . Colin Byrne Legal Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David F. Schwartz, Esq. Gray Krauss Sandler Des Rochers LLP HR & Payroll Services . . . . . . . . Human Resources inc. Housing . . . . . Road Concierge, an ALTOUR Company Travel Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janice Kessler, Carlson Wagonlit Travel Trucking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clark Transfer Staff for NETworks Presentations Chief Executive Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken Gentry President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orin Wolf Chief Financial Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott W. Jackson Chief Operating Officer . . . . . Jennifer Ardizzone-West Executive Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seth Wenig Executive Producer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinity Wheeler Director of Adminstration . . . . . . . . . . . . . Curt Owens Executive Assistant to the PresidentHannah Rosenthal Senior Director of Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Kinna Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Gifford Director of Tour Accounting . . . . . . . . . . Laura S. Carey Tax Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pat Guerieri Associate Tax Accountant . . . . . . . . . . Kim Ngan Tran Senior Director, Booking and Engagements . . . Mary K.
Witte Director, Booking and Engagements . . . . . Colin Byrne Booking Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hannah Rosenthal Director of Marketing/PR . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heather Hess Senior Director, General Management . . . Gregory Vander Ploeg General Managers . . . . . . Jamey Jennings, Steve Varon Associate General Manager . . Pearce Landry Wegener General Manager Associate . . . . . . . . . Nicole Gehring Senior Director, Production ManagementJason Juenker Senior Production Manager . . . . . . . . . . Hector Guivas Production Managers . . . . Evan Rooney, Walker White Associate Production Manager. . . . . . . . Emma Downey Health and Safety Coordinator. . . . . . . . Emma Downey Music Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Mezzio IT Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Pizza Warehouse Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brad Korff Warehouse Costume Manager . . . . Bobby Maglaughlin Office Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buddy Piccolino Office Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carol Jewell Credits Scenery provided by Hudson Scenic Studios, Yonkers, NY; PRG-Scenic Technologies, a division of Production Resource Group, L.L.C., New Windsor, NY; Scenic Solutions LLC, Proof Productions and Daedalus Studios; Performer flight provided by Hudson Scenic Studios; Lighting and Rigging by Christie Lights; Specialty Rigging by Pointwright Entertainment Rigging, Flooring by Scenic Art Studios; Audio and Video equipment provided by Sound Associates; Properties by BB Props; Costume Shops: Bethany Joy Costumes; Timberlake Studios, Inc.; John Kristiansen New York, Inc; B.D. Weger Tailoring Rehearsed at Carroll Music Studios. Special Thanks to The Clemens Performing Arts Center, Elmira, NY, and NAC Entertainment, Albert Nocciolino, President Tax & Financial Consulting, Accounting Services CliftonLarsonAllen LLP Brian Enverso, Pat Guerieri Insurance Broker Services Maury Donnelly and Parr, Inc. Robert B. Middleton, Sr. and Meghan Shriver Financial Services and banking arrangements by SunTrust Bank Find us online FindingNeverlandTheMusical.com Like us on Facebook @FindingNeverlandTheMusical Follow us on Instagram@FNLMusical Follow us on Twitter @NeverlandBway #FNLTour All stage work performed by employees represented by IATSE.
United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre. The Director and Choreographer are members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent national labor union.
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STATE THEATRE OFFERS SINCERE THANKS TO
FOR ITS GENEROUS SUPPORT OF STATE THEATRE NEW JERSEY AND GLADYS KNIGHT
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GLADYS KNIGHT SUN, MARCH 24, 2019 AT 7:30PM
SPONSORED BY
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GLADYS KNIGHT
ABOUT THE ARTIST The great ones endure, and Gladys Knight has long been one of the greatest. Very few singers over the last 50 years have matched her unassailable artistry. This seven-time Grammy® winner has enjoyed number one hits in pop, gospel, R&B, and adult contemporary, and has triumphed in film, television, and live performance. Georgia-born, Knight began performing gospel music at age four in the Mount Mariah Baptist Church and sang as a guest soloist with the Morris Brown College Choir. Three years later, she won the grand prize on television’s Ted Mack’s Amateur Hour, and the following year, her mother Elizabeth Knight created the group consisting of Gladys, her brother Bubba, her sister Brenda, and her cousins William and Elenor Guest. They called themselves The Pips in honor of their cousin/manager, James Pip Woods. In 1959, Brenda and Elenor left the group, replaced by cousin Edward Patten and friend Langston George. The group was renamed Gladys Knight and The Pips, and following George’s departure in 1962, the classic line-up was in place. The group debuted their first album in 1960, when Knight was just 16. With Knight singing lead and The Pips providing lush harmonies and graceful choreography, the group went on to achieve icon status, having recorded some of the most memorable songs of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Top 20 hits, like “Every Beat of My Heart,” “Letter Full of Tears,” “I Heard it Through the Grapevine,” and “If I Were Your Woman,” set the stage for an amazing run in the mid-1970s, with Top 10 gold-certified singles like “Neither One of Us (Wants to be the First to Say Goodbye),” “I’ve Got to Use My Imagination,” “Best Thing to Ever Happen to Me,” and the number one smash “Midnight Train to Georgia” established Gladys Knight and The Pips as the premiere pop/R&B vocal ensemble in the world. The party kept rolling with hits like “On and On” from the Academy Award®-nominated soundtrack of Curtis Mayfield’s Claudine, the 1974 comedy about love in the inner 68
city. Knight enjoyed another number one hit in 1985 when she teamed with Stevie Wonder, Elton John, and Dionne Warwick on “That’s What Friends are For.” She and Stevie Wonder sang together again for the successful Frank Sinatra Duets II album, joining his voice for the song “For Once in My Life” in 1994. All told, Knight has recorded more than 38 albums over the years, including four solo albums during the past decade: Good Woman (1991); Just for You (1994); the inspirational Many Different Roads (1999); and At Last (2001). At Last showed the world that she still has what it takes to record a hit album, employing the talents of contemporary producers like Randy Jackson, Gary Brown and James D.C. Williams III, Jon John, Jamey Jaz, Keith Thomas, Tom Dowd, and Tiger Roberts. In 1995, Knight earned her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and the next year, Gladys Knight and The Pips were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Knight published an autobiography, Between Each Line of Pain and Glory (a line taken from her million selling recording “Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me”), in 1997, and the next year, she and The Pips were presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. In 2004, Knight received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual BET Awards ceremony. Today, Knight and husband William, along with various other members of the family, oversee her busy career from the Las Vegas headquarters of Shakeji, Inc., her personal entertainment corporation. She is a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, performer, restaurateur, and businesswoman with a spiritual outlook on her life. Her faith in God has been the driving force behind all of Knight’s endeavors, guiding her through her many successes.
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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 2/26/18-2/26/19.
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT LEADERSHIP BENEFACTORS Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders New Jersey State Council on the Arts The Star-Ledger / NJ.com PRINCIPAL BENEFACTORS The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation Magic 98.3 MAJOR BENEFACTORS Bank of America The Heldrich Investors Bank New Jersey 101.5 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 105.5 WDHA BENEFACTORS Borden Perlman The Karma Foundation The Provident Bank Foundation United Airlines WMTR - AM 1250
SUSTAINING PARTNERS 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
SUPPORTING PARTNERS 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
PARTNERS 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 Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin S. Bucca, Jr. Campbell Family Foundation 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 and Jim Kershner 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 Debora and Saul Curtis 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 Tali Mendelberg Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bolanowski Samer and Susan Boraie Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Ciatto Brother International Corporation Steve Crane and Yammel Sanchez-Ocana Vincent and Renee Davis
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 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.
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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 Nikki Austin 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 Daina 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 Karin Shanahan Timothy Shanahan Senator Bob and Ellen Smith James Tuttle Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Van Norman Walmart Foundation BENEFACTOR ($500+) Anonymous (2) Salvatore Abbruzzese Dr. Deborah S. Alexander
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Barbara Baier, in memory of Ralph and Barbara Voorhees Carole J. Banfield 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 James and Joan Corbett 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 John Petrolino Russell and Janet Piparo 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 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 and Carolyn Myers 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. 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 Stephan and Leslie Sekulich Frederick Sharp Jonathan and Linsey Short Rachel and Michael Silverstein
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) Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sleppin Renee Sreenivasam Karen Steingart Thomas and Deborah Terracino 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 and Ute 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 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 Robert and Carol Joyce Kapraszewski Family Carol and John Kassay Fred and Loretta Keimel Leonard and Bonny Kelter Thomas Kerekes 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. 75
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. 76
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
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
Production Marian Zennie Production Manager
Gary Frangione u Inventory Control Supervisor and Ticket Concierge
Craig Werner 9 Master Electrician, Lighting Designer
Guest Services Don McKim C Director of Ticketing Services
Willie Weist C Chief Audio Engineer Michael G. Sivetz 9 Master Carpenter Richard Stanek 9 Head Technician Roman Klima C Head Video Technician
Raymond Dobrovolsky Guest Services Director Alison A. Hegarty l Guest Services Assistant Manager Susan Blumert Z Guest Services Sales Associate PROGRAMMING
William K. Pocsik 9 Head Flyman
Simma Levine Programming Consultant
Front of House Jessica Trechak C Director of Event Services
Marisa Wanzie Programming & Development Assistant
Dan Lyons u Concessions Manager AUDITORS—Mercadien, PC, Certified Public Accountants
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CHICAGO THE MUSICAL Below: The cast of Chicago at the State Theatre’s Pride Night party following the February 16th evening performance. At left: State Theatre Trustee Wendy Wiebalk with Roxie and Velma (Dylis Croman and Terra C. MacLeod)!
13TH ANNUAL FAMILY DAY Families spent the school-day holiday enjoying performances, workshops, and hands-on activities—many of them free—plus costumed characters, face painting, balloon animals, and mainstage performances of Jack Hanna’s Into the Wild Live! Family Day Lead Supporter: The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey. Family Series Lead Sponsor: Investors Bank. Photos by Jeff Auger.
FAN PHOTO FEATURE! A State Theatre fan enjoying Family Day next to our Daniel Tiger ice sculpture! You could be the Fan Photo Feature in our next Playbill issue...tag us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram @StateTheatreNJ.
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