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CURTAIN’S UP
ON THE 2016-17 LINEUP
It’s NJPAC’s most diverse season ever – with more
than 130 events just for starters
Recognized the world over not only by their
bold-face names, but especially by their superb
talents, the artists headlining New Jersey
Performing Arts Center’s 2016-17 season
validate the Arts Center as the state’s most
diverse and artistically excellent presenter.
“Diversity is what we do. It’s our strong
suit,” says John Schreiber, President and
CEO of the 19-year-old Arts Center. “With
each season, the band-width of choices grows
wider, so the word among audiences of any
age, culture or taste is that they can always
count on something special to be seen here,
something that speaks to them.
“It’s not unusual for NJPAC, on a given
weekend, to have all its spaces running on all
cylinders. For instance, a magnificent dance
company like Alvin Ailey American Dance
Theater will be in Prudential Hall, an intimate
production like Carefree: Dancin’ with Fred
& Ginger in the Victoria Theater, or an
operatic star like Paulo Szot in the Chase
Room. Even outdoors on Theater Square,
thousands of people will gather for free
concerts by Junior Marvin’s Wailers or Felix
Hernandez’s Rhythm Revue Dance Party.”
While each artist stands alone as an
accomplished performer, in many instances the
stage is shared with others in unique pair-ups
and groupings not seen in other venues.
Herbie Hancock
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Savion Glover
“It’s like being invited to a dinner party
with Grupo Niche, José Feliciano, Wynton
Marsalis, Michael Feinstein, Esperanza
Spalding or Herbie Hancock – and meeting
all their companions. It would be a night
you’d never forget,” says David Rodriguez,
NJPAC’s Executive Vice President and
Executive Producer.
Thoughtful curation goes into the development
of an original, irresistible program, according
to Rodriguez. That’s why Natalie MacMaster
will add her fiery fiddling to a concert by
The Chieftains (March 5, 2017), and Get
On Up: A James Brown Celebration
(November 18) will gather founding members
of the James Brown Band: Pee Wee Ellis,
Danny “Capeman” Ray, Robert “Mousey”
Thompson and Fred Wesley, with guest
vocalists Sharon Jones, Bettye LaVette and
Lee Fields, and bassist Christian McBride.
Folk music legend Arlo Guthrie shares the
spotlight with southern country and blues
great Taj Mahal (March 3, 2017), while
musicians of Buena Vista Social Club appear
not only with Cuban song virtuoso Omara
Portuondo, but alongside jazz luminaries
Regina Carter and Anat Cohen (October 15).
Smart programming also is informed by
those who best know their art, Rodriguez
maintains, and that’s why the Arts Center
consults with extraordinary performers in
Omara Portuondo
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planning a season. NJPAC Jazz Advisor
Christian McBride, a GRAMMY®-winning
bassist of international renown who plays
a lead role each year in NJPAC’s TD James
Moody Jazz Festival, has been joined by two
new artistic advisors:
• Tap genius Savion Glover, NJPAC Dance
Advisor, is the Newark-raised choreographer
of Shuffle Along on Broadway. Theater goers also know him as the rising star of
The Tap Dance Kid and the choreographer
and lead of Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in
‘da Funk.
• Poet and spoken-word artist Patricia Smith,
a record-setting slam champion and 2014
Guggenheim fellow, lends her expertise to
NJPAC’s poetry programs, arts education,
and special events aligned with the
Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival.
UNIQUE PROJECTS
Returning for a third season on December
17, The Hip Hop Nutcracker with MC Kurtis
Blow, a hit holiday show touring to over 27
cities produced by NJPAC, paved the way
for other presentations that originated at
NJPAC. Savion Glover will choreograph
and perform in Chronology of a HooFer,
a new work about the shoes he had to fill
on his journey from a Newark youngster to
becoming a tap legend (September 23).
Carefree: Dancin’ with Fred & Ginger
(November 4 and 5) represents a first-time
collaboration between NJPAC and RKO
Stage. Tony Award winning director and
choreographer Warren Carlyle will reimagine
the glitziest numbers from the Astaire-Rogers
partnership at RKO Pictures with a cast of
Broadway singers and dancers and state-ofthe-art stage technology. Making the leap
from screen to concert hall will be classics
like “Night and Day,” “The Way You Look
Tonight” and “They Can’t Take That Away
from Me.”
Just as The Hip Hop Nutcracker embarked
on a national tour, followed by an engagement
in Russia, cross-country touring plans are in
the works for Carefree, which also plays the
McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton on
November 6.
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JAZZ
The TD James Moody Jazz Festival marks
its fifth year from November 1-20, but the
TD Jazz Series keeps the music swingin’
throughout the season. The Cuban rhythms
of the aforementioned Buena Vista Social
Club’s Omara Portuondo offer a taste of
what’s to come later at the festival.
“I’m especially looking forward to leading
all-star concert tributes to two of Newark’s
legendary musicians – the ‘Divine’ Sarah
Vaughan and saxophonist and composer
Wayne Shorter – and hosting an afternoon
of music with four-time Grammy winner
Esperanza Spalding,” says Christian McBride.
“I’m also beyond excited to be part of that
very special reunion of James Brown alumni
in Prudential Hall. We’ll be hearing from
Cécile McLorin Salvant, Dianne Reeves,
Wynton Marsalis, the greats of GRP Records,
and many others. That’s the kind of company
we keep.”
A highlight of the Moody celebration,
named in honor of the Newark saxophone
virtuoso, will be Jazz in the Key of Ellison
(November 1) sponsored by Audible.com
with trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, vocalist
Catherine Russell, special guests Angelique
Kidjo and Patti Austin. It’s an all-star homage
to American novelist Ralph Ellison and his
remarkable jazz collection, told in words
and music. On November 6, Chris and Dan
Brubeck, sons of jazz giant Dave Brubeck,
head a versatile band in The Brubeck
Songbook with Manhattan singer-pianist
Hilary Kole and host Michael Bourne of
WBGO Jazz88.3.
Fans of jazz, Afrobeat and even Broadway
shows are sure to be dancing in the aisles
over the arrival of FELA! The Concert: Afro
Beat Party (November 16), a music and
dance tribute to Afrobeat founding father
Fela Kuti, featuring cast members of Fela!,
the original Tony-winning musical. This
energetic and electrifying concert is led by a
10-piece band and nine singers and dancers.
A who’s-who of alumni from GRP Records,
the groundbreaking jazz label founded by
musicians Dave Grusin and the late Larry
Rosen in the ‘70s, will reunite in GRP
Jazz Revisited (November 17) to present,
individually and collectively, music from the
studio’s heyday. Grusin will be joined by Lee
Ritenour, Phil Perry, David Sanborn and
The Yellowjackets in this heartfelt tribute to
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Esperanza Spalding
Betty Buckley
Kevin James
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Rosen. This season the festival turns the
spotlight on Newark’s “Divine One” – Sarah
Vaughan – for a pair of events: the annual
Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal
Competition (November 20), a career-making
opportunity for five top female singers to
vie for the “SASSY Award,” and Sarah
Vaughan Celebration (November 19), hosted
by McBride and his trio, with special guest
vocalists Dianne Reeves, Lisa Fischer and
Sheila Jordan.
Newark
saxophonist
Wayne
Shorter
participates in a jazz-filled, April weekend in
his honor as part of the TD Jazz Series and
in sponsorship with the Institute of Jazz
Studies at Rutgers-Newark. His former
Weather Report bandmates join McBride,
Rachel Z, Joe Lovano and Steve Wilson in
Weather Report and Beyond Reimagined on
April 22, 2017. The next evening, electronic
jazz and R&B icon Herbie Hancock guests
with the Wayne Shorter Quartet in Prudential
Hall. Preceding that concert, at 3 p.m.,
Shorter’s work is sure to be a topic in Christian
McBride with Esperanza Spalding: One on
One, a concert and conversation between
two acclaimed bassists.
The lives of two of Newark’s cultural giants –
Clement Price and Amiri Baraka – as well as the
city’s 350th anniversary celebration, inspired
NJPAC to commission Here Is the Place,
Our City, composed by Grammy-nominated
jazz pianist Adegoke Steve Colson. The work
receives its premiere on April 7, 2017.
“We take the definition of jazz further than
most venues,” says Rodriguez of these themed
jazz concerts.
Dorthaan’s Place, NJPAC’s popular jazz and
brunch combo, begins its season during the
Moody festival with pianist and composer
Renee Rosnes on November 20. The Sunday
series at in-house NICO Kitchen + Bar
continues with the Toshiko Akiyoshi and
Lew Tabackin Quartet (January 22, 2017);
baritone Kevin Mahogany (February 12,
2017); bluesman Rob Paparozzi (March 12,
2017); and the Bucky Pizzarelli/Ed Laub
Duo (April 2, 2017).
HAPPY RETURNS
Coming back to NJPAC for the fourth time in
its history, the biennial Geraldine R. Dodge
Poetry Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary
from October 20-23. A poetpalooza of
readings, talks and workshops, featuring
many of the greatest voices on stage and
page, “The Dodge” is recognized as the largest
poetry festival in North America. Check
dodgepoetry.org for the full schedule.
The free outdoor concerts of Horizon
Foundation Sounds of the City, the hottest
spot in Newark on Thursday nights in the
summer, is also back. An NJPAC tradition,
Felix Hernandez’s Rhythm Revue Dance
Party opens the series on July 7, which goes on
to feature Tiempo Libre (July 14), Universal
Hip Hop Museum: The Peace, Unity & Love
Show (July 21), Kamasi Washington (July
28), Junior Marvin’s Wailers (August 4),
Avery*Sunshine (August 11), Tortured Soul
(August 18), and Bilal (August 25).
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AMERICAN SONGBOOK
AND BROADWAY
this time focusing on the November election,
in The Second City’s Paved & Confused
2: Please Don’t Feed the Candidates on
October 29.
Michael Feinstein, considered the go-to
interpreter and historian of the American
Songbook, puts a hand upon this season’s
music broadcasts. The pianist and singer,
who performed last season in NJPAC’s
centennial salute to Frank Sinatra, is the
new host of American Songbook at NJPAC,
the Emmy-nominated public TV series.
Tapings take place on December 1 and 2 in
the Victoria Theater, with a dazzling, upbeat
cast of stage and cabaret performers to be
announced. This concert-and-conversation
series, presented by NJPAC and NJTV, airs
on NJTV, WNET and WLIW21.
Some of the finest musical theater performers
grace NJPAC’s stages, which include the
2,800-seat Prudential Hall, 500-seat Victoria
Theater and 250-seat Chase Room. Appearing
twice-nightly in the cabaret-style Chase Room
are “The Voice of Broadway” Betty Buckley
on September 17; James Monroe Iglehart on
January 28, 2017; Judy Kuhn on March 18,
2017; and Paulo Szot on May 6, 2017.
SiriusXM Broadway host Seth Rudetsky
strikes up the band on October 7 for
Broadway’s Best with Seth Rudetsky – beloved
numbers from the Great White Way, sung by
his friends. A centennial tribute to composer
Leonard Bernstein, a Cole Porter cavalcade
with Judy Kaye, and an all-star concert
version of The Muppet Christmas Carol are
other can’t-misses for those who love shows
and standards.
COMEDY
Two of the Three Amigos – comedians Steve
Martin and Martin Short – keep the laughter
rolling in a rare onstage reunion on October
30, titled An Evening You Will Forget for
the Rest of Your Lives, featuring the Steep
Canyon Rangers bluegrass band with Jeff
Babko. Expect lots of stand-up, film clips
and comedy. Stand-up engagements also are
booked for Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias (July 7
and 8), Chris Tucker (July 30), Ron White
(August 6) and Kevin James (December 3),
with more on the way. Internet sensation
Miranda Sings! defines zaniness in her
parody of a would-be video superstar on
November 9. The Arts Center commissioned
Chicago’s The Second City to present another
hilarious send-up of the Great Garden State,
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TALK OF THE TOWN
Fairleigh Dickinson University unwraps
the third edition of its popular New Jersey
Speakers Series at NJPAC in a subscriber
package that runs from October through
April. Seven Thursday night programs feature
some of the world’s most powerful and
enlightening thought leaders, who also engage
the audience in Q&As. Among them are
EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) winner
Rita Moreno (October 6), former Israeli
Prime Minister Ehud Barak (October 27),
Monty Python original John Cleese (January
26, 2017), and newsman Ted Koppel (March
23, 2017).
Meaningful community dialogues and arts
education fit hand-in-hand at NJPAC Stage
Exchange: The 2017 Commissions, an
ongoing series of new-play readings held in
partnership with the New Jersey Theatre
Alliance. A unique model among performing
arts centers, the Stage Exchange pairs three
dramatists with mentoring theaters, which
guarantee each a full production of his or
her play. In exchange, the playwrights
establish residencies in classrooms to teach
their craft and NJPAC hosts readings of
the works, followed by a panel discussion.
Readings take place in NJPAC’s Chase Room
on April 21, 2017 (playwright Joel Stone
and New Jersey Repertory Company); May
19, 2017 (Nicole Pandolfo and Premiere
Stages); and June 23, 2017 (Pia Wilson and
Crossroads Theatre Company).
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WORLD
New Jersey’s rich diversity is reflected in a
globe-circling selection of programs, such
as a rousing observance of Colombian
independence with famed salsa band Grupo
Niche and “The Prince of Vallenato” Jorge
Celedón (July 22). Musical artists include
Portuguese fado singer Mariza with Brazil’s
Bebel Gilberto (October 16); an evening
with the Italian singing sensation Patrizio
Buanne (October 28); and José Feliciano
with his Holiday Feliz Navidad (two shows
on December 18).
DANCE
In addition to The Hip Hop Nutcracker,
holiday dance offerings include the ultraromantic Cinderella, performed by the State
Ballet Theatre of Russia on December 4,
and the dramatic Forces of Nature Dance
Company, which shares the stage in A
Kwanzaa Celebration on December 17 with
Les Nubians, an Afro-French jazz vocal duo.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater,
NJPAC’s Principal Resident Dance Company,
makes Mother’s Day weekend even more
special during its annual homecoming
performances in Prudential Hall. Dance
Theatre of Harlem returns as the centerpiece
of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Celebration on January 14, 2017.
Moscow Festival Ballet, another Russian
troupe unleashing a full-length story ballet,
performs Tchaikovsky’s timeless masterpiece,
Swan Lake, on April 15, 2017.
FAMILY
Diversity also takes prominence in a larger
array of family attractions, especially Sesame
Street Live: Elmo Makes Music (October 7
and 8), where children learn that people –
and creatures – from all walks can make
beautiful music together. Peking Acrobats
(February 18, 2017), Broadway’s beloved
A Year with Frog and Toad (February 25,
2017) and Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters
(May 6, 2017), based on a tale of Africa, are
among the highlights for young audiences.
The free, family-friendly NJPAC Day of
Swing, held during the TD James Moody
Jazz Festival, puts a focus on New Orleans,
November 19.
Always a stellar attraction, one that appeals
to all ages, famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse
Tyson unravels the mysteries of the universe
for Earthlings on December 15.
CLASSICAL MUSIC
NJPAC’s previously announced Bank of
America Classical Series gets under way on
October 29 with pianist Yuja Wang and
the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted
by Gianandrea Noseda, in a program of
Wagner, Ravel and Shostakovich. Other
concerts include:
• Renée Fleming in recital, November 4
• Mozart for Thanksgiving, November 27.
The Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra,
conducted by Matthew Halls. Radovan
Vlatkovich on horn.
• Budapest Festival Orchestra, all-Beethoven
program with pianist Richard Goode,
February 4, 2017. Iván Fischer, conductor.
• Orchestre National de Lyon, conducted by
Leonard Slatkin, February 19, 2017. Guest
soloist George Li on piano. Works by
Ravel, Slatkin, Liszt and Berlioz.
• Munich Philharmonic with Valery Gergiev
conducting and pianist Pierre-Laurent
Aimard, April 2, 2017. Beethoven’s
“Eroica” and works by Strauss and Ravel.
Tickets may be purchased by calling
1-888-GO-NJPAC (466-5722), online at
njpac.org, or in person at the NJPAC Box
Office, One Center Street in downtown
Newark. For groups of 10 or more, call
(973) 297-5804.
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Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 8pm
Friday, July 8, 2016 at 8pm
Gabriel Iglesias
#Fluffy Breaks Even
Presented by FUSE
There will be no intermission during this performance.
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This program is made possible in part by funds from the
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a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts
and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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currently on the road for his #FluffyBreaksEven
concert tour!
Fluffy Breaks Even, a non-scripted comedic
docu-follow series co-starring Gabriel’s
eccentric tour mates and fellow comedians
Martin Moreno, Rick Gutierrez, G Reilly and
Alfred Robles, wrapped its second season in
May on FUSE TV (Thursdays at 10/9 CT). The
show gives audience members the opportunity
to see what it’s like for Iglesias to eat on the
road, add up the calories and then try to
burn it off and “break even” with a different
restaurant and workout in every episode.
GABRIEL IGLESIAS
Born in Chula Vista, California, Gabriel
Iglesias is the youngest of six children, raised
by a single mother. Growing up, the family
lived in Section 8 housing in Long Beach,
CA. It was during his childhood that he
developed a strong sense of humor to deal
with the obstacles he faced. In 1997, he set
out to hone his comedic skills, and performed
stand-up anywhere he could find an
audience; including biker bars and hole-inthe-wall joints. Gabriel’s standup comedy is
a mixture of storytelling, parodies, characters
and sound effects that bring his personal
experiences to life. His unique and animated
comedy style has made him popular among
fans of all ages.
Iglesias is one of America’s most successful
stand-up comedians, and performs to soldout concerts around the world. 2016 marks
Iglesias’ 20th year in the business. He has
had the distinct honor of being one of the
few comedians to headline and sellout
Madison Square Garden in New York,
The Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, and
The Honda Center in Anaheim. Iglesias is
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He recently filmed his sixth one-hour comedy
special at the Allstate Arena in Chicago to
two sold-out shows with a total of 20,000
fans in attendance. The special will be released
as a Netflix Original.
Iglesias will next be heard reprising his role
as “Jimmy” in the upcoming 2017 animated
film The Nut Job 2 along with co-stars Will
Arnett, Maya Rudolph and Katherine Heigl.
In 2015, he co-starred with Channing Tatum
in Warner Bros’ Magic Mike XXL, reprising
his role as Tobias. Gabriel also lit up the small
screen on the ABC sitcom Cristela.
Other feature film credits include co-starring
roles in A Haunted House 2, and his voice
can be heard in numerous animated films
Norm of the North, The Book of Life, The
Nut Job and Disney’s Planes. Gabriel also
starred in the theatrical stand-up concert
comedy film, The Fluffy Movie. For the past
three years Comedy Central has aired Iglesias’
hit series Stand-Up Revolution. The cable
network also premiered Gabriel Iglesias:
Aloha Fluffy in an unprecedented two-night
comedy special to over 15 million viewers. The
special was a follow-up to his previous DVD
specials, Hot & Fluffy and I’m Not Fat...I’m
Fluffy, which have sold a combined total of
over two million copies.
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Prudential Hall
Saturday, July 9, 2016 at 8pm
Beres Hammond
and
Marcia Griffiths
featuring special guest
Luciano
World Music Series sponsored by American Express
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The internal strength required to deal with
life’s inequities is beautifully summoned on
“Black Beauty” while “Give It All You Got
Today” reminds the listener to always do their
best, as time is limited for all of us.
BERES HAMMOND
There isn’t an aspect of romantic relationships
that Beres Hammond hasn’t transformed into
a classic (reggae) song; whether written from
the perspective of a keen observer or willing
and sometimes unwilling protagonist, each is
delivered with Beres’ signature smoky, soulful
grit. Beres can’t stand leaving his woman
so early in the morning on the sultry, R&B
tinged “No Disturb Sign,” taken from his
1993 Elektra Records release In Control. He
takes over showing a misguided brother how
to treat a woman on “Step Aside,” yet he fails
to heed that song’s counsel and regrets doing
so on “I Could Beat Myself.” Beres professes
the outrageous lengths men will go to impress
women on “Full Attention,” displays a
sentimental unwillingness to leave after years
together on the gorgeous lovers’ rock tune
“No Goodbye,” from his album A Moment
In Time (VP Records). He broaches the topic
of infidelity with humorous bravado and
suspenseful story telling on “Double Trouble,”
which stands as an unofficial cheaters anthem
20 years after its original release.
Widely acknowledged as Jamaica’s greatest
practicing singer-songwriter, Beres’ beloved
hit-filled repertoire, amassed over the past
40 years, is also rife with songs that simply,
yet with profound effect, articulate the
commonalities of life’s struggles and triumphs,
irrespective of one’s class or creed, race or
religion. Sufferers everywhere will identify with
Beres’ exasperation generated by “Another
Day In The System” and his defiance of the
“overnight scheme…designed to keep me
down” on “Putting Up Resistance” the song’s
defiant, empowering message as relevant today
as it was when initially released 22 years ago.
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Then there are the numerous Beres songs that
celebrate music including the effervescent ode
to dancehall “Can You Play Some More” and
the blissfully nostalgic “Rockaway” (“those
were the days when love used to reign”). With
an abundance of cherished tunes to his credit,
it’s not surprising that a diversity of artists
from audacious singer/songwriter Tanya
Stephens to dancehall superstar Mavado have
name-checked Beres in their songs. On his
2001 duet with the venerable songster “Dance
4 Me” Grammy Award-winner Wyclef Jean
expressed the reverence with which Beres’
talents are regarded when he declared, “all
you fake singers, bow down to the legend.”
Lush romantic musings and insightful social
criticisms dominate One Love, One Life,
Beres’ self-produced two-disc set of previously
unreleased material. Each of the album’s 19
tracks is quintessentially Beres: his vocals,
as rich and flavorfully bittersweet as dark
chocolate, embody the spiritual fervor heard in
the secular ballads of Sam Cooke, the laid back
cool/political consciousness of 1970s Marvin
Gaye and the gritty “Pain In My Heart” passion
of Otis Redding. The aforementioned soul
icons profoundly influenced the development
of Beres’ style, as did Jamaican greats including
Leroy Sibbles, lead singer of the Heptones,
velvety crooner Ken Boothe and the legendary
vocalist Alton Ellis, one of the pioneers of
rock steady, reggae’s direct forerunner.
His 26th studio album, One Love, One Life
features Beres’ most inspirational lyrics
delivered with a gut-wrenching conviction
that is rarely heard in today’s prefabricated
popular music landscape.
Beres’ impassioned preacher at the pulpit
delivery on the gospel-tinged “Still Searching”
denounces the various “mayhem caused by
men” in its musical sermon. He wails against
hypocrisy on “The Truth Will Live On,” his
sentiment punctuated by a dub-heavy drum
and bass ending. “Why keep trusting a friend
who conveniently misunderstands where you
want to go and your purpose in this life,” asks
Beres on the stirring “Can’t Make Blood Out
of Stone”; similarly, he urges facing reality
on the first single “You Stand Alone,” set to
an irresistible one-drop rhythm. “My people
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where is your pride, are you always gonna be
denied?” Beres queries on the eloquent rootsrock unity anthem “Family”: whether related
by blood or a shared desire for something
better in life “family stands like a mountain,
love flows like a fountain,” sings Beres.
Love among the human family is a recurrent
theme in the music of Hugh Beresford
Hammond, born the ninth of ten children in
Jamaica’s garden parish St. Mary, on August
28, 1955. As a child Beres made regular trips
to downtown Kingston’s record shops to
mingle with the era’s popular singers including
the late Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. At a
precocious 11 years old, Beres recorded
his first single for producer Clancy Eccles,
which, unfortunately wasn’t released until
he became a star some 20 years later. Beres
initially attracted attention with his victories
at the Merritone Talent competitions in the
early 1970s. In 1975 he joined the fusion
band Zap Pow as lead singer, remaining with
them for four years while simultaneously
pursuing solo recordings. His debut solo
album, the aptly titled Soul Reggae released
in 1976 sold well throughout Jamaica while
a subsequent single released the same year,
the soulful ballad “One Step Ahead,” zoomed
to the top of the Jamaican charts where it
remained for three and a half months. The
frustrations of releasing hit records without
monetary compensation due to the rampant
exploitation within Jamaica’s music industry
led to intermittent pauses in Beres’ career; his
exasperation, however, became the catalyst for
the development of his own label/production
company Harmony House in the early ’80s,
which enabled him, at last, to reap financial
returns from his recordings.
Since the release of his first Harmony House
single, “Groovy Little Thing” in 1985, Beres’
singles have repeatedly touched the upper
tiers of reggae charts worldwide. His 1987 hit
“What One Dance Can Do” elicited a string
of hit answer records including Beres’ own
“She Loves Me Now”; released at the dawn of
reggae’s digital revolution, both songs reached
the national tally in England and established
Beres’ stardom on the dancehall reggae circuit.
Even farther-reaching acclaim arrived in 1990
when Beres laid his vocals over a sumptuous
synthesized rhythm created by Penthouse
Records founder Donovan Germain. The
singer barely remembers recording “Tempted
to Touch” in 1992 but the song nonetheless
shot to the top of reggae charts in Jamaica,
the US and in England.
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Twenty years on, Beres has improbably
maintained his hit-making streak and continues
his reign as Jamaica’s most esteemed singer.
Nowhere is that adoration more apparent
than at his riveting, dependably sold out
concert performances. As he tears through hit
after hit, Beres often extends the microphone
towards the audience who exuberantly sing
along, often drowning out the extremely
delighted performer on stage.
Recent recruits as well as longstanding Beres
fans will find plenty to sing along to on One
Love, One Life including the celebration of
good old dancehall vibes on “Prime Time”
and the up-tempo “Don’t You Feel Like
Dancing” and “Can’t Waste No Time,”
featuring the spirited sax phrasing of the
maestro Dean Fraser.
Beres’ exceptional story telling skills shine as he
relates the story of a breakup that, thankfully,
didn’t happen on “Crazy Dream,” celebrates
the years with his lady on “The Song” and
recounts changes for the better in the life of
a “Lonely Fellow”; far from lonely, Beres is
the consummate sweet talking suitor on the
lovers rock gems “Keep Me Warm” and “In
My Arms,” the latter co-produced by Collin
“Bulby” York.
Breaking up is hard to do but staying together
isn’t so easy either and Beres’ granular
pain-etched delivery incomparably renders
the reflective R&B nugget “More Time”
(co-produced by Michael Fletcher), the
disillusionment within a once promising union,
“No Candlelight” (co-produced by Donovan
Germain), the inevitable doubts that creep
into relationships (“Shouldn’t Be”) and a futile
search for that special someone that concludes
with an extended stay at the heartbreak hotel
(“My Life”).
The title cut on One Love, One Life adapts
a reworking of Studio One’s immortal mid’60s “Love Me Forever” riddim to a synopsis
of Beres’ career: “The journey’s been rough
sometimes choices are not there then comes the
day when I’m down to I don’t care/the heavens
declare and all my fears just disappear and I
am singing again”. The song also summarizes
Beres’ ongoing approach to music making: “I
feel no shame, I ain’t singing for fame…”
Indeed: for Beres Hammond fame is an
inevitable byproduct of recording, producing
and performing music at an unparalleled level
of excellence.
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her own original “Stepping Out of Babylon.”
and releasing two albums: Naturally and
Stepping. When asked to express her opinion
on female reggae vocalists, Marcia said
“It’s been a rough, tough job standing up
as a woman in this business. That’s why
my album before Land of Love I chose to
call Indomitable, which means not easily
discouraged or defeated. My views on women
in reggae are positive; most of the new or
upcoming female singers in reggae started
out singing my songs before doing their own
originals. I feel very good about that; to know
that I have influenced my people positively.”
MARCIA GRIFFITHS
The longest, hardest and most consistently
working artist in the history of the Jamaican
Music Industry is the Empress of Reggae music,
the most Honorable Marcia Griffiths, OD, first
Lady of Songs, Female Vocalist Supreme.
In a career spanning 40 years to date and
still going strong, she hits high points
internationally as a soloist and as a duo with
Bob Andy, as Bob and Marcia. She has toured
the world as a member of the I-Threes with
Bob Marley and the Wailers. Subsequently
as a soloist she hit the Billboard chart with
“Electric Boogie Song” and created a world
class dance, the Electric Slide.
Marcia Griffiths has been performing and
recording as a top class artist for four decade.
She says “I started singing professionally
as a vocalist in 1964 for Byron Lee and the
Dragonaires band.” Her recording years
started soon after at Coxsone Dodd – Studio
One where she recorded her first hit “Feel
Like Jumping.”
It was while recording at Studio One that
Marcia teamed up with Bob Andy on “Really
Together,” the first of many duets that the
two would record. “Luckily for me, Bob Andy
was always a strong and wise person”, says
Marcia. “He was there for me in the early days
and that gave me confidence”. Then the pair
moved to the Harry J Label, hitting the British,
as well as the International charts with “Young
Gifted and Black” and “The Pied Piper,”
recording two albums of the same titles.
Following that duet success, she went solo
again on the High Note label with Reggae’s
sole established female producer—Sonia
Pottinger—hitting with several songs including
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Ten years after entering the music business,
Marcia united with Judy Mowatt and Rita
Marley to form the I-Threes as an important
part of the Bob Marley entourage. “Words are
not enough to express my experience with the
I-Threes and Bob Marley and the Wailers”,
says Marcia. “What a blessing to be so
privileged.....to have shared this experience”.
Currently Marcia is one of the leading female
artists on the Reggae scene. She gained solo
international recognition with her monster hit
“Electric Boogie,” first recorded in 1982 and
hitting the #1 spot on the Jamaican charts.
Sales continued over the years and in 1989, a
Washington, DC Disc Jockey started playing
it regularly and in no time, it caught on and
hit the station’s regular rotation list.
A new dance, the Electric Slide, was created
from the “Electric Boogie” song and as a result,
sales soared and the dance became popular
all over the US. The song and dance have
been featured on the Oprah Winfrey and Phil
Donahue shows, and the video has been aired
many times on the Black Entertainment TV
(BET) and other nationwide music networks.
Marcia Llyneth Griffiths was born on
November 23, 1949 to Joseph and Beatrice
Griffiths. The family hailed from a poor section
of West Kingston. As bad as things were,
Marcia considered those days glorious,
because there was always one thing in
abundance—one thing that made them the
wealthiest family in the world—one thing that
no one could take from them... love.
As a teenager Marcia attended Kingston Senior
School, and was a zealous member of her
church choir. In fact, she was always taking
part in some school concert or play. She loved
to hang out and sing with friends, often times
sneaking out of the house after her parents had
gone to bed. It was during one such nightly
excursion, that the slim fifteen year old beauty
managed to get herself discovered.
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Philip “Boasie” James lead singer of the Blues
Busters vocal duo was visiting his girlfriend,
who lived next door to Marcia, and heard
this lovely voice floating through the air. He
could not believe his ears, and subsequently
took Marcia straight away to Byron Lee and
insisted that this songbird be included on the
upcoming talent show to be held at the Carib
Theater in Kingston. Marcia performed a
Carla Thomas original, “No Time To Lose,”
to phenomenal response from the audience.
They demanded an encore, but to no avail,
as she had only rehearsed one song with the
band. As much as she wanted to, she could
not do any more performances that day.
The attention Marcia received after this
auspicious debut was overwhelming. Everyone
wanted to manage her, including Byron Lee’s
manager Ronnie Nasralla. That same night
he took her to the studios of JBC where
Marcia made her first television debut. All in
one day were the ingredients of an overnight
success story which no one realized was
about to happen. The rest is history, for the
girl who became first the queen, the matriarch
of Reggae Music. Marcia L. Griffiths OD., a
great contributor to Reggae Music, is most
fitting for the royal, prestigious and respectful
title of Reggae Empress. Marcia continues her mission of spreading the
message in the music. Over the past two years
she has enjoyed a successful tour of the USA
and to England with Beres Hammond and
Freddie McGregor. Marcia shared the stage
with Boyz II Men at the massive Spring Break
concert for MTV in Negril Jamaica. Returning
to the US, she performed in Orlando, Florida,
(Disney World) Universal Studio, at the
opening of the Bob Marley Museum. She joined
Beres Hammond and Buju Banton at Carnegie
Hall and Madison Square Garden, then on to
Toronto and Montreal with John Holt and
Ken Boothe. Again in the USA with Bob
Andy as the legendary duo, they performed
at the Bob Marley Day Celebration in Los
Angeles, before heading down south to perform
at the historic Reggae meets Rocksteady
showcase in Miami. Next Marcia toured with
the legendary Wailers Band. Then the I-Threes
were off for shows in Italy, Europe and South
Africa. Returning to Jamaica, the I-Threes
shared the stage for two shows with R&B
legends—Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle.
The driving force of the Reggae Empress is
fueled by her inner desire to serve the people
of the world with sweet reggae music. She
said “Music alone shall live, and it’s not
only for the money, but the satisfaction I get
from doing the work that I love, that is what
really keeps me going everyday.”
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LUCIANO
With the release of his landmark CD Where
There Is Life in 1995, Luciano emerged as
one of the most important reggae singers
in decades and the greatest hope for roots
reggae’s survival in the digital dancehall era.
Since that much acclaimed release, Luciano’s
music has been consistently praised for
imparting sentiments of spiritual salvation,
edification and humanitarian upliftment.
In these troubled times, Luciano’s engaging
baritone voice resonates like a divinely ordained
instrument possessing the power to comfort
souls from all walks of life. While many of
his so-called “conscious” contemporaries
have faltered by recording songs that glorify
wanton sex and random violence as a means
of topping the charts, Luciano has held
steadfast to enriching principles; these positive
lyrical themes have justifiably earned him the
title of The Messenger. However, the humble
singer also refers to himself as the child of
a king which was the title of his penultimate
CD for VP Records.
“We are all children of the Most High God
and as a Rasta man, I acknowledge that I am
a child of Emperor Haile Selassie I because
all of his teachings are in my songs,” he
explains. “I am a child of a king and I just
want my family and my fans to receive the
blessings that God has given through me as a
messenger and an instrument of peace.”
Luciano estimates to have made at least 40
albums; the prolific artist releases three (full
length) CDs per year. “I have so much music
and messages, that I cannot be holding it
inside of me,” he declares.”From a management
point of view, they would like to see me
cooling out for a while but if a bird doesn’t
sing, tell me if that bird is happy?”
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Music has run deeply throughout Luciano’s
life. Born Jepther Washington McClymont
on October 20, 1964 in Davey Town, a small
community located atop a hilly region on the
road to Mandeville in the central Jamaican
parish of Manchester. Luciano was raised in
the Adventist church and sang in the church
choir. His father passed away when Luciano
was just 11 years old. He left behind a guitar
he had built and as Luciano recalls, “through
those early years, I fell in love with the guitar
and started to learn to play, which I realised
was showing love and respect to my father.”
His beloved mother, Sophie, who struggled
to raise Luciano and his eight siblings, is
also a gifted singer.
As he grew older, Luciano sang in local youth
clubs and took the mic at local sound system
dances. In the late ’80s, he arrived in Jamaica’s
bustling capital Kingston hoping to transform
his musical talent into a flourishing career.
He sold oranges in the marketplace as means
of initially supporting himself but when a
drought restricted that year’s orange crop, he
returned to Mandeville. However, the music
beckoned so it wasn’t long before Luciano
went back to Kingston, this time with even
greater determination to succeed. He worked
as an upholsterer by day and at night he sought
recording opportunities in various studios. It
was suggested by one of his mentors, Homer
Harris, that the name Jepther McClymont
did not have the requisite charisma to propel
the career of an aspiring entertainer; Jepther
was (professionally) re-christened as Luciano,
a name that parallels his extraordinary vocal
skills alongside those of the world-renowned
operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti. The name
was also somewhat prophetic: “Luci” means
bearer of light and within a few years Luciano
would shine as one of the brightest lights in
the Jamaican music constellation.
As the 1990s progressed, Luciano recorded
for a few producers but failed to make any
significant headway until he met Freddie
McGregor. “Shake It Up” (a cover version of
Cheryl Lyn’s R&B hit) recorded for Freddie”s
Big Ship label became a number one hit in the
UK in 1993 and was featured on Luciano’s
first release for VP Records, After All. Due to
Freddie’s hectic touring commitments, he was
unable to devote sufficient time to developing
Luciano’s singer/song writing skills. However
the singer soon found an ideal collaborator in
producer Phillip “Fatis” Burell of Xterminator
Records whose releases were characterized
by Rastafarian imbued themes and intricately
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crafted roots rock rhythms played by some of
Jamaica’s finest musicians.
Fatis, who also took on the managerial role
in Luciano’s career, brought the gifted singer’s
talents to the musical forefront on cuts like
“Poor and Simple,” “Chant Out” and “One
Way Ticket,” the latter regarded as one of the
finest repatriation anthems ever written and
a song that continually summons enthusiastic
responses in Luciano’s breathtaking live
performances. With the release of Where There
Is Life for Island Records Jamaica Luciano’s
deeply devotional yet accessible lyrics and
the beautiful melodies of “It’s Me Again
Jah,” “Your World and Mine” and “Lord
Give Me Strength,” coupled with Fatis’
contemporary one-drop rhythms catapulted
the singer to the top of the reggae charts,
toppling (at least temporarily) the decade long
reign of deejays rapping X-rated lyrics over
digitized dancehall beats.
Luciano and Fatis (alongside prominent
musicians such as saxophonist Dean Frasier
and drummer Sly Dunbar) created several
exceptional releases including 1997’s The
Messenger and 1999’s Sweep Over My Soul.
Although they parted ways in 1999 due to
artistic differences within the Xterminator
camp, Luciano consistently acknowledges
Fatis’ essential role in establishing the
foundation for his far reaching success.
The Messenger has since ascended to even
greater musical heights with A New Day
(2001) Serve Jah (2003), Serious Times (2004),
all for VP Records who also released Child
of a King (2006) and United States of Africa
(2010), all of which contributed towards the
crowning glory of his exalted career thus far.
His most recent album Rub-A-Dub Market,
released in 2011, just proves that Luciano is
like unto a good vintage wine, which just keeps
getting better and better the more it matures.
“Over the years I have listened to other
international icons like Stevie Wonder, Ray
Charles and Jim Reeves. By listening to
all these great brothers, I have learned to
appreciate other works and see that there
are no barriers in music. Although I am well
known as a cultural reggae singer, I have an
international message and so I cannot deliver
it just to reggae fans. I have to extend it to
people from all walks of life.” Spoken like a
truly benevolent messenger and the globally
minded child of a king.
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Prudential Hall
Sunday, July 10, 2016 at 7pm
NJPAC presents
New Edition
This One’s For You Tour
The use of recording equipment and the taking of photographs are strictly
prohibited. As a courtesy to the performers and fellow audience members,
please be sure silence all cellular phones and mobile devices.
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NEW EDITION
Long before N-Sync, Back Street Boys, 98
Degrees and even New Kids On The Block
there was New Edition—the modern day
blueprint for Boy Bands. For more than
30 years, “NE” has mesmerized audiences
with their signature choreographed shows,
smooth vocal harmonies and electrifying
showmanship cementing their place in history
as one of the most successful touring groups
ever. Boasting music’s most notoriously loyal
audience, 15 national tours, 18 multi-platinum
albums, four American Music Awards, 14
number one records and countless Billboard
Top 20 hits, New Edition remains the
unstoppable measurement of true R&B, hip
hop and pop music.
Gill joined the group. New Edition evolved
stronger than ever with Heartbreak, its
biggest selling album with three #1 songs.
The amazing success has proved fruitful for
the brand.
The New Edition phenomenon was born in
1983 in Boston, MA, with teenagers Ronnie
DeVoe, Bobby Brown, Ricky Bell, Michael
Bivins and Ralph Tresvant. In 1986 Bobby
Brown left the group to begin a highly charged
solo career—soon after solo artist Johnny
New Edition is officially a movement that
turns the band into an R&B mega-group with
its dynamic, razor sharp choreography and
larger-than-life on-stage persona that remains
the undeniable wow-factor that continues to
fascinate audiences all over the world.
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In 1989, NE orchestrated one of music’s
biggest coups by simultaneously launching
Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill’s solo albums,
while Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins and Ronnie
DeVoe created a high-octane group and new
sound with Bell-Biv-Devoe, which spawned
the 4-time platinum cross-over hit “Poison.”
Between the various projects, a cumulative
30 million records were sold and together,
the men dominated Billboard charts, MTV,
VH-1, BET and stadiums across the country.
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Prudential Hall
Sunday, July 24, 2016 at 8pm
NJPAC presents
Boyz II Men
and
EnVogue
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BOYZ II MEN
Boyz II Men remains one of the most truly
iconic R&B groups in music history. The
group redefined popular R&B and continues
to create timeless hits that appeal to fans
across all generations. Recently celebrating their
20th anniversary this year, the band has penned
and performed some of the most celebrated
classics of the past two decades. The group’s 4
GRAMMY® Awards are just the tip of the
iceberg: throughout their 20-year career, Boyz II
Men have also won a whopping nine American
Music Awards, nine Soul Train Awards, three
Billboard Awards, and a 2011 MOBO Award
for Outstanding Contribution to Music.
first single, “More Than You’ll Ever Know”
cracked into the top 15 on Urban AC charts.
The trio holds the distinction of being the
best-selling R&B group of all time, with an
astounding 60 million albums sold. And the
reason is abundantly clear: for the past two
decades Boyz II Men have given fans a rich
catalogue of hits filled with smooth harmonies
and enduring themes. And for Boyz II Men the
hits just keep on coming—the group continues
to craft new albums and bring their legendary
act to stages across the world.
Beyond making music, giving back is also
important to Boyz II Men—the group has its own
charity called Boyz II Men House which lends
support to individuals and organizations that
focus on improving quality of life and helping
to unlock human potential, while contributing
to the health and vitality of those less fortunate.
Boyz II Men’s past hits include: “End of the
Road,” “I’ll Make Love to You,” “One Sweet
Day,” “Motownphilly” and many others. And
their recent albums have earned them major
critical acclaim as well. Their Decca label
debut, Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville
USA (Decca/Universal), on November 13, 2007
earned them two GRAMMY® Nominations.
In 2011, Boyz II Men marked their 20th
anniversary by releasing a landmark album,
fittingly titled Twenty. The album contains
the group’s first original material in nearly a
decade as well as a dozen remasetered classic,
career-defining hits. Twenty debuted at #20 on
the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart, #4 on
the Billboard R&B album chart, #10 on the
Billboard Digital Album Chart, and placed #1
on the iTunes R&B Soul Album chart. Twenty’s
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Boyz II Men have won fans the world over with
their soulful multi-octave sound and incredible
vocals. Given the monumental success of their
albums and the timeless quality of their vocals,
it’s easy to see why Boyz II Men remains the
most popular R&B group of all time. Ask any
successful pop or R&B superstar which artists
have inspired them—chances are Boyz II Men
will be at the top. From Justin Timberlake and
Usher to Justin Bieber and Beyonce, the most
successful stars in the industry look to Boyz II
Men as their idols.
Although Boyz II Men continues to tour across
the country and around the globe, performing
a mix of their latest tracks and treasured
classics, the group held a residency at famed
Las Vegas venue The Mirage through 2015.
Boyz II Men have made R&B accessible to the
masses and have helped the genre come into
its own—and fans throughout the world flock
to see them perform at sold out shows. They
were just honored in Las Vegas at the Casino
Entertainment Awards where they were presented
with the Musical Artist of the Year Award
beating out Britney Spears and Guns N’ Roses.
Signed to BMG, the group recently released
a new album of all new material called
Collide. Collide is a landmark album for
Boyz II Men, showcasing a new and different
sound for one of the most successful and
enduring groups in mainstream music.
For information on tour dates and everything
Boyz II Men, head to: www.BoyzIIMen.com
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EN VOGUE
The name rings more than a bell. It invokes
memories of a long line of red-hot R&B and
pop smashes recorded in the 1990s. Songs like
“Hold On,” “My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna
Get It),” “Giving Him Something He Can Feel,”
“Free Your Mind” and “Whatta Man” featuring
Salt-N-Pepa, are just a sampling of the mega
hits made famous by the Pop/R&B super group.
Fusing style, sophistication, sass and sex appeal,
the En Vogue formula was magical and the
group went on to sell over eight million albums.
In total, En Vogue recorded five albums: 1990’s
Born To Sing; 1992’s Funky Divas; 1997’s EV3;
2000’s Masterpiece Theatre; and 2002’s The
Gift of Christmas. There have also been several
compilations released including 1999’s Best of
En Vogue and 2001’s The Very Best of En Vogue.
In addition to being featured on Elom’s, (star of
Sesame Street) compilation CD Elmopalooza!
the group also appeared on the soundtrack
Simply Mad About the Mouse, Why Do
Fools Fall In Love and Set It Off with
produced the number one hit, “Don’t Let
Go”. Group member Terry Ellis also released
a successful solo album Southern Girl in 1995.
Since En Vogue’s 1990 debut, the ladies, who
were the brain child of production team Denzil
Foster and Thomas McElroy, set a standard
for female R&B and pop acts like Destiny’s
Child and the Pussy Cat Dolls. While En Vogue
may have been trendsetters for those who
followed them, the group itself began receiving
comparisons to The Supremes, especially after
internal differences caused original member
Dawn Robinson to exit the group in 1997.
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Fellow member Maxine Jones followed suit
and left the group in 2001.
But unlike The Supremes, En Vogue never
disbands. Instead, the group exemplified the
fortitude of Motown veterans The Temptations
and continued to record and perform. Like The
Temptations, the remaining original members
Cindy Herron-Braggs and Terry decided to
revamp En Vogue and added new member
Rhona Bennett. En Vogue also finds fulfillment
while on stage. “It’s about connecting with the
people”. It’s about the energy you receive, the
love, and the reciprocation from the message
in the music.”
In the summer of 2007 original member Dawn,
reunited with the group at the Summer Festival
in Tobago. The reunion was explosive and
allowed the ladies to grab on to the essence
of what originally made them awesome. The
first televised taste that the public received
nationally was at the 2008 BET Awards, where
they performed a medley with Alicia Keys,
TLC and SWV.
Although they embarked on their musical
journey nearly 20-years ago, En Vogue’s appeal
is greater than ever before. From performing at
the NFL Superbowls to The Kentucky Derby,
the girls keep adding unique and global project
to their already impressive resume. In 2011,
the girls visited and performed at a number of
US Military Bases in Iraq.
Having
grown
musically,
emotionally,
professionally, and creatively, the ladies believe
each day is a living affirmation, “…Hold On to
your Love” and these ladies love to sing—they
have no plans to ever let go.
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Saturday, July 30, 2016 at 8pm
NJPAC presents
Chris Tucker Live!
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Ice Cube. In 1997, Tucker was an executive
producer and co-starred in the hit movie,
Money Talks with Charlie Sheen and then
appeared in the highly successful Luc Besson’s
The Fifth Element. In 2006, he negotiated an
unprecedented $25 million salary to appear
in Rush Hour 3, which at the time made him
the highest paid actor in Hollywood. His
latest project, Chris Tucker Live, released
on July 10, 2015 exclusively on Netflix, and
marked the first project that Tucker had
starred in and produced through his own
company, Chris Tucker Entertainment.
CHRIS TUCKER
Comedian – Actor – Producer – Humanitarian
Chris Tucker is an international awardwinning actor and comedian best known for
playing the role of Detective James Carter
in the Rush Hour film series. He became a
favorite on Russell Simmons’ HBO Def
Comedy Jam in the 1990s and came to
prominence in his first starring role, the 1995
film cult classic Friday starring alongside
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Chris Tucker co-starred in the 2013 Oscar®nominated film Silver Linings Playbook
with Robert DeNiro, Jennifer Lawrence and
Bradley Cooper. To date, Tucker has starred
in films that have collectively grossed over one
billion dollars in box office sales worldwide.
Tucker, who is currently on his successful
U.S. comedy tour, has received rave reviews
from all over the world, including Asia, the
United Kingdom, Australia and the Middle
East. Outside of comedy, Tucker is a dedicated
humanitarian, spending much of his spare time
traveling around the world, doing philanthropic
work to make a difference through his Chris
Tucker Foundation. www.christucker.com
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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 22, 2016
Dreamers
$10,000,000 & above
State of New Jersey
Women’s Association of NJPAC
The Prudential Foundation
The Raymond G. Chambers Family
Victoria Foundation
Betty W. Johnson
Estate of Eric F. Ross
The Star Ledger/Samuel I. Newhouse
Foundation
The Joan and Allen Bildner Family Fund
Katherine M. and Albert W. Merck
Merck Company Foundation
Judy and Josh Weston
ADP
Alcatel-Lucent
American Express Company
AT&T
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 Lieberman/ The Leonard
Lieberman Family Foundation
A. Michael and Ruth C. Lipper/Lipper
Family Charitable Foundation
McCrane Foundation, Inc., care of
Margrit McCrane
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
New Jersey Cultural Trust
Panasonic Corporation of North America
Dr. and Mrs. Victor Parsonnet
Pfizer Inc.
City of Newark
Essex County
New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Luminaries
$5,000,000 & above
Toby and Leon Cooperman
CIT
Bank of America
Visionaries
$1,000,000 & above
PSEG Foundation
Michael F. Price
PwC
Robert Wood Johnson, Jr. Charitable Trust
Pat and Art Ryan
The Sagner Family Foundation
The Smart Family Foundation/David S.
Stone, Esq., Stone and Magnanini
Morris and Charlotte Tanenbaum
Turner Construction Company
Turrell Fund
Diana and Roy Vagelos
Verizon
Wells Fargo
Mary Ellen and Robert C. Waggoner
Wallace Foundation
NJPAC Leadership
Board of Directors
Chair
John R. Strangfeld
Thomas M. O’Flynn
Victor Parsonnet, M.D.
Larisa F. Perry
Philip R. Sellinger, Esq.
President and CEO
Jeffrey S. Sherman, Esq.
John Schreiber
Susan N. Sobbott
Treasurer
The Hon. Clifford M. Sobel
Marc E. Berson
David S. Stone, Esq.
Michael A. Tanenbaum, Esq.
Assistant Treasurer
Steven M. Goldman, Esq. Joseph M. Taylor
Stephen M. Vajtay, Jr., Esq.
Secretary
Robert C. Waggoner
Michael R. Griffinger, Esq. Nina M. Wells, Esq.
Josh S. Weston
Assistant Secretary
Linda A. Willett, Esq.
Donald A. Robinson, Esq.
John S. Willian
*Founding Chair
Directors Emeriti
Raymond G. Chambers
Dennis Bone
*Chair Emeritus
Barbara Bell Coleman
Arthur F. Ryan
Albert R. Gamper
Morris Tanenbaum
Lawrence E.
Diana T. Vagelos
Bathgate II, Esq.
James L. Bildner, Esq.
Ex Officio
Daniel M. Bloomfield, M.D. The Hon. Ras J. Baraka
Ann Dully Borowiec
The Hon. Christopher J.
Linda Bowden
Christie
Jacob Buurma, Esq.
The Hon. Mildred C.
Dr. Nancy Cantor
Crump
J. Fletcher Creamer, Jr.
The Hon. Joseph N.
Pat A. Di Filippo
DiVincenzo, Jr.
Robert H. Doherty
The Hon. Kimberly M.
Brendan P. Dougher
Guadagno
Thasunda Brown Duckett Elizabeth A. Mattson
Patrick C. Dunican, Jr., Esq. Mary Beth O’Connor
Anne Evans Estabrook
Ford M. Scudder
Leecia R. Eve, Esq.
Christine C. Gilfillan
WA Board of Trustees
Savion Glover
Mary Beth O’Connor
President
Steven E. Gross, Esq.
Tenagne Girma-Jeffries
William V. Hickey
Archie Gottesman
Judith Jamison
Co-Executive
The Hon. Thomas H. Kean
Vice Presidents
Ralph A. LaRossa
Suzanne M. Spero
A. Michael Lipper, CFA
Vice President,
Thomas J. Marino, CPA
Fund Development
William J. Marino
Terri MacLeod
Ellen B. Marshall
Vice President, Promotion
Marc H. Morial
Mary Kay Strangfeld
Harold L. Morrison, Jr.
Vice President, Advocacy
Summer 2016
As of June 22, 2016
Robin Cruz McClearn
Treasurer
Ferlanda Fox Nixon, Esq.
Assistant Treasurer
Beverly Baker-Jackson, Esq.
Secretary
Audrey Bartner
Tai Beauchamp
M. Michele Blackwood,
M.D., F.A.C.S.
Marcia Wilson Brown, Esq.
Mary Ellen Burke
Jillian Castrucci, Esq.
Patricia A. Chambers*
Sally Chubb* **
Barbara Bell Coleman**
Erica Ferry
Chanda Gibson
Christine C. Gilfillan
Immediate Past
President
Veronica M. Goldberg*
Heather B. Kapsimalis
Sheila F. Klehm**
Ellen W. Lambert, Esq.
Linda M. Layne
Ruth C. Lipper**
Dena F. Lowenbach
Pamela T. Miller, Esq.
Gabriella E. Morris, Esq.*
Trish Morris-Yamba
Christine Pearson
Patricia E. Ryan* **
Mikki Taylor
Diana T. Vagelos* **
Nina Mitchell Wells, Esq.
Karen C. Young
*Founding Member
**Trustee Emerita
Samuel A. Delgado
Steven J. Diner, Ph.D.
Dawood Farahi, Ph.D.
Curtland E. Fields
Bruce I. Goldstein, Esq.
Renee Golush
Paula Gottesman
Sandra Greenberg
Kent C. Hiteshew
Patrick E. Hobbs
John A. Hoffman, Esq.
Lawrence S. Horn, Esq.
Reverend M. William
Howard, Jr.
Reverend Reginald
Jackson
Howard Jacobs
Byerte W. Johnson, Ph.D.
Robert L. Johnson, M.D.
Marilyn “Penny” Joseph
Donald M. Karp, Esq.
Douglas L. Kennedy
Gene R. Korf, Esq.
Rabbi Clifford M. Kulwin
Ellen W. Lambert, Esq.
Paul Lichtman
Kevin Luing
Joseph Manfredi
Antonio S. Matinho
Bari J. Mattes
John E. McCormac, CPA
Catherine M. McFarland
Joyce R. Michaelson
Edwin S. Olsen
Barry H. Ostrowsky, Esq.
Richard S. Pechter
Daria M. Placitella
Jay R. Post, Jr., CFP
Steven J. Pozycki
Marian Rocker
Council of Trustees
David J. Satz, Esq.
Val Azzoli
Barbara J. Scott
Michael F. Bartow
Marla S. Smith
Rona Brummer
Suzanne M. Spero
John M. Castrucci, CPA
Joseph P. Starkey
Elizabeth G. Christopherson Sylvia Steiner
Susan Cole, Ph.D.
Arthur R. Stern
Robert S. Constable
Andrew Vagelos
Irene Cooper-Basch
Richard J. Vezza
Anthony R. Coscia, Esq.
Kim Wachtel
Andrea Cummis
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
Peter H. Hansen
Senior Vice President,
Development
Lisa Hayward
Vice President,
Development
Lennon Register
Vice President and CFO
David Rodriguez
Executive Vice
President and
Executive Producer
Alison Scott-Williams
Vice-President,
Arts Education
Chad Spies
Vice President,
Operations and
Real Estate
Gail P. Stone
Managing Director,
Women’s Association
of NJPAC
Katie Sword
Vice President,
Marketing
Warren Tranquada
Executive Vice
President and COO
Donna Walker-Kuhne
Vice President,
Community Engagement
Theater Square
Development Company, LLC
John Schreiber
President
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NJPAC Contributors
Business Partners
NJPAC is deeply grateful to the following corporations, foundations and government agencies for their
generous annual support of artistic and arts education programs, the endowment fund, and maintenance
of the Arts Center. For more information, please contact Peter H. Hansen, Senior Vice President of
Development, at (973) 297-5817.
As of June 15, 2016
Benefactor Level
$1,000,000 & above
Women’s Association of NJPAC
New Jersey State Council
on the Arts
Leadership Circle
$200,000 & above
Bank of America/Bank of America The Horizon Foundation for
Charitable Foundation
New Jersey
Carnegie Corporation of New York Merck Company Foundation
The Prudential Foundation
PSEG Foundation
Victoria Foundation
Co-Chair Circle
$100,000 & above
ADP
American Express
Bank of America
Mazda Motor of America
BD
Capital One, N.A.
Chase
Disney Corporate Citizenship
The Blanche & Irving
Laurie Foundation
The Philip and Janice Levin
Foundation
PwC
The Star-Ledger
Atlantic, Tomorrow’s Office
Bloomberg
Celebrity Cruises
Chubb Corporation
The Coca-Cola Foundation
Coca-Cola Refreshments
Gibbons P.C.
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
CohnReznick LLP
Investors Foundation, Inc.
Johnson & Johnson Family
of Companies
Lowenstein Sandler PC
McCarter & English, LLP
The Johnny Mercer Foundation
Audible Inc.
The Berger Organization
Berkeley College
C.R. Bard Foundation
Elberon Development Co.
Flemington Car & Truck Country
F. M. Kirby Foundation
The Hyde and Watson Foundation
Investors Bank
ISS Facility Services
J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, Inc.
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Landmark Fire Protection
M&T Bank
McKinsey & Company
National Endowment for the Arts
The Nicholas Martini Foundation
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Brach Eichler LLC
C&K Properties
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC
Connell Foley, LLP
Deloitte LLP
DeWitt Stern Group
Doherty Enterprises
EisnerAmper LLP
E.J. Grassman Trust
Elegant Eyes
EpsteinBeckerGreen
Fidelity Investments
Gallagher Bollinger
Gateway Group One
Gellert Global Group
Genova Burns
Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation
Goldman Sachs & Co.
GRL Capital Advisors/Glenn
Langberg
Inserra Shop-Rite Supermarkets
Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc.
KPMG
Linden Cogeneration Plant
L+M Development Partners, Inc.
Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC
Mountain Development Corp.
New Jersey Business &
Industry Association
NJCU
Nordstrom
The George A. Ohl, Jr.
Charitable Trust
Peapack-Gladstone Bank
Peerless Beverage Company
TD Bank
Wells Fargo
Director’s Circle
$50,000 & above
Steinway and Sons
Surdna Foundation
TD Charitable Foundation
Turrell Fund
United Airlines
President’s Circle
$25,000 & above
NJM Insurance Group
Panasonic Corporation of
North America
PNC Bank, N.A./The PNC
Foundation
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
Verizon
Composer’s Circle
$10,000 & above
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &
Garrison LLP
Profeta & Associates
RWJ Barnabas
Sandalwood Securities
SP+
Turner Construction Company
Wyndham Worldwide
Encore Circle
$5,000 & above
PointProspect Consulting, LLC
Provident Bank Foundation
Prudential Center and
New Jersey Devils
Michael Rachlin & Company LLC
RBH Group
Sedgwick LLP
Sherman Wells Sylvester &
Stamelman LLP
ShopRite of Newark
SILVERMAN
Summit Medical Group
Towers Watson Co.
Virtu Financial
WeiserMazars LLP
Windels Marx Lane &
Mittendorf, LLP
Summer 2016
The Vanguard Society
New Jersey Performing Arts Center is deeply grateful to the following individuals and families for their generous
annual support which makes it possible for NJPAC to maintain its world-class venue, fill it with star-studded, diverse
performances, and carry out its arts education programs that transform New Jersey’s children. For more information,
As of June 15, 2016
please contact Lisa Hayward, Vice President of Development, at (973) 297-5822.
Leadership Circle
$200,000 & above
Stewart and Judy Colton
Joan and Allen Bildner
Family Fund
Betty Wold Johnson
The Smart Family Foundation/
David S. Stone, Esq.,
Stone and Magnanini
Jennifer A. Chalsty
Edison Properties Newark
Foundation
William and Joan Hickey
William J. and Paula Marino
McCrane Foundation, Inc.,
care of Margrit McCrane
Steve and Elaine Pozycki
Pat and Art Ryan
Randi and Marc E. Berson
Ann and Stan Borowiec
Steven M. Goldman, Esq.
Steve and Bonnie Holmes
Kaminsky Family Foundation
Donald Katz and Leslie Larson
Dana and Peter Langerman
A. Michael and Ruth C. Lipper/
Lipper Family Charitable
Foundation
Amy C. Liss
Harold and Donna Morrison
Thomas O’Flynn and Cheryl Barr
Marian and David Rocker
The Chambers Family and
The MCJ Amelior Foundation
Co-Chair Circle
$100,000 & above
John and Mary Kay Strangfeld
Director’s Circle
$50,000 & above
The Walter V. and Judith L. Shipley
Family Foundation
Michael and Jill Tanenbaum
John and Suzanne Willian/
Goldman Sachs Gives
President’s Circle
$25,000 & above
The Sagner Family Foundation
Sandy Hill Foundation
Jeffrey and Karen Sherman
David S. Steiner and Sylvia Steiner
Charitable Trust
Mary Ellen and Robert C. Waggoner
Composer’s Circle
$10,000 & above
Audrey Bartner
Judy and Brian Bedol
Judith Bernhaut
Mindy A. Cohen and David J. Bershad
Rose and John† Cali
Carol and Roger Chartouni
Jodi and Wayne Cooperman
Linda and Pat Di Filippo
Richard and Thasunda Duckett
Patrick C. Dunican, Jr., Esq.
Lawrence P. Goldman and
Laurie B. Chock
Phyllis and Steven E. Gross
The Huisking Foundation Meg and Howard Jacobs
The Honorable and
Mrs. Thomas H. Kean
Lee and Murray Kushner and Family
Michelle Y. Lee
Ann M. Limberg
Amy and William Lipsey
The Harold I. and Faye B. Liss
Foundation
Ellen B. Marshall
Duncan and Alison Niederauer
Dr. and Mrs. Victor Parsonnet
Richard S. and Kayla L. Pechter
Mr. Arnold and Dr. Sandra Peinado
James and Nancy Pierson
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie C. Quick, III
Anonymous
Jean and Bruce Acken
Barbara and Val Azzoli
Lawrence E. Bathgate, II
Barbara and Edward Becker
The Russell Berrie Foundation Stephen and Mary Birch Foundation
Daniel M. Bloomfield, M.D. Denise and Dennis Bone
Linda M. Bowden
James C. Brady
Norman L. Cantor
Sylvia J. Cohn
Robert H. Doherty
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
Peter O. Hanson
Hobby’s Restaurant/
The Brummer Family
Jockey Hollow Foundation
Don and Margie Karp
Rabbi and Mrs. Clifford M. Kulwin
Ralph and MartyAnn LaRossa
Judith M. Lieberman
Carmen and Benito Lopez
Dena F. and Ralph Lowenbach
Barry and Leslie Mandelbaum
Tom and Joanne Marino
Judy and Heath McLendon
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Merson
Joyce R. Michaelson and
John R. LaVigne†
Susan and Evan Ratner
Karen and Gary D. Rose
The Rubenstein Foundation
Philip R. Sellinger
Susan N. Sobbott
Cliff and Barbara Sobel
Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch
Warren and Alexine Tranquada
Diana and Roy Vagelos
Joyce and George Wein Foundation
Ted and Nina Wells
Linda A. Willett, Esq.
Jan and Barry Zubrow
Encore Circle
$5,000 & above
Summer 2016
Marc H. Morial
Mary Beth O’Connor,
Lucky VIII Films
Edwin S. and Catherine Olsen
Deanne Wilson and
Laurence B. Orloff
Jean and Kent Papsun
Ms. Christine S. Pearson
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pzena
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Radest
Susan Satz
John Schreiber
Joan Standish
Robert and Sharon Taylor
Steve and Gabi Vajtay
Richard and Arlene Vezza
Thomas C. Wallace
Barbara White and Lennon Register
Helene and Gary Wingens
Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Zinbarg
† Deceased
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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 the Arts Center 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 Laura Fino, Senior Director of Individual Giving, at (973) 297-5122.
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 June 15, 2016
Audrey Bartner
Judith Bernhaut
Andrew T. Berry, Esq. †
Randi and Marc Berson
Joan and Allen Bildner Family Fund
Candice R. Bolte
Edmond H.† and Joan K. Borneman
Raymond G. Chambers
Fred Corrado
Ann Cummis
Mr. and Mrs. James Curtis
Harold R. Denton
Richard E. DiNardo
Charles H. Gillen †
Phyllis and Steven E. Gross
Jackie and 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
Amy C. Liss
Dena and Ralph Lowenbach
Opera Link/Jerome Hines †
Joseph and Bernice O’Reilly †
Mr and Mrs. Paul B. Ostergaard
Maria Parise †
Estate of Eric F. Ross
Bernice Rotberg †
Arthur F. and Patricia E. Ryan
Ethel Smith †
Dr. Leonard R. Stern †
Paul Stillman Trust
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
As of June 15, 2016
call (973) 297-5809. Connoisseur
$3,000 & above
Patricia L. Capawana
Austin G. Cleary
Eleonore Kessler Cohen and
Max Insel Cohen
Mimi Feliciano
Herb and Sandy Glickman
Alice Gerson Goldfarb
Renee and David Golush
Louis V. Henston
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Kronthal
Mrs. Robert G. Kuchner
Elaine and Rob LeBuhn
Ellen and Donald Legow
John J. Phillips
Usha Robillard
Carlos A. Rodriguez
Dennis and Family
Laurence and Elizabeth
Schiffenhaus
Stephen and Mary Jo Sichak
Robin and Leigh Walters
The Honorable Alvin Weiss
Aleta and Paul Zoidis
Platinum
Ronald K. Andrews
Joseph and Jacqueline Basralian
George and Jane Bean
Eileen R. Becker
$1,250 & above
Mr. Richard R. Eger and
Ms. Anne Aronovitch
Alice and Glenn Engel
Sheldon Epstein
Peggy Berry
Herbert and Karin Fastert
Betsy† and Kurt Borowsky/
Laura Fino and Scott Sullivan
Pick Foundation
Lauren and Steven Friedman
Liz and Blair Boyer
Michelle Gaines
Dyan Bryson
Doralee and Lawrence Garfinkel
Barbara and David Bunting
Thomas P. Giblin
Sally G. Carroll
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gilfillan
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M.
Karolee and Sanford Glassman
Chapin, III
Sue Goldberg
Nancy Clarke
Dr. and Mrs. Frank Gump
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Conger Lonnie and Bette Hanauer
Carol and John Cornwell
Kitty and Dave Hartman
Carmen Amalia Corrales
Christine and Scott Hayward
D’Maris and Joseph Dempsey
Mysia and Hank Hoogsteden
Michael J. and Mary Ann Denton Jackie and Larry Horn
Stephen N. Ifshin, II
Mary Louise Johnston
John Kappelhof
Karma Foundation/
Sharon Karmazin
Adrian and Erica Karp
Koven Foundation
Irvin and Marjorie Kricheff
Kathleen Lewanski
Dr. and Mrs. Donald Louria
Liz and David Lowenstein
Kevin and Trisha Luing
Lum, Drasco & Positan LLC
Massey Insurance Agency
Cindy L. McCollum and
Josh Mackoff
Jack and Ellen Moskowitz
Mr. Bruce Murphy and
Ms. Mary Jane Lauzon
Summer 2016
Platinum
(cont.)
H. Herbert Myers Memorial
Foundation
Mrs. Norma Sewall Nichols
Jeffrey S. Norman
Dr. Christy Oliver and
Bessie T. Oliver
Bobbi and Barry H. Ostrowsky
Wayne Paglieri and
Jessalyn Chang
Dr. Kalmon D. Post and
Linda Farber-Post
Caroline and Harry Pozycki
Cecile Prince
Jonathan and Bethany
Rabinowitz
Lawrence A. Raia
Dr. Marcia Robbins-Wilf
David Rodriguez
Drs. Shirley and Morton
Rosenberg
Steven Rothman
Brent N. Rudnick
Barbara Sager
Mr. and Mrs. Newton B.
Schott, Jr.
Rita and Leonard Selesner
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Shapiro
Gaile Miller Amsterdam
Dr. Sherry Barron-Seabrook and
David Seabrook
Mary R. Bell
Theresa S. Bellavia, M.D. and
Thomas Bellavia
Kathleen and David Braslow
Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Braun
James and Sharon Briggs
Dr. Kimberly Brown
Susanne Brundige
Robin and Neal Buchalter
Roneea L. Bundick
Joseph J. Carr, CPA
Jean and Michael Chodorcoff
Judith Musicant and
Hugh A. Clark
Pamela J. Craig and
Robert V. Delaney
Mr. and Mrs. David R. Dacey
Carolyn Davis
Irwin and Janet Dorros
James P. Edwards
Mark A. Elfant
Harlean and Jerry Enis
Debra and Edward Fagan
Sanford and Zella Felzenberg
Tristan S. Fine
Deborah Fineman and
John Bozik
Lucinda Florio
Dr. Robert Fuhrman and
Dr. Susan Fuhrman
Barbara and Marc Gellman
Rosemarie Gentile
Kenneth and Claudia Gentner
Dr. Louis Gianvito
Clifford and Karen Goldman
Mr. and Mrs. Charles C.
Goodfellow
Thomas L. Green
Stephen M. Greenberg and
Barbara Infeld
Wayne and Catherine Greenfeder
Linda and John Groh
Dr. and Mrs. Jorge G. Guerra
Robert G. Gutenstein
Hammond Contracting Co., Inc.
Peter H. Hansen
William Harrison
Dr. Darlene Hart
Lisa Hayward
James E. E. Heims
Lorraine and Bob Henry
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Herbert
Joan Hollander
Linda and Charles Jantzen
Richard and Cindy Johnson
James and Carolyn Kinder
Joan and Daniel Kram
Mark and Sheryl Larner
Lois Lautenberg
Jody Levinson
John Mackay
Margaret J. Mahoney
Marion and Allan Maitlin
Paulina K. Marks
Henry and Carol Mauermeyer
Robert L. and Rita Modell
Drs. Douglas and
Susan Morrison
Joan Murdock
Joseph and Sheila Nadler
Anzella K. Nelms
Nicole Nunag
William and Patricia O’Connor
Jill Joey Okamotó
Paragon Restoration Corporation
Margaret H. Parker
Jay R. Post, Jr., CFP
Ms. Maria Puma
Thomas and Carol C. Rakowski
Theresa M. Reis
Brian James Remite
Dr. Diane M. Ridley-White
William A. Robinson
Joan and Allan Spinner
Elaine J. Staley
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Taylor
Ms. Kate S. Tomlinson and
Mr. Roger Labrie
Mr. and Mrs. R. Charles
Tschampion
George Ulanet Company
Dr. Joy Weinstein and
Dr. Bruce Forman
Cheryl Y. Wilson
Sonny and Alan Winters
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Wood
Karen C. Young
Copper
$650 & above
Summer 2016
Ina and Mark Roffman
Robin Rolfe and
Arnold Saltzman
Nancy Roman
Dr. Howard S. Rudominer and
Mrs. Joan Rudominer
Valerie and Charles Sands
Suzanne and Richard Scheller
Sharon and James Schwarz
Drs. Rosanne S. Scriffignano and
Anthony Scriffignano
Jeffrey and Lisa Silvershein
Edie Simonelli
Mr. and Mrs. William Skerratt
Arlene F. Sloan and William C.
Sloan, MD
Marilyn and Leon Sokol
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Spalteholz
Rosemary and Robert Steinbaum
Beverly and Ed Stern
Mrs. Janet Telford
Marilyn Termyna
Marva Tidwell
Louise and David J. Travis
Bruce A. Tucker
Anupama and Sandeep Tyagi
Mr. and Mrs. David S. Untracht
Frank and Polly Vecchione
Kathryn Vermilye
Paul and Sharlene Vichness
Susan D. Wasserman
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Whelan
E. Belvin Williams, Ph.D.
Audrey J. Wreszin
Dr. and Mrs. A. Zachary Yamba
Diane C. Young, M.D., P.A.
Kathleen and Vincent Zarzycki
Jodi and Michael Zwain
Claire and Gil Zweig
John Zweig
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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.
As of June 15, 2016
Major support provided by:
Joan and Allen Bildner
Family Fund
The Chambers Family and
The MCJ Amelior Foundation
Stewart and Judy Colton
Toby & Leon Cooperman
Betty Wold Johnson
The Merck Company Foundation
Panasonic Corporation
of North America
Edison Properties Newark
Foundation
The Philip and Janice Levin
Foundation
Arlene Lieberman/The Leonard
Lieberman Family Foundation
William J. & Paula Marino
McCrane Foundation, Inc., care
of Margrit McCrane
PNC Bank, N.A.
Steve & Elaine Pozycki
Pat & Art Ryan
The Walter V. and Judith L.
Shipley Family Foundation
The Star-Ledger
Verizon
Victoria Foundation
Judy & Josh Weston
Additional support provided by:
The Smart Family Foundation/
David S. Stone, Esq.,
Stone and Magnanini
Steinway & Sons
John & Mary Kay Strangfeld
Surdna Foundation
Michael & Jill Tanenbaum
John & Suzanne Willian/
Goldman Sachs Gives
The New Jersey Cultural Trust
Official Cruise Line of NJPAC
Official Soft Drink of NJPAC
The Official Car of NJPAC
NJPAC is grateful for the extraordinary commitment of:
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Official Sponsors:
tomorrowsoffice.com
Official Imaging Supplier of NJPAC
Media Sponsor
NJPAC is proud to celebrate Newark’s 350th Anniversary
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 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
Summer 2016
As of June 22, 2016
NJPAC Staff & Administration
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
John Schreiber
President & CEO
Josephine (Jo) Edwards
Executive Assistant to the
President and CEO
Casey Hastrich
Senior Administrative
Assistant
David Rodriguez
Executive Vice President &
Executive Producer
Kira M. Ruth**
Administrative Assistant &
Office Manager
Warren Tranquada*
Executive Vice President & COO
Pamela C. Chisena***
Senior Administrative Manager
ARTS EDUCATION
Alison Scott-Williams
Vice President, Arts Education
Jennifer Tsukayama
Senior Director,
Arts Education
Mark Gross
Director, Jazz Instruction
Caitlin Evans Jones**
Director, Partnerships &
Professional Development
Jamie M. Mayer
Director, In-School Programs
Rosa Hyde
Manager, Performances
Eyesha Marable
Manager, Sales & Partnerships
Kristina Watters
Manager, Operations
& Systems
Victoria Revesz
Program Manager,
In-School Programs
Patricia Sweeting
Coordinator, Performances
& Recruitment
Alexis Almeida
Program Coordinator,
Music Programs &
New Initiatives
Kyle Conner
Program Coordinator,
In-School Programs
MeiLing Roberts
Administrative Assistant
to VP & AVP
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Donna Walker–Kuhne
Vice President,
Jose R. Acevedo
Manager, Group Sales
April Jeffries
Coordinator, Group Sales
Carmen Samuel
Sales Coordinator,
Denise Lawrence
Administrative Associate,
Service Recognition
(as of 8/30/15)
* * * * 20+ years
* * * 15+ years
* * 10+ years
* 5+ years
DEVELOPMENT
Peter Hansen*
Senior Vice President,
Development
Lisa Hayward
Vice President,
Development
Sue-Ellen M. Wright
Assistant Vice President,
Corporate, Foundation &
Government Relations
Doris Thomas
Director, Corporate
Relations and Sponsorship
Randall Solina
Senior Manager,
Development Operations
Kathleen Braslow
Manager, Individual Giving
Jessica Woodbridge*
Manager, Prospect Management
Hillary Cohen
Membership Coordinator
Joshua Levitin
Development Writer
Diane Myers
Grant Writer
Stacey Goods
Associate, Development
Database
Aisha Irvis
Associate, Corporate &
Foundation
Shara Morrow
Senior Administrative Assistant
FINANCE
Lennon Register
Vice President & CFO
Mary Jaffa***
Finance
Rene Tovera****
Assistant Vice President
& Controller
Betty Robertson*
Senior Accountant,
General Accounting
Manuela Silva****
Senior Accountant, Payroll
Geraldine Richardson **
Staff Accountant,
Accounts Payable
HUMAN RESOURCES
Marsha R. Bonner
Human Resources
Natasha Eleazer
HR Generalist
Ginny Bowers Coleman**
Director of Volunteer Services
Rosetta Lee **
Receptionist & Purchasing/
HR Administrator
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGIES
Ernie DiRocco*
Chief Information Officer
Carl Sims***
Director, Network
Infrastructure
Rodney Johnson**
Support Analyst,
IT and Telecom
Brian Remite*
Database Analyst,
Customer Care Systems
MARKETING
Katie Sword
Vice President,
Marketing
Daniel Bauer
Senior Director of Public
and Media Relations
Linda Fowler
Director, Content Marketing
Debra L. Volz***
Director, Advertising &
Graphic Production
Tina Boyer
Manager, Advertising &
Graphic Production
Nathan Leslie
Marketing Manager
Charlene A. Roberts
Marketing Manager
Doris Ann Pezzolla***
Senior Graphic Designer
Yasmeen Fahmy
Associate, Digital Media
Latoya Dawson
Advertising & Graphic
Production Assistant
Jordan James
Marketing Assistant
Jerome H. Enis****
Consultant, Herbert
George Associates
PRODUCTION
Chris Moses*
Senior Director, Production
Christopher Staton
Production Manager
Christina Mangold
Assistant Production Manager
Adam Steinbauer
Associate Production Manager
William Worman***
Head Carpenter
Crystal Cowling
Production Office Coordinator
Richard Edwards***
Mario Corrales***
Assistant Head Carpenters
Jacob Allen**
Head Electrician
John Enea
Gummersindo Fajarado***
Assistant Head Electricians
Paul Allshouse*
Head of Audio
Al Betancourt ***
Jon Hiltz***
Assistant Head of Audio
Robert Binetti*
Bryan Danieli**
John Finney*
George Honczarenko*
Stage Crew
Eunice Peterson***
OPERATIONS
Senior Artist Assistant
Chad Spies**
Melvin Anderson*
Vice President,
Lowell Craig**
Operations & Real Estate
Caresse Elliott
Jay Dority
Daniel Ovalle
Director of Facilities & Projects
Allison Wyss***
Todd Vanderpool
Artist Assistants
Site Operations Manager
PROGRAMMING
Elizabeth Mormak*
Evan White**
Senior Administrative
Senior Director, Programming
Assistant
Craig Pearce
Todd Tantillo***
Program Manager,
Chief Engineer
Arts Education
J. Dante Esposito***
Kitab Rollins**
Lead Engineer
Manager, Performance &
Brian Cady*
Broadcast Rentals
Michel Lionez Cuillerier***
Andrea Cummis
Sherman Gamble**
William W. Lockwood, Jr.***
Mariusz Koniuszewski*
Programming Consultants
Maintenance Engineers
John Hook
SPECIAL EVENTS
Chief of Security
Austin Cleary**
Thomas Dixon***
Safety and Security Manager
Theater Square Events
Robin Jones*
Roslyn Brown**
Senior Director of
Event Associate
House Management
TICKET SERVICES
Molly Roberson
Erik Wiehardt**
Jennifer Yelverton*
Director, Ticket Services
House Managers
Yesenia Jimenez ***
Kathleen Dickson***
Associate Director,
Senior Head Usher
Priority Customers
Lamont Akins***
Stephanie Miller***
Jerry Battle*
Associate Director,
Edward Fleming***
Ticketing System
Cynthia Robinson**
Nicole Craig***
Head Ushers
Senior Box Office Manager
Lauren Vivenzio***
Robin Polakoff
Manager, Operations
Ticketing Systems Specialist
Anthony Ball
Veronica Dunn-Sloan*
Operations Support and
Box Office Manager
Services Coordinator
Daryle Charles*
Hernan Soto***
Robert Paglia**
Senior Supervisor, Operations
Fallon Currie (Parrish)
Support Staff
Priority Customer
Jose Almonte
Representatives
Keyron Blakley
Jana Thompson
Corey Lester
Box Office Representative
Vincent Ransom
Aaron Ratzan
WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF NJPAC
Francisco Soto
Gail P. Stone*
Operations Support Staff
Managing Director
George Gardner***
Amy Mormak*
House Painter
Manager, Events & Marketing
Evelyn Wen-Ting Chiu
Senior Events Coordinator

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