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Saturday Evening, February 6, 2016, at 8:30 m a r g Jerry Dixon & Mario Cantone o r P Mary-Mitchell Campbell , Music Director e Dave Noland , Woodwinds Craig Yaremko , Woodwinds h Jim Hershman , Guitar T Marc Schmied , Bass Damien Bassman , Drums This evening’s program is approximately 75 minutes long and will be performed without intermission. Please make certain all your electronic devices are switched off. Major support for Lincoln Center’s American Songbook is provided by Amy & Joseph Perella. Endowment support provided by Bank of America This performance is made possible in part by the Josie Robertson Fund for Lincoln Center. Steinway Piano The Appel Room Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall American Songbook Additional support for Lincoln Center’s American Songbook is provided by The DuBose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund, The Shubert Foundation, Jill and Irwin B. Cohen, The G & A Foundation, Inc., Great Performers Circle, Chairman’s Council, and Friends of Lincoln Center. Public support is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts. Artist catering provided by Zabar’s and zabars.com MetLife is the National Sponsor of Lincoln Center UPCOMING AMERICAN SONGBOOK EVENTS IN THE APPEL ROOM: Wednesday Evening, February 17, at 8:30 Foreigner: The Hits Unplugged Thursday Evening, February 18, at 8:30 A Coffin in Egypt: An Opera-in-Concert featuring Frederica von Stade Friday Evening, February 19, at 8:30 Laura Jane Grace of Against Me! Saturday Evening, February 20, at 8:30 Andy Karl & Orfeh Wednesday Evening, February 24, at 8:30 Rhiannon Giddens, Leyla McCalla & Bhi Bhiman: Swimming in Dark Waters—Other Voices of the American Experience Thursday Evening, February 25, at 8:30 La Santa Cecilia Friday Evening, February 26, at 8:30 Charles Busch: The Lady at the Mic A cabaret tribute to Elaine Stritch, Polly Bergen, Mary Cleere Haran, Julie Wilson, & Joan Rivers Saturday Evening, February 27, at 8:30 Terri Lyne Carrington’s Mosaic Project: Love and Soul featuring Valerie Simpson & Oleta Adams The Appel Room is located in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall. For tickets, call (212) 721-6500 or visit AmericanSongbook.org. Call the Lincoln Center Info Request Line at (212) 875-5766 or visit AmericanSongbook.org for complete program information. Join the conversation: #LCSongbook We would like to remind you that the sound of coughing and rustling paper might distract the performers and your fellow audience members. In consideration of the performing artists and members of the audience, those who must leave before the end of the performance are asked to do so between pieces . Flash photography and the use of recording equipment are not allowed in the building. American Songbook I Meet the Artists s t s i t r A e E h L L E t V I N E G t R E S e e Jerry Dixon & Mario Cantone M The last time actor, songwriter, and director Jerry Dixon and comic/actor Mario Cantone teamed up, they created Laugh Whore , Mr. Cantone’s Tony-nominated one-man Broadway-show-turned-Showtime special, directed by two-time Tony winner Joe Mantello. It featured original songs by Mr. Dixon and stories by Mr. Cantone. Mr. Cantone also starred on Broadway as Sam Byck in the Tony-winning Assassins, by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman, and as Buzz in Terrence McNally’s Tony Award–winning dramatic comedy Love! Valor! Com passion! All three of these hit shows were directed by Mantello. Other Broadway credits include Gidger in The Violet Hour (original Broadway cast) and Stephano (with Patrick Stewart) in Shakespeare’s The Tempest (directed by George C. Wolfe). Off-Broadway Mr. Cantone origi - nated the roles of Terry in The Crumple Zone (directed by Jason Moore) and Matt in Steve (directed by Cynthia Nixon). He is currently starring in A Room of My Own (with Ralph Macchio) at the Abingdon Theatre. On Comedy Central Mr. Cantone was featured on the USO Comedy Tour, Chappelle’s Show , Denis Leary Roast , and Joan Rivers Roast . It was also home to his first solo stand-up special, Comedy Central Presents Mario Cantone . Feature films include Quiz Show (directed by Robert Redford), Sony’s animated film Surf’s Up , In Stereo , The Aristocrats , and Sex and the City and Sex and the City 2 , as Anthony Marentino, as well as the HBO series. Other television credits include ABC’s Men in Trees and VH1’s Hindsight , as well as appearances on Late Night with David Letterman , the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon , Oprah , Conan , the Martha Stewart Show , Meredith Viera Show , Today Show , and, through - out its 18-year run, multiple appearances as guest and co-host on ABC’s The View . American Songbook I Meet the Artists Mr. Cantone got his start hosting the local New York children’s show Steampipe Alley , where he slipped in sly pop culture innuendo that adults could enjoy. Mr. Dixon has appeared on and Off-Broadway, starring in the original casts of Once on This Island (Daniel), Five Guys Named Moe (Nomax), Bright Lights, Big City (Tad), Tick, Tick… Boom! (Michael), and If/Then (Stephen). Most recently he appeared as Brian (opposite his husband) in the original Off-Broadway play Steve . On screen he can be seen as Lyle on He’s With Me (YouTube series, sea - son two) and as Thatch on Gotham (FOX, season three). As a director, Mr. Dixon has helmed premiere productions of Barnstormer , Take Me America , Great Wall, Gun and Powder , and the first full production of Kirsten Childs’s Funked Up Fairy Tales. Regional direction credits include Show Boat , Bernarda Alba , Two Gentlemen of Verona , and The Full Monty . He has written special material for USO, CBS, VH1, Comedy Central, and The View . His original musical Guess Who’s Coming for Chitlins? premiered at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg, Germany. As a featured soloist, Mr. Dixon has sung with the Belgian National Symphony and National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan, and in an evening of Sondheim with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. He has directed the concerts of Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, and Tony winner LaChanze for the American Songbook series. Mary-Mitchell Campbell Mary-Mitchell Campbell (music director) is a well-known music director, conduc - tor, orchestrator, and arranger in the Broadway community. Her Broadway credits include Finding Neverland , Big Fish , Company , Sweeney Todd , Next to Normal , and The Addams Family. She won a Drama Desk Award for Out standing Orchestrations for Company , and was nominated for two other projects. Ms. Campbell performs frequently with Kristin Chenoweth, Jonathan Groff, Laura Benanti, and Raúl Esparza in concert. She has also music directed many high-pro - file concerts with pop artists like Carole King, James Taylor, Katy Perry, Alicia Keys, and John Legend. Ms. Campbell is passionate about arts education and poverty reduction, and started the nonprofit ASTEP (Artists Striving to End Poverty) as a way to bring artists into the conversation and create programming where the arts encourage young people to pursue higher education. She is from North Carolina and holds degrees from North Carolina School of the Arts and Furman University. Ms. Campbell has taught on the faculties of The Juilliard School, New York University, and Boston College. American Songbook I Meet the Artists Dave Noland Dave Noland (woodwinds) is a freelance saxophonist, woodwind specialist, and music educator. He has performed with various jazz and classical ensembles, including the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks, and the New York, Brooklyn, and Long Island philharmonics. He has also performed with Michael Feinstein, Chita Rivera, Patti LuPone, and more. Mr. Noland has been a member of six Broadway orchestras. His Broadway credits include Follies , Leap of Faith , Annie , If/Then , and Gigi. In 2010 he was a featured soloist and assistant conductor with Twyla Tharp’s Come Fly Away . He has been a member of numerous cast album orchestras and has recorded and/or appeared on television for the Tony Awards, Smash , ABC’s Nightline , and Regis and Kelly . He has also recorded as a sideman with vari - ous performers, composers, and arrangers such as Idina Menzel, Hilary Kole, Don Sebesky, and Dave Stahl. Craig Yaremko Craig Yaremko (woodwinds) is a dynamic performer on all saxophones, flutes, and clarinets. His 2013 critically acclaimed recording, CYO3 (OA2 Records), features organist Matt King, drummer Jonathon Peretz, and guest guitarist Vic Juris. The album was a follow-up to Mr. Yaremko’s 2007 release, Sync (Jazz Excursion), which also drew critical praise. He has performed alongside jazz artists Geri Allen, Jerry Bergonzi, Randy Brecker, Rufus Reid, and Dave Stryker, among many others. Known for his impeccable section playing, Mr. Yaremko has worked with some of the New York area’s finest big bands, including an almost nine-year run as the lead alto saxophonist with the Cecil’s Big Band (directed by Mike Lee) at the now-closed Cecil’s Jazz Club. A truly eclectic musician, Mr. Yaremko has also performed with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, New York City Symphony, and numerous Broadway and Off-Broadway pit orchestras. He has backed up such artists as Clay Aiken, Frankie Avalon, Lou Christie, Linda Eder, Michael Feinstein, Aretha Franklin, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Patti LuPone, Johnny Mathis, Bobby Rydell, Paul Sorvino, Toni Tennille, Leslie Uggams, and Frankie Valli. Jim Hershman Jim Hershman (guitar) has cast a wide net as a professional musician. He has performed with such diverse artists as Lee Konitz, the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Steve Swallow, Jon Hendricks, the Los Angeles Phil harmonic, Billy Porter, Patti LuPone, Kristin Chenoweth, and many others.