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This evening’s program is approximately 75 minutes long and will be performed without intermission.

Please make certain all your electronic devices are switched off.

Major support for Lincoln Center’s American Songbook is provided by Amy & Joseph Perella. Endowment support provided by Bank of America This performance is made possible in part by the Josie Robertson Fund for Lincoln Center.

Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse American Songbook

Additional support for Lincoln Center’s American Songbook is provided by The DuBose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund, The Shubert Foundation, Jill and Irwin B. Cohen, The G & A Foundation, Inc., Great Performers Circle, Chairman’s Council, and Friends of Lincoln Center. Public support is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts. Artist catering provided by Zabar’s and zabars.com MetLife is the National Sponsor of Lincoln Center

UPCOMING AMERICAN SONGBOOK EVENTS IN THE STANLEY H. KAPLAN PENTHOUSE:

Friday Evening, March 18, at 8:00 The Cooper Clan All Together with Chuck, Eddie, Alex & Lilli Cooper

Wednesday Evening, March 30, at 8:00 Liz Callaway sings Maltby & Shire

Thursday Evening, March 31, at 8:00 Imani Uzuri

Friday Evening, April 1, at 8:00 Grace McLean

IN THE DAVID RUBENSTEIN ATRIUM:

Tuesday Evening, March 22, at 7:30 Rana Santacruz

Tuesday Evening, April 5, at 7:30 Rick Barry

The Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse is located in the Samuel B. and David Rose Building at 165 West 65th Street, 10th floor. The David Rubenstein Atrium is located on Broadway between West 62nd and 63rd Streets. Shows at the Atrium are free, with seating available on a first-come, first-served basis.

For tickets, call (212) 721-6500 or visit AmericanSongbook.org. Call the Lincoln Center Info Request Line at (212) 875-5766 or visit AmericanSongbook.org for complete program information.

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We would like to remind you that the sound of coughing and rustling paper might distract the performers and your fellow audience members. In consideration of the performing artists and members of the audience, those who must leave before the end of the performance are asked to do so between pieces . Flash photography and the use of recording equipment are not allowed in the building. American Songbook I Meet the Artists s t s i t r A

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t e e Anaïs Mitchell M Originally from Vermont, Anaïs Mitchell is a Brooklyn-based songwriter who comes from the world of narrative folk song, poetry, and balladry. She recorded for Ani DiFranco’s for several years before founding her own label, Wilderland Records, in 2012. Among her recorded works are six full-length albums, including 2010’s sensationally reviewed , a folk opera based on the Orpheus myth, and 2013’s Child Ballads , a collaboration with Jefferson Hamer, which won a BBC Radio 2 Folk Award.

Ms. Mitchell has headlined worldwide, as well as performed on tours for Bon Iver, Josh Ritter, Patty Griffin, and Punch Brothers. Her recent albums have landed on a number of year-end “best of” lists, including those by NPR, the Wall Street Journal , and the Guardian . The stage production of her album Hadestown will premiere Off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop in May.

Liam Robinson

Liam Robinson (piano) is a musician, composer, producer, and actor living in Brooklyn. He originated the Broadway role of Songman in the Lincoln Center production of War Horse in 2011 and will be music director and bandleader in the upcoming Off-Broadway production of Hadestown at New York Theatre Workshop. Other recent theater work includes perform - ing in Howard Fishman’s A Star Has Burnt My Eye and original composi - tion and music direction for the Smith Street Stage production of Henry IV in two parts. Mr. Robinson plays accordion and banjo, and sings with Jean Rohe under the name Robinson & Rohe , performing a repertoire of original and traditional songs. He also tours and records as a vocalist and keyboard American Songbook I Meet the Artists

multi-instrumentalist with Jean Rohe & the End of the World Show and with the Becca Stevens Band.

Michael Chorney

Michael Chorney (guitar) is a composer, guitarist, saxophonist, producer, side - man, and bandleader. His own groups—Hollar General, viperHouse, the MC6, and Orchid—feature original music, each reflecting different aspects of his writ - ing. As an arranger Mr. Chorney worked most prominently on Hadestown with Anaïs Mitchell, with whom he has also done many tours. As a producer he has worked with Mitchell, David Moss, Iain Morrison, and many others. Mr. Chorney is the music director for the dance program at Middlebury College, and has lived and worked in Vermont for more than 30 years.

Todd Sickafoose

A native of northern California, Todd Sickafoose (bass) spent some years in Los Angeles studying bass with and composition with the late . Since then, he has been recording and performing with innovative folks and genre benders including Ani DiFranco, , , , and . As a music producer and arranger, he collaborates often with Anaïs Mitchell; their album version of her folk opera Hadestown has won critical praise.

American Songbook

In 1998, Lincoln Center launched American Songbook, dedicated to the celebra - tion of popular American song. Designed to highlight and affirm the creative mastery of America’s songwriters from their emergence at the turn of the 19th century up through the present, American Songbook spans all styles and gen - res, from the form’s early roots in Tin Pan Alley and Broadway to the eclecticism of today’s singer-songwriters. American Songbook also showcases the out - standing interpreters of popular song, including established and emerging con - cert, cabaret, theater, and songwriter performers.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) serves three primary roles: pre - senter of artistic programming, national leader in arts and education and com - munity relations, and manager of the Lincoln Center campus. A presenter of more than 3,000 free and ticketed events, performances, tours, and educational activities annually, LCPA offers 15 programs, series, and festivals including American Songbook, Great Performers, Lincoln Center Festival, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Midsummer Night Swing, the Mostly Mozart Festival, and the American Songbook

White Light Festival, as well as the Emmy Award–winning Live From Lincoln Center , which airs nationally on PBS. As manager of the Lincoln Center campus, LCPA provides support and services for the Lincoln Center complex and the 11 resident organizations. In addition, LCPA led a $1.2 billion campus renovation, completed in October 2012.

Lincoln Center Programming Department Jane Moss, Ehrenkranz Artistic Director Hanako Yamaguchi, Director, Music Programming Jon Nakagawa, Director, Contemporary Programming Jill Sternheimer, Director, Public Programming Lisa Takemoto, Production Manager Charles Cermele, Producer, Contemporary Programming Mauricio Lomelin, Producer, Contemporary Programming Regina Grande, Associate Producer Amber Shavers, Associate Producer, Public Programming Nana Asase, Assistant to the Artistic Director Luna Shyr, Senior Editor Nick Kleist, Company Manager Olivia Fortunato, House Seat Coordinator

For American Songbook Rocky Noel, Lighting Design Scott Stauffer, Sound Design Kyle Moore, Sound Engineer