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Palace Theatre Staff Michael E. Moran, Jr. Robert Andrea, President & CEO Peter Byrne, Wally DelVecchio, Pete Duhaime, Tim Folster 2019–2020 SEASON Jason Pietrangeli Palace Theatre Production Chief Financial Officer Local 74 IATSE Lisa Colangelo Palace Theatre Staff Victoria Rinkerman, Tina Repp | 1 Director of Development Senior House Managers Palace Theatre Kristin Levinson Barbara Fontes, Sonja Hennessy, Board of Directors | 1 Development Coordinator Melanie Keiffer, Roy Kertelitz, Steven Marchese, Pearline Moore, Welcome to The Palace Theatre | 3 Carol Bryan Director of Education Nora Pelaez, Paul Thury Season at a Glance House Managers | 5 Randy Thomas Kool & The Gang | 7 Director of Production & Facilities Victoria Rinkerman Volunteer Coordinator STOMP | 8 Walter Lemekha Theatre Manager Lenore Heller Chris Janson | 18 Box Office Manager Judy Ferri DanceFest 2020 | 19 Administrative Assistant Angela Altamura Assistant Box Office Manager The Orchestra starring Callie Thomas Marketing Coordinator Sonja Hennessy, Dona Lessow, former members of ELO | 30 Paul Thury, Matt Freitas, Playtime at The Palace: Yency Molina The Amazing Max | 31 Box Office Staff Scripts on Tap With Director & Palace Theatre Board of Directors Producer Lynne Colatrella (Taming the Lion) | 32 OFFICERS DIRECTORS BB King Blues Band | 32 David Martin Sheryl Y. Battles* Chairman Ex-Officio Pitney Bowes Inc. Little River Band with City of Stamford opener Larry Stevens Greg Caggainello* | 33 Michael L. Widland* SL Green Realty Corp. Playtime at The Palace Chairman Shipman & Goodwin, LLP Margaret M. Carlson* Flip Flop Circus | 33 RFR Realty LLC Sheryl Y. Battles Ron White | 34 V.P Communications Nancy Erskine Gartner Marisela Concierto del Amor | 34 and Diversity Strategy Pitney Bowes, Inc. Peter Gabriel Playtime at The Palace Webster Bank Mr. Fish “Fabulous Forces” Greg Caggainello | 35 SVP Asset Management/Controller Salvatore G. Gangemi Greatness of Our God Tour- Newsboys SL Green Realty Corp. Murtha Cullina LLP with special guests Mandisa | 35 Sandy Goldstein* Zachary A. Hummel President Shipman & Goodwin LLP Erth’s Prehistoric Stamford Downtown Aquarium Adventure | 36 Scott Laughinghouse Moira K. Lyons* Patriot Bank The Spinning Tales of Peter Pan Vice President Christopher Mozingo and Cinderella on Ice | 36 Governmental Affairs Norwalk Community College Finn, Dixon & Herling Circle of Friends | 40 Michael P. Byrne* Tina Mazzullo Vice President Courtyard & Residence Inn Strategic Planning Stamford Downtown Day Pitney LLP Michael Pollard City of Stamford ADVERTISING Peter C. Rugen* Onstage Publications Vice President Tracie Wilson Special Affairs Advertising Department NBC Universal First County 937-424-0529 | 866-503-1966 Andrew Whittingham e-mail: [email protected] Jonathan Lipschutz* C.A.W.L Developments, Inc. www.onstagepublications.com Treasurer Ernst & Young LLP Barbara Zichichi This program is published in association with Onstage Publications, 1612 Prosser Ave., Dayton, Ohio 45409. This program may not be Diana Lenkowsky* reproduced in whole or in part without written permission from the *Member of the publisher. Onstage Publications is a division of Just Business!, Inc. Secretary Executive Committee Contents © 2020. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. Purdue, Pharma, L.P. THE PALACE Theatre for the Performing Arts 1 2 www.PalaceStamford.org Letter from the Executive Director Welcome! We are delighted to have you join us at The Palace during our 2019-2020 season! This year we’re pleased to bring you some new and exciting entertainment! Arts and Culture make good cities great and we are proud to have a facility like The Palace to present premier entertainment so close to home. While most people know The Palace for our outstanding shows, they may not know that The Palace is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization and we need your assistance to realize our mission. Become a member and support the arts! Your donation is 100% tax deductible. Memberships come with valuable benefits such as access to ticket presales, priority seating, and a concierge phone line, as well as invitations to exclusive and exciting member receptions. We’re also excited to announce that you can now name a seat at The Palace Theatre. Become a part of history and immortalize yourself or a loved one by naming your own seat. Your name will be inscribed on a plaque fixed to the seat of your choice (based on availability). For more information and to purchase your seat visit PalaceStamford.org. We’d like to extend our gratitude to our season sponsors: Co-Communications, SL Green, the Whittingham Family, and Harman—the “official sound of The Palace Theatre.” Our sponsors are the backbone of our theatre. Without their financial commitment and partnership we would not have the ability to bring sensational comedians, musicians, and children’s entertainment to our backyard that makes The Palace so unique. We greatly appreciate the continued support from these wonderful sponsors. This Winter we have a jam packed schedule with entertainment for everyone. From music, and family entertainment, we’ve got everything covered. You won’t want to miss it when the iconic and legendary group Kool & the Gang hits The Palace stage on January 3rd! Feel the beat of the music with STOMP on January 5th and laugh out loud with comedian Ron White on Febuary 13th. Visit www.palacestamford.org for a full list of shows and more information. Create your online account to join our mailing list and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The Palace thanks you for your patronage and support. Enjoy your show today. We look forward to seeing you again soon! Michael E. Moran, Jr. President & CEO THE PALACE Theatre for the Performing Arts 3 4 www.PalaceStamford.org Season at a Glance January 2020 Mar. 15 Playtime at The Palace: Magic Beyond with Jan. 3 Kool & The Gang David Garrity Jan. 5 STOMP Mar. 18 Celtic Woman Jan. 10 Chris Janson Mar. 20 Indigo Girls Jan. 19 DanceFest 2020 Mar. 21 & 22 Stamford Symphony Orchestra Jan. 24 The Orchestra Mar. 23 Scripts on Tap “Five Days Jan. 26 Playtime at The Palace: Four Nights” The Amazing Max Mar. 25 Daughtry Jan. 27 Scripts on Tap Mar. 27 Menopause The Musical “Taming The Lion” Mar. 28 MJ Live February 2020 Mar. 29 Playtime at The Palace: Feb. 1 Laughtrax: Morgan Jay Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers Feb. 7 BB King Blues Band April 2020 Feb. 8 Little River Band Apr. 3 Neil Berg’s 50 Years of Feb. 9 Playtime at The Palace: Rock-&-Roll Flip Flop Circus Apr. 4 An Evening with CS Lewis Feb. 13 Ron White Apr. 5 Playtime at The Palace: Feb. 14 Marisela Concierto del Amor Tanglewood Marionettes Feb. 16 Playtime at The Palace: Mr. Fish Apr. 17 Illusionist Rick Thomas Feb. 20 Newsboys with Mandisa Apr. 18 & 19 Stamford Symphony Orchestra Feb. 22 & 23 Stamford Symphony Orchestra Apr. 23 Wild Kratts Live Feb. 28 Erth’s Prehistoric Aquarium Apr. 25 Tracy Morgan Feb. 29 The Spinning Tales of May 2020 Cinderella & Peter Pan on Ice May 2 Lewis Black March 2020 May 5 The Palace Theatre Eleventh Mar. 1 Playtime at The Palace: Annual Gala with Patti LaBelle Bossy Frog May 8 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Mar. 6 Laughtrax: Chicago City Limits May 18 Scripts on Tap “F Theory” Mar. 13 Laughtrax Colleens of Comedy THE PALACE Theatre for the Performing Arts 5 6 www.PalaceStamford.org Show Information Kool & The Gang Friday, Jan. 3 | 8:00pm Kool & the Gang, officially launched in 1969, after performing for five years under various band titles, has influenced the music of three generations and, at the age of 50, the band has become true recording industry legends. Thanks to iconic songs like Celebration, Cherish, Jungle Boogie, Summer Madness and Open Sesame, they’ve earned two Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, 25 Top Ten R&B hits, nine Top Ten Pop hits and 31 gold and platinum albums. From Nairobi to Newark, Kool & the Gang has performed continuously longer than any R&B group in history and their bulletproof funk and jazzy arrangements have also made them the most sampled R&B band of all time. A reviewer recently called their performance “a 24-karat show” and every year, even after a half-century on the road, yields a nonstop schedule of shows across the globe. The heavily-in-demand band has continued to tour the world, appearing most recently alongside Kid Rock, Dave Matthews Band, Elton John and The Roots and performing on a recent, 50-city tour with rock legends Van Halen. THE PALACE Theatre for the Performing Arts 7 Show Information PALACE THEATRE Columbia Artists Management Inc. Harriet Newman Leve James D. Stern Morton Wolkowitz Schuster/Maxwell Gallin/Sandler Markley/Manocherian present Created and Directed by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas Jordan Brooks, Joshua Cruz, Jonathon Elkins, Jasmine Joyner, Alexis Juliano, Riley Korrell, Cary Lamb Jr., Serena Morgan, Artis Olds, Sean Perham, Ivan Salazar, Cade Slattery Lighting by Steve McNicholas and Neil Tiplady US Rehearsal Director Production Manager Fiona Wilkes Cassie Goldbach Casting Director Associate Producer Vince Liebhart Fred Bracken General Manager Joe R. Watson Executive Producers Richard Frankel Productions / Marc Routh / Alan Schuster / Aldo Scrofani STOMP IS PERFORMED WITHOUT INTERMISSION. THE USE OF ANY CAMERA, RECORDING DEVICES OR LASER POINTERS IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. STOMP WEBSITE: http://www.stomponline.com 8 www.PalaceStamford.org Show Information STOMP, a unique combination of percussion, movement and visual comedy, was created in Brighton, UK, in the summer of 1991. It was the result of a ten-year collaboration between its creators, Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas. They first worked together in 1981, as members of the street band Pookiesnackenburger and the theatre group Cliff Hanger. Together, these groups presented a series of street comedy musicals at the Edinburgh Festival throughout the early ‘80s. After two albums, a UK TV series and extensive touring throughout Europe, Pookiesnackenburger also produced the highly acclaimed “Bins” commercial for Heineken lager.