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BAM 2013 Next Wave Festival #AnnaNicole

Brooklyn Academy of Music City

Alan H. Fishman, Charles R. Wall, Chairman of the Board Chairman of the Board

William I. Campbell, George Steel, Vice Chairman of the Board General Manager and Artistic Director Adam E. Max, Vice Chairman of the Board Jayce Ogren Music Director Karen Brooks Hopkins, President

Joseph V. Melillo, present Executive Producer Anna Nicole Composed by Mark-Anthony Turnage by Richard Thomas Directed by Conducted by Steven Sloane

BAM Howard Gilman Opera House Sep 17, 19, 21, 24, 25, 27 & 28 at 7:30pm Approximate running time: two hours and 30 minutes including one intermission

Anna Nicole was commissioned by House, , and premiered there in February 2011

Set design by Miriam Buether design by Nicky Gillibrand Leadership support for opera at BAM provided by: Lighting design by Mimi Jordan Sherin & D.M. Wood The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Choreography by Aletta Collins The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation director Richard Gerard Jones Stavros Niarchos Foundation Supertitles by Richard Thomas Major support provided by Chorus master Bruce Stasyna Aashish & Dinyar Devitre Musical preparation Myra Huang, Susanna Stranders, Lynn Baker, Saffron Chung Additional support for opera at BAM provided by The Francena T. Harrison Foundation Trust Production stage manager Emma Turner Stage managers Samantha Greene, Jenny Lazar Opera’s Leadership support for Assistant stage director Mike Phillips Anna Nicole provided by: Additional casting by Telsey + , Tiffany Little John H. and Penelope P. Biggs Canfield, CSA Areté Foundation, Edward E. and Betsy Z. Cohen Michael and Emilie Corey Line producer and soloist casting by Elaine Padmore Michael and Mary Gellert Joan Granlund By with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., publisher and The Reed Foundation copyright owner. Anna Nicole—Cast

Nicholas Barasch James Barbour Susan Bickley Robert Brubaker

Ben Davis Michael Hance

Daniel K. Isaac Joshua Jeremiah Sarah Joy Miller Elizabeth Pojanowski

Christina Sajous Richard Troxell Anna Nicole—Cast

Marija Abney Segun Akande Henry Akinsanya

Brett Azar Sarah Coomes Sean Patrick Doyle Hannah

Karla Garcia Ayo Jackson Jacquelyn Landgraf Brook Notary

David Perlman Griffin Reese Finn Robbins Samantha Zack Anna Nicole

CAST—in order of vocal appearance Anna Nicole Sarah Joy Miller Mayor of Mexia Michael Hance Deputy Mayor of Mexia (Roy Fiction) Joshua Jeremiah Virgie, Anna Nicole’s mother Susan Bickley Daddy Hogan, Anna Nicole’s father James Barbour Aunt Kay Mary Testa Shelley, Anna Nicole’s cousin Elizabeth Pojanowski Billy, Anna Nicole’s first husband Ben Davis Stern, Anna Nicole’s lawyer Rod Gilfry Lap Dancers Bridget Hogan, Marti Newland, Basia Revi, Megan Scheibal Trucker Stephen Wallem Gent Joe Chappel Blossom Christina Sajous Patron Ben Davis Meat Rack Quartet Jennifer Bates, Katherine Keyes, Amie Madden, Suzanne Schwing Doctor Yes Richard Troxell J. Howard Marshall II, Anna Nicole’s second husband Robert Brubaker Young Daniel Griffin Reese, Finn Robbins Marshall’s Family James Barbour, Ben Davis, Elizabeth Pojanowski, Mary Testa Runner Daniel K. Isaac Larry King, a television journalist John Easterlin Teenage Daniel Nicholas Barasch

Jazz Trio Peter Erskine, ; Nir Felder, , ; Lincoln Schleifer, , mandolin Dancers Marija Abney, Hannah Florence, Karla Garcia, Ayo Jackson, Brook Notary, Samantha Zack* Bodybuilders Henry Akinsanya, Brett Azar News reporters Segun Akande, Sarah Coomes Hairdressers Sean Patrick Doyle, Jacquelyn Landgraf, David Perlman * Dance captain

NEW YORK CITY OPERA—CHORUS Bruce Stasyna, Chorus Master

SOPRANOS ALTOS BASSES Jennifer Bates Melissa Collom Joseph Demarest Joe Chappel Margaret Dudley Amanda Finch Rider Foster Kevin Grace Bernadette Fiorella Ginger Inabinet Alex Guerrero David Kelleher- Bridget Hendrix Kirsten Kane Steven Hoagland Enrico Lagasca Bridget Hogan Katherine Keyes Sung Eun Lee Jason Plourde Amie Madden Olga Lomteva Mukund Marathe David Saybrook Marti Newland Basia Revi Korland Simmons James Seiler Carla Wesby Meghan Scheibal Jaime Valles Deborah Williams Suzanne Schwing Tony Valles Orchestra

David Titcomb—Orchestra Manager Lino Gomez FIRST Allen Won Yevgenia Strenger, Concertmaster Laura Frautschi, Assistant Concertmaster Nancy McAlhany Marc Goldberg, Principal Sander Strenger Harry Searing Richard Rood Jeffrey Marchand, Contra Bassoon Deborah Wong Claire Chan Ann Leathers Stewart Rose, Principal Nancy Billmann SECOND VIOLIN Sharon Moe Ellen Payne, Principal Larry Di Bello Yana Goichman, Assistant Principal Alisa Wyrick Kate Light Donald Batchelder, Principal Sarah Pratt Jerry Bryant Susan Gellert Tom Hoyt Anne Fryer Eddis Rena Isbin Maciej Pietraszko, Principal Brain Mahany Daniel Panner, Principal Pat Herb, Bass Trombone Joana Miranda, Assistant Principal Sarah Adams Jessica Troy Morris Kainuma, Principal Jack Rosenberg Claire Bergman Maya Gunji, Principal Mark Shuman, Principal PERCUSSION Elizabeth Anderson, Assistant Principal Michael Osrowitz, Principal Robert LaRue Montgomery Hatch Eliot Bailen James Thoma

BASS HARP Lewis Paer, Principal Jacqui Kerrod, Principal Gail Kruvand, Assistant Principal /CELESTE Lynn Baker Bart Feller, Principal Kathleen Nester LIBRARIAN Janet Arms, Piccolo David Carp

OBOE Melanie Feld-Carp, Principal Julia DeRosa Youson Chung, English Horn

CLARINET Laura Flax, Principal Dean LeBlanc Mitch Kriegler, Bass Anna Nicole

Production Staff Assistant to the choreographer Shelby Williams Diction and dialect coach Kathryn LaBouff Rehearsal coordinator Cate DiGirolamo Supertitle caller Isabel Martin Hair, wigs, make-up Luc Verschueren Costume supervisor Claire Murphy Costume coordinator Bettina Bierly Hair, wigs, make-up supervisor Cory McCutcheon Child guardian Cynthia Hennon Marino Tutors On Location Education Original set built by The ROH Production Department and Setup Scenery Ltd. Original and wigs built by Production Costumes Set alterations for New York by Setup Scenery Ltd and Cardiff Theatrical Services Sarah Joy Miller’s costumes built by Donna Langman New York wigs by Campbell Young Associates Scenery flying effect by ZFX Flying Inc. Softgoods by Gerriets UK Ltd and Ken Creasey Ltd Prosthetics by Zakarian Make-Up Effects Additional prosthetics by Robert Allsopp

ROH Staff for this production Hires manager Mark Duffy Production manager Will Harding Project team manager Gary Whiffen Stage manager Emma Turner Props manager Richard Webb Lighting systems manager Paul Hornsby Lighting manager John-Paul Percox

Special Thanks: Giliberto Custom Tailor Gene Mignola Right to the Moon Alice Juliann Kroboth Fay Koplovitz tdf Costume Collection City Opera Thrift Shop

HUMANITIES EVENT

On Truth (and Lies) in Beauty Co-Presented by BAM and the Onassis Culture Center NY Special Brooklyn Book Festival Edition Hosted by Simon Critchley With Hilton Als and Alexander Nehamas Sun, Sep 22 at 12pm | 1hr | Brooklyn Borough Hall Courtroom | Free Anna Nicole­—Synopsis by Richard Thomas The Lawyer Stern is momentarily introduced and then pushed off stage. SHORT SYNOPSIS Anna, divorced and broke, heads for the bright lights of Houston. Faced with the A single mom leaves home and seeks her prospect of low-wage jobs and grunt fortune at any price. work, Anna chooses an alternative route. Her prayers are answered but the price turns out way too high. Scene 4—falling in loath again Beware what you wish for and remember Anna enters the world of the “Gentlemen’s —there ain’t no such thing as a free ranch. Club.” The earning potential is vast. All cash, no IRS. But there is a problem…

LONG SYNOPSIS Scene 5—life implants Problem solved: breast implants. Act I Up side: more attention, more cash. Down side: chronic back pain for the rest of her life. Scene Zero On returning to the “Gentlemen’s Club,” A three-bar . Anna soars. And she meets the holy of the holies: Scene 1—america sings The Rich One. Anna is introduced. We meet the oilman, J. Howard Marshall II. She is fabulous. Marshall falls under her spell. He wants And eccentric. Anna. He takes Anna. Fabulously eccentric. Her life is transformed. She asks for a ranch. But… There ain’t no such thing as a free ranch. Scene 2—”no! ’s mu-hay-uh.” Anna establishes one thing: Scene 6—american dreaming She was born in a town called Mexia, Anna gets the ranch but it didn’t come for free. pronounced “Mu-HAY-ah.” This phonetic problem is the town’s main claim to fame The world opens up for Anna. With and is incorporated in the town’s motto: the prospect of unlimited cash she “A great place no matter how you seethes with ambition. pronounce it!” Anna wants out. Big time! Scene 7—marriage in the white dove chapel Scene 3—”hey we’re family” Anna marries J. Howard Marshall II. We meet the family: most importantly, Virgie (Mom) explodes with rage and disgust. Anna’s mother, Virgie, and her son, No one listens. Daniel. Mom Virgie frowns at Anna’s The Lawyer Stern gives Anna his card. life but her heart always melts for the Daniel brings Anna her pills and she looks cataclysmically cute Daniel. Daniel is forward to a life of wealth—and chronic the love of Anna’s life. back pain.

Intermission Synopsis

Act II Scene 12—the larry king show and tell Scene 8—red carpet diem Larry interviews Anna and the Lawyer Cozy scene between Marshall and Anna Stern. We learn that they have been where Anna explains what it feels like to be fighting Marshall’s family for 10 years famous and how good it is to walk down and still haven’t got a cent. the red carpet. Anna claims she is off drugs and is making The Lawyer Stern enters. He has a comeback. completely fallen under Anna’s spell. There is a live link to her dogs. Anna howls with joy. Scene 9—partay! Anna, the Patron Saint of Parties, throws Scene 13—”good morning hollywood” the party of all parties. The Lawyer Stern, clearly in control of Virgie moans about childcare and Anna’s life, tells the assembled press how Marshall collapses. Anna’s week will pan out. This throws a big ol’ downer on the party. Anna tells him she is pregnant. Anna eats. A. Lot. Scene 10—”not dead yet!” Marshall dies. Virgie reminds Anna Scene 14—birth worth and the audience that there is no will. In a moment of genius, the Lawyer Stern Marshall’s family refuse to give Anna a manages to sell Anna’s birth to Pay Per View. dime. Stern and Anna furiously demand She gives birth. their day in court. For a brief moment she has it all.

PAUSE—Please remain in your seats Scene 15—daniel death Three days after the birth of her baby girl, Ten years pass… Daniel comes to visit. He dies a horrible death. Scene 11—backstage at the Anna goes crazy with grief. larry king show The Lawyer Stern takes a picture. Anna has put on weight. She is now addicted to painkillers. She screams at Scene 16—clown messiah the Lawyer Stern for more drugs. He Anna loses the will to live. Her estranged tries to withhold them from her but she mother weeps for all mothers. The gets them in the end. camera keeps filming. Stern gently admonishes Anna for Anna zips herself into a bodybag and becoming a public relations disaster. with one last parting kiss quits the scene. An older Daniel gives his Mom a backrub.

THIS OPERA IS BASED ON A TRUE STORY. SOME CHARACTERS HAVE BEEN INVENTED, SOME EVENTS IMAGINED OR CHANGED. Who’s Who

Mark-Anthony Turnage (composer), a and in Amsterdam, , , Bregenz, composer of international stature, is indisputably , , , New York, and Cardiff. among the most significant creative figures to Awards include: Oliver Awards for Too Clever by have emerged in British music in the last three Half (Old Vic) and (), decades. His first opera, , established Tur- Evening Standard Best Director Award for The nage’s reputation as an artist who dared to forge Illusion (Old Vic), Der Ring des Nibelungun his own path between and tradition Evening Standard Award for Outstanding Artistic by means of a unique blend of and classical Achievement (ROH), Olivier Awards for Hansel styles. Three Screaming Popes, Kai, Momentum, and Gretel (WNO), The Trojans (ENO), and and Drowned Out emerged during his time in Lady of Mtsensk (ROH), and a South residency with the City of Birmingham Sym- Bank Show Award for Die Miestersinger von phony Orchestra and , followed by Nuremburg (Cardiff), as well as a Tony nomina- Blood on the Floor, his unique score written for tion for La Bête. Work in New York: La Bête, the distinguished jazz musicians John Scofield, Wrong Mountain, (), All’s Peter Erskine, and Martin Robertson. His second Well That Ends Well (Public ). This full-length opera, The Silver Tassie, won both year has directed: Public Enemy () the South Bank Show and the Olivier Awards for and (ROH). Opera in 2001 and his third opera, Anna Nicole, played to sold-out houses at Covent Garden in STEVEN SLOANE (conductor) is music director 2011. He has been resident composer with the of the Bochumer and chief conductor Chicago Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony of the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra. A popular Orchestra, and London Philharmonic Orchestra, opera conductor, he was music director of the and last year wrote new ballet scores for Sadlers Spoleto Festival (1996—2000) and artistic Wells and . director of in Leeds (1999—2003). Among others, he has conducted at Covent Richard Thomas (librettist), the British Garden, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Opera , composer and writer, is best known for writing Royal Danish Opera, Houston, Lausanne, San and composing the award-winning opera Jerry Francisco, , and at festivals in Hong Springer: the Opera (National Theatre London, Kong, Santa Fe, Edinburgh, and Ruhrtriennale. West End, Carnegie Hall, ), Sloane has championed contemporary music which won four Olivier Awards in 2004, among throughout his career, most notably as music many other accolades. In addition to writing the director of the American Composers Orchestra libretto for Anna Nicole (Royal Opera House, (2002—06), with which he premiered numer- Covent Garden), Thomas wrote and composed ous compositions at Carnegie Hall. He has regu- the two-act dance show Shoes (Sadlers Wells, larly conducted the New York City Opera since West End), and wrote and composed Kombat 1990, and recently conducted the acclaimed Opera Presents…, a BBC comedy series of five production of at Lincoln Center musicals which won the Rose d’Or Comedy Festival. He regularly guest conducts the world’s Award and Rose d’Or Best of 2008 Award. leading orchestras, including Thomas is currently working on a musical for the Symphony, Israel Philharmonic, Sydney National Theatre called Drink? and is collaborat- Symphony, Tokyo Metropolitan Orchestra, ing with David Arnold and Richard Bean on the Munich Radio Orchestra, Philharmonia Orches- musical version of Made in Dagenham. tra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. RICHARD JONES (director) has directed for , the Young Vic, RSC, National MIRIAM BUETHER (set design) was born in Theatre, Royal , and in the West and trained at Central Saint Martin’s End. He has directed opera at the Royal Opera College of and Design and at the Akademie House Covent Garden, , für Kostüm Design in . Theater credits Who’s Who

include: Public Enemy, Wild Swans, The Govern- MIMI JORDAN SHERIN (co-lighting designer) ment Inspector, In the Red and Brown Water, Opera credits: Royal Opera at Covent Garden, The Good Soul of Szechuan, generations (Young Glyndebourne, , , La Vic); Chariots of Fire (, West Fenice, Bayerische Staatsoper, Wiener Staat- End); (Public Theater); Decade (St. soper, English National Opera, New Tokyo Opera, Katherine’s Dock, Headlong); Earthquakes in Chicago Lyric Opera, Houston Grand, Welsh Na- London, The Effect (National Theatre); Sucker tional, Royal Danish, Opernhaus Zurich, Bregenz Punch, In the Republic of Happiness, Love and Festival, , Opera , Information, Cock (); Judge- Opera du Rhin, Canadian Opera, Frankfurt, ment Day (); Six Characters in Lisbon, and Hamburg , Opera North, and Search of an Author (Chichester, West End); and the Washington, Colorado, Boston, , Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom Seattle, Santa Fe, and Glimmerglass Operas. (Tricycle Theatre, West End, New York, and San For her theater work in New York she has been Francisco). In addition to Anna Nicole, opera awarded the award, two includes /Suor Angelica (Royal Opera Obies, an Eddy award, a Tony nomination, and House). Awards include 2013 Critics Circle five Drama Desk nominations. In London she Award and IRNE Award for Wild Swans, 2010 has worked with the Old Vic, Young Vic, Royal Evening Standard Award for Sucker Punch and Court, National Theatre, and Royal Shakespeare Earthquakes in London, 2008 Hospital Club Company, and in the West End. American theater Creative Award for Theatre, and 1999 winner of work includes designs for Broadway and multiple the Linbury Prize for stage design in 1999. regional theaters.

Nicky Gillibrand (costume design) trained D.M. Wood (co-lighting designer) as a fashion textile designer. She works primarily Opera credits: Royal Opera at Covent Garden, as a costume designer in theater and opera, and Bolshoi, Opéra National de Lorraine, Oper Graz, occasionally as a set designer. Gillibrand won Savonlinna Opera, , the Gold Award for best costume design for A Opéra de Montréal, Houston Grand Opera, Min- Midsummer Night’s Dream for the Royal Shake- nesota Opera, Bard Summerscape, Glimmerglass speare Company, Prague Quadrenale 2003. Opera, Opera Colorado, Virginia Opera, Utah Op- Theater work includes Public Enemy, , era, Palm Beach Opera, and Long Beach Opera. Government Inspector, Annie Get Your Gun, The Theater credits: Young Vic, American Reper- Good Soul of Szechuan, Vernon God Little, King tory Theater, Contemporary American Theater Lear (Young Vic); In Basildon (Royal Court); Billy Festival, Primary Stages (New York), the Public Elliot (West End, Broadway, Chicago, Australia); Theater’s New York Shakespeare Festival, Chil- and A Midsummer Night’s Dream dren’s Theatre Company (Minneapolis), Alabama (RSC); and Tales from the Vienna Shakespeare Festival, Centerstage, Woods (National Theatre); Powerbook (National Trinity Repertory Company, and Theatre, Paris, ); By the Bog of Cats (West Theatre Company. Wood’s design for Suor Angel- End); Camille set and costumes (Lyric Hammer- ica (part of Il Trittico at the Royal Opera House) smith); and Proverb (Royal Ballet). In addition received the UK’s 2012 Knight of Illumination to Anna Nicole, her opera work includes Il Opera Award. Upcoming productions include The Trittico, L’Heure espagnole/, and Importance Of Being Earnest (Northern Ireland Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (Royal Opera); Die Opera), Candide (Opéra National de Lorraine), Zauberflöte (Amsterdam); Midsummer Marriage La Favorite (Oper Graz), (Philadelphia (Munich); Miserly Knight, Gianni Schicchi, and Orchestra and Opera Philadelphia), and Eury- Flight (Glyndebourne); War and Peace (Paris); anthe (Bard Summerscape). and /, Pelléas and Mélisande, and (ENO). ALETTA COLLINS (choreographer) was born in London, studied at the London Contem- Who’s Who

porary Dance School, and was a dancer and taur (), The Tempest (Thomas choreographer for London Contemporary Dance Adès), Written on Skin (George Benjamin), as Theatre. As an associate artist at the Royal well as the much-acclaimed Anna Nicole. She Opera House, she choreographed Magical Night, received the OBE in the Queen’s Jubilee Birthday Duet for One, and The Red Balloon based on Honours last year. Albert Lamorisse’s book (ROH/Linbury Studio Theatre). Other choreography includes Awak- TELSEY + COMPANY (casting) enings with music by Tobias Picker (Rambert Broadway/tours: If/Then, The Bridges of Madison Dance Company and Live Arts New York), Bloom County, First Date, Motown, Kinky Boots, Annie, (Rambert), Les Noces (Berlin Philharmonic), The Newsies, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Rock Tempest (Royal Opera), and His Dark Materials of Ages, , Porgy and Bess, , Priscilla (National Theatre). Work as a director includes Queen of the Desert, Sister Act, and Million conducted by Simon Rattle (Salzburg Dollar Quartet. Off-Broadway and regional: Little Festival 2012), and La Voix Miss Sunshine, Nobody Loves You (Second Humaine (Opera North), and ’s Stage), and at Atlantic, MCC, Signature, La Jolla, Aladdin (Bristol Old Vic). Most recent music and Paper Mill. Film: The Odd Life of Timothy videos include “Losing Myself” by Will Young for Green, Friends with Kids, Joyful Noise, Margin which she won Best Choreographer at the 2012 Call, Sex and the City 1 & 2, I Love You Phillip UK Awards. Future work includes Morris, Rachel Getting Married, Dan in Real Life, directing La Fanciulla del West for Opera North. Across the Universe. TV: Smash, The Big C, and commercials. telseyandco.com. Telsey + Com- Elaine Padmore (line producer) was born pany: Bernie Telsey CSA, Will Cantler CSA, David in Yorkshire. Her 40-year international career in Vaccari CSA, Bethany Knox CSA, Craig Burns opera began with studies at the Guildhall School CSA, Tiffany Little Canfield CSA, Rachel Hoffman of Music and Birmingham University, where she CSA, Justin Huff CSA, Patrick Goodwin CSA, returned recently for an honorary doctorate in Abbie Brady-Dalton CSA, David Morris, Cesar A. music. She became well known as a BBC Radio Rocha CSA, Andrew Femenella CSA, Karyn Casl 3 music producer and presenter after freelancing CSA, Kristina Bramhall, Conrad Woolfe, Amelia as a reviewer, broadcaster, accompanist, singer, Nadler. and repetiteur, and lecturing in operatic history at the Royal Academy of Music. She became head CAMPBELL YOUNG ASSOCIATES (hair, wigs, of opera at the BBC in 1976, directing many live make-up) Broadway productions include One broadcasts and studio recordings. Her Man Two Guvnors, Spider-Man, and Mary Stu- of Wagner (Great Composers Series) is published art. Broadway/London shows: Matilda, Ghost, La by Faber & Faber. In 1982 she became artistic Bête, Private Lives, Billy Elliot, and Rock ‘n’ Roll. director of Wexford Festival Opera in Ireland, London: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The which she ran very successfully for 13 years, Cripple of Inishmaan, Play, Peter and introducing many new singers and directors in Alice, Old Times, The Bodyguard, Kiss Me Kate, unusual operas. From 1993 ­to 2000 she was Betrayal, Wild Swans (ART), , The artistic director of the Royal Danish Opera in King’s Speech, Hay Fever, and The Children’s Copenhagen, acclaimed as an unprecedented Hour. Young Vic: Government Inspector, Annie period of growth in the company’s international Get Your Gun. Old Vic: Richard III, Inherit the reputation. She received a Danish knighthood Wind. Opera: BAM: in 1994. She returned to London in 2000 as (touring), . Baden-Baden: Der director of opera at the Royal Opera House, Freischütz. Vienna: From the House of the Dead. Covent Garden, instigating many new produc- Television: , House of Cards, and tions, a flourishing Young Artists Programme, Smash. and commissioning many new operas including Sophie’s Choice (by ), The Mino- Who’s Who Photo by Julieta Cervantes

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Henry Akinsanya (bodybuilder), born in tion), Beauty and the Beast (Beast), Urinetown Brooklyn, is an NPC Bodybuilding competitor, (Lockstock), (Czolgosz), and Cyrano executive protection specialist, and actor. Akin- the Musical. He starred as Lancelot in Camelot sanya has been in various nationally advertised opposite Academy Award winner Jeremy Irons commercials as well as several short films. When (on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre and at Henry is not competing he provides execu- the Hollywood Bowl) and in that role opposite tive protection to both celebrity clientele and Michael York (National tour). He garnered critical diplomats. acclaim for the off-Broadway revival of Donny- brook and played Bill Sykes in Oliver! opposite Brett Azar (bodybuilder) is from Barrington, and Melissa Errico on RI. In high school he was captain of the football Broadway at the Shubert Theatre. Television and and baseball varsity teams, and was also in film credits include Alchemy, Adam Sandler’s the competition choral ensemble. In college at Eight Crazy Nights, Ed, Sex and the City, Just University of Rhode island he studied exercise Shoot Me, The District, That’s Life, The Game, science, earning a bachelor’s degree, and was Some Enchanted Evening, and American Experi- involved in theater productions. He also became ence: John and Abigail Adams. His voice can be a competitive bodybuilder and earned national heard on the recordings of Jane Eyre, Assassins, level qualifications. The stage lights became an Broadway In Concert, The Gift, Frank Wild- addiction. Two years ago, he moved to New York horn’s Dracula, Tears From Heaven, and A Gift to pursue his dream career of acting and since of Christmas, and his latest release, Bring Me then has been in nationwide commercials and Giants, was voted in the top 10 by Theatermania a few independent films, but his true love is the alongside , Barbra Streisand, and live theater. This is his first involvement in an more. As an international concert artist he has opera and his dream is a reality now. appeared throughout the US, Canada, the Carib- bean, Europe, and Asia. Barbour is also the host NICHOLAS BARASCH (Teenage Daniel), age of the internationally acclaimed radio show the 15, was most recently seen on Broadway in the Star Power Hour airing weekly on the VoiceAm- Roundabout Theatre Company’s critically-ac- erica.com network. His production company claimed revival of The Mystery of Edwin Drood in develops content for the VoiceAmerica.tv Internet the role of Deputy. Barasch made his Broadway television network. jamesbarbour.com debut at age 10 in the Arthur Laurents hit revival of West Side Story, originating the role of Kiddo Susan Bickley (Virgie) is the 2011 recipient and performing one of the show’s signature of the Singer Award at the Royal Philharmonic songs, “Somewhere,” which he recorded for Society Awards. Operatic highlights include the Grammy Award-winning cast album. He Opéra de Paris (Kabanicha, Katya Kabanova), also originated the role of Boyd McGowan in Glyndebourne (Kostelnicka, Jenufa; Baba the the world premiere of Alan Menken’s Broadway Turk, The Rake’s Progress and Mrs. Grose, musical, Leap of Faith, at ’ Ahman- The Turn of the Screw), son Theatre. On television he appeared on HBO’s (Herodias, Salome), Royal Opera House (Irene, How to Make it in America and was the singing Theodora; Ludmilla, Bartered Bride; Aksinya, voice of Austin for the final season of the popular Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk; Babulenka, The Nickelodeon series, The Backyardigans. Gambler; Virgie, Anna Nicole), Salzburg Festival (Madre in Nono’s Al gran sole carico d’amore), James Barbour (Daddy Hogan) starred on De Vlaamse Opera (Geschwitz, ); Opéra Broadway in A Tale of Two Cities (Sydney Carton) National du Rhin in Strasbourg (Josefa Miranda, for which he was nominated for Drama Desk, Love and Other Demons), Staatsoper Unter den Outer Critics Circle, and Drama League Awards Linden conducted by (Ghost for Best Actor, Carousel (Billy Bigelow), Jane in Birtwistle, The Last Supper); and English Eyre (Rochester, Nomina- National Opera (Kabanicha, Katya Kabanova; Who’s Who

Mescalina, Le Grand Macabre). Recent engage- Sarah Coomes (news reporter) trained at ments included La Madre in Luigi Nono’s Al RADA, London. Credits include, on TV: East- gran sole carico d’amore (Berlin Staatsoper), La enders, Life As We Know It, Casualty (all BBC), Nourice, et Barbe-bleue (Frankfurt Oper), and The Baddiel Syndrome. Theater: Luciana in Brangäne (, Edinburgh Fes- The Boys from Syracuse, Portia in The Merchant tival), Mamma and Tzippy in Knussen’s Where of , Joan in Time and Time Again, Mandy the Wild Things Are (), and in Two Lips Indifferent Red, Laura in Goblin Mar- Storge in Jephtha (Buxton Festival). Engage- ket, Clarice in The Servant of Two Masters, Dr. ments in 2012—13 included roles in a new Graham in Two Weeks with the Queen, Nora in A production of for English National Opera, Doll’s House, Lucy Westenra in Bats, Pandora in her role debut as Ortrud in Lohengrin with Welsh Snogging Ken, Sadness in Ash Girl, Aquilina in National Opera, Florence Pike in Venice Preserved, Psyche in Cupid and Psyche, for Opéra de Toulouse, Mother in Hansel and United Biscuits, Gwynn Williams Domestic God- Gretel for Garsington Opera, and her debut with dess, and The Sarah Coomes Show. Film: The the LA Philharmonic Orchestra under Gustavo West Wittering Affair, Underground, Offending Dudamel. Engagements in 2013—14 include Angels, Falling Through, The Gift, and Station. Rubbra’s Ode to the Queen with the BBC She was awarded the Westminster Prize. Philharmonic Orchestra, Benjamin in Into the Little Hill at the Messiaen Festival in La Meije, BEN DAVIS (Billy/Patron) appeared at Lincoln Auntie in with Sir Center opposite Kelli O’Hara and Victor Garber as and the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Brom Broeck in Knickerbocker Holiday (recorded Eduige in Rodelinda (new production by Richard by Sh-K-Boom). Broadway credits include A Jones for ENO), Jocasta, The Thebans (world Little Night Music (Mr. Lindquist; understudy for premiere), and Waltraute in Götterdämmerung Carl Magnus, Fredrik), Les Misérables (Javert, for Opera North. Enjolras), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Trevor Gray- don), and Baz Luhrmann’s La Bohème (Marcel- Robert Brubaker (J. Howard Marshall II) lo, 2003 Tony Honor). Tours include Spamalot has established himself as a leading in (Galahad); regional: South Pacific at MUNY opera companies throughout the US and Europe. (Emile de Becque), The Sound of Music at Paper His work has been recorded on numerous DVDs Mill Playhouse (Cpt. Von Trapp), Boys From and CDs, all released internationally. Recent Syracuse at DC Shakespeare Theatre (Antipholus engagements include the following roles at the of Ephesus), Show Boat at Goodspeed Opera Metropolitan Opera: Mime in Siegfried and Das House (Ravenal), 110 in the Shade at Pasadena Rheingold; Maletestino in Francesca da Rimini; Playhouse (File), Mame (Older Patrick), and Ber- the Witch in Hänsel und Gretel; and Chairman nstein’s Mass at the Hollywood Bowl. Concerts Mao in Nixon in . Other recent perfor- with Kelli O’Hara and Westchester Philharmonic, mances include Mime in Siegfried and Loge in LA Philharmonic, and Indianapolis Symphony. Das Rheingold in Seville; Don Ignacio in Of Love Film and TV appearances include 30 Rock, and Other Demons at Opéra National du Rhin; Papageno in Mozart’s directed Alviano in Die Gezeichneten at Los Angeles by Kenneth Branagh, and Numb3rs. For Dad. Opera; Herodes in Salome at Teatro Comunale benjaminjaydavis.com di Bologna; the title role in Zemlinsky’s Der König Kandaules at the Volksoper in Vienna; and Sean Patrick Doyle (hairdresser) has per- Der Hauptman in at Santa Fe. Future formed on Broadway in La Cage Aux Folles, and engagements include performances with Teatro off-Broadway in Volpone and Wig Out!. Tours in , Opera, , include , Fiddler on the Roof, West , and the Metropolitan Opera. Side Story, and Fame. Opera: Tchaikovsky’s The Maid of Orleans, Bernstein’s Mass at the John F. Kennedy Center. Film: The Sitter. TV: Orange Is Who’s Who

the New Black, Law & Order. Thanks to Telsey tion of (Barrington Stage Co.). TV: + Co. and The Mine. seanpatrickdoyle.com. . Blown away by everyone at Anna Nicole. John Easterlin (Larry King), tenor, comes directly to his BAM debut in Anna Nicole from Karla Garcia (dancer) has performed on the world premiere of The Perfect American Broadway in West Side Story and Hot Feet, and by Philip Glass, in which he created the role of on tours of Wicked, The Addams Family, and Andy Warhol to international acclaim for both the Rock the Ballet (Bad Boys of Dance). She has English National Opera, London, and ’s been seen on TV in Smash, So You Think You . His 2012—13 season included a Can Dance season five, Comedy Awards, and return to Madrid as Shuisky in ; VH1 Live. Garcia is a New York University the North American premiere of Cavalli’s Elioga- graduate with a BFA in dance. She is excited to balo, as Lenia, for the Gotham Chamber Opera; be a part of Anna Nicole. his debut with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s as The Neurologist in Nyman’s The Man Who Mistook Rod Gilfry (Stern), , is now in his His Wife for a Hat. This multi-Grammy Award 25th year on the operatic stage, and is a two- winner and two-time Guinness Book of World time Grammy nominee. He received worldwide Records recipient’s 2011—12 season was high- attention when he created the role of Stanley lighted by a critically hailed return to the Metro- in the premiere of André Previn’s A Streetcar politan Opera as the Scrivener in Mussorgsky’s Named Desire at the San Francisco Opera ; the Shabby Peasant in Lady with Renée Fleming. Other world premieres: MacBeth of Mtsensk in Madrid; Jack O’Brien/ title role of Gesualdo by Marc-Andre Dalbavie Toby Higgins for his debut in Rise and Fall of (Zurich); Nicholas, Deborah Drattel’s Nicholas the City of Mahagonny with ’s Bolshoi and Alexandra (Los Angeles); Nathan, Nicholas Theatre; and the Young Servant in for his Maw’s Sophie’s Choice (London, Washington debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra. Additional DC); Jack London, Libby Larsen’s Every Man debuts have included the Wiener Staatsoper as Jack (Sonoma, CA); and Edward Gaines, Richard Herod in Salome; Royal Opera House Covent Danielpour’s Margaret Garner (, Cincin- Garden as Prince Nilsky in ; Squeak nati, Philadelphia). Other recent projects include in and the Hunchback Brother in performances of August 4th, 1964 by Steven at the Opéra National Stucky in Dallas and at Carnegie Hall with the de Paris; the Magician in The Consul with the Dallas Symphony, title role of Sweeney Todd ; and Monostatos in Diane at the Théâtre du Châtelet (Paris) and Opera Paulus’ new production of The Magic Flute, and Theater of St. Louis, The Tempest with Opera the Tanzmeister/Brighella in auf Naxos, de Quebec, Frank Butler in Annie Get Your Gun both with the Canadian Opera Company. His with Glimmerglass Opera, and title role of Don future engagements include Andres in Wozzeck Giovanni at the 2013 Festival Aix-en-Provence. at Covent Garden; a return to the Met for Mono- He made his New York City Opera debut in statos; Nick the Bartender in Fanciulla del West 2012 as Don Alfonso in Così fan tutte and for his debut with the Indianapolis Opera; and returns there in 2014 as the Count in Le Nozze his debut with the Washington National Opera as di Figaro. Future engagements include Così at Monostatos. johneasterlin.com the Hyogo Performing Arts Center in Japan, Così with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Anna Nicole Hannah Florence (dancer), a New York at the Royal Opera Covent Garden, and Danilo in University almuna, has appeared on Broadway with the Metropolitan Opera. in Scandalous, in New York in It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s Superman and Where’s Charley? Michael Hance (Mayor of Mexia) is incred- (both City Center Encores!); in Mary Poppins first ibly excited to make his New York City Opera national tour, and recently in a regional produc- debut. Theatrical credits include, on Broadway: Who’s Who Photo by Julieta Cervantes

Sarah Joy Miller at the 2013 NYC Gay Pride Parade.

The Scarlet Pimpernel, regional: My Fair Lady Playhouse). Other theater: Balm in Gilead (dir. (Trinity Repertory Company/Actors Theatre of Jeff Perry), Macbeth (dir. Ben Benison, Oval Louisville/Cleveland Playhouse), Sweeney Todd Theatre), (dir. Gabor Tompa). Film/TV: (Barter Theatre), The Mystery of Edwin Drood Too Big to Fail (HBO), Boystown (NYTVF Official (Trinity Repertory Company), Chicago (West- Selection), Last Night, Nobody’s Perfect (A&E, chester ), Forbidden Broadway ), The Pressure. Upcoming: Kelsey the Web- Strikes Back! (Boston company), and Strike Up series, Pebble of Love in the Shoe of My Life, the Band (Pegasus Players). Film: Master of and Believe (NBC, pilot). Training: UCSD, BADA, the Kennel (Agent 26 Films). Television: Apt. and Steppenwolf. DanielKIsaac.com 2F (MTV Productions). Hance is the author of the one-man-show How Zero Made the List as Ayo Jackson (dancer) has danced with Bill T. well as his cabaret, The Limbo Room. He is a Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Co. and Ballet Preljocaj. graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University and the She is also an original ensemble member of Boston Conservatory. Spider-Man on Broadway. Jackson is the as- sociate choreographer for the future Broadway Daniel K. Isaac (Runner) New York theater production of Superfly. She thanks her family experience includes La Divina Caricatura (Under and SGI. the Radar Festival), Macbeth (NYIT Award nominee), Tala (HERE Arts & Mabou Mines), A Joshua Jeremiah (Deputy Mayor of Mexia), King of Infinite Space (HERE Arts and New York baritone, was born in Reading, PA. With NYCO, SummerStage), Disoriented, Thin Skin Jonny he has performed roles including Don Pedro (La (UCB), and Kiss Bessemer Goodbye (Spanish Périchole), Junior (A Quiet Place, understudy), Repertory). Regional: Miss Electricity (La Jolla Guglielmo (Così fan tutte, understudy), and solo- Who’s Who

ist (Who Are You New York: The Songs of Rufus Traviata with Long Island Opera. She performed Wainwright), and was a VOX 2011 and 2012 in concert with Marcello Giordani in celebration participant. Career highlights include Aeneas of the newly created Marcello Giordani Founda- (Dido and Aeneas) at Mostly Mozart Festival with tion and was selected as a featured soloist with Mark Morris Dance Group; Ford () with the St. Bart’s Music Festival. Miller has received Opera Louisiane; Armel Music Festival—Hungary award recognition from the Licia Albanese- (A Death in the Family world premiere); Athanaël Puccini Foundation, the Gerda Lissner Founda- (Thaïs) with Opera Company of Middlebury; tion, the New York Lyric Opera Competition, and Captain Lutte in Noel Coward’s Bitter Sweet at the Jensen Foundation. September 17 marks Bard SummerScape; Alidoro (La Cenerentola) the release of her first album of , A Glorious with Glimmerglass Festival; Harlequin (Ariadne Dream, recorded with the Pannon Philharmonic auf Naxos); New York Festival of Song; world Orchestra and conducted by Steven Mercurio in premiere of John Musto’s Valpone in the title role Pecs, Hungary. with Wolf Trap Opera (Grammy nominee); Silvio (I Pagliacci) with Spokane Opera; and Young Brook Notary (dancer) is a New York Man (The Last Romance), stage debut with Old Univeristy Tisch MFA graduate, veteran aerialist Globe Theatre, San Diego and San Jose Reper- from the cast of De La Guarda, and choreog- tory Theatre. Upcoming: National Chorale, and rapher whose clients include Usher, Harrison John Sorel (The Consul), Opera Santa Barbara. Ford, and Liz Claiborne and Target. She recently choreographed the cello opera, Elsewhere, at the JACQUELYN LANDGRAF’s (hairdresser) recent BAM Fisher, (Robert Woodruff, director). Notary credits include John Guare’s 3 Kinds of Exile is the artistic director of the PULSE Project, an (Atlantic); Blue-s-cat (Invisible Dog); and the all female theater experience, with a mission to Drama Desk-nominated The Complete and shed new light on the daring art of pole dancing, Condensed Stage Directions of Eugene O’Neill, seduce audiences with strength, break possible Vol. 1... She is a proud alumna of the New York stereotypes, and serve as an empowering voice -Futurists, the insomniac writer/performers for women. thePULSEproject.com of the long-running Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind. David Perlman (hairdresser) has appeared on Broadway in Baby It’s You!, and off-Broadway Sarah Joy Miller (Anna Nicole), as a in Yank! Other credits include the European tour student at State University Northridge, of Hair (Woof), Madagascar Live! (Melman) at was a finalist in the New York Metropolitan Radio City Music Hall, and Fiddler on the Roof Opera Council Auditions (Los Angeles) and a (Motel) at PCLO. He has been seen on TV in 30 finalist in the Los Angeles Artist of the Future Rock (Bilarious) and Law and Order. Thanks to competition. She earned prizes from the Palm CGF, Mom, Dad, and Trey. David-Perlman.com Springs Opera Guild and was the recipient of the Elizabeth Parham Vocal Scholarship. In the Elizabeth Pojanowski (Shelley), a native 2012—13 season Miller’s engagements includ- of New Jersey, has performed with Cincinnati ed her return to Palm Beach Opera as Violetta Opera, Opera Saratoga, Chautauqua Opera, in La Traviata. In May of 2013 she performed Aspen Opera Theater, Annapolis Opera, Dayton in with the Dallas Symphony. Opera, Long Island Opera, Eugene Opera, San Highlights of previous seasons include her debut Antonio Opera and the Seattle Opera Young Artist at Michigan Opera Theater in the spring of 2011 Program. Her favorite roles include Hansel in singing Gilda in , where she returned Hansel and Gretel, Dinah in Trouble in Tahiti, in the spring of 2012 as Leila in Pearl Fishers, Nancy T’ang in Nixon in China, Dorabella in Cosí appearances as Musetta in La Bohème at New fan tutte, Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus, York’s Symphony Space, Micaela in Carmen Mercedes in Carmen, Nancy in Albert Herring, with New York Lyric Opera, and Violetta in La Stephano in Roméo et Juliette, Siebel in , Who’s Who

and the Fox in Cunning Little Vixen. She is a Mary Testa (Aunt Kay) was honored last three time Metropolitan Opera Regional finalist year with a special for three and two time Liederkranz Opera Competition decades of outstanding work on the New York finalist. Having recently returned from singing stage. Her many other honors include two Tony the title role in L’enfant et les sortilèges with nominations, two Obies, and nominations from IVAI in Tel Aviv, she is excited to be making her the Drama Desk, Drama League, and the Lucille New York City Opera debut in Anna Nicole. She Lortel Awards. Testa recently appeared in Cau- makes her Opera Omaha debut in March 2014 casian Chalk Circle at Classic Stage Co.; other as Tisbe in La Cenerentola. recent New York theater work includes Michael John LaChiusa’s (Drama Griffin Reese (Young Daniel) is delighted to Desk Award); Love, Loss, and What I Wore; and be performing with the New York City Opera in Measure for Measure. Broadway appearances his first production. He studies musical theater include Guys & Dolls, Xanadu, Chicago, 42nd and acting at A Class Act New York and trained Street, , On the Town, Forum, at the School of American Ballet. Thanks to , Marilyn, and Barnum. She has per- Mom, Dad, and Shirley Grant Management. formed extensively off-Broadway in such plays as Regrets Only, , String of Pearls, Finn Robbins (Young Daniel) is five years , Tartuffe, The Vagina old and just started kindergarten. He plays the Monologues, From Above, Lucky Stiff, A New reccurring role of Liam McBain on One Life to Brain, Scapin, In Trousers, , The Wax, Live. He comes from a long line of performers. and Daughters. Regional theater and festival ap- His dad is a sideshow performer. His grandpar- pearances include Williamstown Theater Festival, ents are puppeteers and his great-grandmother Bay Street, McCarter, Yale Rep, Long Wharf, was a stunt woman in the 1930s. This is Finn’s Westport Country Playhouse, Asolo Rep, and first opera. Thanks to SGM. George Street. She has also performed with some of the nation’s leading symphony orchestras, Christina Sajous (Blossom) is honored to be including the , Boston making her BAM and New York City Opera debut Pops, Philly Pops, and the St. Louis Symphony. in Anna Nicole. Her credits include: Broadway: Film work includes Franny; Tio Papi; Eat, Pray, Spider Man: Turn off the Dark (Arachne), Baby Love; The Bounty Hunter; Four Single Fathers; It’s You! (Shirley), and American Idiot (Extraordi- Stay; Tony ‘n’ Tina’s Wedding; The Out-of-Town- nary Girl). Off-Broadway: Forever Dusty (Claire), ers; Sleepers; Queens of the Big Time; Two Bits; New World Stages; and King Lear (Cordelia), and Stanley and Iris. Television work includes Classical Theatre of Harlem. Regional: The Smash and Two Broke Girls, Over/Under, White Who’s Tommy (Acid Queen), Arkansas Rep; Collar, Nurse Jackie, Sex and the City, and a (Nehebka), ArtPark; and on tour: NETworks tour recurring role on Whoopi. The premiere of Anna of Rent. Readings, workshops, and labs include Nicole is Testa’s BAM debut. Super Fly: The Musical, Holler If Ya Hear Me: Tu- pac Shakur, Her Lightness, Prometheus Bound, Richard Troxell (Doctor Yes), tenor, is not and Eager to Lose. Film: Brazzaville Teenager known as a “normal” opera singer. His career directed by Michael Cera. TV: The 52nd Annual has ranged from the starring role of Pinkerton Grammy Awards, soloist with Green Day (CBS), in ’s Sony Film of Madama Green Day Rocks Broadway (MTV), One Life to Butterfly to being the voice of Jay Leno in the Live (ABC), and America’s Got Talent (NBC). “Tonight Duet” with Jimmy Fallon this past Training: New York University Tisch School of spring, to climbing out of the sewers of Seville as the Arts and the International Theatre Workshop Don José at the Sydney Opera House in Carmen, in Amsterdam. Tremendous thanks to the cast, to being the opening day singer of the National crew, creatives, Telsey + Company, and the Anthem for the Baltimore Orioles for the past Luedtke Agency. This is dedicated to my brother 10 yrs, to being a dwarf at Avery Fisher Hall in and angel, Joshua Sajous. Zemlinsky’s Der Zwerg. Troxell recently enjoyed Who’s Who

great success with Opéra de Montréal’s debut on Nurse Jackie. He continues to appear with only two days notice, filling in at the last in theater and cabaret in , includ- minute as Des Grieux. His season began with ing playing Hazel in the Encores! production a production of Die Fledermaus (Hawaii Opera of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Pipe Dream at Theater), a concert at Teatro del Lago (Chile), and Schwartz and All at followed by La Bohème with Opera Tampa. His Birdland. Wallem also teamed with for 2012 season began in Bari, at the Teatro a sold-out run of the original cabaret The Other Petruzelli with in Carmen followed Steve and Edie at the Laurie Beechman Theatre. by with Palm Beach Opera, National tours include Forever Plaid, Into the then a West Coast premiere and CD recording Woods, and Scrooge starring Richard Chamber- as Galileo in Philip Glass’ Galileo Galilei with lin. He has accrued nearly 2,500 performances the Portland Opera. In 2012 Troxell performed as both Jinx and Sparky in various companies of La Bohème in Vermont, Carmen with Maazel Forever Plaid including Chicago (Royal George (Castleton Festival), in Cabaret), Las Vegas (Flamingo Hilton and Gold (), another Madama Butterfly Coast Hotel), Center for Performing Arts, (Phoenicia Festival of the Voice), Carmen with Drury Lane Oakbrook, and the first national tour. Julie Nesrallah (CBC Radio’s , Ottawa), to He portrayed Judas/Padre in Court Theatre’s Camden Yards for a National Anthem with the acclaimed production of Man of La Mancha and Baltimore Orioles.Troxell is from Thurmont, MD reprised his performance at Long Wharf Theatre. where he started singing at the age of four with Wallem became a staple at the Ravinia Festival, his parents, belting out Broadway tunes at Lions appearing with Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald, Club benefits and singing hymns in the church and in , choir. He received his operatic training at the Passion, and Sunday in the Park with George. Academy of Vocal Arts (AVA) in Philadelphia and stephenwallem.com currently resides in Chester County, PA with his wife, dancer/choreographer Lisa Lovelace, and Samantha Zack (dance captain) is thrilled to their sons, Wilder and Shane. make her opera debut in Anna Nicole. Broadway productions include How to Succeed in Business Stephen Wallem (Trucker) is a SAG Award- (Astaire Award nomination) and Wicked. Other nominated actor best known as Thor Lundgren experience includes the 2012 and 2013 Tony on the Emmy-winning Showtime series Nurse Awards, the 2013 Academy Awards, Smash Jackie, now in its fifth season. He makes his (season two), , The Onion, New York City Opera debut following his ap- and Rescue Me. Thanks and love to my family pearance as Shrek in the MUNY production of and friends, the reason I’m here. Shrek in St. Louis. Born and raised in Rockford, IL, he worked as a stage actor and After Dark Award-winning cabaret singer in Chicago before moving to New York to make his television NEW YORK CITY OPERA

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A Message from George Steel, General Manager and Artistic Director

Behind every great New York City Opera performance stand countless individuals and institutions whose generosity makes our work possible. In these pages, we salute their energetic support of NYC Opera’s mission to make opera both adventurous and accessible. While space limitations allow us to list only donors of $500 or more, we sincerely appreciate every gift. To learn how you can become a part of NYC Opera’s ever-growing family of supporters, I invite you to call our Development Department at 212.870.4210 or visit nycOpera.com/supportus. Thank you!

GREAT BENEFACTORS The Virginia B. Toulmin Charles & Mildred SUSTAINING PATRONS $1,000,000 or more Foundation Schnurmacher $7,500 or more Mr. and Mrs. David Koch Weissman Family Foundation, Inc. Judith E. Hazen - Alex J. Charles R. Wall Foundation Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott K. Ettl Foundation Anonymous Donor Slade III The Jana Foundation BENEFACTORS Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen $500,000 or more CHAIRMAN’S COUNCIL & Katz SUPPORTING PATRONS Bloomberg Philanthropies $50,000 or more Anonymous Donor $5,000 or more The Ford Foundation Ames Brown Lillian Barbash The Horace W. Goldsmith The Jean & Louis Dreyfus DIRECTOR’S COUNCIL John E. Baumgardner, Jr. Foundation Foundation, Inc. $10,000 or more Andy Birsh The Andrew W. Mellon Francis Goelet Charitable The Amphion Foundation, Con Edison Foundation Lead Trusts Inc. Marilyn Cranin • Samuel I. Newhouse Susan Zises Green Rose M. Badgeley Mr. and Mrs. M. Anthony Foundation, Inc., in Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Residuary Charitable De Santis memory of Theodore Hite Trust Ms. Nena Donovan Levine and Caroline Newhouse Helen and William Little Tiger Baron Foundation Stanley Epstein, in memory Rockefeller Brothers Fund’s Lynn J. Loacker Alan and Leslie Beller • of Judith Ross Connor Charles E. Culpeper Arts Mr. and Mrs Charles I. John B. Black Sylvia Golden & Culture Grants Petschek Eleanor Naylor Dana Ellen and Fred Harris • Roy Niederhoffer Charitable Trust Carol Ann Leibner PRODUCTION The Shubert Foundation, Ricard de La Rosa Arthur L. Loeb SPONSORS Inc. The Double-R Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. $250,000 or more Annaliese Soros Frieda and Roy Furman Malkin Michael and Emilie Corey • The Helen F. Whitaker Fund The Gilder Foundation George Martin and Ann Michael and Mary Gellert Anonymous Donor Maisie Houghton Githler The Hearst Foundation Dr. Richard J. Massey LEADERSHIP COUNCIL Mr. and Mrs. Gene L. Barbara McCullough UNDERWRITER’S $25,000 or more Kaufman The John F. Nobile Family COUNCIL Joseph and Sophia Abeles Newman’s Own Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. $100,000 or more Foundation Heather Randall Oppenheimer John H. and Penelope P. American Airlines The New York Community Mary A. H. Rumsey Biggs Susan L. Baker and Trust-Virginia S. Risley Foundation Areté Foundation, Edward Michael R. Lynch Fund Elizabeth Sidamon-Eristoff E. and Betsy Z. Cohen The Bodman Foundation Dr. Marcia Robbins-Wilf and Hunter Lewis Caroline and Paul Cronson The Aaron Copland Fund Mary Rodgers & Henry Virgil Thomson Foundation, New York City Department for Music, Inc. Guettel Ltd. of Cultural Affairs The Dyson Foundation Ellen and Sam Sporn Barry Waldorf and Stanley Mary Sharp Cronson The Enoch Foundation LUCY STARNELL Gotlin Joan Granlund Ann and Gordon Getty Mr. and Mrs. William K. Mr. and Mrs. Alan G. Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation Tell, Jr. Weiler Foundation William and Aimée Sonya and Leo J. Tick Isak and Rose Weinman New York State Council on Maroney The Walt Disney Company Foundation the Arts Pierre and Tana Matisse Wells Fargo 2 Anonymous Donors The Reed Foundation Foundation 2 Anonymous Donors Laurie M. Tisch National Endowment for Illumination Fund the Arts NEW YORK CITY OPERA

CONTRIBUTING Lisa G. Beckerman C. Robert Friedman and Ms. Betty Blessing PATRONS Robert R. Berbec Vernon Mosheim Miriam and Arthur $3,000 or more Mrs. Frank M. Berger Mr. Philip R. Munger Diamond Charitable Elaine S. Bernstein Ms. Janet F. Bernstein Marta Nottebohm Trust Anitra Christoffel-Pell Edith C. Blum Foundation John A. O’Donnell Mr. Gregory N. Brown Carol M. and Timothy A. H.S. Beau Bogan and Elliot Dr. Roman Perez-Solar Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Cole M. Friedman Jean and Peter Pettibone Buckfire John J. Condon • Mrs. Walter F. Brissenden Anna and Martin J. Mr. Charles Charrow and Hester Diamond Elizabeth Brody Rabinowitz Ms. Bonnie Howard Lee and Bob Elliott Alice Burstein Vicki and Charles Raeburn Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Edda and James Gillen Theodore Chu Mary S. Riebold Clark Mr. Gregory Gilmartin Mr. and Mrs. John S. Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Ms. Catherine A. Culver Drs. David and Marcella Clark III F. Rose Elizabeth C. Forster Goldsmith Sue Ann and Tony Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rosen Mr. Todd Gordon and Ms. Mary and Gordon Gould Converse Mr. and Mrs. James M. Susan Feder Mr. and Mrs. Lewis R.M Lois Conway Ross III Mr. Peter C. Gould and Ms. Hall Mr. Benjamin Crane Jon Rupp, In Memory of Claire Carter Ms. Constance Hoguet Mr. Thurman Dennis Julian Autrey Joanne T. Greenspun Neel and Mr. Richard Jennie and Richard David Aronow Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Horace Neel DeScherer Dr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Havemeyer III Mr. Allan E. Jaffe Mr. William Duggan Sculco Mr. Dale Hemmerdinger Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence O. Mary Ellen Dundon Michael N. Sekus and Anne Hollander Kamin Kenneth Eisold Bianca Russo • Mr. and Mrs. Philip K. Constantin Keremet Mr. Norman Feit Ms. Cecilia Serrano Howard Laurence Klurfeld Mr. Arthur F. Ferguson Ms. Patricia Sheridan Ms. Karen Howitt The Bernard and Muriel Arthur and Susan Fleischer, Gil Shiva Ms. Deirdre Howley and Lauren Foundation Jr. Mrs. C. Sidamon-Eristoff Mr. Ira Eisenstadt Jill Lenoble and Paul Smith Freeman and Austin Loren R. Skeist and Mr. Thomas Lalla Asman Scarlett Marlene Marko Mr. & Mrs. J. D. McClatchy Ms. Adaline H. Paul J. Sperry Mr. Todd May, Jr. John L. McHugh Frelinghuysen Mrs. Esther Esh Sternberg Louis S. Miano Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey F. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mr. and Mrs. Lester S. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Friedman Streim Morse, Jr. McLaughlin Wendy and Mark Goldstein • Flora Tabaddor, MD • Lynn and Michael John C. Miller • The Charles and Joan Henry and Marilyn Taub Reichgott Alexandra and Frederick Gross Family Foundation Attila Tetik and Gonul Mr. Peter Robbins and Ms. Peters Sally and Aaron Hamburger Arslan Page Sargisson Mr. James D. Rigler Merrill G. and Emita E. Sheena and Vijay Marjorie P. Rosenthal Ann and Alfred Ruesch Hastings Foundation Vaidyanathan Fund Mr. James Sargis Robert L. Russell Susan Hochberg of the Silicon Valley Mr. David Schlapbach Ms. Sana H. Sabbagh Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Community Foundation Ms. Carol Schoen Emily G. Buck Fund Hubbard Stephen Van Dolsen Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth F. Raymond and Marie- Beth D. Jacob and James Margo and Anthony Viscusi Seplow Monique Steckel H. Fogel Jeremy and Kristina Mr. and Mrs. Timothy C. Michael Tuch Foundation, Paula Jarowski and Earl Wallison Shepard Inc. Black Marjory Stroup Walters Elaine Sisman and Martin Elizabeth S. Tunick • Mrs. Alexandra Krofta Marian M. Warden Fund Fridson Mr. Mark Villamar and Ms. Jones of the Foundation for Joan and Laurence Sorkin Esther Milsted Mr. and Mrs. David Kenney Enhancing Communities Miss Judith Thatcher 3 Anonymous Donors David A. Kernahan Ruth and Howard Theatrical Stage Reverend Wendy A. Warshower Employees, Local No. PATRONS Young and Dr. Mark R. Joseph H. Weber 4 - I.A.T.S.E. $1,500 or more Killingsworth • Bill and Theda White Jean Wilson Donald R. Allen and Ms. Younghee Kim-Wait 2 Anonymous Donors Anonymous Donor Mildred Munich Richard and Joan Klein • Members of the Patron Arnhold Foundation Ronald H. Lamey Committee MEZZO MEMBERS Mr. Claude Arpels and Ms. Mrs. Solange Landau $500 or more Winsome Brown Ms. Melissa S. Lane and MEMBERS Ms. Carmen Acosta Page Ashley Mr. Andrew Lovett $1,000 or more Ms. Gisha Babby Edwin Bacher and Johanna Julius Leiman-Carbia Dr. Sherry Barron-Seabrook Mr. and Mrs. Robert Becker Weber Laurel McKee and David G. Seabrook Mrs. Sophie M. Beitler Dr. and Mrs. Michael Dr. Mary Lee Morris Martin & Maryann Sheila Biddle Balkin Baumrind NEW YORK CITY OPERA

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Franck Fleury Bruce Lee Kubert Theatrical Stage Chelminski Kimberly Hastie Barry and Jill Lafer Employees, Local No. Ms. Gail Chesler Ronald H. Lamey 4 - I.A.T.S.E. William E. Clendenning CODA SOCIETY Catherine Lomusico Van Cleef & Arpels Mr. and Mrs. Bruce S. Planned gifts play an Barbara McCullough The Walt Disney Company Cooper extraordinary role in Ann F. McHugh, PH.D Wells Fargo Hope A. Curtis securing New York City Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence L. Ms. Louise Duus Opera’s future. Through Melick Paula and Edward Fichtner the CODA Society, Merle A. Montgomery Kwok Sum Fung NYC Opera recognizes Anne M. Morris GOVERNMENT SUPPORT Ms. Maria L. Garcia individuals who believe Carol S. Morton New York City Opera’s and Mr. Gregory J. the company has a vital Judith Nadelson productions and education Kaczorowski place in the life of future Diane A. Nixon programs are made Mr. and Mrs. Maxfield S. generations, and who have Mr. Martin J. Oppenheimer possible, in part, with Gibbons expressed support through Frank J. and Adeline public funds from the Virginia Gray bequests or other planned Pannizzo following city, state, and Jill Kaplan gifts. For more information, Dr. Sydney Parish / Mr. federal agencies. We are Sheila Keats please call 212.870.4016. Bernard Fleigel grateful for this generous Mr. and Mrs. William P. Ms. Antonia Pew and essential support. Kenney Robert Ardini Frederick W. Richmond Andrea Klepetar-Fallek Areta M. Arlen Mary S. Riebold New York City Department Dr. James J. Kolb Ms. Molly Bellin Ann Rosche of Cultural Affairs Mr. Adnah Kostenbauder Joan Benson Art Rubright The Honorable Michael R. David J. Lansner and Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Bloomberg, Mayor Carolyn A. Kubitschek Berend Russo The Honorable Kate D. John and Judie LaRosa Mrs. Frank M. Berger Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Levin, Commissioner Mr. Arthur Leonard Charles A. Bernheim Sack Mrs. and Mr. Susan B. H.S. Beau Bogan Mrs. Ines Sagar† New York City Council Levangia Lord Benno Bordiga† Michael J. Samek† The Honorable Christine C. Dr. Timothy A. Milford and Dr. and Mrs. Alexander R. Alan J. Savada Quinn, Speaker Ms. Liza M. Velazquez Broden Mr. Steven Schmidt The Honorable Gale A. Mr. Robert D. Miller Nancy E. Cohn Roberta and Irwin† Brewer Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. John Condon Schneiderman The Honorable James G. Moore Sue Ann and Tony Donald G. Sisler Van Bramer Ms. Lily Nehman Converse Mrs. Joan Smith Naomi and Stuart Paley Emilie Corey Mr. Peter Smith New York State Council on Ms. Linda Nochlin Pommer Marilyn Cranin Stanley R. Stangren the Arts Mr. Donald Press and Mr. Catherine T. Davidoff Ruth and Harold† Stern The Honorable Andrew M. John Harris Deborah L. Davis Ms. Audrey J. Sutton Cuomo, Governor Dr. Dana Raphael Harold Z. Dessler Mr. and Mrs. Warren B. Aby Rosen, Chairman Mr. Richard D. Sime Adnan Divjan Syer Barbara Augusta Teichert Melva Eidelberg Lloyd L. Thoms, Jr. National Endowment for Ms. Cia Toscanini Dr. Joan Eliasoph Sonya and Leo J. Tick the Arts Mr. and Mrs. James T.B. Deborah Hample† Barry Waldorf and Stanley Joan Shigekawa, Acting Tripp Ruth Klotz† Gotlin Chairman The Ungar Family Stuart M. Fischman Lucille Werlinich Foundation Elizabeth T. Garvey Alice Westphal† Diodato Villamena, M.D Sherwin M. Goldman Susan M. Whelan Mrs. Stephanie R. Warren Virgina Gray Mr. Robert C. Williamson Anita Weissberg Judith B. Grebin 7 Anonymous Donors Susan M. Whelan Adam Guettel Dr. Frances Widmann Jane M. Gullong † In memoriam Michael Young and Debra Mr. and Mrs. John Haney Raskin Inez Harris CORPORATE CIRCLE Matthew and Myra Sally Helfman American Airlines The above recognition Zuckerbraun Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bulgari list includes donors to 5 Anonymous Donors Herber Con Edison the annual and special Marilyn D. Hoffman Goldman, Sachs & Co. campaigns as of Young Patrons Circle Dr. and Mrs. Irwin Hearst Magazines, Inc. August 1, 2013. Committee Honigfeld iQmedia Networks Lucy Stamell, Chair Renee Jackson Pro Piano Jeffrey Billingham, Co- William Paul † and Kathryn Sandy Alexander Inc. Chair Kouba FACT FILE

THE VITALAnna STATISTICS She was born on November 28, 1967 in Mexia, Texas. She died on February 8, 2007, aged 39, in room 607 of the Hard Rock Hotel, Florida. The cause of death was ruled as an accidental overdose from the build-up of the combined effects of several prescription drugs.

THE NAMES She was born Vickie Lynn Hogan. In high school, she began calling herself Nikki Hart. Her first appearance on the cover of Playboy in March 1992 was as Vickie Smith. She was the 1993 Playboy Playmate of the Year, un- der the name , which then became her permanent name.

THE Husbands First husband: Billy Smith, cook at the restaurant in Mexia where Smith was a waitress. Married April 4, 1985, divorced February 3, 1993.Second hus- band: J. Howard Marshall II, oil tycoon (63 years Smith’s senior). Married June 27, 1994, widowed August 4, 1995. Anna Nicole and Howard K.

Photos: L: J. Howard Marshall II and Anna Nicole Smith, by Mitchell Gerber/Corbis. R: Reuters/Corbis. Stern, her attorney, exchanged vows and rings in a commitment ceremony in a boat off the coast of the Bahamas, September 28, 2006. The service was informal and not legally binding. FACT FILE

THE CHILDREN NicoleDaniel Smith was born on September 22, 1986. He died on September 10, 2006 while visiting his mother and newly born sister in hospital in Nassau, Bahamas. Dannielynn Hope Marshall Stern was born on September 7, 2006, Nassau. The paternity was subject to open dispute. Although the birth certificate recorded Howard K. Stern as the father, a Bahamian judge later ruled the father to be Anna Nicole’s former boyfriend Larry Birkhead.

THE LAW SUITS After the death of J. Howard Marshall II, a legal battle for his estate began that still continues. Interested parties include Marshall’s relatives and Anna Nicole Smith’s daughter. Judgements in favor of and against Smith have been given in different courts. A final outcome is still awaited. Several of the prescription drugs indicated in Anna Nicole Smith’s death were prescribed for Howard K. Stern. He was subsequently charged, along with two oth- ers, for his alleged part in providing Smith with controlled substances. He pleaded not guilty at the trial, which began in August 2010, but was found guilty on October 28. On January 6, 2011, his conviction was set aside.

This opera is based on a true story. Some characters have been invented, some events imAgined or changed. Reprinted with permission from Royal Opera House. Photos: L: by Chris Kleponis/Corbis. R: Sarah Joy Miller as Anna by Julieta Cervantes. Parade, Nicole at the 2013 Gay Pride