2017/2018 Program Book 4

Cover Art by Emma Swayze Grade 11, Randolph High School

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A welcome from our President Happy 80th birthday to MPAC! Mayo Performing Arts Center, a nonprofit organization, has been at the heart of arts and entertainment in Morristown since it first opened as the single screen Community Theatre in 1937.

Eighty years later, it is an honor and a privilege to be part of a community that is committed to sustaining the legacy that Walter Reade originally founded. Through your support, this magnificent historic venue has helped to create wonderful experiences and memories for so many; memories that we continue to share with our family and friends through many generations.

As part of our mission, we proudly continue the tradition of giving back, offering enriching programs that serve the public, often at no cost. Be on the lookout throughout the year as we announce free lectures, movies, concerts on the mainstage, performances on the plaza and events throughout the community. We hope you will take advantage of these diverse and exciting opportunities.

Education and outreach are integral parts of our mission. MPAC brings the arts into schools, community centers, nursing homes and hospitals – bringing joy, inspiring hope, and instilling a sense of creativity and community to students in schools lacking arts programs and to those unable to travel to the Theatre. MPAC’s Miracle Project classes for those with special needs, and our relaxed performances on the main stage, are perfect examples of how the arts can truly became a transformative experience in someone’s life.

It is the goal of our entire organization to create an accessible and inclusive environment that offers something for everyone. Thank you for supporting us and for joining us again this season. We are thrilled to continue the tradition of offering memorable experiences, this year, and in the next eighty years.

Warm Regards,

Allison Larena President & CEO

A welcome from our Board Chairman Mayo Performing Arts Center, a nonprofit arts organization, contributes to the well-being and economic health of the community we serve.

Earlier this year, Americans for the Arts, a national nonprofit arts advocacy group, completed a study of the economic impact of the arts locally and nationally in 2015. The study indicates that communities that support the arts and culture not only enhance their quality of life—they also invest in their economic well-being. Working with Morris Arts and Art Pride New Jersey, the study provides compelling evidence that the nonprofit arts and culture sector is a $31.8 million industry in Morris County—one that supports nearly 1,000 full-time equivalent jobs and generates $3.2 million annually in local and state government revenue.

Whether serving the local community or out-of-town visitors, a vibrant arts and culture industry helps local businesses thrive.

Unlike most industries, the arts leverage significant event-related spending by their audiences. Nonprofit arts and cultural organizations, which spent $15.8 million during 2015, leveraged a remarkable $16 million in additional spending by their audiences—spending that pumped vital revenue into restaurants, hotels, retail stores, parking garages, and other local businesses. As the largest arts organization in the county, our economic impact alone has been calculated at over $15 million.

MPAC is proud to be a valuable community partner. As we look toward the future, we hope to meet the growing needs of our community and be the central resource for entertainment and arts education that makes Morristown one of the best communities in New Jersey to work, live and raise a family.

We appreciate your support in helping us achieve this goal and hope that you will continue to recognize the value of Mayo Performing Arts Center in your community.

Sincerely,

Joseph M. Goryeb Chairman, Board of Trustees

MPAC Makes The Arts Accessible For All MPAC provides exceptional performing arts and arts education opportunities for children and adults of all ages and abilities.

MPAC is the only New Jersey provider of The Miracle Project, a groundbreaking, fully inclusive music and theatre program for children with special needs. Classes are available for children ages 9 – 15.

For more information please contact Education Director Cathy Roy at croy@mayoarts.org

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About the Cover: Student Art Exhibit and Program Cover Contest This year, MPAC asked Morris County middle and high school students to create art pieces that embody the theme:

“Imagine! Discover! Create! Celebrate MPAC and the Arts.”

WINNER

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Emma Swayze, Junior; Randolph High School

Sofia Zingone, Junior; Randolph High School

On Monday, February 26, 2018, MPAC held a reception for all students who participated in the 2018 MPAC Program Cover Art Contest. Over one hundred people, including the artists and their friends and families, attended this special reception where the winners were revealed.

The winning piece by Emma Swayze, Junior at Randolph High School, is featured on the cover of this program book, to be seen by tens of thousands of the Theatre’s patrons.

Over 70 students from throughout Morris County participated in this year's cover art contest. All of the works were exhibited in the Art Upstairs Gallery over a two-week period in March.

AJ Lonski, Junior; Delbarton School

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Mayo Performing Arts Center Board of Trustees Joseph M. Goryeb, Chairman Robert Mulholland, Vice Chairman Anita J. Siegel, Esq., Secretary & Legal Counsel Mary Jane Robertson, Treasurer Allison Larena, President & CEO Todd Anderson Wendy Aresty Susan Brauer Sally Epstein Edward A. Gramigna, Jr., Esq. Linda Hellstrom

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Chairman Emeritus Bud Mayo Trustee Emeritus Leonard Sichel HONORARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Honorable Timothy P. Dougherty The Honorable Thomas H. Kean, Sr. Joe Piscopo John Pizzarelli

Staff Allison Larena Administration Ed Kirchdoerffer Sasha Pensado Anthony Scareon Charles Miller Adrienne Beck Shayna Super Kadie Dempsey Julie Dwoskin Michele Bezak

President & CEO General Manager Finance Director Manager of Administration & Board Relations Programming Consultant Programming Manager Programming Assistant Community Engagement Director Administrative Office Assistant Accounting Assistant

Box Office Cheryl Yosh Box Office Manager Carolyn Zybura Assistant Box Office Manager Denise Biel Box Office Associate Eileen Fee Box Office Associate Marthe Lablans Box Office Associate Mimi Leiter Box Office Associate Kathleen O'Donnell Box Office Associate Marlene Rabiner Box Office Associate Erica Henderson-Smith Box Office Associate Devon Strom Box Office Associate Development Marysue DePaola Development Director Justin Wynn Assistant Director of Development Lana Missaggia Membership & Special Events Manager Christina Wolfe Development Associate

Education Cathy Roy Jenny Boeckel Darius Frowner Jon Rodriguez

Education Director Education Manager Musical Director Performing Arts School Coordinator

Marketing Jean Leonard Michael Dundon Lauren Soule Lindsey Fu Operations Lee Kaloidis Mark Mattera Erin Pach Michael Del Vecchio John Ricca Matthew Hill Jen Clarke Jose Figueroa Walter Urban Production Chris Ball Dave Brown Katie Wanner James Sargent Angelique Mather Karen Kogut Luke Kostuchik

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Our Mission Mayo Performing Arts Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, presents a wide range of programs that entertain, enrich, and educate the diverse population of the region and enhance the economic vitality of Northern New Jersey. The 2017-2018 season is made possible, in part, by a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/ Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as support received from the F.M. Kirby Foundation and numerous other foundations, corporations and individuals.

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Where to park for your show We’re working hard to offer parking solutions to make your MPAC experience stress free. Please refer to your pre-show email and our online preshow planner for show-specific information.

Mayo Performing Arts Center Parking Options • • • •

$5 parking is available for many shows exclusively for MPAC patrons at the Verizon Lot at 39 Maple Ave. $5 parking is available for select performances at the Good Grief lot at 38 Elm Street. $10 parking is available for many shows at the Presbyterian Church across the street from MPAC. Limited Spaces We are now offering the opportunity to reserve your parking in advance for many events. Look for an email on whether reserved parking is available for your show for the above lots.

Free Parking Option • FREE parking is available at Morristown Town Hall, approximately 1/3 mile from MPAC, starting at 5:00 pm.

Additional Recommended Parking • Local parking garage options: DeHart Street Garage, Ann/Bank Street Garage, Dalton Street Garage and The Highlands Garage.

• The Dumont Street Lot is a short walk from the theatre via Pine Street.

The lot at Franklin & Elm is another option.

MPAC operates a FREE shuttle service for select performances from the Dehart Street Garage and Verizon Lot. Please refer to your pre-show email or our online pre-show planner for availability.

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Thursday, March 8, 2018

SARAH CHANG

Viva Piazzolla!

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"2018 SARAH CHANG - VIVA PIAZZOLLA!"

SARAH CHANG Violin with

Brandon Garbot, violin Adam Millstein, violin Matthew Cohen, viola Christine Lamprea, cello Nathan Farrington, double bass

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Chaconne

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Excerpts from The Four Seasons

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PIAZZOLLA

The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires

has also carried the Olympic Torch in New York City, been the youngest person inducted into the Hollywood Bowl’s Hall of Fame, and has a chair dedicated to her in Yale University’s Sprague Hall. Ms. Chang has also been awarded Gramophone’s “Young Artist of the Year” award, Germany’s “Echo” Schallplattenpreis, “Newcomer of the Year” honors at the International Classical Music Awards in London, Over the years, Ms. Chang has recieved Korea’s “Nan Pa” award and the Avery Fisher accolades and participated in astonishing Career Grant. In 2011, Ms. Chang was named opportunites around the world. In 2006 she an official Artistic Ambassador by the United was honored in Newsweek’s “Women and States Department of State.

Leadership” issue, and in 2008, she was named a Young Global Leader by the WEF. Ms. Chang Ms. Chang is represented by Opus 3 Artists.

Recognized as one of the foremost violinists of our time, Sarah Chang has performed with the most esteemed orchestras, conductors, and accompanists in an international career spanning more than two decades. Since her debut with the New York Philharmonic at the age of eight, Ms. Chang has continued to impress audiences with her technical virtuosity and refined emotional depth.

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Friday, March 9, 2018

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ALICE COOPER In the ‘80’s Cooper explored different sounds, highlighted by the new wavish album “Flush The Fashion,” the heavy metal “Constrictor” and “Raise Your Fist And Yell,” and then 1989’s melodic hard rock album “Trash,” which featured the massive hit single “Poison” and became his biggest selling album and single worldwide. During this period Alice also appeared in the horror films Monster Dog With a schedule that includes six months each and John Carpenter’s Prince of Darkness, and year on the road, Alice Cooper brings his own recorded songs for the soundtracks to Roadie, brand of rock psycho-drama to fans both old Class of 1984, Friday the 13 Part VI: Jason Lives and new, enjoying it as much as the audience and Wes Craven’s Shocker. does. Known as the architect of shock-rock, Cooper (in both the original Alice Cooper Cooper’s most memorable movie appearance band and as a solo artist) has rattled the cages was as himself in Wayne’s World in 1991. and undermined the authority of generations He also played (fittingly) Freddy Krueger’s of guardians of the status quo, continuing to wicked step-father in Freddy’s Dead: The Final surprise fans and exude danger at every turn, Nightmare, and appeared on Gene Wilder’s like a great horror movie, even in an era where TV series Something Wilder as well as on That CNN can present real life shocking images.

‘70’s Show. The 90’s also saw the release of the Cooper was born in Detroit, Michigan, and albums “Hey Stoopid,” “The Last Temptation,” moved to Phoenix with his family. The Alice and “Fistful of Alice,” a live album.

Cooper band formed while they were all in 1999 saw the release of the definitive high school in Phoenix, and was discovered historical 4 CD box set “The Life & Crimes of in 1969 by Frank Zappa in Los Angeles, where he signed them to his record label. Their Alice Cooper,” from Rhino/Warners. collaboration with young record producer In the new millenium, Cooper has been very Bob Ezrin led to the break-through third productive and busy, writing, recording album “Love It to Death” which hit the charts and releasing the albums “Brutal Planet,” in 1971, followed by “Killer,” “School’s Out,” “Dragon Town,” “The Eyes of Alice Cooper,” ”Billion Dollar Babies,” and “Muscle of Love.” “Dirty Diamonds,” “Along Came a Spider,” and Each new album release was accompanied 2011’s “Welcome 2 My Nightmare,” plus “Old by a bigger and more elaborate touring stage School 1964-1974,” a box set celebrating the show. 1974 saw the release of a “Greatest Hits” album, and then Cooper, in 1975, released his original band. first solo album, “Welcome to My Nightmare” He also wrote and published a memoir, “Golf in 1975, accompanied by the legendary Monster,” in 2007, which tracked his life from groundbreaking theatrical Welcome to My childhood to rock stardom, and his journey Nightmare concert tour. from alcoholic to golf addict, and was featured Associated with that album and tour was in the Tim Burton film Dark Shadows in 2012. the ground-breaking network TV special Alice, Dennis, Neal, Michael, and Glen Alice Cooper: The Nightmare. Other film and television appearances include The Muppet (posthumously) were inducted into the Rock Show, Mae West’s last film Sextette, Roadie, ’N’ Roll Hall of Fame in March, 2011.

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and With his influence on rock & roll long since appearances on The Tonight Show starring acknowledged, there is little that Alice Johnny Carson and Tom Snyder’s Tomorrow Cooper hasn’t achieved in his remarkable Show. The original band also made an career, including platinum albums, sold-out appearance in the movie Diary of a Mad tours and any number of honors and career Housewife in 1979, filmed the full-length achievement awards. feature film Good To See You Again Alice Cooper, and Alice appeared in a 1972 episode As he heads back out on the concert trail of The Snoop Sisters. each year, Cooper insists he’s still motivated Alice’s solo career skyrocketed in the late to continue touring and recording albums, as 1970’s, with a succession of hit singles, well as making time for such side projects as including “You & Me,” and classic albums, Cooper’stown (his Phoenix-based restaurant/ including “Lace And Whiskey” and “From The sports bar) and his Nights With Alice Cooper Inside,” and bigger and even more elaborate nightly radio show, syndicated domestically and worldwide on over 100 stations. concert tours.

Alice Cooper pioneered a grandly theatrical brand of hard rock that was designed to shock. Drawing equally from horror movies, vaudeville, and garage rock, the group created a stage show that featured electric chairs, guillotines, fake blood and boa constrictors.

He continues to tour regularly, performing shows worldwide with the dark and horrorthemed theatrics that he’s best known for.

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

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THE CHIEFTAINS “55 years, wow, where have they gone as we’re still going strong”, says Paddy Moloney, leader of the six-time Grammy Award winners, The Chieftains. The Chieftains have been highly recognized for reinventing traditional Irish music on a contemporary and International scale.

The Chieftains were formed in Ireland in 1962 by Paddy Moloney, one of the top traditional folk musicians in Ireland and around the world. Their ability to transcend musical boundaries to blend tradition with modern music has notably hailed them as one of the most renowned and revered musical groups to this day. After more than 55 years of making some of the most beautiful music in the world, The Chieftains’ music remains as fresh and relevant as when they first began. So now The Chieftains are set to embark on their 55th Anniversary Tour in the US beginning in Califonia on February 17th making their way across the US to the east coast with a final show on St. Patrick’s Day in Jacksonville, Florida. Paddy Moloney says, “This tour will have all the musical force of what we’ve accumulated and achieved over the last 55 years, with a few extra gems thrown in for good measure”.

As cultural ambassadors, their performances have been linked with seminal historic events, such as being the first Western musicians to perform on the Great Wall of China, participating in Roger Water’s “The Wall” performance in Berlin in 1990 and being the first ensemble to perform a concert in the Capitol Building in Washington DC. In 2010, their experimental collaborations extended to out of this world, when Paddy Moloney’s whistle and Matt Molloy’s flute travelled with NASA astronaut, Cady Coleman, to the international space station. Although their early following was purely a folk audience, the range and variation of their music and accompanying musicians quickly captured a much broader audience, elevating their status to the likeness of fellow Irish band, U2. The Chieftains are never afraid to shock purists and push genre boundaries and the trappings of fame have not altered The Chieftains’ love of, and loyalty to, their roots however - are as comfortable playing spontaneous Irish sessions as they are headlining a concert at Carnegie Hall.

Paddy finishes with, “With this tour of music, song, dance and a few surprises…..our guests are the cream of the crop joining in for a great party”.

For full tour information go to www.thechieftains.com.

Performers (*subject to change): Paddy Moloney – uilleann pipes/tin whistle

Alyth McCormack – vocals/percussion

Matt Molloy – flute

Tara Breen – fiddle/saxophone

Kevin Conneff – bodhran/vocals

Tim Edey – guitar

Jon Pilatzke – fiddle/dance

Cara Butler – dance

Triona Marshall – harp/keys

Nathan Pilatzke – dance

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Friday, March 16, 2018

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MARC COHN FEATURING THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA MARC COHN After winning a GRAMMY for his soulful ballad “Walking in Memphis,” Marc Cohn solidified his place as one of this generation’s most compelling singer/songwriters, combining the precision of a brilliant tunesmith with the passion of a great soul man. He’s a natural storyteller, balancing the exuberant with the poignant, and able to distilluniversal truth out of his often romantic, drawn-from-life tales.

from recording, ending in 2007 with Join the Parade. Inspired by the horrific events following Hurricane Katrina and his own near fatal shooting just weeks before, Parade is his most moving and critically acclaimed record to date.

About his album Listening Booth: 1970, a collection of reimagined classics from that seminal year in music, Rolling Stone said, “Cohn has one of rock’s most soulful croons – a rich immediately recognizable tenor that makes these songs his own.” In late 2014, Cohn released “The Coldest Corner in the World,” the title song to the documentary Tree Man and his first original song released in more than seven years.

Cohn followed up his platinum-selling debut with two more releases in the 1990s, at which point TIME magazine called him “one of the honest, emotional voices we need in this decade” and Bonnie Raitt declared, “Marc is one of the most soulful, talented artists I know. I love his songs, he’s an incredible singer, and I marvel On March 25, 2016, in celebration of the 25th at his ability to mesmerize every audience he anniversary of his platinum-selling debut plays for.” album, Marc proudly released Careful What You Raitt, James Taylor, David Crosby, Graham Nash Dream: Lost Songs and Rarities and the bonus and Patty Griffin all made guest appearances on album, Evolution of a Record, featuring neverCohn’s early records for Atlanta, as his reputation before-heard songs and demos dating back to as an artist and performer continued to grow. years before his debut album and the Grammy In 1998, Cohn took a decade-long sabbatical Award that followed.

THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA The Blind Boys of Alabama have the rare distinction of being recognized around the world as both living legends and modern-day innovators. They are not just gospel singers borrowing from old traditions; the group helped to define those traditions in the 20th century and almost single-handedly created a new gospel sound for the 21st. Since the original members first sang together as kids at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind in the late 1930s (including Jimmy Carter, who leads the group today), the band has preserved through seven decades to become one of the most recognized and decorated roots music groups in the world.

“cross over” to secular music, also saw their audiences dwindle. However, the Blind Boys persevered and their time came again, starting in the 1980s with their starring role in the Obie Award-winning musical “The Gospel at Colonus,” which began a new chapter in their incredible history. It’s almost unbelievable that a group of blind, AfricanAmerican singers, who started out touring during a time of whites-only bathrooms, restaurants and hotels, went on to win five Grammy Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Grammy, be inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and to perform at the White House for three different presidents.

Touring throughout the South during the Jim Crow era of the 1940s and 1950s, the Blind Boys flourished thanks to their unique sound, which blended the close harmonies of early jubilee gospel with the more fervent improvisations of hard gospel. In the early 1960s, the band sang at benefits for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and were a part of the soundtrack to the Civil Rights movement.

But as the years passed, gospel fans started to drift away and follow the many singers who had originated in the church but were now recording secular popular music. And the Blind Boys, who refused many offers to

Few would have expected them to still be going strong - stronger than ever, even - so many years after they first joined voices, but they’ve proved as productive and as musically ambitious in recent years as they did in the beginning. In 2001, they released Spirit of the Century on Peter Gabriel’s Real World label, mixing traditional church tunes with songs by Tom Waits and the Rolling Stones, and won the first of their Grammy Awards. The next year they backed Gabriel on his album Up and joined him on a world tour, although a bigger break may have come when David Simon chose their cover of Waits’ “Way Down in the Hole” as the theme

FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2018 keyboards, and the compassionate “What Can I Do?,” which features Taj Mahal on vocals and is one of the two songwriting collaborations with Stax Records soul legend William Bell.

The album also features a hand-clapping rearrangement of the usually-slower classic In 2013 the band worked with Justin Vernon (of “Do You Hear What I Hear?” and a refreshingly Bon Iver) to release I’ll Find A Way, a powerful intimate, acoustic version of “Silent Night.” collection of gospel and spiritual songs new and old, featuring some of the Blind Boys’ The Blind Boys’ live shows are roof-raising most fervent vocals as well as contributions by musical events that appeal to audiences of a new generation of Blind Boys fans, including all cultures, as evidenced by an international Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs, Patty Griffin, and itinerary that has taken them to virtually every continent. The Blind Boys of Alabama have Justin Vernon himself. attained the highest levels of achievement in Their most recent album, Talkin’ Christmas!, a career that spans over 75 years and shows a collaboration with Taj Mahal, continues no signs of diminishing. “We appreciate the the band’s streak of creating original and accolades and we thank God for them,” says interesting work. It includes new versions of Jimmy Carter, a founding member and the Christmas standards, covers of hidden gospel Blind Boys’ current leader. “But we’re not gems, and seven brand-new holiday songs interested in money or anything other than - six of which are the first Christmas songs singing gospel. We had no idea when we ever penned by the Blind Boys themselves. started that we would make it this far. The The new original songs include the title track secret to our longevity is, we love what we do.

“Talkin’ Christmas!,” a funky tribute to the And when you love what you do, that keeps power of Christmas featuring Money Mark on you motivated. That keeps you alive.” song for the first season of HBO's acclaimed series The Wire. Subsequent Grammy-winning albums have found them working with the likes of Ben Harper, Aaron Neville, Mavis Staples, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and Willie Nelson.

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NEW SHANGHAI CIRCUS Chinese Acrobats Tumbling Through History The Chinese acrobatic tradition dates back to 700 B.C.; that’s over 2,000 years of tumbling, balancing and juggling. Ancient stone carvings, earthen pottery and early written work trace the ancestry of today’s spectacular acts. Relics tell the tales of famous acrobats like Confucius’ father, who is believed to have lifted a pair of 1,000-pound city gates to let an army storm through.

and develop traditional arts and culture in China, and acrobatics has enjoyed a new life.

Today only a few descendants of the old and famous acrobatics families remain.

These individuals have organized China’s traditional entertainers into professional acrobatic troupes with formal academies for training young, promising entertainers and internationally renowned companies.

Modern-day Chinese acrobatics reflect the The art of Chinese acrobatics developed out of industry, resourcefulness and courage of the the Lunar New Year harvest celebrations, where Chinese people. At present, there are over 120 the village’s peasants and craftsmen would professional acrobatic troupes across China, hold a kind of Chinese Thanksgiving. Acrobats and more than 12,000 performers. would use household tools and common items found around the farm and workshop as part The New Shanghai Circus and Traditional of their exciting feats. Performers passed their Chinese Acts skills down from generation to generation and Founded in 1951 as the Shanghai Acrobatic great acrobatic families of China entertained Theatre, The New Shanghai Circus has won more everyone from city rulers to village people, Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals in domestic performing at ceremonial carnivals and public and international circus competitions to date theaters across the country. than any other Chinese acrobatic company.

Over the years, as China plunged into economic Breathtaking and polished to perfection, the and social upheaval, many fine arts were lost singular skills performed by The New Shanghai and acrobats found themselves on the verge Circus have their roots in everyday lives of the of extinction. Since the Revolution in 1949, the village peasants, farmers and craftsman of the government has made great efforts to foster Han Dynasty.

Friday, March 23, 2018

eddie palmieri

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EDDIE PALMIERI Known as one of the finest pianists of the past 50 years, Eddie Palmieri is a bandleader, arranger and composer of salsa and Latin jazz. His playing skillfully fuses the rhythm of his Puerto Rican heritage with the complexity of his jazz influences: Thelonious Monk, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner as well as his older brother, Charlie Palmieri.

Palmieri’s parents emigrated from Ponce, Puerto Rico to New York City in 1926. Born in Spanish Harlem and raised in the Bronx, Palmieri learned to play the piano at an early age, and at 13, he joined his uncle’s orchestra, playing timbales.

Palmieri’s professional career as a pianist took off with various bands in the early 1950s including Eddie Forrester, Johnny Segui’s, and the popular Tito Rodriguez Orchestra. In 1961, Palmieri formed his own band, La Perfecta, which featured an unconventional front line of trombones rather than the trumpets customary in Latin orchestras. This created an innovative sound that mixed American jazz into AfroCaribbean rhythms, surprising critics and fans alike. Palmieri disbanded La Perfecta in 1968 to pursue different musical endeavors, though he would return to the band’s music in the 2000s.

Palmieri perfected his arranging skills in the 1970’s releasing several impressive recordings that reflected his unorthodox approach to music. His unconventional style would once again surprise critics and fans with the 1970 release entitled Harlem River Drive. This recording was the first to merge what were categorized as “Black” and “Latin” music into a free-form sound that encompassed elements of salsa, funk, soul and jazz. In 1975, Palmieri won the first-ever Grammy for Best Latin Recording for The Sun of Latin Music (he’s won ten Grammys altogether to date), including two for his influential recording with Tito Puente, Obra Maestra/Masterpiece.

In addition to the Grammys, Palmieri has received numerous honors: Eubie Blake Award (1991); Most Exciting Latin Performance, presented by the BBC in London (2002); Yale University’s Chubb Fellowship, usually reserved for international heads of state, but given to Palmieri in recognition of his work building communities through music (2002); Harlem Renaissance Award (2005); Jay McShann Lifetime Achievement Award (2008), induction into the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (2008).

A year later, the Library of Congress added Palmieri’s composition “Azucar Pa’ Ti” to the National Recording Registry, which at the time only included 300 compositions documenting the history of all of recorded music history in the U.S. With his widely popular eight-and-ahalf minute “Azucar Pa’ Ti” Palmieri changed the format of the recording industry, breaking the three-and-a-half minute barrier imposed by the recording industry.

In 2012, Palmieri continued to innovate, celebrating 75 years with new music included in the original score for a documentary co-directed

by Bobbito Garcia called “Doin it in the Park” that explores the cultural influence of playground basketball on sports and music.

Palmieri’s music recorded for the documentary will be released as a soundtrack in November of 2013. This was Eddie’s first time recording his own new music since winning back-to-back Grammys in 2005 and 2006. The songs featured in the documentary are part of Eddie’s next fulllength album, Sabiduria, which will be released in 2014. Sabiduria is a fusion of Jazz, funk and Latin fused with Afro-world rhythms.

In 2013, Eddie Palmieri was awarded the coveted Jazz Master award by the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA). The NEA Jazz Master award is the highest honor an American Jazz artist can Recognizing Palmieri as an American icon, the receive. For more about the NEA recognition, Smithsonian’s National Museum of American please visit: http://www.nea.gov/honors/jazz/ History in Washington, DC, recorded two of index.html.

Palmieri’s performances for its archives in 1988.

Because of Palmieri’s proclivity for creating In 2013, Palmieri was awarded a Lifetime music in funk Latin style, Little Louie Vega Achievement Award by the Latin Academy of invited him to record on Nuyorican Soul (1997), Recording Arts & Sciences. For more information: a release that became very popular in the house http://www.latingrammy.com/en/news/2013latin-recording-academy-special-awards. and underground music scenes.

Eddie Palmieri appears by arrangement with IMG Artists, LLC, 7 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019.

Thursday, March 29, 2018

mummenschanz

you & me created by Floriana Frassetto in collaboration with Tina Kronis & Richard Alger

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MUMMENSCHANZ: YOU & ME Since its successful three year run on Broadway, Swiss based theater troupe MUMMENSCHANZ has pioneered a new form of visual theater that has since spawned multiple new genres reclaiming their legacy. MUMMENSCHANZ has been dazzling audiences worldwide for more than 45 years. By creating a playful yet compelling experience through the inventive use of shadow, light, and creative manipulation of objects, MUMMENSCHANZ offers timeless insight on the human condition. The result is a visually stunning spectacle that transcends cultural barriers and sparks the imagination.

The 2017-2018 season will see a brand new creation, “you & me” by the visionary MUMMENSCHANZ troupe with new performers bringing to life the large scale masks you’ve grown to love; as well as reviving a historic tradition of acrobatics. The show will also include some of the classic sketches that have stood the test of time. “you & me” will focus on the love and mutual joy the audiences and performers experience in MUMMENSCHANZ’s one of a kind theatrical performances, hence the title “you & me”.

The MUSICIANS OF SILENCE, their soundtrack is the awe, joy and laughter their audiences experience and have grown to love for the last 45 years. The company will continue this tradition with their fresh, brand new show, touring the United States, for the first time ever in the Spring of 2018.

BIOS Floriana Frassetto (Swiss) studied at Academia A. Fersen in Rome from 1967 to 1968. She completed her training as an actress attending a school in mime and acrobatics at Roy Bosier's Teatro Studio. She then worked with the company of Roy Bosier in several school productions that toured Italy. The idea of founding MUMMENSCHANZ resulted from meeting, in late 1971, Andres Bossard and Bernie Schürch – two young Swiss clowns called Before and Lost that performed a partially spoken show. Floriana became the third member of the new company, and together they co-created the repertoire of MUMMENSCHANZ, converting the spoken numbers to masked visuals. Floriana has performed on tour worldwide for the last 45 years. She feels herself an artisan of phantasy and has always been motivated to construct new shapes along with Bernie. Since Bernie’s departure in 2012 she has been tormented by the challenge of creating a new show, which she has now done with plenty of new ideas. That has been possible thanks to the collaboration with Tina Kronis and Richard Alger. She is very happy with her fellow performers and is looking forward to the coming tours together. Among other experiences were the choreography and the costumes for Giancarlo Sbragia’s “Faust” and André Heller’s musical “Body and Soul”, and an artistic collaboration with Isabelle Baudet for the children musical “Oliver Twist” in Lausanne (Switzerland). She is the artistic director of MUMMENSCHANZ. Sara Francesca Hermann (Swiss) was born in 1985 in Samedan and grew up trilingual with Romanesque, German and Italian. She is a trained primary school teacher. Afterwards she completed a three years course at Comart, a school of physical theatre in Zurich. She won the 2009/10 physical theatre studentship award from Migros Kulturprozent. Since 2010 she has worked as a freelance theatre artist in various productions. She is a co-founder of „Paula fliegt“ and has had several engagements in theatre and music projects in Switzerland and abroad. In May 2015, Sara became a member of the MUMMENSCHANZ company.

Oliver Pfulg (Swiss) was born in 1985 and grew up in Hombrechtikon. After his initial education as a draughtsman, he attended Comart, the physical theatre school in Zurich for three years, where he graduated in 2010. Since then he has had different engagements (a. o Opera House Zurich, flowingdancecompany, MärliMusicalTheater). Oliver is also a founding member of the street theatre group „Paula fliegt“. In 2015 he created – together with Lena Wälly – an original play „apropos“. Since May 2015, Oliver has been a member of the MUMMENSCHANZ company.

THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2018 Christa Barrett (Swiss) was born in Fribourg, 1990. At the age of 17, she joined the „Zirkus Chnopf“ and the „Cirque de Loin” for three years. Following this, she entered the Accademia Teatro Dimitri in Verscio. During her studies she twice wins the physical theatre studentship award from Migros Kulturprozent. In 2014 she received her Bachelor in Physical Theatre. Since then, Christa has worked with different theatre companies including: „Poyo Furioso“ directed

by Hermes Gaido, „Fiorenza Ensemble“ directed by Eveline Ratering and „Commedia Origen Festival“ directed by Fabrizio Pestilli. Since summer 2016 Christa has been a member of the MUMMENSCHANZ company.

Kevin Blaser (Swiss) born in 1990, is a young artist from Ticino. In his early age he showed a strong interest in movement and art. He stood out in gymnastics and in skateboarding in which he finds a companion with whom he travels the world. Passionate for music, he perfected his skills in percussion and drums, with which he continues to play in various bands. Through theatre he discovered a means for full expression of himself and entered the school for physical theatre Accademia Teatro Dimitri, where he obtained his Bachelor in 2015. He played in different theatre and cinema productions as „Gilgamesh” (from Patrizia Barbiuiani), „Gotthard 2016” (from Volker Hesse), „Tutti Giù” (from Niccolò Castelli). In July 2016 he started his journey with the MUMMENSCHANZ company.

Eric Sauge (Swiss) is the Technical Director of the company. With nearly 10 years of experience in the entertainment business, he now specializes in lighting and machinery effects. Employment by large organizations provided him with world-wide travel. Through his experience and many trips abroad he acquired solid knowledge in technical and team management. Back in Switzerland he continued to train in the field of lighting for events such as theater and television, in which he mainly occupied the roles of console operator and project manager.

In 2014 he met Mummenschanz in Lausanne, and wishing to return to the theatre scene, he joined them as their Technical Director.

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Saturday, March 31, 2018

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CHARLES ESTEN AND CLARE BOWEN CHARLES ESTEN Born in Pittsburgh, PA, Charles “Chip” Esten grew up in Alexandria, VA. After starting his acting career in Los Angeles, he was pleased to make his theatrical debut in London, portraying Buddy Holly in the hit West End musical Buddy.

In that role, he was honored to perform for H.R.M Queen Elizabeth and then, for President and Mrs. George H.W. Bush at both The Kennedy Center and The White House.

he has starred in the 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 “Nashville in Concert” tours with sold out shows across the US and the UK.

He is a featured artist on the ten very successful Nashville soundtracks that have been released to date, two of which include “I Know How to Love You Now” which he co-wrote with Deana Carter. Esten has long contemplated releasing an album or an EP of his originals. Last summer, Esten currently stars in the hit television series he decided that instead, he will be releasing Nashville in the role of Deacon Claybourne. brand new singles “every single Friday.” The While on Nashville, Esten has been honored #EverySingleFriday series began in July 2016 to perform at the Grand Ole Opry, the and Esten will be celebrating the release of 52 historic Ryman Auditorium, the Blue Bird original singles in July 2017.

Café, headlining a St. Jude Country Music Marathon Concert at the Bridgestone Arena, He is proud to serve as the National Light the and performing on the CMA Fest Riverfront Night Walk Honorary Chair for the Leukemia Stage, at the 2016 C2C Festival in London and and Lymphoma Society. Esten and his wife the 2017 CMC Festival in Australia. In addition, have two daughters and a son.

CLARE BOWEN Clare Maree Bowen was born on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, and is still not dead.

Nashville co-star Charles Esten, but those early experiences helped plant the seed, pushing Bowen one step toward Nashville and its Years before landing the role of Scarlett musical community.

O'Connor on the US prime-time TV series Nashville, and launching her career as a singer / Along the way, she established herself as an insongwriter, a young Clare Bowen was growing demand actress on both sides of the Atlantic, up in rural Australia, miles from the nearest city, earning critical praise in the highly controversial writing down everything she felt, heard, saw Australian film The Combination, directed by David Field, and as the leading role of Wendla and dreamed. in the Sydney Theatre Company’s musical “Music was my connection to the rest of the production of Spring Awakening. It was during world,” she says. As a child who spent more time this time that Clare took the advice of the STC’s around animals than people, she often “didn’t artistic director, Oscar winner, Cate Blanchett, do social very well... but music is the universal and bought a one-way ticket to Los Angeles in language. I felt no barrier there. I was brought up 2012. During her first year in America, she caught on my parent’s vinyl collection - everything from the bus to her Nashville audition, and landed the Vivaldi, to Elvis, to Dolly, to Springsteen, Edith gig, playing a young poet turned songwriter, Piaf and Etta James.” whose folk and Americana songs are influenced by a challenging childhood. For Bowen, who Those references quickly expanded to include was diagnosed with cancer at four years old and country legends like Loretta Lynn and Johnny struggled with the disease for years, the role hit Cash. Bowen heard her first broadcast of the close to home.

Grand Ole Opry on the wireless in her grandad’s kitchen. Soon after, her classical vocal coach Nashville is more than just a TV show to paused one of their lessons to comment on Bowen, though. “Nashville is a city with its own the “country lilt” that had naturally crept into heartbeat…” she muses. And it has become a Bowen’s voice. It would be another decade launching pad for Bowen’s own music. Playing or so before she’d duet with heavyweights Scarlett O’Connor required Bowen to sing like Zac Brown and Vince Gill, record songs hundreds of songs, play multiple instruments with Grammy-winning producers like T Bone and overcome an irrational fear of microphones.

Burnett and Buddy Miller, or tour the U.S. with When asked whether she could play the banjo,

SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2018 Bowen replied “probably” and learned. It pushed her to write songs that she’d actually show people, drawing on everything she wrote down as a child for inspiration.

Along with being an artist, Bowen is also an activist. An advocate for kindness, she cut off her waist length hair in 2015 to express the need for people to look past the physical image.

The act unexpectedly went viral, eliciting thousands of positive responses from all over the globe. Bowen was overwhelmed with joy, but startled by the attention and reportedly retreated to the ceiling until her team got her down with a broom.

“I have come to terms with the fact that one person cannot save the world alone,” Clare admits, “But you can make little corners of it better. Stage by stage, song by song, kindness by kindness; you can help people

feel something… my life has been completely weird and sometimes really scary, but I wouldn’t change any of it, because it brought me here and made me whatever it is I am. And now I get to make little corners of the world glow. If you’re given any kind of blessing like what Nashville is to me, you must use your powers for good.”

Bowen plays shows between shoots, touring the U.S. with fellow Nashville actor Charles Esten, and her singer / songwriter fiancé, Brandon Robert Young. Once an introverted child, Bowen has blossomed into a ferocious performer with a penchant for flying off the stage to dance with the audience in full sparkle mode.

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THE PRETENDERS It’s good to hear The Pretenders again.’ – It fantastically familiar. Ultimately, this could only was these simple words that heralded the mean one thing: The Pretenders were back. unforeseen return of the greatest group on And this wasn’t a cynical brand reboot, more the planet. a happy accident. Chrissie Hynde shrugs, In a nutshell: Chrissie Hynde was working still as cool as the other side of the pillow; on a solo project with the Black Key’s Dan “These things happen. It’s just a name.” Having Auerbach in his Nashville studio, organically effectively reformed her ground-breaking recording the follow up to her 2014 album, the band, Hynde decided to rechristen the record. superb Stockholm. The new record had been With characteristic perversity, she called it tentatively entitled Chrissie Hynde Practices Her ‘Alone’.

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DAUGHTRY “It takes a lot of time to accept who you are,” says Chris Daughtry. “You shave off the persona that you thought people expected, stop worrying about what anyone is going to think.

You start to be comfortable with who you are onstage and off, and that all blends together. I think I finally know who I am as a person.”

As the frontman for the band bearing his name, Daughtry has become one of the most visible and consistent rock & roll torchbearers of the 21st Century. Since rising to prominence on the fifth season of American Idol, he has released four albums, all of which reached the Billboard Top Ten and have combined sales over 8 million copies in the U.S. Daughtry’s self-titled debut was the bestselling album of 2007, which contained four Top Twenty hit singles including the Grammynominated smash “It’s Not Over.” Leave This Town also reached Number One in 2009, while 2011’s Break the Spell was certified gold. His group’s most recent record, 2013’s Baptized, featured the platinum-selling “Waiting for Superman,” which the singer points to as a turning point in his songwriting.

“It was a nice hybrid of where we had been and where we’re going, and it opened my eyes a bit,” says Daughtry. “Everything was so serious and doom and gloom, and ‘You broke my heart,’ but we never saw ourselves as those people outside the music—onstage we were always joking around. That helped me wrap my head around the fact that we can be lighthearted and still be us. And that really changed the way I approach the songs in general.”

challenge himself creatively. He has collaborated with artists from Timbaland to Vince Gill to Carlos Santana and took on the role of Judas Iscariot in the 2016 live television performance of The Passion, and even fulfilled a lifelong dream by drawing the cover of a Batman comic which was rated one of the top 25 covers of the year by BatmanNews.com.

This kind of ambition has also extended to the work of Daughtry the band. “We always try to push ourselves outside of the familiar parameters,” says the singer. “If it’s anything like we’ve done before, then it’s not good enough for the record.

“If you look at the groups doing it for twentyplus years,” he continues, “they were always changing their style, testing the water, going off the rails from what people expected— Zeppelin, Elton, Prince, they never did the same record twice. So there’s always that effort to push yourself as an artist, but I never want to abandon that sense of melody and sense of something that people can grab onto, whether it conjures up memories or helps them through a tough time. That’s what I love about music, when it makes me feel something.”

As the band continues work on its fifth album (which Daughtry describes in its early stages as having a “bluesy, almost rootsy undertone to it”), they look to contemporaries like Maroon 5 and Train as examples of acts able to maintain their relevance while rock & roll faces an uphill struggle in the mass media. “Those guys are inspirational, showing that you can come back and have a strong presence, even if what you’re known for doing is having a hard Daughtry and his band have been performing time,” he says. together for over a decade. “Like anything with a ten year relationship, you know more Ten years after launching with a massive about each other than you do most of your splash, Chris Daughtry claims that he and the family,” says Chris Daughtry. “It’s a love-hate band have grown the most on stage, and that thing—you get sick of being around them, it’s altered his whole sense of his work. “When but after two weeks at home you’re ready to we first came out, I’d only known what I’d seen,” get back out on the road and do it again. The he says. “I didn’t know how to be vulnerable, fan base really keeps us alive. That’s the key with no pretense. Now it’s walk onstage and, ingredient to keeping a band together—that’s especially in our acoustic shows, just be flatout honest and open. It’s really helped me the gasoline, and without it you can’t run.” realize that’s actually what fans want—they One thing that has kept the fire burning for want 100 percent honesty and feeling like Daughtry has been the need to constantly they got to know you better.”

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

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STRAIGHT NO CHASER If the phrase “male a cappella group� conjures up an image of students in blue blazers, ties, and khakis singing traditional college songs on ivied campuses... think again. Straight No Chaser (SNC) are neither strait-laced nor straight-faced, but neither are they vaudeville-style kitsch. They have emerged as a phenomenon with a massive fanbase, numerous national TV appearances and proven success with CD releases. Straight No Chaser is the real deal, the captivating sound of nine unadulterated human voices coming together to make extraordinary music that is moving people in a fundamental sense... and with a sense of humor. On the road, Straight No Chaser has built a reputation as an unforgettable live act.

Thursday, April 5, 2018

David Sedaris

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DAVID SEDARIS With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America's preeminent humor writers. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that Sedaris is a mastre of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today.

David Sedaris is the author of Barrel Fever and Holidays on Ice, as well as collections of personal essays, Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, When You Are Engulfed in Flames, and his most recent book, Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls, each of which became an immediate bestseller. The audio version of Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls is a 56th Annual Grammy Awards Nominee for Best Spoken Word Album. He is the author of the NYT-bestselling collection of fables entitled Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary (with illustrations by Ian Falconer). He was also the editor of Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules: An Anthology of Outstanding Stories.

Sedaris’ pieces appear regularly in The New Yorker and have twice been included in “The Best American Essays.” There are over ten million copies of his books in print and they have been translated into 25 languages.

He and his sister, Amy Sedaris, have collaborated under the name “The Talent Family” and have written half a dozen plays which have been produced at La Mama, Lincoln Center, and The Drama Department in New York City. These plays include Stump the Host, Stitches, One Woman Shoe, which received an Obie Award, Incident at Cobbler's Knob, and The Book of Liz, which was published in book form by Dramatists Play Service. David Sedaris’ original radio pieces can often be heard on the public radio show This American Life. David Sedaris has been nominated for three Grammy Awards for Best Spoken Word and Best Comedy Album. His latest audio recorning of new stories (recorded live) is David Sedaris: Live for Your Listening Pleasure (November 2009). A feature film adaptation of his story C.O.G. was released after a premiere at the Sundance Film Festival (2013). Since 2011, he can be heard annually on a series of live recordings on BBC Radio 4 entitled “Meet David Sedaris.” David Sedaris’ new book is a collection of his diaries, entitled Theft By Finding: Diaries (1977-2002) (May 2017). His next book will be David Sedaris Diaries: A Visual Compendium (October 2017, Little, Brown and Company).

Useful links for more information: http://barclayagency.com http://www.barclayagency.com/site/speaker/david-sedaris http://www.davidsedarisbooks.com/ https://www.facebook.com/davidsedaris

Friday, April 6, 2018

As a courtesy to the artists and for the uninterrupted enjoyment of your fellow patrons, please turn off all cell phones, pagers, beepers and other electronic devices. Please unwrap any lozenges before the performance begins. No portion of this performance may be photographed, recorded, filmed, taped, broadcast or mechanically reproduced without the written consent of the Artist and/or the Presenter. Mayo Performing Arts Center is not responsible for lost or stolen items.

DAVID FOSTER “I believe that everyone gets three rounds in their life,” says musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, producer, and recording artist David Foster. “For me, two are completed and I’m on to Round Three. I think you have to change it up every round. My mantra is retreat and attack in another direction, which I’ve done twice. Now I'm going to do it again.”

Foster’s first round was as a studio musician, arranger, and recording artist. His second round was becoming one of the most successful songwriters and record producers in history — shepherding albums that have collectively sold in the hundreds of millions. This period of his four-decade career also found him creating The David Foster Foundation and volunteering his time and talent to over 400 charities, as well as becoming a household name as a performer throughout Asia where he tours annually.

For his third round, Foster is gearing up to take on Broadway with several projects. These include writing the music for a new musical about the iconic, animated character Betty Boop, which will be directed by Tony Awardwinner Jerry Mitchell. He is writing the music for a musical based on the Amy Bloom novel and New York Times bestseller Lucky Us, directed

by Tony Award-nominee Sheryl Kaller. Foster is also developing a scripted narrative one-man show based on the story of his career that he will perform himself.

As one of the most illustrious composers of our time, Foster’s skill set of creating hits, writing indelible melodies, and building dramatic moments, has primed him for this third round.

“I think Broadway and I are a perfect fit,” he says.

“The story becomes the co-writer. It’s a new adventure and creative outlet for me that I’ve always believed I could do and now it’s become a reality. It’s also exciting because, as a producer, I’ve spent 35 years in a room with no windows, churning out music. Now I plan to immerse myself in New York theater culture and learn the ropes slowly, and I’m not afraid of that.”

Foster seems constitutionally incapable of resting on his laurels, and his relentless drive has propelled him throughout his career. Few other individuals can claim to have their fingerprints on more major moments in all of popular music than David Foster. He has created hit songs and award-winning gold and platinum albums

for a diverse array of artists including Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Andrea Bocelli, Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, Rod Stewart, Stevie Wonder, Earth, Wind & Fire, Diana Krall, Natalie Cole, Michael Bolton, Seal, Chaka Khan, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Chicago, Hall & Oates, Brandy, ’N Sync, Boz Scaggs, and Gloria Estefan. He has escorted singers who have straddled both pop and classical styles like Andrea Bocelli and Josh Groban into the mainstream. He has created culture-defining soundtracks for blockbuster films like The Bodyguard, Urban Cowboy, and St. Elmo’s Fire; and crafted timeless holiday classics, including perennial best-sellers like Josh Groban’s Noel, Michael Bublé’s Christmas, Celine Dion’s These Are Special Times, Rod Stewart’s Merry Christmas Baby, Andrea Bocelli’s My Christmas, and Mary J. Blige’s A Mary Christmas.

For his remarkable work, Foster has won 16 Grammy Awards, including three for Producer of the Year, an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe, and racked up three Oscar nominations for “Best Original Song.” He has also earned a reputation as a keen spotter of new talent, playing a key role in the discovery and career launches of Celine Dion, Josh Groban, and Michael Bublé.

In 2008 and 2011, Foster stepped out as performer in his own right as the host of “Foster & Friends” — two star-studded concert events in Las Vegas that celebrate the music from Foster’s unparalleled catalog. The shows were filmed for Great Performance on PBS and Foster’s Hit Man and The Hit Man Returns became PBS’ highestrated pledge drive shows of the decade. Foster is also a household name as a performer throughout Asia where he fills arenas on his frequent tours. In 2015, Foster became a celebrity judge on the smash hit TV show Asia’s Got Talent. Billed as the biggest TV show in the world, it is broadcast throughout Asia into 20 countries. Foster also recently became the new Global Grand Brand Ambassador for AirAsia.

“In Asia, audiences believe that the person who writes and produces the songs is as important as the person who sings them,” Foster says. “So when you play a song that you’ve written and the entire 10,000-seat arena sings every word, that’s pretty thrilling.” Foster plans to expand his touring into Europe, the U.S., and Russia in the coming year.

FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2018 It’s not surprising that Foster became a consummate performer. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, he began studying piano at age four. As the story goes, his mother was dusting the family piano, hit one of the keys, and was shocked when David correctly called out, “That’s an E!”, thus discovering he had perfect pitch. The son of a maintenance yard superintendent and a homemaker, Foster has chronicled his life in the highly regarded, bestselling autobiography Hit Man. Foster has made charitable work his life’s other priority. Meeting with a young girl from his hometown who was awaiting a liver transplant had a profound impact and led him to create The David Foster Foundation in 1986. Its mission is to provide financial support to Canadian families with children in need of live-saving organ transplants, along with a new focus on organ donor awareness. Four years ago, the Foundation had a mandate raise a $30 million endowment. “We’ve moved that goalpost to $50 million and I think we’ll get there by the end of 2017,” Foster says. He has also volunteered his time and talent to over 400 charities over the past two decades, including the annual Muhammad Ali Celebrity Fight Night, The Andre Agassi Foundation, and Carousel of Hope. Tapping into his vast

network of friends and superstar artists, Foster has enabled these events to raise millions of dollars for worthy causes. “The gift of music has brought me many rewards,” he says. “What better way to honor those gifts than to pay it forward. It’s not just a responsibility, it’s a must.”

Foster has also been rewarded with professional honors, including being inducted into the Canadian Walk of Fame in 2002, The Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2007, The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010, and the Songwriters Hall Of Fame in the U.S., also in 2010. In 2013, Foster received his star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame. It is located on Vine Street in front of the iconic Capitol Records building, adjacent to the stars of his musical heroes — John, Paul, George and Ringo — a thrill for the self-described “biggest Beatles fan on the planet.” The location is doubly meaningful as Capitol was the label that signed Foster’s band Skylark in 1971. Their hit “Wildflower” became a Top 10 hit and launched Foster on his unending road to success.

Reflecting upon receiving a star on the Walk of Fame, Foster says, “One hundred years from now, my great-grandchildren will go, ‘Hey, there’s my great-grandpa,’ and having a star next to The Beatles…outside the building where I first got signed…that’s perfect.”

RESTAURANT GUIDE Mayo Performing Arts Center would like to thank the following restaurants for their advertising support.

3 West

665 Martinsville Rd, Basking Ridge; 908-647-3000 From the smokey wood flavors of seasonal appetizers and entrees, to the finely executed desserts, we at 3 West strive to keep customers coming back for more.

www.3westrest.com

Black Horse Tavern & Pub

1 West Main Street, Mendham; 973-543-7300 Indulge in the area’s finest cuisine. Beauty and historic charm meets modern dining in the newly decorated Black Horse Pub. Enjoy choice steaks, signature salads, and some of the freshest seafood this side of the Jersey shore from our Oyster and Clam Bar. Live guitar music fills the night on Fridays and Saturdays.

www.blackhorsenj.com

Blue Morel Restaurant & Wine Bar

2 Whippany Road; (973) 451-2619 (at the Westin Governor Morris) Combines the finest seasonal ingredients from local, regional, organic and sustainable farms with the culinary creativity of Chef Thomas Ciszak and Chef Kevin Takafuji. Blue Morel creates a farm to table experience serving New American Cuisine, Sushi and a Seafood Raw Bar.

www.BlueMorel.com

Dublin Pub

4 Pine Street, Morristown; 973-538-1999 Right across the street from the theatre. Authentic Irish Pub with cozy atmosphere and great food and drink. Private room available for parties.

www.dublinpubmorristown.com

Eclectic Grill

@ Morristown Hyatt, Headquarters Plaza 973-647-1234 Exciting and innovative American cuisine.

Complimentary self-parking.

www.morristown.hyatt.com

Enjou Chocolat

8 DeHart Street, Morristown; 973-993-9090 Gourmet Chocolate, Custom Shaped Chocolate, Corporate Gifts, Gift Baskets, Wedding & Party Favors.

www.enjouchocolat.com

George & Martha’s

67 Morris Street, Morristown; 973-267-4700 Modern American menu in a sophisticated and fun atmosphere. The restaurant features an exciting nightlife, from Happy Hours to live entertainment and hosted events. Whether you’re looking for lunch, dinner or cocktails with friends, George & Martha’s is a great choice every day of the week.

www.georgeandmarthas.com

Grato

2230 Rte 10 W, Morris Plains; 973-267-4006 Seasonal Italian Cuisine. Grato means ‘grateful’ in Italian, and that’s just how you’ll feel after a meal at this pleasing restaurant.

www.gratorestaurant.com

Millie’s Old World Meatballs & Pizza

60 South Street, Morristown; 973-267-9616 Casual BYOB restaurant doling out meatball dishes & wood-fired pizzas in a contemporary space.

www.milliesoldworld.com

Monster Sushi

5 Pine Street, Morristown; 973-292-0314 Generous sushi rolls & other Japanese fare dispatched in digs decorated with monster movie posters.

www.monstersushinj.com

Nunzio's Dolce Vita

90 South Street, Morristown; 973-984-7700 Nunzio's Dolce Vita is an Italian Restaurant that incorporates fresh, seasonal ingredients into its dishes. Owner, Nunzio Cassara, combines his New York City experience with the Mediterranean food of his heritage to create a fusion of traditional and chic in Morristown. Nunzio's is located next door to MPAC and is a BYOB restaurant. Reservations are encouraged and please allow 90 minutes for your dining experience.

www.nunziosdolcevita.com

RESTAURANT GUIDE Mayo Performing Arts Center would like to thank the following restaurants for their advertising support.

The Office Tavern Grill

3 South Street, Morristown; 973-285-0220 Villa Restaurant Group purchased 7 iconic Office Beer Bar & Grill restaurants in North Central Jersey and the Morristown location was the first to be transformed into our new upgraded brand. We have a new menu featuring a modern twist on classic comfort foods, a large craft-centric beer selection, great happy hours and a fun & friendly atmosphere.

It is our goal to make sure that each time you visit The Office, it is better than the time before.

www.officetaverngrill.com

Roots Steakhouse

40 W Park Place, Morristown; 973-326-1800 Diners can expect delicious USDA aged prime beef sourced from the highest quality ranches in the mid-west. We pride ourselves on only center cut beefs and cooked at 1800 degrees to ensure our guests the best product possible.

www.rootssteakhouse.com

Ruth’s Chris Steak House

1 Hilton Court, Parsippany; 973-889-1400 We at Ruth’s Chris serve up a lot more than just our famous sizzling steaks. Private Dining available, book your next memorable event with us.

www.ruthschris.com

Sirin Thai Restaurant

3 Pine Street, Morristown; 973-993-9122 Just around the corner from the theatre.

Authentic Thai cuisine.

www.sirinthairestaurant.com

South + Pine

90 South Street; 862-260-9700 South+Pine is an american eatery focusing on using fresh seasonal ingredients to create artistic, and of course, delicious dishes. Chef/Owner Leia Gaccione, former Executive Chef & Chef de Cuisine for Bobby Flay, brings her talent to Morristown with this little gem. A casual and inviting environment, South + Pine is family friendly and located just next door to MPAC.

www.southandpine.com

Stirling Tavern

150 South Street, Morristown; 973-993-8066 THE STIRLING TAVERN, minutes away from MPAC is the new sister restaurant to the award winning New American Restaurant The STIRLING HOTEL. The Stirling Tavern offers an exquisite cocktail menu,16 revolving draft beers and we offer a late night menu Wednesday - Saturday. Enjoy a relaxed atmosphere to begin or end your theatre experience. Open 7 days a week for Lunch & Dinner

www.stirlingtavern.com

Swiss Chalet Bakery

159 South Street; 973-267-0092 We’re a full service bakery with a daily selection of over 200 freshly baked items and a self-serve beverage center offering delicious fresh ground coffee & a variety of teas. Additionally, we offer cappuccino, espresso and lattes and a selection of natural European jams & jellies.

www.swisschaletbakery.com

Tabor Road Tavern

510 Tabor Rd, Morris Plains; 973-267-7004 Offers fine American dining and a full wine list all set in airy atrium with cozy fireplaces and sweeping bar.

http://taborroadtavern.com/

Tito’s Burritos & Wings

26 Washington Street; 973-267-8486 Mexican Food - Burritos, Tacos, Wings, Loaded Nachos/Fries & Quesadillas - It’s All Good!

www.titosburritos.com

TOWN bar + kitchen

80 Elm Street; 973-889-8698 TOWN bar + kitchen is a contemporary American restaurant located just across the street from the Morristown train station. Offering a diverse menu along with extensive wines, beers, and cocktails in a chic, urban atmosphere - TOWN has something for everybody.

www.townbarandkitchen.com

Urban Table

40 W Park Place; 973-326-9200 Serves breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week. The menu focuses on fun, casual fare. The atmosphere is bright and full of Urban whimsy. It offers full service bar featuring great wine, Trap Rock draft beers and delicious shakes and smoothies.

www.urbantablerestaurant.com

1401 Route 10 East Whippany, NJ 07981 973.538.8811 www.hanovermarriott.com GPS address is 2 Ridgedale Ave, Cedar Knolls, NJ

you’ll think our production is a hit too!

The Hanover Marriott Hotel is the perfect encore to your visit to the Mayo Performing Arts Center. Enjoy a drink and conversation in our beautiful outdoor courtyard, complete with fire pit, 2 fireplaces and comfortable seating options. Or dine in our award winning, authentic Irish Pub, “The Auld Shebeen”. Our venue includes 353 luxury guest rooms, Great-Room lobby with Cuvinet wine bar and free Wi-Fi. Your hotel visit is sure to be a smash!

Help MPAC Go Green

View this program book online!

Did you know you can view the MPAC program book and artist information online?

Visit MayoArts.org/Paperless to browse or download the program book on your computer or phone at your convenience!

In the paperless version you can link to more information about MPAC’s programs, artists and our advertising partners.

Mayo Performing Arts Center acknowledges the following generous Performance Sponsors and Partners Performance Sponsors

Media Partners

Hotel Partners

For more information about sponsorship opportunities and the associated benefits, please call Justin Wynn at 973-539-0345 x6550 or email jwynn@mayoarts.org. *As of February 12, 2018

Mayo Performing Arts Center

2017-2018 Supporters

We wish to thank our donors for their generous support of our Annual Fund* $100,000 and higher F. M. Kirby Foundation New Jersey State Council on the Arts $40,000 - $99,999 Jacobs Levy Equity Management/ Bruce I. Jacobs and Kenneth N. Levy The John and Margaret Post Foundation $20,000 - $39,999 Atlantic Health System's Chambers Center for Well Being BASF Corporation Morris County Historic Preservation Trust Fund $10,000 - $19,999 Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Foundation The Lewis D. Brounell Charitable Trust The Thomas and Agnes Carvel Foundation The Conger Family Foundation John DaSilva Memorial Foundation Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Goldman Sachs Gives/Todd and Nina Hohman The Hyde & Watson Foundation Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation Paragano Family Foundation The John Ben Snow Memorial Trust

$5,000 - $9,999 AAA Northeast The Arnold F. Baggins Foundation, Inc. Bayer Corporation The Calais Foundation Mary E. and David L. Cobb The Walter F. and Alice Gorham Foundation, Inc. S. Dillard and Adrienne Kirby The Sandra Kupperman Foundation McCarter & English, LLP McGuinn Family Foundation MetLife Foundation George A. Ohl, Jr. Trust PNC Financial Services Group Wells Fargo $1,000 to $4,999 The Charitable Foundation of the Burns Family, Inc. Crum and Forster Nick and Elizabeth De Angelo Kristin Elliott Charitable Fund Investors Bank Foundation James B. Luke Family Charitable Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Francois Nader RBC Wealth Management William E. Simon Foundation, Inc. Walmart Foundation The Harold Wetterberg Foundation As of February 12, 2018 * Excludes fundraising events and membership gifts

Gifts In-Kind Diversified Media Group Drinker, Biddle & Reath, LLP Elliott’s Flower Shoppe

Enjou Chocolat FTC, FBO Google

Hawk Graphics Inc. Larena Construction LLC

Steinway & Sons is the official piano of Mayo Performing Arts Center.

Main Lobby Building Project The Mayo Performing Arts Center has completed renovating and expanding its main lobby and plaza area. The Campaign for the Project exceeded its goal and raised over $2.5 million in gifts and pledges. Now we are examining ways to add more upgrades to the venue and better facilities for our patrons and look forward to keeping you informed of our progress.

We would like to thank the following donors for their generous support of the Main Lobby Building Project:

$300,000 and above The Gagnon Family F.M. Kirby Foundation

$250,000 - $299,999 A.P. Kirby, Jr. Foundation, Inc. John and Margaret Post Foundation

$100,000 - $249,999 Jay and Wendy Birnbaum The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation Paula and William Marino Eileen and N. Larry Paragano Sr.

$50,000 - $99,999 Conger Family Foundation Jeanne and Joseph Goryeb Jacobs Levy Equity Management Gail and Ben Lobel Mary Jane Robertson and Jock Clark

$25,000 - $49,999 Linda and Jay Hellstrom The Hyde and Watson Foundation Jenny and Jeffrey Kalajian Sudy and Bud Mayo Carol and Robert Mulholland Maxine and Harry Riskin Wendy and Gregory Supron

$10,000 - $24,999 Gar Wood N. Burwell The Ellis Family The Walter F. and Alice Gorham Foundation Kathy and Greg Heher Unjeria C. Jackson, MD and Larry E. Thompson Dr. and Mrs. Bruce I. Jacobs Karen and Jefferson Kirby Larena Construction LLC Pamela and Joseph Longo

James K. Malloy Marylyn and Thomas McLaughlin Helen and Jim Quinn Anne and Robert Rooke Elise and Thomas J. Ross, Jr. Clementina, Debra and Ron Sanes Brenda and Leonard Sichel Anita J. Siegel Claudia and Kenneth Silverman Joseph Weber

$5,000 - $9,999 Daniel and Meryl Alesandro Sally Epstein Matthew and Teresa Finlay Edward and Beth Gramigna Anita Hotchkiss and Christopher Martin Marcia and Peter Hunter Thomas Jardim and Karen Fountain MATTHEW 18:5 Foundation Lary Wasserman

$1,000 to $4,999 The Elliott Averett Family Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Bach Rev. Janet Broderick Louise and Malcolm Chamalian Theresa de Leon Nancy and Flo Brown Foley Joan and James Lynch Dana and Eric Macy Lois and Peter Mancuso Dr. Edward and Norlyn Poto Michael Shoblock Marilyn and Mark Talve Foundation The Wallerstein Foundation for Geriatric Life Improvement Neva and Rich Watson As of February 12, 2018

Naming Opportunities are available for gifts ranging from $500 to $500,000.

Donations at every level make an impact! Please call Marysue DePaola at 973-539-0345 ext. 6503 or email mdepaola@mayoarts.org for more information on how to be a part of this exciting project!

The Starlight Society MPAC gratefully acknowledges its Starlight Society members for their generous contributions, providing the theater’s leading source of annual support each year.

President's Circle: $10,000 and up Wendy and Jay Birnbaum Jim and Donna Chambers Mary E. and David L. Cobb Rob and Nancye Falzon Joe and Jeanne Goryeb Sheridan and John Greeniaus John and Kristin Hyland Unjeria C. Jackson, MD and Mr. Larry Thompson Bud and Sudy Mayo Nancy and Howard Moseson Mary Jane Robertson and Jock Clark Eileen and Carlos Rodriguez Clementina, Debra and Ron Sanes Claudia and Kenneth Silverman David and Lisa Welsh Kim and Finn Wentworth Producer's Circle: $5,000-$9,999 Sheri and Steve Alexander Wendy Aresty Theresa Augustine-Christie Betty Carroll Ann and Art Corwin Gordon and Cindy Crawford The Ellis Family David and Jill Farris Frederick and Katherine Fultz Tobi and George Goldman Antonia A. Gollob Jay and Linda Hellstrom Richard and Cindy Johnson Jennifer and Jeffrey Kalajian Ellen and Jonathan Lewis Paula and Bill Marino Nancy and David Medford Pam Mondelli and Paul Pazniokas Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mulholland Mr. and Mrs. James Nason Ms. Carolyn Olenowski Nancy and Jeffrey Rich Bob and Anne Rooke Hank and Jacke Schram Mr. and Mrs. Timothy L. Smith Steven Snow Mr. David J. Sodano Allan and Barbara Staats Mr. Jon Stewart Stewart Stimson and Yunior Caballero Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Supron Bob and Catherine Tafaro Director's Circle: $3,000-$4,999 Michael and Karen Byrne Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Carroll, Jr.

Chip Carver and Anne DeLaney Christie Family Foundation Nick and Elizabeth De Angelo E. Steven and Bernadette Doyle Harriett and Bob Druskin Tom and Susan Fuller Steve and Kathy Gillen Dana Griffith and Jack Hogoboom Orren and Trish Grushkin Jerry Happ Alan and Bonnie Kaufman Karen and Jeff Kirby Michael Kohner Don and Fran MacMaster Caren Frankel and Dr. Jory Magidson Will and Dyanna McGuire Marianne and Walter Morris John O'Grady and Brad Motta John and Lucy Orfan Eileen Paragano Mr. and Mrs. Scott Pester Carole and Jack Plaxe Ms. Jaime Raskulinecz and Ms. Linda Varas Dr. Michael and Mrs. Alice Samach Robert and Sherry Scott Leonard and Brenda Sichel Anita J. Siegel Michael and Maria Simoff Susan and Rick Sinay Artist's Circle: $2,000-$2,999 Arnie and Ruth Aprahamian Patti Aresty Richard and Connie Batherman Mr. and Mrs. George H. Becker, Jr. Mr. Thomas Bonitz Ginger Brennan Gregg and Jackie Buckalew Mr. Gar Wood N. Burwell Dr. James and Mary Chimenti James and Doreen Costello Data Designs, Inc. Robin and Tim Devaney Paul and Donna DiAntonio John and Lisa Ennis Ms. Sarah R. Epstein Stephen L. and Ann Marie Feld Teresa and Matthew Finlay Friend of MPAC Mr. Richard Genabith Caroline and Richard Godfrey Richard and Leslie Goryeb Ms. Paula Hartman Mr. Mark S. Hartmann, Jr. and Shelby C. Rhodes Virginia and Russell Hawkins Kristin and Will Henson

Marcia and Peter Hunter Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Israel Mr. and Mrs. Robin Kinney Jane and Michael Kurek Mr. and Mrs. David A. Lewis Donald and Barbara Louria Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Matlesky Thomas and Marylyn McLaughlin Mr. David F. Miller and Ms. Sheila F. Eule Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pfeffer Joyce Prevoznik Maria Redondo and Michael Weisman Sue and Eric Robbins Eileen Rolnick Linda and Mike Rosenberg Carol Schautz Marcia and Mark Schiffer Michael Shoblock Mr. and Mrs. James Van Derveer Deborah Vilage and James Wilkinson Lary Wasserman Conductor's Circle: $1,250 - $1,999 Susan and Ken Adler Ms. Gail Alvarez Anonymous and Grateful Jeffery Aughey and Aileen Kiter Michael and Joanne Aversa Joseph and Teresa Axtell Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bareijsza Jeff and Lee Ann Barone Laurie and Larry Baruch Dr. and Mrs. Charles Becht, IV Jack Benvent and Robin Cornick Benvent Dr. Richard G. Binetti, MD Ken and Lisa Bodmer Michael and Eileen Boos Family Morgan and Amy Bornstein Lois Brounell Jay and Diana Buffum Denis and Barbara Burke Robert and Francoise Burn Cynthia and Ed Cashman Robert and Fran Cavalero Janet and Robert Cole, MD Stan and Holly Coleman Glenn and Nancy Collins Mary and David Comora Dr. David and Lynda Conyack Mr. Richard Cooke Linda R. Couch Glenn and Eleanor Coutts Frank and Jeanine Crippen Frederick K. Kleen, III and Virginia DeLalla

Leonard and Janet Dell Ms. Janet DeMeo Stephen and Norma DeTommaso Jean Marie and Robert DiQuollo Mr. and Mrs. Ronald T. Dollard John and Karen Dubel Mr. Richard Eger and Mrs. Anne Aronovitch Sally and Gary Eisenreich John and Eileen Farry John and Linda Fedinec Kevin Feeley Robin and Jared Feldman Karen Feldman Rich and Dianna Fembleaux Mr. and Mrs. James Frame Robert and Kelly Frank Mr. and Mrs. Neil Gagnon Dorrie and Brian Gagnon Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Gannet Mr. Timothy Gearty Edda and James Gillen Mr. and Mrs. Duke Gillingham Betty and Arnold Goldstein Lawrence and Rita Gotfried Edward A. Gramigna, Jr. Lawrence and Florence Green Dianne and Timothy Grenz Richard and Kathleen Grochala John J. Hallacy and Dr. Mary Ann LoFrumento Bob and Cynthia Hamburger Dr. and Mrs. Robert Handler Brian and Renee Hansen Donald Hardman Mary and Brad Harmon Mr. and Mrs. Roger Held Amy and Charles Hendershot Barbara Huarte Hill John and Sarah Holman Thomas C. Jardim and Karen Fountain Diann and Peter Jinks Ken and Jackie Kairys Drs. Ezra and Bonnie Kazam

Bill and Debbie Keenan Mr. George Kelly and Dr. Janine Kelly Matt and Agi Krauser Harry Krystalla Joan and Joe La Russo Mrs. Gloria LaGrassa, Pluckemin Inn Allison and Paul Larena Barbara and Stuart Levy Nicky and Paige L'Hommedieu Jeffrey and Lisa Libman Mr. Bruce Lowenhaupt Kevin and Trisha Luing Brian and Tara Luing Anne and Tom MacCowatt Mr. and Mrs. Paul Magnani Mr. James K. Malloy Lois and Peter Mancuso Roger and Mary Elyn Matthews Elizabeth Mattson Jim and Sue McArdle Donna McNamara and Lawrence Cohen Maryanne Mecca and Joseph Moretti Betsy and Sean Monaghan Trish and Michael Morchower Morris County School of Glass Steven and Lillian Mueller Mrs. Rachel Mullen Joan Ducey-Munde and Dan Munde Stephen and Kirsten Neville Phil and Gen Nicastro Diane and Bob Noelke Betty Ortiz and Robert Drace Robert L. Parker and Family Anthony and Toni Pecci Jonathan Perelman and Dr. Evelyn Eckert Stephen and Lisa Plavin Judy and Jim Pohlman James Polley Martin and Clare Prentice

Dr. Kenneth and Dr. Suzy Press Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Pridgen Mr. and Mrs. James F. Quinn Mr. John Raymonds Jane Rehmke and Leland Schubert Lisa and Phil Richards Mark A. Rieger, MD Elizabeth and Tim Ritter Rick Rizzuto Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ross, Jr. Joseph and Marla Runsdorf Mr. Larry Sailer James and Barbara Salerno Angelo and Ramona Sappio Nancy and Nelson Schaenen, Jr. Judy and Fred Schiller Rudy and Debora Schloesser Mr. David Schoner Mr. Michael Schramm David and Irene Sharpell E. Michael Shine and Florence K. Ferguson Craig and Cathy Simon Frederic and Joan Sirota Marg and Glen Skar Molly Dunn and Len Smith Don and Mary Kaye Sparaco Adam Levinsohn and Christine St. Peter Larry and Dawn Sterritt Eileen and Peter Sudler Maureen and Paul Tafuro Jayne and Paul Thompson Theo Tilton Douglas Garno and Beth Van Brunt Thomas and Rebecca Wafer Gary Walker and Mary Davis Roxanne Wallace Peter and Lisa Wallburg Mrs. Judy Weinstein Michael and Susan Wilk C. R. Wishner Gil and Claire Zweig As of February 12, 2018

Matching Gifts We are grateful to the following companies who have generously matched their employees’ charitable gifts to MPAC. Please be sure to check with your Human Resources Department to maximize your support!

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. AIG Bank of America BD Benevity Big Lots!

Chubb & Son Coach Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation ExxonMobil Faber Daeufer & Itrato PC Gap Inc.

General Re Corporation Horizon Johnson & Johnson Kenmay Advisory Services Macy's Merck Novartis Pfizer Prudential Foundation Towne Toyota, Inc. Verizon Matching Gifts Voya Foundation As of February 12, 2018

MPAC’s 19th Annual Starlight Ball was held at the Park Savoy Estate in Florham Park on November 17, 2017. Total net funds raised from the Starlight Ball exceeded $200,000, which will go directly to funding critical educational needs at MPAC, including The Miracle Project.

We gratefully acknowledge the following event sponsors:

Starlight Ball Sponsor

Dinner Sponsor Jersey Central Power & Light/FirstEnergy Foundation Cocktail Reception Sponsor Mary Jane Robertson and Jock Clark Gold Sponsors Wendy Aresty The Hampshire Group Unjeria Jackson, MD and Larry Thompson Bruce I. Jacobs and Kenneth N. Levy, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Bill and Paula Marino Charles Meizoso, Jr. and Brian Keating, RBC Silver Sponsors Sheri and Steve Alexander Crum and Forster Joe and Jeanne Goryeb Robert W. Scott, CFP – Main Street Wealth Management, LLC Star Sponsors The Bleakley Financial Group Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Jeff and Karen Kirby Nancy and Howard Moseson Paragano Family Foundation Nicholas A. Pascarella, CPA-PFS, CFP Eileen and Carlos Rodriguez Sameth Family Towne Toyota

Business Circle

Join the growing list of companies whose support of the arts also drives customers through their doors.

Call 973-539-0345 ext. 6526 or email Lmissaggia@mayoarts.org to join today and for more information.

Leader

$5,000 and higher

Morristown, New Providence www.braunschweiger.com 973-538-2189

Morris Plains www.fasteruc.com 862-242-8053

Morristown www.firstenergycorp.com 800-662-3115

Whippany www.it-radix.com 973-298-6908

Ledgewood www.townetoyota.com 973-584-8100

Executive

$2,500 - $4,999 Alstede Farms

Avison Young

Chester www.alstedefarms.com 908-879-7189

Morristown www.avisonyoung.com 973-898-6360

EverBank

F.J. Rawding, A.I.A.

Short Hills www.everbank.com/dmckenzie 973-271-8025

Morristown www.fjraia.com 973-539-7878

Marks Paneth LLP

Parsippany www.markspaneth.com 973-267-1400

Robyatt Audio

Morristown www.robyattaudio.com 885-ROB-YATT

Law Offices of Martin D. Eagan

Morristown www.martyeagan.com 973-898-7300

Fox Rothschild LLP

Morristown www.foxrothschild.com 973-326-7100

The Miller Center for Esthetic Excellence

Livingston www.themillercenter.com 973-533-0053

Vision Creative Group

Morris Plains www.visioncreativegroup.com 973-984-3454

Advocate

$1,500 - $2,499 Kim S. Luthy, CFPÂŽ, CFS, CLTC, Allied Wealth Partners American Hearing Centers Dr. Joseph Arvay, Arvay Orthodontics Attentive Dental Care, Dr. Karey P. Matthews, DDS The Bleakley Financial Group Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C. Bruzzichesi Orthodontics Park Ave at Morris County | CBRE County Concrete Corp Mitchell H. Davich, DMD, PA Elangeni Smart IT

Jim Torney, Essextec Pete O’Hagan, Fitness Together Graham, Curtin P.A. Greystone Intelligence Heritage Abstract Company Jacobs Levy Equity Management/ Bruce I. Jacobs and Kenneth N. Levy JFL Total Wealth Management Hillary and Rich Lindner Longo Electrical-Mechanical McKirdy & Riskin, P.A. Mendham Capital Management Morgan Stanley Pawar Gilgallon & Rudy, LLC

The Peck School Erica Peitler & Associates, Inc. Regent Atlantic Andrea Martone and Paul Cristelli, RE/MAX FIRST CHOICE Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP Shade Tree Garage Simplicity Title Supreme Energy, Inc. Tempewick Wealth Management Turpin Real Estate Ryan Dawson, Weichert, Realtors *As of February 12, 2018

Become A Member As a nonprofit organization, MPAC relies on the generosity of its members to help bridge the gap between ticket sales and operating costs. Some of the great benefits of membership include: • • • •

Access to the Starlight Lounge and complimentary refreshments for Starlight Society and Business Circle members; Advance ticketing prior to the general public for shows and events; Discounts on select performances throughout the season; Discounts at local businesses and much, much more!

Become a member today! Visit MayoArts.org and click on the “support” tab to view a complete list of all membership levels and benefits. For more information, call Lana Missaggia, Membership and Special Events Manager at 973-539-0345, ext. 6526. Your support would be greatly appreciated!

MEMBER DISCOUNTS!

Show your Membership card and save at local businesses. (Complete terms, conditions and discount information available in the local business discount section of our website.)

Black Horse Tavern & Pub Blowout Bar Braun’s Automotive Caffe India Cambridge Wines Cherish the Moment Elliott’s Flower Shoppe EmbroidMe Enjou Chocolat

The Famished Frog George & Martha’s American Grille Glassworks Studio Grasshopper Off the Green Morristown Deli The Morristown Diner The Office Tavern Grill Pascarella Brothers Sandwich Shoppe

Piattino Pomodoro Ristorante and Pizzeria Rio’s Engraving Strawberry Fields Tito’s Burritos & Wings of Morristown T.P.S. Supply - The Plumbing Store *As of February 12, 2018

Directory of Facility and Services Assistive Listening Devices are available at the concessions counter prior to each performance.

Accessibility: The orchestra section is accessible to all patrons. There is an elevator to the balcony level. If you need special seating arrangements, please let our box office representatives know at time of purchase.

Large print programs are available upon request.

In Case of a Fire, exits are indicated by the red signs. In the event of a fire or other emergency, please walk to the nearest exit. MPAC is a barrierfree environment.

Lost and Found is available through house management. Please call 973-539-0345 ext. 6516.

Please turn off all electronic devices prior to entering the Theatre.

Photography or the recording of any performance or the possession of any device for such photographing or recording inside the Theatre without the expressed permission of the management is prohibited.

Ordering Tickets can be done in person at the box office, online at mayoarts.org, or by calling 973-539-8008. Box Office hours: Mon.-Sat.10 am-6 pm, and two hours prior to a performance.

Advertise in this program guide! Call 973-539-0345 ext. 6507 for information.

Rent the Theatre The theatre, lobby and Starlight Room are available for rent during our concert season subject to availability.

For information call 973-539-0345 ext. 6519.

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DUBLIN PUB Ideal before or after the show!

Lunch and dinner served 7 days a week.

Stop in for our award-winning Irish coffee, our homemade desserts and our wide selection of craft beers.

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Upcoming Events APRIL 2018 4/8 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live: King for a Day 4/10 Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site: The Musical 4/11 One Night of Queen 4/12 Boney James 4/13 Maks, Val & Peta Live on Tour: Confidential 4/14 Buddy -- The Buddy Holly Story 4/18 Engelbert Humperdinck 4/19 Cheech & Chong 4/20 Jeremy Camp 4/21 Itzhak Perlman with Rohan De Silva 4/22 Disney Junior Dance Party On Tour 4/23 Pete the Cat 4/24 PJ Masks Live! Time to Be a Hero 4/26 John Pizzarelli and Larry Carlton 4/27 Manhattan Comedy Night 4/28 Dancin’ Broadway 4/29 The Magic of Anthony Salazar MAY 2018 5/4 ABBA: the Concert 5/5 Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul 5/9 Moscow Festival Ballet: Swan Lake 5/11 Arlo Guthrie 5/12 Rob Lowe: Stories I Only Tell My Friends LIVE 5/18 Jay Leno 5/19 NJ Ballet: The Bard’s Ballets: Romeo & Juliet and Macbeth 5/20 NJ Ballet: Cinderella JUNE 2018 6/1-3 Shrek The Musical 6/7 Tyler Henry 6/8 Manhattan Comedy Night 6/17 David Crosby and Friends 6/23-24 Dirty Dancing 6/28 Happy Together Tour 2018

*Additional events to be added TICKETS AT MAYOARTS.ORG BOX OFFICE (973) 539-8008 100 SOUTH STREET, MORRISTOWN

JULY/AUGUST 2018 7/12 Dick Fox's Golden Boys Starring Frankie Avalon, Fabian, and Bobby Rydell 7/18 Yanni 25 - Acropolis Anniversary Concert Tour 8/3 Dion OCTOBER 2018 10/11 The Price Is Right: Live 10/13 Three Dog Night

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