THOMAS H. KEAN ARTS ADVOCACY AWARD
George Street Playhouse is pleased to Honor Ronald Bleich & Norman Politziner with the 2025 Thomas H. Kean Arts Advocacy Award
The Thomas H. Kean Arts Advocacy Award was instituted by the George Street Playhouse Board of Trustees and management in 1989 as an annual tribute to an individual, corporation, or foundation whose dedication to the arts enhances the cultural life of our state. The inaugural award was presented to the Honorable Thomas H. Kean, who as governor and private citizen, has had, and continuesto have, a lasting and profound impact in making New Jersey a national model of excellence in the arts.
— PREVIOUS HONOREES —
Merissa Buczny & The City of New Brunswick, 2024 Withum+, 2023
Robert Wood Foundation, Jocelyn Schwartzman, and Lora Tremayne, 2022
The Honorable Thomas H. Kean, Thomas F. Kelso, Esq., and James N. Heston, 2021
Cecelia & Seward Johnson, and The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, 2019
Penelope E. Lattimer, Ph.D. , 2018
Marlene and Tony Volpe, 2017
Joseph P. Benincasa and The Actors Fund, 2016
Stephen K. Jones, 2015
Honorable Mayor James M. Cahill, 2014
The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, 2013
William V. Engel, 2012
Betty Wold Johnson, 2011
William R. Hagaman, Jr. , 2010
Christopher J. Paladino and Geroge R. Zoffinger, 2009
Ralph W. Voorhees, and in remembrance, Barbara Voorhees, 2008
Robert E. Campbell, 2007
Carol Ann Herbert, 2006 Bank of America, 2005
Freeholder, Director, David B. Crabiel, 2004
John A. Lynch, 2003
New Jersey State Bar Foundation, 2002
Sharon Karmazin and The Karma Foundation, 2001
Clarence E. Lockett, 2000
PNC Bank, 1999
The Eleanor B. Reiner Foundation, 1998
CoreStates Bank, 1997
The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, 1996
The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, 1995
Brother International Corporation, 1994
Merck and Company, 1993
Johnson & Johnson,1992
The Prudential Foundation, 1991
Special Thanks to Our Sponsors Special Thanks to Our Sponsors
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A Friend of the Playhouse
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Joan and Bob Campbell
James N. Heston
Lucy Hughes and Sean Devlin
Sharon Karmazin and The Karma Foundation
SJP Properties
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Johnson & Johnson
The Honorable Thomas H. Kean
Mindy Raso and Philip L. Kirstein
Parker Health Group
Dorothy and Norm Politziner
David Saint Withum+
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Mrs. Peggy Barbella
Nancy and Joseph Benincasa
Lois and Ronald Bleich
Bloomberg
Boraie Development, LLC
Nancy Brannegan and John Hoffman
Donna Castronovo in Honor of Jim Heston
EisnerAmper
Elkus Manfredi Architects
Erdmann Group/Merril Lynch
Fox Rothschild
SpecialThanks
Betsy and Lou Garlatti
Genova Burns, LLC
Thomas and Margaret Gorrie
Austin Hagaman
Bill and Rhonda Hagaman
Merrill G. and Emita E. Hastings Foundation
Ruth and Steve Hendel
Dan Loughlin, JLL
Josh Kalafer/Clinton Honda, Somerset Patriots, and Land Rover Princeton
Thomas and Leslie Keslo
SpecialThanks
KMS Development Partners, LP
Penelope E. Lattimer, Ph.D.
Adele Macula, Ed.D.
Nancy and Duncan MacMillan
Magyar Bank
Dina Mastellone
Jocelyn Schwartzman
Nonny and Paul Stahlin
Janice and Lewis Stolar
THA Consulting
Lora Tremayne
U.S. Title Solutions Vollers
Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP
Steady and responsible people can make a world of difference
A community is only as brilliant as its most dedicated and responsible neighbors. Thank you, George Street Playhouse, for helping New Brunswick thrive.
