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Vineyard-Gala-2014-C February 24, 2014 VIN a eyarD THe Tre C eLebraTING the SONGS of 6:00pm & the Vineyard’s musical theatre future WITH I a SPeC aL SaLuTe TO aKa Cocktails 7:30PM 8:30PM Dinner and remarks Gala Performance Jennifer Garvey-Blackwell Musical dirEction By Jon Spurney Ex EcutivE ProducEr drt i Ec Ed By Rachel Chavkin Jill S. Gabbe a ssociatE ProducEr Robert Levinstein Board chair Production stagE ManagEr Abigail Strange We wish to express our gratitude to the Performers’ Unions: Actors’ Equity Association, American Guild of Musical Artists, American Guild of Variety Artists, & SAG-AFTRA through Theatre Authority, Inc. for their cooperation in permitting the Artists to appear in this event. We proudly support the Vineyard Theatre VT_8x4.5.indd 1 2/14/14 5:57 PM vERYI SPeC aL THaNKS TO Our GaLa SuPPOrTerS Kathleen & Douglas Aibel Kate Lear Henry Chalfant Loraine Boyle Scott Moore City National Bank/ Ted Chapin Enid Nemy Richard V. McCune Jane Chesnutt Rick Nicita Con Edison John Coles Daniel Posener Joe DiPietro Mike Schall gabbegroup/Jill & Jim Gabbe Megan Foley David Schwartz & Trudy Zohn Ken & Rande Greiner Barbara Freitag Michael Simonson & Beth Lief Mark Lerner & Steven Frank Roy Furman Paula Wagner William A. Popeleski, Jr. Ellen Gould Shawn Wietstock & I. Steven Goldstein Kip Gould William Morris Endeavor Annette Stover & Iliana Guibert Kate Babb Shone & Chanel Richard Feiner Nancy Heller & Holly Gewandter Faith West Events o ur thanks to all ticket buyers, whose support for this event and for the vineyard is invaluable. AB OuT VINeyarD THeaTre vinEyard thEatrE is one of America’s preeminent non-profit theatre companies. Dedicated to the creation and production of bold new plays and musicals, our premieres include the Tony Award®-winning avEnuE q, Kander and Ebb’s thE scottsBoro Boys, Nicky Silver’s thE lyons, Tarell Alvin McCraney’s Wig out!, Bell & Bowen’s [title of show], Will Eno’s MiddlEtoWn, Becky Mode’s Fully coMMittEd, the Laura Nyro musical Eli’s coMin’, Jenny Schwartz’s god’s Ear, Colman Domingo’s a Boy and his soul, Douglas McGrath’s chEcKErs, and two Pulitzer Prize-winning dramas, hoW i lEarnEd to drivE and Edward Albee’s thrEE tall WoMEn. Works premiered at The Vineyard have garnered two Pulitzer Prizes, three Tony Awards, and numerous OBIE, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics, and New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, and Vineyard Theatre is proud to be the recipient of special OBIE, Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel Awards for Sustained Excellence. Our artistic development and education programs serve hundreds of artists and students each season. It is our goal to bring a spirit of adventure and risk to the art of making theatre, and to produce new work that challenges both our audiences and artists. Photos by Carol Rosegg. Mary-Louise Parker and David Morse in HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE The cast of AVENUE Q. Linda Lavin and Dick Latessa in THE LYONS. “The Vineyard is now a staple in New York, premiering Pulitzer-Prize winning plays, launching Tony-winning musicals and nurturing some of the city’s most talented playwrights.” T LSHe WaL TreeT JOurNaL Photos by Carol Rosegg. The cast of THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS. Jeff Bowen, Hunter Bell, Heidi Blickenstaff and Susan Blackwell in [title of show]. Colman Domingo in A BOY AND HIS SOUL. “Vineyard Theatre has the longevity and track record of a theater three times its size.” T OHe NeW y rK TIMeS VN brI eyarD Oa D OF DIreCTOrS Jill S. Gabbe c hair Ken Greiner vc i E chair Annette Stover Pr EsidEnt William A. Popeleski, Jr. vc i E PrEsidEnt Judy Kuhn Ser c Etary Richard McCune t rEasurEr Christopher W.D. Gould a t largE Douglas Aibel Nancy Heller Celine Armstrong Terry Kinney Kathleen Chalfant Mark Lerner Jane Chesnutt Joe Morton John Coles Daniel M. Posener Jennifer Garvey-Blackwell David Schwartz Mar K LerNer & STeVeN FraNK Congratulate pAULa VOGeL aWarD WINNer CHrISTOPHer cheN and join Vineyard Theatre in celebrating the music of Dory Previn. TKy OHaN Ou F r beING a CHaMPION FOr OrIGINaL aMerICaN VOICeS. VN TI eyarD S aFF Douglas Aibel a rtistic dirEctor Sarah Stern c- o artistic dirEctor Jennifer Garvey-Blackwell Ex EcutivE ProducEr Dennis Hruska dr i Ector oF BusinEss aFFairs Eric Pargac EMarK ting dirEctor Jordan McArthur MarE K ting ManagEr Ali Skye Bennet a ssociatE ProducEr Katie Roscher Box oFFicE ManagEr Erica Mann Manag EMEnt assistant Miriam Weiner lt i Erary associatE Henry Russell Bergstein c asting Dax Valdes Education associatE Julie Berger Education assistant Sonia Feigelson a rtistic & dEvEloPMEnt rEsidEnt Christopher Chen Paula vogEl aWard Drayton Hiers lt i Erary intErn PlayWright-in-rEsidEncE Charlotte Murray, Katie Roscher, Maggie Baker, Samantha Ciavarella Sonia Feigelson s criPt rEadErs H ousE ManagErs Chris Czyz, Maggie Baker, Libby Fox, David S. Berlin, Esq., Schreck Rose Dapello Anthony Freitas, Kaitlin Stern Box c oFFi E staFF & Adams, LLP c ounsEl Nancy Heller, Peck & Heller c ounsEl David J. Schwartz, Debevoise & Plimpton, c ounsEl Schall & Ashenfarb a ccountant Sam Rudy, Shane Marshall Brown, Carol Thomas a ccounting consultant Sam Rudy Media Relations Pr Ess rEPrEsEntativEs Carol Rosegg PhotograPhEr D Ory PreVIN d ory PrEvin was an influential American lyricist, singer-songwriter, playwright and poet. During her lifetime, Previn released six acclaimed albums of original songs, including ON MY WAY TO WHERE, MARY C. BROWN AND THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN, MYTHICAL KINGS AND IGUANAS and REFLECTIONS IN A MUD PUDDLE. She was the lyricist of several Oscar nominated songs, including “You’re Gonna Hear From Me” and “Come Saturday Morning”. After a successful period in Hollywood in the 1960s, collaborating with her then-husband Andre Previn on numerous popular songs for film - including “Faraway Part of Town” and “Theme from Valley of the Dolls,” Ms. Previn rose to prominence in the 1970s, writing and performing a remarkable collection of powerful, witty and haunting songs chronicling her own often harrowing autobiographical experiences, with extraordinary honesty, passion, humor and insight. Ms. Previn also wrote several works for the stage, including a musical version of her acclaimed album MARY C. BROWN AND THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN and several autobiographical works of nonfiction including BOG TROTTER and MIDNIGHT BABY. Ms. Previn passed away in 2012 at the age of 86. “Dory Previn’s lyrics are first-rate poems, which is a rarity. Dory Previn is a poet and that is rarer still.” MIK e NICHOLS “Dory Previn defines the word ‘extraordinary’. She has lived through more in this lifetime than many of us can hope to live in several. And she has put it all down on paper.” T HeODOre S. CHaPIN, intro to ‘THe DOry PreVIN SONGbOOK’ Photos courtesy of Joby Baker. “One of the most articulate, perceptive and sensitive of modern songwriters, she goes deep beneath the surfaces of the relationships between people… Dory Previn’s songs are unlike those of anyone in the music business.” -O Hr berT NaS , ‘reCOrD WOrLD’ Photos courtesy of Joby Baker. “She is an extraordinary songwriter, one distinguished by her intelligence and candor. She is a superior artist.” CaHO S b x MaGazINe CELEBRATEVineyard Theatre’s musical theatre legacy and future Management Solutions for the Global Marketplace. th 307 Fifth Avenue, 15 Floor ● New York, NY 10016 Contact: Bill Popeleski | 917-771-4231 | bpopeleski@gmail.com Phone: (212) 268-2800 ● Fax: (212) 268-2805 Management Solutions for the Global Marketplace. Contact: Bill Popeleski 917-771-4231 bpopeleski@gmail.com Management Solutions for the Global Marketplace. F HOLLOW T e VINeyarD ON Our SOCIaL MeDIa NeTWOrKS TWeeT abOuT TONIGHT WITH #DOryPreVIN facebook.com/vineyardtheatrenyc @vineyardtheatre https://www.youtube.com/thevineyardtheatre Congratulations to our wonderful Vineyard Theatre neighbors. Daryl VN TaI eyarD He Tre WOuLD LIKe TO THaNK 54 Below, AKA, Ars Nova, Barrow Group, Boom Boom Brow Bar, Borghese, Loraine Boyle, Kathleen & Henry Chalfant, Chanel, City National Bank, Classic Harbor Line, Daryl Roth Theatricals, Michael David, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Eileen Fisher, Will Eno, Vinnie Favale, John Flavin, Folger Theater, Foods of NY Tours, Freema Gluck, HERE Arts Center, Hotoveli Dress Shop, International Center for Photography, Cheryl Jacobs Wellness, Branden Jacobs- Jenkins, JOE–The Art of Coffee, Joe Allen Restaurant, Joe’s Pub, John Kander, Karma Kids Yoga, Keen Company, Judy Kuhn, Le Fanion, Leanne Schanzer Promotions, Magnolia Bakery, Manhattan Theatre Club, Peter Max, Michael Mayer, Richard McCune, MCC, Mint Theater, Lauren Mitchell, MUJI, Julia Murney, NAMCO, New York Theatre Workshop, New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF), Paper Mill Playhouse, Annie Parisse & Paul Sparks, Lyn Paulsin, Playwrights Horizons, Daniel Posener, Primary Stages, PS 122, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Red Bull Theatre Company, Sam Rudy Media Relations, Second Stage, Serious Strength, Shake Jo Booty, Kate Babb Shone, Signature Theater Company, Soho Repertory Theater, St. Luke’s Theatre, Christopher Steubing, Stone Productions, Susan Stroman, Cecily Strong, TADA! Youth Theatre, The Flea Theater, TheaterMania, Theater for a New Audience, Three Lives Bookshop, Transport Group Theatre Company, Trattoria Dell’Arte, TriBeCa Health and Fitness, Vital Theatre Company, Westport Country Playhouse, The Women’s Project Theatre, York Theatre, Yunker Acupuncture, Alan Zachary & Michael Weiner... and very special thanks to Joby Baker..
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