Report to the Community 2012
NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 1 2 CONTENTS
4 Message from the President and CEO
5 Message from the Chairman of the Board 6 Season Highlights 18 Great Performances 26 Arts Education 32 Contributions 34 Home of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra 37 Women’s Association of NJPAC 40 Volunteer Ventures 42 Who Are We? 44 The Budget Picture 46 NJPAC Leadership 50 Donor Family 55 Staff and Administration 56 Season Funders and Acknowledgments
The incorporation of circular dots in the design of the report to the Community is based on an architectural element in Prudential Hall designed by Barton Myers. The circular patterns of wooden knobs along the fronts of the tiers in Prudential Hall refl ect and diffuse high-frequency sound waves and are part of an overall acoustical design created to achieve clarity while preserving the visceral excitement of a live performance. Source: New Stage for a City Architect: Barton Myers Associates Text: Michael Webb
Cover Photo: Performance of a Good Night for Ghosts, the world premiere musical presented by NJPAC as part of the TD James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival. Photo by Dan Hedden
3 A MESSAGE FROM JOHN SCHREIBER, PRESIDENT AND CEO
Dear Friends:
This year, the eyes of America were fi xed on the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. And we were more than ready for our close-up.
One of the many highlights of 2012 was the selection of NJPAC as the home for the top-rated NBC-TV summer series America’s Got Talent. A production team of several hundred from California and the tri-state area converged on the Arts Center to transform Prudential Hall into one of the largest, and certainly most elegant, television studios. During the course of eighteen live broadcasts, tens of millions of viewers across the nation got a great glimpse of the Arts Center and Newark each week. And some 40,000 people came to be in the audience, many visiting NJPAC for the very fi rst time.
I’ve joked that only at NJPAC could you see talking dogs and Yo-Yo Ma. But this year marked a purposeful expansion of programming booked and selected specifi cally to appeal to everyone’s entertainment and cultural tastes. A big thank you to NJPAC Executive Producer and Vice President David Rodriguez and his programming team for their creativity and tireless efforts to bring NJPAC audiences the widest variety of great performances.
It has been a busy time for all of us here at NJPAC. Along with the TV series, we hosted two major festivals—the triumphant return of the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival and the inauguration of the TD James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival. We premiered a brand new children’s musical by multi-million best-selling author Mary Pope Osborne about a young Louis Armstrong. A brand new, highly-rated restaurant, NICO Kitchen + Bar, opened on the premises. The Women’s Association of NJPAC reinvented the annual Spotlight Gala to huge acclaim. Our annual Summer Musical Production (this year it was Smokey Joe’s Café) went on the road for the fi rst time, thanks to our friends at Montclair State University. And we began, in earnest, some impactful free public affairs programming that reinforced the mission for NJPAC to be a place for ideas and dialogue, in addition to music and dance.
All of these highlights and more are profi led in the ensuing pages. We hope you will enjoy reading about them and, for many of you, reliving some magical NJPAC moments.
Now, with nearly a year and a half under my belt, I am more grateful than ever to have the privilege of leading NJPAC and an extraordinarily committed team of managers, staff, and volunteers. The passion and commitment to excellence here is unlike anything I have ever experienced. It is a daily inspiration.
None of this, of course, would be possible without the estimable contributions of our volunteer leaders—NJPAC’s Board of Directors, Women’s Association Trustees, and Council of Trustees—whose generosity is boundless. To each of them, and to every donor, member, ticket buyer, and friend of NJPAC, please know that our commitment to you is to work each day to make you as proud of your affi liation with the Arts Center as we are to work here.
Enjoy this Report. We hope to see you often in the new year.
All good wishes.
Best regards,
John Schreiber
4 A MESSAGE FROM WILLIAM J. MARINO, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
To NJPAC Friends and Supporters:
Welcome to the latest edition of NJPAC’s annual Report to the Community. As you review the following pages, I hope you will be as proud as I am about the many accomplishments at the Arts Center during this past calendar year.
Under the leadership of John Schreiber and an uncommonly dedicated staff, NJPAC made its mark this year both locally and nationally. Playing host to a hugely popular national television show broad- casting live from Prudential Hall was exciting in and of itself. The fact that it portrayed to the country positive images of Newark and the nation’s most glamorous theater (as critic Clive Barnes labeled NJPAC early on) was incredibly affi rming to all of us who hold the city and NJPAC in our hearts.
You will notice that the activity level at the Arts Center has ramped up considerably. And that is by design. NJPAC was built to be the most engaging of community assets. We believe quite strongly that in these still all-too-tough economic times, the Arts Center must deliver more and more on its mission to be an oasis—a place to visit, bask, and be transformed, even if just for a few hours.
The Board of Directors has encouraged management in its direction to program broadly, identify new audiences, increase free programming (both entertainment and public affairs), and be entrepreneurial in its efforts to attract large scale performance and event rentals. If you have been a longtime friend of NJPAC, you know that ticket sales account for only part of the Arts Center’s revenue. The rest must come through philanthropy, rentals, and ancillary income (parking, restaurant, commission, education fees, etc.) We are confi dent that we have planned strategically and effectively for the ongoing, long-term success of NJPAC.
In the end, this all means that there will be much more for you to enjoy at the Arts Center. And we hope you will avail yourself of the rich variety of programming we have in store in the months ahead. We also hope you will want to become even more engaged with NJPAC. If you generally visit as a couple, think about bringing some friends along next time you purchase tickets. If you already are a member, we hope you’ll consider moving up to a higher level of generosity. And if you have a milestone event upcoming for your family or at work, there’s no better place to celebrate than at NJPAC. We guarantee a wonderful experience.
As always, my special thanks go to my colleagues on the NJPAC Board of Directors, along with the Trustees of the Women’s Association of NJPAC and our Council of Trustees. The example of your leadership never fails to make my own affi liation with the Arts Center even more rewarding. Similar sentiments go out to our indefatigable staff and magnifi cent corps of volunteers. I am frequently told how welcome people feel when they come to NJPAC. That is due entirely to this warm and wonderful group of people.
Here’s to another great year at our great Arts Center. Many thanks for your continuing support.
Sincerely,
William J. Marino
5 Season Highlights
america’s Got Talent judges Howard Stern, Sharon Osbourne, and Howie Mandel onstage in Prudential Hall
“ It was really beautiful. You pull in…all underground parking. You saw the theater on TV. It’s beautiful. The dressing rooms…everything was fi rst class. They have a fi rst class restaurant in the place. It is really nice. The people who went there were, like, wow, we never would have considered going here before, but now…” —America’s Got Talent judge Howard Stern to Lisa Lampanelli on his Sirius/XM radio show 6 NJPAC’S GOT TALENT…LOTS OF IT
Top left: A marching band welcomes America to the fi rst live broadcast of america’s Got Talent from NJPAC in Newark, New Jersey Top right: america’s Got Talent host Nick Cannon on stage in Prudential Hall Left: Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker and New Jersey Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno fl ank america’s Got Talent judge Howard Stern on the opening night red carpet
the Orville Redenbacher and Snapple hours for many of NJPAC’s part-time lounges that were featured prominently in ushers and stage technicians, and a each week’s show. And some of today’s brand new appreciation of the Arts top pop artists made special appear- Center and Newark for the tens of ances on the results shows including millions of viewers who tuned in each number one hitmakers Justin Bieber, week from across the country. Acrobatic dogs. Birds with astonishing Carly Rae Jepson, Green Day, the casts Some forty thousand people came sense of direction. Human cannonballs. of Broadway’s Once and Bring it On, and to see the live shows in Prudential Hall And Howard Stern… many more. (with an additional twenty thousand on Just another run-of-the-mill summer The folks from Hollywood rolled into a waiting list by summer’s end). Lines for the number one-rated NBC-TV series, NJPAC in early June after a lengthy began forming outside of the Arts Center America’s Got Talent. What made it courtship by NJPAC senior management, early each broadcast day (and at least special this summer, at least in our eyes, our Events and Operations staffs, New once in the case of a special guest was the fact that the producers chose Jersey’s Lieutenant Governor and ex appearance by pop superstar Bieber, the NJPAC as the show’s home for eighteen offi cio NJPAC Board member Kim night before). Remarkably, we estimate live broadcasts from July through Guadagno, and a host of City and State that fully half of those who attended were September. agencies. Originally, the producers visiting NJPAC for their fi rst time. It was beyond exciting to see the very commented that they didn’t see “When America’s Got Talent came east, recognizable Prudential Hall staring back Prudential Hall working as the venue for we needed a state-of-the-art facility that at us from our television screens twice-a- the show because it was “too beautiful.” could do it all,” said Executive Producer, week, with frequent replays on the many Happily, they changed their minds Ken Warwick. “NJPAC stood alone—a channels in the NBC family. But, you when they learned more about the gorgeous theater, a great staff, and cost should have seen what went on behind dedication and professionalism of the effi ciencies that couldn’t be beat.” the scenes. NJPAC staff and the economic advantage We had a blast having Nick, Howard, Host Nick Cannon and judges of doing the show on this side of the Howie and Sharon here, along with Howard Stern, Sharon Osbourne and Hudson. their wonderfully wacky parade of Howie Mandel roamed backstage and The result was some $87 million future “stars.” Will they come back next taped segments in the reconfi gured in economic impact for Newark and summer? As they say in TV-land, stay artist lounge which was transformed into Northern New Jersey, increased work tuned… 7 READY FOR OUR CLOSE-UP
(l-r) Paul Simon, Renée Fleming, New Edition America’s Got Talent wasn’t the only Hughes, founder and chairwoman of Radio media presence attended the sold out opportunity for NJPAC to be featured in the One, called NJPAC “the most beautiful New Edition concert (featuring Bobby nation’s living rooms this year. A number performing arts center I’ve ever seen.” Brown) in February coming as it did the of other “small screen” appearances Additionally, interview segments day after Whitney Houston’s funeral. included a live segment from Prudential featuring Renée Fleming and Paul Excerpts from the concert were featured Hall as part of the NAACP image Awards Simon were taped at NJPAC, airing on Today, Access Hollywood, Extra, and (NBC-TV). The evening’s honoree, Cathy on HBO and PBS respectively. A huge other programs.
CONVERSATIONS AT NJPAC
Steve Adubato and the Honorable Chris Christie Steve Adubato, the Honorable Thomas H. Kean, and John Schreiber In late December, the Chase Room was include former Governors Thomas in the state. I started talking with John transformed into a television studio for a H. Kean and Jim Florio; poet/activist Schreiber at NJPAC and he agreed to be ten-part series, Conversations at NJPAC. A Amiri Baraka; singer Gloria Gaynor; part of something that would allow us to partnership between Caucus Educational cabaret artists Barbara Fasano and Eric show off the top minds and talents in the Corporation, NJPAC, WNET, NJTV, The Comstock; musicians Geri Allen, Rufus state and to make NJPAC the home for Star-Ledger and nj.com, the programs, Reed and Bill Charlap; John Strangfeld, the show.” hosted by Emmy Award-winning journalist Chairman, CEO, and President of “We were delighted to welcome Steve Steve Adubato, Jr., began airing on Prudential Financial; WBGO President and Caucus Educational Corporation WNET and NJTV in January. and CEO Cephas Bowles; and NJPAC (which also celebrated its 25th anniversary The series features an in-depth President and CEO John Schreiber, on the evening of the tapings),” said two part interview with Governor Chris among others. Schreiber. “This kind of public affairs Christie who speaks in depth about “A year and a half ago, Neal Shapiro, programming is a perfect fi t for the Arts Hurricane Sandy, its aftermath, and the CEO of WNET (which operates NJTV) Center. Our ongoing plans include doing impact it had on him personally. The and I were talking,” Adubato told more of these community-informed Governor also shares personal stories nj.com. “We agreed that the key player programs so NJPAC can be a place for with his characteristic no-holds-barred in public television should partner with the exchange of ideas as well as great humor. Others featured in the series the key cultural centers and non-profi ts performances.”
8 A GREAT READ “It’s vitally important to make every effort to teach children to read. Author Mary Pope Osborne can, But I believe we must go beyond the reading mechanics and help without hesitation, be called a rock star among the children’s literature set. With children acquire a love of reading. To do that, we have to give them millions of books sold and a breath- books. By not providing children with books, we are suppressing not taking forty-nine titles in her New York Times number one best-selling Magic only their dreams, their hope for the future, but their inherent dignity.” Tree House series, she has introduced —Mary Pope Osborne a generation of young readers to great moments in history across an engaging spectrum of cultures. with comprehension by the third grade Created by Will Osborne in collabo- This year, as a result of her friendship that we are putting them on a life ration with Murray Horwitz (co-creator of with NJPAC President and CEO John trajectory that will help to ensure they the Broadway hit Ain’t Misbehavin’ ) and Schreiber, the author took a keen can access the full range of life’s options legendary New Orleans composer Allen interest in Newark. Alarmed by statistics as adults. On behalf of Newark Public Toussaint, the musical toured Newark showing that less than 40% of Newark Schools, we are extremely grateful to John schools and played two public perfor- third-graders read at grade-level, she and and NJPAC and to Mary and Will for their mances in NJPAC’s Victoria Theater as her husband, playwright/musician Will generous gift, and generosity of spirit, to part of the TD James Moody Democracy Osborne, resolved to help ignite a love for the students and teachers of Newark,” of Jazz Festival (read more about the reading for the City’s youngsters. said Cami Anderson, Superintendent of Festival on page 21.) In an extraordinary gesture, Mary Newark Public Schools. The musical featured a cast of ten, donated a full set of the first 28 books In the fall, the students were treated along with a seven-member band, in her Magic Tree House series to every to a world premiere musical production all students in NJPAC’s arts training third-grader in Newark’s public and based on one of Mary’s books. A Night programs. Marcus Beckett, 16, played charter schools. Mary and Will personally in New Orleans, inspired by Magic Tree the role of young Louis Armstrong. “It is delivered the books to six schools on a House #42: A Good Night for Ghosts, a great opportunity for me to learn about brisk spring morning where they were traces the adventures of lead characters him and jazz,” he told The Star-Ledger. greeted with great affection and enthu- Jack and Annie as they travel back to “I felt like I was going on the adven- siasm. All in all, over 120,000 books 1915 to meet a young Louis Armstrong tures with them,” said 9-year old Adena were donated to 4,300 students. and set him on the path to becoming one after attending one of the in-school “We know that when kids are reading of the kings of jazz. performances. 9 Big Daddy Kane at Sounds of the City OUT-OF-DOORS, OUTTA-SIGHT! When America’s Got Talent was “I don’t know who is responsible for the Sounds of the City summer heating up the scene indoors at NJPAC this summer, things were blazing outside line-up this year, but it is the best free concert series that I have ever as well. seen in New Jersey. EVER!!! I don’t have to go to New York City for NJPAC’s free outdoor concert series, Sounds of the City, stepped up its game their free concerts. Whoever put this together, all I can say is THANK and attracted record numbers to Theater YOU! YOU ARE THE BEST!!! All of my friends and I love you so Square, the Arts Center’s outdoor public plaza, by programming big-name attrac- much right now! tions, along with some of the metropolitan —Anton L. Lendor, Esq., Lifetime Newark resident area’s most popular DJs. “We wanted to have the programming everything that makes a city great.” new free series, Friday Night Live, which outside offer a sneak peak at the kind Performances by hip hop industry featured concerts by two legendary of diverse and popular performances pioneers Big Daddy Kane and Rakim artists, Blood, Sweat and Tears and The we have on tap for the 2012–2013 attracted 4,000 and 6,000 fans, respec- Family Stone. season,” said David Rodriguez, NJPAC’s tively—both new records for the series. Sounds of the City and Friday Night Executive Producer and Vice President. Among the summer’s other highlights: Live were sponsored by Chase, Berkeley “I think we really tapped into something reggae, Latin music, soul and R&B artists College, Richmond County Foundation, special because the crowds swelled as including The Wailers, Judah Tribe, Ray BD, Verizon Wireless, Remy, Heineken, the summer went on. We were delighted Mantilla Space Station, Larry Harlow and Newark Downtown District, New Jersey to offer our audiences top-level talent the Latin Legends Band, Bobby Sanabria, State Council on the Arts and Discover while keeping the vibe that has for Kindred the Family Soul, and Felix Jersey Arts. WBGO Jazz88.3 FM and many years made Sounds of the City Hernandez’s Rhythm Revue Dance Party. TEMPO Networks were media partners the summer’s hottest free celebration of Added to the mix this summer was a for selected concerts. 10 BOARD NEWS
(l-r) New Board members James L. Bildner, Linda A. Willett, Esq., and ex-officio member Elizabeth Mattson. Newly appointed Director Emeriti Dennis Bone; recently retired Director J. Chris Scalet
In June, the NJPAC Board of Directors Murray Horwitz (Ain’t Misbehavin’) and General Counsel and Secretary. Horizon established a new recognition designation sung at the meeting by jazz vocalist Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey for retiring long-serving Directors. The Melissa Walker. and, as an ex-officiomember, Elizabeth first Directors Emeriti include Barbara NJPAC is pleased to welcome new Mattson, Chair, New Jersey State Council Bell Coleman, Dennis Bone, Albert R. Director James L. Bildner, Senior on the Arts. Ms. Mattson is a former Gamper, Jr., Morris Tanenbaum, and Research Fellow at the Hauser Center elementary school teacher, education Diana T. Vagelos. Special recognition for Nonprofit Organizations at Harvard consultant, staff member for former U.S. was paid to Mrs. Vagelos for her service University. Jim is the son of longtime Senator Jon Corzine, and past Executive as a Director, Founding President of the NJPAC Director Allen Bildner and Joan Director of the Drumthwacket Foundation. Women’s Association of NJPAC, and Bildner who founded the NJPAC Ticket Much gratitude to Dennis Bone and J. Chair of the Arts Education Committee. A Subsidy Fund (for more on that, see Chris Scalet, both of whom retired from song, Diana, We Love You, was commis- page 14). Also joining the Board is Linda the Board this year after many years or sioned, written by Broadway veteran A. Willett, Esq., Senior Vice President, distinguished service.
AN AWARDING DEVELOPMENT Peter H. Hansen, New Jersey Performing Arts Center Vice President, Development, was named by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, New Jersey Chapter (AFP-NJ), to receive its 2012 Robert J. Smythe Award as the state’s Outstanding Professional Fundraiser. The prestigious award was presented at the association’s 31st Annual Excellence in Philanthropy celebration. Hansen, in his second stint with NJPAC, served from 1992 to 2002 in several development leadership capacities, including Vice President. The team raised more than $187 million to build NJPAC. He also created the Center’s annual fund which today accounts for more than $9.6 million in contributions and grants. Hansen successfully completed the recent Campaign for NJPAC, exceeding the $180 million goal by $3 million, despite the severe economic downturn. (l-r) Michael J. Baker, President, AFP-NJ, Peter Hansen, NJPAC VP, Development, John Schreiber, The Campaign established a $60 million NJPAC President and CEO endowment for NJPAC. 11 NICO MAKES ITS DEBUT
“There’s a new dining option in Newark with the opening of NICO Kitchen + Bar in the NJPAC building. This is not a ‘since we’re going to the theater, we may as well eat here’ place but a worthwhile destination restaurant to try even if you’re not going to see a show. The food impressed us.” — “Table Hopping with Rosie” New Jersey Monthly Fine dining has always been a special keeping with NJPAC’s overall design. Restaurant School and worked in the part of the NJPAC experience. The Soaring ceilings, arts & crafts-style kitchens of David Bouley (Bouley Bakery, convenience of parking in one place and touches, and warm gold/brown tones are NYC); Bill Telepan (Judson Grill, NYC); enjoying dinner and a show at the same standout features. The artwork in NICO Jean-George Vongerichten (Vong, venue is just one of the many added showcases vividly colored, large-scale Jean-George, NYC), as well as in France values of a night at the New Jersey photo illustrations of artists who have and Italy. He has appeared on Today and Performing Arts Center. appeared at NJPAC. on The Food Network’s Chopped. Chef de That experience got even better Cuisine Adam Rose is a graduate of the this year with the debut in February of New York Restaurant School and trained NICO Kitchen + Bar, the new on-site “The homemade squid-ink in top kitchens throughout NJ, including restaurant at NJPAC. Described as North Maple Inn (Basking Ridge); having an “Italian Without Borders” cavetelli is pure genius—but Restaurant Passionné (Montclair); and, concept, NICO opened to rave reviews you’ll devour it long before you’ll most recently, 3-Forty Grill and Bin 14 and has been a popular spot ever since, (Hoboken). not only for pre-performance dinner, but intellectualize it.” Among the many raves on the also for power lunches, happy hours, —nj.com/inside Jersey popular Yelp! app, this was one of post-show visits, and, increasingly, for our favorites: “NICO is a GORGEOUS dining on non-performance nights. restaurant,” said Kristine S. from Jersey Under the direction of NJPAC Under the direction of Executive Chef City. “I don’t really know too much about Executive Vice President and COO Ryan DePersio, co-owner of the highly Newark, but this place was a great fi rst Bobbie Arbesfeld and Ross Richards, acclaimed Fascino in Montclair and introduction to me. Going to a show [at Vice President of Operations and Bar Cara in Bloomfi eld, NICO features NJPAC] and having a delicious dinner at Real Estate, the restaurant received scrumptious dishes that are destined to NICO seems like the perfect date night a makeover, going for a sleek, strong become classics. to me. I’ll have to bug my boyfriend to and understatedly theatrical style, in DePersio is a graduate of New York get us to go back soon!” 12 WELCOME, DONNA
“I am delighted to enter this new chapter in my career taking leadership for marketing at NJPAC with the goal of translating the vision of great colleagues like John Schreiber and David Rodriguez. The synergy of marketing coupled with a deeper engagement of multicultural and multigenerational audiences at this world class venue is something I am very excited about. I look forward to welcoming current and new audiences to NJPAC, a beautiful jewel and oasis of arts, culture and entertainment in New Jersey.” —Donna Walker-Kuhne, NJPAC Vice President, Marketing
The New Jersey Performing Arts will maintain operations under new President and CEO. “No one is more Center happily welcomes Donna leadership continuing to provide audience respected in the arts community Walker-Kuhne to its senior management development and group sales services to than Donna Walker-Kuhne. She is a team as Vice President, Marketing. nonprofi t and commercial enterprises. great communicator and possesses a Acknowledged as the nation’s “foremost The author of invitation to the Party: deep understanding of how to attract expert on audience diversifi cation” by Building Bridges to Arts, Culture and audiences across a widely-diverse the Arts & Business Council, Donna is Community, published in 2005, Donna spectrum. Donna is a strategic thinker, an accomplished arts administrator and has seen the book become a top-selling, partnership-builder, and passionate adult educator who has devoted her invaluable resource for today’s nonprofi t advocate for the arts and entertainment. professional career to increasing the arts marketers, producers, and students. She is the perfect fi t to help us share accessibility and connection to the arts Previously, she served stints as Director with the world the multiple missions we by the nation’s rapidly growing multicul- of Marketing and Audience Development pursue at NJPAC.” tural population. at the New York Shakespeare Festival/ Special recognition to Sandra Bowie, Since 1984, Ms. Walker-Kuhne has Joseph Papp Public Theater and as Vice President, Arts Education and been President of Walker International Director of Marketing for The Dance twenty-year veteran Jeffrey Norman, Communications Group, through which Theatre of Harlem. Vice President, Public Affairs, who ended she conducts seminars and workshops “This is a huge coup for NJPAC,” their distinguished tenures at NJPAC to and provides marketing consultation said John Schreiber, the Arts Center’s pursue other opportunities. services to arts organizations, performing and visual artists, dance companies, Broadway and off-Broadway productions, and non-profi t groups. Her clients have included: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, Caribbean Cultural Center, The Apollo Theater, The Sphinx Organization, Sony/BMG Music, WNYC Radio, the President’s Committee on Arts and Humanities, Dance USA, and the Broadway productions of Stick Fly, A Streetcar Named Desire, Thurgood, and August Wilson’s Radio Gulf. Walker International Communications Group Former NJPAC Vice Presidents Sandra Bowie and Jeffrey Norman 13 Participants in the NJPAC Ticket Subsidy Fund attended a concert by the Soweto Gospel Choir, among a diverse selection of performances ACCESSIBLE ARTS Once again this year, the New Jersey the best seats in the house. Among Dance Theater, among 30 total events. Performing Arts Center welcomed this year’s participating organizations “We enjoyed immensely the [Reverend community organizations and their included: The North Ward Center, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.] Celebration,” constituents to a host of performances East Orange Police Athletic League, said Donna Campos from the Community under the auspices of the NJPAC Ticket Broadway House for Continuing Care, Food Bank of New Jersey. “We were Subsidy Fund. Founded by NJPAC The ARC of Essex County, Nimbus greatly inspired by the speeches given Director Allen Bildner, along with his Dance Works, The Institute of Music For and songs performed. Thank you for the wife, Joan Bildner, the Fund makes Children, and the Housing Authority of great seats.” available deeply discounted tickets to Plainfi eld, NJ. The audiences enjoyed For more information about becoming participating organizations. This year, performances as wide ranging as Ruben a donor to the program, please contact 35 nonprofi ts from across New Jersey Blades, Lang Lang, Penn & Teller, Peter Hansen, Vice President, Devel- brought nearly 1,700 people to NJPAC Soweto Gospel Choir, Herbie Hancock, opment, at [email protected] with a ticket price of $6 for some of Rockapella, and Alvin Ailey American
PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE Shortly after John Schreiber’s arrival next three years. They include: The management team is excited at NJPAC in July, 2011, he led staff • Present and produce world-class, about the renewed direction and and leadership through a compre- original, entertaining, and marketable vision and grateful for the participation hensive strategic planning process, programming that distinguishes NJPAC and feedback of many Board and with the goal of setting the vision for the • Reach larger and more diverse Committee members throughout the next stage in the growth of NJPAC as audiences across media platforms planning process. Special recognition to the artistic, cultural, educational and • Expand reach of arts education NJPAC Vice President and CFO Warren civic center of New Jersey. The plan is programs using arts for impact Tranquada for his efforts in shepherding anchored by strategic priorities for the approach the plan. 14 A CLASS ACT
In October, NJPAC and a world full minorities and women—a milestone that of saddened admirers said farewell to set the standard for NJPAC’s lifelong Gus Heningburg, Sr., one of NJPAC’s commitment to diversity in its workforce. earliest friends who made a signifi cant Gus was widely known for leading contribution to the very ethos of the Arts the effort to integrate the construction Center. forces at Newark International Airport During the planning and construction in the 1970s. He was also a respected phase of the Arts Center, Gus served as television personality as the longtime host NJPAC’s Affi rmative Action consultant of WNBC-TV’s Positively Black. and, in many ways, as the conscience More than anything, Gus was a of the project. As a result of his efforts straight-shooter, with an affectionate (along with Leadership and a small gleam in his eye. His dedication to social management staff at the time), 46% of justice was inspirational. He will be all construction jobs were awarded to deeply missed.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
“Thank you for the unique opportunity to help us spread the word. Your faith and support have made us into a national leader in the mentoring space. The word continues to spread, the impact continues to grow, and our children will benefi t.” —Carlos Lejnieks President and CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Essex, Hudson & Union Counties
school students and a partnership partnered with Big Brothers Big with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Essex, Sisters to host the premiere screening Hudson and Union Counties to promote of public service announcements to mentorship. encourage mentorship. The program In April, 300 students from Newark’s featured conversations with mentors and Science High and Tech High came to the mentees, each sharing how meaningful Victoria Theater for the fi lm screening and their relationships are. The discussion a panel discussion. Last Call at the Oasis was moderated by Kate Snow of NBC presents a powerful argument for why the News. “The entire NJPAC team truly Carlos Lejnieks, President and CEO, Big Brothers global water crisis will be the central issue outdid themselves and we are forever Big Sisters of Essex, Hudson & Union Counties facing the world this century. Following the grateful,” said Michele Williers, Vice fi lm, the students engaged thoughtfully President of Program Services. “There NJPAC has long served as a place with a panel moderated by Chris Daggett, is a huge smile on my face knowing we where ideas and conversation are equally President and CEO of the Geraldine R. together are making a difference for the at home with music and dance. Under Dodge Foundation and including Kai youth in our community.” the leadership of John Schreiber, this Olson-Sawyer, a Research and Policy Funding for these programs comes type of engagement expanded this year Analyst for GRACE Water and Energy through the President’s Fund for and much more going forward is in the Programs, and Karl Weber, a writer and Community Engagement which was offi ng. Two recent examples include editor who edited the Participant Media created and funded in honor of founding the screening of Participant Media’s guide for the fi lm. NJPAC President and CEO Lawrence P. Last Call at the Oasis for Newark high The following month, NJPAC Goldman. 15 The Honorable Mayor Cory A. Booker at the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival “WORDSTOCK”
Dubbed “Wordstock” by The New Trethewey, Pulitzer Prize-winner C. K. founder Amiri Baraka and National York Times, the Geraldine R. Dodge Williams, National Book Award winners Book Award fi nalistDorianne Laux. The Poetry Festival made its triumphant Terrance Hayes and Thomas Lux, and Festival also presented a world premiere return to NJPAC and Newark in October. T.S. Eliot Prize-winner Jane Hirshfi eld. performance of selections from four-time With more than 100 poetry events, the Poets making Festival debuts are: National Grand Slam Champion Patricia 14th biennial Festival was presented in Pulitzer Prize fi nalistHenri Cole, Chilean Smith’s book-length sequence Blood partnership with NJPAC and the City of National Literature Prize winner Raul Dazzler, about Hurricane Katrina, set to Newark. Some 12,000 people attended Zurita, Ireland’s leading woman poet Wynton Marsalis’ “At the Octoroon Balls” the Festival over four days, with more than Eavan Boland, California Poet Laureate string quartet and performed by members 5,000 youngsters from all over the country Juan Felipe Herrera, National Book of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. participating in the popular “Student Day.” Award winner Nikky Finney, Fanny In addition to readings and performances, Among the poets featured included Howe, and Gregory Orr. all Festival poets participated in discus- former U.S. Poet Laureate Philip Other notables included Newark sions and other multi-poet events. Levine and current Laureate Natasha resident and Black Arts Movement Anchored by events at NJPAC, the
16 “Leaving New Jersey at the conclusion of the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival was as heartbreaking this year as it was two years ago. I never want this festival to end because I daydream about how wonderful it would be to sit in the New Jersey Performing Arts Center day after day, listening to the nation’s most highly regarded poets read their work.” —Kayla Pongrac Dailyamerican.com
Poet Patricia Smith and members of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra String Quartet perform a world premiere of Blood Dazzler at the Octoroon Balls
Festival transformed downtown Newark Martin Farawell in a post-event “Working with John Schreiber into a “Poetry Village,” with many of the blog. “What is there to express about performances and readings occurring at witnessing this but gratitude? Gratitude and everyone at NJPAC, we alternate venues and cultural destina- for the listeners, for the poets, for our learn again and again that their tions in the city, all within easy walking partners at NJPAC, the City of Newark distance of the Arts Center, including and all the neighborhood venues that world-class performance space Aljira Center for Contemporary Art, made a place for us, for the Dodge staff First Peddie Baptist Memorial Church, and trustees, for the tech crews and has a world-class staff.” the New Jersey Historical Society, the volunteers, for the Dodge Poets and —Chris Daggett Newark Museum, North Star Academy, Poetry Program staff. Thanks for being President and CEO, and Trinity & St. Philip’s Cathedral. there, for helping all of us remember Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation “Moments of shared listening together that what Wallace Stevens called happened over and over during the ‘the voice that is great within us’ still four day Festival,” said Festival Director speaks out and we still listen.”
17 Great Performances “More shows, more big names than usual, more free outdoor concerts, and more festivals than you can imagine. The 2012– 2013 season at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center is jammed with music, dance, fi lm, and cabaret performances aimed at audiences of all ages and tastes.” —The Star-Ledger
NJPAC Executive Producer/Vice President David Rodriguez and President and CEO John Schreiber look on as Darlene Love performs at a community event announcing the 2012–2013 NJPAC season 18 ONSTAGE AT NJPAC
Among the 2012–2013 Season Highlights include Aretha Franklin, Jason Danieley and Marin Mazzie, George Clinton, Frankie Valli, Tony Bennett and Diana Krall
In a relaxed TV talk show setting, and Gospel and Holiday performances, series of film screenings that complement NJPAC President and CEO John as well as a variety of exclusive to the Arts jazz, soul, funk and hip hop programming Schreiber and Executive Producer and Center special concerts and series. on NJPAC’s stages during the season. Vice President David Rodriguez unveiled Among the “only-at-NJPAC” Curated by award-winning director and the Arts Center’s 2012–2013 season to programming includes: Rock & author Nelson George, each screening a room filled with donors, friends, and Roll Hall of Fame inductee George captures performances by musical icons community leaders in May. With a roof- Clinton, Parliament Funkadelic and and will be followed by a panel discussion rocking performance by ’60’s legend special guests Morris Day & The Time with guest musicians, writers and histo- Darlene Love (appearing at NJPAC twice in NJPAC’s inaugural Funk Fest. rians. Handpicked for showing are Save in 2012), the crowd was ready to storm Throughout the season, Clinton will the Children; Krush Groove, Wattstax, the box office by evening’s end. lead discussions on funk with high and Jazz on a Summer’s Day. Schreiber and Rodriguez outlined school students from around the State. NJPAC’s new American Song series the signature events for the season Additional performances will be added to includes “The First Lady of the American including America’s Got Talent, Women’s the Funk Fest throughout the season. Musical Stage,” Barbara Cook performing Association of NJPAC Spotlight Gala, Jamaica at 50 is an exclusive with jazz guitar icon and vocalist John Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, celebration of the 50th anniversary of Pizzarelli and his Trio. Also, Tony TD James Moody Democracy of Jazz Jamaican Independence, featuring one Award®-winning actress-singer, Christine Festival, and expanded free outdoor of the longest reigning reggae superstar Ebersole; Jarrod Spector, who played summer concert series. In addition, they groups of all time, Third World, Grammy- Frankie Valli in the Tony and Grammy- announced the first-ever visit to NJPAC nominated British superstar Maxi Priest, winning Jersey Boys; the one and only by superstar Aretha Franklin, a full roster and the next branch of Marley lineage, star of Cats and many other Broadway of dance, children and family, classical, Ky-Mani Marley (Bob’s son). hits, Betty Buckley; and husband and comedy and reality, Latin and World Music, Also on tap is an NJPAC-exclusive wife Broadway co-stars Marin Mazzie 19 and Jason Danieley bring their He Said, the Tony and Emmy Award® winner dean of the Friars Club and stage with She Said concert to NJPAC this season. sitting down with NJPAC President and stand-up comedian Stewie Stone. New in 2012–2013 will be an NJPAC- CEO John Schreiber, producer of her Since the announcement, many more exclusive Thursday matinees series Broadway autobiographical show, Elaine engagements have been announced entitled afternoon Curtain with legendary Stritch at Liberty. Also on tap, a one-man including dates for: comedians Kevin Hart; artists performing and speaking about production of an afternoon of Shalom Lisa Lampanelli; and Ron White; jazz diva their craft. Leading off the series will aleichem, written and performed by Diana Krall; the legendary Tony Bennett; be Tony-winning song-and-dance man award-winning actor Murray Horwitz, and the perpetually young Frankie Valli; and actor Ben Vereen, followed by a an afternoon in the Catskills, featuring and Virtuosos: Al Di Meola & Gonzalo Conversation with elaine Stritch, with comic Freddie Roman, the longtime Rubalcaba, among more to come.
JERSEY MOVeS! An historic convergence of the best of New Jersey’s extraordinary dance companies was on display last spring as NJPAC hosted and curated Jersey JerseyMoves Moves, a two-day terpsichorean festival ! of outstanding homegrown Garden Festival of Dance State dance. Curated by former NJPAC March 24 and 25, 2012 Assistant Vice President and independent producer Baraka Sele, the festival 11 New Jersey-based creative dance companies, 2 days— featured performances by eleven of the 1 unprecedented celebration of dance diversity in the Garden State State’s top companies including: Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre, Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company, Nai-Ni Chen Dance Saturday, March 24 at 7:30 Sunday, March 25 at 3:00 Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre American Repertory Ballet Company, New Jersey Ballet, Umoja Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company Claire Porter Dance Company, American Repertory Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company Freespace Dance Ballet, Claire Porter/PORTABLES, New Jersey Ballet New Jersey Tap Ensemble Freespace Dance, Ramya Ramnarayan, Umoja Dance Company Ramya Ramnarayan Randy James Dance Works, and the New Randy James Dance Works Jersey Tap Ensemble. Jersey Moves! was sponsored in part by the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and The Duke Foundation.
“NJPAC is a magnet; people respect their point of view. Here’s a validation of dance that will defi nitely, absolutely go back out into the community.” —Carolyn Dorfman to The New York Times
20 For Love of Moody
“What a thrill it was to be a part of the fi rst Moody “Dual vital themes emerged over a week (of the Jazz Festival at NJPAC. Being a native of Newark, TD James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival). NJ, it was especially signifi cant to see that music One has to do with respecting a past. The other
is still thriving and being supported in Newark for with looking to a future.” —Jay Lustig The Star-Ledger the new generations of musicians and singers coming up and in honor of your other homeboy,
James Moody.” —Alan Paul The Manhattan Transfer
It was a genuine love fest when President and CEO, the Festival boasted “It really turned out to be everything NJPAC presented its fi rst TD James two memorable all-star Prudential Hall we hoped for,” said Schreiber. “The Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival, a performances; the world premiere of a performers, the audiences, and the weeklong celebration of the legendary new children’s musical based on the total vibe would have made Moody longtime Newarker who charmed the popular Magic Tree House series; the smile. And his smile was like a great world with his virtuosity and loving fi rst-ever “Sassy Awards” in honor of bear hug.” nature. favorite daughter Sarah Vaughan; the The Festival was curated by Artistic One of the fi rst major new inauguration of a new jazz brunch series; Advisor Christian McBride. See the programming initiatives under the and a host of free community events in following pages for a recap of the week’s leadership of John Schreiber, NJPAC’s and around Newark. top events. 21 David Sanborn THE CONCERTS The Festival’s fi rst major event, “For “It was my honor and privilege to partic- Coast presentation, this unique NJPAC Love of Moody,” attracted a near capacity ipate in a tribute to a great man. I hope event was truly a once-in-a-lifetime Prudential Hall crowd and featured this festival continues.” evening. “I cannot thank you enough for jazz superstar George Benson, The The groove got hotter the next night including me in this very special perfor- Manhattan Transfer, and David Sanborn, with “Miles Davis and Gil Evans: Still mance,” said Dan Willis, who played along with a Who’s Who of legendary Ahead,” a masterful recreation of the reeds in the Miles/Gil orchestra. “I will journeyman musicians. “James Moody seminal albums by these cherished NEVER forget being a part of it. What a was an extraordinary musician and artists, Sketches of Spain, Porgy and massive event and it was an incredible wonderful human being,” said Sanborn. Bess, and Miles Ahead. An exclusive East performance.”
George Benson (left), Linda (Mrs. James) Moody and Thurston Briscoe, Vice President, Programming and Production, WBGO Jazz 88.3FM (right) 22 A Night in New Orleans A first-ever for NJPAC, the Moody Festival saw the world premiere of a sparkling new children’s musical, A Night in New Orleans, which told the story of two young explorers, Jack and Annie, who travel back in time to convince a teenage Louis Armstrong that he should continue pursuing his love of music so he could go on to become the King of Jazz. The delightful show played two public performances in the Victoria Theater and traveled to schools throughout Newark entertaining more than 2000 city fourth-graders. The show was performed by students from NJPAC’s arts education program and directed and choreographed by NJPAC teaching artist Janeece Freeman Clark. Based on “A Good Night for Ghosts,” number 42 in the multi-million selling Magic Tree House series by the children’s “Working with John Schreiber and the team of NJPAC to bring A book rock star Mary Pope Osborne, the show features book and lyrics by Night in New Orleans to life was a fantastic experience. We can’t playwright/musician Will Osborne, along imagine a better home for the premiere of our musical than the with Broadway veteran Murray Horwitz (Ain’t Misbehavin’) and music by the Victoria Theater, nor a better partner than NJPAC to help get the estimable Allen Touissant. A Night in New Orleans was sponsored, in part, by show and books to deserving schoolchildren.” the Women’s Association of NJPAC. —Mary Pope Osborne and Will Osborne
23 “Cyrille Aimée’s shoulders bobbed in line with the bass player, as IN SARAH’S FOOTSTEPS though they were having a conversation, and she let loose her instantly recognizable sound: a soft, girlish buzz with a touch of an Edith Piaf-like quaver. After her swinging rendition of “I’m Beginning to See the Light,” her bubbly take on “Sometimes I’m Happy” and a magnetic version of the ballad “I’m Through With Love,” the French singer won the fi rst Sarah Vaughan international Jazz Vocal Competition.” —Ronni Reich The Star-Ledger
Cyrille Aimée, winner of the fi rst Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition
It was one of those legendary “star The winner of the very fi rst “Sassy of discovering young talented jazz vocal in the making” moments. In 1942, an Award” was Brooklyn-based French artists that deserve wider recognition and eighteen year old Sarah Vaughan entered vocalist Cyrille Aimée, a 2007 winner mentoring in their career as a jazz singer. and won the Amateur Night contest at of both the fi rst and public prizes in the Judges for the fi nals of the Sarah the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem. Montreux Jazz Festival Competition, Vaughan international Jazz Vocal Her prize was $10 and a weeklong with four CDs and recordings for feature Competition were Dee Dee Bridgewater, engagement at the Apollo opening for the fi lms to her credit. “She has the soul of the Grammy and Tony Award-winning jazz sublime Ella Fitzgerald. a Gypsy, the swing of a horn player, and vocalist; vocalese and scat pioneer Jon As homage to the beloved Newark the intimate sound of an angel,” said Hendricks, vocalist and Executive Director native, the TD James Moody Democracy competition producer, Rosen. Aimée was of Jazz House Kids Melissa Walker, WBGO of Jazz Festival hosted the fi rst annual awarded $5,000 and an opening spot at radio host and jazz journalist Michael Sarah Vaughan international Jazz Vocal a 2013 JAZZ ROOTS concert. Bourne, and producer of JAZZ ROOTS and Competition. Part of NJPAC’s JAZZ First runner-up Ashleigh Smith of co-founder of GRP Records, Larry Rosen ROOTS series with producer Larry Rosen Lewisville, Texas won $1,500 and second The Sarah Vaughan international and in partnership with WBGO Jazz runner-up Sandra Booker of Sherman Jazz Vocal Competition was powered by 88.3 FM, the competition drew nearly Oaks, Calif. won $500. The other fi nalists Indaba Music (IndabaMusic.com), the 900 online submissions from across were Alexis Cole and Hilary Kohl, both of leading online community of musicians the world. A panel of industry experts New York City. and marketplace for music opportunities, narrowed the fi eld to fi ve fi nalists who Jazzmeia Horn of Dallas, Texas won and sponsored, in part, by The Prudential performed live onstage at NJPAC in the The Sarah Vaughan international Jazz Foundation, Verizon, Audible.com, The Victoria Theater for a capacity audience Vocal Competition Rising Star Award. Women’s Association of NJPAC, PSEG and group of highly esteemed judges. The award was created for the purpose and Whole Foods.
24 OUR FRIENDS CELEBRATE TOO
(l-r) Melissa Walker with some of her Jazz House Kids and Christian McBride, Artistic Advisor. TD James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival
As part of the Moody Festival, the Montclair-based Jazz House Kids music education program celebrated its 10th anniversary with a star-studded concert and gala fundraising dinner at NJPAC. Montclair residents Melissa Walker, who founded Jazz House Kids and serves as its president, and her husband Christian McBride, the Grammy Award-winning big band leader, jazz bassist and Artistic Advisor for the Moody Festival, were joined onstage by actress S. Epatha Merkerson and jazz artists George Duke, Angelique Kidjo, Maceo Parker, Fred Wesle, and Pat Metheny. The gala’s honorees included philanthropist John Cali, jazz saxophonist great Wayne Shorter, and actor, singer and social activist Harry Belafonte.
NEWARK’S FIRST LADY OF JAZZ If you’ve ever met Dorthaan Kirk, Special Events and Programming Coordinator for the nation’s greatest jazz radio station, WBGO Jazz 88.3FM right in downtown Newark, the fi rst thing you notice is the smile. It’s warm and welcoming and just a little bit fl irty and playful. How fi tting then that the very fi rst “Dorthaan’s Place,” a series of jazz brunches in NJPAC’s NICO Kitchen+Bar, shared all of the elements of its namesake. A sold-out house enjoyed the stylings of the Geri Allen Quartet and a specially prepared buffet while the hostess marched about the room, posing for pictures here, connecting people with people there, and generally ensuring that everyone was having as good a time as she was. “It was a huge success and hopefully this is the beginning of a venue for the people of Newark and the surrounding areas to attend, hear quality jazz, enjoy good food and fellowship with each other,” said Dorthaan. “For me personally, I’m still quite honored and humbled that I was chosen for an event to be named for me. I believe in the music and want to see it preserved for future generations.” The rest of the season for Dorthaan’s Place includes performances by: The Houston Person Quartet, the Don Braden Organix Group and the Cyrus Chestnut Trio. 25 Arts Education
Present and former winners of the Star-ledger Scholarship for the Performing arts administered by the NJPAC Arts Education Department
“I think it’s going to be a huge help, especially fi nancially, but just the honor of being a recipient of the scholarship ... it’s a big spot to fi ll.” —Israel Hernandez 2012 NJPAC/Star-Ledger Scholarship for the Performing Arts $40,000 scholarship winner
26 Arts Education ON THE ROAD
With America’s Got Talent taking over nearly every available space in the building this summer, the annual collaboration between the New Jersey Performing Arts Center’s Arts Education Department and the New Jersey Youth Theater needed new digs this year for its summer musical. Thanks to Council of Trustees member and Montclair State University President Susan Cole and her team, the Kasser Theater on campus proved to be an excellent and welcoming venue. On the heels of such critically acclaimed productions as Rent, Ragtime, West Side Story, and last year’s Kiss Cast of the NJPAC/New Jersey Youth Theater production of Smokey Joe’s Café Me, Kate, the creative team mounted a sparkling fi rst-rate production of Choreographer, took audiences back to Broadway’s longest running musical the doo wop street singing of the 1960’s revue, Smokey Joe’s Café. with expert renditions of numbers from With a cast of twelve and a blazing the songbook of composers Jerry Lieber orchestra, Director Cynthia Meryl and and Mike Stoller including “Hound Dog,” her longtime cohorts, Ilene Greenbaum, “Yakety-Yak,” “Fools Fall in Love,” “Charlie Musical Director and Sherry Alban, Brown” and nearly two dozen more.
ON THEIR WAY
Four Newark youngsters joined the Church for eight years and wants to Faye Competello, the scholarship’s impressive roster of NJPAC/Star-Ledger study the music business; Jordaan manager and resident den mother. “We Scholarship for the Performing Arts Scott, 17, who specializes in contem- are proud of the program’s unprece- this year as the program added a third porary ballet and modern dance, and dented success—most notably a 100% $20,000 scholarship in addition to the has performed with the New Jersey graduation rate over the last nine years.” top award of $40,000. Ballet junior corps; and Whitney Perez, As a part of the scholarship, each winner Top winner was Israel Hernandez, an 19, who hopes to run an organization to receives paid internships at NJPAC and 18-year old Arts High School tenor who help young dancers in urban cities learn career counseling and guidance services. fell in love with opera in high school. to express themselves. The young artists also will give solo He currently studies at the Manhattan “For fourteen years, Donald performances at the Arts Center for every School of Music and plans on a career as Newhouse, the Samuel I. Newhouse year of their award. a singer. Foundation, and The Star-Ledger The NJPAC/Star-Ledger Scholarship The $20,000 scholarship winners have fostered the NJPAC/Star-Ledger for the Performing Arts is also supported, were: Malissa Hanson, 17, a musical Scholarship for the Performing Arts in part, by the Women’s Association of theater singer who has worked with into one of New Jersey’s most presti- NJPAC and John and Suzanne Willian Cissy Houston at New Hope Baptist gious scholarship awards,” said through Goldman Sachs Gives. 27 Colors of the Rainbow, a culminating performance for the student participants in NJPAC’s Dancing Classrooms program COLORS OF THE RAINBOW Fifth-graders from Bayonne, Newark, Newark; Greater Newark Charter School “You helped make memories Jersey City and Union City shined on in Newark; Hudson School in Union the Victoria Theater stage in May when City; and Veterans Memorial Elementary that will last a lifetime. Our NJPAC hosted the first ever New Jersey School in Union City, who went on to win students and parents were Colors of the Rainbow Team Match. the competition. Colors of the Rainbow was the Judging the match was an all-star thrilled with the end result of the end-of-term celebration for fifth-grade panel of New Jersey dance luminaries, Dancing Classroom experience. students participating in Dancing including Paul McRae, Assistant Artistic Classrooms™, an in-school NJPAC Director of the New Jersey Ballet It was quite the night. We had a residency that teaches social skills, Company; Randy James, Associate confidence and manners through the Professor at Rutgers University Mason blast. All day long in school, art of ballroom dance. Founded by Gross School of the Arts and Artistic teachers, parents, the principal, ballroom dancing champion Pierre Director of Randy James Dance Works; DuLaine, who emceed the culminating and acclaimed dancer Claire Porter, who and students were raving about event at NJPAC, Dancing Classrooms™ has toured the world with her collection the experience. The “team” and Colors of the Rainbow Team Match of comedic movement monologues, in New York City were featured in the Portables. wore their medals proudly ALL documentary film Mad, Hot Ballroom Dancing Classrooms is made possible and the feature film, Take the Lead, in part by: Victoria Foundation, Marian DAY LONG. Again, it was a great starring Antonio Banderas. NJPAC Arts & David Rocker, Merck Company night, and we had a great time.“ Education is the official New Jersey Foundation, The Prudential Foundation, provider for Dancing Classrooms™. William Randolph Hearst Foundation, —Mary Cole, The competition featured teams Jennifer Chalsty, TD Charitable Teacher, All Saints Catholic Academy, of 12 students from six schools: All Foundation, Novo Nordisk, The Provident Bayonne Saints Catholic Academy in Bayonne; Bank Foundation, Ann and Stan Resurrection School in Jersey City; Borowiec, Edison Properties and an Rafael Hernandez Elementary School in anonymous donor. 28 TEACH THE CHILDREN
“When a parent tells me that their child has grown substantially as a performer, I am honored, but when they say that their child has gained a greater sense of self-confi dence, self-esteem, and self- awareness—that’s when I know I’ve truly done my job.” —Janeece Freeman Clark Nikkole Salter NJPAC Teaching Artist
The heart and soul of the NJPAC Arts Education program are the teaching artists who go into classrooms, create lesson plans, inspire creativity, and serve as exemplars of how talent and hard work can lead to great things. Two of our most popular teaching artists are Janeece Freeman Clark, who works with musical theater students in the Young Artist institute and Summer Youth Performance Workshop programs; and Nikkole Salter, who has worked in the same programs, as well as in-school theater residencies and the recent Social Impact Performance Residency. “Our teaching artists represent NJPAC and uphold the highest standards of excellence and professionalism,” said Sanaz Hojreh, Assistant Vice President, Arts Education. “Moreover, as talented, creative, and successful artists themselves, they embody so many of our students’ aspirations. We are proud that they continue to partner with us to make Janeece Freeman Clark with Marcus Beckett a real difference in the lives of so many young people.” been a huge part of who I am,” said creates innovative artistic programming Janeece has spent most of her Janeece. “But, sharing those skills for community empowerment and career performing and educating. Young with diverse groups of eager learners at enrichment. Most recently, she earned audiences know her as “Miss Molly” on NJPAC has taken my love for the art to acclaim for her role as the lead in the PBS KIDS children’s series Dittydoodle a whole new level. Nothing brings me Alicia Keys produced, Broadway-bound Works. She has appeared on and greater joy than knowing I’ve assisted a production of Lydia Diamond’s Stick Fly. off-Broadway and in regional theaters young person on their life’s journey.” “I have never experienced an insti- across the country. She has been an Nikkole is an Obie Award winning tution of NJPAC’s size and scope that still NJPAC teaching artist since 2009 and actress and playwright who has been a manages to feel like home,” said Nikkole. also heads her own private vocal studio teaching artist with NJPAC since 2010. “The staff in arts education personally in South Orange. She is also the founder and Executive engage each one of the young people they “Coming from a performance Director of The Continuum Project, serve, and each student walks away with a background, musical theater has always Inc., a nonprofi t organization that fi rst-rate education. It’s a win-win.” 29 AN EMOTIONAL LEGACY
“I can’t help feeling like NJPAC is what my father left for me— the best thing he left me…,” —Noelle Staudt Summer Youth Performance Workshop and Young Artist Institute student
Henry Gardner and Noelle Staudt in Godspell, Summer Youth Performance Workshop
The father of one of NJPAC’s longtime Summer Youth Performance Workshop and Young Artist institute students, Noelle Staudt, was an iron worker employed to weld the Arts Center’s frame during its construction. Noelle was just an infant when the bones of NJPAC rose from an empty lot. Her father passed away when she was a child. When Noelle’s outstanding vocal talent began to emerge, her mom Kathleen enrolled Noelle in NJPAC arts training classes and she has continued her studies with the Arts Center’s Arts Education Department ever since. No one knew about Noelle’s deep connection to NJPAC until the morning after the Summer Youth Performance Workshop showcase this past August when, for the fi rst time, she shared the story through tears with teaching artists, staff, and fellow students. By the time she got to “I can’t help feeling like NJPAC is what my father left for me—the best thing he left me…” there wasn’t a dry eye in the house.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? A career in the arts is not the Daisy appeared in the national tour of Lauren beamed brightly as Belle ultimate goal of NJPAC’s Arts Education the Broadway hit, Memphis. in the national touring company of Department. Still, we can’t help but feel Beauty and the Beast and is currently a bit proud when alumni of our training • Jon Hoche—a veteran of the NJPAC/ appearing in the national tour of Elf. programs fi nd employment as working NJYT production of Once On This island, artists. Here are just a few of the most Jon snagged the role of Lead Puppeteer Other graduates, as reported in earlier recent examples: in the national tour of War Horse. Reports, have performed on television, in music videos, and in national tours of • Daisy Hobbs—last seen in the NJPAC/ • Lauren Palmieri—a graduate of American idiot, Rock of Ages, Rent and NJYT production of Carousel in 1997, our 2007 production of Carousel, others. 30 A scene from the Summer Youth Performance Workshop fi nal presentation
AND MORE… • NJPAC’s Arts Education Department augment vocal curriculum with musical outstanding performances in ballet, hosted a Free Workshop week theater training. Headed up by NJPAC modern dance, hip hop, vocal music, to expose students to the many teaching artist Janeece Freeman-Clark, musical theater, acting and instru- education opportunities at the the program ended with a performance mental jazz. Arts Center. One hundred and in the black box Horizon Theater for fi fteen young people attended the family and friends. • NJPAC partnered with the Newark workshops, resulting in an estimated Repertory Theater Company to bring a new student roster of 40 for the Young • The Horizon Theater was also the site performance of For Colored Girls… to Artist institute. for a Performance Project, a culmi- the Horizon Theater. Led by director/ nating showcase for the Young Artist producer and Women’s Association • This year, NJPAC’s Arts Education institute where students got to perform Trustee Marcia Brown, the production Department was asked by Newark for family, friends and fans to showcase of the landmark play was well- Arts High School to pilot a six-week the skills they had learned during received. extended day learning project to the semester. The program featured 31 Contributions
Wells Fargo Jazz for Teens fi nal concert, one of the NJPAC arts training programs supported through gifts like those this year from Amy Liss and the family of Norman Goldberg
Active year-long, the NJPAC Committee, chaired by NJPAC Director at all giving levels to create unique and Development Department creates oppor- Ann Borowiec, the Development impactful philanthropic opportunities. tunities at all giving levels for individuals, Department hosts special cultivation In general, the NJPAC Development corporations, and foundations to support events; actively pursues foundation Department stands ready to work with the programming, education, and opera- and government grants, creates distinct donors interested in helping to preserve tions of the Arts Center. With great visibility programs for corporate sponsor- and sustain the mission and viability of the assistance from a very active Vanguard ships, and works closely with individuals New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
BUSINESS PARTNERS ROUNDTABLE The Business Partners Roundtable is a quarterly gathering of top level execu- tives from NJPAC-supporting companies, where attendees get to network and interact with some of the leading lights in the statewide, regional and national business and political communities. 2012 saw fi ve compelling speakers share their insights with NJPAC Business Partners. They included: William S. Demchak, Senior Vice Chairman of PNC (l-r) Jeff Smisek, President and CEO of United Continental Holdings and William S. Demchak, Senior Vice Chairman of PNC Financial Services speak to the NJPAC Business Partners Roundtable Financial Services, who spoke about the Banking Industry at a Crossroads; American Express Company and former Chairman, Port Authority of New York Jeff Smisek, President and CEO of NJPAC Director; Ken Frazier, Chairman, and New Jersey. United Continental Holdings on the President and CEO, Merck & Co., The Business Partners Roundtable topic “Why the U.S. Needs an Aviation Inc. (Topic: Healthcare Innovation—A series is sponsored, in part, by PNC Policy;” Ed Gilligan, Vice Chairman, Long-Term Focus); and David Samson, Bank. 32 HELPING THE TEACHERS TEACH Amy Liss made a generous commitment to Arts Education in 2012. She is supporting, in particular, NJPAC’s fi rst week-long Arts Education Professional Development Institute for 25 Newark classroom teachers from the eight priority schools identifi ed by superintendent Cami Anderson and 25 NJPAC artist teachers. Together they will learn teaching strategies, classroom management, emerging ideas in the performing arts and curriculum integration. Although the Arts Center has offered teacher training programs Backstage at fi rst free performance of a Night in New Orleans at Newark’s First Avenue School. From l-r – D. Nicholas Miceli, Market President, TD Bank, author Mary Pope Osborne, librettist/ for years, the Institute will offer intensive lyricist Will Osborne, Linda Moody, NJPAC President and CEO John Schreiber fi ve day training—the hours necessary to absorb and synthesize the required material and put it into practice. CONVENIENCE… According to Mrs. Liss, “among the many efforts to improve the education children AND GENEROSITY TOO receive, teachers receive short shrift. I With a tagline as “America’s Most believe that supporting the professional Tree House musical wearing their TD Convenient Bank,” you would expect development of teachers will ensure the backpacks.” to be something special. In success of their students.” TD Bank “This partnership between NJPAC NJPAC’s eyes, this year they proved their and TD Bank worked so well,” added mettle and then some. As title sponsor of Gregg Gerken, NJPAC Director and Head the TD James Moody Democracy of Jazz of CRE USA for TD Bank. “First and Festival, the Bank was an extraordinary foremost because of the people in both FOR THE KIDS partner in getting a nascent event off the organizations being dedicated to making ground and helping us let the world know this a success. Secondly, the programing NJPAC lost another dear friend this that something amazing was in the offi ng. was unique and fi rst rate, from the year when longtime Council of Trustees “TD was proud to support the TD headliners to the children’s musical, member Norman Goldberg passed away. James Moody Jazz Festival,” said D. great attention was given to delivering Along with his wife, Sue, the Goldbergs Nicholas Miceli, Market President. “It quality performances. We are proud were devoted NJPAC members and was an amazingly successful fi rst year to sponsor and support the TD James frequent patrons since opening season and we look forward to building on it in Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival and to in 1997. He was a huge supporter of the years to come. It was also very gratifying be partners with the incredibly dedicated Arts Center’s Arts Education programs to watch the energy of the children as staff at NJPAC. I encourage everyone to and, in honor of that passion, his family they left the performances of the Magic share the experience.” established the Norman Goldberg Scholarship for Children which, to date, has raised over $5,000 for education programs at NJPAC. We will miss Norman’s generous soul and active presence at the Arts Center. We are IN THE SUMMERTIME deeply honored that the family chose to Richmond County Savings Foundation, a generous partner since 2003, provided preserve his legacy through supporting $40,000 in funding for NJPAC’s enormously popular Sounds of the City outdoor summer opportunities for children to participate in concert series. Support for this program allows us to present the concerts for free to our NJPAC’s arts training programs. We think community on Thursdays in July and August. “NJPAC is my favorite place to go in New he would be thrilled. Jersey,” said Cesar Claro, the Foundation’s Executive Director. “It’s a cultural gem.” 33 Home of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Music Director Jacques Lacombe with the NJSO at NJPAC – 2012–2013 Opening Night
Once more this year, the New Jersey A lead gift of $3 million from “Mike and I are proud to support the Performing Arts Center celebrates its Prudential Financial matched campaign NJSO, and it has been inspiring to see two-decade plus partnership with the New gifts between $25,000 and $100,000. the Orchestra’s patrons and corporate Jersey Symphony Orchestra. NJPAC was “Prudential is proud to support the partners rise to the occasion and meet built, in part, to be home to the State’s NJSO, which has enhanced the culture the campaign challenge we made with foremost musical organization and the of Newark and the lives of thousands of Josh and Judy Weston,” said Ruth ensuing years have proven to be mutually New Jersey residents in our community Lipper. “As a co-chair of the NJSO benefi cial and often monumentally special. and across the state,” said John board, I am so thrilled that this historic Symphony highlights for 2012 include: Strangfeld, Prudential’s Chairman and campaign has raised these funds to CEO and also an NJPAC Director. ensure that the Orchestra will continue • The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Founding campaign architects Ruth to fl ourish as a prominent, dynamic arts announced the close of the NJSO and Michael Lipper and Josh and Judy organization in this state for many years Comprehensive Campaign, a major Weston issued a $5 million challenge— to come.” fundraising initiative that raised $35 for campaign gifts of $250,000 and The Campaign received major gifts million in support of the Orchestra, above—that the NJSO met and from three corporations, two foundations exceeding its $32 million goal. exceeded. and 43 individual households. 34 The “Fire” Winter Festival with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and the Francesca Harper Project
“It has been six years since Carnegie Hall was a place for Jersey pride, but the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra more than made up for lost time, playing at the Spring for Music festival. The festival awards North American orchestras for adventurous programming, and for his Carnegie Hall debut, music director Jacques Lacombe delivered not only bold, intelligent choices, but also sure-handed performances.” —Ronni Reich, The Star-Ledger
• The “Fire” Winter Festival in January, George Walker with the composer in joined the Orchestra for Varèse’s saw the NJSO bring the Francesca attendance in March, and the presen- Nocturnal. Both the Busoni and Harper Project (dance company) and tation of Edward T. Cone’s Music for Varèse works featured the men of the Arc3Design (lighting) for Beethoven’s Strings. Westminster Symphonic Choir. The Creatures of Prometheus with original choreography and special • The NJSO presented a special concert • The 2012–2013 NJSO season began lighting effects. “The display could program at Carnegie Hall in May as at NJPAC in September with a gala have amounted to mere novelty, had part of the second annual Spring and Rhapsody in Blue performance the ensemble not delivered the goods for Music Festival. The performance featuring pianist Jean-Yves Thibaud. musically,” said The New York Times. marked NJSO Music Director Jacques The program was an all-American one “The orchestra mastered this brilliant, Lacombe’s Carnegie Hall debut. that had Duke Ellington’s Harlem and diffuse and fi tful music.” Renowned pianist MarcAndré Hamelin two New Jersey Roots Project works— performed Busoni’s Piano Concerto. John Harbison’s Remembering • The Orchestra’s New Jersey Roots The NJSO gave the Carnegie Hall Gatsby: Foxtrot for Orchestra and Project continued this year, with a premiere of Weill’s Symphony No. 1, Ferde Grofé’s Grand Canyon Suite— world premiere of a commission from “Berliner,” and soprano Hila Plitmann as highlights. 35 MORE LACOMBE, GRATEFULLY New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Music Director Jacques Lacombe has extended his contract through the 2015–2016 season, the Orchestra announced in July. The acclaimed music director, who began his tenure with the NJSO in 2010, will continue in that capacity for three years beyond his current contract, which expires at the end of August 2013. “My experiences as Music Director of the NJSO over the past two seasons have been both enjoyable and creatively stimulating,” Lacombe said. “I am thrilled to extend my relationship with the NJSO, and I look forward to continuing to present captivating programs and to interacting with the audiences and communities of New Jersey.”
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Music Director Jacques Lacombe
ADIEU, ANDRE After fi ve and a half enormously successful years as NJSO President & CEO, André Gremillet stepped down and accepted an appointment as Managing Director of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) in Australia; Gremillet joined the NJSO in January 2007. “André Gremillet’s unique combi- nation of musical training and business acumen enabled him to provide valuable leadership to the NJSO for the past fi ve and a half years,” says Board Co-Chair Stephen Sichak Jr. “It has been exciting and gratifying to lead this fi ne organization over the past few years,” Gremillet said. “I am grateful for the wonderful support and dedication of the Board, musicians and staff.”
Former NJSO President and CEO André Gremillet with longtime NJPAC friend Linda Morgan 36 Women’s Association of NJPAC
The fi nale of Spotlight Gala 2012 featuring The Four Tops, En Vogue, Darlene Love, Valerie Simpson and NJPAC Arts Education Alumnus MJ Rodriguez
SPOTlIGHT Gala 2012 It was a night for legends at this The evening started with a perfor- education programs. year’s Women’s Association of NJPAC’s mance by an alumnus of NJPAC’s arts After each headliner act performed, 17th Annual Spotlight Gala, the annual training programs, MJ Rodriguez, winner the evening ended with the full lineup of fundraiser which raised $1.9 million for of the 2011 Clive Barnes Award for his talent together on stage for an unforget- the Arts Center and its transformative arts critically-acclaimed performance in the table fi nale rendition of Diana Ross’s education programs. recent off-Broadway revival of Rent. A anthem for social justice and community, An incredible cast of superstar acts Newark native who found his artistic “Reach Out and Touch.” including Darlene Love, The Four Tops, voice in part through his training at Dinner this year was held throughout En Vogue and Valerie Simpson were NJPAC which began when he was just the entire NJPAC building, with elegant backed by a band led by Ray Chew, who 11 years old, MJ gave the audience a table settings in the Victoria Theater, also helms the band on American idol. fi rst-hand look at the caliber of NJPAC’s Chase Room, Parsonnet Room, Ryan 37 (l-r) Spotlight Gala 2012 Co-Chairs Sheila F. Klehm and Mary Beth O’Connor fl ank NJPAC President and CEO John Schreiber; Chambers Award winner Walter and Judy Shipley with Women’s Association Trustee Patricia Chambers and NJPAC Founding Chairman Raymond G. Chambers; NJPAC Arts Education Alumnus MJ Rodriguez
Gallery, and NICO Kitchen + Bar. Dancing Special thanks to Dinner Co-Chair was Prudential Financial, with under- and dessert followed in the Prudential D. Nicholas Miceli, Market President, writing by The MCJ Amelior Foundation. Hall lobby. TD Bank and to Women’s Association Additional thanks to major supporters: The evening’s honorees were recog- Trustees and Spotlight Gala 2012 Toby and Leon G. Cooperman, PwC, and nized with video tributes: Walter and Co-Chairs Sheila F. Klehm and Mary Public Service Enterprise Group and to Judy Shipley (Chambers Award); Alfred Beth O’Connor and President of the TD Charitable Foundation for a special C. Koeppe (Ryan Award); and Robert E. Board, Christine C. Gilfi llan. challenge grant. Moritz and PwC (Vagelos Award). Spotlight Gala 2012’s lead sponsor
CELEBRATING SPRING Another grand tradition for NJPAC for the Arts Center’s education and Will speak about literacy and the arts and courtesy of the Women’s Association is community initiatives. how excited they were to partner with the Annual Spring Luncheon and Auction This year’s special guest speakers NJPAC on a brand new musical. which, this year attracted over 400 of the were Mary Pope Osborne and her Guests were then treated to a special State’s most prominent women business husband Will Osborne who later in the sneak preview of songs and dialogue and philanthropic leaders. Under the fall would be responsible for the world from the musical, featuring students leadership of Luncheon Co-Chairs and premiere of a new children’s musical, from NJPAC’s arts education program. Women’s Association Trustees Heather A Night in New Orleans, as part of the It was another memorable special event Kapsimalis and Robin Cruz McClearn, TD James Moody Democracy of Jazz hosted by the Women’s Association of the luncheon raised over $170,000 Festival. The guests listened to Mary and NJPAC.
MORE IS BETTER The Women’s Association and NJPAC combined membership this year, increasing tenfold the number of members of the Association. The merger allows for those inter- ested in supporting the Arts Center to enjoy the “buy one, get one free” privileges of belonging to two organizations with distinctive perks of membership. It has also opened up a great new universe with whom to communicate about the exciting events sponsored throughout the year by the Women’s Association.
38 WELCOME NEW TRUSTEES CULTURAL spokesperson for AMBI Skincare. She has been featured on many television LEGACY outlets including The Oprah Winfrey An important action this year was to Show, The View, TODAY, EXTRA, inside revive the Women’s Association’s Cultural Edition, CNN, the Style Network, BET, Legacy Committee which was created and many more. Marvette “Bunny” to foster an appreciation and respect for Johnson is Vice President and General the City of Newark and its storied cultural Manager of Neiman Marcus Short Hills, past. This year’s committee co-chairs are having joined the company in 1977 as Women’s Association Trustees Audrey a Selling Associate. The West Orange New Women’s Association of NJPAC Trustees Bartner and Dena F. Lowenbach who, Marcia Brown and Mikki Taylor resident has been recognized for her in association with Ferlanda Fox Nixon, business and philanthropic leadership. Trustee and VP, Advocacy, are working Three prominent and talented leaders And Marcia Brown is the Vice Chancellor to present and produce some wonderful joined the Women’s Association of for Student and Community Affairs for programs for the membership in Spring NJPAC as new Trustees this year. They the Rutgers-Newark campus. She has 2013. Past Cultural Legacy Committee are: Mikki Taylor, Editor-at-Large for accumulated more than twenty-fi ve years events have included conversations ESSENCE magazine and Founder and of leadership/community service/profes- with native Newarker Philip Roth and President of Mikki Taylor Enterprises, sional experience in and on behalf of the an afternoon with jazz great Marian LLC, which serves as a holding company Newark community. She is co-founder McPartland. Some ideas in the making for a number of vertical businesses of the South Ward Junior Crimefi ghters, for this year are guided historical tours of including Satin Doll Productions, a full- Harriet Tubman Girls Club, and Citizens Newark and a fi lm series. service image building and consulting for a Better Newark. She is also founder division, and MT Communications, a of Dare to Fly Productions which recently strategic communications and branding produced For Colored Girls…to great company. Most recently, she was national acclaim. 39 Volunteer Ventures
(l-r) NJPAC President and CEO John Schreiber, Lifetime Achievement Volunteers Joan Borneman, Vince Wells, Elayne Lite, and Bill Leiss with Guest Speaker Loren Schoenberg and NJPAC Director of Volunteers Ginny Bowers Coleman APPRECIATION The Annual Volunteer Appreciation Vince Wells joined the small, but “I think volunteers are regarded Dinner, sponsored by the Women’s growing group of Lifetime Achievement Association of NJPAC, was an outstanding Volunteers, Maria and Walter Fischer as a respected, positive, salute to volunteer spirit, with a jazzy fl air. were honored with the Kandice Dickinson proactive resource.” The evening’s special guest speaker was Award for volunteer assistance to Loren Schoenberg, Executive Director of NJPAC’s Front of House staff; and Jean —Marjorie Mouring (previous recipient of National Jazz Museum in Harlem. Also a Anderson and Eunice Taylor, were this Dena F. Lowenbach Volunteer of the Year noted saxophonist, educator and author, year’s winners of the Dena F. Lowenbach and Kandice Dickinson Award) Schoenberg shared his personal recollec- Volunteer of the Year award. The tions of Louis Armstrong and other jazz volunteer committee, chaired by Joan era luminaries. Borneman worked together seamlessly Among the evening’s top honorees: for a night of fun, glamour and jazz! 40 Volunteer Ventures
A BUSY SUMMER…AND FALL If you ask NJPAC volunteers what America’s Got Talent, we needed to Poetry Festival which, for the second they did on their summer vacation, a galvanize a group of volunteers to time, required a herculean volunteer big majority of them will say they spent make sure that audiences at Montclair effort. Under the leadership of Director a lot of time helping the Arts Center State University’s Kasser Theater were of Volunteer Services, Ginny Bowers welcome thousands of people to the live welcomed just as warmly as they would Coleman with dedicated volunteer broadcasts of America’s Got Talent and be to any NJPAC performance. They did deputies Mada Liebman and Amy the expanded outdoor summer concert so with characteristic flair and grace. Tenzer, the Volunteer Department series. Some 60-plus volunteers served “Our volunteers and staff were on coordinated 170 volunteers for eight as greeters and shared information with the job, said veteran volunteer Troyce venues over four days. This included new attendees (many of them first-timers) Dunson. “Everyone looked so profes- partnerships with North Star Academy, about NJPAC’s 2012–2013 season. sional and was wearing a big smile of Rutgers University, Americorps, and the The volunteer contingent was also welcome as they assisted all the theater- New Jersey Youth Organization. Once integral in the successful relocation of goers. It was a great and rewarding day, again, visitors to the Arts Center marveled the annual summer musical collabo- but there is no place like home.” at how welcome they felt and how well- ration between NJPAC’s Arts Education And there was no rest as summer coordinated all of the venues were. This Department and the New Jersey Youth turned into fall and the new NJPAC was a huge testament to the organization, Theatre. When Smokey Joe’s Café season began in earnest. One of the dedication, and passion of the NJPAC had to hit the road to make room for first major events was the Dodge volunteers.
“I enjoy greeting people with warmth and going away knowing we have enhanced the pride of NJPAC.” —Sidney Travis VOLUNTEER FACTS: - 10,807 volunteer hours were contributed to NJPAC from July 2011 to June 2012 - 3,313 patrons were assisted through the volunteer-staffed Customer Information Center - 82% of NJPAC volunteers are female, 18% male - Volunteer-led public tours increased by 80% last year - NJPAC welcomed 24 new volunteers last year 41 Who Are We? From fi nance to programming, education to fundraising, the NJPAC professional team shares a passion for making the Arts Center experience world-class and fi rst-rate. In this year’s Report to the Community, we shine the spotlight on four of our staff members who work hard each day to promote and embody the NJPAC mission.
GUEST SERVICES Once in a while, something happens at NJPAC that is so special, we want to share it with the immediate world. Here’s a story from the past year: A woman called about a week or so prior to the performance by Daughtry (of American idol fame). Her 8-year old grandson was recovering from a brain cyst and needed to wear a metal cone around his head. She was concerned that someone might bump into him in an orchestra seat. Attending the concert meant everything to the young fellow.
NJPAC’s Ticket Services and House Management teams went into action. They arranged for the family to sit in The President’s Box and made special plans for them to attend the sound check earlier in the day. The drummer gave the youngster his sticks and Daughtry himself gave a shout out to the boy from the stage and even asked him mom to e-mail him about his progress. The youngster still has a long road of recovery ahead, but NJPAC is proud to have been able to provide for him a night to remember.
HELPFUL HANDS…AND A GOOD EAR and the national tour of Beauty and the program monitors; tour guides; envelope Beast, a stint with Hunter College, and stuffers; greeters; editors; and a list that a trial-by-fi re internship at the Santa Fe grows seemingly every day. For special Opera House are among the highlights of events, such as the Dodge Poetry Festival, his resume. Sounds of the City and the Young Artist Paul is responsible for all of the Talent Search Auditions, among others, amplifi ed sound coming from the stages Ginny can mobilize dozens of volunteers, at NJPAC. So that means he oversees assigning them to myriad tasks with the sound quality for any instruments, precision and maximum effectiveness. speaking, and sound effects in Prudential All while being a friend, sometime- She grew up touring overseas in a Hall, the Victoria Theater, The Chase therapist, and empathetic ear to staff military family and pursued acting and Room and any ancillary spaces. He and volunteers alike. stage management. He came from a mix also supervises systems maintenance Ginny is most proud of the fl exibility of inner city and small town in Minnesota, and design. “I’m the guy who sits in the of her department and volunteers. “We found mentorship in high school, and audience at the console and makes sure are using an increasing number of volun- became a respected sound engineer. the show sounds good,” he says. teers responding to an ever-growing set Their meeting on a national tour brought Part of his job is to work with visiting of needs. It is great to be able to adapt to them both professionally to NJPAC and engineers and production staff to share the institution’s evolution, while keeping grew to a successful marriage. his knowledge of NJPAC’s spaces to the volunteers active and engaged. She is Ginny Bowers Coleman who, ensure the best quality sound. He has Ginny and Paul agree that the best for the last several years has been won compliments and accolades from thing about NJPAC is the people, NJPAC’s Director of Volunteer Services. the staffs of such diverse artists as Keith including both staff and volunteers. He is Paul Allshouse, currently the Arts Jarrett to Paul Simon. The America’s “They are the heart of NJPAC,” said Center’s Head of Audio. Got Talent front of house engineer was Ginny. “The diversity of people and A veteran of the Signature Theater impressed at how wonderful and natural experiences has created an organization Company, Arts Power, Caroline’s Comedy Prudential Hall came across on national that really cares about what we do and Club and a collection of national tours, television. what this organization stands for.” Ginny served two stints in NJPAC’s A large part of Ginny’s portfolio is to Next time you see a smiling volunteer Production Department before moving to respond daily (sometimes at a minute’s or marvel at how good NJPAC sounds, Volunteer Services (while awaiting their notice) to requests for administrative you’ll know that these two NJPAC profes- fi rst son). Paul toured for six years with assistance; representation for NJPAC sionals are on the job to make your Arts the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, at festivals, malls, and varied events; Center experience a memorable one. 42 A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE divisions reporting directly to her. she says. “It’s great to see those kids Coming to NJPAC in 1997, Schary exposed to the arts like I was. The arts started out in outbound sales, calling give you a broader perspective on life. I people to try to get them to buy subscrip- don’t know if there is any other thing that tions for NJPAC performances. She sparks the imagination and transports later worked in the box offi ce, became you with such transformative power like Assistant Ticket Services Manager, then the arts do.” moved on to head up Group Sales, fi nally Schary learned a lot about perspective landing in the Development Department over the last couple of years. A late stage overseeing membership activities before breast cancer survivor, she says her taking on her current duties. recovery has been about “not having a Growing up in Lakewood, Schary choice but to get through it—that’s my learned to play piano and guitar and nature.” She confesses that her attitude took dance lessons, so the arts were about life in general has changed. “I a big part of her formative years. She don’t take things quite so seriously Schary Cole has always been a hard says she still remembers that Opening anymore. I don’t sweat the small stuff.” worker. Friendly, effi cient, the kind of Night at NJPAC brought tears to her She believes the message she’s person you go to when you need a job to eyes and cites performances by the Alvin gotten is pretty simple. “Just when you be done and done well. Ailey American Dance Theater, the New think you can’t take it anymore, God or As Director of Development Jersey Symphony Orchestra, and Sarah whomever it is you believe in, reveals Operations, Schary oversees all of Brightman among her favorite NJPAC your real strength. Don’t give up. All the administrative functions of the moments. dreams don’t come true, but so what, Development Department, with the “And all those yellow schoolbuses that dream something else…” membership, research and database come to our schooltime performances,” Perspective indeed.
A STAR IN THE MAKING Given it was her fi rst audition ever, later Program Coordinator managing the things turned out pretty well for Porche Young Artist institute and Summer Youth Hardy. The Newark Arts High vocal Performance Workshop, both of which student came to NJPAC in 2004 to she supervises today. audition for The Start-Ledger Scholarship Even with all her professional studies for the Performing Arts. Her expecta- and work, Porche cites her performance tions were low. “I wasn’t going to come in the NJPAC/New Jersey Youth Theater because I thought all my friends who production of Ragtime as her best stage sang better than me were going to win,” experience. “Any other program or show she said. I’ve done after that, I knew I was better “NJPAC has meant open doors for But, win she did. And the $20,000 prepared because of what I learned me,” she said. “If I had not taken that scholarship allowed the mezzo-soprano here,” she said. “I knew what I needed to step on stage, I don’t know where I to attend and graduate from Rutgers know after that program.” would have been. The connections and University. And now she gets to share that with networking and mentorship have been Today, Porche is a member of eager young students in the NJPAC arts life-changing. When I was in high school, NJPAC’s Arts Education staff, serving as education program with similar aspira- my plan was to work at NJPAC. I feel my Associate Director of Arts Training where tions. “I sat down the other day with two life’s purpose is to help the next one get she now manages the program she Arts High students and told them not to to where they need to be. Circles of life.” came through. She returned to NJPAC in count themselves out before they even Porche’s own aspirations include July after taking a year off to attend the know what they can become,” she said. stage, fi lm, television and commercials. A William Esper Studio where she studied “I try to tell them my story in a fun and couple of minutes with her and you have the Meisner acting technique. Previously, relatable way so that NJPAC and the no doubt she’ll achieve her dreams. In she was an intern in the programming professional performing arts world don’t the meantime, she’s at NJPAC, helping and arts education department and sound so exotic or out of reach.” others achieve theirs. 43 THE BUDGET PICTURE Operating Income Operating$27.3 million Income $27.3 million
Operating Income Endowment Income $27.3and million Reserve Transfers 19% Performance Endowment Related Income and Revenue Reserve Transfers Contribu19%ted 39% Revenue 35% Performance Related Revenue Contributed 39% Arts Education Revenue Revenue 35% 3% Other Earned Income 4% Arts Education Revenue Other Earned 3% Operating ExpensesIncome 4% Operating$27.3 millionExpenses Operating$27.3 million Expenses Devel$27.3opment million 7%
Development General and 7% Administrative 12% General and Performance MarketingAdministrative and and Public Affairs 12% PPerformanceerformance Marketing7% and Relateand d Public Affairs Performance41% 7% Related Theater 41% OperaTheatertions 22Operations% 22% Arts EducaArtstio n Education11% 11%
44 NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER CORPORATION Consolidated Balance Sheets June 30, 2012 and 2011
Assets 2012 2011 Cash and cash equivalents $ 162,663 $ 300,101 Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts 1,152,769 989,089 Contributions and grants receivable, net 10,058,105 13,718,680 Prepaid expenses and other assets 1,001,025 701,504 Investments 62,062,147 66,032,496 Property and equipment, net 127,828,059 131,204,550 Total assets $ 202,264,768 $ 212,946,420
Liabilities and Net Assets Liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 3,577,707 $ 3,802,062 Advance ticket sales and other deferred revenue 2,357,531 2,094,151 Loans payable 7,372,904 5,779,172 Other liabilities 390,412 425,570 Total liabilities 13,698,554 12,100,955 Commitments and contingencies Net assets: Unrestricted: Designated for special purposes, including net investment in property and equipment 115,705,994 124,338,621 Designated for operations (773,967) (773,967) Total unrestricted 114,932,027 123,564,654 Temporarily restricted 10,749,811 14,117,756 Permanently restricted – endowment 62,884,376 63,163,055 Total net assets 188,566,214 200,845,465 Total liabilities and net assets $ 202,264,768 $ 212,946,420
45 NJPAC LEADERSHIP
William J. Marino John Schreiber Marc E. Berson Steven M. Goldman, Michael R. Griffi nger, Donald A. Robinson, Raymond G. Arthur F. Ryan Lawrence E. Chairman President and CEO Treasurer Esq. Esq. Esq. Chambers Chairman Emeritus Bathgate II, Esq. Assistant Treasurer Secretary Assistant Secretary Founding Chairman
Brian Bedol Allen I. Bildner James L. Bildner Ann Dully Borowiec Percy Chubb III J. Fletcher Creamer, Pat A. DiFilippo Brendan P. Dougher Patrick C. Dunican, Jr. Esq.
Anne Evans Gregg N. Gerkin Lucia DiNapoli Christine Gilfi llan Savion Glover Ronnie Goldberg Steven E. Gross, Esq. N. Lynne Hughes, Judith Jamison Estabrook Gibbons Esq.
The Hon. Ralph A. LaRossa Leonard Lieberman Ann M. Limberg A. Michael Lipper, Marc H. Morial Harold L. Morrison, Thomas M. O’Flynn Victor Parsonnet, Thomas H. Kean CFA Jr. M.D.
Deborah Sagner Phillip R. Sellinger, Jeffrey S. Sherman, Susan N. Sobbott The Hon. David S. Stone, Esq. John R. Strangfeld Michael A. Stephen M. Vajtay, Esq. Esq. Clifford M. Sobel Tanenbaum, Esq. Jr., Esq.
Robert C. Waggoner Nina Mitchell Wells, Josh S. Weston Linda A WIllett, Esq. Esq.
Ex Offi cio
The Hon. The Hon. The Hon. The Hon. The Hon. Elizabeth Mattson Cory A. Booker Christopher J. Joseph DiVincenzo, Andrew P. Kimberly A. Christie Jr. Sidamon-Eristoff Guadagno
46 Board of Directors Lucia DiNapoli Gibbons John R. Strangfeld Regional President, Northern New Jersey Chairman & CEO, Prudential Financial Chairman Wells Fargo William J. Marino Michael A. Tanenbaum, Esq. Retired Chairman, President & CEO Christine Gilfi llan Chair, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold President, MCJ Amelior Foundation Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ Stephen M. Vajtay, Jr., Esq. President and CEO Savion Glover Managing Partner, McCarter & English Actor, Tap Dancer, Choreographer John Schreiber Robert C. Waggoner New Jersey Performing Arts Center Veronica M. Goldberg Chairman & CEO, BurrellesLuce Community Leader/Philanthropist Treasurer Nina Mitchell Wells, Esq. Marc E. Berson Steven E. Gross, Esq. Former Secretary of State of New Jersey Chairman, The Fidelco Group Chairman, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Josh S. Weston Assistant Treasurer N. Lynne Hughes, Esq. Honorary Chairman Steven M. Goldman, Esq. Chief Legal Offi cer, Eastern Division Automatic Data Processing Partner, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel Harrah’s Entertainment, inc. Linda A. Willett, Esq. Secretary Judith Jamison Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Michael R. Griffi nger, Esq. Artistic Director Secretary Director, Business & Commercial Litigation, Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, inc. Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Gibbons P.C. The Honorable Thomas H. Kean Assistant Secretary President, THK Consulting, LLC Ex Offi cio Donald A. Robinson, Esq. Partner, Robinson, Wettre & Miller LLC Ralph A. LaRossa The Hon. Cory A. Booker President & COO, PSE&G Mayor, City of Newark Founding Chairman Raymond G. Chambers Leonard Lieberman The Hon. Christopher J. Christie U.N. Secretary-General’s Former President/CEO/Chairman Governor, State of New Jersey Special Envoy for Malaria Supermarkets General Corporation The Hon. Joseph DiVincenzo, Jr. Chairman Emeritus Ann M. Limberg Essex County Executive Arthur F. Ryan Managing Director Retired Chairman and CEO Northeast Division Executive The Hon. Andrew P. Sidamon-Eristoff Prudential Financial U.S. Trust, Bank of America Treasurer, State of New Jersey Private Wealth Management The Hon. Kimberly A. Guadagno A. Michael Lipper, CFA Lt. Governor, State of New Jersey Lawrence E. Bathgate II, Esq. President, Lipper Consulting Services Partner, Bathgate, Wegener & Wolf Elizabeth Mattson Marc H. Morial Chairperson, NJ State Council on the Arts Brian Bedol President and CEO Senior Advisor, CBS TV The National Urban League Private investor Harold L. Morrison, Jr. Allen I. Bildner Executive Vice President & Global Field & Retired Chairman, Kings Supermarkets, inc. Administrative Offi cer Chairman, SME Co., inc. The Chubb Corporation
James L. Bildner Thomas M. O’Flynn New Horizons Partners Former EVP and CFO Public Service Enterprise Group, inc. Ann Dully Borowiec Managing Director, J.P. Morgan Private Bank Victor Parsonnet, M.D. Director of Surgical Research Percy Chubb III Newark Beth israel Medical Center Director Emeritus, The Chubb Corporation Deborah Sagner J. Fletcher Creamer, Jr. President, Sagner Companies & The Sagner Family CEO, J. Fletcher Creamer & Sons, inc. Foundation
Pat A. DiFilippo Philip R. Sellinger, Esq. Executive Vice President Managing Shareholder—NJ The Turner Construction Corporation Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Brendan P. Dougher Jeffrey S. Sherman, Esq. Managing Partner, NY Metro Area Senior Vice President, General Counsel PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Becton Dickinson
Patrick C. Dunican, Jr., Esq. Susan N. Sobbott Chairman & Managing Director President, American Express OPEN® Gibbons P.C. The Honorable Clifford M. Sobel Anne Evans Estabrook Former United States Ambassador to Brazil Owner, Elberon Development Co. David S. Stone, Esq. Gregg N. Gerken Director, Smart Family Foundation Head of CRE USA Stone & Magnanini TD Bank 47 WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF NJPAC
President Audrey Bartner Heather B. Kapsimalis Christine C. Gilfi llan Community Leader/Philanthropist Community Leader/Philanthropist President The MCJ Foundation Tai Beauchamp Sheila F. Klehm Style and Lifestyle Expert Executive Director Co-Executive Vice Presidents Founder/Principal U.S. Private Wealth Management Division Mary Beth Backof The BluePrint Group Morgan Stanley Community Leader/Philanthropist Judy Bedol Dena F. Lowenbach Nina M. Wells, Esq. Community Leader/Philanthropist Community Leader/Philanthropist Former Secretary of State, State of New Jersey M. Michele Blackwood M.D., F.A.C.S. Robin Cruz McClearn Vice President, Fund Development Director of Breast Health and Executive Vice President Suzanne Spero Disease Management E.E. Cruz & Company, inc. Executive Director Saint Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center The MCJ Foundation Pamela T. Miller, Esq. Marcia Wilson Brown Community Leader/Philanthropist Vice President, Promotion Associate Dean of Program Development Kate S. Tomlinson Rutgers’ School of Public Administration Gabriella E. Morris, Esq.* Publisher & Editor-in-Chief Community Leader/Philanthropist New Jersey Monthly Mary Ellen Burke Regional Sales Director Trish Morris-Yamba Vice President, Advocacy United Airlines Executive Director Ferlanda Fox Nixon, Esq. Newark Day Center Motivational Speaker Jillian Castrucci, Esq. Ferlanda™ Community Leader/Philanthropist Mary Beth O’Connor Owner/Managing Partner Treasurer Patricia Chambers* Lucky Viii Films Karen C. Young Community Leader/Philanthropist Founder/Managing Partner Partner ironbound Film and Television Studios PwC LLP Elizabeth Christopherson Executive Director Patricia E. Ryan* ** Assistant Treasurer The Rita Allen Foundation Community Leader/Philanthropist Ruth C. Lipper Community Leader/Philanthropist Sally Chubb* ** Mikki Taylor Community Leader/Philanthropist Founder Secretary MT Enterprises LLC Mary Kay Strangfeld Barbara Bell Coleman** Editor-at-Large Community Leader/Philanthropist President ESSENCE Magazine BBC Associates, LLC Nancy Y. Taylor Veronica M. Goldberg* CEO Community Leader/Philanthropist Gifts that Give
Archie Gottesman Diana T. Vagelos* ** Executive Vice President Community Leader/Philanthropist Edison Properties
Bunny Johnson General Manager *Founding Member Neiman Marcus Short Hills **Trustee Emerita
48 COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES
Val Azzoli Curtland E. Fields Donald M. Karp, Esq. Maria L. Nieves Richard J. Vezza President and CEO Counselor-at-Law Director, Regional Publisher Michael F. Bartow The Turrell Fund Donald M. Karp, P.A. Management & Public Affairs The Star-Ledger President Fidelity investments Hudson Blueprint Company, Albert R. Gamper, Jr. Douglas L. Kennedy Kim Wachtel inc. Retired Chairman President, New Jersey Edwin S. Olsen CiT Division Philanthropist Rita K. Waldor Frederic K. Becker, Esq. Capital One, N.A. Philanthropist President Bruce I. Goldstein, Esq. Barry Ostrowsky, Esq. Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer Partner Gene R. Korf, Esq. President and COO Constance K. Weaver P.A. Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Executive Director Saint Barnabas Healthcare SVP, Marketing & Blanche & irving Laurie System Communications Rona Brummer Renee Golush Foundation The Hartford Financial Owner First Vice President Richard S. Pechter Services Group, inc. Hobby’s Restaurant, inc. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Clifford M. Kulwin Philanthropist LLC Rabbi Elnardo J. Webster, II John M. Castrucci Temple B’nai Abraham Daria M. Placitella Partner Director Paula Gottesman Executive Vice President, Trenk, DiPasquale, Webster, Harris myCFO Chair Ellen W. Lambert, Esq. Eastern Region Della Fera & Sodono, P.C. Edison Properties Executive Vice President PNC Wealth Management Elizabeth G. Christopherson Merck Company Foundation E. Belvin Williams, Ph.D. President & CEO Sandra Greenberg Jay R. Post, Jr., CFP Senior Advisor The Rita Allen Foundation Volunteer & Philanthropist Michelle Y. Lee Director The Turrell Fund Executive Vice President and The Citi Private Bank Susan Cole, Ph.D. Kent C. Hiteshew Northeast Regional President, Gary M. Wingens, Esq. President Managing Director Community Banking Steven J. Pozycki Managing Director Montclair State University JPMorgan Chase Wells Fargo CEO Lowenstein Sandler PC SJP Properties Robert S. Constable Patrick E. Hobbs Paul A. Lichtman Former Executive Vice Dean & Professor of Law Consultant Clement A. Price, Ph.D. NJPAC SENIOR President Seton Hall University School Saint Barnabas Health Care Distinguished Service MANAGEMENT Guy Carpenter Reinsurance of Law System Professor of History Corp. Rutgers, The State University John Schreiber John A. Hoffman, Esq. Lester Z. Lieberman of New Jersey President and CEO Irene Cooper-Basch Managing Partner Chairman Executive Offi cer Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer Healthcare Foundation of NJ Marian Rocker Bobbie Arbesfeld Victoria Foundation, inc. P.A. Philanthropist Executive Vice President and Kevin Luing COO Anthony R. Coscia, Esq. Lawrence S. Horn, Esq. Chairman of the Board David J. Satz, Esq. Partner Partner Berkeley College Vice President, Government Peter H. Hansen Windels Marx Lane & Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Relations & Development Vice President, Development Mittendorf, LLP Joseph Manfredi Harrah’s Entertainment, inc. Rev. M. William Howard, Jr. President Ross S. Richards Edward Cruz Pastor GMP Systems, inc. Barbara J. Scott Vice President, Operations President & Treasurer Bethany Baptist Church Philanthropist and Real Estate E.E. Cruz & Company Robert L. Marcalus Rev. Reginald Jackson Marcalus Management Gary Shaw David Rodriguez Andrea Cummis Executive Director Corporation Partner Executive Producer & Vice Senior Director Black Ministers’ Council of Deloitte, LLP President WNET New York Public New Jersey Antonio S. Matinho Media Editor & President Marla S. Smith Warren Tranquada Howard Jacobs Luso Americano Managing Director Vice President and CFO Robert Curvin, Ph.D. President The Fidelco Group R & R Marketing, LLC Bari J. Mattes Donna Walker-Kuhne Samuel A. Delgado Senior Advisor to the Mayor Suzanne M. Spero Vice President, Marketing Vice President, External Byerte Johnson, Ph.D. City of Newark Executive Director Affairs Author & Historian The MCJ Amelior Foundation Verizon New Jersey John E. McCormac, CPA Robert L. Johnson, MD, President & CEO Joseph P. Starkey Steven J. Diner, Ph.D. FAAP The McCormac Group, LLC Chancellor, Rutgers-Newark Dean Sylvia Steiner Rutgers, The State University New Jersey Medical School Catherine M. McFarland Philanthropist of New Jersey University of Medicine & Former Executive Offi cer Dentistry of New Jersey Victoria Foundation, inc. Arthur R. Stern Andrew Dumas, Esq. CEO Chief Governance Offi cer Marilyn Joseph Joyce R. Michaelson Cogswell Realty Group, LLC Citi Director, Corporate Outreach Chair & Founder Programs Montclair Fund for Excellence Andrew Vagelos Dawood Farahi, Ph.D. Panasonic Corporation of President North America Kean University
49 Donor Family NJPAC SHINING STARS The New Jersey Performing Arts Center reserves special accolades for its Shining Stars, the generous visionaries, luminaries and great dreamers who made everything possible. This list includes contributors whose cumulative giving to NJPAC totals $1 million and above. As of June 30, 2012 Dreamers Visionaries Arlene and Leonard Lieberman $10,000,000 & above $1,000,000 & above A. Michael and Ruth C. Lipper State of New Jersey Alcatel-Lucent McCrane Foundation, Inc. Women’s Association of NJPAC American Express Company Panasonic Corporation of North America The Prudential Foundation The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Dr. Victor and Mrs. Jane Parsonnet The Raymond G. Chambers Family AT&T Pfi zer Inc. Victoria Foundation Automatic Data Processing, Inc. PSEG Foundation Betty W. Johnson Randi and Marc E. Berson Michael F. Price Lore and Eric F. Ross Casino Reinvestment Development Authority PwC Judy and Josh Weston Joanne D. Corzine Foundation Robert Wood Johnson Jr. Charitable Trust Toby and Leon G. Cooperman Jon S. Corzine Foundation Arthur F. and Patricia E. Ryan City of Newark Doris Duke Charitable Foundation The Sagner Family Foundation Essex County Ford Foundation The Smart Family Foundation/David S. Stone, New Jersey State Council on the Arts Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Esq., Stone and Magnanini Veronica M. Goldberg Charlotte and Morris Tanenbaum Luminaries The Griffi nger Family Turner Construction Company $5,000,000 & above Harrah’s Foundation Turrell Fund Diana and Roy Vagelos The Star-Ledger The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey Hess Foundation, Inc. Verizon Allen and Joan Bildner Wells Fargo Katherine M. and Albert W. Merck Jaqua Foundation Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Mary Ellen and Robert Waggoner Merck Company Foundation Wallace Foundation CIT JPMorgan Chase Bank of America Kresge Foundation THE MUSE SOCIETY We are deeply grateful to the following friends who have included the Arts Center in their estate plans and made known their future gift. As of June 30, 2012 Audrey Bartner Charles H. Gillen † Opera Link/Jerome Hines † Andrew T. Berry, Esq. † Phyllis & Steven E. Gross Joseph and Bernice O’Reilly † Randi & Marc E. Berson Jackie & Larry Horn Mr and Mrs. Paul B. Ostergaard Allen I. Bildner Rose Jacobs † Donald A. Robinson, Esq. Candice R. Bolte Gertrude Brooks Josephson † Arthur F. and Patricia E. Ryan Edmond H. & Joan K. Borneman and William Josephson in Memory of Ethel Smith † Raymond G. Chambers Rebecca and Samuel Brooks Paul Stillman Trust † Toby & Leon Cooperman Adrian and Erica Karp Morris and Charlotte Tanenbaum Fred Corrado Joseph Laraja Sr. † Carolyn M. VanDusen Ann Cummis Leonard Lieberman Artemis Vardakis † Mr. & Mrs. James Curtis Ruth C. Lipper Judy and Josh Weston Harold R. Denton Amy C. Liss † Deceased Richard E. DiNardo Dena and Ralph Lowenbach THE VANGUARD NJPAC is deeply grateful to the following corporations, foundations, individuals and government agencies for their generous support of artistic and arts education programs, the endowment fund, and maintenance of the Arts Center. As of June 30, 2012 Business Partners Benefactor Merck Company Foundation Leadership Circle $1,000,000 & above The Prudential Foundation $200,000 & above Bank of America PSEG Foundation American Express Company The Horizon Foundation for PwC New Jersey Verizon
50 Chairman’s Circle The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. The Bloomingdale’s Fund of the Macy’s $100,000 & above The Law Firm of Robinson, Foundation Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Wettre and Miller Brach Eichler LLC C.R. Bard TD Charitable Foundation CB Richard Ellis Gibbons P.C. Linden Cogeneration Plant Greenberg Traurig, LLP Composer’s Circle The Law Firm of $10,000 & above Jacobs Levy Equity Management Dunn Lambert, L.L.C. McCarter & English, LLP Anheuser-Busch Sales of New Jersey EisnerAmper LLP The Star-Ledger BNY Mellon Wealth Management Elberon Development Co. United Airlines C.R. Bard Foundation Energy Capital Partners Wells Fargo Central Parking System Fidelity Investments Citi Gateway Group One Director’s Circle J.R. Clancy, Inc. The Glenmede Trust Company $50,000 & above Day Pitney LLP of New Jersey DHR International Goldman Sachs & Co. BD Heritage Management Capital One, N.A. Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP EpsteinBeckerGreen Hewlett-Packard Company Chase Inserra Shop-Rite Supermarkets ISS Facility Services Genova, Burns & Giantomasi Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis LLP Ivy Equities Landmark Fire Protection J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, Inc. Lowenstein Sandler PC Lite DePalma Greenberg & Rivas, LLC Moet Hennessy USA Latham & Watkins LLP Panasonic Corporation of Lum, Danzis, Drasco, North America Novo Nordisk Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Positan & Kleinberg Reitman Industries M&T Bank The Roche Foundation Wharton & Garrison LLP Pfi zer Mountain Development Corp. Steinway and Sons Paulus, Sokolowski and Sartor, LLC TD Bank PNC Bank, N.A. SNR Denton US LLP Pernod Ricard USA UBS Podvey, Meanor, Catenacci, Hildner, Cocoziello President’s Circle & Chattman $25,000 & above Verizon Wireless The Xerox Foundation Michael Rachlin & Company LLC Alcatel-Lucent Sandalwood Securities Berkeley College Encore Circle Sedgwick LLP Bloomberg $5,000 & above Towers Watson Co. Chubb Corporation Update Legal J.H. Cohn LLP Accenture, LLP WeiserMazars LLP Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Advance Realty Group Wolff & Samson PC McElroy, Deutsch & Mulvaney & Carpenter Audible Inc. LLP
Foundations and Individuals As of June 30, 2012 Benefactor Chairman’s Circle The Sagner Companies/ $1,000,000 & above $100,000 & above The Sagner Family Foundation Anonymous The Griffi nger Family Turrell Fund Toby and Leon Cooperman Jackie and Larry Horn Mary Ellen and Robert C. Waggoner Veronica M. Goldberg Lee and Murray Kushner and Family Mr. and Mrs. Arthur F. Weinbach McCrane Foundation, Inc., The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation John and Suzanne Willian/ care of Margrit McCrane Judith and Lester Lieberman Goldman Sachs Gives New Jersey State Council on the Arts A. Michael and Ruth C Lipper/Lipper Family Estate of Eric F. Ross Charitable Foundation President’s Circle $25,000 & above Judy and Josh Weston Norma and Robert Marcalus The Nicholas Martini Foundation Ms. Audrey Bartner Leadership Circle Thomas O’Flynn and Cheryl Barr Mr. & Mrs. Kurt T. Borowsky $200,000 & above Richard S. and Kayla L. Pechter Jennifer A. Chalsty Edison Properties and The Smart Family Foundation/David S. Stone, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation The Gottesman Family Esq., Stone and Magnanini Lawrence P. Goldman and William J. and Paula Marino Laurie P. Chock The Chambers Family and The MCJ Amelior Director’s Circle Phyllis and Steven E. Gross Foundation $50,000 & above Betty Wold Johnson Steve and Elaine Pozycki Judy and Brian Bedol The Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation Karen and Gary D. Rose Joan and Allen Bildner The Lichtman Foundation Pat and Art Ryan Linda and Pat Di Filippo A. Michael and Ruth C. Lipper The Walter V. and Judith L. Shipley Family Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Amy C. Liss Foundation Meg and Howard Jacobs Richmond County Savings Foundation Surdna Foundation John R. and Mary Kay Strangfeld Marian and David Rocker Victoria Foundation Sandy Hill Foundation 51 John Schreiber Diana and Roy Vagelos Mr. and Mrs. Henry Klehm, III Michael and Jill Tanenbaum The Edward W. and Stella C. Mr. and Mrs. Julian S. Kramer Morris and Charlotte Tanenbaum Van Houten Memorial Fund Rabbi and Mrs. Clifford M. Kulwin Ted and Nina Wells Arlene and Leonard Lieberman Composer’s Circle Ann M. Limberg, Bank of America $10,000 & above Encore Circle Dena F. and Ralph Lowenbach Frank and Lydia Bergen Foundation $5,000 & above Liz and David Lowenstein Randi and Marc E. Berson Jean and Bruce Acken Joseph & Lynne Manfredi, Stephen & Mary Birch Foundation The Rita Allen Foundation GMP Systems, Inc. Denise and Dennis Bone Lawrence E. Bathgate/ Jane and Brian McAuley Ann and Stan Borowiec Bathgate, Wegener & Wolf Judy and Heath McLendon Brady Foundation Barbara and Edward Becker Betsy S. Michel Mr. and Mrs. Percy Chubb, III Eileen & Frederic K. Becker Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation Philanthropic Fund Edwin S. and Catherine Olsen Steven M. Goldman, Esq. Liz and Blair Boyer Deanne Wilson and Laurence B. Orloff The Hyde and Watson Foundation Rose Cali Mr. and Mrs. Kent R. Papsun Kaminsky Family Foundation Sylvia & Albert L. Cohn Dr. and Mrs. Victor Parsonnet Don and Margie Karp Bobbie and Bob Constable E. Neill & Jessie Richards The Honorable and Fred Corrado Althy and John Ridley Mrs. Thomas H. Kean Andrea Cummis Romano Family F. M. Kirby Foundation Ann Denburg Cummis Susan Satz Michelle Y. Lee Trayton M. and Maris R. Davis Jeffrey and Karen Sherman The Harold I. and Faye B. Liss Foundation Brendan P. Dougher Kevin Sperry and Mercy Sy Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Morrison, Jr. Patrick C. Dunican, Jr., Esq. Robert and Sharon Taylor The PNC Foundation Dexter and Carol Earle Foundation Warren and Alexine Tranquada Provident Bank Foundation Elberon Development Company Richard J. and Arlene Vezza Gita Rothschild & Lucia DiNapoli Gibbons Barbara and Jock Vincentsen the Estate of Andrew T. Berry E.J. Grassman Trust Rita K. Waldor J. Chris and Katherine Scalet Patricia Jenny and Kent C. Hiteshew Thomas C. Wallace Marla S. Smith and Hobby’s Restaurant/ Robert and Nancy Ward Thomas A. Berkenkamp The Brummer Family The Blanche M. & George L. Watts Susan N. Sobbott Steve and Bonnie Holmes Mountainside Community Foundation Cliff and Barbara Sobel Jockey Hollow Foundation Michaele and Charles Wezwick Sylvia and David Steiner Karma Foundation/Sharon Karmazin Helene and Gary Wingens † Deceased
MEMBERS New Jersey Performing Arts Center gives special thanks to the following Members who help meet the Arts Center’s annual fi nancial needs with gifts of $650 to $4,999. For information on becoming a Member, please call (973) 297-5809. As of June 30, 2012 Connoisseurs Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Kronthal Ms. Susan Blount $3,000 & above Elaine and Rob LeBuhn Barbara and David Bunting Anonymous Ellen and Donald Legow Patricia L. Capawana Mr. and Mrs. Lee Augsburger jpl President Carlisle, Jr. Barbara and Val Azzoli Mr. and Mrs. William C. Long Marc Caruso Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Bach Mr. and Mrs. Kalman Marx Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Chapin, III Judith Bernhaut Marc H. Morial Ms. Judith Musicant and Eleonore Kessler Cohen and Mr. Bruce Murphy and Mr. Hugh Clark Max Insel Cohen Ms. Mary Jane Lauzon Austin G. Cleary Alice and Glenn Engel Jeffrey S. Norman Robert and Josephine Cleary Robert and Brenda Fischbein Philanthropic Mary Beth O’Connor Theodore and Linda Cohn Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William Wachtel Carmen Amalia Corrales Joanne M. Friedman Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Zinbarg Joseph and D’Maris Dempsey Beth and Bill Furman Mr. and Mrs. Paul Zoidis Michael J. and Mary Ann Denton Richard and Elizabeth Gilbert Adriana and Raymond Eisdorfer Herb and Sandy Glickman Platinum Dr. T. Donald and Janet Eisenstein $1,250 & above Sue and Norman Goldberg Robert M. Embrey David and Alice Gerson Goldfarb Anonymous Herbert and Karin Fastert Ellen L. and Jonathan L. Goldstein Anonymous Dorothy Thorson Foord Renee and David Golush Bobbie Arbesfeld Phyllis Fox and George Sternlieb Foundation Hellring Lindeman Goldstein & Caron and Norman Alderman Lauren and Steven Friedman Siegal LLP Joseph and Jacqueline Basralian Enid and Stuart Friedman Louis V. Henston Suzi Bethke Doralee and Lawrence Garfi nkel Drs. Suresh and Sheela Jain Coast Boating School Kenneth and Claudia Gentner 52 Thomas P. Giblin Dr. Dorian J. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Maxie McRimmon Carol and Robert Gillespie Cheryl Y. Wilson Joan Mistrough and Jim Peck Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gilfi llan Mark Winston Joan Murdock Karolee and Sanford Glassman Sonny and Alan Winters Ms. Georgeanne O’Keefe and John Gorecki Mr. Robert C. Winters Mr. John M. Comparetto Dorothy Gould and Dr. Monib and Mrs. Shazia Zirvi Palriwala Foundation of America/ Michalene Bowman Joseph Franklin Lonnie and Bette Hanauer Copper Mr. and Mrs. J. Michael Pearson Mary Ellen and Gates Hawn $650 & above Lisa and Daniel Peterson W. Stan Holland Maureen Foley and Rocco Petrozzi Mysia and Hank Hoogsteden Clarence Abramson Ina and Mark Roffman N. Lynne Hughes, Esq. Ronald K. Andrews Ann Roseman and Stan Lumish Richard and Cindy Johnson Millicent and Richard Anisfi eld Carole Roth-Sullivan Adrian and Erica Karp Susan and N. William Atwater Barbara Sager Koven Foundation George Bean Dr. and Mrs. Peter R. Scaglione Irvin and Marjorie Kricheff Victoria and A. Nurhan Becidyan Nicholas R. Scalera Dana and Peter Langerman Dr. Lillesol Kane and David Beck Suzanne and Richard Scheller Mark and Sheryl Larner Bernice L. Bennett Sharon and James Schwarz Ralph A. LaRossa Michael Berger Anthony and Rosanne Scriffi gnano Lois Lautenberg Mr. Barry W. Bienstock and William E. Simon Foundation Melanie and Alan Levitan Dr. Jan Lewis Edith Simonelli Robert and Susan Lord Marge and John Bonnet Evelyn Simpson Gloria and Kenneth Louis Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Braun Vickie J. Snoy Dr. and Mrs. Donald Louria James and Sharon Briggs Marilyn and Leon Sokol Mr. Kevin and Dr. Trisha Luing Dr. Kimberly Brown (and PARKWAY EYE CARE Mr. and Mrs. Robert Spalteholz Massey Insurance Agency CENTER) Rosemary and Robert Steinbaum Charles Mayfi eld and Gertrude and Eric Chemnitius Cathy Sylvester Marybeth Dunham Jean and Michael Chodorcoff Jeanette Tejada Amy and John McHugh John and Carol Cornwell Marilyn Termyna H. Herbert Myers Memorial Foundation Barbara and Robert Davis Marva Tidwell Michael and Nancy Neary Dr. and Mrs. David Diuguid Mr. and Mrs. David S. Untracht Mrs. Norma Sewall Nichols Irwin and Janet Dorros Carrie VanDusen and Mitch Gross Nicole Nunag Stephen Dunbar Frank and Polly Vecchione Christy and Bessie T. Oliver Seymour A. Ebner and Mr. Leigh R. Walters and Barbara and Barry H. Ostrowsky Arlene Shafman Robin Walters Beth Ouellette Mr. Richard R. Eger and The Honorable and Mrs. Alvin Weiss Wayne C. Paglieri and Jessalyn Chang Ms. Anne Aronovitch Lassus Wherely Paragon Restoration Corp. Harlean and Jerry Enis Elizabeth Wood Margaret H. Parker Laurie Erickson Mr. and Mrs. Pat Wood John J. Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Myron Feldman Gil and Claire Zweig James W. Pierson Rebecca Glass and Derek Fields Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Rabinowitz Dr. Ronald Gandelman and Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Radest Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell Restaurant Marketing Associates, Inc. Barbara and Marc Gellman Drs. Shirley and Morton Rosenberg Dr. Louis Gianvito Brent N. Rudnick Wayne and Catherine Greenfeder Dennis Sanders and Family The Gruber Family Hermes Santiago Dr. Katherine Southall and Laurence and Elizabeth Schiffenhaus Mr. Peter H. Hansen Mr. and Mrs. Newton B. Schott, Jr. Kitty and Dave Hartman Rita and Leonard Selesner Mr. and Mrs. Dan Herbert K. Dianne Maki and Ravi Sethi Joan Hollander Salutes NJPAC Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Shapiro Jean A. Horton Joan and Allan Spinner Linda and Charles Jantzen Elaine J. Staley Dr. and Mrs. Michael B. Kerner Marina and Darius Tencza James & Carolyn Kinder Jeanne and Vince Tobin Joan and Daniel Kram The Henry S. & Agnes M. Truzack Foundation Robert G. Kuchner Mr. and Mrs. R. Charles Tschampion Gary Latawiec FAVE ONCE AGAIN Mr. and Mrs. David A. Twardock Dr. Marlene E. Lengner George Ulanet Company Bill Leung NJPAC was named “Favorite Richard Verdoni, M.D. Ms. Gail A. Mattia and Performing Arts Center” for the Elaine Walker Mr. Frank A. Boffa Isobel Wayrick Douglas K. Mayer third year in a row in the Discover Dr. Joy Weinstein and Nicholas G. McClary Jersey Arts People’s Choice Awards. Dr. Bruce Forman Molly McKaughan
53 54 NJPAC STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Fernando H. Claudio Penny Claiborne * Kenneth Pinckney *** John Schreiber Director of Human Resources Ticket Services Coordinator Robert Binetti President and CeO Rosetta Lee * Yesenia Jimenez *** John Finney * Agnieszka Ziaja Receptionist and Purchasing Associate Director, Dervin Sabater ** Executive Assistant to Administrator Ticket Services Call Center Stage Crew President and CEO Rene Tovera *** Thomas Toal * Eunice Peterson *** CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Assistant Vice President and Controller Group Sales Coordinator Senior Artist Assistant Bobbie Arbesfeld ** Mary Jaffa ** Toni Hendrix * Allison Wyss *** executive Vice President Senior Director, Finance Marketing Consultant Lowell Craig * and COO Manuela Silva *** Yolanda Gamboa Melvin Anderson Pamela C. Chisena *** Senior Accountant-Payroll Director, Field Group Sales Terrie Foster James Administrative Manager, Geraldine Richardson ** Mark O’Neil Amber Pennington COO & Public Affairs Staff Accountant— Manager, Website Strategy & Ameer Muhammad Accounts Payable implementation Curtis Lang ARTS EDUCATION Betty Robertson OPERATIONS Artist Assistants Sandra Bowie Senior Accountant— Vice President, Ross S. Richards *** PROGRAMMING General Accounting Vice President, David Rodriguez arts education Ernie DiRocco * Sanaz Hojreh *** Operations and real estate Executive Producer & Chief information Offi cer Elizabeth Mormak Vice President Assistant Vice President for Carl Sims *** Arts Education Administrative Assistant Kira M. Ruth ** Director of Network infrastructure Chad Spies * Administrative Assistant & Offi ce Barbara Miller * Rodney Johnson * Administrative Assistant Assistant Vice President, Manager, Programming Support Analyst, Site Operations Evan White ** Verushka Spirito ** iT and Telecom Associate Director of Performances/ George Gardner ** Manager, Programming Tonia Walker ** House Painter Craig Pearce Co-Producer Sounds of the City Support Analyst, Customer Faye Competello * Todd Tantillo ** Program Manager, Care Systems Chief Engineer Arts Education Director of Arts Training Brian Remite Porche Hardy * J. Dante Esposito *** Kitab Rollins * Database Analyst, Lead Engineer Programming Associate Associate Director, Customer Care Systems Arts Education Brian Cady * William W. Lockwood, Jr. ** Andrew Harris Michel Lionez Cuillerier ** Andrea Cummis Caitlin Evans Jones * HelpDesk Assistant Director of in-School Programs Sherman Gamble * Programming Consultants Erika Hicks MARKETING Mariusz Koniuszewski Shirley Matthews Program Manager of Donna Walker-Kuhne Maintenance Engineers Events Producer in-School Programs (Music) Vice President, Marketing John Hook PUBLIC AFFAIRS Dajhia Ingram Maddox Erma Jones*** Chief of Security Jeffrey S. Norman **** Program Manager of Senior Administrative Assistant Thomas Dixon *** Vice President, Public affairs in-School Programs (Dance) Diane L. LeBron *** Safety and Security Manager Joshua Balber * Jamie M. Mayer Senior Director, Robin Jones * Senior Director of Public Affairs Program Manager for institutional Marketing Director of House Management Ginny Bowers Coleman * in-School Programs (Theater) Katie Sword Casey Hastrich Director of Volunteer Services Marcel Coleman Senior Director, Jennifer Yelverton * Jerome H. Enis **** Coordinator, Jazz Programs & Youth Arts Performance Marketing House Managers Consultant, Herbert George Associates Training Michael P. Scasserra *** Kathleen Dickson *** Creative Director Senior Head Usher SPECIAL EVENTS DEVELOPMENT John Alvarez ** Lamont Akins *** Austin Cleary * Peter H. Hansen * Marketing Manager Edward Fleming ** Assistant Vice President Vice President, Development Debra L. Volz ** Cynthia Robinson * Nicole Giammarino Henn * Deter Wisniewski Associate Director, Creative Services and Head Ushers Director of Performance & Broadcast Assistant Vice President Brand Management Lauren Vivenzio *** Rentals Carla Ross Doris Ann Pezzolla *** Manager, Operations Roslyn Brown * Senior Administrative Assistant Senior Graphic Designer Hernan Soto *** Event Planner Jennifer Frank * Sandra Silva Carston Turner WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION Senior Director, Corporate and Graphic Designer Operations Support Staff Supervisors OF NJPAC Foundation Relations Stacey Daly * Joanne Frederick ** Gail P. Stone Ebony Tiere Simpson Creative Services Manager Mailroom Administrator Managing Director Manager, Corporate Development Tyrone N. Manning * Chris Moses * Amy Barth Ursula Hartwig-Flint ** Associate Director Director of Production Events and Marketing Coordinator Director of Donor Services of Promotions & Samantha Davis Schary J. Cole *** Audience Engagement Assistant Production Manager, Director of Development Operations Milena Caraballo Administration Service Recognition Adrienne Cea Coordinator, Marketing Amy-Susie Bradford * (as of 11/30/12) Supervisor, Member Services & Events Production Manager Evelyn Wen-Ting Chiu * * * * 20+ years George Carasiti Jennifer Harper * * * 15+ years Development Associate—individual Senior Director, Ticket Services Assistant Production Manager Giving * * 10+ years Mark Conklin * Christopher Staton * 5+ years Allison Gibbons Associate Director, interim Assistant Production Manager Development Associate Outbound & Group Sales William Worman ** Julia Gulley Rosemarie Flores Head Carpenter institutional Development Offi cer Outbound Telemarketing Manager Richard Edwards ** Jessica Spielberg Erik Wiehardt * Mario Corrales ** Coordinator, Philanthropic Research Associate Director, Assistant Head Carpenters Ryann Galloway Ticket Services Box Offi ce Dwayne Plokhooy * Manager, Annual Giving Nicole Craig ** Head Electrician Stacey Goods Priority Customer Gumersindo Fajardo ** Associate, Development Database Relationship Manager Jacob Allen * FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION Stephanie Miller ** Assistant Head Electrician Warren Tranquada Senior Manager and Trainer Paul Allshouse * Vice President and CFO Mark Winston * Head of Audio Faye Holmes ** Veronica Dunn-Sloan * Al Betancourt ** Senior Administrative Manager, CFO & Managers, Ticket Services Assistant Head of Audio CiO
55 NJPAC Needs You! 2011–2012
Just under half of NJPAC’s $27 million budget is covered by ticket Season Funders revenues and fees each year, the Arts Center relies on the generous NJPAC is grateful to the following partners for their support of individuals, corporations and foundations to meet operating commitment and investment in our mission. costs and expenses. There are various methods of making a gift to as of June 30, 2012 NJPAC including cash gifts, gifts of appreciated securities, real estate, and/or personal property. Other options may involve charitable lead trusts, legacies and matching gifts. New Jersey Performing Arts Center’s Development Department can assist you in structuring a plan that fits your own circumstances.
If you would like more information about particular types of gifts or how they can be made, please write or call Peter H. Hansen, Vice President of Development, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, One Center Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Phone: 973-642-8989. E-mail: [email protected]. Major support also provided by: Leon & Toby Cooperman NJPAC Arts Education programs are made possible by the generosity Betty Wold Johnson of: Bank of America, The Arts Education Endowment Fund in Honor of The MCJ Amelior Foundation Raymond G. Chambers, Leon & Toby Cooperman, William Randolph Hearst Merck Company Foundation Foundation, The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, McCrane Foundation, Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation Panasonic Corporation of Merck Company Foundation, Albert & Katharine Merck, The Prudential North America Foundation, PSEG Foundation, Marian & David Rocker, The Sagner Family PSEG Foundation Foundation, The Star-Ledger/Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation, Surdna The Estate of Eric F. Ross Foundation, Verizon, Victoria Foundation, Wells Fargo, John & Suzanne The Smart Family Foundation/David S. Stone, Esq., Willian / Goldman Sachs Gives and The Women’s Association of NJPAC. Stone & Magnanini Verizon Additional support is provided by: Advance Realty, C.R. Bard Victoria Foundation Foundation, Becton Dickinson and Company, The Frank and Lydia Bergen Wells Fargo Foundation, Berkeley College, Allen & Joan Bildner, Bloomberg, Ann Judy & Josh Weston and Stan Borowiec, Jennifer Chalsty, Chase, Edison Properties, Veronica Goldberg Foundation, Meg & Howard Jacobs, Johnson & Johnson, The Additional support provided by: MCJ Amelior Foundation, The New Jersey Cultural Trust, The New Jersey Chase State Council on the Arts, Novo Nordisk, Panasonic Corporation of North Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation America, Pechter Foundation, PNC Foundation on behalf of the PNC Grow The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation Up Great program, The Provident Bank Foundation, E. Franklin Robbins McCrane Foundation Charitable Trust, Roche, TD Charitable Foundation and The Blanche M. & PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP George L. Watts Mountainside Community Foundation, Citi. Marian & David Rocker The Sagner Foundation Report to the Community is compiled by the NJPAC Public Affairs Steinway & Sons Department: Jeffrey Norman, former Vice President, Public Affairs; Josh Surdna Foundation Balber, Senior Director, Public Affairs; Ginny Bowers Coleman, Director, TD Bank Office of Volunteer Services; Pamela Chisena, Administrative Manager; Jerome H. Enis, Herbert George Associates, Consultant. Official Sponsors:
Special Thanks to Michael P. Scasserra, Creative Director; Bonnie Felt, Graphic Designer; Debra Volz, Associate Director, Creative Services & Brand Management; and Paula Saha
Among the photographers whose works are included in the Report to Media Sponsor the Community are: Josh Balber, DeShong, Charles Erickson, Julia Gulley, Daniel Hedden, Steve Hockstein, Kirsten Luce, Amanda Brown Murphy, NJPAC is grateful for the commitment of: Paula Saha, Virginia Sherwood/NBC, and Cortney Von Jahnke.
56 Editor’s Note:
This is the last Report to the Community I will have the privilege to compile as a member of my beloved NJPAC family. There are few things I have enjoyed more over the years than the annual opportunity to review the extraordinary events at the Arts Center and share them with our cherished leadership, donors, members, and friends. Each time over the past fi fteen years that I have put together this report, I have kept foremost in my mind that every great thing that happens at NJPAC and, indeed, my ability to spend two decades of my profes- sional life here, is because of the great generosity of so many who care so deeply. My heartfelt gratitude to each of you who have contributed your time, talent or treasure to create something that we all feel in our souls will last for generations.
NJPAC will always be the sum of its fi ercest advocates. The future is hugely bright. I look forward to joining you in reading these reports in the years ahead, safe in the knowledge that the New Jersey Performing Arts Center is a constant—a place that will inspire and entertain and educate and matter for as long as we continue to nurture it together.
Thank you for your support and friendship.
Jeffrey Norman Vice President, Public Affairs NJPAC 1992-2012
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