October 5 – 16, 2016 36th Season, 19th Autumn Production

BRIDGET McDONOUGH RUDY HOGENMILLER General Manager Artistic Director

presents LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU: JULE STYNE’S GREATEST HITS

Featuring JUSTIN ADAIR LARRY ADAMS EMILY BARNASH KELLY BRITT WILLIAM ROBERTS MARY ROBIN ROTH

Music Director & Conductor Linda Madonia*

Bass Drums Joseph Krzysiak* Joey Zymonas*

Production Manager Katie Beeks

Director RUDY HOGENMILLER

* Members of Chicago Federation of Musicians, Local 10-208

Let Me Entertain You: Jule Styne’s Greatest Hits 1 ABOUT LIGHT WORKS

LIGHT OPERA WORKS is a resident professional not-for-profit music theater, founded in 1980. The company’s mission is to produce and present musical theater from a variety of world traditions. Such works include American and Continental operettas, classic American musical theater, as well as contemporary fare. Since its inaugural season in 1981, LIGHT OPERA WORKS continues to be a leader in the United States for the presentation of these historically important and theatrically delightful works of art in productions similar in size and scope to their originals, in modern productions with professional artists and full orchestra. Other programs include musical theater workshops for young performers ages 8 to 18, and small concert performances throughout the Chicago area. LIGHT OPERA WORKS is a member of the Illinois Arts Alliance, League of Chicago Theatres, National Alliance for Musical Theatre, the Evanston and Wilmette Chambers of Commerce and Chicago’s North Shore Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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2 Light Opera Works A FEW WORDS FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Welcome to our celebration of one of America’s prolific composers, Jule Styne. He started his musical career as a child prodigy pianist (he soloed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the age of 8!) and went on to become one of Broadway’s greatest composers. Along the way, he had a successful career in Hollywood, and wrote a tremendous number of popular songs as well, many introduced by Frank Sinatra, who said, “Jule Styne is simply the best there is at what he does.”

There are many ways to approach a program of his music, but we decided to keep it simple. Act One focuses on the music he wrote for Broadway, while in Act Two you’ll hear his pop tunes, along with songs written for the movies.

As always, special thanks is due to music director Linda Madonia, and to my talented singers for their collaboration on this concert. I think we’re “the luckiest people in the world” to have spent last few weeks in the company of the music of Jule Styne.

Rudy Hogenmiller Artistic Director

PRODUCTION STAFF

Director...... Rudy Hogenmiller Music Director & Conductor...... Linda Madonia Assistant to the Director...... Clayton Cross Lighting Coordinator...... Aaron Lorenz Stylists...... Jane DeBondt, Jesus Perez Scenic Artist...... Adam Veness Sound Engineer...... Mike Patrick Sound Board Mixer...... Cory Vincent Crew...... K.C. Matthews Wardrobe...... Alexa Weinzierl Orchestra Contractor...... Diana Brodick Production Manager...... Katie Beeks Production Assistant...... Olivia Jo Ellery

Let Me Entertain You: Jule Styne’s Greatest Hits 3 ABOUT JULE STYNE (1905-1994)

Jule Styne wrote so many great songs in so many different styles that it’s difficult to identify his musical fingerprints on a song, the way we often can with Cole Porter or George Gershwin. As a result, we know his songs, but we don’t always realize they are his.

Styne was a songwriter’s songwriter; and worked with many major lyricists: Stephen Sondheim, Frank Loesser, Comden and Green, Sammy Cahn, Yip Harburg and Bob Merrill, to name a few.

“You write as well as who you write with,” Styne said, and clearly relished his ability to find the perfect music to match the sensibilities of each one of those very different wordsmiths. When he said, “If you can’t be a collaborator, you don’t belong in the theater,” he wasn’t being modest. He recognized the value of his gifts: “I am the greatest collaborator there is.”

Styne was equally adept at creating Broadway scores and Hit Parade singles. Sometimes, he brought these two worlds together—“Do-Re-Mi” and “Bells Are Ringing” are pitch- perfect examples of the brassy late fifties/early sixties pop sound adapted for the purposes of the Broadway stage.

But his best work displays a kind of timelessness. In both “Gypsy” and “Funny Girl,” he evokes bygone eras of show business without resorting to pastiche, with music that is neither slavishly “period” nor jarringly contemporary. He had a great gift for melody, and an equally great gift for matching the right melody to the right character and situation. It’s the latter that turns a great songwriter into a great theater composer.

Of course, Styne was both. He became a great songwriter in Hollywood, cutting his teeth on Gene Autry musicals and soon graduating to more prestigious assignments, turning out number one hits and winning the Academy Award in the process.

Broadway beckoned, and while his first show, 1947’s “High Button Shoes,” wasn’t a smash, it gave him the chance to work with such Broadway royalty as writer-director George Abbott and choreographer Jerome Robbins, cementing Styne’s philosophy of collaboration: “I learned more from (Abbott and Robbins) on that show than I could have learned on ten shows with lesser talents.”

As Styne learned the Broadway ropes, the hits came, including “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” “Bells Are Ringing” and, working with the 29-year-old lyricist Stephen Sondheim, his 1959 masterpiece “Gypsy.” The songs in each show further pushed the boundaries of what a Jule Styne song could do. By “Gypsy,” it seemed Styne could do anything.

So identifying a Styne style is a tricky business. But if at some point today you think to yourself “I”ve Heard That Song Before,” you won’t need to wonder who wrote it. It’s the work of the dazzlingly versatile Jule Styne. —Michael Kotze

4 Light Opera Works THE PROGRAM

ACT ONE “Let Me Entertain You” “Broadway, Broadway” “Together Wherever We Go” “You’ll Never Get Away From Me” “Small World” “Everything’s Coming Up Roses”...... from GYPSY (1959, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim) “The Music That Makes Me Dance” “Who Are You Now?” “Don’t Rain On My Parade”...... from FUNNY GIRL (1964, lyrics by Bob Merrill) “Just In Time”...... from BELLS ARE RINGING (1956, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green) “I Know About Love”...... from DO RE MI (1960, lyrics by Comden and Green) “I Met A Girl”...... from BELLS ARE RINGING (1956, lyrics by Comden and Green) “If You Hadn’t But You Did”...... from TWO ON THE AISLE (1951, lyrics by Comden and Green) “My Own Morning”...... from HALLELUJAH, BABY! (1967, lyrics by Comden and Green) “Ev’ry Street’s A Boulevard (In Old New York)”...... from HAZEL FLAGG (1953, lyrics by Bob Hilliard) “Let’s See What Happens”...... from DARLING OF THE DAY (1968, lyrics by E. Y. Harburg) “I Still Get Jealous”...... from HIGH BUTTON SHOES (1947, lyrics by Sammy Cahn) “Fireworks”...... from DO RE MI (1960, lyrics by Comden and Green) “The Party’s Over”...... from BELLS ARE RINGING (1956, lyrics by Comden and Green)

Fifteen-minute intermission

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ACT TWO “Neverland”...... from PETER PAN (1954, lyrics by Comden and Green) “The Christmas Waltz”...... (1945, lyrics by Sammy Cahn) “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!”...... (1954, lyrics by Sammy Cahn) “As Long As There’s Music”...... from STEP LIVELY (1944, lyrics by Sammy Cahn) “I’ve Heard That Song Before”...... from YOUTH ON PARADE (1942, lyrics by Sammy Cahn) “I Don’t Want To Walk Without You Baby”...... from SWEATER GIRL (1942, lyrics by Frank Loesser) “Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out To Dry”...... from GLAD TO SEE YOU (1944, lyrics by Sammy Cahn) “A Ride On A Rainbow”...... from RUGGLES OF RED GAP (1957, lyrics by Leo Robin) “It’s Been A Long, Long Time”...... from I’LL GET BY (1950, lyrics by Sammy Cahn) “Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week)”...... from ALL-STAR BOND RALLY (1945, lyrics by Sammy Cahn) “I’m Glad I Waited For You”...... from TARS AND SPARS (1946, lyrics by Sammy Cahn) “Can’t You Just See Yourself”...... from HIGH BUTTON SHOES (1947, lyrics by Sammy Cahn) “Comes Once In A Lifetime”...... from SUBWAYS ARE FOR SLEEPING (1961, lyrics by Comden and Green) “What Makes The Sunset”...... from ANCHORS AWEIGH (1945, lyrics by Sammy Cahn) “It’s Magic”...... from ROMANCE ON THE HIGH SEAS (1948, lyrics by Sammy Cahn) “Three Coins In The Fountain”...... from THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN (1954, lyrics by Sammy Cahn) “The Things We Did Last Summer”...... (1946, lyrics by Sammy Cahn) “Time After Time”...... from IT HAPPENED IN BROOKLYN (1947, lyrics by Sammy Cahn) “Make Someone Happy”...... from DO RE MI (1960, lyrics by Comden and Green) Encore Finale 6 Light Opera Works BIOGRAPHIES

JUSTIN ADAIR returns Regionally, he performed at Fulton Theatre to Light Opera Works in SWEENEY TODD, on Broadway in THE after playing Older PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, and off- Patrick in MAME, Sky Broadway in THE HUNCHBACK VARIATIONS Masterson in GUYS and PHOTO-OP. Larry was honored by AND DOLLS, and Lt. Chicago magazine in its “Best of Chicago” Joseph Cable in SOUTH issue. He is a graduate of the University of PACIFIC. Recent credits include BoHo Wisconsin Madison, and a proud member Theatre’s FUGITIVE SONGS (Jeff of Actors’ Equity. Nomination, Actor in a Supporting Role) and Barrett in Griffin Theatre’s TITANIC (Jeff EMILY BARNASH Nomination, Actor in a Supporting Role makes her Light Opera -- Musical). Other Chicago credits include Works debut, and will Fabrizio in THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA (Jeff return in December in Award, Actor in a Supporting Role -- DIE FLEDERMAUS. She Musical) and SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ (Jeff was recently seen as Nomination, Ensemble) at Theo Ubique Béatrice in BÈATRICE ET Cabaret Theatre, LES MISÉRABLES (Drury BÈNÈDICT with the Aspen Summer Music Lane Theatre), and JUNO (TimeLine Festival. With the Theatre). With Chicago Opera Vanguard, he Opera Theater, she sang the title role in played Eddie in the Chicago premiere of SUSANNAH and Mrs. Patrick DeRocher in GREEK and Jimmy in THE SUITCASE: AN DEAD MAN WALKING. Other roles include OPERA, which the company took to Belfast, Madeline/Isabel in THE FACE ON THE Northern Ireland. Justin spent a summer BARROOM FLOOR, Countess Almaviva in LE with the College Light Opera Company in NOZZE DI FIGARO, and Suor Cape Cod for their 2011 season. He is a Dolcina in SUOR ANGELICA, Arminda in LA graduate of Roosevelt University’s Chicago FINTA GIARDINIERA, Dido in DIDO AND College of Performing Arts and holds an AENEAS, Rosalinda in DIE FLEDERMAUS, Associate’s in Fine Arts from the College of Lady Billows in , Kate DuPage. www.justinadair.com Pinkerton in , and Miss Pinkerton in THE OLD MAID AND THE LARRY ADAMS has THIEF. Musical theater roles include the played leading roles at Witch in INTO THE WOODS, Susan in [TITLE Light Opera Works, OF SHOW], Penelope Pennywise in including SOUTH URINETOWN, and Lily Vanessi in KISS ME, PACIFIC (Emile de KATE. Emily was a winner of the Becque), THE MERRY Metropolitan Opera National Council WIDOW (Danilo), KISS Auditions Wisconsin District (2015). ME, KATE (Fred Graham), 110 IN THE SHADE Originally from St. Petersburg, Florida, she (Starbuck), THE SOUND OF MUSIC (Captain completed her B.M. in vocal performance von Trapp), THE MUSIC MAN (Harold Hill), A at DePauw University and her M.M. in vocal LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC (Fredrik), and I DO! I performance at Northwestern University, DO! (Michael). Other Chicago credits where she studied under W. Stephen include Drury Lane, Goodman, Marriott, Smith. Chicago Shakespeare, Paramount, Theatre at the Center and Victory Gardens.

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KELLY BRITT returns to Constantine in CALL ME MADAM, Ettiene Light Opera Works after Grandet in NAUGHTY MARIETTA, and Tony appearing this season Esposito in THE MOST HAPPY FELLA. in the ensembles for William made his professional debut as MY FAIR LADY (Eliza Basilio in IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA with understudy) and MAME Opera Carolina. (Gooch understudy). She will play Adele in DIE FLEDERMAUS MARY ROBIN ROTH with the company this December. Since was seen most recently graduating from the San Francisco at Light Opera Works as Conservatory of Music, she has performed Vera Charles in MAME opera and musical theater on the West and previously in Coast, and now calls Chicago home. Her HOLLYWOOD’S credits include THE SOUND OF MUSIC GREATEST SONG HITS, (Maria, Shellie Award nominee), THE MUSIC COLE PORTER’S GREATEST HITS, Dolly Levi MAN (Marian Paroo, Shellie Award in HELLO, DOLLY!, and five different nominee), GUYS AND DOLLS (Sarah characters in NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY. Brown), 110 IN THE SHADE (Lizzie), CITY She appeared at as OF ANGELS (Gabby/Bobbi), IT’S A the Nurse in A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE WONDERFUL LIFE, A LIVE RADIO PLAY starring Renee Fleming. Regional credits (Mary), include Fraulein Schneider in CABARET, (Susanna, Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Jeanette in THE FULL MONTY, Helga in Award nominee), DON GIOVANNI (Donna Anna), CARMEN (Micaela), and GIULIO CESARE (Cleopatra). Kelly received her 847.735.8554 CitadelTheatre.org undergraduate degree in vocal 300 S Waukegan Rd performance from Roosevelt University’s Lake Forest, IL Chicago College of Performing Arts.

WILLIAM ROBERTS makes his Light Opera Works debut, and will Adapted by return in December as Dr. Falke in DIE Conor McPherson FLEDERMAUS. He sang roles with Sarasota Opera from 2012 to 2016, including General Polkan in THE GOLDEN COCKEREL, Alcindoro in LA BOHÈME and Gandalf/ Smaug in THE HOBBIT. He spent three seasons with Tri-Cities Opera, including the four villains in LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN, the title role in LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, and Dulcamara in L’ELISIR D’AMORE. Equally at home in musical theater and operetta, he Sept. 30 – Oct.30 spent two seasons with College Light Opera Company, where his credits include Save $5 per ticket Pooh Bah in , Cosmo Use code: CitFoot5 for discount

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DEATHTRAP, and Mama Morton in Works productions. She recently conducted CHICAGO, (Mason Street Warehouse; PERSUASION for Chamber Opera Chicago Saugatuck, Michigan); Ida in 70, GIRLS, 70, in Scotland and England, and was music and Sr. Robert Anne in NUNSENSE starring director for HELLDRIVERS OF DAYTONA at Cindy Williams (Michigan’s Meadow Brook the Royal George Theater. Other credits Theatre); Rose in GYPSY and Miss Hannigan include A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON in ANNIE (Arkansas Repertory Theatre); and THE WAY TO THE FORUM and DOUBLE Fanny Brice in FUNNY GIRL (Beef & Boards TROUBLE at Porchlight Music Theatre Dinner Theatre of Indianapolis). Mary (where she serves as an Artistic Associate), Robin’s favorite Chicago roles include LEO ON ICE! for Leo Burnett at the Chicago Mame in MAME, and Carlotta in FOLLIES Theatre, FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: SVU at (for which she was honored with a Jeff the Royal George Theatre, GRAND HOTEL Award and an After Dark Award). Broadway and NUNSENSATIONS at Drury Lane Water credits include THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN Tower Place, and A CHORUS LINE, SHE DROOD and SENATOR JOE. Her touring LOVES ME and ME AND MY GIRL at Theatre credits include the national and at the Center. For the past eight years, Linda international companies of EVITA and the has been the music director for Chicago’s Toronto company of SUNSET BOULEVARD. Equity Joseph Jefferson Awards. During the day, she owns American Eagle Productions, RUDY HOGENMILLER (Director), artistic a touring theater company that has taken director of Light Opera Works, has directed shows and workshops directly into schools and choreographed many productions for for 24 years. American Eagle presents the company including MAME, MY FAIR 250 performances a year at Chicago area LADY, GUYS AND DOLLS, SOUTH PACIFIC, schools. THE FANTASTICKS, , COLE PORTER’S GREATEST HITS, FIDDLER JOSEPH KRZYSIAK (Bass) has been a ON THE ROOF, ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, member of the Light Opera Works orchestra H.M.S. PINAFORE, OLIVER!, MAN OF LA for more than 20 years and has played for MANCHA, CAMELOT, BRIGADOON, HELLO, more than 70 mainstage productions. He DOLLY!, THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD, A received his musical education at Southern LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, THE PIRATES OF Illinois University, where he earned a PENZANCE, KISS ME, KATE, THE MIKADO, bachelor of music degree in performance and THE SOUND OF MUSIC. He was seen (double bass) and a master of music on stage in 2014 as Mr. Applegate in DAMN degree in music composition. He joined YANKEES and as the Emcee in CABARET the Jackson (Mississippi) Symphony where in 2013. Rudy has been recognized he served as assistant principal bassist with six Joseph Jefferson Awards and for five years. Since 1980, he has been an 17 nominations for best direction and active freelance musician in the Chicago choreography in Chicago, and has been a area, playing in numerous community member of the Society of Stage Directors orchestras and churches. He currently holds and Choreographers for more than 35 the position of assistant principal bass with years. the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra and is a member of The Highland Park Strings. In LINDA MADONIA (Music Director and addition to his musical endeavors, Joseph Conductor) was music director for last works for Thresholds, helping people in their year’s concert, HOLLYWOOD’S GREATEST recovery from mental illness. SONG HITS, and has served as assistant music director on numerous Light Opera

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JOEY ZYMONAS (Drums) is working with is past president of the Rotary Club of Light Opera Works for the second time, Evanston, and served on the boards of having played in last year’s HOLLYWOOD’S the Evanston Convention and Visitors’ GREATEST SONG HITS. Recent highlights Bureau, Evanston Chamber of Commerce, include drums for A FUNNY THING the National Alliance for Musical Theatre, HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM Around the Coyote, as well as the School with Porchlight Music Theatre and RING OF of Communication Alumni Board at FIRE at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, Northwestern University and the tourism keyboard/mandolin/associate conductor committee of Chicago’s North Shore for the Midwest premiere of HANDS Convention and Visitors’ Bureau. She is ON A HARDBODY at the Williams Street currently on the board of the North Shore Repertory, and musical director/keyboard International Network, and is treasurer of for LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS with the the Musicians Club of Women. She has Woodstock Musical Theatre Company. served as an international judge at the Second Vladimir Kurochkin International BRIDGET McDONOUGH (General Competition of Young Artists of Operetta Manager) has been employed in arts and Musicals in Yekaterinburg, Russia, management since graduating from and VIBE (Vienna International Ballet Northwestern University in 1978. In Experience) in Missoula, Montana. She 1980, she co-founded Light Opera Works was honored by the Evanston Chamber of with Philip Kraus and others. She holds Commerce with their 2009 Public Service / membership in the Illinois Arts Alliance, Nonprofit Person of the Year Award.

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Let Me Entertain You: Jule Styne’s Greatest Hits 11 ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

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$250-$499 $100-$249 Peter Friedmann and Arthur and Anonymous (2) Karen Laner Rebecca Anderson Mr. and Mrs. James Aagaard Maggie Gleason and Patrick Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Aschauer Mr. Charles Arndt Loftus Mr. Richard A. Berz Dr. and Mrs. Theodore Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gohs Ms. Lois Bingaman Balsam Ms. Natalie L. Goldberg Mr. and Mrs. Hans Boden Father James L. Barrett Ms. Eunice Goldberg Ms. Penelope Boukidis Dr. William W. and Reverend Ms. Enid Golinkin Mr. and Mrs. Noel Bushala Deborah Bell Mr. Henry Gould Mr. and Mrs. Ron Cohen Ms. Joan I. Berger Judy and Zave Gussin Mr. William Cole Ms. Joan Berman Ms. Margaret Hamilton Mr. Richard Covello Ruth and Robert Berns Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Harris Ms. Marge Czarnowski Mr. and Mrs. Karl Mr. and Mrs. Donald Mr. Howard Dubin Berolzheimer Hermann Mrs. Marilyn Elrod Ms. Carol Ann Black Mr. and Mrs. James Hogan Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Ms. Sandra Blau Mr. Robert L. Holzer Gordon Mr. Wally Bobkiewicz Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Mrs. Adrienne Hahn Mr. Robert R. Brink Hubbard Ms. Jill G. Heady Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Brooks Mr. Stephen Jackson Mr. Jeffrey Jens Mr. Nick Brown Mr. Joseph and Ms. Regina Keifer L. Edward Bryant, Jr. Ms. Ginia Jahrke Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mr. Jonathan Bunge Jerry and Helen Jenkins Knudtson Dr. Suzanne and Ald. Mr. John G. Jesse Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Kolar Leonard Cahnmann Mr. Edward Jeszka Mrs. Joan Lemasters Ms. Angie Campbell Ms. Mary Jutovsky Patti and Clifford Levy David and Lisa Chinitz Ms. Marian Kaderbek Mr. Edward Liszka Mr. Robert Christensen Ms. Marcia Kazurinsky Ms. Diane Macewicz Dr. Robert D. and Ms. Darlene M. Kedzior Mr. Edward W. Malstrom Lynn M. Clark Mr. Albert Keefer Charlene Marcus Ms. Carol Cleave Ms. Ellen Keith Carolyn and Bill Mitchell Ms. Monika A. Collins Mr. Kip Kelley Mrs. Kay C. Nalbach Mr. Ronald Combs Mr. John Kinsella Mr. and Mrs. John Nance Ms. Jean H. Cone Ms. Kathy Kinsella Audrey and John Nankervis Ms. Marjorie Cox Ms. Susan Klingenstein Mr. Lawrence Plotkin and Ms. John Crawford Judy and Peter Kohn Ruth Hansen Ms. Erica Curtis Mrs. Betty Kolb Mr. Clayton Pruitt Mr. Robert C. Davis Mr. Marvin Kopulsky Lee and Carol Ramsey in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Konstanty Ms. Nancy Ratner Susan B. Kozak Krylow Mr. H. Zane Robbins Ms. Camille DeFrank Ms. Carnellia Laing William Schwaber and Mrs. Karen Demirdjian Mr. Paul Larson Lorian Stein-Schwaber Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Mr. James Latturner and Ms. Mr. and Mrs. Ron Sersen Eisenstein Cathleen Combs Margaret and Alan Silberman Mr. William Ekvall Mr. Jack Lebovitz Ms. Beverly Sosa Charles and Carol in loving memory Mr. and Mrs. Casmir EmmonsMr. and Mrs. of Tressa Lebovitz Szczepaniak William J. Erickson Joyce Wallace Lerner Mr. and Mrs. Otto Teske Mr. Alan Ferguson in honor of Mr. Peter P. Thomas Mr. H.B. Firestone Dr. Robert Greendale James and Susan Thompson Dr. and Mrs. William E. Edward and Bessie Levin Mr. Paul Thompson Fishman Howard and Myra Levin Mary Uppena-Weed Ms. Nona C. Flores Judy Louis Dr. Marion Verp Ms. Jeanne M. Fox Ms. Rita Macdermot Mr. Robert Zeller Ms. Susan K. Franz and Judy and Sandy Macnab Dr. Judith Markowitz Mr. and Mrs. Roland Marquis 14 Light Opera Works CONTRIBUTORS c o n t.

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