KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER PRESENTS Broadway Close Up Stephen Schwartz Sean Hartley, host Featuring Nikki Renée Daniels and Gabrielle Stravelli 020-21 2

MERKIN HALL Online Performance Filmed at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center Streamed Monday, December 7, 2020 at 7 pm ET

Kaufman Music Center presents Broadway Close Up Stephen Schwartz Sean Hartley, host Nikki Renée Daniels and Gabrielle Stravelli, guest stars Greg Jarrett, musical director

Music Examples: Discussion and Demonstration All Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz

“With You” from Pippin Music by Stephen Schwartz ©1972

“Meadowlark” from The Baker’s Wife Music by Stephen Schwartz ©1976

“Just Around the Riverbend” from Pocohantas Music by Alan Menken ©1995

“For Good” from Wicked Music by Stephen Schwartz ©2003

Ask host Sean Hartley anything at a live post-concert Q&A!

All 2020-21 Kaufman Music Center performances are online, filmed in safe, socially distanced locations observing health and safety protocols, and streamed to the safety of your home.

Steinway is the official piano of Merkin Hall KaufmanMusicCenter.org/MH | 212 501 3330 Stephen Schwartz

Stephen Schwartz is an award-winning composer, lyricist and director who once had three hits playing simultaneously on Broadway: Godspell, Pippin and The Magic Show. Until the pandemic, he was represented on Broadway by the mega-hit musical Wicked, which he wrote with Winnie Holzman based on Gregory Maguire’s book, and for which he won the Drama Desk Award. His other shows include The Baker’s Wife, Rags, Children of Eden and Working, which he also directed and for which he won a Drama Desk Award for direction. His films, for which he has won three Academy Awards, include Prince of Egypt and three Disney films written with Alan Menken: Pocohantas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Enchanted. His opera Séance on a Wet Afternoon was produced by New York City Opera.

About the Host

Sean Hartley is the Founding Artistic Director of Broadway Close Up and the Director of Theater@Kaufman. He frequently lectures throughout the country on musical theater through One Day University. As a lyricist, composer and/or book writer, his works for theater include Prelude to a Kiss (with Craig Lucas and Daniel Messe, South Coast Repertory Theater), Little Women (with Kim Oler and Alison Hubbard, Syracuse Stage), Love And Real Estate (with Sam Davis, 59E59) and Cupid and Psyche (with Jihwan Kim, John Houseman Theater, Drama Desk nomination). At Kaufman Music Center Sean produces the series Broadway Close Up, Broadway Playhouse and The Poppy Seed Players. He also teaches at Kaufman Music Center’s Lucy Moses School and Special Music School.

About the Artists

Nikki Renée Daniels recently played Angelica Schuyler in the Chicago company of Hamilton. On Broadway, she has appeared in 11 Broadway shows, including Company (Jenny), The Book of Mormon (Nabulungi), The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Clara) and Les Misérables (Fantine). Nikki has performed as a soloist with numerous symphony orchestras across the country and at Carnegie Hall. She has previously appeared in several Broadway Close Up concerts including The Secret Life of the American Musical.

Gabrielle Stravelli’s pairing of a jazz artist’s musicianship with an ability to interpret lyrics and connect with an audience has led to a richly varied career. She premiered pianist Fred Hersch’s song cycle Rooms of Light and toured the U.S. premiering Wynton Marsalis’s Abyssinian Mass. Gabrielle has headlined both international and domestic jazz festivals and

continued KaufmanMusicCenter.org/MH | 212 501 3330 regularly leads her quartet in performances at the country’s finest jazz clubs and performing arts centers. She has performed frequently in Merkin Hall in both the Broadway Close Up and Broadway Playhouse series.

Greg Jarrett’s (music director) credits on Broadway include Gigi, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Dames at Sea, Side Show, Fun Home and The Nance. Off-Broadway: Pacific Overtures, The Cradle Will Rock, The Beast In The Jungle, Passion, Red Eye Of Love, Death Takes A Holiday, Anything Can Happen In The Theatre and Timon of Athens. Upcoming: Assassins at CSC. Encores! Off- Center: Promenade, Gone Missing, Assassins, Runaways, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, The Cradle Will Rock and I’m Getting My Act Together. Regional: August Rush in Chicago. Cast Albums: Anything Can Happen In The Theatre, Beast In The Jungle, Gigi, Red Eye Of Love, Side Show and Side Show: Added Attractions. Education: The University of Michigan.

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Special Thanks to the Kaufman Music Center Theater Wing Advisory Board Kara Unterberg, chair; Margot Astrachan, Jeff Baron, Helene Blue, Jonathan Chang, Samantha and Scott Chosed, Rosalind Devon, Peggy Ellis, Laura Geringer Bass, Donna Saleh, Rita Fredericks Salzman, Faye Menken Schneier, Joe Teig, Thomas Z. Shepard, and Sally Davis.

Kaufman Music Center presentations in Merkin Hall are made possible, in part, with institutional support from: Arthur F. & Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation, The Amphion Foundation, Assurant Foundation, Stephen & Mary Birch Foundation, Inc., BMI Foundation, The Edward T. Cone Foundation, The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University, Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, The Hearst Foundations, Inc., The Elroy and Terry Krumholz Foundation, Linden Arts Fund for Children, The Frederick Loewe Foundation, Inc., The Lester & Grace Maslow Foundation, Tatiana Piankova Foundation, The Rodgers and Hammerstein Foundation, The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc., Silver Mountain Foundation for the Arts, The Ted Snowdon Foundation, TD Charitable Foundation, and The Weininger Foundation, Inc.

Presentations in Merkin Hall are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and from the New York City Council through the good offices of Council Member Helen Rosenthal. Kaufman Music Center presentations in Merkin Hall are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Presentations in Merkin Hall are also supported, in part, by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. See a Concert. Take a Class. Connect through Music. Founded in 1952 as a community music school, today’s Kaufman Music Center is home to Merkin Hall; Lucy Moses School, New York’s largest community arts school; Special Music School, New York’s only K-12 public school that teaches music as a core subject; and the acclaimed youth new music ensemble Face the Music. Executive Director Administration Kate Sheeran Brooke Bryant, Director of Development John Glover, Director of Artistic Planning Board of Trustees Sean Hartley, Director, Theater@Kaufman Orli Shaham, Chair Kathy Hubbard, Chief Administrative Officer Shahriar Rafimayeri, President John Johansen, Director, Marketing and Communications Rosalind Devon, Honorary Chair Igal Kesselman, Director, Lucy Moses School Elaine Kaufman, Honorary Chair and Music Director, Special Music School Charles Dimston, Vice President Leslie Lehman, Director of Facilities Bethany Millard, Vice President Cathy White O’Rourke, Vice President Irving Sitnick, Vice President Merkin Hall Staff Christina M. Mason, Treasurer David Bridges, Client Services Manager Wendy Mosler, Secretary Ben Young, Production Manager Joel Beckerman Leadership Council Kelsy Hillesheim, Box Office Manager Joshua Bell Leonard Goodman, Margaret Evans, Program Coordinator Justin Berrie Honorary Chair Jenny Liao, Head House Manager Damian Cavaleri Etta Brandman Chantal Emond Bourhis, Yannick Lewis, Xing Liao, Nikki Renée Daniels Connie Goodman Rocco Luongo, Kathleen Raab, House Managers Danielle Dimston David Klafter Michael Boyas, Shammah Campbell, Jorge Civico, Phyllis Feder Roy Niederhoffer Sir James Galway Jacqueline Da Silva, Christian Gohler, Arcinello Jocson, Ken Ossip, Matthew Palmer, Jordan Peters, Kara Hammond Artists Council Tom Thornton, Rosemarie Urbanek, Ushers Nathalie Joachim Tzvi Avni Stephanie Armitage, Emily Ballou, Ann Barkin, Daniel Kaufman Alan Menken Kelly Faustel, Sam Gordon, Amira Mustapha, Ariel Osborne, David B. Krieger Fred Sherry Carly Osnow-Levin, Rachel Rakov, Harry Rawlings, Solange Landau Arnold Steinhardt Eleanor Smith, Ted Sterns, Antoine Thrower, Leon Virgo, Dennis Lee Eugenia Zukerman Solomon Merkin Katherine Yip, Stage Managers Marjorie Penrod Kurtis Bradley, Richie Clark, Jeremiah Eigenmann, Sal Piscopo Ken Feldman, David Hurtgen, Gil Shuster, Jessica Rothstein Sound Engineers William A. Schwartz Jonathan Sulds Damon Whittemore, Recording Studio Manager Kara Unterberg Richard Kwan, Bill Moss, Noriko Okabe, Recording Engineers Patricia Weinbach

Executive Director Emeritus, Founder, Kaufman Music Center Lydia Kontos Founding Director, The Hebrew Arts School (1951-1985) Dr. Tzipora H. Jochsberger

Kaufman Music Center gratefully acknowledges the generous support of Mollie and Abraham Goodman and the Goodman family. Pianos by Steinway and Sons. The house harpsichord was built by Eric Herz in 1985 and donated by Mr. Joseph Wronker.

KaufmanMusicCenter.org/MH | 212 501 3330 KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER ANNUAL FUND SUPPORTERS Kaufman Music Center is grateful to the following supporters, who have provided leadership gifts of $1,000 or more to the annual fund between September 1, 2019 and August 31, 2020. Their generous contributions play a critical role in advancing the Center’s mission to stimulate appreciation of and participation in music through music performance and education. $50,000 and Above Lilian and Jacob Cohen The Hyde and Watson Foundation Jill and Arthur Caruso Anonymous (2) Con Edison The Libby Holman Foundation Ellen and Damian Cavaleri The Edwin Caplin Foundation and The Aaron Copland Fund for Music Sir James and Lady Jeanne Galway Catharine Chang and Hooni Kim Mr. Chretien Risley, Trustee Cowen Charitable Lead Unitrust Joyce Elsa Goodman Girlie Chang and Michael Vermut Sally Cummins Credit Suisse Peter Gottsegen Jane and Joseph Chang E.H.A. Foundation, Inc. The Barbara Bell Cumming Estelle Greco Roger Chen and Eileen Shin Phyllis and Sam Feder Charitable Trust Judith and Robert Hall Theodore Cohn Jerome L. Greene Foundation George Dennis Boyan Jovanovic Rebecca Cooper and Howard Gilman Foundation Charles Dimston and Nikki Renée Daniels and Michael Waldman The Hearst Foundations, Inc Elena Asribekova Jeff Kready D’Addario Foundation Elaine and Henry Kaufman Danielle Dimston KPMG Claire and Eric Davenport Bethany and Robert B. Millard The Ferriday Fund Sarah and Martin Leibowitz Susan and Conrad De Jong Henry and Lucy Moses Fund, Inc. Goldman Sachs & Co. Ann and Michael Loeb Fund, Santa Fe Community New York City Department of Anna and Mark Gurevich Katherine Schlatter and Foundation Cultural Affairs, in partnership with Kara Hammond Joseph Mauro Manuel De La Nuez the City Council Margaret Jan and Alex Chi Maverick Capital Foundation Barbara and Richard Debs NYC COVID-19 Response and Tom and Ann Johnson Media The Foundation, Inc. Dana Devon and Neil Sand Impact Fund in The New York Dennis Lee and Migene Kim Olga Nekrasova and Andy Arluk Philip Devon Family Foundation Community Trust Jennifer and Tim Kingston One Day University Alice M. Ditson Fund of National Endowment for the Arts Kirkland & Ellis LLP Stephanie and Mark Rambler Columbia University Cathy White O’Rourke Devorah Rose and David B. Krieger Hon. Helen Rosenthal, New York Gina Dizzia and The Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund Harold I. and Faye B. Liss City Councilmember, 6th District Daniel Fernandez William A. and Janet Schwartz Foundation Hon. Linda Rosenthal, 67th District Howard D. Dorfman Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation The Frederick Loewe NY State Assemblymember Ether Advisory Partners, Inc. Foundation, Inc. Rita Fredricks Salzman Faber Future Foundation $25,000 to $49,999 The Lester & Grace Maslow Silver Mountain Foundation Juan Farias and Assurant Foundation Foundation for the Arts Meredith Denton Augustine Foundation Sharon and Solomon Merkin Robert Sirota Lidia Feyder Joel and Tracy Beckerman New York State Council on the Arts Chris and Christa Somers First Manhattan Co. Rosalind Devon Rosemary and John O’Brien Meryl Streep Bernice G. Fleischer Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation The Patrina Foundation TD Charitable Foundation Judi Sorensen Flom Dinah Jacobs Tatiana Piankova Foundation Michael Tuch Foundation Joele Frank and David Klafter and Sal Piscopo Vornado Realty Trust Laurence Klurfled Nancy Kestenbaum Shahriar and Noa Rafimayeri Joseph Walker and Arlene Friedlander Solange Landau Orli Shaham and David Robertson Nancy Walker Jtwros Richard Gaddes The Johnny Mercer Foundation James Rosenfield Christina and Lawrence Wee Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Wendy and Bruce Mosler Jessica Rothstein and Joy and Graham Wyatt Gilbert M. Gastelum Man Made Music Kurt Lageschulte Jeff Gates and Mike Moran The Mystery Lady of Santa Fe The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels $1,000-$4,999 Judy Gettelfinger Estate of Blanche Shapiro Foundation The Amphion Foundation Mark and Michelle Graham Marjorie Penrod and Eric Wallar Beth and David E. Shaw Argentine Tango Society Marsha Gray PwC Charitable Foundation, Inc. Nataly and Dimitri Sogoloff Botwinick-Wolfensohn Lawrence Gubler The Rea Charitable Trust Jonathan and Kathy Sulds Foundation, Inc. Glenn Gundersen Kara Unterberg Jody and John Arnhold Sharon Gurwitz $10,000 to $24,999 Patricia and Lawrence Weinbach Margot Astrachan Meredith Henry Arthur F. & Alice E. Adams Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Laura and Manuel Bardash Rochelle and David Hirsch Charitable Foundation Vinson & Elkins LLP Bernard Berkowitz Helen Hovdesven Judy Hart Angelo Luka and Niko Zylik Elaine S. Bernstein Cleo and Joseph Hung Arts and Letters Foundation, Inc. Helene Blue Paul Hyman ASCAP $5,000-$9,999 BMI Foundation The Isdell Foundation The ASCAP Foundation Joshua Bell Janet Bragg Nathalie Joachim Johanna Roman Barish Capital Counsel LLC Fred Braid Greg Kammerer and Fred White Frank & Lydia Bergen Foundation The Edward T. Cone Foundation Cynthia Brodsky Judith and Sheldon Kaufman Justin Berrie Joyce Cowin The Brownington Foundation Patricia Kenner Stephen & Mary Birch The Gladys Krieble Delmas Becke Buffalo and Lars Hanson Judith Kessler and Lee M. Arthurs Foundation, Inc. Foundation M. Faith Burton Henry Klein Cheswatyr Foundation Franklin Philanthropic Foundation Carole Cate and Darran Foster Jane Klein $1,000-$4,999 continued Lila and Ron March The Rodgers and Hammerstein Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc. Melissa Ko and Douglas Hahn Christina M. Mason Foundation Roni Tamari and Shai Wosner Sidney Kohl Family Foundation Kyle McCarthy and Ron Bozman Elizabeth and John Rose Marcy and David Tannenbaum Lisa J. Kohl and Ricardo Hornos Alexandra McCormack and Jane and Alfred Ross Yodon Thonden and The Elroy and Terry Krumholz Dimitrije Mitrinovic Janet Schlatter Kevin Toner Foundation Karen McKinnon and Alene Schneierson and Seymour Ubell and Marsha Tosk Annik LaFarge Ricardo Zurita Morris Krimolovsky Bradley A. Vernatter Jennifer Laing and Clare and Howard McMorris Gail Schorr Jay and Randi Vodofsky Tom Schopflocher Terence Meehan Donna and Steven Schragis Sally Davis Wasserman and Yvonne Lau and Derek Tsui Joohee and Gabriel Meister Ian Seow and Madeline Tok Greg Wasserman Marcia Lavipour Janis and Alan Menken Virginia and Edward Sermier Hadassah Weiner Leap Architecture Jill and Michael Neiberg Kate Sheeran The Weininger Foundation, Inc. Leslie Lehman Hope and Joshua Newman Melanie Shorin and Carol Wincenc Aaron Levy Nancy and Morris W. Offit Greg S. Feldman The Wise Family Charitable Sharon R. Linard Amanda and Ned Offit Jennifer Shotwell Foundation Brad Linard Jisoo Ok and Hector del Curto Mathieu C. Shrontz Margot Witty Linden Arts Fund for Children Sarah Paley and Robert Kerrey Leo Shull Foundation for the Arts A. Ross Wollen Loeb & Loeb, LLC Clifford R. Palmer Irving Sitnick Qian Xue and Kailuo Wang Pamela Luchansky and Barbara and Louis Perlmutter Gordon H. Smith Tina Yu and Gary Lee Chester Kaplan Veronique and Robert Pittman The Ted Snowdon Foundation Evelyne Luest and Aaron Kernis Barbara Rellstab Sydney and Jon Stern

The Innovators Circle The Innovators Circle is a leadership group for the most generous supporters of Kaufman Music Center’s Fund for Music Inno­vation. The Circle recognizes its members for their commitment to exceptional artistic presentations at the Center by providing unparalleled access to Merkin Hall and its outstanding programs.

Arthur F. & Alice E. Adams Faber Future Foundation Dinah Jacobs Cathy White O’Rourke Charitable Foundation Phyllis and Sam Feder Helen Hovdesven Janet and Gil Spitzer Ellen and Damian Cavaleri Judy Gettelfinger Joan Mohr Luka and Niko Zylik Rosalind Devon

Tzipora H. Jochsberger Society The Tzipora H. Jochsberger Society was recently renamed in honor of our founder, who passed away at age 96 in late 2017. The Society recognizes the following generous supporters, who have included Kaufman Music Center in their estate plans, making a difference during their lifetimes and beyond. Anne Blatt Phyllis and Samuel Feder Adele D. Kapp Evelyn Ronell Helene Blue Emanuel and Ellen Genauer Carole A. Kemack Blanche Shapiro Ilse Blumenfeld Estate of Anna Gold Christina M. Mason Dorothy Silverstein Sidney Bresler Estelle Greco Cathy White O’Rourke Rosalind Devon Dinah Jacobs Johanna Roman Barish

Celebration of Our Muse Kaufman Music Center gratefully acknowledges the generous supporters who made leadership gifts to our educational programs, in honor of the retirement of our longstanding Executive Director, Lydia Kontos. Under Lydia’s leadership, the Center’s educational programs grew significantly, making a transformative impact on the young people of New York City. Apollo’s Circle Oracles Lyric Poets Orli Shaham and $100,000 $25,000 to $49,999 $10,000 to $24,999 David Robertson Elaine and Henry Kaufman Connie and Leonard Goodman Sanford L. Batkin Janet and Gil Spitzer Migene Kim and Dennis Lee Carolina Farias Roni Tamari and Shai Wosner Muses Cathy White O’Rourke Phyllis and Samuel Feder $50,000 Marjorie Penrod and Eric Wallar Judith and Robert Hall Greek Chorus Rosalind Devon Stephanie and Mark Rambler Helen Hovdesven $1,000 to $9,999 Charles Dimston and Christa and Chris Somers Solange Landau Arlene and Alan Alda Elena Asribekova Wendy and Bruce Mosler Margot Astrachan Production Bethany and Robert B. Millard The Mystery Lady of Santa Fe Johanna Roman Barish Henry and Lucy Moses Fund, Inc. Barbara Rellstab Helene Blue Janet and William Schwartz Roger Chen and Eileen Shin

KaufmanMusicCenter.org/MH | 212 501 3330 Greek Chorus comtinued Jane Huber and Christina M. Mason Jessica L. Rothstein and $1,000 to $9,999 L. Chandler Carter Karen McKinnon and Kurt Lageschulte Lilian and Jacob Cohen Hooni Kim and Catharine Chang Ricardo Zurita Rita Fredricks Salzman Betty Neal and Ronald A. Crutcher The Kontos/Busquet family (Nina, Joohee and Gabriel Meister Katherine M. Schlatter and Todd Dimston and Melissa Bank John, Laurent, and Nicholas) Olga Nekrasova and Joseph P. Mauro Gina Dizzia and Daniel Fernandez Yvonne Lau and Derek Tsui Andy Arluk Jack and Janet Teich Elizabeth and Adrian Ellis Jenny X. Liao Amanda Offit Joy and Graham Wyatt Judi Sorensen Flom Euching Lin and Wayne E. Yang The Edward John and Patricia Luka and Niko Zylik Michelle and Mark Graham Alex and Brad Linard Rosenwald Foundation Mariel Harris and Ann and Michael Loeb The Alfred and Jane Ross Daniel Cooperman Evelyne Luest and Aaron Jay Kernis Foundation