Tuesday Evening, January 19, 2016, at 7:30 m a r Ryan Scott Oliver g Featuring Kerstin Anderson, Nick Blaemire, Ethan Carlson, o r Ben Crawford, Jessica Crouch, Jason Gotay, Derek Klena, P John-Michael Lyles, Julia Mattison, Lindsay Mendez, Katie Thompson, Betsy Wolfe, and Zack Zaromatidis e h And also featuring Ian Fairlee, Hanako Greensmith, T Christopher Isolano, Isaac James, Travis Kent, Aury Krebs, Tatiana Lofton, Jonathan Miller, Mary Claire Miskell, David Park, Bethany Perkins, Saidu Sinlah, Linnea Sumner, and Daniel Yearwood Joshua Zecher-Ross , Music Director and Piano Rodney Bush , Assistant Music Director and Piano Hiroko Taguchi , Violin Allison Seidner , Cello Matt Hinkley , Guitars Charlie Rosen , Bass Jeremy Yaddaw , Drums This evening’s program is approximately 75 minutes long and will be performed without intermission. This performance is being streamed live; cameras will be present. Please make certain all your electronic devices are switched off. Invest in the Future of American Song Powered by PGIM Major support for Lincoln Center’s American Songbook is provided by Amy & Joseph Perella. Endowment support provided by Bank of America This performance is made possible in part by the Josie Robertson Fund for Lincoln Center. Steinway Piano David Rubenstein Atrium, Frieda and Roy Furman Stage American Songbook Additional support for Lincoln Center’s American Songbook is provided by The DuBose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund, The Shubert Foundation, Jill and Irwin B. Cohen, The G & A Foundation, Inc., Great Performers Circle, Chairman’s Council, and Friends of Lincoln Center. Public support is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts. Artist catering provided by Zabar’s and zabars.com MetLife is the National Sponsor of Lincoln Center Major support for the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center is provided by Alice and David Rubenstein. Generous endowment support is provided by Stavros Niarchos Foundation and Oak Foundation. UPCOMING AMERICAN SONGBOOK EVENTS IN THE APPEL ROOM: Wednesday Evening, January 20, at 8:30 Vanessa Williams Thursday Evening, January 21, at 8:30 Is That All There Is? Remembering Peggy Lee Hosted by James Gavin, featuring Jane Monheit, Nellie McKay, and others Friday Evening, January 22, at 8:30 Loudon Wainwright III Saturday Evening, January 23, at 8:30 Rita Moreno Wednesday Evening, February 3, at 8:30 Craig Finn Thursday Evening, February 4, at 8:30 The Songs of Todd Almond with special guests Courtney Love and Sherie Rene Scott Friday Evening, February 5, at 8:30 Janis Ian The Appel Room is located in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall. For tickets, call (212) 721-6500 or visit AmericanSongbook.org. Call the Lincoln Center Info Request Line at (212) 875-5766 or visit AmericanSongbook.org for complete program information. Join the conversation: #LCSongbook We would like to remind you that the sound of coughing and rustling paper might distract the performers and your fellow audience members. In consideration of the performing artists and members of the audience, those who must leave before the end of the performance are asked to do so between pieces . Flash photography and the use of recording equipment are not allowed in the building. American Songbook I Meet the Artists s t s i t r A e Y H P R h U M t W E H T T t A M e e Ryan Scott Oliver M Ryan Scott Oliver’s music and lyrics were most recently heard Off- Broadway in Jasper in Deadland , starring Matt Doyle. It enjoyed a sold-out run in spring 2014 and was presented at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre in 2015. Mr. Oliver is a Jonathan Larson Grant recipient, a Lucille Lortel Award nominee, a Dramatists Guild Fellow, and the winner of Richard Rodgers, New Horizons Music Festival, and ASCAP’s Harold Adamson Lyric awards. He has also been awarded residencies at 5th Avenue Theatre, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, Weston Playhouse, Cap 21, the York Theatre, and San Diego State University for We Foxes , a commission by Broadway Across America. Mr. Oliver wrote the music and lyrics for 35MM: A Musical Exhibition (orig - inal cast recording on Ghostlight Records), Darling (Boston Metropolitan Opera Mainstage Award, Weston Playhouse and Pace New Musicals Awards; workshopped at ACT; and featured on NBC’s The Apprentice ), Mrs. Sharp (read in 2009 at Playwrights Horizons, starring Jane Krakowski and directed by Michael Greif), and Out of My Head (published and licensed through Steele Spring Stage Rights), as well as The Frog Prince, Continued , a Theatre for Young Audiences musical commissioned and pre - miered in Chicago. A collection of Mr. Oliver’s work, Rated RSO , has played the Kennedy Center, Joe’s Pub, New York Musical Theatre Festival, and others. Mr. Oliver is currently at work on the new musical Rope , a commission for Grove Entertainment. He is the director of new musicals at Pace University in downtown Manhattan and artistic director of the Pasad ena Musical Theatre Program. His songbook, Music+Lyrics by Ryan Scott Oliver: Volume 1 , was published by Hal Leonard in 2011. He received a master of fine arts degree in musical theater writing from New York University and a bachelor of arts degree in music composition from UCLA. American Songbook I Meet the Artists Kerstin Anderson Kerstin Anderson (vocals) is currently performing as Maria Rainer in a national tour of The Sound of Music directed by Jack O’Brien. Past credits include Clara in The Light in the Piazza (Pace University), My Name Is Annie King (Scene Space), and Annie in Pace University’s workshop of The Visit . Nick Blaemire Nick Blaemire (vocals) is a Brooklyn-based actor and writer. He recently appeared in Found at the Atlantic Theater Company, as well as the Broadway productions of Godspell , Cry-Baby , and Dogfight . Mr. Blaemire has also appeared on the national tour of Altar Boyz and in Whit Stillman’s film Damsels in Distress , and has recurring roles on TV’s The Big C , Crossbones , and The Good Wife . He has written four original musicals: the one-night Broadway sensation Glory Days , which has since had 30 productions worldwide; A Little More Alive , which has been produced at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, and Barrington Stage Company; Soon , which premiered at Signature Theatre Company and for which he was awarded the Stephen Sondheim Young Artist Citation; and Fallout , a commission with Kyle Jarrow about the Cuban mis - sile crisis. Mr. Blaemire graduated from the University of Michigan. Ethan Carlson Ethan Carlson (vocals) is a senior at Pace University earning a degree in musical theater. He has appeared in Darling (Hoax), Lysistrata Jones (Xander), and Dog Opera (Jackie). He is currently cast in a production of Rope by Ryan Scott Oliver. Ben Crawford Ben Crawford (vocals) began his Broadway career when he covered the roles of Javert and Jean Valjean in the revival of Les Misérables . Other Broadway credits include Shrek the Musical (Shrek), Big Fish (Don Price, Edward Bloom under - study), and On the Twentieth Century (Bruce Granit, Max Jacobs understudy). Regionally, he has performed in Next to Normal , Titanic , Guys and Dolls , Carousel , A New Brain , Oklahoma! , Oliver! , Merrily We Roll Along , 35MM: A Musical Exhibition , and Jasper in Deadland . Mr. Crawford has performed with the Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, and Chicago Symphony Orchestras, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the Naples Philharmonic, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra. He is included on several soundtracks, including On the Twentieth Century , Big Fish , Merrily We Roll Along , and 35MM , and also appears in the film The Standbys , a documentary focusing on Broadway swings, standbys, and understudies. American Songbook I Meet the Artists Jessica Crouch Jessica Crouch (vocals) was recently named New York Musical Theatre Festival’s 2015 Next Broadway Sensation. She has performed in the national tours of We Will Rock You (understudy, Killer Queen and Oz) and All Shook Up (understudy, Miss Sandra). Among her regional highlights are Hair (Music Circus), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Bay Street Theater), and Legally Blonde (PCPA Theaterfest). Jason Gotay Jason Gotay (vocals) has appeared as Randall in Bring It On: The Musical and as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark . His television credits include NBC’s Peter Pan Live! (Tootles, Lost Boy), and his Off- Broadway and regional appearances include F#%king Up Everything (Elektra Theatre), The Anthem (Culture Project), and Into the Woods (the Muny). Mr. Gotay has performed numerous concerts in New York City, including appear - ances at The Allen Room (now The Appel Room) at Lincoln Center and a solo debut at Le Poisson Rouge. He received a bachelor of fine arts degree from Marymount Manhattan College. Derek Klena Derek Klena (vocals) was in the original Broadway cast of The Bridges of Madison County and in the 10th anniversary cast of Wicked . He also starred as Eddie Birdlace in the world premiere musical Dogfight (Second Stage Theatre) and as Tommy Ross in the revival of Carrie (MCC Theater). Mr. Klena’s regional credits include Diner: The Musical (Signature Theatre), Unknown Soldier (Williamstown Theatre Festival), and Hairspray (Hollywood Bowl). He has appeared on television in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix), Law & Order: SVU (NBC), The Carrie Diaries and The Tomorrow People (the CW), and One Bad Choice (MTV). John-Michael Lyles John-Michael Lyles (vocals) recently appeared as an understudy in The Flick (Barrow Street Theatre), and starred as Pharus in Choir Boy (Guthrie Theater). He has also appeared in Brooklynite (Vineyard Theatre), Jasper in Deadland (Prospect Theater Company), and Remarkable Rooming House of Mme Le Monde (La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club). Mr. Lyles received a bachelor of fine arts degree from Pace University.