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Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics by Tim Rice MUSIC BY ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER LYRICSLYRICS BY BY TIM TIM RICE RICE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE REALLY USEFUL GROUP LIMITED PRODUCTION BY REGENT'S PARK THEATRE, LONDON JCS_ProgramCover.indd 1 3/28/2018 10:29:44 AM THE BELOVED BROADWAY MUSICAL COMES TO LYRIC IN SPRING BERNSTEIN SONDHEIM LYRIC PREMIERE NEW COPRODUCTION MAY JUNE , LYRICOPERA.ORG .. DIRECTOR SET DESIGNER WEST SIDE STORY Based on a conception of Jerome Robbins Book by Arthur Laurents Music by Leonard Bernstein Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Francesca Zambello Peter J. Davison A coproduction of Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, and Glimmerglass Festival. Original production directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins. COSTUME DESIGNER LIGHTING DESIGNER Lyric Opera premiere of Bernstein’s West Side Story generously made possible by Lead Sponsor The Negaunee Foundation and cosponsors an Jessica Jahn Mark McCullough Anonymous Donor, Randy L. and Melvin R. Berlin, Robert S. and Susan E. Morrison, Mr. and Mrs. William C. Vance, and Northern Trust. LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO Table of Contents JOHAN PERSSON IN THIS ISSUE Jesus Christ Superstar – pp. 19-35 6 From the General Director 21 Cast 47 Look to the Future and Chairman 22 Synopsis/Musical Numbers/Orchestra 48 Major Contributors – Special Events 8 Board of Directors 23 Artist Profiles and Project Support 10 Women’s Board/Guild Board/Chapters’ Executive Board/Young Professionals/ 30 Musical Notes 49 Lyric Unlimited Contributors Ryan Opera Center Board 34 Director’s Note 50 Commemorative Gifts 12 Administration/Administrative Staff/ 35 After the Curtain Falls Production and Technical Staff 52 Ryan Opera Center Alumni 36 Patron Salute 14 The Thrill of It All: Lyric’s Around the World 2018/19 Season 37 Aria Society 53 Ryan Opera Center Contributors 19 Tonight’s Performance 46 Breaking New Ground 54 Planned Giving: The Overture Society ALL ABOUT NEXT SEASON pp. 14-18 56 Corporate Partnerships 57 Matching Gifts, Special Thanks, and Acknowledgements 58 Annual Individual and Foundation Support 64 Facilities and Services/Theater Staff MARTY SOHL / METROPOLITAN OPERA On the cover: Photo by Johan Persson from Jesus Christ Superstar, production by Regent’s Park Theatre, London. 2 | April - May, 2018 Since 1991 www.performancemedia.us | 847-770-4620 3453 Commercial Avenue, Northbrook, IL 60062 Gail McGrath Publisher & President Sheldon Levin Publisher & Director of Finance A. 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Nothing may be reproduced in any manner without written permission. © 2018 Performance Media & Gail McGrath & Associates, Inc. is a Woman Owned Business 4 | April - May, 2018 LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO From the General Director and the Chairman STEVE LEONARD STEVE Welcome to Lyric, and to an extraordinary adventure in our exploration of iconic works from the world of Broadway. Up to now in our “Broadway at Lyric” series, we’ve concentrated on American classics. This season, however, for the first time we’re producing a work that didn’t originate in this country. It’s also our first production of a rock opera – in fact, a work that was central to the whole idea of rock opera: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar. Audiences everywhere have embraced this piece for so many reasons. There is, first of all, the overwhelming drama with which Lloyd Webber and Rice depict the last days of Christ. There are the powerful characterizations of the central figures – Jesus, Judas, and Mary. Above all, there is the stupendous score that offers one memorable musical number after another, from the exhilarating “What’s the Buzz?” to the touching “I Don’t Know How to Love Him,” the hair-raising “Gethsemane,” and, of course, the stirring title song. The show is filled with an innovative and very exciting mix of musical styles, drawing on rock, gospel, folk, and funk themes. With the combination of orchestra and rock band, not to mention dazzlingly high-energy dance, the piece’s cumulative impact is electrifying. We’re thrilled that Lyric will be presenting the American premiere of one of the Anthony Freud TODD ROSENBERG TODD most triumphantly successful stagings that Jesus Christ Superstar has ever had. The production by director Timothy Sheader, artistic director of Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre in London, premiered there in 2016. It was received with enormous acclaim by critics and audiences alike, and its triumph was confirmed with the hugely prestigious Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival. By popular demand it was remounted at Regent’s Park the following summer, with audiences again responding to it with immense enthusiasm. The production reminds us that this is a truly unforgettable piece. It has made an amazing journey, from its beginnings as a “concept album” on LP in 1970 to the stage premiere on Broadway, the London premiere that ran for seven years, the justly celebrated film version, and hugely successful presentations over the past four decades at venues large and small all over the world. We hope Jesus Christ Superstar will thrill you, move you, and leave you eager to return to Lyric Opera next season. David T. Ormesher Anthony Freud David T. Ormesher General Director, President & CEO Chairman The Women’s Board Endowed Chair 6 | April - May, 2018 LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO Board of Directors OFFICERS LIFE DIRECTORS Michael T. Foley Elke Rehbock The Honorable Bruce Rauner Edgar Foster Daniels Anthony Freud*+ Anne N. Reyes* The Honorable Rahm Emanuel Richard J. Franke Mary Patricia Gannon J. Christopher Reyes Honorary Chairmen of the Board Edgar D. Jannotta Ronald J. Gidwitz William C. Richardson, Ph.D.° Edgar D. Jannotta George E. Johnson Ruth Ann M. Gillis* Brenda Robinson Co-Chairman Emeritus Robert H. Malott Brent W. Gledhill*+ Collin E. Roche Allan B. Muchin James J. O’Connor Ethel C. Gofen Edward B. Rouse Co-Chairman Emeritus Gordon Segal Howard L. Gottlieb* Joseph O. Rubinelli, Jr. David T. Ormesher Robert E. Wood II Melvin Gray Shirley Welsh Ryan* Chairman of the Board Maria C. Green+ E. Scott Santi* Lester Crown DIRECTORS Dietrich M. Gross* Claudia M. Saran Chairman of the Executive Katherine A. Abelson Dan Grossman Rodd M. Schreiber Committee Whitney W. Addington, M.D.* Carrie J. Hightman Jana R. Schreuder* Anthony Freud James L. Alexander* Elliot E. Hirsch Marsha Serlin General Director, President & John P. Amboian Eric L. Hirschfield Brenda M. Shapiro* CEO Paul F. Anderson J. Thomas Hurvis* Richard W. Shepro Sir Andrew Davis Larry A. Barden Gregory K. Jones Eric S. Smith* Vice President Julie Baskes* Stephen A. Kaplan° Pam F. Szokol Renée Fleming James N. Bay Kip Kelley II Franco Tedeschi Vice President Melvin R. Berlin Fred A. Krehbiel° Mark A. Thierer James L. Alexander Gilda R. Buchbinder Josef Lakonishok* Cherryl T. Thomas Vice President Allan E. Bulley, III Robert W. Lane° Donna Van Eekeren* Shirley Welsh Ryan John E. Butler James W. Mabie* William C. Vance* Vice President Marion A. Cameron* Craig C. Martin* Roberta L. Washlow William C. Vance Paul J. Carbone*+ Robert J. McCullen Miles D. White Vice President David W. Carpenter Blythe J. McGarvie Donna Van Eekeren Richard W. Colburn+ Andrew J. McKenna Secretary Michael P. Cole Frank B. Modruson+ Paul J. Carbone William Mason Vinay Couto Robert S. Morrison Treasurer General Director Emeritus Lester Crown* Allan B. Muchin* Elizabeth Hurley Marsha Cruzan Linda K. Myers* Chief Development Officer Sir Andrew Davis* Jeffrey C. Neal Roberta Lane Gerald Dorros, M.D.° Amélie Négrier-Oyarzabal Assistant Treasurer Ann M. Drake Sylvia Neil* Dan Draper John D. Nichols° Allan Drebin+ Kenneth R. Norgan Charles Droege Sharon F. Oberlander Chaz Ebert John W. Oleniczak*+ * Executive Committee Stefan T. Edlis Olufunmilayo I. Olopade, M.D. + Audit Committee Lois Eisen David T. Ormesher*+ ° National Member W. James Farrell William A. Osborn* Michael W. Ferro, Jr. Matthew J. Parr Matthew A. Fisher Jane DiRenzo Pigott* Renée Fleming* Jose Luis Prado Sonia Florian* Don M. Randel 8 | April - May, 2018 LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO Women’s Board Guild Board of Directors Ms. Judith A. Akers Members at Large † Nancy S. Searle † James A. Staples Mrs. Peggy Beata Vindya Dayananda President President Mrs. Gerry Bellanca Lena Dickinson † Mrs. Christopher Murphy † Marc Lacher Michael J. Brahill Fritzi Getz Vice President of Board Activities Vice President – Benefit Dr. Gerald Budzik Laura Guili † Caroline T. Huebner † Cathy Wloch Mrs. Robert C. DeBolt Joe Michalak Vice President of Education Vice President – Family Day Mrs. Ingrid Dubberke Shannon Shin * Mr. Jonathan Eklund J.J. Williams † Mrs. Julian W. Harvey *† Ms. Martina M. Mead Mrs. Nancy R. Fifield Vice President of Fundraising Vice President – Fundraising Rick Greenman † Mrs. Anne M. Edwards † Maggie Rock Dennis C. Hayes The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Vice President of Special Events Vice President – Membership Mrs. Mary Lunz Houston Ryan Opera Center Board † Nathaniel W. Pusey Virginia Jach Silvia Beltrametti Vice President – of Directors Mrs. Jackie Knight Patrick G. and Shirley Welsh Ryan Margot Stone Bowen Membership Engagement * Ms. Kate Letarte Suzette Bulley † Dorothy Kuechl Honorary Co-Chairs Mrs. Carole Luczak John Nitschke President Marie Campbell Secretary Judy Marshall Mamie Biggs Case † Ms.
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