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unity bo~d 8 ~ . resent at ~ocal co_m~he Atla~tic T + 's Repor u BAM 1S often P. participants . Ul d renovation ~nP.!Iu is definitelY eetings; we are ~itong Island Rau:~: Queens ~lay- ~.L1:iP~ ts center today . ce while ~ntic ; we sup _po~ we are asked to h:!'ttle to keep ticket unning an_ ~rb~ ~~ory tower_ exp~~i:~uiiding is at ublic hearmg ' roblems;and we t an elitiSt ft corporatiOn, ·t to BAM , ~se solve some p jlies. M It has be_en R. no b a non-pro i k which leases i M with a ho_ ces accessible to fa~enth year at BA th· the qualitY BA~e~s ~~h/City of r~~n1 o~hich pr~vid~~~\s deeply pn This was mY our internal ~tren~f the perfo~- olnwc., at a nominal rtenof operatin~ fudnal~:,g with the pl~nt battle to devel~P the renovation t and responsive .al amoun ts m e ... al Affaus a programming, a significan ried bill of ~~~i~~~i with Cityr~~~;;~;~rticul~lyB~~!~.r and Par:r~ ~~c~u~nd pub~~n~p~~~~d , staffduf~~e~ ~~~s~ituen¥~~ nd budgetatY p Management _an bstantial suPP d audienc~, a. s attentive to our. g arts discip~es . lid ~ublic Struc~ures, AM also recewes_ suon the Arts, an f e whiCh iS f performm e is fauly so . and Recreation. ~ork State counilc~ application proc:~~ ard to a spectrum o ow the structur d r perspective, from the N_ewthe Council's det~ ea plies as well to :derpinning is ~~hee ~utu~e wit~ a b~faa: arts center's partdic~i~r~~ panel refvie~~ r~;: inpWashinto~- fervent We/~~t~pir~~~teili\~~derstandmg mmitted to the an s E dowment or F d Richmon ' for an an d responsib i . deeply co in another Nationalou~ congress~an, vel~ping a constitue~fr on in- enlarge BAM is, of co_~rs~, also neck-deedghborhoods, of the arts, iS d~ . volving a check d cultural erforming arts, ~uk~ rebuilding_ of n suppo:~t arts subsidY billk.l~n Educational ~~g into the huportant task . al of New york City. ~~e :ax(ff~hlc~~f~fs aNm~~~~:;~~n offsht~~ f! which is the surviV Alliance o h Brooklyn a f th job poten "bilitY of t e_ il because o e 1 Tharp Dance ~~;~ort base, pnrn~ kawe, of ~he T~:ch's basketball loc%1 residentds. Tdoance session With p~lthe audience pahr- anY ha a h d members f Uy that e Lichtenstein comPand Chuck Dav~ a dance (so suc_cess ~out Brook­ HarveY team. . African tnbal d enters throug Sorcha ticipate i~ "tin schools an c d his daughter' t st' will be domg i d Cyril Cusack an to students a . lyn in 1978), a~'Casey and theatre talked about Francis College. Theatre Programs

In its debut season, the BAM Theatre The Abbey Theatre, in its first American Company presented highly successful en­ tour since 1938, performed Sean O'Casey's gagements of Langdon Mitchell's 1906 The Plough and the Stars for two com­ comedy The New York Idea and Anton pletely sold out weeks in the Helen Owen Chekhov's l'he Three Sisters. The company Carey Playhouse. The cast included Siob­ included Rene Auberjonois, Ellen Bur­ han McKenna and Cyril Cusack in an styn, Stephen Co llins, Blythe Danner, acclaimed production of this classic play. Denholm Elliott, Tovah Feldshuh, Mar­ Under the auspices of BAM, the Abbey garet Hamilton, Rosemary Harris, Barnard Players also performed in Boston and Hughes, Austin Pendleton, Rex Robbins Philadelphia. and Holly Villaire with Frank Dunlop serv­ .,...Eamon Kelly, one of the Abbey Theatre's ing as Director and Berenice Weiler as Ad­ "fmest character actors, performed his de­ ministrative Director. The BAM Theatre lightful one-man show In My Father's Company's season, the first step in the time in the Lepercq Space. formation of a classically based resident company at BAM, gave New York aud­ -The Che lsea Theater Center-BAM's resi­ iences the opportunity to see American dent theatre for the past nine yea rs­ actors perform some of the greatest roles continues to add t o its reputat ion as one in theatre. Both the Drama Desk and the of the premiere theat re ensembles in the Outer Critics Circle awarded the BAM country. Productions this past season in­ Theatre Company special citations for its cluded: Lincoln by Saul Levitt. Heinrich outstanding work . Von K leist's The Prince of 1-jomburg and S.l. Witkiewicz's The Crazy Locomotive. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Chelsea's fourth production Happy End, Dreamcoat, direct ed by Frank Dunlop Ellen Bu rstyn, Rosemary Hanis and Tovah Feldshuh in The Three Sislel"$ the Brecht -Wei ll musical never before and starring Cleavon Little, was so success­ seen in New York, transferrerl to Broad­ fu l that BAM plans to present the show as Joseph delighted audiences w ith its sassy way f or a commercial ru11. an annual holiday musical. With a score by version of the Old Testament story of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, Josep h and his brothers. Dance Programs Music Programs Support for BAM BAM and the Community

The Pennsylvania Ballet doubled the The Brooklyn Philharmonia under the The Brooklyn Boys Chorus, founded and In a newly establ ished program of major A member of the Academy;s Board of By special proclamation, the week of length of its fall and spring engagements aegis of its Music Advisor, Lukas Foss, directed by James McCarthy, complet ed support to arts institutions and compa­ Directors, Eugene H. Luntey (President, March 11-18 was designated BAM Week, in the Opera House. Its four programs in­ expanded its performance schedule from their second year of residence at BAM and nies, the Academy has been selected as Brooklyn Union Gas Company) observed in recognition of BAM's cu ltural con­ cluded the world prem iere of Margo 20 to 30 concerts in response t o a three­ at L.I.U. Brooklyn Center. The Chorus one of four performing arts institutions in that only a modest amount of the Acad­ tributions during the past ten years. T he Sappington's Under the Sun, inspired by fold increase in the number of subscribers. gave over 50 performances, including the country to receive a Challenge Grant emy's total contributions emanated from proclamation cited BAM's importance to the mobiles of Alexander Calder. Also The Philharmonia opened its season w it h a benefit with Andre Watts at BAM. from the National Endowment for the Brooklyn commerce and industry, while the revital ization of downtown Brooklyn, receiving N.Y. prem ieres were: Four Men pianist Alicia deLarrocha and conductor Members of the chorus also sang in Arts in Washington D.C. over 38% of BAM's audience co mes from its growth as an instit ut ion, and its new Waiting; For Fred, Gene and MGM and Lu kas Foss in an all Mozart program. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor the same borough . Mr. Luntey launched The grant of $350,000 must be matched class ically based resident theatre company. From Gentle Circles (Harkarvy), Sweet Paula Robison, Scott Nickrenz, Gerald Dreamcoat. the Committee of 100 Corporate Cam­ BAM Week coincides with the opening of 3 to 1 over 3 years, and t he matching Agony (Sagan) , and Eakins' View (Griffin). Tarack, and Walter T rampler joined Mae­ Cleavon Little In Joseph paign with the strong leadersh ip of impor­ the BAM Theatre Company and with and lhe Amazing funds should be over and above usual stro Foss in a Bach Brandenburg Concerti Technicolor Dreamcoat tant Brooklyn businessmen; Henry Bing, the sta rt of a corporate fund drive, In their only New York appearance, program; Antonia Brico conducted a annual contribut ions. The grant wi II be utilized for debt red uction, plant develop­ Jr., IBM Corporation; T heodore J. Fed ­ aimed at increasing the number of con­ Twyla Tharp and Dancers gave eight rous­ Dvorak program, Ruggiero Ricci played ment, and to assist in the expansion of the erici, New York Telephone Company; tributions from Brooklyn business and in­ ing performances in the Opera House . the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto and the Academy's programs. Joseph T. Hydok, Consolidated Edison; I. dustry. Two of t hese were benefit performances ser ies closed with a stirring Beethoven Stanley Kriegel, I. Stanley Kriegel & Co .; The Brooklyn Academy of Music, an est­ for the company, which featured si nger Ninth Symphony. The Philharmonia's Presently, existing donors are rev iewing Donald E. Moore, Downtown Brooklyn ablished force for change in the commun­ Paul Simon in the prem iere of The Hodge Meet the Moderns series celebrated their gifts in light of the grant. The Acad­ Development Association; Leonard Nadel, ity, is pleased to see the brownstones en­ Podge . The repert ory included Country American composers and David Amram emy is hopeful that many new donors Abraham & St raus; Theodore Notides, Dances, Cacklin' Hen, Sue's Leg, a rev ival conducted the Ph ilharmon ia in school­ will j oin those who have so faithfully as­ circling it refurb ished and urban renewal Manufacturers Hanover T rust Company; gain momentum. With in blocks of the of The Bix Pieces, The Fugue , the pre­ time concert s, a Saturday afternoon sisted in the development of BAM, the F. Pet er O'Hara, Cullen & Dykman; Academy, the $258 mill ion Downtown miere of Mud and Half the One Hundreds, family series, and free park co ncerts oldest performing arts institution in t he Howard Smith, Virginia Dare Extract Development which includes t he A lbee where Miss Tharp was joined by fifty throughout Brooklyn. United States. Co mpany; Herbert St einer, Steiner Manu­ Square Mall, t he Fulton Street Mall, The friends, celebrities and dancers. Besides A lan King hosted a gat hering of citizens facturi ng Company; and William Tobey, Scot t Nickrenz's spectacularly successful LIRR Atlantic Avenue Terminal, and the the public performances, the company and leaders who paid homage to Helen Federated Department Stores. The Com­ Chamber Music Series expanded to 20 new commercial development on Flatbush conducted lecture/demonstrat ions for Owen Carey, a great Brooklynite, and mittee, energized by t he 44 gifts of performances, 2 identical ser ies of 10 on Avenue continues to add momentum to BE CA institutions, including a session celebrated the dedication of the beautiful $1 ,000 or more, is hopeful that next year Saturday evenings and Sunday mat inees. Brooklyn renewal. w ith the Blue Jays Basketball Team of newly renovated Playhouse in her name. will see an expansion of the Committee This has become one of the most impor­ N.Y. Polytechnic Institute. President Carter sent a message wh ich to a full 100 corporations. tant chamber music series in New York­ caught the spirit of the occasion: " Helen Chuck Davis established an African Vil­ and at popular prices, too. lage in the Lepercq Space, and the aud· Owen Carey is remembered well for her love of children and her enriched life and iences were deeply involved in the many The New Opera Theatre, under the direc­ commitment for them. Thus, this dedica­ rituals. Trisha Brown Dance Company pre· t ion of lan Strasfogel, ad ded a new dim­ ension to BAM programming. Perh aps the tion for the benefit of the Playhouse in miered Line Up, an absorbing work made highlight of the two programs presented her community, that will often focus on for the Lepercq Space. Children's Programs in this initial seaso n of the New Opera theatre for children is particularly mean­ Dianne Mcintyre's Sounds in Motion,The Theatre was Viktor Ullmann's one-act ingful. " Margalit Dance Theatre Company and opera allegory, Th e Emperor of Atlantis, Produced by Lee Guber, the event feat­ Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo which was co mposed in the Theresien­ During its 13th season, BAM's Children's ured a sta r-studded cast (Cyril Cusack, also participated in the BAM Dance Ser­ stadt co ncentration camp, and rece ived Performing Arts Program presented 106 Peter Gennaro, T he Not-Ready-F or-Prime­ ies . it s New York premiere at BAM. performances for approximately 11 5,000 Time Players, Stephanie Mills, T he Twyla Twyla Tharp children from Metropolitan area public, Tharp Dancers, A lfred Kazin, Siobhan A lso pe rformed were Monteverdi's Guer­ private and parochial schools. Children McKenna and , of course, A lan King). Par­ ramore, Janacek's Diary of One Who Van­ were introduced to a variety of perfor­ ticipating in the dedication ceremonies ished, Ligeti's Aventures & Nouvelles mance styles including H.M.S. Pinafore were Harry W. Albright, Jr., Dr. Kevin Aventures, and the world premiere of by the Manhattan Savoyards, Dances and Ca hill, Harold L. Fisher and Anthony Dominic Argento's A Water Bird Talk . Drums of Africa by Charles Moore and Scotto. A moving response in the presence Under t he leadership of Co-Chai rpersons of his fami ly was given by the Honorable The Tarack Chamber Ensemble, under Company, Joseph and the Amazing I. Stanley Kriegel and Evelyn Ortner, the Hugh Carey, Governor of the Stat e of the direction of Gerald Tarack, gave four Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Escape to L. BAM Sponsors increased their number sparkling concerts in the Lepercq Space Freedom (the story of Frederick Douglass). New York and husband of the late Helen and amount of contributions. BAM Spon­ Owen Carey. featuring the complete Concerti Grossi Numbers of free t icket s were given to sors are a group of individuals who con­ by G. F. Handel , rare ly performed in their disadvantaged students. Private support tribute at least $1 00 annually. entirety. of t his program came from the Helena The Friends of BAM, an independently Rubinstein Foundation, Sch lumberger Douglas Peny in The Emperor of Atlantis incorporated community group of vo lun­ Ltd. and IBM Corporation. teers, planned and executed several fund­ raising events for BAM. About three-hu n­ dred strong, the Friends were responsible for the lovely Great Gatsby Gala at Pros­ Film Programs pect Park Boathouse and a sol d-out Sat­ urday afternoon ch ildren's puppet show ser ies. BAM presented 33 Fabulous Flicks clus­ T he F ive Dollar Reasonable Request has tered under the headings Backstage: provided the Academy w ith a means of Theatre People on Film; A Nod to the ident ifying new persons who are interest­ Irish; Popcorn and Cotton Candy; The Cir­ ed in contributing to BAM. Th is season cus on Film; A Certain Gaiety: The Homo­ the req uest produced $ 10,6 52.00 from sexual on Film; and Celebrating Coward: two thousa nd donors. An effective sup­ Noel on Film. As a bonus, f ilm fans also port st imulator, the Five Dollar Reason­ saw a Halloween special - Theatre of able Req uest has w idened the const ituency Blood. A ll the films were shown in the and provides BAM with an ever growing Helen Owen Ca rey Playhouse. Helen Owen Carey base of community support. Funding, Directors and Officers

Funding Rockmeadow Foundation, Inc. Harold L. Fisher Contributions to BAM from foundations, Helena Rubinstein Foundation, Inc. Leonard Garment corporations and individuals amounted to Sch lumberger Horizons, Inc. Rita K. Hillman* $750,096 during the 1976-77 fiscal year. Shubert Foundation, Inc. I. Stanley Kriegel In add ition, major support came from the Starr Foundation Samuel H. Lindenbaum National Endowment for the Arts, the Robert Stigwood Organization Inc. Eugene H. Luntey New York State Council on the Arts and Times Square Stores Corporation W. Barnabas McHenry the City of New York. Gifts of $1,000 or Transart Productions Inc. Donald E. Moore more were received from the following: Fred C. Trump Foundation Evelyn Ortner Michael Tuch Foundation, Inc. Cynthia Peltz Abraham & Straus Siegfried & Irma Ullmann Foundation William Tobey Achelis Foundation A me Vennema Ame Vennema* A merican Express Foundation Wa lco National Corporation Berenice Weiler* Anthony A nastasio Foundation, Inc. Li la Acheso n Wal lace Fund No. 2 * BAM Theatre Company on ly AT & T Co. Wa rner Communications, Inc. Bankers Trust Co. Wi lliam C. Whitney Foundation Bodman Foundation Williamsburgh Savings Bank Bowery Savings Bank Officers Brooklyn Center Development Corp. Board of Directors Harvey Lichtenstein Brooklyn Union Gas Co. Arthur D. Emil, Co-Chairman President and Chief Executive Officer CBS Inc. Kenneth S. Rosen, Co-Chairman Judith Daykin Martin Che lnik Anthony Scotto, Vice-Chairman Executive Vice President and General Ma nager Chemical Bank Dan Seymour. Vice-Chairman Sharon Rupert Citibank Vice President and Treasurer Harvey Lichtenstein. President Charles Ziff Consol idated Edison Co. of N.Y., Inc. Harry W. Albright, Jr. Constans Cu lver Foundation Vice President for Promotion Hartney J. Arthur* Henry A. Young, Jr. Doll Foundation, Inc. Henry Bing, Jr. Vice President for Plann ing Harold Diamond & Co. Fran k Dunlop* East New York Sav ings Bank Exxon Co rporation Friends of BAM Financial Statement Gilman Foundation, Inc. Francis Goelet Henry L. Goldberg Foundation Greater New York Savings Bank Revenue 1975-76 1976- 77 Greenpoint Savings Bank Alex Hillman Family Foundation. Eam!:1d I n!;;ome ~ 1 ,10!;1,932 ~ 1 , 209 .426* Joseph H. Hirshhorn A[mroQriation & Contributions IBM Corporation ~it~ Qf Dl!:1lY YQ [ ~ ZflQ 213 737 ,0 12 Independence Savings Bank ~ 1: State C!:luocil QD tbe 8m 401 .886 3lQ QOO International Paper Co. Foundation National Endowment for the Arts 66.733 159 .453 Irving One Wall St. Foundation, Inc. 457 ,664 750.096 ITT Corporation EQuodatiQD~ , ~Q[QQ[s:!t i QD~, I odilliduals Jerome Foundation, Inc. $3 ,165,987* Johnson & Higgins I!:ltal I DC!:lme ~2 z~~.42a Frederick C. Koch Trust for Cha rity Exoenses Laras Fund Janice H. Levin Program , Rental & Concession ~ 1 , 286 , 192 $ 1,720,146* Lincoln Savings Bank Program Re lat ed R. H. Macy & Co. Stage & Production 226,665 277 ,740 Russe ll Maguire Foundation, Inc. Promotion & A ud. DeveloQment 133,906 157,683 Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. House Management & Box Office 75,485 94,218 Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Building Maintenance & 0 Qerat ions 472,692 492,864 Mobil Foundation, Inc. Adm j n i strat i v~ lZ3.7l6 186 .229 Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. Fund Raising 77,534 111 ,805 Henry & Lucy Moses Fund . Inc. BECA -0- 46909 National Opera Institute *Resident Com 12 an~ SUQQO rt !1 ) 65,575 26,500 (1) Needmor Fund Reduction of Prior Yea rs ExQenses -0- ( 11 ,784) New York Telephone Co. New York Times Co. Foundation, Inc. TQt SJ I OQ!:ratjon ExQenses ~2 ,5 11 .7 67 $3,104,310* Edward John Noble Foundation Joseph M. Patterson Charitable Foundation Capital Expenditure 252.035 -0- Alice Holbrook Platt RCA Reduction of Working CaQital Deficit 35 ,626 61 ,677 Reader's Digest Foundation Rockefeller Brothers Fund , Inc. Tot al Expenses $2 .799.428 $3, 165 ,987· Rockefe ller Foundation ( 1) Direct support of the Chelsea Theater Center, Brook lyn Philharmonia Orchestra, Mart ha Baird Rockefel ler Fund and the Brooklyn Boys Chorus for Music, Inc. * Includes two productions of the BAM Theatre Company