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Bravoto the BLUE HILL TROUPE! Blue Hill Trou Hill Blue The secret is out... Blue Hill Troupe, Ltd. Greenwood Gardens, presents a historic garden in Short Hills, New Jersey opens to the public! pe, Ltd. Gilbert & Sullivan’s Gilbert & Sullivan’s The THE MIKADOTHE reated in a gilded age and restored in light of today’s best practices, Greenwood Gardens is Can enclave of historic ornamental gardens less than an hour’s drive from New York City. Beginning Mikado April 28, 2013, Greenwood will open its grounds to the public as a new cultural resource devoted to or, The Town of Titipu the appreciation of horticulture, preservation, and conservation. for the benefit of The GO Project Photos: ©Ken Druse April 12-20, 2013 274 Old Short Hills Road Hours: Short Hills, New Jersey 07078 Beginning April 28, 2013 Sunday 10 A.M. - 4 P. M. El Teatro of El Museo del Barrio 2013 973-258-4026 Monday 10 A.M. - 3 P. M. New York, NY greenwoodgardens.org Tuesday 10 A.M. - 3 P. M. Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management Inspiring Minds, Sharing Cultures Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management recognizes the importance of the arts and appreciates the positive influences they make on society. Through longstanding partnerships with organizations that support artistic and cultural dynamism, we are dedicated to providing experiences with the arts to a wide-ranging audience. We are committed to preserving and expanding the rich and diverse cultural resources in the communities in which we are deeply rooted. Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management is proud to support the Bill Hill Troupe’s production of The Mikado. Paul Bisset Managing Director, Chief Fiduciary Officer and Head of Trust & Estate Administration 345 Park Avenue New York, NY 10154 Tel: (212) 454-2141 www.pwm.db.com “Deutsche Bank” means Deutsche Bank AG and its affiliated companies. 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All rights reserved. 13-AWM-0160 014438.022613 Table of Contents EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Nancy Raditz Blue Hill Troupe Board of Directors . 7 PUBLISHER Randolph Lindel Charity: The GO Project. .9 EDITORIAL & “If You Want To Know Who We Are...”: COVER DESIGN Erica Schultz About the Troupe & BHT History . 17 WRITERS Nancy Blagman, BHT Mikados Through the Years . 24 Carol Davis, Jen Dorre, Erik Hanson, In Memoriam . 29 Joanne Lessner, Sam Silvers, Todd Sollis, Jackie Yang The Victorian Vision of Japan: ASSISTANT Carol Davis, Historical Context of The Mikado . 33 EDITORS Betsy Militello Benefactors, Sponsors & Patrons. .38 LAYOUT & Alex Cameron, Randy BHT Fall Show. .43 PRODUCTION Lindel, Erica Schultz, Active Members . 47 Kate Weiman Associate Members . 51 AD PRODUCTION Shelley Heller, Pop Goes Mikado. .57 John Taylor Glossary . 61 AD PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Edie Whiting Plot Summary. .67 BIO Barrie Covington, Show Spread . 76 COORDINATORS Mark Justin Cast . 78 CAPTIONS Carol Davis, Cynthia Musical Numbers . 79 Gowen, Dorsey Gray, Matt Hughes Orchestra . 79 PROOFREADERS Vikki Willoughby Frontstage at Work . 80 (Coordinator), Patrick Bahners, Mikado Production Committees . 82 Annabel Bentley, Scott Glascock, Dorsey Gray, Erik Hanson, Backstage at Work. .84 Sandy Kennedy, Nancy Lindel, Professional Staff Bios. .87 Liz Montgomery, leslie Shreve Cast Bios . 93 PHOTO COORDINATOR Production Crew Bios. 103 & ARCHIVIST Ken Daniel BHT Committees. 113 PHOTOGRAPHERS Marianne Barcellona, Ken Daniel, Ben Moore, BHT at Play. 118 Polly Noble, Francis Przygoda, Special Thanks . 123 John Sutera (pp. 45, 137), John Taylor, BHT Winter Ball: East Meets West . 126 Kate Weiman BHT Backstage . 129 PORTRAIT BHT Frontstage. 131 PHOTOGRAPHER Kate Weiman BHT Productions and Charities . 133 ADVERTISING Meg Dooley (Chair), Jane Bernd (Coordinator), Sandy Program and Ad Committees. 139 Kennedy, Audrey Meyer, Pam Miller BHT Presidents . 140 DESIGN & IT INTERN Julian Rosenblum Index of Advertisers. 144 THE MIKADO | SPRING 2013 3 Totomoni tanoshii sakebi To hibikiwataru kassai * We celebrate and congratulate Th e Blue Hill Troupe, Ltd. and Th e GO Project Doing What’s Best for Clients Since 1857 Is your retirement protected? QuietCare® ~ Th e Long Term Care Solution Value ~ Integrity ~ Strength 875 Th ird Avenue New York, NY 10022 212-812-0572 * With joyous shout / and ringing cheer BHT Board of Directors “Why, that’s the highest rank a citizen can attain!” Top from left: Eric Swenson, Suzanne Taylor, Richard Chung, Penny Neill, Jerry Goodwin, Matt Hughes Bottom from left: Ted Cubbin, Tony Cockcroft, Cornelia Iredell PRESIDENT CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Anthony Cockcroft Eric Swenson VICE PRESIDENT MEMBER AT LARGE Cornelia Iredell Matt Hughes TREASURER MEMBER AT LARGE Ted Cubbin Suzanne R. Taylor RECORDING SECRETARY MEMBER AT LARGE Richard Chung Jerry Goodwin DEVELOPMENT SECRETARY Penny Neill This page has been graciously underwritten by Deb Cohen and Edgar M. Masters. THE MIKADO | SPRING 2013 7 salutes the artistry of The Blue Hill Troupe and the work of The GO Project The Right Broker Makes All the Difference. Over the past 30 years, Stribling brokers have successfully represented the world’s most discerning clients, offering an exceptional level of service, integrity and sophistication coupled with an in-depth understanding of the ever-changing real estate market. Stribling professionals embrace a wide range of tastes and styles, ensuring that our clients are matched with a broker who is best suited to buy or sell their home. STRIBLING.COM · UPTOWN 212 570 2440 CHELSEA 212 243 4000 TRIBECA 212 941 8420 BROOKLYN 718 208 1900 The GO Project BHT’s 2012-13 Charity Partner Each September, bright-eyed five-year-olds ings. The GO Project focuses on harnessing the begin their school careers. For some, learning resources and compassion of the greater com- to read and count is an exciting endeavor nur- munity to ensure that no child’s enthusiasm is tured by small, supportive school communi- dimmed because of an inability to access the ties and well-resourced families. But for many, resources just beyond their doorstep. learning to read and count soon becomes challenging, and with each subsequent year The need is great many children fall behind, struggling to catch up. Catching up isn’t likely. In over-crowded Over half of GO Project students have been classrooms, teachers often can’t provide the identified by the Department of Education individual attention that every young child as needing individualized educational sup- craves and needs in order to learn and grow. port; 82% qualify for Free/Reduced Lunch and A child’s future is too easily determined by 15% are English Language Learners. In GO’s 10 the school she enters on her first day of school. priority enrollment schools, all in downtown Right next door to some of the city’s highest- Manhattan, only one in three students were achieving, most coveted schools are under- proficient on the state tests for ELA and math. resourced schools serving thousands of chil- dren, many of whom will quickly be labeled Our solution must be greater “academically at risk” and face school failure. The GO Project collaborates with indepen- By harnessing Manhattan’s wide range of phys- dent schools and their parent communities ical, financial and intellectual resources, the GO who not only share their vision of educational Project supports the long-term holistic needs equity but also share their time, their knowl- of under-resourced students and their families, edge, their resources and their school build- helping them achieve demonstrable success. THE MIKADO | SPRING 2013 9 Congratulations to our friends at The Blue Hill Troupe on another fabulous season! lab architects + experimentation In addition to awards winning residential projects, our work crosses a wide spectrum of uses and needs including architecture, public art installation, performance, interior design, exhibition design, furniture and industrial design, material testing and fabrication all fall within our interest and skill sets. Experimentation and inquiry underpin our work in the built environment. We actively embrace new and tradi- 925 bergen st. tional technologies to enhance building practice suite 105 and inform our design trajectories. We do not brooklyn, ny 11238 see a distinct separation between design, 718.783.0363 building, materials, society and culture. www.pluslabnyc.com For project inquiries, please contact [email protected] Illya Azaroff, AIA Charity Partner The GO Project pro- work with their stu- vides year-round edu- dents for a minimum cational and family of 11 sessions. support services to 3. GO Families is children performing a year-round service below grade level and program integrated equips them with the into GO Summer confidence and skills and GO School and to succeed at school, designed to help at home and in life. guide students, teach- The GO Project ers, parents and part- addresses the needs of ner public schools their students through in the provision of three mutually reinfor- holistic and individu- cing strands of ser- alized intervention vice—GO Summer, for students with vari- GO School and GO ous challenges. GO Families. Families is staffed by 1. GO Summer is licensed social work- a rigorous summer program with a staff of ers and masters-level students. The team pro- certified teachers and specialists, enrichment vides counseling and support services year- teachers, teaching assistants, student teach- round which complement and extend GO’s ers, teacher candidates and numerous skilled academic intervention. To ensure consistency volunteers. Students attend five days a week during the year, GO Families provides week- for a full day of academic and enrichment day support to students identified as needing classes. Class size is kept small, with a maxi- more intensive intervention. mum of 14 students. Each morning, students concentrate on intensive reading, writing and GO Student Profile: Justin—Age 9 math, with a focus on the specific areas where each student requires improvement.
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