State Theatre Program Volume 25 Issue 9 by State Theatre New Jersey

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May 2013 Program Book Volume 25 Issue 9

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Theater Amenities Accessibility Services

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• The orchestra level is wheelchair accessible. You can make arrangements for accessible seating through the Ticket Office when purchasing tickets. There is no elevator at the State Theatre.

• If you discover that you have lost something during the performance, please contact the Theater Manager in the lobby or call the theater at 732-247-7200, ext. 521.

• The theater is equipped with an assistive listening system that improves sound clarity and amplification. The lightweight, wireless headsets may be borrowed free of charge at coat check. Guests are required to leave a photo ID as collateral when borrowing a listening device. • We are happy to offer coat check services for a nominal charge. • Large print programs are available free of charge for most performances. Please see an usher to obtain a copy. • Deaf and hearing-impaired patrons may contact us through the NJ Relay Service at (TTY) 800-852-7899. • Restrooms are available on both seating levels. Concessions and Gift Shop • Food and beverages are available in the lobby. A variety of hot and cold beverages (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic), sweets, and other snack items can be purchased. • Come early and browse. Our gift shop is in the lower-lobby and offers a wide array of gifts, jewelry, posters, and theatricallythemed items suitable for both adults and children.

Theatre Policies • Guests should arrive 30 minutes prior to showtime to ensure ample time to collect tickets, use the restroom, and be seated. • Guests who arrive after a performance has begun will be held in the lower lobby and 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 an appropriate break in the performance as deemed per management. • Food and drink are allowed in the theater chamber for select performances, check with your bartender/usher before entering the theater. Questions? • Call 732-246-SHOW (7469) • Email info@StateTheatreNJ.org

• An ATM is located in the lower-lobby. • Credit cards are accepted. Photo on Cover: Hair 5/3 & 5/4

A Message from the President and CEO Dear Friends, Welcome to the State Theatre and our 25th anniversary season! We are pleased to announce that we have recently added over 30 performances for 2013-14, including four world-class orchestras, a Broadway in Concert series, a Banjo Summit, and a variety of pop, rock, and dance. Highlights of the recently added shows include: • Béla Fleck’s Banjo Summit (10/13/13) – Some of the world’s most influential bluegrass banjo players, led by banjo master Béla Fleck, unite in a limited concert tour with this special stop in New Brunswick. • Todd Ellison’s Broadway in Concert (7/18/13, 10/6/13, & 3/21/14) – Broadway’s celebrated Music Director Todd Ellison and State Theatre will present three very special evenings of Broadway in Concert (Broadway Rocks, Broadway Romance, and Broadway’s Greatest Hits). Each spectacular and unique event features Ellison with a band and several Broadway singers to be announced.

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• Vienna Boys Choir (12/11/13) – In their first New Brunswick appearance since 2004! Program will include Austrian folk songs, classical masterpieces, popular songs, and holiday favorites. • Shen Wei Dance Arts (2/6/14) – A State Theatre premiere! Internationally recognized for its interdisciplinary cross-cultural performances, Shen Wei Dance Arts has been described as “breathtaking, powerful, and riveting” (The Boston Globe). • Haifa Symphony Orchestra of Israel (2/16/14) – Led by conductor Boguslaw Dawidow the program includes Weber, Overture to the opera Euryanthe; Dvorák, Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95; and Tchaikovsky’s Piano concerto No.1 in BFlat Minor, Op. 23 featuring Israeli pianist Roman Rabinovitz

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• Rock of Ages (3/7 & 3/8/14) – Direct from Broadway, the hit rock musical features the music of 80s rock icons Journey, Styx, Reo Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, and more. We will be adding more shows soon, so check out our website and join our email list at www.StateTheatreNJ.org for upcoming additions to the schedule. Thank you so much for your support and enjoy the show. Sincerely,

Mark W. Jones

ROCK OF AGES

May 3-4, 2013

2013 National Tour Let The Sunshine, LP presents

The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical Book and Lyrics by

Music by

Gerome Ragni & James Rado

Galt MacDermot Produced for the Broadway stage by Michael Butler Originally Produced by the New York Shakespeare Festival with

Kelly Brown Jade Eshete Brittany Rose Hammond Mike Longo Janelle McDermoth Noah Plomgren Davey Rosenberg Set design based on the original Broadway set design by

Scott Pask

Elizabeth Casper Danyel Fulton Carl James Erica Lustig Jason Moody Brittnie A. Price Brian Crawford Scott

Merissa Czyz Dana Gitlin Michael Linden Alex Mace Mary Kate Morrissey James Roberts Cartreze Tucker

Costume Design

Original Lighting Design

Lighting Design

Michael McDonald

Kevin Adams

Joel E. Silver

Sound Design

Musical Supervisor

Music Direction

Technical Supervisor

Assistant Director/ Choreographer

Michael H.P. Viveros

Nadia DiGiallonardo

Lilli Wosk

Mark Wise

John Moauro

Marketing

Casting Director

General Management

Executive Producer

Allied Live

Alison Franck, C.S.A. Liz Lewis Casting Partners

Big League Productions, Inc. Mark Johnson

Daniel Sher

Associate Director/Choreographer

Christine Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Grady Choreography by

Karole Armitage Directed by

Diane Paulus Tour Booking & Engagement Management BROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE NYC HAIR is presented by arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc., 560 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022

This program is made possible in part through a grant by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.

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THE COMPANY IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE

Dionne .......................................................................................................................Danyel Fulton Berger ..............................................................................................................Brian Crawford Scott Woof ............................................................................................................................Jason Moody Hud .................................................................................................................................Carl James Claude .....................................................................................................................Noah Plomgren Sheila ...............................................................................................................Mary Kate Morrissey Jeanie ...........................................................................................................................Merissa Czyz Crissy .............................................................................................................................Dana Gitlin Mom ..............................................................................................................................Erica Lustig Dad........................................................................................................................Davey Rosenberg Principal...................................................................................................................Michael Linden Margaret Mead .......................................................................................................Davey Rosenberg Hubert......................................................................................................................Michael Linden Abraham Lincoln................................................................................................Janelle McDermoth John Wilkes Booth....................................................................................................Michael Linden Buddahdalirama .............................................................................................................Erica Lustig Tribe Members ......................Kelly Brown, Elizabeth Casper, Jade Eshete, Brittany Rose Hammond, Michael Linden, Mike Longo, Erica Lustig, Alex Mace, Janelle McDermoth, Brittnie A. Price, James Roberts, Davey Rosenberg, Cartreze Tucker Swings Brittany Rose Hammond Understudies Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement for the appearance is made at the time of the performance. For Claude: JASON MOODY, ALEX MACE; For Berger: ALEX MACE, MIKE LONGO; For Woof: ALEX MACE, MICHAEL LINDEN ; For Hud: JAMES ROBERTS, CARTREZE TUCKER; For Sheila: BRITTANY ROSE HAMMOND, BRITTNIE A. PRICE; For Dionne: BRITTNIE A. PRICE, JANELLE MCDERMOTH; For Jeanie: BRITTANY ROSE HAMMOND, ERICA LUSTIG; For Crissy: BRITTANY ROSE HAMMOND, ELIZABETH CASPER; For Mother: BRITTANY ROSE HAMMOND, KELLY BROWN; For Dad: MIKE LONGO, MICHAEL LINDEN; For Margaret Meade: MIKE LONGO, MICHAEL LINDEN; For Buddahdalirama: BRITTANY ROSE HAMMOND, KELLY BROWN Dance Captain: Brittany Rose Hammond Assistant Dance Captain: Elizabeth Casper

ORCHESTRA Lilli Wosk (Musical Director/Conductor), Greg Kenna (Associate Conductor/Keyboard 2), Jack Lowery(Reeds), Justin Rothberg (Guitar), David White (Bass), Nicole Marcus (Drums), Carlos Vazquez (Percussion) All videotaping, audio recording and photography is strictly prohibited.

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MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT 1

“Aquarius”. ............................................................................................................Dionne and Tribe “Donna” ..................................................................................................................Berger and Tribe “Hashish”. .................................................................................................................................Tribe “Sodomy ...................................................................................................................Woof and Tribe “Colored Spade”. ........................................................................................................Hud and Tribe “Manchester, England” ...........................................................................................Claude and Tribe “I’m Black”...............................................................................Hud, Woof, Berger, Claude and Tribe “Ain’t Got No”.....................................................................................Woof, Hud, Dionne and Tribe “Sheila Franklin” .......................................................................................................................Tribe “I Believe in Love” .............................................................................Sheila, Jade, Brittnie, Elizabeth “Ain’t Got No Grass” .................................................................................................................Tribe “Air”...................................................................................................Jeanie with Crissy and Dionne “The Stone Age” ......................................................................................................................Berger “I Got Life” .............................................................................................................Claude and Tribe “Initials”....................................................................................................................................Tribe “Going Down” .........................................................................................................Berger and Tribe “Hair” .........................................................................................................Claude, Berger and Tribe “My Conviction” ........................................................................................................Margaret Mead “Easy to Be Hard” ....................................................................................................................Sheila “Don’t Put It Down” .................................................................................Berger, Woof and Cartreze “Frank Mills” ...........................................................................................................................Crissy “Hare Krishna” ..........................................................................................................................Tribe “Where Do I Go” ....................................................................................................Claude and Tribe THERE WILL BE ONE 20-MINUTE INTERMISSION ACT 2 “Electric Blues” .......................................................................................Erica, Davey, Brittnie, Mike “Oh Great God of Power”..........................................................................................................Tribe “Black Boys” .......................................................................Kelly, Liz, Brittany, Hud, Cartreze, James “White Boys” ...............................................................................................Dionne, Janelle, Brittnie “Walking in Space” ...................................................................................................................Tribe “Minuet” ...................................................................................................................................Band “Yes, I’s Finished”................................................................................Hud, Cartreze, James, Brittnie “Four Score / Abie Baby”........................................Abraham Lincoln, Hud, Cartreze, James, Brittnie “Give Up All Desires” ..............................................................Buddahdalirama, Crissy, Sheila, Woof “Three-Five-Zero-Zero” .............................................................................................................Tribe “What a Piece of Work Is Man”.............................................................................Alex, Jade, Claude “Good Morning Starshine” .......................................................................................Sheila and Tribe “Ain’t Got No” (Reprise) .........................................................................................Claude and Tribe “The Flesh Failures”...............................................................................................................Claude “Manchester/Eyes Look Your Last” ...........................................Claude, Crissy, Dionne, Jeanie, Woof “Flesh Failures/Let the Sun Shine In” ..........................................................Sheila, Dionne and Tribe

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST KELLY BROWN (Tribe) Virgo! Favorite things include purple, pianos, ukuleles, lakes, and Penny Lane. Beyond blessed to be a part of this beautiful tribe! “Boundless thanks to my wonderful family and fanciful friends for their love and hugs!” ELIZABETH CASPER (Tribe) is a true Pisces who loves sunshine, oceans, music, family, dreams, and her soul mate, Luke. “Endless love and gratitude for Mom, Dad, and Jordan. ‘What we think, we become.’ Spread happiness, peace, and love!” MERISSA CZYZ (Jeanie) is a Taurus from the Garden State who also spent a few years in Boston and NYC. She believes in the healing powers of yoga, music, love, organic food, and hot coffee. “Special thanks to: mom & dad, Morgan, ginger tea, guardian angels, and the universe. Life is wild. Peace!” www.merissaczyz.com JADE ESHETE (Tribe) is stoked about the awesome journey that she is about to embark on with her fellow tribe members. In the words of the illustrious Bob Marley, she wishes peace and one love to all! DANYEL FULTON (Dionne) is a June baby Gemini! God? She loves Him. Love? She lives it. Life? Thanks God she’s got it! Her addiction is laughter and she seeks no treatment. “Releasing and sending light out to my tribes of friends, Fultons and Garcias, and my Scorpio baby, my trip.” DANA GITLIN (Crissy) Sunshine, snuggies, multicolored scarves, and dairy-free desserts make me smile. Music and laughter feed my soul. Philly-born. NYU grad. Tribal love! Fought bullying nationwide as Lindsay in Virtually Me! To family, friends, and my Frank Mills. “Zal: love you more than anything, thank you for everything! Shalom.” www.danagitlin.com

life has carried him far and wide…from Maryland to Tanzania to Russia! He loves ALL the colors of humanity. He is humbled by the blessings of family, friends, and inner peace. Life mantra…”be good or be good at it.” MICHAEL LINDEN (Hubert/Principal/ Tribe) is a native New Yorker who is a firm believer in karma, riffing, and the importance of amazing food. He’d be nowhere without his family, blood related and not. Dedicates it all to his Meema. MIKE LONGO (Tribe) is ecstatic to be taking this psychedelic journey with the most funkadelic tribe around a most cosmic world. This affectionate Gemini from Brooklyn loves love, family, food, friends, and spreading the power of optimism as healing energy. “Thanks to my past, Lady O’Grady, and God.” ERICA LUSTIG (Mom/Buddahdalirama) A Florida-native Scorpio, Lustig believes that all you need is love, music, and dessert. What does she want? Cookies. When does she want them? Now. “Love and gratitude to friends and family.” www.EricaSings.com. ALEX MACE (Tribe) An Aries from the Midwest, he is privileged to share this story of love and peace with each and every one of you. He believes in oneness, truth, and understanding. JANELLE McDERMOTH (Abraham Lincoln/Tribe) is a Gemini from the Bronx. With abundant love for the tribe, she believes in building bridges, fearless creating, world-changing love, and that the afro is the new halo. JASON MOODY (Woof) is a Taurus from the state where EVERYTHING is bigger and couldn’t be more stoked to travel the world with this rad tribe. He’s a believer of free speech, free love, and Cheez-its. “Continuous love to my groovy family, friends, and JK!” www.jasonmoody.com

BRITTANY ROSE HAMMOND (Tribe/ Swing) “Bitty” loves to let her hair down and the sun shine in. A native Californian. When not singing and chanting, she’s a passionate tap and hip hop instructor/choreographer. Thanks to her family, friends, and love. Life path #6 and a proud vegan!

MARY KATE MORRISSEY (Sheila) This Gemini is blissing out to spend her days eating nut butter in half lotus and her nights jamming out to the beats of expansive love and inner peace. She believes when you stand on your head, the world is at your feet. Sending smiles to the east and west. marykatemorrissey.com

CARL JAMES (Hud) was born in the “age of Aquarius” (seriously). The spiritual journey of

NOAH PLOMGREN (Claude) a flower child hailing from Southern California, Plomgren be-

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lieves that people are inherently good and that peace WILL guide the planet. Unending love and gratitude to my incredible friends and family. “I’ll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours.” www.noahplomgren.com. BRITTNIE A. PRICE (Tribe) was born under Pisces and believes in the purity of the natural world and the true power of love and peace in a chaotic universe. “Love to my tribe and all who choose freedom!” JAMES ROBERTS (Tribe) thanks the universe for his journey to the beautiful here and the groovy now. He’s a spirited Aries who loves nothing more than pure sunlight caressing his bare skin. The world is yours. Change it. DAVEY ROSENBERG (Margaret Mead/Dad/ Tribe) loves the earth, the ocean, and most importantly, you! He believes in the power of music, meditation, and universal love-making. Never stop searching for YOUR truths. Love. BRIAN CRAWFORD SCOTT (Berger) is a child praying he will find balance amidst the infinite river of existence. He is never to be taken seriously, and although his physical body dwells

now in the “Big Apple” center of the universe, his spirit will always live in the Golden State. His only hope is that you, his fellow patriots, open your eyes and listen to your hearts. He is thankful everyday for the cosmic gifts given to him by the Universe, and he sends love and peace to his family, lovers, friends, and, most of all, his tribe. CARTREZE TUCKER (Tribe) Bonified Libra and self-proclaimed hopeless romantic. Diehard lover of chocolate and peanut butter. He would like to thank his family and friends for all the LOVE and support. “Hey Mom, I love you pretty lady!” JAMES RADO (Co-Creator) Born in Venice Beach, CA. Raised in Rochester, NY and Washington, D.C. Studied acting with Lee Strasberg. With Gerome Ragni created the book and lyrics of HAIR. On Broadway originated the roles of Richard the Lionhearted (The Lion in Winter) and Claude (HAIR). Did Agnes Varda’s film Lions Love with Viva and Jerry Ragni. Has written two other shows: Rainbow and Sun. Over the last dozen years, he has been focusing on the HAIR script again, to sharpen it for modern-day

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sensibilities. GEROME RAGNI (Co-Creator) Born and raised in Pittsburgh; from a large Italian family. After a stint in the Air Force, as a young actor he won the Barter Theatre Award. He appeared on Broadway in the John Gielgud/Richard Burton Hamlet, starred in The Knack Off-Broadway and studied acting and new experimental theatre techniques with Nola Chilton and Joseph Chaikin and the Open Theater. An unusual stage presence, he created the role of Berger in HAIR. Movie: Lions Love. He wrote the Broadway musical Dude with music by Galt MacDermot and coauthored the yet-to-be-seen Sun. GALT MACDERMOT (Composer) Grammy® and Tony® Award-winning composer. The son of a Canadian diplomat. MacDermot was born and raised in Montreal. After attending Bishop’s University, he received a Bachelor of Music degree from Cape Town University, South Africa. Based on this traditional training, he writes all his own arrangements. He moved to New York in 1964 and three years later wrote music for the landmark Broadway production Hair, which he later adapted for the screen. MacDermot formed the New Pulse Band in 1979, which features his original music. The New Pulse Band combines the lyricism of the best musical theatre with the rhythms of classic jazz and soul to create a uniquely captivating sound. Galt MacDermot’s music is available at www.galtmacdermot.com DIANE PAULUS (Director) Diane is Artistic Director of the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University. Other Broadway: The A.R.T. production of The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess (2012 Tony® Award-winner). Cirque du Soleil touring show, Amaluna (World Premiere, Montreal 2012). A.R.T.: Prometheus Bound, Death and The Powers: The Robots’ Opera, Johnny Baseball, Best of Both Worlds, The Donkey Show. Other theater: The Magic Flute; Il Mondo Della Luna ; Kiss Me, Kate; Lost Highway. She is the recipient of the 2012 Founders Award for Excellence in Directing from the Drama League. KAROLE ARMITAGE (Choreographer) Tony nominated choreographer (HAIR ’09), Artistic Director of Armitage Gone! Dance, is renowned for pushing boundaries to create contemporary works that blend dance, music, and

art. Armitage has choreographed for major dance companies throughout Europe and the U.S. and has directed operas for leading European houses. Known for her collaborations with important contemporary artists (Jeff Koons, Brice Marden) and pop icons (Madonna, Michael Jackson), she made her Broadway debut in ’08 with Passing Strange and recently choreographed Amaluna for Cirque du Soleil. LILLI WOSK (Music Direction) grew up in Sebastopol, CA (a small town that recently rallied to declare itself officially as “Peacetown, USA”) and now Occupies New York City, spending most of her time turning Air into Music. She believes in celebrating birthdays and stays faithful to the Church of Beyonce. Huge karmic thanks to Nadia and Christine for inviting her to play with the Tribe, and also to her real honestto-goodness hippie family (Mom, Dad, and J) for strong roots and big love. www.LilliWoskMusic.com CHRISTINE O’GRADY (Associate Director/ Choreographer) Thrilled to continue on this journey with HAIR, having worked with the Tribes on Broadway and the First National Tour. Off-Broadway: choreographed Iron Curtain (Prospect), Signs Of Life (Amas) and the dance sequences in the recent revivals of The Glass Menagerie (Roundabout) and The Boys in the Band (Transport Group). Grateful for and inspired by my continued relationships with Barrington Stage Company, Prospect Theater Company, Astoria Performing Arts Center, and The Gallery Players. Winner of the 2011 New York Innovative Theatre Award for Outstanding Choreography for The Drowsy Chaperone. Member: SDC. SCOTT PASK (Scenic Design) Broadway Includes: The Book of Mormon (Tony® Award), The Pillowman (Tony® Award), A Steady Rain, A Be- handing in Spokane, Promises Promises, HAIR (also, London, NYSF Delacorte), Pal Joey (Tony® nom.), The Coast of Utopia (Tony®, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Hewes Awards), Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Tony® nom., Drama Desk Award), Nine, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Speed the Plow, Take Me Out, Sweet Charity, La Cage aux Folles, Little Shop of Horrors, Urinetown. Selected Off B’way: Blackbird (MTC), Bash, NYSF, Atlantic Theater Co., NYTW. London: Playboy of the West-

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ern World, The Country Girl, Love Song, On An Average Day (all West End), Tales From Holly- wood (Donmar), Old Vic, National Theatre, Almeida, Opera North. Peter Grimes (Met Opera, 2008). Cirque du Soleil’s Amaluna. MICHAEL McDONALD (Costume Design) Broadway & West End: Hair (Tony® Award, Drama Desk and Hewes Award nominations). The Public: Hair (Delacorte Theater). OffBroadway: The Irish Curse (Soho Rep), Mr. Joy (Riverside Theater), Tartuffe (Tribeca Playhouse), Amahl and the Night Visitors (Lincoln Center). Regional: God of Carnage, [Title of Show], George Street Playhouse; Take Me Out (Repertory Theatre of St. Louis); Dirty Blond, Omnium Gatherum, Spring Awakening, Next to Normal (Zachary Scott Theatre); Amadeus, The Laramie Project, Angels in America (Chatham Playhouse); Johnny Baseball, (American Repertory Theater, IRNE Nomination, Diane Paulus, Director) KEVIN ADAMS (Original Lighting Design) Broadway includes: American Idiot (Tony® and Outer Critics Awards), Spring Awakening (Tony® Award), Next To Normal (Tony nom), Hair (Tony® nom), The 39 Steps (Tony® and Drama

Desk Awards), Everyday Rapture, Passing Strange, Take Me Out. Solo shows for John Leguizamo, Eve Ensler, Anna Deveare Smith, Eric Bogosian and Sandra Bernhard. Off-Broadway includes Rent, Carrie, The Scottsboro Boys, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The Donkey Show. Also: Steppenwolf Theatre, Donmar Warehouse, Kennedy Center, Mildred Pierce (HBO), Obie for Sustained Excellence, many others. www.ambermylar.com JOEL E. SILVER (Lighting Design) Previous design credits include Tokio Confidential (Scandal Produtions), Educating Rita (Huntington Theatre Company), Candela: Fuerza Y Pasion in Lima, Peru, R.Evolucion Latina Choreographer’s Festival (R.Evolucion Latina), La Boheme, Tosca, Aida (Opera Memphis), The World Goes Round (Prince Music Theatre), Art Tatum: Piano Starts Here (Apollo Theatre), A Hatful of Rain in New York and Poland, It Must Be Him (Peter J. Sharp Theatre), Caucasian Chalk Circle (New School), and many productions for regional theatres including Theatre by the Sea, John W. Engeman Theatre, and Northern Stage, and NYU Seinhardt among others. www.JESLD.com

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MICHAEL H.P. VIVEROS (Sound Design) is excited to be designing for this production of Hair. His most recent work includes Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical, Taiwan and China tour of Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, Guys & Dolls national tour, Madagascar Live, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and Ain’t Misbehavin’ starring Ruben Studdard. He calls Seattle home and resides in NYC with a 10-year-old beagle. NADIA DIGIALLONARDO (Musical Supervi- sor) is a NY-based singer, pianist, music director, and arranger. She was the music director for the Broadway revival of Hair, conducting the show at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park and then at the Hirschfeld Theater. She is currently working on a revival of Pippin with Diane Paulus, which runs at the A.R.T. in Cambridge, MA this January Digiallonardo is currently the music supervisor for the upcoming production of Nerds: A Musical Software Satire at North Carolina Theatre. Other theater credits include: Harps & Angels (vocal arrangements), The 101 Dalmatians Musical (arrangements) with music by Dennis DeYoung; The Calgary Stampede (vocal arrangements), Monica! The Musical; and Mario Cantone’s Laugh Whore. As a singer, Nadia was recently seen at the 92nd Street Y with her sisters, as part of the Lyrics & Lyricists series. The DiGiallonardo Sisters are frequent guests on “A Prairie Home Companion” and will be with them at Town Hall this season. They recently recorded a holiday CD with Rob Fisher at the piano, to be released this fall, and will be recording a new CD this May from a live performance at the Virginia Arts Festival. From 2004-2006 Digiallonardo was the on-air pianist

for ABC’s The Tony Danza Show and has since composed music for various TV shows and commercials. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Vassar College with a degree in Urban Planning. JOHN MOAURO (Assistant Director/Choreogra- pher) has been seen in the Tribe of the Broadway, West End and first national tour companies of HAIR. Moauro has shared the stage with Liza Minnelli, Elton John, Dolly Parton, and Meryl Streep. His television credits include The Tonight Show with David Letterman, The Tony® Awards, Good Morning America, “The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade,” The Early Show, and Late Night with Conan O’Brien. He is thrilled to be a part of this production. Many thanks to my supportive family and friends. Peace and LoVe!! ALISON FRANCK, C. S. A./LIZ LEWIS CASTING PARTNERS (Casting Director) Has been the Casting Director for Big League productions, Inc. since 2008, casting tours of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical (3 years), My Fair Lady, Guys and Dolls, and Dreamgirls. Franck also was the Resident Casting Director for Paper Mill Playhouse for 10 years, where she cast over 50 productions, including the Broadway transfer of I’m Not Rappaport, starring Judd Hirsch and Ben Vereen, directed by Daniel Sullivan. Regional: Pirates! (Goodspeed - Paper Mill), Hairspray, and Les Misérables (North Shore) and 2007’s mini-tour of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (TUTS/Paper Mill Playhouse/ North Shore/TOTS). Franck has recently joined the staff of Liz Lewis Casting Partners: www.lizlewis.com. Liz Lewis Casting Partners has been a front-runner in the casting industry for over 20 years, securing talent for commercials, film, television, theatre, industrials, voice overs and reality and has offices in New York City and Los Angeles. ALLIED LIVE (Marketing) is a full-service marketing and advertising agency representing Broadway shows, national tours, performing arts institutions and experiential entertainment entities. Clients include: The Book of Mormon, Billy Elliot, Mamma Mia!, Catch Me if You Can, HAIR, West Side Story, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Ghost, A Christmas Story, Elf, Traces and Stomp.

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BIG LEAGUE PRODUCTIONS/DANIEL SHER (Executive Producer) Led by Daniel Sher as owner and Executive Producer, Big League is celebrating its 24th season of producing, general managing and booking Broadway musicals and special attractions for touring throughout North America. Big League collaborated with Disney Theatricals in creating its new production of Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida which toured in North America and China. Another highlight was a new touring production of Miss Saigon developed in collaboration with Cameron Mackintosh, which toured the U.S. and Canada for four years. Other noteworthy productions were the Japanese and North American touring productions of 42nd Street with the creative team from the Tony® Award-winning Broadway revival as well as a three-year tour of Meredith Willson’s The Music Man as newly conceived by Susan Stroman. Others have included Footloose (Las Vegas, Atlantic City, North American tour), tours of Titanic, 1776, Peter Pan, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum starring Rip Taylor, and the unique spectacular Blast! Big League’s renowned production of The Who’s Tommy has been seen throughout North America, South America, and Europe, and most recently in Tokyo. In recent seasons, Big League produced the 30th Anniversary national tour of the Tony® Award-winning musical Ain’t Misbehavin’ starring American Idol winner Ruben Studdard and the first national tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang which proved to be the company’s most technically dynamic production to date. The booking department at Big League, helmed by Vice President John Starr, is among the most respected in the industry. Current productions include Guys and Dolls, My Fair Lady, the hip hop dance show Groovaloo which premiered Off-Broadway recently with a pending return to New York City, and Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical which the company is proud to be executive producing.

PRODUCTION STAFF FOR HAIR EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT RANDALL A. BUCK ASSOCIATE LIGHTING DESIGNER .....ANDREW FRITSCH ASSOCIATE COSTUME DESIGNER ..................LISA ZINNI ASSISTANT COSTUMER DESIGNER .........ABIGAIL HAHN ASSOCIATE SOUND DESIGNER .............JANA HOGLUND

COMPANY MANAGER ........................MARK JOHNSON Production Stage Manager...........................Richard A. Leigh Assistant Stage Manager/Company Manager ......................... Michael Coglan Head Carpenter ...............................................R. Mark Wise Head Props ..................................................Joseph DiFonzo Production Electrician ..............................Justin McClintock Assistant Production Electrician ........................Sean Jenkins Lighting Programmer...........................................Jason Baeri Original Lighting Programmer.....................Paul Sonnleitner Head Electrician................................................Teresa Drake Assistant Electrician.......................................Zack Matthews Head Audio..................................................Michael Viveros Assistant Audio..................................................Rudy Rudell Head Wardrobe .............................................Kay A. Pearson Assistant Wardrobe/Hair...................................Teddy Ricker Costume Shoper ..............................................Sarafina Bush Dance Captain ................................Brittney Rose Hammond Assistant Dance Captain..............................Elizabeth Casper Production Assistant .....................................Arianne Decerb Production Assistant .............................Josh Giles Alexander Production Assistant ....................................Matthew Poitras TV/Radio Broadcast Media by FRESH PRODUCE PRODUCTIONS/Frank Basile Associate General Manager ...........................Michael Coglan Executive Assistant .........................................Xavier Mazara Legal Counsel for Big League........................Nan Bases, Esq. Accountants for Big League.....................Schall & Ashenfarb Production Accountant....................................Connie Caulo Banking.....................................................J.P. Morgan Chase Insurance ....................................................C & S Insurance Payroll Services ...............................................................CSI Travel/Housing Services.................................Tour Resources Production Assistant ....................................Arianne DeCerb Merchandise ..................................Max Merchandising, LLC Arianne Nellessen Tour Marketing Representation............................................. Laura Matalon, Anne Dailey Meyer, Jackie Smith Tour Booking & Engagement Management BROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE NYC Steven Schnepp, Temah Higgins, Judy Adelson, David Freeland Backstage and Front of the House Employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E)

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Straight No Chaser

About the Artist STRAIGHT NO CHASER If the phrase “male a cappella group” conjures up an image of students in blue blazers, ties, and khakis singing traditional college songs on ivied campuses…think again. Straight No Chaser (SNC) are neither strait-laced nor straight-faced, but neither are they vaudeville-style kitsch. As original member Randy Stine comments, “We take the music very seriously; we just don’t take ourselves too seriously.” In the process, they are reinventing the idea of a cappella on the modern pop landscape. Originally formed over a dozen years ago while students together at Indiana University, the group has reassembled and reemerged as a phenomenon—with a massive fanbase, more than 20 million views on YouTube, numerous national TV appearances, and proven success with two holiday releases, 2008’s Holiday Spirits, 2009’s Christmas Cheers, as well as With a Twist. In an era when so much pop music is the product of digital processing and vocal pro-tooling, Straight No Chaser is the real deal—the captivating sound of 10

unadulterated human voices coming together to make extraordinary music that is moving people in a fundamental sense…and with a sense of humor. The group originally came together in the fall of 1996 at IU, basically as “10 guys who happened to be good friends who also liked to sing.” Choosing the members carefully for personality as well as vocal talent—Stine, Mechling, Jerome Collins, David Roberts, and Walter Chase remain from the original lineup—SNC set itself apart from other a cappella groups with its contemporary repertoire and dynamic approach, quickly headlining concerts both in Bloomington and on road dates. SNC recorded three independent albums, and John Mellencamp even invited the group to his home for a private performance. When the founders began graduating in 1999 and went on to jobs mostly outside of music, they chose replacements and established SNC as an ongoing group on campus with future generations of ambitious IU undergrads. More than 50 members have passed through the group’s ranks so far. Such was the impact SNC made at IU that the school hosted a 10th anniversary reunion show for the original lineup in 2006, and when Stine posted clips from a 1998 concert on YouTube, SNC’s fan base grew exponentially. In 2007 alone, the group’s version of “The 12 Days of Christmas” was viewed more than seven million times. Today that number has surpassed 11 million, and the group’s cumulative YouTube views clock in at more than 25 million. Among those viewers was Atlantic Chairman/CEO Craig Kallman, who found SNC’s music “brilliant, fresh and totally compelling.” Kallman e-mailed Stine, who initially thought it was a prank but thought otherwise when he was whisked to Los Angeles to meet with the label chief. A few days later, the entire group was in New York City to sign its recording deal. The current incarnation of SNC includes later members of the group, including Michael Luginbill, Seggie Isho, Don Nottingham, and Tyler Trepp. “A music career was definitely not on my radar; getting the guys back together, not just for someone’s wedding or bachelor party, but to spend the majority of the year together touring and recording, is a dream come true.” Stine says. “I pinch myself all the time and hope it continues and becomes a longstanding career.”

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Huey Lewis and the News “Sports” 30th Anniversary Tour

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Huey Lewis and the News

About the Artist HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS Huey Lewis was born a long time ago in New York City. He moved to Marin County, California when he was 4-years-old (better sandboxes!). At the tender age of 13, he went east to boarding school at the Lawrenceville School in New Jersey, where he began to play the harmonica. After graduating, he hitch-hiked throughout western Europe playing his harmonica for a year, and then attended Cornell University for a year and a half, where he played in bands, and went to some classes. After dropping out of Cornell, Huey moved back to California where he soon joined the country-rock band Clover. Clover played three or four sets a night, five or more nights a week for six years before being signed by Phonogram Records in London. They lived in London, recorded two records in Wales, disbanded and moved back to San Francisco where in 1977 Huey began to assemble what would be ‘The News’ with Johnny, Bill, Sean, Chris, and Mario. Their first record was released in January of 1980.

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Huey is in show business, and so will do almost anything for attention or money, (usually in that order), and to that end he has played Billy Flynn in the musical Chicago on Broadway, filmed the movie Duets with Gwyneth Paltrow, and guest starred on the sitcom Hot in Cleveland several times. He has never appeared on Dancing with Stars or Celebrity Apprentice. He has won many awards and accolades, and he’d love to tell you about them sometime. 2013 marks the 30th anniversary of one the most influential and celebrated albums in pop / rock history. Peaking at #1 on the Billboard Charts, selling over 10 million copies worldwide, a Grammy® Award, and a Diamond Award in Canada, Sports is the anthem of a generation. Over half of the album’s songs (“The Heart of Rock & Roll,” “Heart & Soul,” “I Want a New Drug,” “Walking on a Thin Line,” “If This Is It”) were huge hit singles. They have memorable hooks, and an economical precision. Sports has struck a chord with audiences of all ages and persuasions. So many people have special memories associated with this unique collection of songs. Huey Lewis and the News are releasing a special digitally remastered 30th Anniversary edition of the album, with live bonus tracks. In 2013, Huey Lewis and the News are commemorating the milestone with their “Sports” 30th Anniversary World Tour. Fans will hear the band perform the songs from “Sports,” plus many other hits and surprises. Huey Lewis and the News are: Huey Lewis (vocals and harmonica), Johnny Colla (saxophone, guitar and vocals), Bill Gibson (drums, percussion and vocals), Sean Hopper (keyboards and vocals), Stef Burns (guitars and vocals), John Pierce (bass), Marvin McFadden (trumpet), Rob Sudduth (tenor saxophone), and Johnnie Bamont (baritone saxophone).

Tue, May 14, 2013 at 8pm

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CHICAGO

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Chicago

About the Artist CHICAGO Starting in 1967, well before all the hits started flowing, Chicago established a reputation for its powerful live show. Fueled by a passion for music, Chicago’s members exploded the conventions of what rock music could or should be. The result was a groundbreaking new form, played by extraordinarily talented musicians. Early fans like Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin were sufficiently impressed—they took the group out on their respective tours. Once the group began making records, fans rewarded the group with record sales of 100,000,000, 21 Top 10 singles, five consecutive Number One albums, 11 Number One Singles, and 5 Gold singles. An incredible 25 of their 33 albums have been certified platinum. To date, Chicago is the first American band to chart Top 40 albums in five decades—a landmark accomplishment. Initially called “The Big Thing,” they hit the Midwest club circuit in 1967. In 1968, they took the name “Chicago Transit Authority,” moved to Los Angeles and signed to Columbia Records.

Chicago Transit Authority, their double-LP debut (April, 1969), was an underground hit whose sales were fueled by their incessant touring. They simplified their name on the liner notes of the CTA album, and from that point on, the band was called Chicago. Chicago II (January, 1970), another two-record set, contained their first two Top 10 hits, “Make Me Smile,” and “25 or 6 to 4.” Their debut album held two more belated hits and also two of the band’s most requested songs, “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?” and “Beginnings.” A third double album, Chicago III (January, 1971) consolidated their success. Chicago’s historic, four-disc boxed set live album, Chicago at Carnegie Hall (October, 1971), marked the first time a rock and roll band played at Carnegie Hall. Chicago V (July, 1972) topped the charts for nine weeks and spawned the gold single, “Saturday In The Park.” Chicago VI (June, 1973) was Number One for five weeks and contained the hits “Feelin’ Stronger Every Day” and “Just You ‘N Me,” the latter a Number One in Cash Box and another gold single. Chicago VII (March, 1974) was yet another Number One LP whose

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hits included “(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long,” “Call On Me,” and “Wishing You Were Here.” Chicago VIII (March, 1975) had the group’s fourth straight chart topper, the nostalgic hit, “Old Days.” It’s no small wonder that Chicago IX - Chicago’s Greatest Hits (November, 1975) eventually sold five million copies. But it was Chicago X (June, 1976), the recipient of three Grammy® Awards, that featured the band’s biggest hit of the 1970’s: the worldwide Number One “If You Leave Me Now.” The lovely ballad catapulted Chicago into the highest levels of popular success. Another ballad, “Baby, What A Big Surprise,” was the major hit off Chicago XI (September, 1977). Chicago released their 33rd record in 2012 with their third album of holiday music, titled O Christmas Three. The album features special guests Dolly Parton, America, Steve Cropper, and BeBe Winans, and was produced by veteran producer Phil Ramone, one of the most respected and prolific music producers in the recording industry (Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra, Madonna, Elton John, Paul McCartney).

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Patti LuPone

About the Artists PATTI LUPONE has appeared on New York stages in The Anarchist, An Evening With Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin, The Seven Deadly Sins with New York City Ballet, Company and Sweeney Todd with the New York Philharmonic, Woman on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Tony®, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations), Gypsy (Tony®, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Drama League Awards), John Doyle’s production of Sweeney Todd, Passion, Candide, Can Can, Noises Off, The Old Neighborhood, Master Class, Patti LuPone on Broadway (Outer Critics Circle Award), Pal Joey, Anything Goes, Oliver!, Accidental Death of An Anarchist, The Woods, Edmond, The Cradle Will Rock, Evita (Tony® and Drama Desk Awards), Working, The Water Engine, and The Robber Bridegroom (Tony® and Drama Desk Award nominations). In London, she garnered Olivier Awards for Les Miserables (Royal Shakespeare Company world premiere production) and The Cradle Will Rock. She received an Olivier Award nomination for Sunset Boulevard and appeared in Matters of the Heart and Master Class. Her opera credits include roles in in Jake Heggie’s To Hell and Back with San Francisco’s Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny for her Los Angeles Opera debut, and Regina at The Kennedy Center.

She has appeared in films including City by the Sea, David Mamet’s Heist and State and Main, Just Looking, Summer of Sam, Driving Miss Daisy, and Witness. Television credits include roles on Ugly Betty, Will & Grace, Passion, Sweeney Todd, Oz, Monday Night Mayhem, Evening at the Pops (with John Williams and Yo Yo Ma), Frasier (Emmy® nomination), Law & Order, The Water Engine, L.B.J., and Life Goes On. Her recordings include Patti LuPone Live, “Heatwave” with John Mauceri and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, “Pal Joey,” “Matters of the Heart,” “Sweeney Todd” with the New York Philharmonic, the 2006 and 2008 Broadway cast recordings of Sweeney Todd and Gypsy, The Lady With The Torch, and Patti LuPone at Les Mouches. A founding member of the Drama Division of The Juilliard School and of John Houseman’s The Acting Company, she is also the author of the New York Times bestselling autobiography Patti LuPone: A Memoir. ROB FISHER Internationally distinguished artistic director, conductor, and pianist Rob Fisher is a leading figure in American music and musical theater. He was founding music director of Encores! (New York City Center) from 1994 to 2005, and he has made numerous recordings including a Grammy® Award-winning Chicago cast album. He continues to be a regular guest at Encores!

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In 2007, Fisher was music director of Hair in Central Park (and music supervisor for its Tony® Award-winning 2009 Broadway run) and led the New York Philharmonic’s acclaimed revival of My Fair Lady. More recently, he was music supervisor of the Broadway revival of the Tony®-winning Anything Goes; he conducted a one-night gala performance of The Sound of Music at Carnegie Hall. Fisher has a long association with New York series. He served as producer and music director for Lincoln Center’s American Songbook, creating tributes to the Gershwins, Bernstein and Cole Porter. This season, he presents a program of John Kander songs. Fisher has made nine appearances on the Lyrics & Lyricists series at the 92nd Street Y, usually with his friend Sheldon Harnick as host; they reunite this season to celebrate the influence of W.S. Gilbert. A regular guest conductor with major U.S. orchestras, Fisher collaborates in concert with Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Victoria Clark, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and David Hyde Pierce. He was music director for Garrison Keillor’s American Radio Company and remains a frequent guest on A Prairie Home Companion.

About the Orchestra The NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, now in its 90th season, comprises some of the country’s finest musicians. The Orchestra is proud to have Jacques Lacombe as its Music Director. The NJSO makes its home at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark while also engaging audiences at six other venues throughout the state—in Englewood, Morristown, New Brunswick, Princeton, Red Bank, and Trenton. Each season, the NJSO presents Classical, POPS and Family subscription concerts, as well as summer parks performances, special concerts, and events. The Orchestra offers wide-ranging educational programs, reaching students in all 21

New Jersey counties with a variety of programs from ensemble performances via its Resources for Education and Community Harmony (REACH) program to its full orchestral concert tours for schoolchildren. The NJSO sponsors a Youth Orchestra program in the Newark area, and it promotes violin lessons in public schools with its renowned NJSO Early Strings Program. The NJSO brings the symphonic-music experience to more than 150,000 people each year and reaches thousands more through radio broadcasts. Select NJSO performances are broadcast regionally and throughout North America.

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New Jersey Symphony Orchestra JACQUES LACOMBE Music Director The Jaqua Foundation Chair JEFFREY GROGAN Education & Community Engagement Conductor GEMMA NEW Assistant Conductor HENRY KAO Greater Newark Chamber Orchestra Conductor FIRST VIOLIN Eric Wyrick, Concertmaster, The Donald L. Mulford Chair Brennan Sweet, Associate Concertmaster Albin Ifsich Adriana Rosin Edward Engel Naomi Youngstein James Tsao Xin Zhao Darryl Kubian Judy Lin Wu • Kelly Hall-Tompkins • SECOND VIOLIN Francine Storck, Principal, The Dr. Merton L. Griswold, Jr. Chair Rebekah Johnson, Assistant Principal Debra Biderman Ann Kossakowski John Connelly Susan Gellert Lisa Matricardi Alexandra Gorokhovsky Ming Yang Héctor Falcón VIOLIN Fatima Aaziza Wendy Y. Chen Maya Shiraishi VIOLA Frank Foerster, Principal, The Margrit McCrane Chair Elzbieta Weyman, Assistant Principal Michael Stewart Christine Terhune Martin Andersen Lucy Corwin Henry Kao Brett Deubner David Blinn The musicians and librarians employed by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.

CELLO Jonathan Spitz, Principal, The M.C.J. and Amelior Foundation Chair, in honor of Barbara Bell Coleman Stephen Fang, Assistant Principal Myung Soon Wooh Sarah Seiver Ted Ackerman Frances Rowell Na-Young Baek

BASSOON Robert Wagner, Principal, The Charlotte and Morris Tanenbaum Chair Mark Timmerman HORN Lucinda-Lewis, Principal Andrea Menousek Chris Komer Susan Standley

BASS Paul Harris, Principal, The Lawrence J. Tamburri Chair Frank Lomolino, Assistant Principal Jonathan Storck The Tray and Maris Davis Chair David Rosi Joseph Campagna

TRUMPET Garth Greenup, Principal Christopher Stingle David Larson

FLUTE Bart Feller, Principal Kathleen Nester

TUBA Derek Fenstermacher, Principal Anonymously Endowed Chair

PICCOLO Kathleen Nester

TIMPANI Randall Hicks, Principal, The Mia and Victor Parsonnet Chair

OBOE Robert Ingliss, Principal,• The Arthur E. Walters and Marjory S. Walters Chair James Roe, Acting Principal Andrew Adelson ENGLISH HORN Andrew Adelson CLARINET Karl Herman, Principal, The Roy and Diana Vagelos Chair Andrew Lamy E-FLAT CLARINET Andrew Lamy

TROMBONE Charles Baker, Principal Vernon Post Vincent Belford

PERCUSSION David Fein, Principal PERSONNEL James Neglia, Manager Naomi Youngstein, Assistant Manager LIBRARIAN Ann Kossakowski • Leave of Absence 2012–13 Season NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA The NJSO uses a system of string rotation. In each string section, members are listed in order of seniority.

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Tue, June 11, 2013 at 7:30pm

Summerland Tour 2013 Alternative Guitars Everclear, Live, Filter and Sponge

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Summerland Tour 2013

About the Artists EVERCLEAR Art Alexakis’ clear-eyed willingness to confront life’s darker margins has been a hallmark of Everclear’s output ever since Everclear’s independently released 1993 debut World of Noise. The band’s relentless touring regimen and D.I.Y. promotional tactics helped to set the stage for the platinum-level breakthrough of 1995’s Sparkle and Fade, which spawned the hits “Santa Monica” and “Heroin Girl,” while establishing Everclear as a popular live attraction and Alexakis as an engaged and articulate media presence. The band’s ascendancy continued with 1997’s So Much for the Afterglow, which produced the radio hits “Everything to Everyone,” “I Will Buy You A New Life,” and “Father of Mine.” Alexakis continued to explore new creative challenges on such subsequent Everclear releases as 2000’s two-part Songs from an American Movie, Vol. 1: Learning How to

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Smile (which yielded a major hit in “Wonderful”) and Songs from an American Movie, Vol. 2: Good Time for a Bad Attitude, 2003’s Slow Motion Daydream, and 2006’s Welcome to the Drama Club. The Vegas Years (2008) was a memorable set of cover tunes, while In A Different Light (2009) and Return to Santa Monica (2011) found Alexakis and company revisiting and reinterpreting items from the Everclear songbook. LIVE The York, Pennsylvania legends burst on to the burgeoning alternative scene in 1991 with their major label debut, Mental Jewelry. The band—lead guitarist Chad Taylor, bassist Patrick Dahlheimer, drummer Chad Gracey, and founding vocalist Ed Kowalczyk—infused heartfelt melodies with raw energy for an inimitable style that stood out from the early nineties pack. Live’s sophomore set, Throwing Copper, solidified their status as bona fide superstars though. After 52 weeks it reached #1 on the Billboard Top 200 and eventually surpassed sales of 10 million in merely two years. Rolling Stone and MTV both dubbed the album “One of the 25 Greatest Rock Albums of All-Time,” while tastemakers from Spin to The New York Times lauded it with equal praise. Upon release, its 1997 follow-up Secret Samadhi immediately shot to #1 on the Billboard Top 200 and eventually went six-times platinum. However, on The Distance to Here in 1999, Live turned into an international powerhouse and jumped from arenas into stadiums all over the globe driven by the smash “The Dolphin’s Cry.” V and Birds of Pray followed, continuing to expand their legacy and satiate the rabid and faithful fan base that they had amassed over nearly two decades. FILTER Shoving a fist in the face of tradition has been Filter’s modus operandi since the release of their self-produced debut album,

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Short Bus. The album’s rough-around-theedges production consisted of inebriated answering machine samples, lavish bass lines, and jagged guitars set to a backdrop of drum machines punctuated by the unfurling of Richard Patrick’s vocal prowess and signature roar. Patrick, Filter’s magnetic, profoundly intelligent nucleus and frontman jubilantly admits that his creative process is unorthodox, whether he’s staring down and conquering new technology or coalescing with new bandmate and co-conspirator Jonny Radtke on Filter’s current release, The Sun Comes Out Tonight. The album’s synthesis of tools from the band’s past and brand new attributes facilitate the stereophonic assault that only Filter circa 2013 can deliver. SPONGE Sponge has proven to be one of the Motor City’s heaviest hitters after gaining interna-

tional notoriety with their debut album Rotting Piñata (Sony). Emerging from Detroit with hits like “Plowed” and “Molly (16 Candles)” Sponge received massive airplay on radio stations from coast to coast and were in heavy rotation on MTV. Both “Plowed” and “Molly” hit #5 on Billboard’s Modern Rock Charts, catapulting “Rotting Piñata” to Gold, and ultimately Platinum status. Sponge’s follow up CD, the critically lauded Wax Ecstatic (Columbia) scored additional top ten Billboard hits including “Wax Ecstatic” and “Have You Seen Mary?” The band’s music was also featured in popular movies The Craft, Chasing Amy, Mall Rats, and Empire Records. Sponge’s star continued to rise with network appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman and the Conan O’Brien Show.

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Fri, June 14, 2013 at 8pm

Kris Kristofferson

This program is made possible in part through a grant by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.

Kris Kristofferson

About the Artist KRIS KRISTOFFERSON is a Country Music Hall of Famer who ranks among the most versatile of American talents. He’s been a Golden Gloves boxer, a Rhodes scholar, a college football player, an acclaimed actor, a military officer, a helicopter pilot, a Grammy®-winner, a screw-up, and an icon, and now he finds himself releasing the third Don Was-produced album in a twilight years trilogy. Feeling Mortal follows 2009’s Closer To The Bone and 2006’s This Old Road in examining hard-won grace. “Wide awake and feeling mortal,” he writes on the title track. “At this moment in the dream/ That old man there in the mirror/ And my shaky self-esteem.” “Going back to the beginning, the songs have been reflections of where I was at that point in my life,” he says. “I always try to be as honest as I can in the songwriting, otherwise there’s no point in doing it: I might as well be doing an advertising job or something. And what I’m finding, to my pleasant surprise at this age, is that I’m more inclined to laughter than tears. I hope I’ll feel this creative and this grateful until they throw dirt over me.” Kristofferson did not always imagine this would be so. “If I look like a mean old man, that’s what I am,” he sang, back when he was still immortal and when he was sometimes a mean-feeling younger man. But now he’s mostly truthful and thankful, as he sings, “For the laughter and the loving/ That I’m living with today.” In the Nashville beginning, Kristofferson threw away a promising military career in favor of life as what he sometimes calls, “A songwriting bum.” He had excelled at most everything he’d ever tried, save for singing and songwriting, but it was the singing and the writing that called to him. He wound up penning classics including “Me and Bobby McGee,” “Help Me Make It Through the Night,” “Sunday Morning Coming Down,” and “For The Good Times,” as well as a slew of other empathetic, incisive gems. Kristoffer-

son—along with contemporaries Tom T. Hall, Mickey Newbury, Willie Nelson, and John Prine—enhanced the scope of country music songwriting, focusing on layering, nuance, empathy, and emotional truth. “A major reason for Kris’ enduring popularity is that he’s always been very honest and open about revealing his inner life,” says producer Don Was, who has worked with Kristofferson for the past 17 years. “‘Sunday Morning Coming Down’ is a brutally frank, first-person narrative that just happens to hit a common nerve among millions of people, and that’s why Kris is such a great artist. I suspect a whole lot of folks will be able to relate to Feeling Mortal, now and for years to come. It’s totally in keeping with the body of Kris’ oeuvre.” Kristofferson and Was spent three days recording Feeling Mortal, cutting 20 songs and picking 10, then bolstering the basic tracks with stellar instrumental work from guitarist Mark Goldenberg, pedal steel master Greg Leisz, keyboardist Matt Rollins, violinist and vocalist Sara Watkins, bassist Sean Hurley, and drummer Aaron Sterling. They emerged with a piece of work that Was suggests is “One of Kris’ finest albums.” Kristofferson isn’t one to arm-wrestle with his own legacy, or to set his truths of today against the truths of his old-and-gone immortal self, but he’s pleased that a life that has been sustained by the product of his own imagination remains fruitful. Above all, Kristofferson is happy to be happy, grateful to be grateful, and wholly unwilling to take the credit for the wondrous way it’s all worked out. In the end, Feeling Mortal is a melodic note of gratitude, from creator to Creator. “God Almighty, here I am,” he sings. “Am I where I ought to be? I’ve begun to soon descend, like the sun into the sea/ And I thank my lucky stars, from here to eternity/ For the artist that You are/ And the man you made of me.”

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Happy Together Tour 2013 The Turtles Featuring Flo and Eddie Chuck Negron (formerly of Three Dog Night) Gary Puckett and the Union Gap Mark Lindsay (former lead singer of Paul Revere & the Raiders) Gary Lewis and the Playboys

This program is made possible in part through a grant by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.

Happy Together Tour 2013

About the Artists THE TURTLES featuring Flo and Eddie Very few rock performers have remained as vital through the 1960’s, 70s, 80s, and 90s as have Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman. Initially they made their mark with the Turtles, then they joined Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention, and then they glided into their own Flo & Eddie persona, dishing out records that have encompassed a multitude of personalities. Two guys from Westchester. The one with the curly hair and glasses, and the other with the beard. That’s how Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan (A.K.A. Flo and Eddie) refer to themselves. Two slightly bewildered kids thrust into the fast lane of rock ‘n’ roll stardom hits, fame, national tours, hanging out with the Beatles, joining the Mothers of Invention, acting in the 200 Motels movie, and on and on...two guys from Westchester. They set their sights on the adjacent South Bay area (Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, Torrance) and quickly found themselves winners of several battle of the bands competitions that resulted in a residency at Reb Foster’s (a local DJ) Revelaire Club. It was here that demands were made upon them to learn the various hit recordings of stars like the Coasters, Sonny and Cher, the Righteous Brothers, and others for whom they would occasionally become the backup band. In 1964, the Beatles and the whole English Invasion took effect. Volman and Kaylan put down their saxes, took up the vocals more ardently and the Crossfires dropped their entire repertoire of surf instrumentals and grew their hair long. They were so taken with this change of identity, that it was not uncommon for them to show up at the South Bay Bowl, spewing forth English accents and claiming they were Gerry and the Pacemakers. Despite this response, and their following at the Revelaire, frustration set in. The members weren’t in high school anymore, two were married, and the band wasn’t earning enough money. On the night they were submitting their resignation from the Revelaire and about

to break up, they were approached by Ted Feigin and Lee Lasseff who signed them to a brand new, nameless record label, later to be called White Whale. It was time for a name change as well. The group liked “The Half Dozen,” or “Six Pack,” but opted for Reb Foster’s suggestion, The Turtles. It was exactly the same band and the same songs—one week at the Revelaire they were the Crossfires, the next week they were the Turtles. It wasn’t long before the release of the Turtles first single, their arrangement of a Bob Dylan song, “It Ain’t Me Babe.” It was an immediate hit—climbing into the Top Five nationally—quickly establishing the Turtles as a force of their own. Their first concert appearance was before 50,000 kids at the Rose Bowl, opening for Herman’s Hermits. CHUCK NEGRON The world was introduced to Chuck Negron and Three Dog Night in 1969 by the breakthrough–and the band’s first million seller One. Driven by Negron’s solo lead vocals on four million selling singles, three #1 records , (one which topped the charts for six weeks, “Joy To The World,”) five top 5 hits and seven top 40 hits, Negron put and kept Three Dog Night on the charts for six years. His soaring, soulful, four octave range and unique vocal styling became a part of the American landscape. His gut wrenching performance on the band’s follow up hit to “One,” “Easy To Be Hard” is now a pop classic, as is his beautiful and smooth vocal on “Old Fashioned Love Song.” Negron’s unmistakable voice exclaiming “Jeremiah Was A Bullfrog” on the multiGrammy® nominated and 1971 Record Of The Year, “Joy To The World” is today a part of Americana, securing a place for Negron as one of the great singers in rock and pop. While Negron was with Three Dog Night they had a phenomenal 18 consecutive top 20 hits, 21 top 40 hits, eight top 10 hits and four number one hits—not to mention five top 10 albums and 11 top 20 albums. “We were a selfcontained band who performed all the music on our records,” Negron explained. “We

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picked all the songs, arranged them and were totally involved in production. We never had an A&R person or any record company interference. The band contractually had artistic control.” Few bands were as popular in concert. They pioneered stadium extravaganzas, prompting Rolling Stone Magazine in its 1972 cover story to exclaim “More Gold Than The Stones!” “Bigger Crowds Than Credence!” “Fatter Purses Than Elvis!” Some of their opening acts were the likes of Rod Stewart, Aerosmith, ELO, and co-headliner billing with Led Zeppelin. GARY PUCKETT AND THE UNION GAP was one of the most successful musical groups of the 60s. Gary’s unmistakable signature voice garnered six consecutive gold records and Top 10 Billboard hits with the following titles: “Young Girl,” “Woman Woman,” “Lady Willpower,” “Over You,” “This Girl is a Woman Now,” “Keep the Customer Satisfied,” “Don’t Give in to Him,” and “Home.” Puckett has performed on more than thirty network television shows and prime time specials during his career, even adding a command performance for the President and Prince Charles at the White House. The Union Gap disbanded in the seventies. In 1974, “Young Girl” was reissued in England where it received a silver record award for attaining a top five position on the pop charts, several years after its initial release. MARK LINDSAY Born in Oregon, raised in Idaho, Mark Lindsay began his career as the rockabilly singer in Freddy Chapman’s Idaho Playboys. He and bandmates Dick and “Mooney” White, along with Paul Revere Dick and Jerry Labrum, soon formed The Downbeats... which became Paul Revere and the Raiders after they got their first contract with Gardena Records in 1961. Seventeen Top 20 hits later, with Lindsay on all the lead vocals (including his own hit “Arizona”), it’s still hard for him to believe that a shy, skinny, geeky farm kid could have been so lucky. Lindsay still tours as a solo artist and, of course, continues to create new music.

GARY LEWIS AND THE PLAYBOYS Gary Lewis was about as close to being an “overnight success” in the recording field as anyone can get. And, just because it happens so seldom, it is always a special thrill when show business lightning strikes twice in the same family. The comedy antics of Jerry Lewis skyrocketed him to fame when he was just barely out of his teens. Number 1 son Gary had achieved comparable success in the music field... also at a young and carefree age. It was the summer of 1964 when Gary Lewis and The Playboys were discovered by producer Snuff Garret. Before long, with the producer/arranger team of Garrett and Leon Russell behind them, they took their first single, “This Diamond Ring” straight to number one. After their second hit titled “Count Me In” went to number two, Lewis and the band proved that they would be a continued success. They followed with more top 10 songs such as “Save Your Heart For Me,” “Everybody Loves A Clown,” “She’s Just My Style,” “Sure Gonna Miss Her,” and many more.

ADP Aetna American Express Arch Chemicals Inc. AT&T Foundation AXA Foundation Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Bank of New York Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Cigna Health Care CNA

Duke Energy Corporation Dunn & Bradstreet ExxonMobil Chemical Company FMC Good Government Program

Gannett Foundation General Electric GE Foundation Give with Liberty Goldman Sachs Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield IBM

IDT Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies JP Morgan Chase Lucent McGraw-Hill Companies

Merck Partnership for Giving Merrill Lynch MetLife Microsoft Matching Gifts Company Mitsui USA Net2Phone Charitable Matching Gifts

Program Network for Good The New York Times Company NYSE Group Pfizer Foundation Prudential Foundation

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Time Warner Tyco Verizon Wells Fargo

Did you know that all these companies and many more offer matching gift plans to their employees? See how you could give more! Call the State Theatre at 732-247-7200, ext. 512 and find out how your company will match your gift today.

Gifts to the State Theatre The State Theatre, a nonprofit organization, is deeply grateful to the many individual, corporate, and foundation donors to our Annual Giving program from 4/19/12 – 4/19/13. Their support enables us to continue to bring the finest artists and provide nationally recognized arts education programs to 31,000 children annually. To find out more about opportunities to support the State Theatre, contact Linda Van Derveer, Director of Major Gifts, at 732-247-7200, ext. 594 or lvanderveer@statetheatrenj.org.

Corporate and Foundation Support $100,000 + The Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies The J. Seward Johnson, Sr. 1963 Charitable Trusts New Jersey State Council on the Arts The Star-Ledger $50,000 + The Heldrich Magic 98.3 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

$25,000 + The Karma Foundation New Jersey Cultural Trust $10,000 + Colgate-Palmolive Financial Resources Federal Credit Union The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey The Hyde and Watson Foundation Ingredion Incorporated MetLife Foundation

$5,000 + High Grade Beverage Magyar Bank Miller's Rentals New England Foundation for the Arts The Provident Bank Foundation $2,500 + Bristol Myers Squibb Children's Hospital Credit Suisse Great-West Financial Robert's Florals Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Our thanks to Elijah's Promise for their significant assistance with our President's Council Dinner.

Chairman’s Council Diamond Circle ($10,000+) Ann and Lou Asbaty Mr. and Mrs. Omar Boraie Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Campbell Andrew Chen and Heidi Mass

Doug and Diane Garback~ The Garback Agency Carolyn and Dave Horn Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Markey Mr. and Mrs. John A. McCrane Dave Retcher

Peter and Maggie Stavrianidis Ralph Voorhees Donna and Jack Walcott Warren and Wendy Zimmerman

Platinum Circle ($5,000+) Isa and Michael Beck Samer and Susan Boraie Sharon and Louis Cyktor Mr. Efrem B. Dlugacz Matthew and Liz Drucker William and Constance Fortenbaugh James A. and Elizabeth E. Hance Mr. & Mrs. Timothy W. Harbison Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Harkins Bill Herman Richard and Larisa Leist Joseph Light Jeff and Theresa Moeller Sherard and Naomi Murphy Kenneth G. and Jennifer J. Osterman Susan and Brent Podlogar Ralph and Claudia Saviano Alma Scott Raj and Nidhi Singh

Friend of the State Theatre Thomas and Annette Griffoul Ms. Eileen Harkins Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Hartnett Stephen K. Jones Charles and Ruth Larsson Barbara and Len Littman Andrew and Pamela Lovasz Mr. and Mrs. Duncan L. MacMillan Robert Wood Johnson 1962 Charitable Trust Robert Wood Johnson, Jr. Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation Salvatore J. and Bernice A. Romano Sharon Levine and Bruce Samuels Ms. Robin E. Suydam and Mr. Paul Corkery Michael Wagner and Caryl Mackin-Wagner

Gold Circle ($3,000+) Campbell Family Foundation Stephan DeMicco and Jeanne M. Fox Mr. and Mrs. John Fischer

Silver Circle ($2,000+) Nickolas and Maria Agathis Joan A. Appelson Joseph and Xenia Balabkins

Madeleine Berk and Corey Weiner Mrs. Charlotte Biczi Gil Blitz B. Nathaniel Bespoke Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Ciatto Russell and Stephanie Deyo Henry A. Dombrowski E & G Foundation, In Memory of George W. & Edith H. DeVoe John and Jeanne Fitzgerald Franklin Mutual Insurance Judd and Carol Hamlin Mr. and Mrs. Chris Jensen Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Korbel Patrick and Mary Ellen Morris Drs. Dean and Karan Newton Rita and David Paszamant Mr. and Mrs. Frederick P. Pierce Barbara and Richard Reinhardt Dr. Norman Reitman, M.D. Rona Solberg Art and Eva Stevens Herbert and Toby Stolzer Steven and Peggy Tepper

President’s Council

Patronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Council Guarantor ($1,000+) Anonymous Esta Aranoff Brother International Corporation Peter and Nancy Cornell Dr. Alvin and Joyce Glasgold Mary and Fred Hopke Michael and Suzanne Lindemann Gilda and Marc Morales Thomas Oates Frank Santiago and Dana Farrell Senator Bob Smith and Ellen Smith Mr. Tamas Tamas Benefactor ($500+) Anonymous (2) Aetna Roofing Corp. Bryan Baugh Robert and Jane Berry Augustina Bisso Mr. and Mrs. John A. Bradley II Mr. and Mrs. George L. Buchman Richard P. and Joan Burt Richard Cianfrone Arthur B. Corona Ms. Ruth J. Crawford and Ms. Michelle Gorda S. Delp Alice A. DeVoe and John Szabo The Frazee's Felix Ganz Steve and Ann Garvey Michael Giantini Suranjoy and Kamalakshi Hazarika Cynthia Jankech Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Kahle, Jr. Joanne Kondrup Ann and John Kosco Lanny and Lee Livingston Dr. Barry H. Lustig Antonio Machado Joseph F. Marazzo Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Martin Stephanie Martin Paula Masciulli Mr. and Mrs. Elliot and Randi Ostrove Ruth Marcus Patt The Pellegrinos Marion Prager-Aubrecht William and Barbara Rivers Jeff and Stacey Roberts Anthony and Janis Scelsa & James and Diane Downey George and Jane Schildge Jay Schuster Drs. Anthony and Rosanne Scriffignano Juliann Shalack Irving and Claire Sinai Lisa Marie Smoyak Judy and Jack Steinweis Peter and Karen Tarricone Angelo J. and Rosalind Valetutto Linda Van Derveer Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Weiss & Family

Patron ($250+) Anonymous Ben and Lauren Avery Shelley and Haym Benaroya Richard and Susan Benitz Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bolanowski Mr. and Mrs. Terrill M. Brenner Mark and Stephanie Carey Lori Dacko Ms. Ilona S. English Lian Brooke Farrer Deborah S. Freedman Bryan and Susan Garruto Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Gauthier Paul Goldman Sharon and Sid Granetz Ms. Margaret Grove, in memory of Barbara Voorhees Angela Guy Bob and Kelsey Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Hans O. Hansen Todd Harvey Irene Hnidj John and Judy Hoffman Robert and Carolyn Hoitela Theadore U. Horger Deborah and Frank Huber Kathleen and Albert Johnson Gary and Stacy Kaplan Anthony and Deborah Klokis Casimir A. and Christine W. Kulikowski Mr. and Mrs. John Lucs Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Lukacs Deborah Anne and Edward Magaziner Larry and Pam Mayewski Donna Marie Monek Michael and Diane Moskal Alan and Kathy Negreann Robert and Ellen Norman On-Tech Consulting Ann O'Rourke Anthony A. Panko Jack and Helga Phillips Igor and Julia Portnoy Robert C. Provost Ann and Robert Rafano Sherrie and John Sadlon John & Peggy Scanlon, in memory of Brian P. Scanlon Dr. Peter J. Schroeck and Alexander E. Pichugin Stephan and Leslie Sekulich Bruce and Barbara Sigman, in honor of Bill Herman Blanquita Valenti Allan and Bonnie Warton William Wyman

Family & Friends ($100+) Anonymous (4) Jeffrey and Gail Aaron Bill and Nancy Ainslie Jane Anderson Marie and Tom Andreano Barbara Baier Cheryl Barber William and Nancy Beachell Glenn Bell and Kathleen Love Albert and Mildred Bieber Krystyna Borysewicz John A. Boughtwood Gary and Janice Broder Mindy and David Carton Chuck Chaplin Laura A. Cisar and Robert Gowin Dana Clayton Kevin Corcoran Gloria P. Cowherd Brenda Curnin Margaret Curry Mark and Martha De Noble Mr. and Mrs. Anthony and Mary Ann DeSantis Roger Desjadon and Susan Stryker Jim Dolan Andris Eimanis Mr. and Mrs. Allan Ellis Lois and Mort Farrah John Fedors, Jr. Joe and Lori Filicetti Barbara Fisk James and Diana Flaherty Steve Foley and Betsy Kaplan Stuart and Joane Fox, in honor of William Herman Donna Frandsen Bonnie and Sheldon Freidenreich George Street Camera Arlene Gerencser Donald and Frances Germann John E. Gerometta Marian Gerstenfeld Craig Glaser Jason Goodman Bob and Anne Gordon Marjorie and Deborah Gourley, in memory of Herbert G. Stolzer Maurice Grant Iris and Jeff Green Gwendolyn and Michael Greenberg Bob and Janice Grossman Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hartmaier, Jr. Lucille C. Heller Joshua Herman, in honor of Linda Van Derveer David and Jan Houtman Ms. Barbara Howard Paul Israel Mr. and Mrs. William R. Jenkins Mr. and Mrs. M. Jessen Mr. Vincent Jule, Jr. John and Corinne Julian Lola Kamp Dr. Basil and Katherine Kasimis Joan E. Kautsky Susan and Brian Kheel

Patronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Council Donald and Elisabeth King Alina V. Klein Ravikanth Kolla Joyce Kosa William and Eleanor Kover Jordan B. Krantz Tom Kukla Debra Lamanna Miriam W. Lampen Eileen and Geoff Lanza Bernardette S. Larsen Beverly and Allan Lavroff Van Lefford Rich and Sharon Lesnik Howard and Susan Levine, in honor of Bill Herman Joyce Levine Paul and Katie Levit, in honor of Bill Herman Tasha Levy Barbara and Milton Loeb Theresa V. Lustig Dr. and Mrs. Jamas T. Luxhoj Carmel Mangarella Barbara and Joel Marcus Joseph P. Masterson The McBurney Family J. McNulty Stanley Mendelson in Memory of Isabelle Mendelson Michele and Irwin Millinger Barry Montalto

Alan and Ava Morgenstern, In Honor of Bill Herman Dr. Patricia Morton Drs. Robert and Sandra Moss Kurt Muller Kurt and Barbara Nathan Phil and Gen Nicastro Ray and Denise Nolan Doris and Dennis O'Dea Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Olson Ostrowitz & Ostrowitz, Esqs. Judy and Mark Patrizzia William V. Peacock and Theresa V. Whitman Charles Persing Evelyn Petercsak Phyllis and Sal The Pichinson Family Cesar Prado Dr. Norbert and Sylvia Psuty Mr. and Mrs. MK Pugsley Dr. and Mrs. Anthony G. Purpura Charlotte W. Quaintance Arnold and Barbara Rabson Mr. and Mrs. James Ronk Rose Family Joan and Jay Rosenbaum Nancy and Rick Ruotolo, in honor of Bill Herman David and Frumet Sachs Max and Kelly Salas Josef and Susan Saloman

Ronald R. Sauers George and Phyllis Scardena Barbara Schuleman, in honor of Bill Herman Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Seda Cynthia and Vincent Serrao Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sleppin Paul and Theresa Sowa Richard E. Spicer Lois A. Steindl Robert Strunk Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Suk Gayle C. Szczesny Albert Tartini Ms. Nikki Y. Taussig Dr. Barbara A. Tocco Allan Tordini Mr. and Mrs. John Toth Frank Totten Karina and Henry Walentowicz, In Honor of Bill Herman Phillip and Maria Ward Robert Warendorf Patrick Washam Sarah Wasserman Larry Wehr Cecelia Widup and Sharron Williamson J. Michael and Pamela Williams Melissa L. Young

HD World Cultural Fund The HD World Cultural Fund has been established to secure the state-of-the-art equipment for captured live performances of Opera, Ballet, and Classical music. Anonymous William and Nancy Ainslie The Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation Sharon and Louis Cyktor Beverly D'Amato Diane and Matthew Feldman James and Lucinda Florio Wayne and Mary Frey Mr. and Mrs. Mariano A. Guiducci

Carolyn and Dave Horn Joel and Ellen Henkin Paula Higgins The Hyde and Watson Foundation The J. Seward Johnson, Sr. Charitable Trusts Mark W. Jones James and Carol McLain Kenneth G. and Jennifer J. Osterman Marvin and Doris Rothman

RTS Unified Communications & Stewart Filmscreen Corporation David and Frumet Sachs Raj and Nidhi Singh Keith Spencer George and Marilyn Strauss Dr. and Mrs. Elliot Tokar Frank Totten Vornado Realty Trust

Endowments Endowment guarantees financial stability by providing reliable income, year after year, to support the State Theatreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 George F. Smith Charitable Trust Endowed Fund

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

Recent Endowment Gifts The State Theatre deeply appreciates the recent contributions of the New Jersey Cultural Trust to its endowment.

Major Capital Gifts The State Theatre is deeply grateful to the following donors, who have made major capital gifts to the theater to assist in the achievement of our mission and to take us to even higher levels of excellence. Thank you! Middlesex County/ Renovation of the Theatre J. Seward Jonson Trusts/Technology Madiha & Omar Boraie and Boraie Development Company/ Boraie Donor Lounge Margrit McCrane & McCrane Foundation/Concert Grand Piano

Dave & Carolyn Horn/Renovation of the Theatre & HD Equipment New Jersey Cultural Trust/ Cash Reserve Fund Microsoft, Inc./Technology Family of Ben & Marie Bucca/ Green Room

RTS Unified Communications & Stewart Filmscreen Corporation/HD Equipment The Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation/Technology & Equipment

Bequests The State Theatre expresses its continued gratitude to those who care about the future of their communities, and leave a major legacy to the theater through a bequest of planned gift. Estate of Klaus Peter Kuchel

Estate of Barbara B. Voorhees

Governorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Council The State Theatre Governorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; council includes former members of our Board of Trustees who remain active in the life of the State Theatre. We appreciate their support and continued dedication to our mission. Madiha Boraie Frankie Busch Kevin P. Egan Constance Fortenbaugh C. Judson Hamlin, Esq.

John Heldrich Joseph Light Nancy MacMilliam Andrew J. Markey Fredrick P. Pierce

Mort Plawner Herbert Stolzer Lora Tremayne William H. Tremayne Ralph Voorhees

Matching Gift Companies ADP Aetna American Express Arch Chemicals Inc. AT&T Foundation AXA Foundation Bank of America Bank of New York BlackRock Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Chubb & Son Cigna HealthCare CAN Duke Energy Corporation Elsevier Science, Inc.

ExxonMobil Chemical Company FMC Good Government Program Gannett Foundation GE Foundation Give With Liberty Glenmede Trust Company Goldman Sachs Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield IBM IDT IFF Foundation Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies JP Morgan Chase Lucent

The McGraw-Hill Companies Merck Partnership Merrill Lynch Mico Mondrian Investment Partners The Pew Charitable Trusts Pfizer Foundation Prudential Financial Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tyco Unilever The Vanguard Group Verizon Wells Fargo Bank

Board of Trustees Warren R. Zimmerman CHAIRMAN

Efrem B. Dlugacz VICE CHAIRMAN

Raj Singh TREASURER

Douglas M. Garback SECRETARY

Ann H. Asbaty Sam Boraie Matthew Drucker John S. Fitzgerald Timothy W. Harbison Bill Herman Sharon L. Levine Caryl Mackin-Wagner Sherard Murphy Susan Podlogar Ralph A. Saviano Peter Stavrianidis Robin Suydam

EMERITUS MEMBERS

John J. Heldrich Joan Schwartzman Paul Smilow Ralph W. Voorhees EX OFFICIO MEMBERS

The Honorable James M. Cahill, Mayor, City of New Brunswick H. James Polos, Freeholder, County of Middlesex Christopher D. Rafano, Freeholder Director, County of Middlesex

Staff Mark W. Jones President & CEO

MARKETING

DEVELOPMENT

ADMINISTRATION

Daniel B. Grossman † Vice President of Marketing

Anna Marie Gewirtz Vice President of Development

Dave Hartkern ∞ Director of Operations

Kelly Blithe † Director of Public Relations

Linda Van Derveer † Director of Major Gifts

Brian O’Boyle Director of Programming

Tracy Furr * Art Director

Marlene Canavera Executive Assistant

Jason Paddock Marketing & PR Coordinator

Leah J. Anglum † Development Associate for Donor Relations

Tim Bailey * Facility Maintenance

Garry Owen Group, Advertising, & Sponsorship Consultant

Dan Lyons Bar and Concessions Manager Jessica Trechak † Theater Manager FINANCE Jerry Campagna, CPA, CGMA * Chief Financial Officer Patricia Lanza † Accounts Payable Clerk, Volunteer Coordinator Joseph Rodriguez Staff Accountant EDUCATION Lian Brooke Farrer ∞ Vice President for Education Jennifer Cunha Education Associate

Ben Negreann † Group, Advertising, & Sponsorship Consultant Don McKim † Ticket Office Manager Alison A. Hegarty Ticket Office Assistant Manager Gary Frangione Ticket Office Shift Supervisor

Alisson Canavera Development Assistant for Patron Relations PRODUCTION Larry Dember † Director of Production Charles Hayman ∞ Head Flyman Mike Sivetz ∞ Head Carpenter Richard Stanek ˚ Head Technician

Anna Synek Ticket Office Shift Supervisor

Craig Werner ∞ Master Electrician, Lighting Designer

Susan Blumert ˚ Ticket Office Sales Associate

Willie Weist † Head Audio

Van Lefford Ticket Office Sales Associate AUDITORS Mercadien, PC Certified Public Accountants

† Indicates 5+ years of service * Indicates 10+ years of service 15+ years of service ˚∞ Indicates Indicates 20+ years of service

The State Theatre is proud to be associated with the professional technicians of IATSE Local #21

This program is made possible in part through a grant by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. The Heldrich is the official hotel of the State Theatre. United is the official airline of the State Theatre.

General Information STATE THEATRE is located at 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ.

SMOKING is strictly prohibited in all areas of the theater.

WEBSITE www.StateTheatreNJ.org

CELLPHONES/CAMERAS And the use of such equipment are prohibited in the theater chamber at all times. Guests who do not adhere are subject to ejection without a refund.

TICKET OFFICE: 15 Livingston Avenue New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Telephone: 732-246-SHOW (7469) Fax: 732-745-5653 Hours: Mon-Tue & Thu, 10am-6pm; Wed 11am7pm; Fri, 10am-5pm. Ticket Office walk-up hours are extended a half hour past curtain time on days and evenings when there is a performance. On Saturdays and Sundays when there is a performance, the Ticket Office is open at least 2 hours prior to curtain unless otherwise noted. Phone lines close half hour prior to curtain. GROUP SALES discounts are available for groups of 12 or more. Contact State Theatre Group Sales, at 732-247-7200, ext. 517 for more information.

STATE THEATRE RENTAL: Information regarding the rental of the State Theatre can be obtained by contacting Dave Hartkern, Director of Operations, at 732-247-7200, ext. 518. 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 that exit. EDUCATORS interested in the State Theatre’s programs for teachers and students may obtain more information by calling the State Theatre Education Department at 732-246-SHOW (7469), ext. 545.

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 amplification. The lightweight, wireless headsets may be borrowed free of charge at either coat check or the gift shop.

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Large-print programs are available free of charge for most performances. 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.

Playbill Design by: Tracy Furr Edited by: Kelly Blithe & Jason Paddock Printed by: Premier Graphics

The State Theatre program is published directly under the supervision of the State Theatre Regional Arts Center in New Brunswick. Production costs are met by advertising revenue; any remaining monies benefit the State Theatre. For advertising information, contact 732-247-7200, ext. 517.

Motown Philly! R&B group Boyz II Men packed the house on April 5th. The Boyz gave their all performing signature hits like “End of the Road,” “On Bended Knee,” and “I’ll Make Love to You” (not to mention handing out roses to some of the ladies in the audience). At left: Show underwriters Warren (State Theatre Board Chairman) and Wendy Zimmerman with Boyz II Men. At right:

School Performance On March 20, State Theatre presented two schooltime performances of Grug. Based on a much-loved picture book, Grug is about a haystack named Grug that is fascinated by the world around him and solves everyday problems creatively and without fuss. In addition to the show, students had an opportunity to meet Grug up close.

Happy Spring from the State Theatre staff! Check out “Sightings” on the State Theatre website at www.StateTheatreNJ.org.

BECOME A STATE THEATRE

Volunteer! State Theatre is looking for volunteer ushers to assist with ushering duties at various shows during evenings and on weekends. Duties include handing out playbills, showing patrons to their seats, etc. Plus, for every 16 hours that you volunteer, receive 2 tickets to a State Theatre presented performance!*

*For Select Performances