The Charles & Lucille King Family Foundation is thrilled to celebrate the fourth of several years of committed major donor support of the festival, in memory of our founder, longtime chair and dear friend, Diana King
With all best wishes,
Eugene Kokot President Gray Coleman Vice President
Deborah Sole Secretary Karen Kennedy Educational Director and Administrator
Photo by Scott Shaw
Congratulations to Dancers Responding to AIDS, Reed Luplau, and all the performers.
Rockefeller Brothers Fund | Charles E. CulpeperArts & Culture Program | Ben Rodriguez-Cubeñas | Aida Cheng
Photo by Evan Zimmerman
Sweetness!
You loved this. We loved you. Dance On.
Excited to celebrate the 30th Fire Island Dance Festival!
Supporting all our friends at Broadway Cares and DRA since 1999.
With our love, Matthew Woolf and Steven Filenbaum
Woolf Productions LLC
Matthew Woolf, Producer and Investor
Broadway and Off-Broadway musical theatre, film, concerts & recordings.
Member, Broadway Cares Leadership Council Board Member, New York Theatre Barn
Photo by Nina Wurtzel
Here’s to Dancers Responding to AIDS for your hard work and being there for those in our community when they needed you the most!
We can’t say it enough, Thank You - Thank You - Thank You
Rick Weber & Peter Schwartz
In memory of Robert N. Alfandre from his family with great admiration
- Robert N. Alfandre Family
Photo by Nina Wurtzel
We can’t wait to see our favorite event return to our favorite place in the world.
- Mark Fortier & Jay Pagano
IN LOVING MEMORY OF RUSTY PEPPER
THANK YOU DANCERS
FOR BRINGING SO MUCH JOY TO OUR COMMUNITY.
LOVE, PADMA, ENG KIAN AND MARIUS
Proud to support DRA and James Kinney Dance Happy 30th Anniversary!
-Stephen Kroll Reidy
Photo by Matthew Murphy
by
Photo
Whitney Browne
ONCE THESE WERE THE MEN OF 417 THREE HAVE DIED OF AIDS
ONE IS STILL WHERE OCEAN MEETS SKY WITH ANDY AND LILY
Come to Key West
Support Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS from paradise when you bid on a week stay at one of the two nicest and most private vacation rental properties in Key West.
Off a quiet lane located in the heart of Old Town, the Secret Villas are stunning, newly-renovated three bedroom, three bathroom homes, each with their own private, heated pool surrounded by lush gardens, natural vegetation and tropical canopies.
Bid online by July 29 for a week stay and make a difference while enjoying the sun and fun of the Florida Keys.*
Thank you, Jim Heslin
broadwaycares.org/keywest
THANK YOU, DRA, FOR LIGHTING THE WAY
-DOUG HARRIS AND BILL VAN PARYS
Congratulations to DRA for 30 years of the Fire Island Dance Festival and for never missing a step in supporting the dance community.
KEEP ON MOVING!
Mark and Chris
Photo by Nina Wurtzel
Thank you to the DRA founders and staff for another spectacular Fire Island Dance Festival.
In continuous and permanent honor of our beloved Richard M. Kielar - Christian Zimmermann and Jim Coakley
Photo by Matthew Murphy
WE ARE PROUD TO SPONSOR FIDF 2025. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO BRINGS THIS VERY SPECIAL EVENT TO LIFE!
Every Dollar Makes a Difference
provides one week of healthy meals
helps provide home care for someone struggling in their fight with life-threatening illness
provides one month of antiretroviral medications
helps pay overdue rent for a single parent and their kids so they don’t become homeless
covers the cost of 100 HIV tests
To learn more about Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ National Grants Program and the more than 450 AIDS and family service organizations you help fund in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., please visit broadwaycares.org/nationalgrants.
Stacey Newton & Steven Lewis
Photo by Rosalie O’Connor
PRESENTS 20 25
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH 20 TH BIENNIAL ART SHOW
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16TH PURE GLITTER STAGED READING
SATURDAY, AUGUST 30TH & SUNDAY, AUGUST 31ST RENT BOOK, MUSIC & LYRICS BY JONATHAN LARSON
SUMMER SEASON 2025
ALL EVENTS ARE HELD AT
FOR TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION, VISIT FIPAP.ORG
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Happy 30th anniversary! Congratulations to DRA - Jim Vandernoth and Mark Ricigliano
Photo
Matthew Murphy
ISLAND DANCE FESTIVAL BY THE NUMBERS
30 YEARS OF IMPACT: FIRE
Whether it’s your first Fire Island Dance Festival or you’ve been with us since the beginning, thank you for being part of this extraordinary legacy. Since 1995, Fire Island Dance Festival has united artists and audiences in a shared commitment to compassion and change. Year after year, you’ve joined Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, in channeling creativity into action and raising vital funds for people living with HIV/AIDS and other critical illnesses nationwide.
Photo by Rosalie O’Connor
SINCE THE FESTIVAL BEGAN, YOU’VE... to families forced to choose between food and housing PROVIDED 3.8 MILLION MEALS in communities where rates are climbing and stigma runs deep FUNDED 920,000 HIV TESTS for dancers and artists facing gaps in health insurance COVERED 300,000 DOCTOR VISITS
helping ensure this beloved island community stays healthy and supported FUELED $160,000 IN GRANTS TO THE PINES CARE CENTER powering the creative visions of emerging and acclaimed choreographers SPONSORED 98 NEW WORKS OF DANCE in lifesaving grants through Dancers Responding to AIDS and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS RAISED $9.2 MILLION
As funding resources dwindle, lifesaving organizations across the country hang in the balance. Your continued support becomes not just meaningful, but essential. Thank you for 30 years of heart, art and impact.
July 19, 2025
Dear friends,
A lot has changed in the Pines over the last 30 years. Storefronts have shifted, new homes have risen and the shoreline continues to reshape itself with each passing tide.
But one thing remains constant: the spirit and compassion of this community. That enduring commitment brings us to this moment - the 30th anniversary of Fire Island Dance Festival.
The festival began in 1995 as a desperate response to help our friends and chosen family dying from HIV and AIDS. While the world has changed in the decades since - and HIV is no longer the death sentence it once was for those with access to quality care and lifesaving medications - our LGBTQ+ community continues to live with fear.
Beyond the haven of hope that is the Pines, devastating budget cuts threaten organizations across the country, many of which provide essential services to LGBTQ+ communities.
But just as this community rose up 30 years ago, you continue to respond with action and compassion. Your support of Dancers Responding to AIDS and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS ensures people in the dance and theater communities, and millions more in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., receive lifesaving meals and medication, health care and hope.
When others turned their backs, you showed up - 30 years ago, and still today.
Thank you to the dancers, choreographers and companies who are sharing their talent to make a difference. Art is inherently activism, and you are transforming this corner of the bay into a space for creation, refuge and change.
To our sponsors, Leadership Supporters, ticket buyers and generous providers of the services and housing on the island: thank you. Your commitment is changing lives every single day.
And to the members of the Fire Island Dance Festival Committee and this year’s Benefit Committee - your dedication is the beating heart of this festival. We extend our deepest gratitude.
The tides may shift, the Pines may change, but your compassion has never wavered. Thank you for being part of this extraordinary milestone, and for continuing to stand with us - now, and for every season to come.
Warm regards,
Danny Whitman Executive Director Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Denise Roberts Hurlin Founding Director Dancers Responding to AIDS
HOST
Claybourne Elder
FEATURING
A.I.M by Kyle Abraham
Braylon Browner
Complexions Contemporary Ballet
Ashton Edwards & Christopher D’Ariano Gibney Company
James Kinney Dance
Masterz At Work Dance Family
Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures
Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE, A Dance Company
AND CHOREOGRAPHY BY
Kyle Abraham, Roy Assaf, Matthew Bourne, Ronald K. Brown, Braylon Browner, James Kinney, Reed Luplau, Dwight Rhoden, Courtney Washington, Christopher Wheeldon
SENIOR PRODUCTION MANAGER
Nathan Hurlin
PRODUCTION MANAGERS
Jason Kooistra , Alex Theisen
PRODUCER
James Cella
ARTISTIC & PRODUCING DIRECTOR
Denise Roberts Hurlin
June 13, 2025
Dear Fire Island Dance Festival Attendees,
On behalf of the Fire Island Pines community, I am honored to welcome you to the 30th anniversary of the Fire Island Dance Festival !
For three decades, this extraordinary festival has united dancers, artists, and community members in support of Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. What began as a bold act of compassion during the darkest days of the AIDS crisis has grown into a powerful tradition of generosity and visibility—one that continues to uplift and sustain those affected by HIV/AIDS, as well as other critical health and social challenges.
This year’s milestone comes at a time of renewed urgency. As the LGBTQ+ community faces escalating threats to our rights, safety, and dignity, our gathering here takes on even deeper significance. In the face of fear and division, we respond with art, with love, and with fierce solidarity. Your presence and your support are not only acts of celebration, they are also acts of resistance.
The performances you’ll experience this weekend reflect the heart and soul of Fire Island Pines. Thanks to DRA and to all of you, the spirit of compassion and community remains as vital as ever.
Thank you for being here, for standing with us, and for helping to keep the Fire Island Dance Festival a beacon of hope, strength, and joy. May this weekend inspire us all to keep dancing, keep giving, and keep fighting for a more just and inclusive world.
With gratitude and pride,
Henry Robin President
CLAYBOURNE ELDER HOST
Claybourne Elder’s career has spanned Broadway stages, television screens and symphony halls across the globe. He currently stars as John Adams on HBO’s hit series The Gilded Age and was most recently seen on Broadway in the Tony Award-winning revival of Company.
A Grammy, Screen Actors Guild, Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel Award nominee, Claybourne is known for his performances in Bonnie & Clyde, Sunday in the Park with George, Torch Song and Sondheim on Sondheim at the Hollywood Bowl. He made his professional debut originating the role of Hollis in Stephen Sondheim’s Road Show and has since originated roles in One Arm and Venice, and appeared in celebrated revivals of Passion, West Side Story, Angels in America, Oklahoma! and more.
On screen, Claybourne has been featured in The Carrie Diaries and the Hallmark holiday film Deck the Walls. His acclaimed solo show has played to sold-out audiences across the country and in London, and he has performed as a soloist at Carnegie Hall, the LA Philharmonic, American Pops Orchestra and the Utah Symphony.
Offstage, Claybourne is the founder of City of Strangers, an initiative that has provided more than 3,000 free tickets to Broadway shows for people who might not otherwise have access. The project has been featured nationally on This American Life, CBS This Morning and The Kelly Clarkson Show.
Photo by Matthew Priestley
PROGRAM
JAMES KINNEY DANCE
The Pilot
Choreography by James Kinney
Music: “Take Me to the Pilot” and “The Bitch is Back” by Elton John
Costumes by Gabrielle Corrigan
Performed by Nick Alvino, Cory Betts, Barton Cowperthwaite, Leigh Esty, Ashley Fitzgerald, Weston Krukow, Matty Love, Corey John Snide, Mitchell Woodcock
The Pilot was created by James Kinney to benefit Dancers Responding to AIDS with generous support from Legacy Sponsor Stephen Kroll Reidy.
GIBNEY COMPANY
A Couple
Choreography by Roy Assaf
Music: “Intermezzo No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Opus. 117: Andante Moderato” by Johannes Brahms
Costumes by Roy Assaf
Performed by Graham Feeny and Zack Sommer
This performance of A Couple was made possible with generous support from Titanium Sponsors Padma Meland Ooi, Marius Meland & Eng Kian Ooi.
The development of A Couple was made possible with generous support from Saul & Mary Sanders and Modern Artlife Foundation.
A.I.M by Kyle Abraham
Cassette Vol. 1 (excerpt)
Choreography by Kyle Abraham in collaboration with A.I.M
Music: “Let’s Work” by Prince, “Jump (For My Love)” by Stephen Mitchell, Marti Sharron & Gary Skardina
Costume Design by Karen Young and Kyle Abraham
Costume Construction by Karen Young and Dante Baylor
Performed by Jamaal Bowman, Mykiah Goree, Faith Joy Mondesire, Keturah Stephen, Gianna Theodore, Olivia Wang, Jayden Williams
This performance of Cassette Vol. 1 (excerpt) was made possible with generous support from Titanium Sponsors Mark Fortier & Jay Pagano and Titanium Sponsor Bob Howard Real Estate/ fireislandpineshomes.com
Cassette Vol. 1 was co-commissioned by the International Summer Festival Kampnagel (Hamburg, Germany), Festspielhaus St. Pölten/Tangente St. Pölten-Festival für Gegenwartskultur and PEAK Performances at Montclair State University.
PROGRAM
ASHTON EDWARDS AND CHRISTOPHER D’ARIANO
This Bitter Earth
Choreography by Christopher Wheeldon
Music: “This Bitter Earth” performed by Dinah Washington (from the motion picture soundtrack for Shutter Island), “On The Nature of Daylight” by Max Richter
Costumes by Reid & Harriet
Performed by Ashton Edwards and Christopher D’Ariano
This performance of This Bitter Earth was made possible through generous support from Legacy Sponsor Marta Heflin Foundation and Titanium Sponsors Andy Baker & Ward Auerbach.
COMPLEXIONS CONTEMPORARY BALLET
Growth
Choreography by Dwight Rhoden
Music: “The Four Sections: IV” by Steve Reich
Costumes by Christine Darch
Performed by Christian Burse
This performance of Growth was made possible with generous support from Titanium Sponsors Mark Bergamini & Christopher Oates.
REED LUPLAU
A Single Man
Choreography by Reed Luplau
Music: “Once” by Patrick Hetherington and Jules Crommelin
Costumes by DW
Performed by Zachary Downer, Aydin Eyikan, Stephen Hernandez, Giuseppe Little, Nando Moreland
A Single Man was created by Reed Luplau to benefit Dancers Responding to AIDS with generous support from Legacy Sponsor Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Legacy Sponsor SHS Foundation in memory of Tom Morgan.
BRAYLON BROWNER
An Ode To Us
Choreography by Braylon Browner
Music: “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” (remastered 2014) by Elton John
Costumes by Braylon Browner
Performed by Braylon Browner
An Ode To Us was created by Braylon Browner to benefit Dancers Responding to AIDS with generous support from Legacy Sponsor The Charles & Lucille King Family Foundation in memory of Diana King and Titanium Sponsor The Omomuki Foundation.
MASTERZ AT WORK DANCE FAMILY
The 24/7 Diner (excerpt)
Choreography by Courtney Washington, Brian Starke, Jay Parel, Deandre Cousley
Music: “I Am Sitting (Courtney’s Ode)” by Byrell The Great Performed by Deandre Cousley, Bryce Farris, Jay Parel, Brian Starke, Jaylen Wallace
This performance of The 24/7 Diner (except) was made possible with generous support from Legacy Sponsors Christopher T. Coad, MD/Kevin Kowalski/Chelsea Eye Ophthalmology and Titanium Sponsors Henry Robin & Bob McGarity.
The 24/7 Diner (excerpt) was commissioned by Works & Process.
MATTHEW BOURNE’S NEW ADVENTURES
The Prince and Swan duet (excerpt from Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake)
Choreography by Matthew Bourne
Music: “Swan Lake Duet” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, performed by New Adventures orchestra
Orchestrations by Rowland Lee
Costumes by Lez Brotherston
Performed by Jackson Fisch and Rory Macleod
This performance of The Prince and Swan duet was made possible with generous support from Legacy Sponsors Christian Zimmermann & Jim Coakley.
RONALD K. BROWN/EVIDENCE, A DANCE COMPANY
Grace (excerpt)
Choreography by Ronald K. Brown
Music: “Come Sunday” by Duke Ellington
Costumes by Omotayo Wunmi Olaiya
Performed by Demetrius Burns, Austin Warren Coats, Aaliyah Fisher, Ashley Green*, Jacquelin Harris*, Yannick Lebrun*, Samiyah Lynnice, Spirit Priester, Amina Vargas, Malcolm Young
(*Company members of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater)
This performance of Grace (excerpt) was made possible with generous support from Legacy Sponsor
The Charles & Lucille King Family Foundation in memory of Diana King.
DRA FANFARE
Composed by Philip Glass
Conducted by Jonathan Sheffer
Performed by EOS Orchestra
DRA Fanfare is one of Philip Glass’ favorite works and was his gift to Dancers Responding to AIDS in 1999 with generous support from Jack Schlegel.
Program subject to change
Scan for bios of this year’s dancers, choreographers and dance companies
MAJOR SPONSORS
The Charles & Lucille King Family Foundation in memory of Diana King
Karen & Walter Boss
The Dream Alliance
Mary D. Fisher
Judy Gluckstern
Jane Groveman & Cathy Tanelli
Hal H. Hayes
Jim Heslin - Secret Villas
James Pepper
Stephen Kroll Reidy
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Peter Schwartz & Rick Weber
SHS Foundation in memory of Tom Morgan
Jake Tinsley & Matt Kaing of Casa Low Kiki
Christian Zimmermann & Jim Coakley
Anonymous
The generosity of these donors help underwrite the costs associated with producing this event so that each dollar raised can help even more people in need in our community.
LEGACY
The Charles & Lucille King Family Foundation in memory of Diana King
Christopher T Coad, MD/Kevin Kowalski/ Chelsea Eye Ophthalmology
Marta Heflin Foundation
Durrell Parrish & Albert Lepage
Stephen Kroll Reidy
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
SHS Foundation in memory of Tom Morgan
Christian Zimmermann & Jim Coakley
TITANIUM
Andy Baker & Ward Auerbach
Mark Bergamini & Christopher Oates
Bob Howard Real Estate/ fireislandpineshomes.com
Mark Fortier & Jay Pagano
Padma Ooi Meland, Eng Kian Ooi & Marius Meland
The Omomuki Foundation
Henry Robin & Bob McGarity
PLATINUM
Sully Bonnelly & Robert Littman
Frank Duff & John Okuloski
Macquarie Group
Robert N. Alfandre Family
Kevin Roon & Simon Yates
Andrew Tobias
PARTY SPONSORS
Steven Filenbaum & Matthew Woolf
PJ McAteer
Padma Ooi Meland, Eng Kian Ooi & Marius Meland
Peter Schwartz & Rick Weber
Randy Wilson, John Wood & Michael Crisafulli
GOLD
John Alger & Bill Lynch
Duni Bauta
Karen & Walter Boss
John Clifford & Claude Drolet
Christopher Collins
Thomas Cott & Shayne De Lima
James Dale & David Lam
Randolph Dreyer
Brian Dumont
Robert Faust & Roger Kluge
Daniel Feinstein & Diego Robles Molina in honor of Jack Schlegel
Fire Island Pines Property Owners’ Association
Dr. Michael Giordano and friends at 603 Tuna Walk
Doug Harris & Bill Van Parys
Hal H. Hayes, Richard Parsakian, David Sloan & Steve Norring
Dr. Jaime Huertas & Mr. Kenneth A. O’Brien
Nicole LaFountaine
Dr. Rob Levy
Mark McGuire & Craig Wilson
Robert Michel in Memory of Clark Green
Isaac Namdar & Andrew Mitchell-Namdar
Stacey Newton & Steven Lewis
James Pepper
Richard Pittelli & Gino Chiapparelli
Rory Pottruck & Max
Virun Rampersad & David Pavese
Ken Ruebush & Jeff Zimman
Robert Schaffer
Jim Vandernoth & Mark Ricigliano
Anonymous
SILVER
Jonathan Aronowitz, Bradley Scalise & David Weigand
Miguel Barrio & Jeff Woods
Allan Baum & Frank Liberto
Matt Boethin
Jill Braufman
Gary Clinton, Don Millinger & Julian Kosma
Neil Cohn & John Brown
Rob Delgado & Bruce Bunnell
Peter Farrell
Edrie Ferdun
Randy Fields & Rob Geer
Atilano Gimenes
Jane Groveman & Cathy Tanelli
David Hansell & Rob Cimino
Laura & Mike Hartstein
Tami Hausman & James Crispino
Adam Sean Hickey
Bill & Pat Hildebrandt
Arthur M. Kaplan & R. Duane Perry
Noel Kirnon
Leland & Stephen
David Nickle & Hal Rubenstein
John Orsato
Stephen Paine
Jerry & Myron Pavlon-Blum
Ralph M. Randazzo, Esq.
Vernon Scott
Howard Sendrovitz & David Sinclair
Itai Shamir & Dominic R. Paolillo
George Slowik Jr. & Brian T. Callaway
Steven Clay Art Appraisal
Bruce Stuart
Tim Warmath & Ed Comber
JD Winston & Michael Walsh
BRONZE
David Aldea & Paddy Pilkington
Christopher Arruda
Cathy Barbash & Michael Riley
Jose Barral in loving memory of Peter J. Boffa
Amy & David Bibbey
Jeffrey Blair & Ivor Clark
Torrence Boone & Paul Masse
Robert Bracken & George Applegate
Bernardo Coindreau & David Williams
Joseph Conforti & Douglas Jakubowski
Brian Conrad & Leonard Vanella
Marc Cote
John Dempsey
Guy Desimini/Sal Davola
The Feinsteins – Karen, Patty & Ron
Darrell M. W. George & Scott Turner
Schierenberg Harris Family
Joe Hickey & Jim McConnell
Rachel Hyman
Brad Ingalls & Emrah Akyildiz
Carl Johnson
Marc Juris & Luis Barraza
Judith & Richard Kingman
David Kneuss
Michael Krans & Matt Rice
John Krawchuk & Vinnie Petrarca
Karl Krumholz & Dick Limoges
Christopher Leary
Craig Linden MD, Grady & John Paul
Chris Longobucco, Ryan Rinck & Fern Lee
Lorenzo López & Matthew Mayer
Christopher Mai & Matthew Markoff
Kevin Marpoe
Louis Martarano & Roland Ballester
The Mathias Family
David Minear & Daniel Lawlor
Nora Mongardi
Mark Murashige
Matt Pisanelli
Zac Pollinger & Richard Cote
Dave Rimple & Paul Teixeira
Richard Sadovsky
Alvaro Salas
Dr. Ed Schulhafer & Crayton Robey
Steven Shulem & Riley Britton
Ellen Sirot & Peter Pucci
Anibal Soto & Mark Pasetsky
Paul Stanwick
Mark Sundstedt
James Suskin
Hugh Switzer
Lee Testa
Paul Travis
Michael Tully & Daniel Smith
Mark Tyner
Richard & Josef Upton
Carol Walbye
Stephen Weitzman & John Kneapler
Steven Wells
James Jay Wilson
Elisa Zinberg & Dr. Sue Morter
David Zuy
Anonymous
As of July 1, 2025
Your generosity, passion and presence have fueled Dancers Responding to AIDS since the beginning. You’ve helped transform a moment of inspiration - sparked in a New York City apartment in 1991 when a group of dancers asked how they could help friends and colleagues facing the AIDS crisis - into a decades-strong movement of care and action.
Your support of Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, has made possible lifesaving services for hundreds of thousands of people. You’ve helped provide healthy meals, access to medication, mental health counseling, emergency financial aid and so much more support for people living with HIV/AIDS and other critical illnesses.
Your support funds critical programs of the Entertainment Community Fund, including The Friedman Health Center, the HIV/AIDS Initiative, the Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative and The Dancers’ Resource, and provides grants to more than 450 social service organizations across all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. In urgent moments, you’ve also made it possible for Broadway Cares to respond with emergency humanitarian aid here and around the world.
This weekend, as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of Fire Island Dance Festival, we celebrate you - your heart, your hope, your belief that what we do together matters. And we are so grateful you continue to show up, year after year, to make a difference.
Denise Roberts Hurlin, Founding Director Lauren Fanger, Individual Giving Officer
Cesar
Nicole
Jack
Nyle
Colyn
Steven
Alison
Jim
Edlyn
Jeffrey
Jeremy
Brian
Photos by Nina Wurtzel & Rosalie O’Connor
Mindy Bacharach
Karen Boss
Sean Carlin
Aida Cheng
Gray Coleman
Patrick Corbin
Curious Elixirs
Dolan Tool Rentals
Duckhorn Wines
Richard Feldman
Fire Island Pines Arts Project
Fire Island Pines Property Owners Association
FlySpace Physical Therapy
Elliott Friedlander
Tony Gambino
Gina Gibney
Kris Grae
Elinor Gum
Sara Jeffrey
Paul Katz
Noel Kirnon & Michael Paley
Karen Kitchen
Lazaro Lambertucci
Ross LeClair
Lou Madigan & Tian Wu
PJ McAteer and his staff
Karen McCutcheon
Elyse Mertz
Mezcalum
James Miller
Mobility Access Cart Drivers
Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt
Jane Penn PRG
Mike Rawlins
Desmond Richardson
Henry Robin
Ben Rodriguez-Cubeñas
Eric Schrader
Andy Sheagren
Gilbert T. Small II
Chris Smith
Mike Smith
Sound Associates
Ken Stein, Gwen Stein and the staff of Sayville Ferry Service
Gregory Stuart
Kim Van Essendelft
Jim Vandernoth
Renee Vero and Rose Brand
Ron Walker
PERFORMERS’ HOSTS
Phil Chan
John Clifford & Claude Drolet
Gene Cook & Alan Kramer
Rob Delgado & Bruce Bunnell
Randy Fields & Rob Geer
Hal H. Hayes
Joe Hickey & Jim McConnell
Rachel Hyman
Noel Kirnon & Michael Paley
Lou Madigan & Tian Wu
Lou Martarano & Roland Ballester
Marius Meland & Eng Kian Ooi
Jerry Mitchell
Jim Walb A SINCERE THANK YOU TO OUR DANCERS’ GENEROUS HOSTS
Stage Managers ....................................................................... Alison French, Johnny Milani, Jacob Wexler
Head Electricians........................................................................................................ Jim French, Ben Green
Head Carpenters .......................................................... Jack Anderson, Kevin Broomell, Jeremy McComish
Head Audio ..................................................................................................................................... Zach Bower
Wardrobe ...................................................................................................................... Jeff Johnson-Doherty
House Managers Jenna Adamek, Nick Puglia
Green Room Manager .......................................................................................................................Lori Feren
Pines Marketing Distribution ......................................................................................................... Karen Boss
Press Representative ........................................................................................................... Kevin McAnarney
Voice of God ..................................................................................................................... David Masenheimer
Key Art ......................................................................................................................................... Jenny Garcia
Program Design .......................................................................................................................... Sadie Kramer
Pines Community Liaison .................................................................................................. Steven Alan Black
Photos by Scott Shaw & Rosalie O’Connor
CHAIR
Roger Kluge
STEERING COMMITTEE
Mark Fortier & Jay Pagano
Hal H. Hayes
Nicole LaFountaine
Christopher Mai & Matthew Markoff
PJ McAteer
Stacey Newton
Ben Rodriguez-Cubeñas
Robert Schaffer
Peter Schamel
Martin Wechsler
JD Winston & Michael Walsh
2025 BENEFIT COMMITTEE
Ward Auerbach & Andy Baker
Gray Coleman & Brian Theis
Hernando Cortez Jr.
Ronald Marc Feinstein
Edrie Ferdun
Chris Fraley
Roger Hirsch & Drew Souza
Lisa Jaffe
Alan Klein
Robert Levy
Marius Meland & Eng Kian Ooi
Jane Newman Lubart
Tara Moira McBride
Steve McGee
Brian McGuiness & Steven Younes
Dave Minear
Virun Rampersad & David Pavese
Janet Rollé
Eric Sawyer
Vernon Scott
Ellen Sirot & Peter Pucci
George Slowik Jr. & Brian T. Callaway
Marc Viscardi
Matthew Woolf & Steven Filenbaum
VISIONARY CIRCLE AND ANGELS CIRCLE
The following are members of the Dancers Responding to AIDS Visionary Circle and Angels Circle as of June 19, 2025. Names in bold indicate Premier Visionaries and Archangels, donors who increased their gift by 25 percent or more over the previous year. Contributions are not related to event ticket or merchandise purchases.
Visionaries and Angels provide essential support for those affected by HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening illnesses across the country. We salute these donors for their compassion and commitment to helping others in need.
In appreciation of this generous support, Visionaries and Angels receive exclusive invitations to virtual and in-person events and VIP status at some of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ most high-profile events, as well as a host of other benefits.
There are many ways to become a member of the Visionary Circle or Angels Circle, including charging on a monthly or quarterly basis. If your employer matches charitable contributions, a gift of $500 or more can qualify you for membership.
For more information about the benefits of the Dancers Responding to AIDS Visionary Circle or Angels Circle, please contact Lauren Fanger, individual giving officer, at fanger@broadwaycares.org or 212.840.0770, ext, 235.
INNOVATOR
Gifts of $10,000 to $24,999
Gerry & Hank Alpert
Mark Bernhardt
Alan Hassell in loving memory of H. Thomas Axt
Judy Gluckstern
Joe Lanteri
Bebe Neuwirth & Chris Calkins
Barbara Rohdie
Meryl Rosofsky & Stuart Coleman
GUARDIAN
Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999
Mark Bergamini & Christopher Oates
Theo Elliman
Robert Faust & Roger Kluge
Daphne Hsu & Jeff Rosen
David Kernahan
Judith A. Nelson in memory of Wayne
McCarthy
Stephen Kroll Reidy in memory of Carolyn Kroll Reidy
Anonymous
VISIONARY CIRCLE AND ANGELS CIRCLE
CHAMPION
Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999
Andrew Berdon
Michael & Diane Christian
Robert N. Cory & Shuichiro Takeda
Thomas Cott in memory of Philip Carlson
Duke Dang & Charles Rosen in loving memory of David Panzer
Judy & Tim Dove
John & Margaret Falk
Melina Fisher
Kevin & Helen Flanagan
Dale J. Fournier & Michael R. Wellington
Darrell M.W. George & Scott Turner
LaFountaine Family Foundation
Christopher Leary
Nina Matis & Alan Gosule
Peter McKown & Kenneth Heng
Eli Milbaur
Irene Shen
Anthony Thompson
Todd Whitley & Gary Holder in loving memory of James Roe
Christian Zimmermann in loving memory of my beloved husband Richard M. Kielar
Anonymous (2)
AMBASSADOR
Gifts of $1,000 to $2,499
Charles & Deborah Adelman
Jonathan Aronowitz & Bradley Scalise
Ward Auerbach & Andy Baker
Sena Baron
Jeffrey D. Byrne
Michael-Demby Cain
Brad & Kyong Coleman
Frank Conway
Kenneth E. Cooke in hvonor of Leslie Cooke
Wayne & Lisa Cooper
Bonnie Pfeifer Evans
David Fanger & Martin Wechsler
Peter Farrell
Alison & Jim French
Corey Friedlander
Mark Fortier & Jay Pagano
Thomas Garner
Danni Gee in memory of Alvin Ailey
Jane Groveman & Cathy Tanelli
Dr. Jaime Huertas & Mr. Kenneth A. O’Brien
Roger Hyde & Mark Gibson
Winston Bernard Layne
Rosalind Lippel
Jonna Mackin
Knox Martin
John & Michelle Matteson
Rosalind Reed
Dr. Eric Reiner
Teresa Reyes & Martin Monas
Karen M. Roth
Charles Scatamacchia
Joyce Storey
Timothy Warmath & Edward Comber
Llewellyn Young & Terence Law
Zufall Family Foundation
Anonymous
LEADERSHIP EVENT
JULY 18, 2025 AT ALBERT LEPAGE OUTDOOR PAVILION AT WHYTE
HALL
An evening reserved for Leadership Supporters featuring a special performance by MOMIX
SOLAR FLARES FROM BOTANICA
Choreography by Moses Pendleton, assisted by the company
Music: “Mr. Mahalo Head” by Brent Lewis
Performed by Lyvia Baldner, Blake Bellanger, Jared Bogart, Nathaniel Davis, Madeline Dwyer, Aurelie Garcia, Seah Hagan, Piper Whitt
MARIGOLDS FROM BOTANICA
Choreography by Moses Pendleton, assisted by Cynthia Quinn, Simona DiTucci, Cassandra Taylor, Jennifer Chicheportiche, Sarah Nachbauer, Tsarra Baquette
Music: “Destination” by Suphala and “The Wheel” by µ-Ziq (Michael Paradinas)
Performed by Lyvia Baldner, Madeline Dwyer, Aurelie Garcia, Seah Hagan, Piper Whitt
A NEST OF HORNETS FROM BOTANICA
Choreography by Moses Pendleton
Music: “Easter Winds and Sparks of Sound” by Aaron Dysart
Performed by Blake Bellanger, Jared Bogart, Nathaniel Davis
THE WIND UP FROM BASEBALL
Choreography by Moses Pendleton and Cynthia Quinn
Music: “Spirit of the Forest” by Martin Cradick
Performed by Seah Hagan
MOMIX, a company of dancer-illusionists under the direction of Moses Pendleton, has been presenting work of exceptional inventiveness and physical beauty for 40 years. From its base in Washington, CT, the company has developed a devoted worldwide following. performing its nine full-evening works across 55 countries. In addition to stage performances, MOMIX has also worked in film and television as well as corporate advertising, with national commercials for Hanes and Target, presentations for MercedesBenz, Fiat and Pirelli and large-scale events including the 2014 Sochi Olympics closing ceremony and the 2017 Dubai National Day. With nothing more than light, shadow, fabric, props and the human body, MOMIX continues to astonish and delight audiences across the world.
Photo by John Kane
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 2 PM & 5 PM
MARTHA GRAHAM
CENTER OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE
Salutes its 30th anniv s
FIRE ISLAND DANCE FESTIVAL
y!
Scan the QR code to see our 2025-26 touring schedule:
Jai Perez and Lloyd Knight in Martha Graham’s Clytemnestra; photo by Isabella Pagano.
John
Clifford & Claude Drolet
The 2025 Fire Island Dance Festival Congratulate and support
BOOMER LOVES DRA!
Photo by Elyse Mertz
CONGRATULATIONS TO DRA AND BROADWAY CARES
“It is music and dancing that makes me at peace with the world, and at peace with myself.”
— Nelson Mandela
JAMES DALE & DAVID LAM
Casa Oasis& Casitas, Zipolite, MX
54A Lewis Walk, Cherry Grove
55 Lewis Walk, Cherry Grove
450 Ocean Walk
443 Ocean Walk
443 Ocean Walk
Casa Oasis& Casitas, Zipolite, MX
In loving memory of Bob Kulikowski, and of the Kathryn Collins Dance Studio of Clifton, NJ.
DANCE ON!
- Chris Collins
Photo by Daniel Roberts
577 Coast Guard Walk, Whyte Hall Community House Summer Hours: 11 a.m. to noon, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. If you have an emergency, dial 911, then call the Doctor at 631.597.6160
HAPPY 30TH FIDF!
THAnk You DRA FoR All THe
beAuTIFul DAnce, buT mosTlY FoR
THe beAuTIFul FRIenDsHIPs.
congRATulATIons JAmes kInneY!
We’Re bAck WHeRe IT All begAn
7 YeARs Ago.
love You mY FRIenD!
Nicole LaFountaine
Congrats to DRA and Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS for another stellar weekend - Rory
FIRE ISLAND AND DANCE
THE EARLY YEARS, 1940 s
An exhibit by Friends of Carrington in collaboration with Gina DeJoy and the George Daniell archive at the Carrington Estate July 19—20, July 26—27 11 am—4 pm all days enter at Ocean and Sandy Walks, FIP photocourtesyofGeorgeDaniellarchive HONORING DRA FOR 30 YEARS
The newly launched non-profit Friends of Carrington, Inc. is dedicated to the preservation and activation of the cottage and house, an LGBTQ+ National Register listed NPS property in the Fire Island National Seashore.
Photo by Scott Shaw
Your Legacy Begins Today
By joining the Colleen Dewhurst Legacy Society, your generosity will ensure that those living with HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening illnesses continue to have the care and resources they need and deserve well into the future.
If you’ve already included Broadway Cares in your will and estate plan, please let us know. We want to acknowledge your generous legacy gift and officially welcome you to the Colleen Dewhurst Legacy Society.
To learn more please contact Major Gifts and Planned Giving Officer Nick Mayo at mayo@broadwaycares.org or 212.840.0770, ext. 262.
