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President & CEO Count Basie Center for the Arts

Welcome to the Count Basie Center for the Arts. I am proud to share this centennial issue of Showtime with you. For nearly a century, this historic venue has been the place where stories come to life and unforgettable memories are made. Today, you’re adding your own chapter to that legacy - a legacy that belongs as much to you as it does to the generations of audiences and artists that have ﬁlled this very space.

Adam Philipson, President / CEO Count Basie Center for the Arts

We are especially excited to have you here during our Centennial Celebration. For many years, our team has contemplated how we would celebrate this once-in-a-lifetime milestone. We decided on a 16-month-long celebration filled with shows, special events and programs that showcase our rich history and lay a foundation for the next century. To help honor this moment, we have launched the Count Basie Center Walk of Fame. As you entered the building, you perhaps noticed our Walk Of Fames stones on the sidewalk. These keystones will become a tribute to the artists who have helped shape our past, with plenty of space to honor our future icons. We are proud that the first two artists inducted onto our Walk of Fame are William “Count” Basie and Jon Bon Jovi. Our centennial is also a time to remember that our legacy goes beyond the stars who have appeared on our stage. Those stars shine as our community’s greatest voices: students discovering their creativity, young performers building their confidence, and people feeling a sense of belonging. The not-for-profit Count Basie Center is a place where learning is encouraged, and everyone is welcome. We proudly partner with schools, community nonprofits, businesses, and families -- while making sure finances, geography or ability are never barriers to access. Each year, we award hundreds of scholarships and engage tens of thousands of students through classes, programs and productions at our Turner Academy of the Arts at the Grunin Arts and Education Building. Through the decades, the Basie has become more than just a theater. We are an organization where lives are changed by the magic of the arts. We create shared educational, artistic, and community experiences that ignite curiosity, understanding, and joy. None of this work would be possible without the generous support of people like you. Thank you for being a part of our story. And thank you to Board Chair Jeremy Grunin and our amazing Board of Trustees, plus our partners and sponsors. I also want to thank our talented Marketing Department, which creates the Showtime playbill, as well as Kelly Schmidt, our sponsorship manager, who helped fill these pages with so many heartfelt tribute ads. Here’s to the next 100 years of building legacies, inspiring creativity, and welcoming all who walk through our doors. Enjoy the show!

Adam Philipson CEO and President Count Basie Center for the Arts

PHOTO: Jon Bon Jovi and CEO Adam Philipson Inaugural Walk Of Fame ceremony, Sept. 25, 2025

Count Basie Center for the Arts Mission Statement The Count Basie Center for the Arts creates shared educational, artistic, and community experiences that ignite curiosity, understanding, and joy. Its responsive, inclusive programming reﬂects the diverse spirit and aspirations of its patrons, students, artists, and staff, welcoming them to participate as their most authentic selves.

Our Values A LOVE OF THE ARTS: We afﬁrm the importance and impact of the arts and the courage of artists, through performance, education, outreach, and partnership. EQUITY: We are committed to advancing inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility for all. THE VALUE OF ARTS EDUCATION: Arts education is critical to academic success, helps build conﬁdence, empathy, and social connectivity, and should be available to all children and youth regardless of income or background. COMMUNITY: We place the community we serve at the forefront.

ADAPTIVITY: We will be nimble and responsive to new challenges and opportunities. EXCELLENCE: We strive for exemplary quality in everything we do and endeavor to create a positive, joyful, seamless experience for artists, patrons, and students. APPRECIATION OF OUR STAFF: We value our employees, strive to promote their professional growth, and cherish the place we all hold within the history of this treasured organization. PHILANTHROPY: Our love of the Basie Center and everything it represents requires our donors, patrons, and Board members to make increased ﬁnancial contributions of personal signiﬁcance now more than ever.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility The Count Basie Center’s commitment to being a diverse, equitable and inclusive (DEI) performing arts organization is at the core of our mission to Inspire, Educate and Entertain. As part of that commitment, the Count Basie Center has established a DEI Task Force comprised of board, staff, and community members. Our purpose is to intentionally embrace and amplify positive change toward diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility in every area of our organization, including programming, education, stafﬁng, board recruitment, and community engagement. The Count Basie Center is determined to provide an inclusive environment in which all who walk through our doors can do so as their most authentic selves. We ﬁrmly believe that everyone of all backgrounds and identities deserves access to experience the enrichment that the arts contribute to a full life.

Land Acknowledgement The Count Basie Center for the Arts recognizes and honors that we stand today on the land once known as “Lenapehoking,” the traditional territory of the Algonquin-speaking Lenni-Lenape Native Americans. Acknowledging this history is part of the Basie Center’s dedication to ensuring that equity, diversity and inclusion are paramount to the organization’s mission and programming.

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Count Basie Center Board of Trustees Stuart Alderoty Mitch Ansell Alison Banks-Moore Tom Bernard Sarah Bradley Michael Bruno Heather Burke Craig Cummings Stephen Cutler

Lauren Goldfarb Carlina Jessen Jason Jurgens Steve Kaiman Nancy Karpf Marshall Knopf Kathryn Lissy Mario Monello Michael Parent Cathy Pugliese-Sivo Mark Rohl

Peter T. Roselle Matthew J. Saker Dr. Perry Scaranni Carol Stillwell Fran Turner Joe Wajda Tom Widener Darrell Lawrence Willis Kaye Wise Edward J. Zipprich

Count Basie Center Board of Advisors Harry Agnostak • Monmouth County Commissioner Lillian G. Burry • Faith and Warren Diamond • Beth Giannotto • Senator Vin Gopal Tim Hogan • Senator Joseph Kyrillos, (Ret.) • Russell J. Lucas • James Marhold • Ed McKenna • Raymond Moser Nancy Mulheren • Patti Scialfa-Springsteen • Pat Scire • Karen Siciliano • Peter B. Seligman • David A. Springsteen Larry Sykoff • Maureen Van Zandt • Steven Van Zandt • Hugh Ward • Al Weiss President & Chief Executive Officer: Adam Philipson Executive Assistant/Board Liaison: Bonita Whytehead Special Projects Manager: Jennifer Lee

COMMUNICATIONS

DEVELOPMENT

OPERATIONS

Senior Director of Development: Lysa J. Israel Membership Manager: Cindy Jimenez Sponsorship Manager: Kelly Schmidt Development Events Manager: Gabriella LaFata Development Database Specialist: Wilma Porter Grants Manager: Whitney Stone Development Assistant: Roni Buresh

EDUCATION

Vice President, Education & Outreach: Samantha Giustiniani Director of Education: Jessica O’Brien Senior Manager Arts Education and Outreach: Anthony Greco School Programs and Partnerships Manager: Kenya Bullock Scholarship Programs Manager: Natalie Hayes-Scott Education Specialist: Christopher Harrison

FINANCE

Chief Financial Officer: Karen Franklin Finance Manager: Kitti Mosolygo Finance Specialist – A/R: Angela Stern Finance Specialist – A/P & Bar Coordinator: Cassandra Worman Finance Assistant: Elizabeth Tates

MARKETING

Chief Marketing Officer: Jonathan E. Vena Senior Creative Director: Andrew Musser Marketing Director: Stefanie Moelius Interactive Marketing Manager: Nina DeGori Video Content Specialist: Sarah Gascho Graphic Design Specialist: Amy Wojtowicz

HUMAN RESOURCES

Senior Director of Human Resources: Ann Marie Keenan Human Resources Assistant: Jazmin Graham Administrative Assistant: Kevin McGee

PHOENIX PRODUCTIONS

Managing Artistic Director: James Grausam Phoenix Technical Specialist: Tomas Torres

Senior Vice President, Communications/Content Strategy: Ivy Charmatz Chief Operating Officer: Izzy Sackowitz Senior Manager Venue Operations: Andrea Morreale Operations Assistant: Alyssa Santiago House Manager: Presley Cannella Assistant House Manager: Kim Kutschman, Joey Maher Senior Facilities Director: Chris Lomazzo Facilities Assistant: Greg Trapanese Maintenance Assistant: Sofia Gonzalez, Algieron Pines Technical Director: Michael Jacoby Assistant Technical Director: Kyle Santopadre Stage Manager: Greg Wilkens Production Manager, The Vogel: Charlie Christensen Assistant Production Manager, The Vogel: Emily Lovell Bar Manager: Brendan Crosby Assistant Bar Manager: Lori Daly House Crew: Jimmy Farkas, Daniel Gibson, Alex Widom Hospitality Coordinator: Stephanie Triarsi Cinema Manager: Raphael Silva Security Manager: Butch Neis Assistant Security Manager: Ron Neis

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Director, Ticketing & Venue Engagement: Matt Laiks Box Office Manager: Sydney Lowenstein Representatives: Natalie Bilella, Carly Brach, Lisa Cohen, Elizabeth Long, Donna Peger, Kristina Z.

PROFESSIONAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Accounting: WithumSmith+Brown, PC, Karen Kowgios Insurance: NPPG, Inc. National Trust Insurance Services, LLC Legal: A nsell, Grimm & Aaron Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C Production Sound: ACIR Professional Technical Support: ACA Computers Transportation: Royal Limousine

History Originally opened in 1926 as Reade’s Carlton Theater, the Count Basie Center for the Arts is one of the nation’s most celebrated performing arts centers. The Basie Center is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in America, consistently recognized by Pollstar magazine as one of the nation’s top performing live event venues, and everyone from Tony Bennett and Bruce Springsteen to Ringo Starr and William J. “Count” Basie himself have performed on its historic stage. In fact, Bennett has called the Basie Center’s historic theater “my favorite place.” Art Garfunkel once remarked, “This hall is to a singer what Steinway is to a pianist.” And Lyle Lovett, a frequent Basie Center performer, has long praised its historic theater, making a point to tell his audiences “this is one of the nicest sounding rooms in the whole United States of America.” For 40+ years, Reade’s Carlton Theater hosted everything from vaudeville to films, local theatre, touring productions, concerts and more. By the mid-1960s, like so many treasured, architectural wonders of the gilded age, the Carlton fell into disrepair, forgotten against the rise of shopping malls, home television and multi-theater cineplexes. In 1971, funding from the Junior League of Monmouth County and New Jersey State Council on the Arts helped create the Monmouth County Arts Council (MCAC). With an eye on preserving the past, the MCAC almost immediately focused on preserving the Carlton. In 1973, an anonymous donation allowed the MCAC to purchase the Carlton for just $96,665 — several hundred thousand dollars less than it cost to construct 47 years earlier. A press release heralded,“The Monmouth County Arts Council has received an anonymous gift from a foundation enabling it to purchase the Carlton Theater in Red Bank, with the stipulation that the theater be renovated into an attractive and functional arts center for the entire county.” Along with the donation came a new name: the Monmouth Arts Center. Thanks to the MCAC and an ever-growing area music scene, the Monmouth Arts Center became viable. In August 1974, just months after then-Rolling Stone journalist Jon Landau proclaimed him “the future of rock and roll,” local musician Bruce Springsteen and his E Street Band took the historic stage. A year later, just weeks after Springsteen appeared on the covers of both Time and Newsweek magazines, the band returned for a performance dubbed “The Homecoming.” Decades before Bruce Springsteen, however, another area musician – jazz artist William J. “Count” Basie – established himself as one of music’s all-time greats. In 1961, just weeks after performing for President John F. Kennedy’s inauguration, Basie made a homecoming performance at the Carlton, drawing more than 1,700 fans in the theater’s seats and glass-lined lobby. Basie returned several times in the years to follow: in 1974 for a concert held in honor of his 70th birthday, and for a 1979 performance to benefit Shrewsbury’s A.M.E. Zion Church. Just weeks after the death of his wife Catherine in 1983, Basie made his final appearance at the theater. Less than a year later, the jazz legend succumbed to cancer. In November 1984, just six months removed from his death, the Monmouth Arts Center was renamed to honor Basie, then wholly recognized as Red Bank’s most famous son. In years to come, the Basie Center would establish itself as a nonprofit organization, with a mission to Inspire, Educate and Entertain through its distinct and engaging cultural and artistic offerings that amplify and embrace the diversity of the region.

The Basie Center’s Turner Academy of the Arts has yielded stars in music and Broadway, and its work in area schools to promote the arts in education has been recognized throughout the state of New Jersey. A monumental interior restoration was completed in 2008, funded in part by a performance by Springsteen and the E-Street Band.The project restored the theater to its original, 1926 Neoclassical Revival style. Two years later, the building’s iconic façade was restored. In 2018, the Count Basie name was elevated to represent the entire center for the arts, reﬂecting its celebrated $28 million capital campaign and the goal of expanding the facility into a blocklong creative campus. Today, that expansion is complete, with the Grunin Arts and Education Building housing rehearsal studios, classrooms and a home for the Basie Center’s Turner Academy, along with The Vogel, the Basie Center’s new state-of-the-art performance venue. On the facility’s east side, our spacious, glasslined lobby features new concessions and restroom facilities and barrier-free amenities and upgrades. The warm glow of the lobby shines upon the beautiful Stillwell-Larkin Pavilion, which offers entrance to the William and Catherine Basie Arts Plaza. And our historic theater, named to commemorate Hackensack Meridian Health’s investment in the future of the Basie Center, is as beautiful and grand as ever. As we celebrate our 100th anniversary, the Count Basie Center for the Arts aims to be a premier center for the performing arts and arts education. As a nonproﬁt organization, the Basie is committed to creating opportunities for participation and understanding the arts by collaborating with creators, organizations, and schools, and as a catalyst to harnessing the economic vitality of the arts and enriching our region’s quality of life.

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General Information FIRE NOTICE: The exit indicated by a red light and sign nearest to the seat you occupy is the shortest route to the street. In the event of fire or another emergency please do not run, WALK TO THAT EXIT. Please follow the directions of the House Staff. If you become aware of a medical or other emergency, please inform the House Staff immediately. FOOD AND BEVERAGE: Food and beverages are permitted inside Basie Center venues. Please help maintain the facility as an asset for this community by disposing of your own trash in the lobby receptacles. Please use the blue recycling receptacles for plastic bottles and cups. PHOTOGRAPHY AND RECORDING: Possession and/ or use of devices for photographic, audio, video or electronic recording, reproduction or transmission of performances is prohibited. Such equipment may be confiscated. Violators may be ejected and/or held liable for monetary damages. CELL PHONES: Please turn off smart watches, cell phones and other audible devices during performances. RESTROOMS: Restrooms are located throughout the facility. Accessible restrooms are located on both levels of the new Grand Lobby and The Vogel. ACCESSIBILITY: Please inform the box office of any special arrangements you require when purchasing tickets. An assistive listening system for the hearing impaired is available from the house Manager. Large print programs are available on request. Accessible restrooms are located on both levels of the new Grand Lobby on the historic theater side, and on both levels at The Vogel. The Basie Center does not have its own parking lot. A permit-only accessible parking space is available directly in front of the Basie Center, and across the street in the municipal parking lot of Borough Hall.

BOX OFFICE: The box office is located to the right of the lobby doors as you face the building. Box office hours vary by day and are posted at theBASIE.org. Names, addresses and phone numbers are required of all ticket buyers to verify payment and to contact you in the event of a cancellation. Cash, check, VISA, MasterCard, Discover and American Express are accepted. All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges. Additional service charges apply. Purchase tickets by phone at 732.842.9000 or online at www.thebasie.org. PARKING: Please observe all parking regulations and signage, and avoid parking in private lots or blocking our neighbors’ driveways. Optimal public parking is at the Red Bank Train Station, located two blocks west on Monmouth Street, and in the large municipal lot located one block east between Monmouth and White Streets. LOST AND FOUND: Ask for the house manager during a performance, or call the administrative office the next business day at 732.224.8778 x105. FACILITY RENTAL: The Count Basie Center is available to rent for special occasions, performances, fundraisers, corporate functions and other events. A wide variety of support services are available including artist bookings and event planning. For more information, visit www. thebasie.org/rent, or call 732.224.8778. WEBSITE: www.TheBASIE.org features online ticket sales, complete event listings for Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre and The Vogel, Basie Center membership registration, information on sponsorships and advertising, links to Basie Center social media pages and more. MAILING LIST: Add your name to the Basie Center mailing list www.TheBASIE.org

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2 Red Bank Train Station Parking Lot Permit parking only until 11am Free public parking after 11am 3 NJ Transit Chestnut St Parking Lot Permit parking only until 11am Free public parking after 11am 4 NJ Transit Chestnut St Parking Lot Permit parking only until 11am Free public parking after 11am 5 Pazzo Parking Garage Paid public parking

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6 White Street Lot Paid public parking as indicated Permit parking only in designated spaces from 9am – 2pm 7 Gold Street Lot Paid public parking as indicated Permit parking only in designated spaces from 9am – 2pm 8 English Plaza Lot Paid public parking

Count Basie Center Proximity Parking Paid Parking. Availability varies by show, and information on parking for your event may not be available until a few weeks before show time. Check back to theBASIE.org after you’ve purchased your tickets to see if Proximity Parking has become available.

9 Mechanic Street Small Lot Paid public parking 10 East Side Lots (Mechanic & Wallace Street Lots) Paid public parking as indicated: Permit parking only in designated spaces; certain spaces permit parking from 9am – 2pm or 6am – 6pm.

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