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May 2013 Program BookVolume 25Issue 9

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14 Tue 8pm Chicago – Live In Concert17 Fri 8pm Paul McCartney & Wings ROCKSHOW in HD

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JUNE 20132 Sun 3pm Patti LuPone with the NJSO11 Tue 7:30pm Summerland Tour 2013 – Alternative Guitars

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Broadcast on our 46-foot screen14 Fri 8pm Kris Kristofferson20 Thu 8pm Happy Together Tour 2013

The State Theatre adds events throughout the season. Visit www.StateTheatreNJ.org for an up-to-date listing of events.

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Theater Amenities

Welcome to the State Theatre

Photo on Cover: Hair 5/3 & 5/4

Dear Friends,

Welcome to the State Theatre and our 25th anniversary season!We are pleased to announce that we have recently added over 30performances for 2013-14, including four world-class orchestras,a Broadway in Concert series, a Banjo Summit, and a variety ofpop, rock, and dance.

Highlights of the recently added shows include:

• Béla Fleck’s Banjo Summit (10/13/13) – Some of the world’smost influential bluegrass banjo players, led by banjo masterBéla Fleck, unite in a limited concert tour with this special stopin New Brunswick.

• Todd Ellison’s Broadway in Concert (7/18/13, 10/6/13, &3/21/14) – Broadway’s celebrated Music Director Todd Ellisonand State Theatre will present three very special evenings ofBroadway in Concert (Broadway Rocks, Broadway Romance, andBroadway’s Greatest Hits). Each spectacular and unique eventfeatures Ellison with a band and several Broadway singers to beannounced.

• Vienna Boys Choir (12/11/13) – In their first New Brunswickappearance since 2004! Program will include Austrian folksongs, classical masterpieces, popular songs, and holiday fa-vorites.

• Shen Wei Dance Arts (2/6/14) – A State Theatre premiere! In-ternationally recognized for its interdisciplinary cross-culturalperformances, Shen Wei Dance Arts has been described as“breathtaking, powerful, and riveting” (The Boston Globe).

• Haifa Symphony Orchestra of Israel (2/16/14) – Led by con-ductor Boguslaw Dawidow the program includes Weber,Overture to the opera Euryanthe; Dvorák, Symphony No. 9 inE Minor, Op. 95; and Tchaikovsky’s Piano concerto No.1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23 featuring Israeli pianist Roman Rabinovitz

• Rock of Ages (3/7 & 3/8/14) – Direct from Broadway, the hitrock musical features the music of 80s rock icons Journey,Styx, Reo Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, and more.

We will be adding more shows soon, so check out our websiteand join our email list at www.StateTheatreNJ.org for upcomingadditions to the schedule.

Thank you so much for your support and enjoy the show.

Sincerely,

Mark W. Jones

A Message from the President and CEO

BÉLA FLECK

SHEN WEI

ROCK OF AGES

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

2013 National TourLet The Sunshine, LP

presents

The American Tribal Love-Rock MusicalBook andLyrics by Music by

Gerome Ragni & James Rado Galt MacDermotProduced for the Broadway stage by Michael Butler

Originally Produced by theNew York Shakespeare Festivalwith

Kelly Brown Elizabeth Casper Merissa CzyzJade Eshete Danyel Fulton Dana Gitlin

Brittany Rose Hammond Carl James Michael LindenMike Longo Erica Lustig Alex Mace

Janelle McDermoth Jason Moody Mary Kate MorrisseyNoah Plomgren Brittnie A. Price James Roberts

Davey Rosenberg Brian Crawford Scott Cartreze Tucker

Set design based on the originalBroadway set design by Costume Design Original Lighting Design Lighting Design

Scott Pask Michael McDonald Kevin Adams Joel E. Silver

Assistant Director/SoundDesign Musical Supervisor Music Direction Technical Supervisor Choreographer

Michael H.P. Viveros Nadia DiGiallonardo Lilli Wosk Mark Wise John Moauro

Marketing Casting Director General Management Executive ProducerAllied Live Alison Franck, C.S.A. Big League Productions, Inc. Daniel Sher

Liz Lewis Casting Partners Mark Johnson

Associate Director/Choreographer

Christine O’Grady

Choreography by

Karole Armitage

Directed byDiane Paulus

Tour Booking & Engagement ManagementBROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE NYC

HAIR is presented by arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc., 560 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022

May 3-4, 2013

THE COMPANYIN ORDER OF APPEARANCE

Dionne .......................................................................................................................Danyel FultonBerger ..............................................................................................................Brian Crawford ScottWoof ............................................................................................................................Jason MoodyHud .................................................................................................................................Carl JamesClaude .....................................................................................................................Noah PlomgrenSheila ...............................................................................................................Mary Kate MorrisseyJeanie ...........................................................................................................................Merissa CzyzCrissy .............................................................................................................................Dana GitlinMom ..............................................................................................................................Erica LustigDad........................................................................................................................Davey RosenbergPrincipal...................................................................................................................Michael LindenMargaret Mead .......................................................................................................Davey RosenbergHubert......................................................................................................................Michael LindenAbraham Lincoln................................................................................................Janelle McDermothJohn Wilkes Booth....................................................................................................Michael LindenBuddahdalirama.............................................................................................................Erica LustigTribe Members ......................Kelly Brown, Elizabeth Casper, Jade Eshete, Brittany Rose Hammond,

Michael Linden, Mike Longo, Erica Lustig, Alex Mace, Janelle McDermoth,Brittnie A. Price, James Roberts, Davey Rosenberg, Cartreze Tucker

SwingsBrittany Rose Hammond

UnderstudiesUnderstudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement for

the appearance is made at the time of the performance.

For Claude: JASON MOODY, ALEX MACE; For Berger: ALEX MACE, MIKE LONGO; For Woof: ALEX MACE, MICHAEL LINDEN ; For Hud: JAMES ROBERTS, CARTREZE TUCKER;

For Sheila: BRITTANY ROSE HAMMOND, BRITTNIE A. PRICE;For Dionne: BRITTNIE A. PRICE, JANELLE MCDERMOTH; For Jeanie: BRITTANY ROSE HAMMOND, ERICA LUSTIG;

For Crissy: BRITTANY ROSE HAMMOND, ELIZABETH CASPER;For Mother: BRITTANY ROSE HAMMOND, KELLY BROWN; For Dad: MIKE LONGO,

MICHAEL LINDEN; For Margaret Meade: MIKE LONGO, MICHAEL LINDEN;For Buddahdalirama: BRITTANY ROSE HAMMOND, KELLY BROWN

Dance Captain: Brittany Rose HammondAssistant Dance Captain: Elizabeth Casper

ORCHESTRALilli Wosk (Musical Director/Conductor), Greg Kenna (Associate Conductor/Keyboard 2),

Jack Lowery(Reeds), Justin Rothberg (Guitar), David White (Bass),Nicole Marcus (Drums), Carlos Vazquez (Percussion)

All videotaping, audio recording and photography is strictly prohibited.

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MUSICAL NUMBERSACT 1

“Aquarius”. ............................................................................................................Dionne and Tribe“Donna” ..................................................................................................................Berger and Tribe“Hashish”. .................................................................................................................................Tribe“Sodomy ...................................................................................................................Woof and Tribe“Colored Spade”. ........................................................................................................Hud and Tribe“Manchester, England” ...........................................................................................Claude and Tribe“I’m Black”...............................................................................Hud, Woof, Berger, Claude and Tribe“Ain’t Got No”.....................................................................................Woof, Hud, Dionne and Tribe“Sheila Franklin” .......................................................................................................................Tribe“I Believe in Love” .............................................................................Sheila, Jade, Brittnie, Elizabeth“Ain’t Got No Grass” .................................................................................................................Tribe“Air”...................................................................................................Jeanie with Crissy and Dionne“The Stone Age” ......................................................................................................................Berger“I Got Life” .............................................................................................................Claude and Tribe“Initials” ....................................................................................................................................Tribe“Going Down” .........................................................................................................Berger and Tribe“Hair” .........................................................................................................Claude, Berger and Tribe“My Conviction” ........................................................................................................Margaret Mead “Easy to Be Hard” ....................................................................................................................Sheila “Don’t Put It Down” .................................................................................Berger, Woof and Cartreze “Frank Mills” ...........................................................................................................................Crissy “Hare Krishna” ..........................................................................................................................Tribe “Where Do I Go” ....................................................................................................Claude and Tribe

THERE WILL BE ONE 20-MINUTE INTERMISSION

ACT 2“Electric Blues” .......................................................................................Erica, Davey, Brittnie, Mike“Oh Great God of Power”..........................................................................................................Tribe “Black Boys” .......................................................................Kelly, Liz, Brittany, Hud, Cartreze, James“White Boys” ...............................................................................................Dionne, Janelle, Brittnie “Walking in Space” ...................................................................................................................Tribe“Minuet” ...................................................................................................................................Band“Yes, I’s Finished”................................................................................Hud, Cartreze, James, Brittnie“Four Score / Abie Baby”........................................Abraham Lincoln, Hud, Cartreze, James, Brittnie“Give Up All Desires” ..............................................................Buddahdalirama, Crissy, Sheila, Woof “Three-Five-Zero-Zero” .............................................................................................................Tribe“What a Piece of Work Is Man”.............................................................................Alex, Jade, Claude “Good Morning Starshine” .......................................................................................Sheila and Tribe“Ain’t Got No” (Reprise) .........................................................................................Claude and Tribe“The Flesh Failures” ...............................................................................................................Claude “Manchester/Eyes Look Your Last” ...........................................Claude, Crissy, Dionne, Jeanie, Woof “Flesh Failures/Let the Sun Shine In” ..........................................................Sheila, Dionne and Tribe

May 3-4, 2013

WHO’S WHO IN THE CASTKELLY BROWN (Tribe) Virgo! Favorite

things include purple, pianos, ukuleles, lakes,and Penny Lane. Beyond blessed to be a part ofthis beautiful tribe! “Boundless thanks to mywonderful family and fanciful friends for theirlove and hugs!”

ELIZABETH CASPER (Tribe) is a true Pisceswho loves sunshine, oceans, music, family,dreams, and her soul mate, Luke. “Endless loveand gratitude for Mom, Dad, and Jordan. ‘Whatwe think, we become.’ Spread happiness, peace,and love!”

MERISSA CZYZ (Jeanie) is a Taurus fromthe Garden State who also spent a few years inBoston and NYC. She believes in the healingpowers of yoga, music, love, organic food, andhot coffee. “Special thanks to: mom & dad, Mor-gan, ginger tea, guardian angels, and the uni-verse. Life is wild. Peace!” www.merissaczyz.com

JADE ESHETE (Tribe) is stoked about theawesome journey that she is about to embark onwith her fellow tribe members. In the words ofthe illustrious Bob Marley, she wishes peace andone love to all!

DANYEL FULTON (Dionne) is a Junebaby Gemini! God? She loves Him. Love? Shelives it. Life? Thanks God she’s got it! Her addic-tion is laughter and she seeks no treatment. “Re-leasing and sending light out to my tribes offriends, Fultons and Garcias, and my Scorpiobaby, my trip.”

DANA GITLIN (Crissy) Sunshine, snuggies,multicolored scarves, and dairy-free dessertsmake me smile. Music and laughter feed mysoul. Philly-born. NYU grad. Tribal love! Foughtbullying nationwide as Lindsay in Virtually Me!To family, friends, and my Frank Mills. “Zal: loveyou more than anything, thank you for every-thing! Shalom.” www.danagitlin.com

BRITTANY ROSE HAMMOND (Tribe/Swing) “Bitty” loves to let her hair down and thesun shine in. A native Californian. When notsinging and chanting, she’s a passionate tap andhip hop instructor/choreographer. Thanks to herfamily, friends, and love. Life path #6 and aproud vegan!

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

life has carried him far and wide…from Mary-land to Tanzania to Russia! He loves ALL the col-ors of humanity. He is humbled by the blessingsof family, friends, and inner peace. Lifemantra…”be good or be good at it.”

MICHAEL LINDEN (Hubert/Principal/Tribe) is a native New Yorker who is a firm be-liever in karma, riffing, and the importance ofamazing food. He’d be nowhere without his fam-ily, blood related and not. Dedicates it all to hisMeema.

MIKE LONGO (Tribe) is ecstatic to be takingthis psychedelic journey with the mostfunkadelic tribe around a most cosmic world.This affectionate Gemini from Brooklyn loveslove, family, food, friends, and spreading thepower of optimism as healing energy. “Thanksto my past, Lady O’Grady, and God.”

ERICA LUSTIG (Mom/Buddahdalirama)A Florida-native Scorpio, Lustig believes that allyou need is love, music, and dessert. What doesshe want? Cookies. When does she want them?Now. “Love and gratitude to friends and family.”www.EricaSings.com.

ALEX MACE (Tribe) An Aries from the Mid-west, he is privileged to share this story of loveand peace with each and every one of you. Hebelieves in oneness, truth, and understanding.

JANELLE McDERMOTH (Abraham Lin-coln/Tribe) is a Gemini from the Bronx. Withabundant love for the tribe, she believes inbuilding bridges, fearless creating, world-chang-ing love, and that the afro is the new halo.

JASON MOODY (Woof) is a Taurus fromthe state where EVERYTHING is bigger andcouldn’t be more stoked to travel the world withthis rad tribe. He’s a believer of free speech, freelove, and Cheez-its. “Continuous love to mygroovy family, friends, and JK!” www.jason-moody.com

MARY KATE MORRISSEY (Sheila) ThisGemini is blissing out to spend her days eatingnut butter in half lotus and her nights jammingout to the beats of expansive love and innerpeace. She believes when you stand on yourhead, the world is at your feet. Sending smilesto the east and west. marykatemorrissey.com

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

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lieves that people are inherently good and thatpeace WILL guide the planet. Unending loveand gratitude to my incredible friends and fam-ily. “I’ll let you be in my dreams if I can be inyours.” www.noahplomgren.com.

BRITTNIE A. PRICE (Tribe) was bornunder Pisces and believes in the purity of thenatural world and the true power of love andpeace in a chaotic universe. “Love to my tribeand all who choose freedom!”

JAMES ROBERTS (Tribe) thanks the uni-verse for his journey to the beautiful here andthe groovy now. He’s a spirited Aries who lovesnothing more than pure sunlight caressing hisbare skin. The world is yours. Change it.

DAVEY ROSENBERG (Margaret Mead/Dad/Tribe) loves the earth, the ocean, and most im-portantly, you! He believes in the power ofmusic, meditation, and universal love-making.Never stop searching for YOUR truths. Love.

BRIAN CRAWFORD SCOTT (Berger) is achild praying he will find balance amidst the in-finite river of existence. He is never to be takenseriously, and although his physical body dwells

now in the “Big Apple” center of the universe,his spirit will always live in the Golden State.His only hope is that you, his fellow patriots,open your eyes and listen to your hearts. He isthankful everyday for the cosmic gifts given tohim by the Universe, and he sends love andpeace to his family, lovers, friends, and, most ofall, his tribe.

CARTREZE TUCKER (Tribe) BonifiedLibra and self-proclaimed hopeless romantic.Diehard lover of chocolate and peanut butter.He would like to thank his family and friendsfor all the LOVE and support. “Hey Mom, I loveyou pretty lady!”

JAMES RADO (Co-Creator) Born inVenice Beach, CA. Raised in Rochester, NY andWashington, D.C. Studied acting with Lee Stras-berg. With Gerome Ragni created the book andlyrics of HAIR. On Broadway originated the rolesof Richard the Lionhearted (The Lion in Win-ter) and Claude (HAIR). Did Agnes Varda’s filmLions Love with Viva and Jerry Ragni. Has writ-ten two other shows: Rainbow and Sun. Over thelast dozen years, he has been focusing on theHAIR script again, to sharpen it for modern-day

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sensibilities.

GEROME RAGNI (Co-Creator) Born andraised in Pittsburgh; from a large Italian family.After a stint in the Air Force, as a young actor hewon the Barter Theatre Award. He appeared onBroadway in the John Gielgud/Richard BurtonHamlet, starred in The Knack Off-Broadway andstudied acting and new experimental theatretechniques with Nola Chilton and JosephChaikin and the Open Theater. An unusual stagepresence, he created the role of Berger in HAIR.Movie: Lions Love. He wrote the Broadway mu-sical Dude with music by Galt MacDermot andcoauthored the yet-to-be-seen Sun.

GALT MACDERMOT (Composer)Grammy® and Tony® Award-winning com-poser. The son of a Canadian diplomat. Mac-Dermot was born and raised in Montreal. Afterattending Bishop’s University, he received aBachelor of Music degree from Cape Town Uni-versity, South Africa. Based on this traditionaltraining, he writes all his own arrangements. Hemoved to New York in 1964 and three years laterwrote music for the landmark Broadway pro-duction Hair, which he later adapted for thescreen. MacDermot formed the New Pulse Bandin 1979, which features his original music. TheNew Pulse Band combines the lyricism of thebest musical theatre with the rhythms of classicjazz and soul to create a uniquely captivatingsound. Galt MacDermot’s music is available atwww.galtmacdermot.com

DIANE PAULUS (Director) Diane is ArtisticDirector of the American Repertory Theater atHarvard University. Other Broadway: TheA.R.T. production of The Gershwin’s Porgy andBess (2012 Tony® Award-winner). Cirque duSoleil touring show, Amaluna (World Premiere,Montreal 2012). A.R.T.: Prometheus Bound, Deathand The Powers: The Robots’ Opera, Johnny Base-ball, Best of Both Worlds, The Donkey Show. Othertheater: The Magic Flute; Il Mondo Della Luna ;Kiss Me, Kate; Lost Highway. She is the recipientof the 2012 Founders Award for Excellence inDirecting from the Drama League.

KAROLE ARMITAGE (Choreographer)Tony nominated choreographer (HAIR ’09),Artistic Director of Armitage Gone! Dance, isrenowned for pushing boundaries to create con-temporary works that blend dance, music, and

art. Armitage has choreographed for majordance companies throughout Europe and theU.S. and has directed operas for leading Euro-pean houses. Known for her collaborations withimportant contemporary artists (Jeff Koons,Brice Marden) and pop icons (Madonna,Michael Jackson), she made her Broadway debutin ’08 with Passing Strange and recently choreo-graphed Amaluna for Cirque du Soleil.

LILLI WOSK (Music Direction) grew up inSebastopol, CA (a small town that recently ral-lied to declare itself officially as “Peacetown,USA”) and now Occupies New York City, spend-ing most of her time turning Air into Music. Shebelieves in celebrating birthdays and stays faith-ful to the Church of Beyonce. Huge karmicthanks to Nadia and Christine for inviting her toplay with the Tribe, and also to her real honest-to-goodness hippie family (Mom, Dad, and J) forstrong roots and big love. www.LilliWoskMu-sic.com

CHRISTINE O’GRADY (Associate Director/Choreographer) Thrilled to continue on thisjourney with HAIR, having worked with theTribes on Broadway and the First National Tour.Off-Broadway: choreographed Iron Curtain(Prospect), Signs Of Life (Amas) and the dancesequences in the recent revivals of The GlassMenagerie (Roundabout) and The Boys in theBand (Transport Group). Grateful for and in-spired by my continued relationships with Bar-rington Stage Company, Prospect TheaterCompany, Astoria Performing Arts Center, andThe Gallery Players. Winner of the 2011 NewYork Innovative Theatre Award for OutstandingChoreography for The Drowsy Chaperone. Mem-ber: SDC.

SCOTT PASK (Scenic Design) BroadwayIncludes: The Book of Mormon (Tony® Award),The Pillowman (Tony® Award), A Steady Rain, ABe- handing in Spokane, Promises Promises, HAIR(also, London, NYSF Delacorte), Pal Joey (Tony®nom.), The Coast of Utopia (Tony®, Drama Desk,Outer Critics Circle, Hewes Awards), Les LiaisonsDangereuses (Tony® nom., Drama Desk Award),Nine, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Speed the Plow,Take Me Out, Sweet Charity, La Cage aux Folles,Little Shop of Horrors, Urinetown. Selected OffB’way: Blackbird (MTC), Bash, NYSF, AtlanticTheater Co., NYTW. London: Playboy of the West-

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ern World, The Country Girl, Love Song, On An Av-erage Day (all West End), Tales From Holly- wood(Donmar), Old Vic, National Theatre, Almeida,Opera North. Peter Grimes (Met Opera, 2008).Cirque du Soleil’s Amaluna.

MICHAEL McDONALD (Costume De-sign) Broadway & West End: Hair (Tony®Award, Drama Desk and Hewes Award nomina-tions). The Public: Hair (Delacorte Theater). Off-Broadway: The Irish Curse (Soho Rep), Mr. Joy(Riverside Theater), Tartuffe (Tribeca Playhouse),Amahl and the Night Visitors (Lincoln Center). Re-gional: God of Carnage, [Title of Show], GeorgeStreet Playhouse; Take Me Out (Repertory The-atre of St. Louis); Dirty Blond, OmniumGatherum, Spring Awakening, Next to Normal(Zachary Scott Theatre); Amadeus, The LaramieProject, Angels in America (Chatham Playhouse);Johnny Baseball, (American Repertory Theater,IRNE Nomination, Diane Paulus, Director)

KEVIN ADAMS (Original Lighting Design)Broadway includes: American Idiot (Tony® andOuter Critics Awards), Spring Awakening (Tony®Award), Next To Normal (Tony nom), Hair(Tony® nom), The 39 Steps (Tony® and Drama

Desk Awards), Everyday Rapture, Passing Strange,Take Me Out. Solo shows for John Leguizamo,Eve Ensler, Anna Deveare Smith, Eric Bogosianand Sandra Bernhard. Off-Broadway includesRent, Carrie, The Scottsboro Boys, Hedwig and theAngry Inch, The Donkey Show. Also: SteppenwolfTheatre, Donmar Warehouse, Kennedy Center,Mildred Pierce (HBO), Obie for Sustained Ex-cellence, many others. www.ambermylar.com

JOEL E. SILVER (Lighting Design) Previousde- sign credits include Tokio Confidential (Scan-dal Produtions), Educating Rita (HuntingtonTheatre Company), Candela: Fuerza Y Pasion inLima, Peru, R.Evolucion Latina Choreographer’sFestival (R.Evolucion Latina), La Boheme, Tosca,Aida (Opera Memphis), The World Goes Round(Prince Music Theatre), Art Tatum: Piano StartsHere (Apollo Theatre), A Hatful of Rain in NewYork and Poland, It Must Be Him (Peter J. SharpTheatre), Caucasian Chalk Circle (New School),and many productions for regional theatres in-cluding Theatre by the Sea, John W. EngemanTheatre, and Northern Stage, and NYU Sein-hardt among others. www.JESLD.com

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MICHAEL H.P. VIVEROS (Sound Design)is excited to be designing for this productionof Hair. His most recent work includes Dr.Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Mu-sical, Taiwan and China tour of Elton John andTim Rice’s Aida, Guys & Dolls national tour,Madagascar Live, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, andAin’t Misbehavin’ starring Ruben Studdard. Hecalls Seattle home and resides in NYC with a10-year-old beagle.

NADIA DIGIALLONARDO (Musical Su-pervi- sor) is a NY-based singer, pianist, musicdirector, and arranger. She was the music di-rector for the Broadway revival of Hair, con-ducting the show at the Delacorte Theater inCentral Park and then at the Hirschfeld Theater.She is currently working on a revival of Pippinwith Diane Paulus, which runs at the A.R.T. inCambridge, MA this January Digiallonardo iscurrently the music supervisor for the up- com-ing production of Nerds: A Musical Software Satireat North Carolina Theatre. Other theater cred-its include: Harps & Angels (vocal arrange-ments), The 101 Dalmatians Musical (arrange-ments) with music by Dennis DeYoung; TheCalgary Stampede (vocal arrangements), Monica!The Musical; and Mario Cantone’s Laugh Whore.As a singer, Nadia was recently seen at the 92ndStreet Y with her sisters, as part of the Lyrics &Lyricists series. The DiGiallonardo Sisters are fre-quent guests on “A Prairie Home Companion”and will be with them at Town Hall this season.They recently recorded a holiday CD with RobFisher at the piano, to be released this fall, andwill be recording a new CD this May from a liveperformance at the Virginia Arts Festival. From2004-2006 Digiallonardo was the on-air pianist

for ABC’s The Tony Danza Show and has sincecomposed music for various TV shows and com-mercials. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa fromVassar College with a degree in Urban Planning.

JOHN MOAURO (Assistant Director/Chore-ogra- pher) has been seen in the Tribe of theBroadway, West End and first national tour com-panies of HAIR. Moauro has shared the stagewith Liza Minnelli, Elton John, Dolly Parton,and Meryl Streep. His television credits includeThe Tonight Show with David Letterman, TheTony® Awards, Good Morning America, “TheMacy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade,” The EarlyShow, and Late Night with Conan O’Brien. He isthrilled to be a part of this production. Manythanks to my supportive family and friends.Peace and LoVe!!

ALISON FRANCK, C. S. A./LIZ LEWISCASTING PARTNERS (Casting Director) Hasbeen the Casting Director for Big League produc-tions, Inc. since 2008, casting tours of ChittyChitty Bang Bang, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Dr. Seuss’ Howthe Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical (3 years),My Fair Lady, Guys and Dolls, and Dreamgirls.Franck also was the Resident Casting Directorfor Paper Mill Playhouse for 10 years, where shecast over 50 productions, including the Broad-way transfer of I’m Not Rappaport, starring JuddHirsch and Ben Vereen, directed by Daniel Sul-livan. Regional: Pirates! (Goodspeed - PaperMill), Hairspray, and Les Misérables (NorthShore) and 2007’s mini-tour of Seven Brides forSeven Brothers (TUTS/Paper Mill Playhouse/North Shore/TOTS). Franck has recently joinedthe staff of Liz Lewis Casting Partners: www.li-zlewis.com. Liz Lewis Casting Partners hasbeen a front-runner in the casting industry forover 20 years, securing talent for com- mercials,film, television, theatre, industrials, voice oversand reality and has offices in New York City andLos Angeles.

ALLIED LIVE (Marketing) is a full-servicemarketing and advertising agency representingBroadway shows, national tours, perform-ing arts institutions and experiential entertain-ment entities. Clients include: The Book ofMormon, Billy Elliot, Mamma Mia!, Catch Me if YouCan, HAIR, West Side Story, Irving Berlin’s WhiteChristmas, Ghost, A Christmas Story, Elf, Tracesand Stomp.

Hair

BIG LEAGUE PRODUCTIONS/DANIELSHER (Executive Producer) Led by Daniel Sheras owner and Executive Producer, Big League iscelebrating its 24th season of producing, gen-eral managing and booking Broadway musicalsand special attractions for touring throughoutNorth America. Big League collaborated withDisney Theatricals in creating its new produc-tion of Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida whichtoured in North America and China. Anotherhighlight was a new touring production of MissSaigon developed in collaboration with CameronMackintosh, which toured the U.S. and Canadafor four years. Other noteworthy productionswere the Japanese and North American touringproductions of 42nd Street with the creative teamfrom the Tony® Award-winning Broadway re-vival as well as a three-year tour of Meredith Will-son’s The Music Man as newly conceived by SusanStroman. Others have included Footloose (LasVegas, Atlantic City, North American tour), toursof Titanic, 1776, Peter Pan, A Funny Thing Hap-pened on the Way to the Forum starring Rip Tay-lor, and the unique spectacular Blast! BigLeague’s renowned production of The Who’sTommy has been seen throughout North Amer-ica, South America, and Europe, and most re-cently in Tokyo. In recent seasons, Big Leagueproduced the 30th Anniversary national tour ofthe Tony® Award-winning musical Ain’t Misbe-havin’ starring American Idol winner Ruben Stud-dard and the first national tour of Chitty ChittyBang Bang which proved to be the company’smost technically dynamic production to date.The booking department at Big League, helmedby Vice President John Starr, is among the mostrespected in the industry. Current productionsinclude Guys and Dolls, My Fair Lady, the hiphop dance show Groovaloo which premieredOff-Broadway recently with a pending return toNew York City, and Dr. Seuss’ How the GrinchStole Christmas! The Musical which the companyis proud to be executive producing.

PRODUCTION STAFF FORHAIR

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/TROIKA ENTERTAINMENTRANDALL A. BUCK

ASSOCIATE LIGHTING DESIGNER.....ANDREW FRITSCHASSOCIATE COSTUME DESIGNER ..................LISA ZINNIASSISTANT COSTUMER DESIGNER .........ABIGAIL HAHNASSOCIATE SOUND DESIGNER .............JANA HOGLUND

COMPANY MANAGER ........................MARK JOHNSON

Production Stage Manager...........................Richard A. Leigh Assistant Stage Manager/Company Manager .........................

Michael Coglan Head Carpenter ...............................................R. Mark Wise Head Props ..................................................Joseph DiFonzo Production Electrician ..............................Justin McClintock Assistant Production Electrician ........................Sean Jenkins Lighting Programmer...........................................Jason Baeri Original Lighting Programmer.....................Paul Sonnleitner Head Electrician................................................Teresa Drake Assistant Electrician.......................................Zack Matthews Head Audio..................................................Michael Viveros Assistant Audio..................................................Rudy Rudell Head Wardrobe .............................................Kay A. Pearson Assistant Wardrobe/Hair...................................Teddy RickerCostume Shoper ..............................................Sarafina Bush Dance Captain ................................Brittney Rose Hammond Assistant Dance Captain..............................Elizabeth Casper Production Assistant .....................................Arianne Decerb Production Assistant .............................Josh Giles Alexander Production Assistant ....................................Matthew Poitras

TV/Radio Broadcast Media by FRESH PRODUCE PRODUCTIONS/Frank Basile

Associate General Manager ...........................Michael Coglan Executive Assistant .........................................Xavier Mazara Legal Counsel for Big League........................Nan Bases, Esq. Accountants for Big League.....................Schall & Ashenfarb Production Accountant....................................Connie Caulo Banking.....................................................J.P. Morgan ChaseInsurance ....................................................C & S Insurance Payroll Services ...............................................................CSI Travel/Housing Services.................................Tour Resources Production Assistant ....................................Arianne DeCerb Merchandise ..................................Max Merchandising, LLC

Arianne NellessenTour Marketing Representation.............................................

Laura Matalon, Anne Dailey Meyer, Jackie Smith

Tour Booking & Engagement ManagementBROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE NYC

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About the ArtistSTRAIGHT NO CHASER

If the phrase “male a cappella group” conjuresup an image of students in blue blazers, ties, andkhakis singing traditional college songs on iviedcampuses…think again. Straight No Chaser(SNC) are neither strait-laced nor straight-faced,but neither are they vaudeville-style kitsch. Asoriginal member Randy Stine comments, “Wetake the music very seriously; we just don’t takeourselves too seriously.” In the process, they arereinventing the idea of a cappella on the modernpop landscape.

Originally formed over a dozen years agowhile students together at Indiana University, thegroup has reassembled and reemerged as a phe-nomenon—with a massive fanbase, more than 20million views on YouTube, numerous national TVappearances, and proven success with two holi-day releases, 2008’s Holiday Spirits, 2009’s Christ-mas Cheers, as well as With a Twist. In an era whenso much pop music is the product of digital pro-cessing and vocal pro-tooling, Straight No Chaseris the real deal—the captivating sound of 10

unadulterated human voices coming together tomake extraordinary music that is moving peoplein a fundamental sense…and with a sense ofhumor.

The group originally came together in the fallof 1996 at IU, basically as “10 guys who hap-pened to be good friends who also liked to sing.”Choosing the members carefully for personalityas well as vocal talent—Stine, Mechling, JeromeCollins, David Roberts, and Walter Chase remainfrom the original lineup—SNC set itself apartfrom other a cappella groups with its contempo-rary repertoire and dynamic approach, quicklyheadlining concerts both in Bloomington and onroad dates. SNC recorded three independent al-bums, and John Mellencamp even invited thegroup to his home for a private performance.

When the founders began graduating in 1999and went on to jobs mostly outside of music, theychose replacements and established SNC as anongoing group on campus with future genera-tions of ambitious IU undergrads. More than 50members have passed through the group’s ranksso far. Such was the impact SNC made at IU thatthe school hosted a 10th anniversary reunionshow for the original lineup in 2006, and whenStine posted clips from a 1998 concert onYouTube, SNC’s fan base grew exponentially. In2007 alone, the group’s version of “The 12 Daysof Christmas” was viewed more than seven mil-lion times. Today that number has surpassed 11million, and the group’s cumulative YouTubeviews clock in at more than 25 million.

Among those viewers was Atlantic Chair-man/CEO Craig Kallman, who found SNC’smusic “brilliant, fresh and totally compelling.”Kallman e-mailed Stine, who initially thought itwas a prank but thought otherwise when he waswhisked to Los Angeles to meet with the labelchief. A few days later, the entire group was inNew York City to sign its recording deal. The cur-rent incarnation of SNC includes later membersof the group, including Michael Luginbill, SeggieIsho, Don Nottingham, and Tyler Trepp. “A musiccareer was definitely not on my radar; getting theguys back together, not just for someone’s wed-ding or bachelor party, but to spend the majorityof the year together touring and recording, is adream come true.” Stine says. “I pinch myself allthe time and hope it continues and becomes alongstanding career.”

Straight No Chaser

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About the ArtistHUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS

Huey Lewis was born a long time ago in NewYork City. He moved to Marin County, Californiawhen he was 4-years-old (better sandboxes!). Atthe tender age of 13, he went east to boardingschool at the Lawrenceville School in New Jersey,where he began to play the harmonica. Aftergraduating, he hitch-hiked throughout westernEurope playing his harmonica for a year, andthen attended Cornell University for a year anda half, where he played in bands, and went tosome classes. After dropping out of Cornell,Huey moved back to California where he soonjoined the country-rock band Clover. Cloverplayed three or four sets a night, five or morenights a week for six years before being signedby Phonogram Records in London. They livedin London, recorded two records in Wales, dis-banded and moved back to San Francisco wherein 1977 Huey began to assemble what would be‘The News’ with Johnny, Bill, Sean, Chris, andMario. Their first record was released in Januaryof 1980.

Huey is in show business, and so will do al-most anything for attention or money, (usuallyin that order), and to that end he has played BillyFlynn in the musical Chicago on Broadway,filmed the movie Duets with Gwyneth Paltrow,and guest starred on the sitcom Hot in Clevelandseveral times. He has never appeared on Dancingwith Stars or Celebrity Apprentice. He has wonmany awards and accolades, and he’d love to tellyou about them sometime.

2013 marks the 30th anniversary of one themost influential and celebrated albums in pop /rock history. Peaking at #1 on the BillboardCharts, selling over 10 million copies world-wide, a Grammy® Award, and a DiamondAward in Canada, Sports is the anthem of a gen-eration.

Over half of the album’s songs (“The Heart ofRock & Roll,” “Heart & Soul,” “I Want a NewDrug,” “Walking on a Thin Line,” “If This Is It”)were huge hit singles. They have memorablehooks, and an economical precision.

Sports has struck a chord with audiences ofall ages and persuasions. So many people havespecial memories associated with this uniquecollection of songs. Huey Lewis and the Newsare releasing a special digitally remastered 30thAnniversary edition of the album, with livebonus tracks.

In 2013, Huey Lewis and the News are com-memorating the milestone with their “Sports”30th Anniversary World Tour. Fans will hear theband perform the songs from “Sports,” plusmany other hits and surprises.

Huey Lewis and the News are: Huey Lewis(vocals and harmonica), Johnny Colla (saxo-phone, guitar and vocals), Bill Gibson (drums,percussion and vocals), Sean Hopper (keyboardsand vocals), Stef Burns (guitars and vocals), JohnPierce (bass), Marvin McFadden (trumpet), RobSudduth (tenor saxophone), and Johnnie Ba-mont (baritone saxophone).Carpet and Duct • Windows

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About the ArtistCHICAGO

Starting in 1967, well before all the hitsstarted flowing, Chicago established a reputationfor its powerful live show. Fueled by a passionfor music, Chicago’s members exploded the con-ventions of what rock music could or should be.The result was a groundbreaking new form,played by extraordinarily talented musicians.Early fans like Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplinwere sufficiently impressed—they took thegroup out on their respective tours. Once thegroup began making records, fans rewarded thegroup with record sales of 100,000,000, 21 Top10 singles, five consecutive Number One al-bums, 11 Number One Singles, and 5 Gold sin-gles. An incredible 25 of their 33 albums havebeen certified platinum. To date, Chicago is thefirst American band to chart Top 40 albums infive decades—a landmark accomplishment.

Initially called “The Big Thing,” they hit theMidwest club circuit in 1967. In 1968, they tookthe name “Chicago Transit Authority,” moved toLos Angeles and signed to Columbia Records.

Chicago Transit Authority, their double-LP debut(April, 1969), was an underground hit whosesales were fueled by their incessant touring.They simplified their name on the liner notes ofthe CTA album, and from that point on, theband was called Chicago. Chicago II (January,1970), another two-record set, contained theirfirst two Top 10 hits, “Make Me Smile,” and “25or 6 to 4.” Their debut album held two more be-lated hits and also two of the band’s most re-quested songs, “Does Anybody Really KnowWhat Time It Is?” and “Beginnings.” A third dou-ble album, Chicago III (January, 1971) consoli-dated their success. Chicago’s historic, four-discboxed set live album, Chicago at Carnegie Hall(October, 1971), marked the first time a rockand roll band played at Carnegie Hall.

Chicago V (July, 1972) topped the charts fornine weeks and spawned the gold single, “Sat-urday In The Park.” Chicago VI (June, 1973) wasNumber One for five weeks and contained thehits “Feelin’ Stronger Every Day” and “Just You‘N Me,” the latter a Number One in Cash Boxand another gold single. Chicago VII (March,1974) was yet another Number One LP whose

hits included “(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long,”“Call On Me,” and “Wishing You Were Here.”Chicago VIII (March, 1975) had the group’sfourth straight chart topper, the nostalgic hit,“Old Days.” It’s no small wonder that Chicago IX- Chicago’s Greatest Hits (November, 1975) even-tually sold five million copies.

But it was Chicago X (June, 1976), the recip-ient of three Grammy® Awards, that featuredthe band’s biggest hit of the 1970’s: the world-wide Number One “If You Leave Me Now.” Thelovely ballad catapulted Chicago into the highestlevels of popular success. Another ballad, “Baby,What A Big Surprise,” was the major hit offChicago XI (September, 1977).

Chicago released their 33rd record in 2012with their third album of holiday music, titled OChristmas Three. The album features specialguests Dolly Parton, America, Steve Cropper,and BeBe Winans, and was produced by veteranproducer Phil Ramone, one of the most re-spected and prolific music producers in therecording industry (Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra,Madonna, Elton John, Paul McCartney).

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About the ArtistsPATTI LUPONE has appeared on New

York stages in The Anarchist, An Evening WithPatti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin, The SevenDeadly Sins with New York City Ballet, Com-pany and Sweeney Todd with the New YorkPhilharmonic, Woman on the Verge of a Nerv-ous Breakdown (Tony®, Drama Desk andOuter Critics Circle Award nominations),Gypsy (Tony®, Drama Desk, Outer CriticsCircle and Drama League Awards), JohnDoyle’s production of Sweeney Todd, Passion,Candide, Can Can, Noises Off, The Old Neigh-borhood, Master Class, Patti LuPone on Broad-way (Outer Critics Circle Award), Pal Joey,Anything Goes, Oliver!, Accidental Death of AnAnarchist, The Woods, Edmond, The Cradle WillRock, Evita (Tony® and Drama Desk Awards),Working, The Water Engine, and The RobberBridegroom (Tony® and Drama Desk Awardnominations).

In London, she garnered Olivier Awardsfor Les Miserables (Royal Shakespeare Com-pany world premiere production) and TheCradle Will Rock. She received an OlivierAward nomination for Sunset Boulevard andappeared in Matters of the Heart and MasterClass.

Her opera credits include roles in in JakeHeggie’s To Hell and Back with San Francisco’sPhilharmonia Baroque Orchestra, The Riseand Fall of the City of Mahagonny for her LosAngeles Opera debut, and Regina at TheKennedy Center.

She has appeared in films including Cityby the Sea, David Mamet’s Heist and State andMain, Just Looking, Summer of Sam, DrivingMiss Daisy, and Witness. Television credits in-clude roles on Ugly Betty, Will & Grace, Pas-sion, Sweeney Todd, Oz, Monday NightMayhem, Evening at the Pops (with JohnWilliams and Yo Yo Ma), Frasier (Emmy®nomination), Law & Order, The Water Engine,L.B.J., and Life Goes On.

Her recordings include Patti LuPone Live,“Heatwave” with John Mauceri and the Hol-lywood Bowl Orchestra, “Pal Joey,” “Mattersof the Heart,” “Sweeney Todd” with the NewYork Philharmonic, the 2006 and 2008Broadway cast recordings of Sweeney Toddand Gypsy, The Lady With The Torch, and PattiLuPone at Les Mouches.

A founding member of the Drama Divisionof The Juilliard School and of John House-man’s The Acting Company, she is also theauthor of the New York Times bestselling au-tobiography Patti LuPone: A Memoir.

ROB FISHER Internationally distin-guished artistic director, conductor, and pi-anist Rob Fisher is a leading figure inAmerican music and musical theater. He wasfounding music director of Encores! (NewYork City Center) from 1994 to 2005, and hehas made numerous recordings including aGrammy® Award-winning Chicago castalbum. He continues to be a regular guest atEncores!

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In 2007, Fisher was music director of Hairin Central Park (and music supervisor for itsTony® Award-winning 2009 Broadway run)and led the New York Philharmonic’s ac-claimed revival of My Fair Lady. More re-cently, he was music supervisor of theBroadway revival of the Tony®-winning Any-thing Goes; he conducted a one-night galaperformance of The Sound of Music atCarnegie Hall.

Fisher has a long association with NewYork series. He served as producer and musicdirector for Lincoln Center’s American Song-book, creating tributes to the Gershwins,Bernstein and Cole Porter. This season, hepresents a program of John Kander songs.Fisher has made nine appearances on theLyrics & Lyricists series at the 92nd Street Y,usually with his friend Sheldon Harnick ashost; they reunite this season to celebrate theinfluence of W.S. Gilbert.

A regular guest conductor with major U.S.orchestras, Fisher collaborates in concert withKristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, VictoriaClark, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and David HydePierce. He was music director for GarrisonKeillor’s American Radio Company and re-mains a frequent guest on A Prairie HomeCompanion.

About the OrchestraThe NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY OR-

CHESTRA, now in its 90th season, com-prises some of the country’s finest musicians.The Orchestra is proud to have Jacques La-combe as its Music Director.

The NJSO makes its home at the New Jer-sey Performing Arts Center in Newark whilealso engaging audiences at six other venuesthroughout the state—in Englewood, Mor-ristown, New Brunswick, Princeton, RedBank, and Trenton. Each season, the NJSOpresents Classical, POPS and Family sub-scription concerts, as well as summer parksperformances, special concerts, and events.

The Orchestra offers wide-ranging educa-tional programs, reaching students in all 21

New Jersey counties with a variety of pro-grams from ensemble performances via itsResources for Education and CommunityHarmony (REACH) program to its full or-chestral concert tours for schoolchildren. TheNJSO sponsors a Youth Orchestra program inthe Newark area, and it promotes violin les-sons in public schools with its renownedNJSO Early Strings Program.

The NJSO brings the symphonic-musicexperience to more than 150,000 people eachyear and reaches thousands more throughradio broadcasts. Select NJSO performancesare broadcast regionally and throughoutNorth America.

Sun, June 2, 2013 at 3pm

New Jersey Symphony OrchestraJACQUES LACOMBE

Music Director The Jaqua Foundation Chair

JEFFREY GROGANEducation & CommunityEngagement Conductor

GEMMA NEWAssistant Conductor

HENRY KAOGreater Newark ChamberOrchestra Conductor

FIRST VIOLINEric Wyrick, Concertmaster,The Donald L. Mulford Chair

Brennan Sweet, AssociateConcertmaster

Albin IfsichAdriana RosinEdward EngelNaomi YoungsteinJames TsaoXin ZhaoDarryl KubianJudy Lin Wu •Kelly Hall-Tompkins •

SECOND VIOLINFrancine Storck, Principal,The Dr. Merton L. Griswold,Jr. Chair

Rebekah Johnson,Assistant Principal

Debra BidermanAnn KossakowskiJohn ConnellySusan GellertLisa MatricardiAlexandra GorokhovskyMing YangHéctor Falcón

VIOLINFatima AazizaWendy Y. ChenMaya Shiraishi

VIOLAFrank Foerster, Principal,The Margrit McCrane Chair

Elzbieta Weyman, AssistantPrincipal

Michael StewartChristine TerhuneMartin AndersenLucy CorwinHenry KaoBrett DeubnerDavid Blinn

The musicians and librarians employedby the New Jersey Symphony Orchestraare members of the American Federa-tion of Musicians of the United Statesand Canada.

CELLOJonathan Spitz, Principal,The M.C.J. and AmeliorFoundation Chair, in honor ofBarbara Bell Coleman

Stephen Fang, Assistant PrincipalMyung Soon WoohSarah SeiverTed AckermanFrances RowellNa-Young Baek

BASSPaul Harris, Principal,The Lawrence J. Tamburri Chair

Frank Lomolino, AssistantPrincipal

Jonathan StorckThe Tray and Maris Davis Chair

David RosiJoseph Campagna

FLUTEBart Feller, PrincipalKathleen Nester

PICCOLOKathleen Nester

OBOERobert Ingliss, Principal,•The Arthur E. Walters and

Marjory S. Walters ChairJames Roe, Acting PrincipalAndrew Adelson

ENGLISH HORNAndrew Adelson

CLARINETKarl Herman, Principal,The Roy and Diana Vagelos Chair

Andrew Lamy

E-FLAT CLARINETAndrew Lamy

BASSOONRobert Wagner, Principal,The Charlotte and MorrisTanenbaum Chair

Mark Timmerman

HORNLucinda-Lewis, PrincipalAndrea MenousekChris KomerSusan Standley

TRUMPETGarth Greenup, PrincipalChristopher StingleDavid Larson

TROMBONECharles Baker, PrincipalVernon PostVincent Belford

TUBADerek Fenstermacher, PrincipalAnonymously Endowed Chair

TIMPANIRandall Hicks, Principal,The Mia and Victor ParsonnetChair

PERCUSSIONDavid Fein, Principal

PERSONNELJames Neglia, ManagerNaomi Youngstein,Assistant Manager

LIBRARIANAnn Kossakowski

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NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAThe NJSO uses a system of string rota-tion. In each string section, membersare listed in order of seniority.

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About the ArtistsEVERCLEAR

Art Alexakis’ clear-eyed willingness toconfront life’s darker margins has been a hall-mark of Everclear’s output ever since Ever-clear’s independently released 1993 debutWorld of Noise. The band’s relentless touringregimen and D.I.Y. promotional tacticshelped to set the stage for the platinum-levelbreakthrough of 1995’s Sparkle and Fade,which spawned the hits “Santa Monica” and“Heroin Girl,” while establishing Everclear asa popular live attraction and Alexakis as anengaged and articulate media presence. Theband’s ascendancy continued with 1997’s SoMuch for the Afterglow, which produced theradio hits “Everything to Everyone,” “I WillBuy You A New Life,” and “Father of Mine.”

Alexakis continued to explore new cre-ative challenges on such subsequent Ever-clear releases as 2000’s two-part Songs froman American Movie, Vol. 1: Learning How to

Smile (which yielded a major hit in “Won-derful”) and Songs from an American Movie,Vol. 2: Good Time for a Bad Attitude, 2003’sSlow Motion Daydream, and 2006’s Welcometo the Drama Club. The Vegas Years (2008)was a memorable set of cover tunes, while InA Different Light (2009) and Return to SantaMonica (2011) found Alexakis and companyrevisiting and reinterpreting items from theEverclear songbook.

LIVEThe York, Pennsylvania legends burst on

to the burgeoning alternative scene in 1991with their major label debut, Mental Jewelry.The band—lead guitarist Chad Taylor,bassist Patrick Dahlheimer, drummer ChadGracey, and founding vocalist Ed Kowal-czyk—infused heartfelt melodies with rawenergy for an inimitable style that stood outfrom the early nineties pack.

Live’s sophomore set, Throwing Copper, so-lidified their status as bona fide superstarsthough. After 52 weeks it reached #1 on theBillboard Top 200 and eventually surpassedsales of 10 million in merely two years.Rolling Stone and MTV both dubbed thealbum “One of the 25 Greatest Rock Albumsof All-Time,” while tastemakers from Spin toThe New York Times lauded it with equalpraise.

Upon release, its 1997 follow-up SecretSamadhi immediately shot to #1 on the Bill-board Top 200 and eventually went six-timesplatinum. However, on The Distance to Herein 1999, Live turned into an internationalpowerhouse and jumped from arenas intostadiums all over the globe driven by thesmash “The Dolphin’s Cry.” V and Birds ofPray followed, continuing to expand theirlegacy and satiate the rabid and faithful fanbase that they had amassed over nearly twodecades.

FILTERShoving a fist in the face of tradition has

been Filter’s modus operandi since the re-lease of their self-produced debut album,

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Short Bus. The album’s rough-around-the-edges production consisted of inebriated an-swering machine samples, lavish bass lines,and jagged guitars set to a backdrop of drummachines punctuated by the unfurling ofRichard Patrick’s vocal prowess and signatureroar.

Patrick, Filter’s magnetic, profoundly in-telligent nucleus and frontman jubilantly ad-mits that his creative process is unorthodox,whether he’s staring down and conqueringnew technology or coalescing with newbandmate and co-conspirator Jonny Radtkeon Filter’s current release, The Sun Comes OutTonight. The album’s synthesis of tools fromthe band’s past and brand new attributes fa-cilitate the stereophonic assault that only Fil-ter circa 2013 can deliver.

SPONGESponge has proven to be one of the Motor

City’s heaviest hitters after gaining interna-

tional notoriety with their debut album Rot-ting Piñata (Sony). Emerging from Detroitwith hits like “Plowed” and “Molly (16 Can-dles)” Sponge received massive airplay onradio stations from coast to coast and werein heavy rotation on MTV. Both “Plowed”and “Molly” hit #5 on Billboard’s ModernRock Charts, catapulting “Rotting Piñata” toGold, and ultimately Platinum status.

Sponge’s follow up CD, the criticallylauded Wax Ecstatic (Columbia) scored addi-tional top ten Billboard hits including “WaxEcstatic” and “Have You Seen Mary?” Theband’s music was also featured in popularmovies The Craft, Chasing Amy, Mall Rats,and Empire Records. Sponge’s star continuedto rise with network appearances on The LateShow with David Letterman and the ConanO’Brien Show.

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Kris Kristofferson


About the ArtistKRIS KRISTOFFERSON is a Country

Music Hall of Famer who ranks among themost versatile of American talents. He’s been aGolden Gloves boxer, a Rhodes scholar, a col-lege football player, an acclaimed actor, a mil-itary officer, a helicopter pilot, aGrammy®-winner, a screw-up, and an icon,and now he finds himself releasing the thirdDon Was-produced album in a twilight yearstrilogy. Feeling Mortal follows 2009’s Closer ToThe Bone and 2006’s This Old Road in examin-ing hard-won grace.

“Wide awake and feeling mortal,” he writeson the title track. “At this moment in thedream/ That old man there in the mirror/ Andmy shaky self-esteem.”

“Going back to the beginning, the songshave been reflections of where I was at thatpoint in my life,” he says. “I always try to beas honest as I can in the songwriting, other-wise there’s no point in doing it: I might aswell be doing an advertising job or something.And what I’m finding, to my pleasant surpriseat this age, is that I’m more inclined to laugh-ter than tears. I hope I’ll feel this creative andthis grateful until they throw dirt over me.”

Kristofferson did not always imagine thiswould be so. “If I look like a mean old man,that’s what I am,” he sang, back when he wasstill immortal and when he was sometimes amean-feeling younger man. But now he’smostly truthful and thankful, as he sings, “Forthe laughter and the loving/ That I’m livingwith today.”

In the Nashville beginning, Kristoffersonthrew away a promising military career infavor of life as what he sometimes calls, “Asongwriting bum.” He had excelled at mosteverything he’d ever tried, save for singingand songwriting, but it was the singing andthe writing that called to him. He wound uppenning classics including “Me and BobbyMcGee,” “Help Me Make It Through theNight,” “Sunday Morning Coming Down,”and “For The Good Times,” as well as a slewof other empathetic, incisive gems. Kristoffer-

son—along with contemporaries Tom T. Hall,Mickey Newbury, Willie Nelson, and JohnPrine—enhanced the scope of country musicsongwriting, focusing on layering, nuance,empathy, and emotional truth.

“A major reason for Kris’ enduring popu-larity is that he’s always been very honest andopen about revealing his inner life,” says pro-ducer Don Was, who has worked withKristofferson for the past 17 years. “‘SundayMorning Coming Down’ is a brutally frank,first-person narrative that just happens to hita common nerve among millions of people,and that’s why Kris is such a great artist. I sus-pect a whole lot of folks will be able to relateto Feeling Mortal, now and for years to come.It’s totally in keeping with the body of Kris’oeuvre.”

Kristofferson and Was spent three daysrecording Feeling Mortal, cutting 20 songs andpicking 10, then bolstering the basic trackswith stellar instrumental work from guitaristMark Goldenberg, pedal steel master GregLeisz, keyboardist Matt Rollins, violinist andvocalist Sara Watkins, bassist Sean Hurley, anddrummer Aaron Sterling.

They emerged with a piece of work thatWas suggests is “One of Kris’ finest albums.”

Kristofferson isn’t one to arm-wrestle withhis own legacy, or to set his truths of todayagainst the truths of his old-and-gone immor-tal self, but he’s pleased that a life that hasbeen sustained by the product of his ownimagination remains fruitful.

Above all, Kristofferson is happy to behappy, grateful to be grateful, and wholly un-willing to take the credit for the wondrousway it’s all worked out. In the end, FeelingMortal is a melodic note of gratitude, fromcreator to Creator.

“God Almighty, here I am,” he sings. “Am Iwhere I ought to be? I’ve begun to soon de-scend, like the sun into the sea/ And I thankmy lucky stars, from here to eternity/ For theartist that You are/ And the man you made ofme.”

Kris Kristofferson

Thu, June 20, 2013 at 8pm

Happy Together Tour2013

The Turtles Featuring Flo and Eddie

Chuck Negron (formerly of Three Dog Night)

Gary Puckett and the Union Gap

Mark Lindsay (former lead singer of Paul Revere & theRaiders)

Gary Lewis and the Playboys


About the ArtistsTHE TURTLES featuring Flo and Eddie

Very few rock performers have remained asvital through the 1960’s, 70s, 80s, and 90s ashave Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman. Ini-tially they made their mark with the Turtles,then they joined Frank Zappa’s Mothers of In-vention, and then they glided into their ownFlo & Eddie persona, dishing out records thathave encompassed a multitude of personali-ties.

Two guys from Westchester. The one withthe curly hair and glasses, and the other withthe beard. That’s how Mark Volman andHoward Kaylan (A.K.A. Flo and Eddie) referto themselves. Two slightly bewildered kidsthrust into the fast lane of rock ‘n’ roll stardomhits, fame, national tours, hanging out with theBeatles, joining the Mothers of Invention, act-ing in the 200 Motels movie, and on andon...two guys from Westchester.

They set their sights on the adjacent SouthBay area (Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach,Torrance) and quickly found themselves win-ners of several battle of the bands competitionsthat resulted in a residency at Reb Foster’s (alocal DJ) Revelaire Club. It was here that de-mands were made upon them to learn the var-ious hit recordings of stars like the Coasters,Sonny and Cher, the Righteous Brothers, andothers for whom they would occasionally be-come the backup band.

In 1964, the Beatles and the whole EnglishInvasion took effect. Volman and Kaylan putdown their saxes, took up the vocals more ar-dently and the Crossfires dropped their entirerepertoire of surf instrumentals and grew theirhair long. They were so taken with this changeof identity, that it was not uncommon for themto show up at the South Bay Bowl, spewingforth English accents and claiming they wereGerry and the Pacemakers.

Despite this response, and their followingat the Revelaire, frustration set in. The mem-bers weren’t in high school anymore, two weremarried, and the band wasn’t earning enoughmoney. On the night they were submittingtheir resignation from the Revelaire and about

to break up, they were approached by Ted Fei-gin and Lee Lasseff who signed them to abrand new, nameless record label, later to becalled White Whale.

It was time for a name change as well. Thegroup liked “The Half Dozen,” or “Six Pack,”but opted for Reb Foster’s suggestion, The Tur-tles. It was exactly the same band and the samesongs—one week at the Revelaire they werethe Crossfires, the next week they were theTurtles.

It wasn’t long before the release of the Tur-tles first single, their arrangement of a BobDylan song, “It Ain’t Me Babe.” It was an im-mediate hit—climbing into the Top Five na-tionally—quickly establishing the Turtles as aforce of their own. Their first concert appear-ance was before 50,000 kids at the Rose Bowl,opening for Herman’s Hermits.

CHUCK NEGRONThe world was introduced to Chuck Ne-

gron and Three Dog Night in 1969 by thebreakthrough–and the band’s first millionseller One. Driven by Negron’s solo lead vocalson four million selling singles, three #1 records, (one which topped the charts for six weeks,“Joy To The World,”) five top 5 hits and seventop 40 hits, Negron put and kept Three DogNight on the charts for six years. His soaring,soulful, four octave range and unique vocalstyling became a part of the American land-scape. His gut wrenching performance on theband’s follow up hit to “One,” “Easy To BeHard” is now a pop classic, as is his beautifuland smooth vocal on “Old Fashioned LoveSong.” Negron’s unmistakable voice exclaim-ing “Jeremiah Was A Bullfrog” on the multi-Grammy® nominated and 1971 Record OfThe Year, “Joy To The World” is today a part ofAmericana, securing a place for Negron as oneof the great singers in rock and pop.

While Negron was with Three Dog Nightthey had a phenomenal 18 consecutive top 20hits, 21 top 40 hits, eight top 10 hits and fournumber one hits—not to mention five top 10albums and 11 top 20 albums. “We were a self-contained band who performed all the musicon our records,” Negron explained. “We

Happy Together Tour 2013

picked all the songs, arranged them and weretotally involved in production. We never hadan A&R person or any record company inter-ference. The band contractually had artisticcontrol.” Few bands were as popular in con-cert. They pioneered stadium extravaganzas,prompting Rolling Stone Magazine in its 1972cover story to exclaim “More Gold Than TheStones!” “Bigger Crowds Than Credence!”“Fatter Purses Than Elvis!” Some of their open-ing acts were the likes of Rod Stewart, Aero-smith, ELO, and co-headliner billing with LedZeppelin.

GARY PUCKETT AND THE UNIONGAP was one of the most successful musicalgroups of the 60s. Gary’s unmistakable signa-ture voice garnered six consecutive goldrecords and Top 10 Billboard hits with the fol-lowing titles: “Young Girl,” “Woman Woman,”“Lady Willpower,” “Over You,” “This Girl is aWoman Now,” “Keep the Customer Satisfied,”“Don’t Give in to Him,” and “Home.” Pucketthas performed on more than thirty networktelevision shows and prime time specials dur-ing his career, even adding a command per-formance for the President and Prince Charlesat the White House. The Union Gap disbandedin the seventies. In 1974, “Young Girl” wasreissued in England where it received a silverrecord award for attaining a top five positionon the pop charts, several years after its initialrelease.

MARK LINDSAYBorn in Oregon, raised in Idaho, Mark

Lindsay began his career as the rockabillysinger in Freddy Chapman’s Idaho Playboys.He and bandmates Dick and “Mooney” White,along with Paul Revere Dick and Jerry Labrum,soon formed The Downbeats... which becamePaul Revere and the Raiders after they got theirfirst contract with Gardena Records in 1961.

Seventeen Top 20 hits later, with Lindsay onall the lead vocals (including his own hit “Ari-zona”), it’s still hard for him to believe that ashy, skinny, geeky farm kid could have been solucky. Lindsay still tours as a solo artist and, ofcourse, continues to create new music.

GARY LEWIS AND THE PLAYBOYSGary Lewis was about as close to being an

“overnight success” in the recording field asanyone can get. And, just because it happensso seldom, it is always a special thrill whenshow business lightning strikes twice in thesame family. The comedy antics of Jerry Lewisskyrocketed him to fame when he was justbarely out of his teens. Number 1 son Garyhad achieved comparable success in the musicfield... also at a young and carefree age.

It was the summer of 1964 when GaryLewis and The Playboys were discovered byproducer Snuff Garret. Before long, with theproducer/arranger team of Garrett and LeonRussell behind them, they took their first sin-gle, “This Diamond Ring” straight to numberone. After their second hit titled “Count Me In”went to number two, Lewis and the bandproved that they would be a continued suc-cess. They followed with more top 10 songssuch as “Save Your Heart For Me,” “EverybodyLoves A Clown,” “She’s Just My Style,” “SureGonna Miss Her,” and many more.

Thu, June 20, 2013 at 8pm

ADPAetnaAmerican ExpressArch Chemicals Inc.AT&T FoundationAXA FoundationBank of America

Merrill Lynch

Bank of New YorkBristol-Myers

Squibb Co.Chubb Group of

Insurance Companies

Cigna Health CareCNA

Duke Energy Corporation

Dunn & BradstreetExxonMobil

Chemical CompanyFMC Good

Government Program

Gannett FoundationGeneral ElectricGE FoundationGive with LibertyGoldman SachsHorizon Blue Cross

Blue ShieldIBM

IDTJohnson & Johnson

Family of CompaniesJP Morgan ChaseLucentMcGraw-Hill

Companies

Merck Partnershipfor Giving

Merrill LynchMetLifeMicrosoft Matching

Gifts CompanyMitsui USANet2Phone Charitable

Matching Gifts

ProgramNetwork for GoodThe New York Times

CompanyNYSE GroupPfizer FoundationPrudential Foundation

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Time WarnerTycoVerizonWells Fargo

Did you know that all these companies and many more offer matchinggift plans to their employees? See how you could give more!

Call the State Theatre at 732-247-7200, ext. 512 and find out how your company will match your gift today.

The State Theatre, a nonprofit organization, is deeply grateful to the many individual, corporate, and foundationdonors to our Annual Giving program from 4/19/12 – 4/19/13. Their support enables us to continue to bring thefinest artists and provide nationally recognized arts education programs to 31,000 children annually. To find outmore about opportunities to support the State Theatre, contact Linda Van Derveer, Director of Major Gifts, at732-247-7200, ext. 594 or [email protected].

$100,000 +The Blanche & Irving Laurie

FoundationJohnson & Johnson Family

of CompaniesThe J. Seward Johnson, Sr.

1963 Charitable TrustsNew Jersey State Council

on the ArtsThe Star-Ledger

$50,000 +The HeldrichMagic 98.3Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

$25,000 +The Karma FoundationNew Jersey Cultural Trust

$10,000 +Colgate-PalmoliveFinancial Resources

Federal Credit UnionThe Horizon Foundation

for New JerseyThe Hyde and Watson FoundationIngredion IncorporatedMetLife Foundation

$5,000 +High Grade BeverageMagyar BankMiller's RentalsNew England Foundation

for the ArtsThe Provident Bank Foundation

$2,500 +Bristol Myers Squibb

Children's HospitalCredit SuisseGreat-West FinancialRobert's FloralsRutgers, The State University

of New Jersey

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

Gifts to the State Theatre

Corporate and Foundation Support

Chairman’s CouncilDiamond Circle ($10,000+)Ann and Lou AsbatyMr. and Mrs. Omar BoraieMr. and Mrs. Robert E. CampbellAndrew Chen and Heidi Mass

Doug and Diane Garback~The Garback Agency

Carolyn and Dave HornMr. and Mrs. Andrew J. MarkeyMr. and Mrs. John A. McCraneDave Retcher

Peter and Maggie StavrianidisRalph VoorheesDonna and Jack WalcottWarren and Wendy Zimmerman

Platinum Circle ($5,000+)Isa and Michael BeckSamer and Susan BoraieSharon and Louis CyktorMr. Efrem B. DlugaczMatthew and Liz DruckerWilliam and Constance FortenbaughJames A. and Elizabeth E. HanceMr. & Mrs. Timothy W. HarbisonMr. and Mrs. Robert W. HarkinsBill HermanRichard and Larisa LeistJoseph LightJeff and Theresa MoellerSherard and Naomi MurphyKenneth G. and Jennifer J. OstermanSusan and Brent PodlogarRalph and Claudia SavianoAlma ScottRaj and Nidhi Singh

Gold Circle ($3,000+)Campbell Family FoundationStephan DeMicco and Jeanne M. FoxMr. and Mrs. John Fischer

Friend of the State TheatreThomas and Annette GriffoulMs. Eileen HarkinsMr. and Mrs. Edward J. HartnettStephen K. JonesCharles and Ruth LarssonBarbara and Len LittmanAndrew and Pamela LovaszMr. and Mrs. Duncan L. MacMillanRobert Wood Johnson

1962 Charitable TrustRobert Wood Johnson, Jr. Fund

of the Princeton Area Community Foundation

Salvatore J. and Bernice A. RomanoSharon Levine and Bruce SamuelsMs. Robin E. Suydam

and Mr. Paul CorkeryMichael Wagner and

Caryl Mackin-Wagner

Silver Circle ($2,000+)Nickolas and Maria AgathisJoan A. AppelsonJoseph and Xenia Balabkins

Madeleine Berk and Corey WeinerMrs. Charlotte BicziGil BlitzB. Nathaniel BespokeMr. and Mrs. Robert J. CiattoRussell and Stephanie DeyoHenry A. DombrowskiE & G Foundation, In Memory of

George W. & Edith H. DeVoeJohn and Jeanne FitzgeraldFranklin Mutual InsuranceJudd and Carol HamlinMr. and Mrs. Chris JensenMr. and Mrs. Bradley KorbelPatrick and Mary Ellen MorrisDrs. Dean and Karan NewtonRita and David PaszamantMr. and Mrs. Frederick P. PierceBarbara and Richard ReinhardtDr. Norman Reitman, M.D.Rona SolbergArt and Eva StevensHerbert and Toby StolzerSteven and Peggy Tepper

President’s Council

Guarantor ($1,000+)AnonymousEsta AranoffBrother International CorporationPeter and Nancy CornellDr. Alvin and Joyce GlasgoldMary and Fred HopkeMichael and Suzanne LindemannGilda and Marc MoralesThomas OatesFrank Santiago and Dana FarrellSenator Bob Smith and Ellen SmithMr. Tamas Tamas

Benefactor ($500+)Anonymous (2)Aetna Roofing Corp.Bryan BaughRobert and Jane BerryAugustina BissoMr. and Mrs. John A. Bradley IIMr. and Mrs. George L. BuchmanRichard P. and Joan BurtRichard CianfroneArthur B. CoronaMs. Ruth J. Crawford

and Ms. Michelle GordaS. DelpAlice A. DeVoe and John SzaboThe Frazee'sFelix GanzSteve and Ann GarveyMichael GiantiniSuranjoy and Kamalakshi HazarikaCynthia JankechMr. and Mrs. Robert E. Kahle, Jr.Joanne KondrupAnn and John KoscoLanny and Lee LivingstonDr. Barry H. LustigAntonio MachadoJoseph F. MarazzoMr. and Mrs. Arthur MartinStephanie MartinPaula MasciulliMr. and Mrs. Elliot and Randi

OstroveRuth Marcus PattThe PellegrinosMarion Prager-AubrechtWilliam and Barbara RiversJeff and Stacey RobertsAnthony and Janis Scelsa

& James and Diane DowneyGeorge and Jane SchildgeJay SchusterDrs. Anthony and Rosanne

ScriffignanoJuliann ShalackIrving and Claire SinaiLisa Marie SmoyakJudy and Jack SteinweisPeter and Karen TarriconeAngelo J. and Rosalind ValetuttoLinda Van DerveerMr. and Mrs. Ronald Weiss & Family

Patron ($250+)AnonymousBen and Lauren AveryShelley and Haym BenaroyaRichard and Susan BenitzMr. and Mrs. Robert BolanowskiMr. and Mrs. Terrill M. BrennerMark and Stephanie CareyLori DackoMs. Ilona S. EnglishLian Brooke FarrerDeborah S. FreedmanBryan and Susan GarrutoMr. and Mrs. Phillip GauthierPaul GoldmanSharon and Sid GranetzMs. Margaret Grove, in memory of

Barbara VoorheesAngela GuyBob and Kelsey HamiltonMr. and Mrs. Hans O. HansenTodd HarveyIrene HnidjJohn and Judy HoffmanRobert and Carolyn HoitelaTheadore U. HorgerDeborah and Frank HuberKathleen and Albert JohnsonGary and Stacy KaplanAnthony and Deborah KlokisCasimir A. and Christine W.

KulikowskiMr. and Mrs. John LucsDr. and Mrs. Joseph LukacsDeborah Anne and Edward

MagazinerLarry and Pam MayewskiDonna Marie MonekMichael and Diane MoskalAlan and Kathy NegreannRobert and Ellen NormanOn-Tech ConsultingAnn O'RourkeAnthony A. PankoJack and Helga PhillipsIgor and Julia PortnoyRobert C. ProvostAnn and Robert RafanoSherrie and John SadlonJohn & Peggy Scanlon,

in memory of Brian P. ScanlonDr. Peter J. Schroeck

and Alexander E. PichuginStephan and Leslie SekulichBruce and Barbara Sigman,

in honor of Bill HermanBlanquita ValentiAllan and Bonnie WartonWilliam Wyman

Family & Friends ($100+)Anonymous (4)Jeffrey and Gail AaronBill and Nancy AinslieJane AndersonMarie and Tom AndreanoBarbara BaierCheryl BarberWilliam and Nancy BeachellGlenn Bell and Kathleen LoveAlbert and Mildred BieberKrystyna BorysewiczJohn A. BoughtwoodGary and Janice BroderMindy and David CartonChuck ChaplinLaura A. Cisar and Robert GowinDana ClaytonKevin CorcoranGloria P. CowherdBrenda CurninMargaret CurryMark and Martha De NobleMr. and Mrs. Anthony

and Mary Ann DeSantisRoger Desjadon and Susan StrykerJim DolanAndris EimanisMr. and Mrs. Allan EllisLois and Mort FarrahJohn Fedors, Jr.Joe and Lori FilicettiBarbara FiskJames and Diana FlahertySteve Foley and Betsy KaplanStuart and Joane Fox, in honor of

William HermanDonna FrandsenBonnie and Sheldon FreidenreichGeorge Street CameraArlene GerencserDonald and Frances GermannJohn E. GeromettaMarian GerstenfeldCraig GlaserJason GoodmanBob and Anne GordonMarjorie and Deborah Gourley, in

memory of Herbert G. StolzerMaurice GrantIris and Jeff GreenGwendolyn and Michael GreenbergBob and Janice GrossmanMr. and Mrs. Robert Hartmaier, Jr.Lucille C. HellerJoshua Herman,

in honor of Linda Van DerveerDavid and Jan HoutmanMs. Barbara HowardPaul IsraelMr. and Mrs. William R. JenkinsMr. and Mrs. M. JessenMr. Vincent Jule, Jr.John and Corinne JulianLola KampDr. Basil and Katherine KasimisJoan E. KautskySusan and Brian Kheel

Patron’s Council

Donald and Elisabeth KingAlina V. KleinRavikanth KollaJoyce KosaWilliam and Eleanor KoverJordan B. KrantzTom KuklaDebra LamannaMiriam W. LampenEileen and Geoff LanzaBernardette S. LarsenBeverly and Allan LavroffVan LeffordRich and Sharon LesnikHoward and Susan Levine, in honor

of Bill HermanJoyce LevinePaul and Katie Levit, in honor of Bill

HermanTasha LevyBarbara and Milton LoebTheresa V. LustigDr. and Mrs. Jamas T. LuxhojCarmel MangarellaBarbara and Joel MarcusJoseph P. MastersonThe McBurney FamilyJ. McNultyStanley Mendelson in Memory of

Isabelle MendelsonMichele and Irwin MillingerBarry Montalto

Alan and Ava Morgenstern,In Honor of Bill Herman

Dr. Patricia MortonDrs. Robert and Sandra MossKurt MullerKurt and Barbara NathanPhil and Gen NicastroRay and Denise NolanDoris and Dennis O'DeaMr. and Mrs. Thomas OlsonOstrowitz & Ostrowitz, Esqs.Judy and Mark PatrizziaWilliam V. Peacock and Theresa V.

WhitmanCharles PersingEvelyn PetercsakPhyllis and SalThe Pichinson FamilyCesar PradoDr. Norbert and Sylvia PsutyMr. and Mrs. MK PugsleyDr. and Mrs. Anthony G. PurpuraCharlotte W. QuaintanceArnold and Barbara RabsonMr. and Mrs. James RonkRose FamilyJoan and Jay RosenbaumNancy and Rick Ruotolo,

in honor of Bill HermanDavid and Frumet SachsMax and Kelly SalasJosef and Susan Saloman

Ronald R. SauersGeorge and Phyllis ScardenaBarbara Schuleman,

in honor of Bill HermanMr. and Mrs. Clayton SedaCynthia and Vincent SerraoMr. and Mrs. Michael SleppinPaul and Theresa SowaRichard E. SpicerLois A. SteindlRobert StrunkMr. and Mrs. Daniel M. SukGayle C. SzczesnyAlbert TartiniMs. Nikki Y. TaussigDr. Barbara A. ToccoAllan TordiniMr. and Mrs. John TothFrank TottenKarina and Henry Walentowicz,

In Honor of Bill HermanPhillip and Maria WardRobert WarendorfPatrick WashamSarah WassermanLarry WehrCecelia Widup and Sharron

WilliamsonJ. Michael and Pamela WilliamsMelissa L. Young

Patron’s Council

The HD World Cultural Fund has been established to secure the state-of-the-art equipment for captured live performances of Opera, Ballet, and Classical music.

HD World Cultural Fund

AnonymousWilliam and Nancy AinslieThe Blanche & Irving Laurie

FoundationSharon and Louis CyktorBeverly D'AmatoDiane and Matthew FeldmanJames and Lucinda FlorioWayne and Mary FreyMr. and Mrs. Mariano A. Guiducci

Carolyn and Dave HornJoel and Ellen HenkinPaula HigginsThe Hyde and Watson FoundationThe J. Seward Johnson, Sr.

Charitable TrustsMark W. JonesJames and Carol McLainKenneth G. and Jennifer J. OstermanMarvin and Doris Rothman

RTS Unified Communications &Stewart Filmscreen Corporation

David and Frumet SachsRaj and Nidhi SinghKeith SpencerGeorge and Marilyn StraussDr. and Mrs. Elliot TokarFrank TottenVornado Realty Trust

Endowment guarantees financial stability by providing reliable income, year after year, to support the State Theatre’sprograms, and is thus the perfect charitable investment opportunity for the donor who wishes to ensure permanenceand excellence. Following are our endowed funds of $50,000 or more:

Endowments

Regina and John Heldrich SymphonyEndowed Fund

Betty Wold Johnson Endowed FundJ. Seward Johnson, Sr. 1963

Charitable Trust Endowed Fund

Robert Wood Johnson 1962Charitable Trust Endowed Fund

David Lloyd Kreeger Endowed FundGeorge F. Smith Charitable Trust

Endowed Fund

Barbara B. Voorhees SymphonyEndowed Fund

Donna and Jack Walcott SymphonyEndowed Fund

The State Theatre is deeply grateful to the following donors, who have made major capital gifts to the theater to assistin the achievement of our mission and to take us to even higher levels of excellence. Thank you!

Major Capital Gifts

Middlesex County/Renovation of the Theatre

J. Seward Jonson Trusts/TechnologyMadiha & Omar Boraie and Boraie

Development Company/Boraie Donor Lounge

Margrit McCrane & McCraneFoundation/Concert Grand Piano

Dave & Carolyn Horn/Renovation of the Theatre & HD Equipment

New Jersey Cultural Trust/Cash Reserve Fund

Microsoft, Inc./TechnologyFamily of Ben & Marie Bucca/

Green Room

RTS Unified Communications &Stewart FilmscreenCorporation/HD Equipment

The Blanche & Irving LaurieFoundation/Technology &Equipment

The State Theatre Governors’ council includes former members of our Board of Trustees who remain active in the lifeof the State Theatre. We appreciate their support and continued dedication to our mission.

Governors’ Council

Madiha BoraieFrankie BuschKevin P. EganConstance FortenbaughC. Judson Hamlin, Esq.

John HeldrichJoseph LightNancy MacMilliamAndrew J. MarkeyFredrick P. Pierce

Mort PlawnerHerbert StolzerLora TremayneWilliam H. TremayneRalph Voorhees

The State Theatre expresses its continued gratitude to those who care about the future of their communities, andleave a major legacy to the theater through a bequest of planned gift.

Bequests

Estate of Klaus Peter Kuchel Estate of Barbara B. Voorhees

Matching Gift CompaniesADPAetnaAmerican ExpressArch Chemicals Inc.AT&T FoundationAXA FoundationBank of AmericaBank of New YorkBlackRockBristol-Myers Squibb CompanyChubb & SonCigna HealthCareCANDuke Energy CorporationElsevier Science, Inc.

ExxonMobil Chemical CompanyFMC Good Government ProgramGannett FoundationGE FoundationGive With LibertyGlenmede Trust CompanyGoldman SachsHorizon Blue Cross Blue ShieldIBMIDTIFF FoundationJohnson & Johnson

Family of CompaniesJP Morgan ChaseLucent

The McGraw-Hill CompaniesMerck PartnershipMerrill LynchMicoMondrian Investment PartnersThe Pew Charitable TrustsPfizer FoundationPrudential FinancialRobert Wood Johnson FoundationTycoUnileverThe Vanguard GroupVerizonWells Fargo Bank

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

Mark W. JonesPresident & CEO

ADMINISTRATION

Dave Hartkern ∞Director of Operations

Brian O’BoyleDirector of Programming

Marlene CanaveraExecutive Assistant

Tim Bailey *Facility Maintenance

Dan LyonsBar and Concessions Manager

Jessica Trechak †Theater Manager

FINANCE

Jerry Campagna, CPA, CGMA *Chief Financial Officer

Patricia Lanza †Accounts Payable Clerk,Volunteer Coordinator

Joseph RodriguezStaff Accountant

EDUCATION

Lian Brooke Farrer ∞Vice President for Education

Jennifer CunhaEducation Associate

MARKETING

Daniel B. Grossman †Vice President of Marketing

Kelly Blithe †Director of Public Relations

Tracy Furr *Art Director

Jason PaddockMarketing & PR Coordinator

Garry OwenGroup, Advertising, & Sponsorship Consultant

Ben Negreann †Group, Advertising, & Sponsorship Consultant

Don McKim †Ticket Office Manager

Alison A. HegartyTicket Office Assistant Manager

Gary FrangioneTicket Office Shift Supervisor

Anna SynekTicket Office Shift Supervisor

Susan Blumert ˚Ticket Office Sales Associate

Van LeffordTicket Office Sales Associate

AUDITORS

Mercadien, PCCertified Public Accountants

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

DEVELOPMENT

Anna Marie GewirtzVice President of Development

Linda Van Derveer †Director of Major Gifts

Leah J. Anglum †Development Associate for Donor Relations

Alisson CanaveraDevelopment Assistant for Patron Relations

PRODUCTION

Larry Dember †Director of Production

Charles Hayman ∞Head Flyman

Mike Sivetz ∞Head Carpenter

Richard Stanek ˚Head Technician

Craig Werner ∞Master Electrician,

Lighting Designer

Willie Weist †Head Audio

† Indicates 5+ years of service

* Indicates 10+ years of service

˚ Indicates 15+ years of service∞ Indicates 20+ years of service

Warren R. ZimmermanCHAIRMAN

Efrem B. Dlugacz VICE CHAIRMAN

Raj Singh TREASURER

Douglas M. GarbackSECRETARY

Ann H. Asbaty Sam BoraieMatthew DruckerJohn S. FitzgeraldTimothy W. HarbisonBill HermanSharon L. LevineCaryl Mackin-WagnerSherard MurphySusan PodlogarRalph A. SavianoPeter StavrianidisRobin Suydam

EMERITUS MEMBERS

John J. HeldrichJoan SchwartzmanPaul SmilowRalph W. Voorhees

EX OFFICIO MEMBERS

The Honorable James M. Cahill,Mayor, City of New Brunswick

H. James Polos, Freeholder, County of Middlesex

Christopher D. Rafano, Freeholder Director, County of Middlesex

Board of Trustees

Staff

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

Only the orchestra level is wheel-chair accessible. Patrons canmake arrangements for accessible seating through the Ticket Officewhen purchasing tickets.

The theater is equipped with anassistive listening system thatimproves sound clarity and ampli- fi cation. The lightweight, wirelessheadsets may be borrowed free ofcharge at either coat check or thegift shop.

Large-print programs are available free of charge for mostperform ances. Ask for your copy at the lower-lobby bar.

Deaf and hearing-impaired patronsmay contact the State Theatrethrough the NJ Relay Service at(TTY) 800-852-7899.

If you know someone who loves the arts andwould benefit from these services, pleaseshare this information.

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

WEBSITE www.StateTheatreNJ.org

TICKET OFFICE:15 Livingston AvenueNew Brunswick, NJ 08901

Telephone: 732-246-SHOW (7469)

Fax: 732-745-5653

Hours: Mon-Tue & Thu, 10am-6pm; Wed 11am-7pm; Fri, 10am-5pm. Ticket Office walk-uphours are extended a half hour past curtaintime on days and evenings when there is aperformance. On Saturdays and Sun days whenthere is a performance, the Ticket Office isopen at least 2 hours prior to curtain unlessotherwise noted. Phone lines close half hourprior to curtain.

GROUP SALES discounts are available forgroups of 12 or more. Contact State TheatreGroup Sales, at 732-247-7200, ext. 517 formore information.

SMOKING is strictly prohibited in all areas of the theater.

CELLPHONES/CAMERAS And the use of suchequipment are prohibited in the theaterchamber at all times. Guests who do notadhere are subject to ejection without a refund.

STATE THEATRE RENTAL: Informationregarding the rental of the State Theatre can beobtained by contacting Dave Hartkern, Directorof Operations, at 732-247-7200, ext. 518.

FIRE NOTICE: The red exit sign nearest to yourseat indicates the shortest routes to the street. In the event of fire or other emergency, pleasedo not run—walk to that exit.

EDUCATORS interested in the State Theatre’s programs for teachers and students may obtain more information by calling the State Theatre Education Department at 732-246-SHOW (7469), ext. 545.

General Information

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Volume 25, Issue 9 • May 2013

Playbill Design by: Tracy FurrEdited by: Kelly Blithe

& Jason PaddockPrinted by: Premier Graphics

Check out “Sightings” on the State Theatre website at www.StateTheatreNJ.org.

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

School PerformanceOn March 20, State Theatre presented two school-time performances of Grug. Based on a much-lovedpicture book, Grug is about a haystack named Grugthat is fascinated by the world around him andsolves everyday problems creatively and withoutfuss. In addition to the show, students had anopportunity to meet Grug up close.

Happy Spring from the State Theatre staff!

BECOME ASTATE THEATREVolunteer!

Sign up online at:

www.StateTheatreNJ.org/Volunteers

*For Select Performances

State Theatre is looking for volunteer

ushers to assist with ushering duties

at various shows during evenings and

on weekends. Duties include handing

out playbills, showing patrons to their

seats, etc.

Plus, for every 16 hours that you

volunteer, receive 2 tickets to a State

Theatre presented performance!*

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