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September–November 2014
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WE’LL KEEP SCARY THINGS OUT
OF THE DRINKING WATER.
(YOU TAKE CARE OF THE
MONSTERS UNDER THE BED.)
THE BACKYARD. THE KITCHEN. HER BEDROOM.
The environment is not just some far off place.
It’s freshly washed sheets, your mother’s
shoulder, and the glass of water on the
nightstand. To learn more, go to NRDC.org.
Because the environment is everywhere.
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Third Annual TD Moody
Jazz Festival | 4
Calendar of Events | 6
NJPAC Shining Stars | 11
NJPAC Contributors | 12
Muse | 14
Season Funders | 16
Tovah Feldshuh stars in
Golda’s Balcony | 18
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Jazz world’s top artists sound the notes for the
opening of third annual
TD Moody Festival
By Tad Hendrickson
Newark will be the center of the jazz universe
when NJPAC presents the TD James Moody
Democracy of Jazz Festival (November 9-16).
Now in its third year, this world-class event
continues to grow and gain acclaim with each
passing year of innovative programming.
“It’s a festival for aficionados, but it’s also a
festival for beginners,” says John Schreiber,
President and CEO of NJPAC. “We try to
engage new audiences and bring them into
the spirit and feeling of jazz. This festival is a
really good place for people get into the music
in a fun way.”
Major concerts in world-class Prudential Hall
include trumpeter Chris Botti (Nov. 14) as well
as singers Michael Franks with Raul Midón
(Nov. 15). There will also be a night called
Jazz and Soul (Nov. 13): singers Fantasia,
Philip Bailey and Blue Note Records’ rising star
José James, backed by the Christian McBride
Big Band with vocalist Jazzmeia Horn.
“I'm looking forward to playing with Béla
Fleck (Nov. 22), Fantasia, and my friend José
James, but I must admit that I'm beyond
excited to work with Philip Bailey,” says
bassist McBride, who is NJPAC’s Jazz Advisor.
“His voice has not only been the sound of
Earth, Wind & Fire for 40-plus years, but his
voice has also been a major, major part of the
soundtrack of my life.”
There are also many other festival events
happening outside Prudential Hall. Latin
percussionist Ray Mantilla appears at Bethany
Baptist Church (Nov. 10), and the church
will also be the site of a screening of Rahsaan
Roland Kirk: Case of the Three-Sided Dream,
a documentary about the great jazz musician
(Nov. 12). Also on Nov. 12, saxophonist and
bandleader Marcus Miller and his group,
Wave Music, give a lunchtime concert at
Gateway Center, while dynamic musicians and
arts activists Steve and Iqua Colson will lead
their all-star band at the Newark Museum. On
Nov. 15, Gary Walker of WBGO Jazz 88.3FM
moderates Jazz City: Newark’s Jazz Legacy, a
forum about Brick City’s continuing influence
Christian McBride, Artistic Advisor
on jazz, in the Dana Library at RutgersNewark. All of these events are free.
“Steve has been out there doing unique work
for 40 years,” says Schreiber. “And Iqua,
who is a wonderful singer, is probably as well
known as an educator for the East Orange
school district. She is such a fierce proponent
for arts education that we forget what a good
musician she is. We thought this would be a
fun way to prove that point and thank them
for all their work through the years.”
The TD James Moody Jazz Festival is also very
much about youth outreach. The Brick City
Jazz Orchestra features 20 highly dedicated
local high school kids, many on scholarship.
The orchestra made its debut in the spring
and has been playing regularly ever since.
They will perform Nov. 9 at Dorthaan’s Place,
the jazz brunch series at NICO Kitchen + Bar.
“There’s nothing like a big band to enable
a sense of collaboration and teamwork,”
Schreiber adds. “Whether or not these kids
grow up to be professional musicians, the
skills they pick up in the orchestra inform
how they live their lives.”
Every great festival tries to raise the bar
with each outing and there will be several
new facets this year. From a performance
perspective, Encores concerts will extend the
Moody Fest vibe into the NJPAC season
with jazz concerts in Prudential Hall.
“Not to take anything away from pianists
we’ve presented and who are out there, but
I think Keith Jarrett is probably the finest
living jazz pianist,” says Schreiber of the Nov.
30 Encores concert featuring Jarrett, Gary
Peacock and Jack DeJohnette. “So for me
to see him with that classic trio is like going
to a High Mass. It’s as close to a religious
experience that one can have in jazz.”
The Vanessa Rubin Trio performs at
Dorthaan’s Place during the festival as well
(Nov. 16). A favorite part of any jazz festival
is the jam session, and the Moody Festival will
feature sessions with festival and local players.
There will also be special menus in NJPAC’s
Tier 3 Café and guest vendors offering other
sundry surprises.
First and foremost, though, this festival
celebrates great American music known as
jazz–big concerts and grassroots community
events, all week long and then some.
Chris Botti
© Rose Anne Colavtio
“We have students, middle-agers and
old-timers,” Schreiber says of the performers.
“That continuum is something I am really
interested in and something we highlight
throughout the season, which begins with the
jazz festival. People need to know that there
is not only a history here, but also a future
here. The different artists we present are
reflective of all that.”
Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette
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Start swingin’ on November 9th with the return of the TD James Moody Democracy of Jazz
Festival featuring Fantasia (Nov 13), Chris Botti (Nov 14), Béla Fleck (Nov 22) and more!
Visit njpac.org/moodyjazz for full festival information and schedule of events.
Calendar of Events
September 2014–February 2015
All events and programs subject to change without notice.
September 2014
October 2014
Friday, Sep 19 at 8pm
Wanda Sykes, comedian
Friday, Oct 3 at 8pm
Fred Hammond &
Donnie McClurkin
Festival of Praise Tour
Saturday, Sep 20 at 7pm
Tommy Tune, Marilyn Maye,
Marc Shaiman and
Scott Wittman
American Songbook at NJPAC
Hosted by Ted Chapin
Sunday, Oct 5 at 2 & 5pm
Disney Jr.’s Choo Choo Soul
with Genevieve and the
Choo Choo Dance Crew
Sunday, Sep 21 at 3pm
John Pizzarelli, Nellie McKay,
Santino Fontana and
Laura Osnes
American Songbook at NJPAC
Hosted by Ted Chapin
Tuesday, Oct 7 at 7:30pm
Wednesday, Oct 8 at
7:30pm
Tyler Perry’s Hell Hath
No Fury Like a
Woman Scorned
Willie Nelson & Family
NJPAC Stage Exchange:
Ironbound
Lewis Black, comedian
Jonathan Schwartz &
Tierney Sutton
Amy Schumer, comedian
Saturday, Oct 18 at 3 & 8pm
Sunday, Oct 19 at 2 & 7pm
Golda’s Balcony
starring Tovah Feldshuh
Thursday–Sun, Oct 23–26
Geraldine R. Dodge
Poetry Festival 2014
Sunday, Oct 26 at 5
& 7:30pm
Haunted Illusions
starring David Caserta
November 2014
Saturday, Nov 1 at 3
& 8pm
Sunday, Nov 2 at 2 & 7pm
Spank! The Fifty
Shades Parody
Saturday, Nov 1 at 6 &
8:30pm
Joanna Gleason, Chip Zien
and Sarah Rice
Into Sweeney Todd’s Woods
Friday, Nov 7 at 8pm
Shaping Sound
As seen on So You Think
You Can Dance
Saturday, Nov 8 at 8pm
The Second City Does New
Jersey: Paved & Confused
TD JAMES MOODY
DEMOCRACY
OF JAZZ FESTIVAL
3rd annual week-long
celebration of Jazz!
November 9-16
Sunday, Nov 9 at 11am
Dorthaan’s Place Jazz Brunch:
Brick City Jazz Orchestra
Thursday, Nov 13 at 8pm
Jazz and Soul: Fantasia,
Philip Bailey, José James
and The Christian McBride
Big Band
NJMEA All-State Jazz
Ensemble & Jazz Choir
Chris Botti, trumpet
Gewandhaus Orchestra
of Leipzig
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
All Mendelssohn program
Saturday, Nov 15 at 5
& 8pm
Michael Franks
with special guest
Raul Midón
Sunday, Nov 9 at 3pm
Metropolitan Opera Rising
Stars: Mozart & Company
Sunday, Nov 16 at 11am
& 1pm
Vanessa Rubin & Her Trio
Danny Bhoy, comedian
SalsaPalooza
Willie Colon, Ismael Miranda
and Eddie Santiago
Béla Fleck &
Christian McBride
with Brooklyn Rider
New Jersey Youth Symphony
35th Anniversary Concert
Robeson
Trilogy: An Opera Company
Wednesday, Nov 26 at
7:30pm
Bob Dylan and His Band
Patti LaBelle with
Will Downing
Saturday, Nov 29, 3 & 8pm
Evil Dead – The Musical
Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock,
Jack DeJohnette
Sarah Vaughan
International Jazz
Vocal Competition–
SASSY Awards
Bob Dylan returns to Prudential Hall Wednesday, November 26
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Saturday, Dec 13 at 2pm
Swingin’ Holidays
Saturday, Dec 20 at 7:30pm
Kwanzaa Celebration
Sweet Honey In The Rock
Celebrating the Holydays
Neil deGrasse Tyson makes
his NJPAC debut (Dec 2)
December 2014
Tuesday, Dec 2 at 7pm
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Friday, Dec 5 at 8pm
Mike Epps
After Dark Tour
A Hip-Hop Nutcracker
with Decadance and
special guests
Saturday, Dec 6 at 6 &
8:30pm
Linda Lavin, Dee Hoty,
Beth Leavel,
Donna Lynne Champlin,
Eric Michael Gillett
It’s Today: Mame at NJPAC
Lisa Lisa, Judy Torres,
TKA, Rockell, Tone Loc, Coro,
Lil Suzy, Black Sheep,
George Lamond and Noel
Freestyle & Old School
Extravaganza
Robert Klein, comedian
Sunday, Dec 7 at 3pm
Yuja Wang, piano
Schubert, Scriabin,
Balakirev and more
The Piano Guys –
A Family Christmas
Sunday, Dec 21 at 3pm
Handel’s Messiah
New Jersey Symphony
Chamber Orchestra
Montclair State
University Singers
and special guest soloists
Saturday, Dec 27 at 2 & 7pm
Rudolph the Red-Nosed
Reindeer – The Musical
January 2015
Friday, Jan 16 at 7:30pm
Dance Theatre of Harlem
MLK Celebration
Saturday, Jan 17 at 10am
MLK Celebration
Embodying the Dream
2nd annual free
family festival
Saturday, Jan 17 at 7pm
Little Rock
Friday, Jan 23 at 8pm
Gladys Knight / The Spinners
Saturday, Jan 24 at 6
& 8:30pm
Telly Leung, Emily Skinner,
Judy Kaye and Howard McGillin
The Sound of Their Music:
Rodgers & Hammerstein
Saturday, Jan 24 at 7:30pm
Lyrics from Lockdown
Bryonn Bain
Contains adult language
Sunday, Jan 25 at 11am
& 1pm
Cyrus Chestnut Trio
Thursday, Jan 29 at 7:30pm
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin,
conductor
Beethoven and Shostakovich
Friday, Jan 30 at 7:30pm
Chuggington Live
The Great Rescue Adventure
Saturday, Jan 31 at 2pm
& 8pm
Men are from Mars,
Women are from Venus Live
starring Peter Story
February 2015
Saturday, Feb 7 at 2pm
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company
Year of the Sheep
Sunday, Feb 15 at 3pm
Swan Lake
State Ballet Theatre of Russia
Friday, Feb 20 at 8pm
L’Orchestre de la Suisse
Romande
Charles Dutoit, conductor
Rachmanninov,
Stravinsky, Debussy
and Ravel
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse
Omaha Theater Company
Sunday, Feb 22 at 11am
& 1pm
Catherine Russell
Thursday, Feb 26 at 7:30pm
Lula Washington Dance
Theatre
Friday, Feb 27 at 7pm
The Talented Tenth
Steve Harvey’s
Act Like a Success Tour
with Steve Harvey and
special guests
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Prudential Hall
Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 7pm
The Women’s Association of NJPAC presents
Spotlight Gala 2014
Nothin’ Like a Dame
Featuring
Laura Benanti
Barbara Cook
Patina Miller
Faith Prince
With special guest & announcer
Brian d’Arcy James
Arts Education Opening Medley:
Theme from New York, New York (Music, John Kander; Lyrics, Fred Ebb)
NYC (Music, Charles Strouse; Lyrics, Martin Charnin)
I Hope I Get It (Music, Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics, Edward Kleban)
Don’t Rain On My Parade (Music, Jule Styne; Lyrics, Bob Merrill)
Starring
Marisa Budnick, age 16
Elizabeth (Ellie) Kallay, age 14
Tyler Korin Matos, age 14
Janayla Montes, age 17
Musical Director
Seth Rudetsky
As a courtesy to the performers and fellow audience members, please be
sure to silence all mobile devices. The use of recording equipment and
the taking of photographs are strictly prohibited.
This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council
on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for
the Arts and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Meet the Artists
confident” performer whose “bright, full
soprano, with its semi-operatic heft, can go
almost anywhere.” The show won a 2014
Nightlife Award for Outstanding Major
Cabaret Vocalist as well as a 2014 Broadway
World Award for “Best Female Celebrity
Vocalist.” In September 2013, she released
her debut album, In Constant Search of the
Right Kind of Attention: Live at 54 Below
on Broadway Records.
LAURA BENANTI
Laura has brought her unique abilities to
comedies, dramas and musicals since she
took Broadway by storm at the age of 18,
when she began her multifaceted career
as Maria in The Sound of Music opposite
Richard Chamberlain.
She received a Drama Desk Award,
Outer Critics Circle Award and a Tony
Nomination for her performance as Candela
in the Broadway production of Women
on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown for
Lincoln Center, where she also starred in
Sarah Ruhl’s In the Next Room (or The
Vibrator Play). Laura demonstrated her
comic flair in the Public Theater’s production
of Christopher Durang’s Why Torture is
Wrong and the People Who Love Them.
On television Laura received raves for her
performance as Baroness Elsa Schrader in
NBC’s The Sound of Music Live!, starring
Carrie Underwood. She starred in the NBC
series The Playboy Club; Go On opposite
Matthew Perry; and in the FX comedy series
Starved. She has appeared in recurring roles
on Nurse Jackie, Royal Pains, The Big C,
Law & Order: SVU, and Eli Stone, and as
a guest star on The Good Wife, Elementary
and Life on Mars. On the big screen, she
appeared in Falling for Grace, Meskada and
Take the Lead alongside Antonio Banderas.
BARBARA COOK
Her silvery soprano, purity of tone, and
warm presence have delighted audiences
around the world for more than 50 years.
Considered “Broadway’s favorite ingenue”
during the heyday of the Broadway musical,
Ms. Cook then launched a second career as
a concert and recording artist soaring from
one professional peak to another.
Laura earned the 2008 Tony, Drama Desk and
Outer Critics Circle Awards for her revelatory
portrayal of Gypsy Rose Lee in Gypsy
opposite Patti LuPone. Her other Broadway
roles include her Tony, Drama Desk and Outer
Critics Circle Award-nominated performance
as Cinderella in Stephen Sondheim’s Into the
Woods and her sultry Tony-nominated turn
in Swing! She also starred opposite Antonio
Banderas as his muse in the celebrated revival
of Maury Yeston’s Nine. Laura completed a
weeklong engagement at the popular New
York cabaret club, 54 Below, for which The
New York Times hailed her as a “supremely
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Whether on the stages of major international
venues throughout the world or in the
intimate setting of New York’s Café Carlyle
or Feinstein’s at the Regency, Ms. Cook’s
popularity continues to thrive - as evidenced
a succession of seven triumphant returns
to Carnegie Hall (the most recent being
her celebratory 85th Birthday concert)
where she made a legendary solo concert
debut in 1975, and an ever-growing mantle
of honors including the Tony, Grammy,
Drama Desk and New York Drama Critics
Circle Awards, her citation as a Living New
York Landmark and her induction into the
Theatre Hall of Fame.
The recipient of a 2011 Kennedy Center
Honors, in 2010 Ms. Cook returned to the
Broadway stage after a 23-year absence,
and was nominated for a Tony Award for
her performance, in the musical Sondheim
on Sondheim, directed by James Lapine,
for the Roundabout Theater Company. A
native of Atlanta, she made her Broadway
debut in 1951 as the ingenue lead in the
musical Flahooley. She subsequently played
Ado Annie in the City Center revival of
Oklahoma!, Carrie Pipperidge in Rodgers
and Hammerstein’s Carousel and Hilda
Miller in the original production of Plain
and Fancy. Ms. Cook went on to create the
role of Cunegonde in the original production
of Leonard Bernstein’s Candide. This was
followed by her creations of two classic roles
in the America musical theatre—Marian
the Librarian in the premiere production
of Meredith Willson’s The Music Man, a
performance which earned her the Tony
Award, and Amalia in the Bock-HarnickMasteroff musical She Loves Me.
PATINA MILLER
Patina was recently cast as a series regular in
CBS’ new drama series, Madam Secretary,
starring Tea Leoni, Bebe Neuwirth and Tim
Daly. She will portray Daisy, McGill’s press
coordinator. Patina made her feature film
debut as Commander Paylor in Lionsgate’s
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Parts 1 &
2 also starring Jennifer Lawrence and Liam
Hemsworth. She most recently starred as
the Leading Player in the Broadway revival
of Stephen Schwartz’s famous 1972 musical,
Pippin. Directed by Tony Award-winning
director Diane Paulus, and also starring
Matthew James Thomas, Andrea Martin and
Terrance Mann, Pippin received the Tony
Award for Best Revival of a Musical at the 67th
Annual Tony Awards. Patina earned a Tony
Award for Best Performance by an Actress
in a Leading Role in a Musical and an Outer
Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress
in a Musical, as well as Drama League,
Astaire and Broadway.com Audience Choice
Award nominations for her performance.
Patina made her Broadway debut in the 2011
Broadway season as the gutsy nightclubsinger-turned-nun Deloris Van Cartier in
the stage adaptation of Sister Act, for which
she earned her first Tony Award nomination,
in addition to Drama Desk, Drama League,
Outer Critics Circle and Astaire Award
nominations for her performance. She
originated the role of Deloris in the West
End production of Sister Act at the London
Palladium, where she received an Olivier
Award nomination and a WhatsOnStage.com
Theatregoers’ Choice Award for Best Actress
in a Musical. Prior to her numerous theater
credits, Patina starred in the renowned
daytime soap opera, All My Children.
Patina performed her first solo concert at
the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts
during its 2013–14 theatrical season this past
December. She then made her New York City
debut this past February as part of Lincoln
Center Theater’s “American Songbook”
series, which subsequently aired on PBS.
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Meet the Artists
Film credits include Our Very Own, Picture
Perfect, Dave and My Father the Hero.
Faith’s new album, Total Faith, was recorded
at the Royal Room in the Colony Hotel in Palm
Beach and was recently released by Broadway
Records. Her award winning album, A Leap
of Faith, was recorded at Joe’s Pub.
BRIAN D’ARCY JAMES,
Honorary Dame & Announcer
Brian most recently appeared as Banquo
in the Lincoln Center Theater production
of Macbeth alongside Ethan Hawke. Brian
is a two time Tony Award nominee, for his
performance of Shrek in Shrek the Musical
(winner of the Outer Critics Circle Award and
the Drama Desk Award for that role) and also
as Sidney Falco in Sweet Smell of Success.
FAITH PRINCE
Faith has been dazzling Broadway audiences
since winning the Tony, Drama Desk
and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her
performance as Ms. Adelaide in Guys and
Dolls. As one of Broadway’s best loved
leading ladies, Faith most recently starred in
a role she was born to play—the scheming,
irascible Miss Hannigan in the revival
of Annie on Broadway. In 2008, she was
nominated for Tony, Drama Desk and Outer
Critics Circle Awards for A Catered Affair.
Other Broadway credits include The Little
Mermaid, Bells Are Ringing (Tony, DD, OCC
noms), Nick & Nora (OCC Award), Jerome
Robbins’ Broadway (Tony, DD noms), Little
Me, The Dead and Noises Off. She also
starred in the world premiere of Terrence
McNally’s Unusual Acts of Devotion and
in the national tour of the Broadway hit
Billy Elliott.
Brian previously starred as Bick Benedict
in The Public Theater’s production of the
new musical Giant, where he was described
as a “star of the first order” (Huffington
Post) in a “powerhouse performance” (NY1).
Prior, he earned rave reviews on Broadway
in the play Time Stands Still starring
alongside Laura Linney, Christina Ricci and
Eric Bogosian at the Cort Theater.
Brian originated the role of Dan Goodman in
the Pulitzer Prize–winning Next to Normal
at Second Stage Theater and reprised his
role in the subsequent Broadway production.
Faith currently recurs as Joey Lawrence’s
mother on ABC Family’s long running series
Melissa & Joey and just wrapped her fiveseason run as Brooke Elliott’s mother on
Lifetime’s hit series Drop Dead Diva. She was
a series regular on Showtime’s Huff starring
as Kelly Knippers, the love interest of Oliver
Platt, and recurred for five seasons on Spin
City. Other television credits include A Gifted
Man, Happy Endings, Ugly Betty, Grey’s
Anatomy, CSI, Faith, House, Medium, Sweet
Potato Queens, Monk, Now and Again,
Welcome To New York and Law and Order.
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Other Broadway and Off-Broadway credits
include The Wild Party, The Good Thief
(Obie Award Winner) Port Authority (Lucille
Lortel Winner), The Lieutenant of Inishmore,
The Apple Tree, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,
Titanic, Carousel and Blood Brothers.
Brian’s film work includes the upcoming
Tina Fey/Amy Poehler film The Nest, Oren
Moverman’s new film Time Out of Mind
starring Richard Gere, Admission with
Tina Fey and Paul Rudd, Bird in a Box, the
Ed Burns film Fitzgerald Family Christmas,
Game Change, Friends with Kids and Ghost
Town. On television, he most recently shot
the F/X pilot Hoke starring Paul Giamatti,
appeared in the NBC series Ironside, and
CBS’s The Good Wife. Prior to these, he
starred in the NBC television show Smash
as Frank Houston opposite Debra Messing.
He also appeared as a recurring character on
Showtime’s The Big C starring Laura Linney.
SETH RUDETSKY, Musical Director
Seth has worked as the music director,
pianist or conductor for some of Broadway’s
biggest stars: Patti LuPone, Betty Buckley,
Brian Stokes Mitchell, Megan Mullally,
Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Matthew
Broderick, Christine Ebersole, Megan Hilty
and many more. He spent many years as a
pianist on Broadway playing such shows as
Les Miz, Phantom, Grease and Ragtime
and divides his time between hosting “Seth
Speaks” on Sirius/XM radio and touring
around North America doing his show
Deconstructing Broadway. He was the Artistic
Producer/Music Director for five Actors Fund
Concerts including Dreamgirls with Audra
MacDonald (recorded on Nonesuch Records)
and Hair with Jennifer Hudson (recorded
Ghostlight Records, Grammy Nomination).
As an actor, he played Sheldon (wearing a
devastating unitard) in The Ritz on Broadway
with Rosie Perez and starred opposite Sutton
Foster in a one-night concert of They’re
Playing Our Song for The Actors Fund. On
TV, he’s been seen on All My Children, Law
and Order: C.I., and played himself on Cash
Cab, MTV’S Made and Legally Blonde:
The Search for the Next Elle Woods and
the Emmy-Award-winning Kathy Griffin:
My Life on the D-List on Bravo. Last year
he was featured on Smash and Bunheads.
As a comic, he won the title “Funniest Gay
Male in NY” at Stand-Up NY, had a longrunning show at Caroline’s Comedy Club
and spent two years as a comedy writer
on The Rosie O’Donnell Show (three
Emmy nominations). Random House released
his most recent book My Awesome/Awful
Popularity Plan, and the sequel will be
published in 2015. Seth has his own reality
show on www.SethTV.com, his new online
TV network that also features talk shows
and exclusive concerts with Broadway
greats. Recently, he co-wrote and starred
Off-Broadway in Disaster!, a 1970’s disaster
movie musical that was put on Entertainment
Weekly’s “Must List” by Tina Fey and Amy
Poehler and is slated to open on Broadway
in 2015.
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Gala Production Staff
Gail P. Stone
Spotlight Gala Producer and
Managing Director,
Women’s Association of NJPAC
David Rodriguez
Executive Producer, NJPAC
Seth Rudetsky
Musical Director
Andy Donald
Producer, Artistic Development &
Community Programming, NJPAC
Amy-Susie Bradford
Production Manager
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Catherine Bloch, Jeff L. Pearl
Stage Managers
Lauren Parrish
Assistant Stage Manager
Brian d’Arcy James
Announcer
Murray Horwitz
Script
Janeece Freeman Clark
Segment Producer, Arts Education
David Caldwell-Mason
Rehearsal Pianist, Arts Education
Rebecca Hinkle
Director, Arts Education
Prudential Hall
Saturday, September 28, 2014 at 8pm
NJPAC presents
Lewis Black
There will be a brief intermission during this performance.
Presented in association with Live Nation.
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Meet the Artist
influenced Lewis throughout his private and
professional life. When Lewis was 12, his
father took him to his first play and he quickly
fell in love with the theatre. This ultimately led
Lewis to pursue a career in drama. Degrees
followed from the University of North
Carolina and Yale Drama School, with a stint
in Colorado owning a theatre with a group
of friends in the interim. During his tenure
at UNC, Lewis first ventured into stand-up,
performing at Cat’s Cradle in Chapel Hill.
Stand-up continued to be a steady presence
as he pursued his career in theatre.
LEWIS BLACK
Lewis is one of the most prolific and popular
performers working today. He executes a
brilliant trifecta as stand-up comedian, actor
and author. Receiving critical acclaim, he
performs over 200 nights a year to sold out
audiences throughout Europe, New Zealand,
Canada and the United States. He is one of
few performers to sell out multiple, renowned
theatres, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln
Center, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York
City Center and the MGM Grand in Las
Vegas. In August 2007, he was the first standup comedian to ever perform in concert at the
Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
Lewis’ live performances provide a cathartic
release of anger and disillusionment for
his audience. Lewis yells so they don’t have
to. A passionate performer who is more
pissed-off optimist than mean-spirited
curmudgeon. Lewis is the rare comic who
can cause an audience to laugh themselves
into incontinence while making compelling
points about the absurdity of our world.
Lewis was born in Washington DC, and
raised in Silver Spring, MD. Colicky as a
baby, it seems he was destined to be angry and
easily irritated. His mother, a teacher, and
his father, a mechanical engineer, instilled
in both Lewis and his younger brother Ron
the importance of education and the necessity
to question authority; lessons which have
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Lewis eventually settled in New York City
and became the playwright-in-residence at
the West Bank Café’s Downstairs Theatre
Bar. Lewis oversaw the development of
more than 1,000 plays, including works by
West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin, American
Beauty writer Alan Ball as well as his own
original works. In addition to overseeing the
works on stage, Lewis emceed every show.
As the West Bank grew, so did Lewis’ skill
as a stand-up and eventually, the fulfillment
of performing stand-up outweighed that of
working in the theater. Having found his
public voice, Lewis left the West Bank in the
late ’80s to pursue stand-up full time.
In 1996, his friend Lizz Winstead tapped
him to create a weekly segment for a show
she was producing on Comedy Central called
The Daily Show. The segment, a three minute
rant about whatever was bothering him at
the moment, evolved into Back in Black. It
became one of the most popular and longest
running segments on the show and also
created a long and successful relationship
with the network. Since then, Lewis has
taped four specials for the Comedy Central
Presents series, co-created Last Laugh with
Lewis Black, presided over Lewis Black’s
The Root of All Evil, and continues to
perform Back in Black on The Daily Show
with Jon Stewart. His popular appearances
on Comedy Central helped to win him Best
Male Stand-Up at the American Comedy
Awards in 2001.
Increased exposure from The Daily Show
eventually generated a record deal with
Stand Up! Records. His first CD, The White
Album, was released in 2000 to much critical
acclaim. Lewis followed with eight more,
six under the Comedy Central Records label.
He has been graced with four Grammy
Meet the Artist
nominations and two wins for his work. The
first nomination came in 2006 for Luther
Burbank Performing Arts Center Blues, the
second in 2009 for Anticipation. In 2007 he
won the Grammy for Best Comedy Album
for The Carnegie Hall Performance and in
2011 his second for Stark Raving Black.
Having developed a strong relationship with
HBO, he’s filmed two specials, Black On
Broadway and Red, White and Screwed. The
latter was nominated for an Emmy in 2007.
He had a regular feature for two seasons
on Inside the NFL and in 2006 was honored
to be asked to participate in Comic Relief.
In 2009 Lewis filmed his first feature length
concert film, Stark Raving Black at the
Fillmore Theatre in Detroit. The film had
a limited run in theaters across the US and
Canada in the summer of 2010. At the end
of the theater run, premium movie channel
Epix picked up the film for its channel
along with the accompanying documentary
Basic Black. Both are still aired regularly and
can be found in the Epix on demand queue.
A much sought after guest for several latenight television shows, he’s been seen on
Larry King Live, is a frequent guest on Late
Night with Conan O’Brian and has appeared
on The Late Show with David Letterman.
He’s had numerous, memorable appearances
on CNN and is particularly happy to have
contributed to MSNBC’s Countdown with
Keith Olbermann.
In the midst of a rigorous touring schedule,
regular TV appearances and movie roles,
Lewis has written two best-selling books,
Nothing’s Sacred (Simon and Schuster, 2005),
Me of Little Faith (Riverhead Books, 2008)
and I’m Dreaming of a Black Christmas
(Riverhead Books, 2010). All garnered critical
praise as well commercial success and spent
numerous weeks on the New York Times
best seller list.
As a playwright Lewis has penned over 40
plays, many of which have been produced
around the country. The Deal, a dark comedy
about business, was made into a short film
in 1998 and picked up by the Sundance
Channel. In 2005, Garry Marshall’s Falcon
Theatre in Los Angeles produced One Slight
Hitch, a play that was later seen in 2006 at
the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center’s
Patel Conservatory.
In 2006, Lewis had a break out year as an
actor. He co-starred with Robin Williams in
Barry Levinson’s Man of the Year (Universal
Pictures), appeared as “the fake dean of a fake
college” in Steve Pink’s Accepted (Universal
Pictures) and as the harried airport manager
in Paul Feig’s Unaccompanied Minors
(Warner Brothers). He also lent his voice to
the role of “Jimmy” in Bob Sagat’s parody,
Farce of the Penguins (Thinkfilm).
In addition to his professional pursuits,
Lewis is dedicated to a number of charitable
organizations. As a long time mentor with
the 52nd Street Project, Lewis was roasted in
Charred Black 2007 which drew the largest
fundraising numbers in the Project’s history.
He’s a member of their Advisory Board, is
Co- Chair of their Capital Campaign and in
2000, the Ron Black Memorial Scholarship
Fund was created in memory of his late
brother. Lewis is also committed to raising
funds for the Rusty Magee Clinic for Families
and Health. He’s a strong supporter of both
the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Autism
Speaks and was recently honored by The
Brady Center for his commitment to ending
gun violence. At the Williamstown Theatre
Festival, he established the William Foeller
Fellowship, having taught and performed at
the festival for more than a decade. Lewis
also supports our military personnel and
recently became involved with the USO. He
toured several Middle East and European
military bases with Robin Williams, Lance
Armstrong, Kid Rock and Miss America
Rachel Smith in December 2007 and hopes
to return soon.
Today Lewis maintains residences in
both Manhattan and Chapel Hill, NC.
Still loyal to his alma mater, he’s worked
with UNC students to create the Carolina
Comedy Festival, a yearly festival on the
UNC campus that not only highlights
performances, but also provides workshops
and lectures for budding comics, writers and
performers. With his involvement at UNC,
Lewis continues a life-long commitment to
education and the arts.
In his leisure time, Lewis likes to play golf,
even though golf hates him.
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Prudential Hall
Friday, October 3, 2014 at 8pm
NJPAC presents
Fred Hammond & Donnie McClurkin
Festival of Praise Tour 2014
Hosted by WBLS’
Liz Black
Media Partner
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a dream, he is unstoppable.’ That was a
powerful statement. It led me to reflect on
how God’s love is unstoppable. Right then,
I knew I had my title. It is my hope that
these songs affect people positively, because
I know there are many who are hurting
and confused…”
Fred Hammond
Grammy ® award winner Fred Hammond
has been active both as a solo artist for
Verity Records, and as a member of the
gospel performing group Commissioned.
He is a multiple time Dove and Stellar
award winner and nominee as a performer,
vocalist, musician, songwriter and producer.
Free to Worship (2006), gave Hammond his
first Grammy for Best Contemporary R&B
Gospel Album.
The Detroit native first gained recognition
while playing bass guitar for the gospel
group The Winans. Hammond notes, “Pop
Winans always had great fervor for God—
from when I was with the group into his old
age—he never changed.” By 1985 Hammond
was one of the six original members of the
group Commissioned, appearing on ten of
the group’s twelve albums. After his stint
with Commissioned ended, Hammond
regained fame in the gospel community
after selling millions of albums with his
musical group Radical For Christ. As a
singer, songwriter, producer and musician,
Hammond has been influential in gospel
music, consistently pushing the genre into to
new melodic territory.
His latest album, Love Unstoppable finds
Hammond in a powerfully persuasive mode.
“I just knew this album was going to have
love somewhere in the title,” he states. “My
spirit is in a love place again. I encountered
a friend who was trying to encourage me
through a tough time. She saw the challenges
I was facing and told me, ‘When a man has
“Sometimes we get really cynical after life
has done a job on us,” Hammond continues.
“While I was working on Lost In You Again,
a life-long friend came to hang out with me.
After catching up on all the years gone by,
we went to church and when the word of
God started, he got so enthralled he jumped
out in the middle aisle and ran across the
church! Even though he has had major life
issues, he’s always had an energetic love for
God. It brought tears to my eyes, because
it’s so easy to let life’s issues wear you down
and affect your worship. Without even
knowing it, my friend made me realize how
much I want that kind of expressive worship
back. Lost in You Again is really saying
that I sure could use some of what he’s got.
I think we all could.”
DONNIE McCLURKIN
For a man who has declared that he may,
at any moment, cease making music to
concentrate fully on his passion for
ministering, Donnie McClurkin can never
stay away long from recording profoundly
uplifting music for the soul. The evidence:
his latest collection We All Are One (Live
in Detroit)—his breathlessly anticipated
first music recording in five years! Along for
the momentous celebration are very special
guests CeCe Winans, Yolanda Adams,
Mary Mary and Karen Clark-Sheard. Once
again, Donnie, his singers and musicians
share the joy of God’s bounty—live before
an on-fire congregation where platinum-plus
Pastor McClurkin’s vocal and testimonial
gifts have always shined their brightest.
“I decided to record in Detroit after much
prayer. I put a lot of thought into the cities
we record,” Donnie shares. “My mentor,
Andrae Crouch, made one of his best CDs
live in London, so I did the same thing
some 20 years afterwards (resulting in the
platinum Live in London … and More
CD which included Donnie’s now classic
anthem “We Fall Down”). I recorded my
CD Again in California because my first
time ever being given a platform in someone
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else’s church was 1982 in Los Angeles at
West Angeles Church of God and Christ.
Recording in Detroit this time goes without
saying because that’s home! I was there for 13
years and was a charter member at Perfecting
Church which was founded by Marvin
Winans. Even with Detroit’s tough transitions
and hard situations, the church has always
been the mainstay that holds everything
together. By bringing this recording to Detroit
and bringing the churches together there,
we can aid in the healing of that city.”
The themes of the 12-song We All Are One
are of unity and tolerance. Donnie explains,
“Jesus said, ‘A house divided against itself
cannot stand,’ yet we remain disconnected:
Republicans
and
Democrats,
Blacks,
Whites, Yellows and Browns, Baptists and
Methodists, Lutherans and Episcopalians…
Where is the unity? Coming from a religious
background, 1 was taught to judge harshly,
but my thinking now is, ‘Let God do the
judging so that I may learn how to love
and understand the ways in which we
are all connected.’ I believe that lesson of
compassion and fellowship will ultimately
be learned by the young ones coming
behind me. For my song ‘We All Are One,’ I
brought in Asaph Ward—one of the greatest
producers in gospel music—and we came up
with a ‘World Beat’ to unite the masses. At
the end of the song, adult voices fade into
children’s voices singing, ‘We all are one in
The Lord,’ driving home the point that you
have to come to Him as a child.”
a succession of different languages just came
to me at the last second! We sing in Dutch,
Spanish and the African language Yoruba.
‘Oshe ba ba’ means ‘Thank you, Father.’”
Among the most profound songs on We All
Are One is the piano and strings meditation
“All We Ask,” on which Donnie weaves the
testimonies of three different people, verse by
verse, immortalizing them in song. Donnie
explains, “The first verse is about a young
man who came to me trying to find his place
in life, the second verse is from my personal
story, and the last verse is about my older
sister, Olivia, who was dying at the time
that I wrote the song. She is now deceased.
I wouldn’t let anyone else play the piano on
it because I knew exactly how I wanted the
music to be interpreted, but when my sister
passed I did not have the strength to use
my voice. So I turned ‘All We Ask’ into a
feature for my background singers who have
been with me faithfully since 1996 (in order
of appearance: Duwane Starling; Donnie’s
younger sister Andrea Mellini; Sherry Maghee
and Nancey Jackson-Johnson).
We All Are One (Live in Detroit) is a boldly
eclectic collection from McClurkin, moving
from the powerful opener “Trusting in You”
and the lilting call and response vibe of “You
Are My God and King” (featuring a playful
battle of the choir sections on the “Reprise”),
to the soul-soothing “Let the River Flow”
and a duet with the ever-amazing Karen
Clark-Sheard for “Wait on The Lord.”
An undeniable standout is “When You
Love” which transcends the church to speak
about love on an earthly plane. “That’s one
of my favorites,” Donnie shares. “We must
remember that God didn’t just make us
spirit. He made us body, mind and spirit.
The song is inspirational—derived from the
gospel—but based solely on love… how to
love, what to do when you love, how to act
when you’re in love … It lifts men and women
out of the lust that’s all over the radio and
into commitment, romance, even respecting
your elders—the whole gamut! I had to get
the ladies—CeCe and Yolanda—along with
Erica and Tina of Mary Mary, to help me.
It’s a beautiful song without any risque,
ambiguous or alternative messages. This is
simply about the heart of God and how He
wants us to learn to love purely.”
Donnie enthuses, “On ‘I Choose to Be
Dancing,’ we incorporated many different
feels—hard rock with the guitars and strings
for the culture sound—but we kept the
rhythm section urban. And on my praise
and worship ‘Halleujah Song’—which God
gave me on a Sunday when we were all up in
church praying—the idea of praising God in
McClurkin’s pure love for the Lord has grown
through crippling adversity that ultimately
fortified his faith ten-fold. Born November 9,
1959, in Amityville, New York, his childhood
home was mired in domestic violence and
drug abuse until an aunt who sang with
the great Andrae’ Crouch introduced him
to the musical icon who in turn introduced
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him to his future. Young Donnie played
keyboards with his church youth choir
before forming the McClurkin Singers with
relatives and friends in 1979. Following a
calling to preach, he never loosened his grasp
on music. In 1989 Donnie started the NY
Restoration Choir and recorded the album
I See A World, which contained the classic
“Speak to My Heart.”
Two near-simultaneous events changed
McClurkin’s life forever. Just as he was
appointed as an associate minister at Marvin
Winans’ Perfecting Church in Detroit, he
also learned that he’d been stricken with
leukemia. While battling the disease, Donnie
was signed to Warner Alliance Records as
a solo artist where he recorded his pivotal
self-titled album, marked by a smooth
sophistication in the production that couched
his soaring tenor for a series of soul-stirring
numbers. Through BeBe Winans, media
mogul Oprah Winfrey learned of Donnie’s
music and struggle and invited him on her
top-rated TV show, a golden opportunity
that catapulted his CD to #4 on the gospel
charts, recognition beyond the church world
and gold+ sales. Donnie soon after signed
to Verity Records where his first CD, Live
in London and More, would far surpass his
solo debut thanks to secular radio embracing
his gracefully reassuring “We Fall Down.”
The song met with international acclaim,
made the Top 40 of Billboard’s R&B chart
and rocketed past platinum sales of over one
million copies sold instantly making Donnie
among gospel’s best-selling artists.
He earned a trophy case full of Dove and
Stellar Awards plus other honors including
an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding
Gospel Artist. In 2001 Donnie graduated
to establishing his own Perfecting Faith
Church in Freeport, New York, all the
while continuing to release the magnificent
musical works Again (2003) and the doubleCO Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs
(2005) each one garnering the coveted
Grammy Award.
Today, McClurkin’s commitment to spreading
God’s word far and wide is most evident in
a last minute addition to the We All Are One
album titled “Purple,” composed expressly
for Donnie by Darren Atwater and performed
by his truly inspiring Soulful Symphony in
Baltimore, MD. “I’ve known Darren for
years,” Donnie states. “I was doing a concert
in Baltimore with him last year as a guest
with his 40-piece orchestra. During rehearsal
he introduced this new song of praise and the
minute I heard it I went to hollerin’! I asked
him what it was. He told me it was called
‘Purple’ and he’d written it just for me. I
loved it so much that even though we were
90% finished with the album, I made room
to add this song, which Darren produced
himself. Darren Atwater is a genius as an
arranger and conductor—manifesting real
cultural exchange by bringing classical
culture into the gospel environment. He
also leads workshops that introduce young
African Americans to acoustic instruments
and the works of Chopin and Bach
without a Pro Tools in sight! It gives them
inspiration to maybe pick up a viola or a
cello that they may never have experienced
within their monoculture.”
Still, at the end of the day, Donnie McClurkin
has been and always will be a, card carrying
member of the Church of God and Christ
(COGIC). Donnie bears witness to this fact
via the unfiltered jubilance of his soul on the
CO’s most exhilarating number, “The Great
I Am.” “Holy Ghost revival songs are our
specialty,” Donnie shouts! “I was just over
here teaching some of the church members
that stopped by how to ‘church dance’ …
and THAT is the song I played! There was
a Bishop by the name of Gilbert Patterson
who would always bring the old songs up
at praise time. I wanted to write a song just
like that, so I sat down to the piano, started
playing an old-time gospel feel and this
song just leapt out of me! When I got to the
studio, the group was like, ‘This is so corny,’
but I told ‘em, ‘Just sing what I tell you to
sing!’ That night after Asaph got a hold of
the music, and Trent Phillips and the band
played it like second nature, the energy in
the room just exploded!”
“I’ve always been in awe of God,” Pastor
Donnie McClurkin concludes. “I didn’t
want anything on We All Are One to reflect
suffering or ‘climbing up that mountain’ in
the way to which traditional Black gospel
is accustomed. I wanted to luxuriate in and
celebrate in the greatness of God.”
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Victoria Theater
Sunday, October 5, 2014 at 2pm & 5pm
NJPAC presents
Disney Junior’s
Choo-Choo Soul
“with Genevieve!”
and the Choo-Choo Soul Dance Crew
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together, and thus was born the concept of
Choo- Choo Soul,” Greg says. He began
by writing the song concepts, melodies and
lyrics and recruited Burke and Genevieve
to translate the concepts into full and
complete songs. The music is contagious and
soulful, with a focus on trains and learning.
After the completion of the project, Greg
pitched the CD around to various outlets,
hoping for a distribution deal or possibility
of an animated series. Having a working
relationship with Disney from a previous
pitch, Greg sent the CD in and the response
was amazing. Genevieve and Greg were flown
to Los Angeles for what turned out to be an
unprepared audition in front of a classroom
of 4-5 year olds. The children loved her and
the execs at Playhouse Disney decided to
move ahead with filming 10 interstitials that
now air on the Disney Channel daily and
feature Genevieve as the Star in character
as the Train Conductor assisted by DC, her
beatboxing, and breakdancing engineer.
CHOO-CHOO SOUL “WITH GENEVIEVE!”
Imagine parents honestly being able to
enjoy the music that their children enjoy.
Imagine soulful and current renditions of
the ABC’s, 1-2-3’s, and learning how to be
polite. Imagine a diverse and incredibly hip
way of teaching children through music on
an animated train… And Choo-Choo Soul
is born!
Choo-Choo Soul was developed by
video game designer Greg Johnson while
working on his project “ToeJam & Earl
III, Mission to Earth” for the Xbox. Burke
Treischmann, who was the audio lead and
music director on the project, had a working
relationship with Greg for over 15 years.
The two met Genevieve Goings when she
auditioned for one of the voiceover roles
in the game. Although she didn’t land the
lead part, she recorded several character
voices, some of which were gospel singers.
Genevieve suggested actually singing the
lines as opposed to speaking them. Greg and
Burke were so blown away by the soul in her
voice that Greg edited the script, adding over
10 pages of new singing lines for Genevieve.
“I had down time between game projects
and was being driven crazy listening to
bad children’s music, and searching stores
for something the family could all enjoy
In 2007 Choo-Choo Soul with Genevieve!
was honored with a Parents Choice Award
for Children’s television. In 2008 Disney
Records released a compilation CD/DVD
of Choo-Choo Soul through Amazon to
rave reviews!
Choo-Choo Soul has become a favorite in
concert as well, performing at Walt Disney
World, with “The Disney Music Block
Party Tour,” and for the prestigious “Target
Festival of Books Tour” in Boston, Chicago
and New York City in 2008, and in Los
Angeles, Minneapolis and New York City,
along with many other dates throughout
America and Canada in 2009 and 2010.
In early 2011 Choo-Choo Soul participated
in the re-branding of Playhouse Disney as
Disney Jr. by touring around the country
with The Imagination Movers and beginning
the creation of new shorts for the channel.
They also continued their participation
in “Target’s Festival of Books” with
performances in Los Angeles, Minneapolis,
and on The National Mall for the Library
of Congress’s presentation of the “National
Book Festival” in September 2011. ChooChoo Soul has continued to play headlining
dates throughout the remainder of 2011, into
2012 and now again in 2014.
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NJPAC Shining Stars
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center reserves special accolades for its Shining Stars, the generous visionaries,
luminaries and great dreamers who made everything possible. This list includes contributors whose cumulative giving
to NJPAC totals $1 million and above. As of June 30, 2014
Dreamers
$10,000,000 million & above
State of New Jersey
The Prudential Foundation
The Raymond G. Chambers Family
Victoria Foundation
Betty W. Johnson
Lore and Eric F. Ross
Judy and Josh Weston
The Star Ledger/Samuel I. Newhouse
Foundation
Allen and Joan Bildner
Katherine M. and Albert W. Merck
Merck Company Foundation
Toby and Leon G. Cooperman
City of Newark
Essex County
New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Luminaries
CIT
Bank of America
Visionaries
Alcatel-Lucent
American Express Company
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
AT&T
ADP
Randi and Marc E. Berson
Casino Reinvestment Development
Authority
Chubb Foundation
Joanne D. Corzine Foundation
Jon S. Corzine Foundation
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Ford Foundation
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
Veronica M. Goldberg
The Griffinger Family
Harrah’s Foundation
The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey
Hess Foundation, Inc.
Jaqua Foundation
Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies
JPMorgan Chase
Kresge Foundation
The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation
Arlene and Leonard Lieberman
A. Michael and Ruth C. Lipper
McCrane Foundation, Inc.
New Jersey Cultural Trust
Panasonic Corporation of North America
Dr. Victor and Mrs. Jane Parsonnet
Pfizer Inc.
PSEG Foundation
Michael F. Price
PwC
Robert Wood Johnson Jr. Charitable Trust
Arthur F. and Patricia E. Ryan
The Sagner Family Foundation
The Smart Family Foundation/David S.
Stone, Esq., Stone and Magnanini
Charlotte and Morris Tanenbaum
Turner Construction Company
Turrell Fund
Diana and Roy Vagelos
Verizon
Wells Fargo
Mary Ellen and Robert Waggoner
Wallace Foundation
NJPAC Leadership
Board of Directors
Co-Chair
William J. Marino
Co-Chair
John R. Strangfeld
President and CEO
John Schreiber
Treasurer
Marc E. Berson
Assistant Treasurer
Steven M. Goldman, Esq.
Secretary
Michael R. Griffinger, Esq.
Harold L. Morrison, Jr.
Thomas M. O’Flynn
Victor Parsonnet, M.D.
Philip R. Sellinger, Esq.
Jeffrey S. Sherman, Esq.
Susan N. Sobbott
The Hon. Clifford M. Sobel
David S. Stone, Esq.
Michael A. Tanenbaum, Esq.
Joseph M. Taylor
Stephen M. Vajtay, Jr., Esq.
Robert C. Waggoner
Nina M. Wells, Esq.
Josh S. Weston
Linda A. Willett, Esq.
Directors Emeriti
Assistant Secretary
Donald A. Robinson, Esq. Dennis Bone
Barbara Bell Coleman
*Founding Chair
Albert R. Gamper
Raymond G. Chambers
Morris Tanenbaum
Diana T. Vagelos
*Chair Emeritus
Arthur F. Ryan
Ex Officio
The Hon. Christopher J.
Lawrence E. Bathgate
Christie
II, Esq.
The Hon. Mildred C.
Brian T. Bedol
Crump
Allen I. Bildner
The Hon. Joseph N.
James L. Bildner, Esq.
DiVincenzo, Jr.
Daniel M. Bloomfield, M.D.
The Hon. Andrew P.
Ann Dully Borowiec
Sidamon-Eristoff
Linda Bowden
The Hon. Kimberly M.
Percy Chubb III
Guadagno
J. Fletcher Creamer, Jr.
The Hon. Ras J. Baraka
Pat A. Di Filippo
Elizabeth A. Mattson
Brendan P. Dougher
Thasunda Brown Duckett WA Board of Trustees
Patrick C. Dunican, Jr., Esq.
Christine C. Gilfillan
Anne Evans Estabrook
President
Leecia R. Eve, Esq.
Gregg N. Gerken
Suzanne Spero
Christine Gilfillan
Nina M. Wells, Esq.
Savion Glover
Co-Executive
Vice Presidents
Steven E. Gross, Esq.
Mary
Beth O’Connor
N. Lynne Hughes, Esq.
Vice President, Fund
Judith Jamison
Development
The Hon. Thomas H. Kean
Tenagne Girma-Jeffries
Ralph A. LaRossa
Vice President,
Michelle Y. Lee
Promotion
Leonard Lieberman
Ann M. Limberg
Mary Kay Strangfeld
A. Michael Lipper, CFA
Vice President,
Thomas J. Marino, CPA
Advocacy
Marc H. Morial
Anthony R. Coscia, Esq.
Edward Cruz
Andrea Cummis
Robert Curvin, Ph.D.
Samuel A. Delgado
Steven J. Diner, Ph.D.
Andrew Dumas, Esq.
Dawood Farahi, Ph.D.
Mary Beth Backof
Curtland E. Fields
Beverly Baker
Albert R. Gamper, Jr.
Audrey Bartner
Bruce I. Goldstein, Esq.
Tai Beauchamp
Renee Golush
Judy Bedol
Paula Gottesman
M. Michele Blackwood,
Sandra Greenberg
M.D., F.A.C.S.
Kent C. Hiteshew
Mary Ellen Burke
Patrick E. Hobbs
Jillian Castrucci, Esq.
John A. Hoffman, Esq.
Patricia A. Chambers*
Lawrence S. Horn, Esq.
Sally Chubb* **
Reverend M. William
Barbara Bell Coleman**
Howard, Jr.
Erica Ferry
Reverend Reginald
Chanda Gibson
Jackson
Marilyn “Penny” Joseph
Howard Jacobs
Veronica M. Goldberg*
Byerte W. Johnson, Ph.D.
Archie Gottesman
Robert L. Johnson, M.D.
Bunny Johnson
Marilyn Joseph
Heather B. Kapsimalis
Donald M. Karp, Esq.
Sheila F. Klehm
Douglas L. Kennedy
Immediate Past President Gene R. Korf, Esq.
Ruth C. Lipper
Rabbi Clifford M. Kulwin
Dena F. Lowenbach
Ellen W. Lambert, Esq.
Pamela T. Miller, Esq.
Michelle Y. Lee
Gabriella E. Morris, Esq.* Paul Lichtman
Trish Morris-Yamba
Lester Z. Lieberman
Ferlanda Fox Nixon, Esq. Kevin Luing
Christine Pearson
Joseph Manfredi
Patricia E. Ryan* **
Robert L. Marcalus
Mikki Taylor
Antonio S. Matinho
Kate S. Tomlinson
Bari J. Mattes
Diana T. Vagelos* **
John E. McCormac, CPA
*Founding Member Catherine M. McFarland
**Trustee Emerita Joyce R. Michaelson
Maria L. Nieves
Council of Trustees
Edwin S. Olsen
Val Azzoli
Barry H. Ostrowsky, Esq.
Michael F. Bartow
Richard S. Pechter
Frederic K. Becker, Esq.
Daria M. Placitella
Rona Brummer
Jay R. Post, Jr., CFP
John M. Castrucci, CPA
Steven J. Pozycki
Elizabeth G.
Clement A. Price, Ph.D.
Christopherson
Marian Rocker
Susan Cole, Ph.D.
David J. Satz, Esq.
Robert S. Constable
Barbara J. Scott
Irene Cooper-Basch
Karen C. Young
Treasurer
Robin Cruz McClearn
Assistant Treasurer
Marcia Wilson Brown, Esq.
Secretary
Gary Shaw
Marla S. Smith
Suzanne M. Spero
Joseph P. Starkey
Sylvia Steiner
Arthur R. Stern
Andrew Vagelos
Richard J. Vezza
Kim Wachtel
Rita K. Waldor
Constance K. Weaver
Elnardo J. Webster, II
E. Belvin Williams, Ph.D.
Gary M. Wingens, Esq.
Jazz Ambassadors
Trayton M. Davis
Paul V. Profeta
Jeffrey S. Sherman
NJPAC Senior
Management Team
John Schreiber
President and CEO
Bobbie Arbesfeld
Executive Vice
President and COO
Laurie Carter
Vice President,
Arts Education
Peter H. Hansen
Vice President,
Development
Donna Walker-Kuhne
Vice President,
Marketing
Ross S. Richards
Vice President,
Operations and
Real Estate
David Rodriguez
Executive Producer &
Vice President,
Programming
Warren Tranquada
Vice President and CFO
Theater Square
Development Company, LLC
President
John Schreiber
Project Advisors
Lawrence P. Goldman
Thomas L. Lussenhop
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NJPAC Contributors
Business Partners
NJPAC is deeply grateful to the following corporations, foundations, individuals and government agencies for
their generous annual support of artistic and arts education programs, the endowment fund, and maintenance of
the Arts Center.
As of September 1, 2014
Benefactor Level
$1,000,000 & above
New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Leadership Circle
$200,000 & above
Bank of America
The Horizon Foundation for
New Jersey
Merck Company Foundation
The Prudential Foundation
PSEG Foundation
Victoria Foundation
Co-Chair Circle
$100,000 & above
American Express
ADP
Bank of America Charitable
Foundation
TD Bank
Kia Motors America, Inc.
Wells Fargo
Director’s Circle
$50,000 & above
BD
Capital One, N.A.
Chase
The Blanche & Irving Laurie
Foundation
The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation
PwC
The Star-Ledger
Steinway and Sons
Surdna Foundation
TD Charitable Foundation
United Airlines
Verizon
President’s Circle
$25,000 & above
Atlantic Tomorrow’s Office
Bloomberg
Chubb Corporation
The Coca-Cola Foundation
Foundation for Newark’s Future
Gibbons P.C
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
CohnReznick LLP
Investors Bank
Johnson & Johnson Family
of Companies
Lowenstein Sandler PC
McCarter & English, LLP
The Johnny Mercer Foundation
Panasonic Corporation of
North America
Richmond County Savings Foundation
The Law Firm of Robinson,
Wettre and Miller
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Composer’s Circle
$10,000 & above
The Berger Organization
Berkeley College
BNY Mellon Wealth Management
C.R. Bard Foundation
Coca Cola Refreshments
Genova Burns Giantomasi Webster
The Hyde and Watson Foundation
ISS Facility Services
J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, Inc.
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Landmark Fire Protection
M&T Bank
The Nicholas Martini Foundation
NJM Insurance Group and NJM Bank
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &
Garrison LLP
Profeta & Associates
PNC Bank, N.A.
The PNC Foundation
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Sandalwood Securities
SP+
Sun National Bank
Turrell Fund
Turner Construction Company
Wyndham Worldwide
Encore Circle
$5,000 & above
Accenture, LLP
Advance Realty Group
Barnabas Health
Brach Eichler LLC
ShopRite of Newark
CBRE
C&K Properties
Citi
Deloitte & Touche
DeWitt Stern Group
Devils Arena Entertainment
Eisai USA Foundation
EisnerAmper LLP
Elberon Development Co.
Energy Capital Partners
EpsteinBeckerGreen
Fidelity Investments
Fifth Third Bank
Gallagher Bollinger
Gateway Group One
Gellert Global Group
Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation
Goldman Sachs & Co.
The Gertrude L. Hirsch
Charitable Trust
Inserra Shop-Rite Supermarkets
LeClairRyan
The Lichtman Foundation
Linden Cogeneration Plant
L+M Partners Inc.
Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC
McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney &
Carpenter LLP
Mountain Development Corp.
Nordstrom
Peapack-Gladstone Bank
Peerless Beverage Company
Podvey, Meanor, Catenacci, Hildner,
Cocoziello & Chattman
PointProspect Consulting, LLC
Provident Bank Foundation
Michael Rachlin & Company LLC
RBH Group
Riker, Danzig, Scherer,
Hyland & Perretti LLP
Remy Martin
Sedgwick LLP
SILVERMAN
Towers Watson Co.
The Law Offices of Bruce E.
Baldinger, LLC
TigerShark Foundation
WeiserMazars LLP
Windels Marx Lane &
Mittendorf, LLP
Wolff & Samson PC
The Vanguard Society
NJPAC is deeply grateful to the following individuals and families for their generous annual support of artistic and
arts education programs, the endowment fund and maintenance of the Arts Center.
Benefactor
$1,000,000 & above
Leadership Circle
$200,000 & above
Toby and Leon Cooperman
The Chambers Family and
The MCJ Amelior Foundation
Betty Wold Johnson
The Smart Family Foundation/David S.
Stone, Esq., Stone and Magnanini
Co-Chair Circle
$100,000 & above
Director’s Circle
$50,000 & above
William J. and Paula Marino
McCrane Foundation, Inc.,
care of Margrit McCrane
Steve and Elaine Pozycki
Pat and Art Ryan
The Walter V. and Judith L. Shipley
Family Foundation
John and Mary Kay Strangfeld
Michael and Jill Tanenbaum
John and Suzanne Willian/
Goldman Sachs Gives
President’s Circle
$25,000 & above
Allen and Joan Bildner
Ann and Stan Borowiec
Jennifer A. Chalsty
Trayton M. and Maris R. Davis
Edison Properties and
The Gottesman Family
William and Joan Hickey
Dana and Peter Langerman
A. Michael and Ruth C. Lipper/Lipper
Family Charitable Foundation
Harold and Donna Morrison
Thomas O’Flynn and Cheryl Barr
Mary Pope Osborne
Marian and David Rocker
The Sagner Family Foundation
Jeffrey and Karen Sherman
Sylvia and David Steiner
Morris and Charlotte Tanenbaum
Mary Ellen and Robert C. Waggoner
Composer’s Circle
$10,000 & above
Jean and Bruce Acken
Audrey Bartner
Judy and Brian Bedol
Mindy A. Cohen and David J. Bershad
Randi and Marc E. Berson
Nancy and James Bildner
Stephen and Mary Birch Foundation
Rose and John Cali
Carol and Roger Chartouni
Stewart and Judy Colton
Jodi and Wayne Cooperman
Edward and Sharon Cruz
Linda and Pat Di Filippo
Richard and Thasunda Duckett
Patrick C. Dunican, Jr., Esq.
Steven M. Goldman, Esq.
Phyllis and Steven E. Gross
Steve and Bonnie Holmes
Meg and Howard Jacobs
Kaminsky Family Foundation
Don and Margie Karp
The Honorable and
Mrs. Thomas H. Kean
Lee and Murray Kushner and Family
Michelle Y. Lee
Judith and Lester Lieberman
Ann M. Limberg
Amy and William Lipsey
Barry and Leslie Mandelbaum
Norma and Robert Marcalus
Richard S. and Kayla L. Pechter
Mr. Arnold and Dr. Sandra Peinado
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie C. Quick, III
Susan and Evan Ratner
Karen and Gary D. Rose
The Rubenstein Foundation
Sandy Hill Foundation
Philip R. Sellinger
Susan N. Sobbott
Cliff and Barbara Sobel
Joan Standish
Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch
Diana and Roy Vagelos
Ted and Nina Wells
Jan and Barry Zubrow
Encore Circle
$5,000 & above
Anonymous
Barbara and Val Azzoli
Lawrence E. Bathgate/Bathgate,
Wegener & Wolf
Barbara and Edward Becker
Eileen & Frederic K. Becker
Philanthropic Fund
Judith Bernhaut
The Russell Berrie Foundation Daniel M. Bloomfield, M.D. Denise and Dennis Bone
Betsy and Kurt Borowsky/
Pick Foundation
Ms. Linda M. Bowden and
Mr. Harold B. Jenssen
Liz and Blair Boyer
James C. Brady
Norman L. Cantor
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Chubb, III
Sylvia J. Cohn
Bobbie and Bob Constable
Brendan P. Dougher
Susan and Thomas Dunn
Dexter and Carol Earle Foundation
Leecia Roberta Eve
Robert and Brenda Fischbein
Philanthropic Fund of the
Jewish Community Foundation
Gregg N. Gerken
Lucia DiNapoli Gibbons
Lawrence P. Goldman and
Laurie B. Chock
Archie Gottesman and Gary DeBode
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gump
Peter O. Hanson
Hobby’s Restaurant/The Brummer Family
Jockey Hollow Foundation
The Huisking Foundation Karma Foundation/Sharon Karmazin
Rabbi and Mrs. Clifford M. Kulwin
Ralph and MartyAnn LaRossa
Elaine and Rob LeBuhn
Arlene and Leonard Lieberman
Carmen and Benito Lopez
Dena F. and Ralph Lowenbach
Tom and Joanne Marino
Jane and Brian McAuley
Judy and Heath McLendon
Mary Beth O’Connor, Lucky VIII Films
Edwin S. and Catherine Olsen
Deanne Wilson and Laurence B. Orloff
Jean and Kent Papsun
Dr. and Mrs. Victor Parsonnet
James and Nancy Pierson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Radest
Jessie Richards
E. Franklin Robbins Charitable Trust
Susan Satz
John Schreiber
Helen M. Taverna and Mark E. Reagan
Robert and Sharon Taylor
Warren and Alexine Tranquada
Steve and Gabi Vajtay
Richard Verdoni, M.D.
Thomas C. Wallace
Linda A. Willett, Esq
Helene and Gary Wingens
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Muse (myooz) n.
A source of inspiration; esp. a guiding genius
Join NJPAC’s Muse Society
NJPAC has established The Muse Society to ensure it can continue to offer life-affirming educational
programs and inspirational performances. The Muse Society recognizes those visionary friends who
include NJPAC in their financial planning through bequests, charitable gift annuities, insurance and
other deferred gifts. For more information or to notify NJPAC of your intent to include it in your estate
planning, contact Deter Wisniewski, Assistant Vice President of Development, at (973) 297-5822.
The Muse Society
We are deeply grateful to the following friends who have included the Arts Center in their estate plans
and made known their future gift.
As of December 31, 2013
Audrey Bartner
Andrew T. Berry, Esq. †
Allen I. Bildner
Candice R. Bolte
Edmond H. & Joan K. Borneman
Raymond G. Chambers
Toby & Leon Cooperman
Fred Corrado
Ann Cummis
Mr. & Mrs. James Curtis
Harold R. Denton
Richard E. DiNardo
Charles H. Gillen †
Phyllis & Steven E. Gross
Jackie & Larry Horn
Rose Jacobs †
Gertrude Brooks Josephson †
and William Josephson in
Memory of Rebecca and
Samuel Brooks
Adrian and Erica Karp
Joseph Laraja Sr. †
Leonard Lieberman
Ruth C. Lipper
Dena and Ralph Lowenbach
Opera Link/Jerome Hines †
Joseph and Bernice O’Reilly †
Mr and Mrs. Paul B. Ostergaard
Donald A. Robinson, Esq.
Estate of Eric F. Ross †
Arthur F. and Patricia E. Ryan
Ethel Smith †
Paul Stillman Trust †
Morris and Charlotte Tanenbaum
Carolyn M. VanDusen
Artemis Vardakis †
† Deceased
Members
New Jersey Performing Arts Center gives special thanks to the following Members who help meet the Arts
Center’s annual financial needs with gifts of $650 to $4,999. For information on becoming a Member, please
call (973) 297-5809. Connoisseurs
$3,000 & above
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Augsburger
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Bach
Ms. Susan Blount
Patricia L. Capawana
Eleonore Kessler Cohen and
Max Insel Cohen
Alice and Glenn Engel
Joanne M. Friedman
Richard and Elizabeth Gilbert
Herb and Sandy Glickman
Sue Goldberg
Alice Gerson Goldfarb
Renee and David Golush
Hellring Lindeman Goldstein &
Siegal LLP
Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis LLP
Louis V. Henston
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Kronthal
Latham & Watkins LLP
LeClairRyan
Ellen and Donald Legow
jpl
Amy and John McHugh
Dr. Lavinia Paige Moeller
Mr. Bruce Murphy and
Ms. Mary Jane Lauzon
Jeffrey S. Norman
J. G. Petrucci Company, Inc.
Romano Family –
Ronetco Supermarkets
Dennis Sanders and Family
Stephen Sichak
Target Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Zinbarg
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Zoidis
Platinum
$1,250 & above
Anonymous
Anonymous
Bobbie Arbesfeld
Ronald K. Andrews
Joseph and Jacqueline Basralian
George Bean
Suzi Bethke
Barata B. Bey
Coast Boating School
Jeffrey Bruce and Ingrid Steffensen
Barbara and David Bunting
President Carlisle, Jr.
Marc Caruso
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Chapin, III
Ms. June M. Ciasulli
Ms. Judith Musicant and
Mr. Hugh Clark
Austin G. Cleary
Robert and Josephine Cleary
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Conger
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Cordes
Carmen Amalia Corrales
Joseph and D’Maris Dempsey
Michael J. and Mary Ann Denton
Adriana and Raymond Eisdorfer
Dr. T. Donald and Janet Eisenstein
Robert M. Embrey
Herbert and Karin Fastert
Dorothy Thorson Foord
Phyllis Fox and George Sternlieb
Foundation
Lauren and Steven Friedman
Enid and Stuart Friedman
Doralee and Lawrence Garfinkel
Jay and Ellen Garfunkle
Kenneth and Claudia Gentner
Thomas P. Giblin
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gilfillan
Carol and Robert Gillespie
Rebecca Glass and Derek Fields
Karolee and Sanford Glassman
Sue Goldberg
Ellen L. and Jonathan L. Goldstein
John Gorecki
Dorothy Gould and Michalene Bowman
Dr. and Mrs. Jorge G. Guerra
Lonnie and Bette Hanauer
Platinum
$1,250 & above
(continued)
Bob Haralambakis
Kitty and Dave Hartman
Mary Ellen and Gates Hawn
Christine and Scott Hayward
W. Stan Holland
Mysia and Hank Hoogsteden
Jackie and Larry Horn
Drs. Suresh and Sheela Jain
Gregory and Gale Jenifer
Richard and Cindy Johnson
Julie B. Kampf
John Kappelhof
Adrian and Erica Karp
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Klehm, III
Koven Foundation
Max L. Kleinman
Irvin and Marjorie Kricheff
Robert G. Kuchner
Mark and Sheryl Larner
Bill Leung
Melanie and Alan Levitan
Robert and Susan Lord
Gloria and Kenneth Louis
Dr. and Mrs. Donald Louria
Mr. Kevin and Dr. Trisha Luing
Lum, Drasco & Positan LLC
K. Dianne Maki and Ravi Sethi
Massey Insurance Agency
Charles Mayfield and
Marybeth Dunham
Nicholas G. McClary
Marc H. Morial
Gabriella E. Morris
Michael and Nancy Neary
Mrs. Norma Sewall Nichols
Nicole Nunag
Christy and Bessie T. Oliver
Barbara and Barry H. Ostrowsky
Wayne C. Paglieri and Jessalyn Chang
Paragon Restoration Corp.
Margaret H. Parker
Jane C. Parsonnet
Ms. Christine Pearson
John J. Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Rabinowitz
Red Bank Oral Maxillofacial
Surgery Associates, LLC
Kathleen Regan
Althy and John Ridley
Drs. Shirley and Morton Rosenberg
Brent N. Rudnick
Hermes Santiago
Laurence and Elizabeth Schiffenhaus
Mr. and Mrs. Newton B. Schott, Jr.
Rita and Leonard Selesner
K. Dianne Maki and Ravi Sethi
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Shapiro
Joan and Allan Spinner
Elaine J. Staley
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Taylor
Marina and Darius Tencza
Jeanne and Vince Tobin
Kate S. Tomlinson
The Henry S. & Agnes M. Truzack
Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. R. Charles Tschampion
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Twardock
George Ulanet Company
Elaine Walker
Dr. Joy Weinstein and Dr. Bruce Forman
The Honorable Alvin and
Mrs. Hannah Weiss
E. Belvin Williams, Ph.D.
Dr. Dorian J. Wilson
Sonny and Alan Winters
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Wood
Karen C. Young
Dr. Monib and Mrs. Shazia Zirvi
Copper
$650 & above
Maureen Foley and
Clarence Abramson
Ronald K. Andrews
Millicent and Richard Anisfield
Susan and N. William Atwater
Bernadette Aulestia
Victoria and A. Nurhan Becidyan
Dr. Lillesol Kane and David Beck
Bernice L. Bennett
Marge and John Bonnet
Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Braun
Laurie Breen
James and Sharon Briggs
Dr. Kimberly Brown (and PARKWAY
EYE CARE CENTER)
Robin and Neal Buchalter
Gertrude and Eric Chemnitius
Gail and Joseph Chmura
Jean and Michael Chodorcoff
Willie L. Cooper
Robert and Josephine Cleary
John and Carol Cornwell
Pamela J. Craig and Robert V. Delaney
Ann Denburg Cummis
Mr. and Mrs. David R. Dacey
Dr. and Mrs. David Diuguid
Irwin and Janet Dorros
Barbara Duncan
Seymour A. Ebner and Arlene Shafman
James P. Edwards
Mr. Richard R. Eger and
Ms. Anne Aronovitch
Harlean and Jerry Enis
Charlotte Fallon
Mr. and Mrs. Myron Feldman
Sanford and Zella Felzenberg
Gerald Ficchi
Rebecca Glass and Derek Fields
Barbara and Marc Gellman
Dr. Louis Gianvito
Clifford and Karen Goldman
Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Goodfellow
Wayne and Catherine Greenfeder
Linda and John Groh
The Gruber Family
Peter H. Hansen
Charles J. Heller
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Herbert
Joan Hollander Salutes NJPAC
Gregory Hlubik
Jean A. Horton
N. Lynne Hughes, Esq.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Jacob
Linda and Charles Jantzen
Alphonso Jenkins
Linda A. Jenkins
Dr. and Mrs. Michael B. Kerner
James & Carolyn Kinder
Barbara and Barry Klein
Joan and Daniel Kram
Robert G. Kuchner
Mark and Sheryl Larner
Lois Lautenberg
Leslie and Peter Levine
Jody Levinson
Joan H. Lowery
Ms. Gail A. Mattia and
Mr. Frank A. Boffa
Carol and Thomas Martin
Henry and Carol Mauermeyer
Douglas K. Mayer
Molly McKaughan
Dr. Rashied McCreary
Joan Mistrough and Jim Peck
Robert L. and Rita Modell
Joan Murdock
Joseph and Sheila Nadler
Nora O’Brien-Suric
William and Patricia O’Connor
Ms. Georgeanne O’Keefe and
Mr. John M. Comparetto
Palriwala Foundation of America
Lisa and Daniel Peterson
Rocco Petrozzi
Karen Perkins
Cindy and Al Phillip
Jay R. Post, Jr., CFP
Dr. Kalmon D. Post and
Linda Farber-Post
Caroline B. Pozycki
Kathleen Regan
Dr. Diane Ridley-White
C. James Rimes
Betty Robertson
Ina and Mark Roffman
Ann Roseman and Stan Lumish
Carole Roth-Sullivan
Cheryl and Michael Rowden
Barbara Sager
Dr. and Mrs. Peter R. Scaglione
Nicholas R. Scalera
Suzanne and Richard Scheller
Leslie D. Schlessinger
Sharon and James Schwarz
Anthony and Rosanne Scriffignano
Jeffrey and Lisa Silvershein
William E. Simon Foundation
Edith Simonelli
Evelyn Simpson
Vickie J. Snoy
Marilyn and Leon Sokol
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Spalteholz
Rosemary and Robert Steinbaum
Cathy Sylvester
Alexander Sweetwood
Jeanette Tejada
Marilyn Termyna
Marva Tidwell
Louise and David Travis
Mr. and Mrs. David S. Untracht
Ms. Karen Van de Castle and
Mr. Thomas G. Bruning
Frank and Polly Vecchione
Paul and Sharlene Vichness
Melinda and Jaime Vieser
Mr. Leigh R. Walters and Robin Walters
Ann M. Wargo
Susan D. Wasserman
Joyce Watterman
The Honorable and Mrs. Alvin Weiss
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Weldon, III
Lassus Wherely
Elayne Wishart and Bruce L. Deichl
Deter Wisniewski
Steven Witt
Jane and Alfred Wolin
Elizabeth Wood
Paul E. Yager
Gil and Claire Zweig
Kathleen and Vincent Zarzycki
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Season Funders
New Jersey Performing Arts Center is grateful to the following partners
for their commitment and investment in NJPAC’s mission.
The Chambers Family and
The MCJ Amelior
Foundation
Toby & Leon Cooperman
William Randolph Hearst
Foundation
Betty Wold Johnson
The Philip and Janice Levin
Foundation
William J. & Paula Marino
McCrane Foundation, Inc.,
care of Margrit McCrane
Major support provided by:
McGladrey LLP
The Merck Company
Foundation
Panasonic Corporation
of North America
Additional support provided by:
PNC Bank, N.A.
Steve & Elaine Pozycki
Pat & Art Ryan
The Walter V. and Judith L.
Shipley Family Foundation
Steinway & Sons
The Smart Family Foundation/
David S. Stone, Esq.,
Stone and Magnanini
The Star-Ledger
Verizon
Victoria Foundation
Judy & Josh Weston
John & Mary Kay Strangfeld
Surdna Foundation
Michael & Jill Tanenbaum
John & Suzanne Willian/
Goldman Sachs Gives
The New Jersey Cultural Trust
Official Sponsors:
Official Soft Drink
of NJPAC
Official Airline of NJPAC
Official Automotive
Partner of NJPAC
Media Sponsor
NJPAC is grateful for the extraordinary commitment of:
For Your Information
As part of our Enhanced Safety
Program, the following items are
prohibited upon entry into Prudential
Hall, the Victoria Theater, and all
public spaces of NJPAC: backpacks,
large pocketbooks, shopping bags,
suitcases, briefcases, weapons, animals
(except service animals).
Late Seating Policy: Latecomers and
persons leaving the theater midshow will be seated/re-seated at the
discretion of the management.
Camera and Recording Equipment
is Prohibited: The use of recording
equipment and the taking of
photographs of any performance
or the possession of any device for
such use without the written
permission of the management is
strictly prohibited.
Parking Facilities: Easy parking is
available in the 1,100-car garage
under Military Park, directly across
from NJPAC. Safe and secure
surface parking is also available.
Smoking is prohibited throughout all
indoor spaces of NJPAC.
Lost and Found: Any found items
should be returned to NJPAC
Security or Guest Services staff. If
you believe you have lost an item,
call (973) 297-5868. Found clothing
items will be held for 30 days after
which they will be donated to a
local shelter.
Mobile
Device
Courtesy
Reminder:
Please respect performers and fellow
audience members by ensuring that
all cellular phones and mobile devices
are turned off during performances.
Newark Light Rail: NJ Transit’s
Newark Light Rail offers frequent
service in Downtown Newark that
includes a station stop at NJPAC,
offering a convenient alternative to
driving to a performance or event.
This service is an extension of the
Newark City Subway and connects
all rail lines served by Newark Penn
and Broad Street Stations. Other
popular destinations served by the
extension are the Bears and Eagles
Riverfront Stadium, The Newark
Museum and Broad Street area
businesses. For more information,
visit njtransit.com/nlr.
Disabilities: All Tiers of Prudential
Hall and the Victoria Theater
are wheelchair accessible. Open
captioning is provided at select
performances. Sennheisser Infraport
infra red audio receivers are
available free-of-charge from an
NJPAC Guest Service staff member.
NJPAC welcomes children of all
ages to its family events, but adult
performances are not recommended for
children 5-years-old and younger.
New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
NJPAC, One Center Street, Newark,
NJ, 07102; Telephone: (973) 642-8989,
Box Office: (888) 466-5722; njpac.org
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Tovah Feldshuh
Beloved on B’way, Golda’s Balcony is a solo show
of many viewpoints
as an actor, but I’ve had at least 10,000 hours
of just Golda.”
With her four-performance engagement in
Newark, which includes meet-and-greets with
residents and visitors, Feldshuh returns to her
late father’s native state. (A lawyer, Sidney
Feldshuh grew up in Harrison and Paterson.)
Her Uncle Nat and Aunt Ethel entertained
their friend Sophie Tucker in their Paterson
home, and young Tovah would later grow
up to portray her on stage, as well as other
lofty women like Diana Vreeland, Sarah
Bernhardt and three wives of Henry VIII.
Nominated for quadruple acting Tonys
(Golda’s Balcony, Yentl, Saravá, Lend Me a
Tenor) and two Emmys (Holocaust and Law
and Order), she was last seen on Broadway
swinging from the trapeze as Pippin’s Berthe.
All 110 pounds of her.
By Linda Fowler
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
went backstage to meet her between acts one
night and complimented her agility. “‘Mr.
Prime Minister,’” Feldshuh recalls telling him,
“‘I’m on the trapeze 12 minutes a night.
You’re on the trapeze 24/7.’”
Golda’s Balcony is the longest-running,
one-woman show in Broadway history—a
tour de force by actress Tovah Feldshuh—yet
she constantly discovers some unexplored
nuance in its lines.
Fluent in sass, tart-tongued, and possessing a
wondrous knowledge of Meir’s life and times,
Feldshuh dispensed with the “Q” portion
of this Q&A and was off and running after
“Let’s talk about ….”
It’s a role she never tires of revisiting.
Portraying Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir
has taken her off-Broadway, through her
Tony-nominated Broadway turn, across the
pond to London and around the U.S. Now
that she’s 11 years closer to Golda’s age in
the play, she concedes that her prism on the
work has shifted with the profundity of recent
life experiences: the death of her mother,
Lillian, this past summer and the ongoing
strife in Gaza.
Terri Sue Feldshuh (pronounced FELD-shoe)
“My first name is Terri Sue. I was called Tovah
in Hebrew school. My mother’s Aunt Tillie
was Tovah and that’s the way it went. … I
changed the vowels of my name … to oh-vah,
like ‘om,’ very open. I have a wonderful
nephew named Noah and I share my vowels
with him. I think changing my name changed
the landscape of my life and allows me to
come closer to my nature and it brought
me luck.”
“The play’s in the best shape it’s ever been,”
she says of the drama by William Gibson (The
Miracle Worker). “It’s what (author) Malcolm
Gladwell says, 10,000 hours to have mastery?
I certainly have had tens of thousands of hours
The script
“The text is compelling as long as you make
it highly personal. The text is very historical.
That is the way Gibson writes, that’s part of
his genius, his accuracy. However, you can’t
Tovah Feldshuh
engage an audience with facts, you have to
engage an audience with feelings. What is
functioning inside this human being? What is
flesh and blood about her? The biggest thing
about her is that she regarded Israel as her
child. She personalized the State of Israel.”
look like an artery or a vein. It takes me an
hour, hour and a half to get into makeup and
I put on my own prosthesis. … I put on her
documentaries or I put on a documentary
of concentration camps so I have a trigger.
I need something to trigger me. During the
Broadway run, every day there was a death in
Iraq. I would take the obit of that soldier and
that picture and dedicate that performance
to that American dead soldier.”
Golda Meir
“She started out hiding under a staircase from
the pogroms. She was terrified. She ended up
in the halls of the Knesset. … She has a real
intimacy with the State of Israel; she was
Bucket list
staunch about it, even in the presence of her
“I’ve always had my eye on Saint Joan.
children, whom she loved. I do believe her
Obviously now I’m long in the tooth for Saint
children had to come after her obligations
Joan,
but want
to do
black-box
production
“At one
point,
Newark
wasa his
whole life.
to the survival of the State, the dire survival
where we combine the Shakespeare, the
He’d stand
at oneand
end the
of Broadway
in Newark
of the State. … I’ve played many Jewish
Anouilh
Shaw (versions).
…asI’ve
mothers, but I’ve never played the mother
of and
justsay:
been
offeredI’m
a going
piece to
about
a kid,
‘Someday,
go toMadame
the
a State.”
Curie—that
would
interesting.
… And
end of this
street.’ It was
a bigbedeal
for him. Little
I’m doing this series (coming to Starz)
did he know
joinand
the U.S.
Force,raw.
then It’s a
Pre-performance rituals
calledhe’d
Flesh
Bone,Airpretty
“I have a body suit that goes fromgomy
piece the
about
sacrifice
and love,
about being
all around
globe
with Dizzy
and many
shoulders to my ankles, including onemore
leg times
a professional
dancer
with his own
band.inAtNew
one York
point,City …
bigger than the other because of (Meir’s) I’ve really enjoyed it. I’ve taken ballet lessons
going toand
the learned
end of Broadway
in Newark
phlebitis. Every night I ‘carve’ a vascular
to speak some
Russian was
and the
I have
system for both her legs, one worse thanbe-all
the and
a pomeranian
dog.”
end-all for him.”
other, with these pieces of gray-black thick
wool underneath the support hose, that then
Tovah Feldshuh stars in Golda’s Balcony, November 18-19
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