231 West 39th Street 2017 SPRING Suite 1200 NYC, NY 10018 212-719-9393 roundabouttheatre.org ACT II: SETTING THE STAGE FOR ROUNDAbout’S FUTURE February 27, 2017 The Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria New York City Invitation and Journal design by Iris A. Brown Design, iabdny.com 1 ROUNDABOUT THEATRE DIRECTOR SCOTT ELLIS COMPANY MUSICAL DIRECTOR 2017 SPRING PaTRICK VACCARIELLO SCENIC DESIGN DavID ROCKWELL LIGHTING DESIGN DONALD HOLDER SOUND DESIGN ACT II: SHANNON SLATON SETTING THE STAGE HAIR AND MAKEUP FOR ROUNDAbout’S JOHN BARRETT FUTURE CHOREOGRAPHER JASON SPARKS DRESSES PROVIDED BY HONORING THEIA FRANK LANGELLA PRODUCTION AND STAGE MANAGER LEONARD TOW JEFFREY RODRIGUEZ ARTISTIC DIRECTOR/CEO TODD HAIMES EXECUTIVE PRODUCER GALA CO-CHAIRS SYDNEY BEERS BILL DAMASCHKE AND JOHN MCILWEE JEANNE AND TOM HAGERTY JOHANNES (JOHS) WORSOE, MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP Roundabout thanks all of the artists and technicians who have VICE CHAIRS generously donated their time to BANK OF AMERICA tonight’s event and helped make BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES this evening possible. We wish ROXANNE AND SCOTT BOK to express our gratitude to the Performer’s Unions: Actors’ Equity MICHAEL T. COHEN, COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL NY LLC Association, American Guild of SYLVIA GOLDEN Musical Artists, American Guild KIENDL AND JOHN GORDON of Variety Artists, and SAG-AFTRA TOM AND KITTY PATTERSON KEMPNER through Theatre Authority, Inc. for their cooperation in permitting the STEPHANIE AND RON KRAMER artists to appear on this program. LISA AND GREGG RECHLER Gala proceeds benefit Roundabout JANET AND MARVIN ROSEN Theatre Company’s New Play BERYL SNYDER AND STEVEN TROST Initiative and Education programs. JONATHAN SOBEL AND MARCIA DUNN DIANE AND TOM TUFT AUCTION CHAIR SylvIA GOLDEN AUCTION COMMITTEE WENDY BARKER RANDI LEEDS 1 Letter FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR TODD HAIMES BIll DaMasCHKE AND JOHN MCILWEE JEANNE AND TOM HaGERTY JOHANNES (JOHS) WORSOE Good evening and welcome to Roundabout’s 2017 Spring Gala making their Off-Broadway debuts with major theatres. This us to pursue new opportunities to advance our mission and where we celebrate two dear friends, Frank Langella and Dr. program has helped launch the careers of playwrights at Ars Letter allow us to respond quickly to the ever-changing needs of the Leonard Tow. Nova, Atlantic Theatre Company, Clubbed Thumb, Page 73 FROM THE theatre community. Productions, Second Stage Theatre, and, of course, Roundabout Gala CHAIRS Frank Langella has been a longtime member of the Roundabout Of course, even with this campaign, we still must raise more Theatre Company. The Tow Foundation has also made possible family and tonight we honor his remarkable career. With four than $18 million in contributions every year, in order to Columbia@Roundabout, an initiative aimed at educating and We are thrilled to serve as Chairs of Roundabout Theatre Tony Awards, six Drama Desk Awards, and four Outer Critics engage our audiences by producing the work you see on developing the next generation of playwrights and theatre Company’s 2017 Spring Gala, Act II: Setting the Stage Circle Awards, it is no surprise that Frank has become one of our stages and in schools. The Gala is, by far, our largest administrators. In addition, Dr. Leonard Tow and The Tow for Roundabout’s Future, honoring Frank Langella and Dr. our most acclaimed and esteemed actors. His career spans more fundraiser of the year, which means that we couldn’t be Foundation led the effort to create The Claire Tow Theatre at Leonard Tow. We are proud to be members of the Board of than half a century and has taken him across film, television, successful without all of you. There are several other members Lincoln Center, The Claire Tow Stage at Long Wharf Theatre, and Directors and Leadership Council at Roundabout because we books, and of course, the stage. Last season, his performance in of the Roundabout family that we must thank for their The Leonard and Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts at believe Roundabout holds an irreplaceable spot in New York The Father on Broadway was met with great acclaim and won exceptional generosity in making tonight a success: Gala Brooklyn College. It is a privilege tonight to honor Dr. Tow and City’s cultural landscape. It’s important that we continue to a Tony Award. You may recall his mesmerizing performance Vice Chairs — Bank of America, Bloomberg Philanthropies, his deep commitment to supporting the playwrights and theatres preserve Roundabout’s unique mission to produce classic plays as “Richard Nixon” in Frost/Nixon, which he recreated in Ron Michael T. Cohen, Colliers International NY LLC, Sylvia of tomorrow. and musicals; develop and produce new works by established Howard’s film adaptation of the play earning him an Oscar Golden, Kiendl and John Gordon, Tom and Kitty Patterson and emerging writers; and provide educational initiatives that nomination. On television, we revel in Frank’s work on shows Tonight, we are proud to pay tribute to these extraordinary men Kempner, Stephanie and Ron Kramer, Lisa and Gregg Rechler, enrich the lives of children and adults. such as “The Americans” and “All The Way.” Frank can also be and what they have brought to Roundabout’s past, present, Janet and Marvin Rosen, and Diane and Tom Tuft. We also found in bookstores with his New York Times best-selling memoir, and future. I must also extend my gratitude to our Board of As many of you know, at last year’s Gala we announced want to thank our Auction Committee, Chair Sylvia Golden, Dropped Names: Famous Men and Women As I Knew Them. Directors, Leadership Council, donors, and subscribers. I want a $50 million Campaign. The goal of the campaign is to Wendy Barker and Randi Leeds. We sincerely thank all of But for me, the most endearing memories of Frank are the ones to acknowledge Bill Damaschke and John McILwee, Jeanne build Roundabout’s Board-restricted reserve fund to allow for you for your generosity to Roundabout, both this evening and we shared with him at Roundabout when he performed with us and Tom Hagerty, and Johs Worsoe for their remarkable job growth of theatrical programming and artistic risk-taking, throughout the year. Here’s to another 50 years! in The Tempest, Cyrano de Bergerac, Strindberg’s The Father, co-chairing tonight’s event. Roundabout is one of the largest an expanded commitment to NYC public school students A Man For All Seasons, and Man and Boy. cultural institutions in the country thanks to the gracious efforts and educators; and sustained state-of-the-art theatres. This and gifts made by all of you. We are an ever-growing family of campaign will allow us to embrace difficult artistically-driven Dr. Leonard Tow has been an active member of our Roundabout artists, directors, performers, designers, and writers. Together, decisions, deepening the legacy of Roundabout’s work. Our community since 2013. Thanks to the generous gifts by The we thank you for helping us grow over the past 50 years, and vision is to alleviate this pressure so that there is freedom to Tow Foundation, the Roundabout Underground has been able are honored to continue serving our audiences, students and the produce larger and more daring work, emanating new and to provide residencies for its emerging playwrights. In fact, community. innovative ideas, unconstrained by title or star recognition and in 2013, The Tow Foundation introduced a robust Playwright box office potential. Having this strong foundation will allow Residency program that financially supports playwrights 2 3 BOARD OF directors Thank You TO OUR SPRING Gala DONORS ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY BOARD OF DIRECTORS LEADERSHIP COUNCIL GALA LEADERSHIP TaBLES Carmen and John PATRON TICKETS CONTRIBUTIONS Jeanne and Tom Hagerty Grossman ATPAM - Association of Anonymous CHAIRMAN Maureen A. Hayes CHAIRMAN Tom and Kitty Patterson Kate Spade & Company Theatrical Press Agents AIC Foundation, New York Carmen Grossman and Managers Thomas E. Tuft Abby F. Kohnstamm Kempner Craig A. Leavitt Patricia Anton Morgan Stanley André Bishop Producer’S CIRCLE Hilary Beall VICE CHAIRMAN Gene R. Korf FOUNDING CHAIRMAN Meredith Blair, TaBLES Ogilvy & Mather Genie and Bob Birch Lawrence Kaplen Stephanie Kramer Yolanda R. Turocy The Booking Group Bank of America Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, K. Butenhoff Wharton & Bill Borrelle and John Hearn Carole S. Krumland Wendy and Jeff Barker Mary G. Cadagin and VICE CHAIRMAN; Karen McKeel Calby Garrison LLP The Broadway League CHAIR, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Craig A. Leavitt Bloomberg Philanthropies Lee Wilson Henry Cooperman Pitney Bowes Veronica and John DeBruin Roxanne and Scott Bok Pilar and Mike de Katheryn Patterson Kempner Mark J. Manoff Pricewaterhouse Patrick Crosetto Jared Feldman - Graffenried Karen McKeel Calby Coopers LLP Anchin Private Client Cynthia Nixon Brian and Jennifer Given PRESIDENT Bill Damaschke Beth and Sam Chapin May and Samuel Rudin Frank Frattaroli Laura Pels Samuel Gradess Todd Haimes Glen de Vries Michael T. Cohen, Family Foundation, Inc. Vicki Gross and Perry and Marty Granoff Charles Randolph-Wright Colliers International Genci Sela - Phase 3 Jonathan Levine TREASURER Paula Dominick NY LLC IRL Systems, Inc. Gregg Rechler Thomson Reuters Jill and Jimmy Haber Samuel R. Chapin Sylvia Golden Reuben and Robin Jeffery Linda D’Onofrio Alyce Toonk Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Marvin Rosen Boyd Gaines Kiendl and John Gordon Carol and Richard Kalikow SECRETARY Winston & Strawn LLP I.A.T.S.E. Steven Schroko Stephanie and Ron Kramer The Kaplen Brothers Fund Ned Ginty Johannes and Regis ICM Sylvia Golden Lisa and Gregg Rechler Sandra Kissler Beryl Snyder Worsoe Karen and Paul Isaac Jodi Glucksman Janet and Marvin Rosen Sarah-Ann and Werner H. Alec Baldwin Jolyon F. Stern PRODUCER’S CIRCLE Gail Kirhoffer Jeannette Hobson Beryl Snyder and Steven Trost Kramarsky TICKETS M&T Bank Jeffrey H. Barker Alyce Toonk Jonathan Sobel and Carole and Ted Krumland H.