THE JCC CAMPS AT MEDFORD PROUDLY PRESENTS

THE JCC CAMPS AT MEDFORD
PROUDLY PRESENTS
Monday, April 16, 2012
Katz Jewish Community Center
An evening of Broadway
to benefit the
JCC Camps at Medford
Financial Assistance Fund and the
Open Hearts / Open Doors Program
for campers with special needs
THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS
FOR MAKING THIS EVENT A REALITY AND FOR
HELPING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF HUNDREDS OF
CHILDREN THIS SUMMER
SPECIAL SPONSOR
THE LOWENBERGER FAMILY
PLATINUM SPONSORS
ANONYMOUS
LAND SERVICES L.L.C.
MOLOTSKY FAMILY/BRANDYWINE REALTY
THE BROWN FAMILY/NFI INDUSTRIES
GOLD SPONSOR
GOTTLIEB FAMILY/RESINTECH INC.
SILVER SPONSORS
ALLRISK/SOUTH JERSEY BUSINESS PEOPLE
BAKEWARE COATING/THE SCHWARTZ FAMILY
BLACKMAN & COMPANY
COZEN O’CONNOR
FAMILIES FIGHTING AUTISM
KLEHR HARRISON HARVEY BRANZBURG L.L.P.
NEIL, JODI, ARI and ANNIE LEVINE
RICHARD AND DEBBIE SCHWARTZ
SHM FINANCIAL GROUP
SIRLIN GALLOGLY & LESSER, P.C.
ZARWIN * BAUM * DeVITO * KAPLAN * SCHAER * TODDY * PC
CONTRIBUTORS
THE BERLINSKY FAMILY
PETER CRIVILLE * SHELVILLE SERVICES
MARK AND CAREN FENDRICK
DONNA & MICHAEL FRIEDMAN
ALEXANDRA GLICKMAN
ROB WEINSTEIN AND FAMILY
PROGRAM
PERFORMER
SONG
SHOW
OPENING
All That Jazz
Chicago
Kevin Boseman
What Do I Need With Love?
Thoroughly Modern
Millie
Felicia Finley
I Know the Truth
AIDA
Michael St. John
Being Alive
Company
Erica Ash
Don Juan DeMarco
Smokey Joe’s Cafe
Kelli Jacobs
Someone Like You
Jekyll & Hyde
Adam Jacobs
This Is The Moment
Jekyll & Hyde
Cherry Hill East Belles For Good
Wicked
Kristin Carbone
Defying Gravity
Wicked
Ben Lipitz
If I Were A Rich Man
Fiddler on the Roof
Felicia Finley
Life of the Party
The Wild Party
CH East Singers
Pure Imagination
Willy Wonka
CH East Singers
Heart & Music
A New Brain
Kevin Boseman
Be A Lion
The Wiz
Adam & Kelli Jacobs
All Er Nuthin (duet)
Oklahoma
Erica Ash
Diva’s Lament
Spamalot
Kristin Carbone and
Michael St. John
Phantom of the Opera
Phantom of the Opera
Ben Lipitz
Beautiful City
Godspell
COMPANY
Somewhere
West Side Story
Our Performers
Ben Lipitz - Cherry Hill Native. JCC Camps Native. Played Pumbaa on Broadway in Disney's The Lion King; Policy Pinkle in Red, Hot & Blue for both
Goodspeed Opera House and Paper Mill Playhouse; Other credits include Max
Bialystock in The Producers, God of Carnage, ART, Laughter on the 23rd
Floor, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum and Dirty Blonde.
Film and Television credits include Find Me Guilty, The Giraffe, The Sopranos,
Law and Order, 100 Centre Street and Late Night With Conan
O'Brien. Favorite Roles: Husband and Daddy...Love to Rosalie, Matthew and
Mikaela. www.benlipitz.com
Erica Ash—Erica Ash is an NAACP Award winning actress who’s credits
include: Theater- Baby It’s You (Broadway) (Dionne Warwick/Micki); The Lion
King (Nala);Spamalot (Lady of the Lake); Love Loss and What I Wore; TVJamie Foxx’s Afterparty (Pilot); MADtv(Season 14: cast member and
writer); The Big Gay Sketch Show (Seasons 1 & 2: cast member); Film- I Can
Smoke? (Carmen); Minano Ie (Naomi). She is the creator/writer of comedic
advice blog “The Deviled Angel”; and proud member of
SAG/AFTRA/AEA/WGA. To learn more please visit:
youtube.com/TheEricaAsh,
thedeviledangel.com, Facebook.com/eash11,twitter.com/TheEricaAsh. She is
honored to share her craft and thanks God, friends and family for their love,
grounding and support!
Kevin Boseman is a former principal dancer with the Alvin Ailey American
Dance Theater, and is featured in the National Museum of Dance & Hall of
Fame. He was most recently seen co-starring in the Off-Broadway premiere
of Accidentally, Like a Martyr. Boseman’s other theatrical credits include the
Broadway revival of Equus starring Daniel Radcliffe (“Harry Potter”), Broadway First National Tours of The Lion King, The Color Purple, and Shrek the
Musical (Donkey), the Kennedy Center’s Ragtime, a benefit concert of Once
On This Island (Daniel) for Broadway Cares, and the European Tour of West
Side Story.
Kristin Carbone is thrilled to be back at the JCC for such a great cause!
Broadway: Mary Poppins (currently Katie Nanna and the understudy for Mrs.
Banks/Birdwoman), Fiddler on the Roof (’04 revival - Tzeitel u/s), Into The
Woods (’02 revival – Milky White, Stepsisters, Stepmother u/s). 1st National
Tours: Hal Prince’s Show Boat (Magnolia), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and
Principal Vocalist in An Evening with Michael Crawford in Concert. Favorite
regional shows/roles: Phantom (Christine) at Walnut St. Theatre, Kiss Me,
Kate (Lilli/Kate), 1776 (Abigail Adams), The Music Man (Marian), Carousel
(Julie), She Loves Me (Amalia), Dear World (Nina), Passion (Clara), and The
Fantasticks (Luisa). Favorite production: 4 year old Lilyanna with husband
Michael St. John.
Felicia Finley is elated to be a part of this wonderful night! Broadway credits
include AIDA, The Life, Smokey Joe's Cafe', The Wedding Singer, The Wild
Party, Forbidden B'way. Her album “Great Mood for a Tuesday” is being critically praised as a "relevant, incendiary rock effort that firmly brands Finley as a
significant rock talent". She played 'Lola' in "Damn Yankees", starred in the
musical adaptation of the movie, "Saved" at Kansas City Repertory, and
originated the role of "Carolyn" in "Divorce Party" at the Kravis Center. All her
love to husband and best friend, Paul Stancato. feliciafinley.com
Adam Jacobs is currently playing Simba in The Lion King on Broadway. Broadway: Les Miserables (Marius). National Tours: The Lion King (Simba), Mamma
Mia! (Sky), Les Miserables (Marius), Cinderella (Prince). Favorite regional: 5th
Avenue Theater's world premiere of Disney's Aladdin (Aladdin), Marriott Theatre's Hot Mikado (Nanki-poo)Opera Harvey Milk (Young Harvey).
www.AdamLJacobs.com
Kelly Jacobs is currently performing in Mary Poppins on Broadway
(Swing/Dance Capt.) after touring with the show for two years. Favorite credits
include: Radio City Christmas Spectacular (NYC), Mame (Kennedy Center),
Camelot starring Robert Goulet (Atlanta Theater of the Stars), Tommy
(Pittsburgh CLO), Tokyo Disney. She is a native of Wisconsin with a BA in psychology from UW-Madison. Kelly is excited and proud to be here with her husband, Adam!
Michael St. John is currently a featured soloist with Shore Concerts . He
toured with the Broadway National tour Les Miserables( Bishop and
Thenardier). Most recently he was seen in NY as Lewis in Sherlock Holmes The
Early Years. Off-Broadway credits include The Mikado and Pirates Of Penzance.
Regionally, he starred in the title role of Phantom in 4 productions. Other regional credits include Stride in Jekyll and Hyde, Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar, and Gaston in Gigi. Michael is married to actress Kristin Carbone.
MUSICIANS
Jay Cohen has been at CH East for 11 years and is a staff pianist at the Walnut
St. Theater. At East, he is an Assistant Director of the award winning Marching
Band. He studied piano performance with Rudolf Serkin at Curtis Institute. He
composed the theme for the TV production of James at 16 ; he served as chief
pianist at the VF Music Fair and as Convention Services Musical Director for
Caesar’s. Jay Cohen & Friends Orchestra appeared at many events. Jay was
Program Director at JCC Camps for 18 years. Jay lives in Cherry Hill with wife
Robin. He is the father of 2 daughters, Brittany and Megan, and son Brian.
Gina Giachero is a professional pianist, music director and harpist and has
worked with theater companies including Walnut Street, Kimmel Center, 11th
Hour, YPTW, UD Summer Stage and other groups. She is a Summa Cum Laude
graduate of West Chester University and has music directed many productions
there as well as at other academic institutions. She is also the director of the
annual Parkinson's Benefit Concert which just celebrated it's 9th year.
PROCEEDS OF THIS EVENING BENEFIT
The JCC Camps at Medford, nestled on a beautiful 120-acre site
in the NJ Pinelands, offers the ultimate day camp experience to
children ages 3-14 years old. Its staff, facilities and activities are
unmatched. Campers make new friends, learn and live Jewish
values, develop valuable life skills, and enjoy memories that will
last a lifetime.
Financial Assistance is provided to children who otherwise
could not afford a camp experience. In 2011, nearly 300
campers (207 families) received assistance, which totaled
$348,591 (an average of $1,428 per child). For 2012, Camp will
award more than $350,000 in financial assistance, with the
Raymond and Gertrude Saltzman Foundation providing more
than $300,000 of this.
The Open Hearts / Open Doors program for campers with
special needs is recognized nationally for its excellence in
program. Through an inclusive environment, campers with
special needs have an opportunity to interact with other
campers and to be a part of the general Camp community. They
develop social skills, build self-image and self-esteem, increase
communication skills, and build friendships, all of which are
critical for them to achieve and to maintain self sufficiency and
independence in their daily lives beyond the camp experience.
Through the assistance of the Raymond and Gertrude Saltzman
Foundation, the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey,
Burlington County United Way, and other generous donors,
Camp is able to provide these opportunities at no additional cost
to camp families.
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is the nation's leading
industry-based, not-for-profit AIDS fundraising and grant making
organization. BC/EFA is the on-going, committed response from
the American Theatre community to an urgent worldwide health
crisis. By drawing upon the talents, resources, and generosity of
this community, BC/EFA raises funds for AIDS-related causes
across the United States. Since its founding in 1988, BC/EFA has
raised over $140 million for critically needed services for people
with AIDS, HIV or HIV-related illnesses.
Event Committee
Brad Molotsky, Chair
Donna Bell
Jeff Gottlieb
Robyn Greenberg
Sherri Hoffman
Stephanie Krause
Randi Kresloff
Ben Lipitz
Gregg Molotsky
Jeff Nash
Suzanne Post
Richie Schwartz
Jen Sholder
Rob Weinstein
Vicki Zell
JCC Camps at Medford
Jeffrey Gottlieb, Camp Chair & JCC Vice President
Sherri Hoffman, Vice Chair
Bill Cohen, Vice Chair
Aaron Greenberg, Camp Director
Deena Sherman, Associate Camp Director
Holly Herron, Program Associate
Pam Parker, Camp Registrar
Katz Jewish Community Center
Mark Dannenbaum, JCC President
Les Cohen, Executive Director
Brian Adler, Director of Fundraising & Development
Nancy Trout, Fundraising Program Associate
Eileen Elias, ACHaD Director
Barbara Dillenschneider, ACHaD Department
Special thanks to Cathy Samuel and to the entire
Open Hearts / Open Doors staff on the incredible work
that you do each and every day!
The Lowenberger Family
Proudly Supports
the Katz JCC
Broadway
Sings for Camp
In Honor Of Our Son
Andrew Lowenberger
In Honor of
Ben, Emma, Ari and Josh Greenberg
Richie and Debbie Schwartz
Neil, Jodi, Ari and Annie Levine
are pleased to honor Brad Molotsky
and this wonderful event. Best of
luck and…Sing…Sing…Sing….
Zarwin, Baum, DeVito, Kaplan , Schaer, and Toddy, P.C.
CONTINUE THE GREAT WORK!!
Norman P. Zarwin, Esq.
1818 Market Street | 13th Floor | Philadelphia, PA 19103-3638
Direct Dial: 267.765.9601 | Direct Fax: 267.765.9661
Congratulations to the Cast
of Broadway Sings!
Judy and Donald Love
Proud to support the Katz JCC & the
Open Hearts/Open Doors Program
Lois Haggerty, Principal
Thank you to Jennifer Venuto
& Families Fighting Autism
for your many years of support
Congratulations on another successful
event for the JCC Camps at Medford &
the Open Hearts/Open Doors Program.
Steve & Michelle Schwartz & Family
TO RICH GALASINI AND RICHARD PENIX
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONTINUED SUPPORT!
The JCC Camps at Medford would like to recognize
The JCC Camps at Medford would like to recognize
and thank the Raymond and Gertrude Saltzman
and thank the Raymond and Gertrude Saltzman
Foundation and the Jewish Federation of Southern
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