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Christmas as calamity – Ibsen Award winner, MacArthur Fellow, and Pulitzer Prize finalist, Taylor Mac, takes on the holidays to celebrate the season in all of its dysfunction. There is more to the holidays than rampant gift giving – in Taylor’s world, creativity and imagination are their own spirituality. Taylor Mac reminds us of the collective power of our chosen families, a message that rings true in spite of capitalism’s attempt to hijack the holidays. For this production, Taylor Mac is joined by longtime collaborators, designer Machine Dazzle, Music Director Matt Ray and a spectacular band to reframe the songs you love and the holidays you hate. “Mac casts a cathartic spell… for all those who find caroling, eggnog and enforced family visits destabilizing” (Los Angeles Times) 2 | @TownHallNYC

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About the Program “John Cassavetes’ Opening Night” is the first stage musical with music, lyrics, and orchestrations by Rufus Wainwright.

It premiered in London at the Gielgud Theater in the spring of 2024. The book and direction were by Ivo van Hove. It is based on the 1977 movie Opening Night

by American avant-garde director John Cassavetes. It tells the story of an actress, Myrtle Gordon, played by Cassavetes’ wife, Gena Rowlands, who is premiering a play written for her that is about a woman coming to terms with aging. Myrtle Gordon does not come to terms with her own aging and rebels against the play and throws the entire production into jeopardy. A young female fan asking her for an autograph at the stage door gets killed by a car as she runs off onto the street. Myrtle is being haunted by the young girl. On opening night, she arrives completely drunk but ultimately does what she does best: act and improvise. Part “All About Eve” Opening Night is the story of an actress who risks madness for her truth.

Rufus Wainwright has reached out to a group of friends and colleagues in the music and musical theater world to perform the songs from Opening Night in a one-nightonly special concert at Town Hall, which will support the ACLU. Jason Hart, who was in Rufus’ band for many years, is the music director and is leading the orchestra that will perform Wainwright’s original West End arrangements. Wainwright will join the cast of talented performers and sing some of the songs himself, and act as the MC, leading through the evening and explaining the story of the musical.

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A NOTE FROM

Pete Townshend I was blown away by this show when I saw it in London in 2024. It is pure music theatre in one breath, and the high drama of celebrity anxiety and depression in the other. The songs are superb, finely focussed and all working to drive the story along, but exciting and entertaining at the same time. Rufus Wainwright is a polymath, a supremely audacious artist, but music is always his prime language and with this production he exercises his songwriting skills with wit, courage and a perfect sense of mischievous humour. Here we see his creation of a vulnerable actress, struggling with her career at a critical stage, and at the same time battling with her love life in mid-life. All the time she works to make perfect the opening night of a new Broadway musical. It reminded me of my own life in music and music theatre and the uncertain lives of so many actors I know. The stresses and strains of it all are monstrous, but once the stage is set, and the lights go up in front of an audience, magic happens. Rufus has retooled this Hollywood story for our modern day, where nothing is certain in the music business, and every star can crash down without warning at any moment. And yet the story is full of hope and joy and the idea that in order to succeed at anything we have to be prepared to fail.

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A NOTE FROM

Rufus Wainwright For me, John Cassavetes’s movie Opening Night has long been a shining beacon representing both excellence in cinema and the might of live theatre. An intense marriage of film and stage it is about a very personal mental and creative survival that I think we can all relate to on a very deep human level. I’ve been waiting for ages to write my first musical and with this fantastic story plus the incomparable Sheridan Smith, not to mention the incredible Ivo van Hove, I don’t think I could have aimed any higher.

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Rufus Wainwright Praised by the New York Times for his “genuine originality,” Rufus Wainwright has established himself as one of the great male vocalists, songwriters, and composers of his generation.

The New York-born, Montreal-raised singer-songwriter has released 11 studio albums to date, three DVDs, and numerous live albums including the GRAMMY® nominated Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall. He has collaborated with artists such as Elton John, Burt Bacharach, Miley Cyrus, David Byrne, Boy George, Joni Mitchell, Pet Shop Boys, Heart, Carly Rae Jepsen, Robbie Williams, Jessye Norman, Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Sting, and producer Mark Ronson, among many others. He has written two operas and numerous songs for movies and TV. His 2020 GRAMMY® nominated studio album of original songs, Unfollow the Rules, finds Wainwright at the peak of his powers, entering artistic maturity with passion, honesty, and a new-found fearlessness. In 2023, he embarked on a journey to his family folk roots with his GRAMMY® nominated album Folkocracy featuring reinvented folk duets with artists like Chaka Khan, Brandi Carlile, John Legend and Anohni and many more.

His first musical of John Cassavetes’ Opening Night for the West End with Ivo van Hove premiered at the Gielgud Theater in March 2024. During this time he also completed his Dream Requiem, which premiered with the Orchestre Philharmonique de la Radio France in June of 2024 and featured Meryl Streep as the narrator. The recording of the performance was released via Warner Classics in January 2025. Co-commissioners for the Dream Requiem are the Master Chorale in Los Angeles, the Palau de la Musica in Barcelona, the Helsinki Symphony Orchestra, the RTE Orchestra in Ireland, and the Royal Ballet London.

Photo: Julien Benhamou

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Photo: Victoria Will

Sara Bareilles Sara Bareilles is an award-winning singer,

on the Tony Award-nominated score

songwriter, actor, producer, activist,

for SpongeBob SquarePants, and an

and NewYork Times best-selling author

Emmy Award-nominated appearance as

whose accolades to date include two

Mary Magdalene in NBC’s Jesus Christ

Grammy® Awards, threeTony® Award

Superstar Live. She plays Dawn Solano

nominations, and three Primetime

on the Emmy-nominated musical comedy

Emmy® Award nominations. As a

series Girls 5eva, the third season of

recording artist and songwriter, she has

which is streaming now on Netflix, and

sold more than 3 million albums and 15

is currently at work on a musical theater

million singles in the U.S.,and her songs

adaptation of Meg Wolitzer’s best-selling

have been streamed more than 3.5

novel The Interestings, alongside author

billion times worldwide. On Broadway,

Sarah Ruhl.

she composed music and lyrics for Waitress, stepping into the lead role both on Broadway and in the West End. Other musical theater credits include her Tony-nominated performance as ‘The Baker’s Wife’ in Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Into the Woods, a song

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Justin Vivian Bond Justin Vivian Bond is the recipient of

Film credits include: Can You Ever Forgive

an Obie, a Bessie, The Lambda Literary

Me?, Shortbus, Sunset Stories, and

award for best transgender non-fiction

Imaginary Heroes.

for their memoir Tango: My Childhood Backwards and in High Heels, a Tony

Television: Wolfe Boy and the Everything

nomination for Kiki and Herb: Alive on

Factory, High Maintenance, The Get Down,

Broadway, and was recently awarded with

Ugly Betty.

a 2024 MacArthur Fellowship.

Their visual art and installations have been seen in museums and galleries in the US and UK, and will be part of the inaugural exhibition of the V&A East in May of 2025.

Described by The New Yorker as “the greatest cabaret artist of their generation” Viv was nominated for a Tony Award and has appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway, in London’s West End, and has enjoyed a decades long residency at Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater. @TownHallNYC | 9

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Patti LuPone Patti LuPone is a three-time Tony Award

and Evil (Netflix), Last Christmas, The

winner for her performances in Evita,

Comedian, Parker, Union Square, Driving

Gypsy, and Company. Her NY stage

Miss Daisy, Witness.

credits include: The Roommate, War

And Just Like That (upcoming), Marvel’s

Paint (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics

Agatha All Along (Independent Spirit

Circle Award nominations) Shows for

and Critics Choice Award nominations),

Days; The Seven Deadly Sins ( NY City

Hollywood, Pose, Mom, Crazy Ex-

Ballet); Company (NY Philharmonic);

Girlfriend, Penny Dreadful (Critics Choice

Woman on the Verge of a Nervous

Award nomination), Girls, American

Breakdown (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer

Horror Story: Coven and NYC, 30 Rock,

Critics Circle Award nominations);

and four seasons as Libby Thatcher on

Sweeney Todd (Tony, Drama Desk,

ABC’s Life Goes On. She is a founding

OCC nominations); Noises Off; The Old

member of both the Drama Division of

Neighborhood; Master Class; Anything

The Juilliard School and John Houseman’s

Goes (Tony nomination., Drama Desk

The Acting Company and the author of

Award); Oliver!; Accidental Death of An

the NY Times best-seller Patti LuPone: A

Anarchist; The Water Engine; and The

Memoir.

Robber Bridegroom (Tony and Drama Desk nominations). Film credits include: Beau is Afraid, The School for Good

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TV/Streaming:

Photo: Tony Moux

Darren Criss Multi-hyphenate actor and musician,

Broadway credits include American

Darren Criss burst on to the scene as one

Buffalo opposite Sam Rockwell and

of the most memorable TV characters

Laurence Fishburne (2022), Hedwig and

of all time, Blaine Anderson in Fox’s

the AngryInch (2015), How To Succeed

hit show Glee. His portrayal of Andrew

In Business Without Really Trying (2012),

Cunanan in Ryan Murphy’s limited series,

and the off-Broadway revival of Little

The Assassination of Gianni Versace:

Shop of Horrors (2024). Darren is also the

American Crime Story, earned Darren a

founder of the annual Broadway-inspired

Primetime Emmy, Golden Globe, Screen

music festival, ElsieFest, and founding

Actors Guild, and Critics’ Choice Award.

original member of viral musical comedy

He currently stars as Oliver in the critically

troupe StarKid Productions. On the

acclaimed original Broadway Musical,

music front, he released a solo EP in 2021

Maybe Happy Ending—a futuristic musical

titledMasquerade (BMG), and in the same

about a “helperbot” named Oliver, who

year, released a full-length holiday album

embarks on a journey of self-discovery,

titled - aptly - A Very Darren Crissmas

love, and purpose in a world where

(Decca).

technology and humanity collide. It was selected as the “Best Theatre of 2024” by The New York Times, NewYork Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, USA Today, Deadline, and more. Additional @TownHallNYC | 11

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Elizabeth Teeter Broadway: “Lydia” in Beetlejuice; “Betty” in The Crucible, (w/Saoirse Ronan); “Young Elizabeth” in The Audience (w/ Helen Mirren); and “Jane Banks” in Mary Poppins. Off-Broadway: “Lily” in The Secret Life of Bees (Audelco nomination). Recent Regional: “Anna Grace” in the original new musical Hard Road to Heaven (Bucks County Playhouse), “Liesl” in The Sound of Music (Ogunquit Playhouse, The Muny); “Laura” in The Glass Menagerie (TWSTL; St. Louis Theater Circle Award for role). Other Regional including The Muny, The Rep STL, Tennessee Williams Festival, Variety Theater, and more. TV/Film: Leaving (SAG short); guest on “The Last O.G.” (TBS).

Special thanks to Katie Britton at Buchwald. @ elizabethteeterofficial

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Betsy Wolfe Betsy Wolfe most recently earned wide

Other Broadway credits include: Bullets

critical acclaim starring as Joy, the

Over Broadway (Ellen), The Mystery of

title role in the new musical JOY. She

Edwin Drood (Rosa Bud), 110 in the Shade,

previously wrapped her acclaimed tenure

and Everyday Rapture. Wolfe made

with the hit musical & Juliet as Anne

her Metropolitan Opera debut in Die

Hathaway where her performance was

Fledermaus and has appeared as a guest

nominated for the 2023 Tony Award for

artist with more than 60 symphony, pops,

Best Featured Actress in a Musical.

and philharmonic orchestras worldwide, including the New York Philharmonic, the

Wolfe is well known for her starring

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The New

turns as Jenna Hunterson in the Tony-

York Pops, and the BBC Orchestra.

nominated Waitress, Cordelia in the Broadway revival of Falsettos, and Cathy

A graduate of the Cincinnati

in the celebrated off-Broadway revival of

Conservatory of Music with a BFA

The Last Five Years. Her screen credits

in musical theatre, Wolfe is also

include the holiday film Estella Scrooge:

the founder of BroadwayEvolved, a

A Christmas Carol With A Twist, the indie

groundbreaking training program for the

comedy First One In, and a guest-starring

next generation of performers, now in its

role on the CBS series Instinct.

eighth year. www.betsywolfe.com www. broadwayevolved.com

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Credits TALENT Performer

Sara Bareilles

Performer

Elizabeth Teeter

Performer

Darren Criss

Performer

Patti LuPone

Performer

Betsy Wolfe

Performer

Rufus Wainwright

Performer

Justin Vivian Bond

ENSEMBLE Ensemble Vocalist

Lissa de Guzman

Ensemble Vocalist

Olivia Donalson

Ensemble Vocalist

Nathan Salstone

Ensemble Vocalist

Jonathan Christopher

BAND

CREATIVE

Music Director/Piano

Jason Hart

Director

Rachel Chavkin

Guitar

Jack Petruzzelli

Scenic Designer

Lawrence E. Moten III

Bass

George Farmer

Lighting Designer

Alan Edwards

Drums

Yuval Lion

Costume Designer

Paloma Young

Keyboards/Associate

Ben Rauhala

Reeds 1

Ansy Franscois

Rufus Wainwright Manager / Producer

Jorn Weisbrodt

Reeds 2

Noelle Rueschman

Trumpet

Dr. Shawn Edmonds

Rufus Wainwright Manager / Producer

Ryan Glatt

Trombone

Rebecca Patterson

Rufus Wainwright's Assistant

Nick Perrone

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Stage Manager

Elizabeth Allen

Murmrr Founder / Head of Events

Brian Kelly

Justin Vivian Bond Hair

Lorenzo Diaz

Murmrr Marketing Director

Paris Patterson

Justin Vivian Bond Stylist

Christopher Rao

Sara Bareilles Makeup

Mikey Clifton

ACLU

Sara Bareilles Hair

Reece Walker

ACLU Associate Director

Meghan Hoffman

Additional Hair & Makeup

Arina Zubakhina

Additional Hair & Makeup Assistant

Ailan Edgeeva

Director of Artist & Entertainment Engagement

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MARTHA REDBONE: WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE

Multi-hyphenate artist Martha Redbone and Musical Director Aaron Whitby will curate, direct and perform in a concert building bridges across American folk traditions and those of Norwegian peoples, including the Sámi people of Sápmi.

Joined by Grammy-award winning banjo player Abigail Washburn, critically-acclaimed Norwegian duo Oakland Rain, and composer David Amram, the evening showcases the breadth of Roots music as a part of Town Hall Presents’ Norway Series.

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The Town Hall’s mission is to provide affordable world-class entertainment by new and established artists to a diverse audience; to inspire the youth of our community to appreciate and participate in the arts at The Town Hall and in schools through our Education Outreach Program; and to preserve and enhance The Town Hall as a historic landmark venue for the enjoyment and cultural enrichment of generations to come.

WARNING The photographing or sound recording of any performance or the possession of any device for such photographing or sound recording inside the theater without the written permission of the management is prohibited by law. Violators may be punished

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VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL Ellen Miller-Wachtel VICE PRESIDENT Rita Robbins TREASURER Joan Rall SECRETARY Timothy Stambaugh PRESIDENT EMERITUS Tom Wirtshafter Marvin Leffler TRUSTEES Anne Frank-Shapiro Madhu Goel Southworth Gita Gupte John A. Jenkins Benjamin Lewis Thomas Mellins Natalie Moreno Wexler James Shackelford LIFE TRUSTEES Phyllis Putter Barasch Bruce S. Leffler

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Donna Banks, PhD DIRECTOR OF BOOKING & EVENTS Paul Cameron Hardy DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, FRONT OF HOUSE & SAFETY Johnny Lee Green DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Abe Hirsch DIRECTOR OF BRANDING, MARKETING & COMMUNICATION Laura Camien DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS AFFAIRS Helen Morris

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This violates a city ordinance and is punishable by law.

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ARTS IN EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL Michael Fram, Co-Chair Dr. Eloise Messineo, Co-Chair Barbara Murray Dr. Pola Rosen George Young

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