WELCOME FROM THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTORS

elcome to Paper Mill Playhouse and to our first letter as the new leadership team of this Wvenerable institution, now celebrating its 80th anniversary season. Mike Stotts recently joined the staff as Managing Director, fresh from an accomplished thirteen- year stint at Hartford Stage Company and after previously spending time at our neighborly theaters George Street Playhouse and the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. Please join the entire Paper Mill family in welcoming Mike when you see him around the theater.

We are so pleased to present for you this East Coast premiere of the inventive and poignant new musical Benny & Joon, thoughtfully penned by book writer Kirsten Guenther, composer Nolan Gasser, and lyricist Mindi Dickstein, based on the favorite 1992 film written by Barry Berman and Leslie McNeil. It’s an adventurous, tuneful exploration of complex issues including mental illness, romantic love, and the love between siblings, employing some magic, some ballet, and even some grilled cheese. Our stellar cast includes Tony Award nominee Bryce Pinkham, Paper Mill vets Hannah Elless, Conor Ryan, Paolo Montalban, and Belinda Allyn, and newcomers each with amazing credits of their own, Claybourne Elder, Natalie Toro, Tatiana Wechsler, Colin Hanlon, and Jacob Keith Watson. Jack Cummings III has shepherded this project with the authors for several years and makes his Paper Mill debut directing, with choreography by Scott Rink and music direction by J. Oconer Navarro.

Paper Mill recently added four new trustees to our esteemed board: Sofia Cocoziello, Elizabeth Maher, Gail Mandel, and Rita Sallis. Each of these accomplished New Jerseyans brings vigorous passion and business acumen to our already outstanding board of trustees; together our board does heroic work to support the fiscal health of this organization and to make possible our growth and broadening impact. We have previously highlighted here the generosity of trustee Carolyn Ferolito for underwriting the renovation of this gorgeous theater as well as Larry Goren, whose family and Harmony Helper company have signed on as our inaugural Education and Outreach Sponsor and are generously matching all new and increased donations up to $150,000! Remember, Paper Mill is a not-for-profit arts institution that relies on the generosity of donors like you for its success. Please visit PaperMill.org/support-us to donate. In addition, we invite you to join the Ovation Society by including Paper Mill in your estate plans.

Our 80th Anniversary Gala is coming up on Friday, May 10, at the Hilton Short Hills. We are proud to honor Paper Mill trustee Howard Hirsch along with his wife, Pam; Tony Award winner Andy Blankenbuehler (who directed and choreographed our Bandstand, among others); and Pat McGowan of Neiman Marcus. This important fundraiser celebrates all the great work Paper Mill achieves through our mainstage productions and our education and outreach initiatives; the proceeds directly impact our transformative programs for children. Please join us for top-caliber entertainment, a luxury auction, fine dining, and dancing—see page 16 for details.

Don’t miss our magical season closer before it sells out: our own 25th anniversary revival of a tale as old as time, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, running May 29–June 30. Also, now is the time to subscribe to our exciting 2019–2020 season featuring three high-profile new musicals—Unmasked, Chasing Rainbows, and The Wanderer—the riotous Sister Act, and the most beloved of all fairy tales, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella!

As always, we would like to recognize our Season Sponsor, Investors Bank. Please enjoy the colorfully quirky Benny & Joon.

Mark S. Hoebee Michael Stotts Producing Artistic Director Managing Director

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RECIPIENT OF THE REGIONAL THEATRE TONY AWARD® A not-for-profit organization under the direction of

MARK S. HOEBEE MICHAEL STOTTS Producing Artistic Director Managing Director

presents BENNY & JOON

Book by Music by Lyrics by KIRSTEN GUENTHER NOLAN GASSER MINDI DICKSTEIN

Based on the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture written by BARRY BERMAN and LESLIE McNEIL

Starring (in alphabetical order) BELINDA ALLYN CLAYBOURNE ELDER HANNAH ELLESS COLIN HANLON PAOLO MONTALBAN BRYCE PINKHAM CONOR RYAN NATALIE TORO JACOB KEITH WATSON TATIANA WECHSLER

Scenic & Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design Hair & Wig Design DANE LAFFREY R. LEE KENNEDY KAI HARADA RACHAEL GEIER

Flying by Casting Movement Coordinator FOY NORA BRENNAN, CSA LORENZO PISONI

Production Stage Manager Press Representative VICTORIA NAVARRO RICHARD HILLMAN PUBLIC RELATIONS

Orchestrations Music Director MICHAEL STAROBIN J. OCONER NAVARRO

Choreographed by SCOTT RINK Directed by JACK CUMMINGS III

By special arrangement with LARRY HIRSCHHORN

BENNY & JOON was developed with Jack Cummings III, Transport Group, National Alliance for Musical Theatre, Johnny Mercer Writers Colony at Goodspeed Musicals, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, Rhinebeck Writers Retreat, and Running Deer Musical Theatre Lab.

The world premiere of BENNY & JOON was at The Old Globe, San Diego, California, on September 15, 2017; Barry Edelstein, Artistic Director; Timothy J. Shields, Managing Director.

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(in alphabetical order) Benny...... CLAYBOURNE ELDER Joon...... HANNAH ELLESS Mike...... COLIN HANLON Larry...... PAOLO MONTALBAN Sam...... BRYCE PINKHAM Sam (at certain performances)...... CONOR RYAN Dr. Cortez/Mrs. Smail...... NATALIE TORO Waldo/Video Store Owner...... JACOB KEITH WATSON Ruthie...... TATIANA WECHSLER

Standby for Joon, Ruthie, Dr. Cortez/Mrs. Smail...... BELINDA ALLYN Standbys never substitute for listed players unless announced at the time of the appearance.

Dance Captain: COLIN HANLON

The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. The taking of photographs, either with or without flash, and the use of any recording device, either audio or video, are strictly prohibited and are actionable federal offenses as a violation of United States copyright law. The use of cell phones in the theater, including texting, is prohibited. Please turn off all electronic devices such as mobile phones, beepers, and watches.

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Setting: Spokane, Washington, early 1990s

ACT ONE Prologue: “Arrival in Spokane”...... Orchestra “This, This, This”...... Joon, Benny, Mrs. Smail, Larry, Waldo, and Mike “Saving a Life”...... Joon “Playing for Keeps”...... Larry, Mike, Waldo, Joon, and Benny “Sam’s Bread Dance”...... Orchestra “Happy”...... Joon “In My Head”...... Sam “Grilled Cheese Ballet”...... Orchestra “Benny and Joon”...... Joon and Benny “It’s a Shame”...... Joon and Sam “Dinner and a Movie”...... Benny, Ruthie, Sam, and Joon

15-Minute Intermission

ACT TWO Entr’acte: “A Windy Street”...... Orchestra “I Can Help”...... Sam and Video Store Owner “Wonder”...... Joon, Benny, and Dr. Cortez “It’s a Shame” (Reprise)...... Sam and Joon “You Meet a Man”...... Ruthie “At the Park”...... Orchestra “One Good Day”...... Benny “Yes or No”...... Joon “Man of the Movies”...... Sam, Mike, Larry, Waldo, Ruthie, and Dr. Cortez “Benny and Joon” (Reprise)...... Benny and Joon Finale: “This”...... Company

ORCHESTRA Conductor: J. OCONER NAVARRO Keyboards: J. OCONER NAVARRO, COREY WACHALA (Associate Conductor) Violin: AMY HAMILTON-SOTO (Concertmaster) Cello: E. ZOE HASSMAN Bass: EMILIO GUARINO Woodwinds: KRISTY NORTER, CHRISTINE MacDONNELL Horn: ANN MENDOKER Drums/Percussion: JOSHUA PRIEST Orchestra Contractor: STEVE GELFAND Keyboard Programming: RANDY COHEN Music Copying: EMILY GRISHMAN MUSIC PREPARATION/KATHARINE EDMONDS

Please note: Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the management.

Paper Mill Playhouse is a professional theater employing members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States; the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Local 21; United Scenic Artists, Local 829; the American Federation of Musicians, Local 16-248; and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.

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BELINDA ALLYN (Standby for Joon, PAOLO MONTALBAN (Larry) returns Ruthie, Dr. Cortez/Mrs. Smail ) is to Paper Mill with his fourth production; thrilled to be back at Paper Mill Playhouse! he appeared here in The King and I, She was previously seen at Paper Mill as R&H’s Cinderella, and Nine. He is most Maria in West Side Story. Other credits recognized as the Prince in ABC/Disney’s include Allegiance (Broadway), understudy Imelda in TV musical movie of Cinderella (with Brandy and Here Lies Love (Seattle Rep), Maria in West Side Story Whitney Houston). Broadway: Breakfast at Tiffany’s, (Riverside Theatre), and Mrs. Claus in the Radio City Pacific Overtures, The King and I. Off Broadway: Bella: Christmas Spectacular (NYC). Graduate of Oklahoma An American Tall Tale (Playwrights Horizons—Lortel City University. Thanks to her family and fiancé Sam nomination), Two Gentlemen of Verona (Delacorte). for their never-ending love and support. Thanks also Regional: Mamma Mia! (5th Avenue), The Unsinkable to her team at The Mine. Find her on social media Molly Brown (Denver Center). TV: Mortal Kombat: @belinda_allyn. As always, for Mr. Patrick. Conquest as Kung Lao, Madam Secretary, The Blacklist. Film: Just Wright, The Great Raid. CLAYBOURNE ELDER (Benny). Broadway: Sunday in the Park with George BRYCE PINKHAM (Sam). Broadway: (Soldier, George standby), Bonnie and A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Clyde (Buck), Torch Song. London: You Murder (Tony, Drama Desk, Grammy and Me and Sondheim (Arts Theatre). nominations), The Heidi Chronicles Off Broadway: Sondheim’s Road Show (Hollis, Public (Outer Critics Circle nomination), Theater), One Arm (Ollie—Drama Desk nomination), Ghost, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Holiday Inn (no Allegro (Joseph—Lortel nomination), Two by Two with nominations, but people said they really liked them). Jason Alexander (Japheth), Do I Hear a Waltz? (City TV: Proven Innocent, Mercy Street, Blindspot, The Good Center Encores!), Venice (Public Theater). Regional: Wife, Person of Interest, Instinct. Countries visited: 22 Sondheim on Sondheim at the Hollywood Bowl, Passion and counting. Cofounder of www.zaraaina.org. BA, (Giorgio) at Signature Theatre, Angels in America (dir. Boston College; MFA in Acting and bio writing, Yale David Cromer), Into the Woods (dir. Moisés Kaufman, School of Drama. Follow: @theBrycecapades. Bryce Kansas City Rep). Film/TV: The Carrie Diaries (Pete), would like to dedicate his performance to Mark Schlegel Flatbush Luck. Thank you to CESD and Steve Maihack. and his family. @claybourneelder CONOR RYAN (Sam at certain HANNAH ELLESS (Joon) returns to performances) is thrilled to return to Paper Mill Playhouse, where she was last Paper Mill after playing Trip in the world seen originating the musical comedy The premiere of My Very Own British Invasion. Other Josh Cohen. Ms. Elless’s Broadway Television: Jesus Christ Superstar Live in credits include Steve Martin and Edie Concert on NBC. Broadway: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Brickell’s Bright Star and the revival of Godspell. Off Cinderella. Off Broadway: Johnny Blood in Desperate Broadway: Summer and Smoke; Come Back, Little Measures at New World Stages (Outer Critics Circle Sheba; Picnic; The Other Josh Cohen. Regional: Ophelia nomination for outstanding actor in a musical) and in Hamlet, Aricia in Phaedra, Katherine in Henry V, previously at York Theatre Company; Keen Company’s Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Elise McKenna revival of John & Jen (with Kate Baldwin); Second in Somewhere in Time, Joon in Benny & Joon (Craig Stage’s Invisible Thread; Public Theater’s The Fortress Noel Award nominee). TV/Film: The Deuce, Glee, The of Solitude. Developmental: Charles Bingley in Austen’s Lake Effect, Nora Ephron Goes to Prison. You can find Pride (5th Avenue Theatre), Chris McCandless in Into her on social media @HannahElless. the Wild (The Encore Musical Theatre Company). Keep up with him on Instagram: @chakaconor. Everything is COLIN HANLON (Mike) appears on for Mom. Modern Family as Steven. He has had guest starring roles on Difficult People, NATALIE TORO (Dr. Cortez/Mrs. The Sinner, The Good Fight, and in the Smail ). Paper Mill debut! Broadway: upcoming filmYes . Coproducer and star A Tale of Two Cities (Madame Defarge), of the web series Submissions Only (Stage Network). A Christmas Carol (Sally), Les Misérables The New York premieres of Dot (Vineyard, dir. Susan (Eponine). Tours: Evita (Eva Perón), Jesus Stroman) and A. R. Gurney’s last play Final Follies Christ Superstar (Mary Magdalene), Cats (Grizabella), (Cherry Lane, dir. David Saint). Broadway: Falsettos, In the Heights (Camila). Off Broadway: The Yellow Brick Rent, Wicked (tour), In Transit. Four shows at George Road, Zombie Prom, The Audience, Pedro Pan. Regional: Street Playhouse, most recently The Nerd (dir. Kevin Benny & Joon (Old Globe), Snow Child (Arena Stage), Cahoon); four seasons at NYS&F and the O’Neill; Next The Bikinis, Zorba, Blood Brothers, Frances of Guernica, Fall (St. Louis Rep). Off Broadway includes I Love You Everything’s Ducky, Fame, The Fix. Television: Because and Pirates of Penzance. @ColinHanlon Law & Order, SVU, Elementary, Person of Interest,

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Black Box, Unforgettable. Soloist with symphony others. Theatrical projects include the musicals Benny & orchestras (Carnegie Hall, Dublin’s National Concert Joon and Start Me Up and the opera The Secret Garden. Hall), headliner on major cruise lines around the world, His book, Why You Like It: The Science and Culture of and recording artist. www.natalietoro.com Musical Taste (Macmillan), will be released on April 30, 2019, followed by his rock/world CD Border Crossing JACOB KEITH WATSON (Waldo/ in June 2019. His TEDx Talk, “Empowering Your Video Store Owner). Broadway: Carousel Musical Taste,” is available on YouTube. (Enoch Snow); Hello, Dolly!; Violet; The Phantom of the Opera (Joseph Buquet); MINDI DICKSTEIN (Lyrics) wrote the lyrics for the Amélie. New York/Tour/Regional: 1776 Broadway musical Little Women (MTI; Ghostlight/ at Encores! (Robert Livingston); the national tour of Sh-k-boom). Benny & Joon, based on the MGM film, Chicago (Amos Hart); Bye Bye Birdie (Albert); Seussical was a NAMT selection (2016) and had its world (Horton); As You Like It (Corin); Twelfth Night (Feste). premiere at The Old Globe (2017). Mindi’s work has Symphony: The Music Man (Marcellus Washburn); been commissioned, produced, and developed widely, New York, New York! at the Kurt Weill Festival in including by Disney (Toy Story: The Musical), Second Dessau, Germany; Kurt Weill on Broadway at Symphony Stage (Snow in August), Playwrights Horizons (Steinberg Space. Jacob is a past winner of the prestigious Lotte Commission), ASCAP Workshop, and Lincoln Center Lenya Competition and the NATS National Music (“Hear and Now: Contemporary Lyricists”). Honors Theater Competition as well as a regional finalist in include a Larson Foundation Award and a Constance the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Klinsky Award from Second Stage. MFA and current Instagram: @JacobKeith_Watson faculty, NYU Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. Dramatists Guild and ASCAP member. TATIANA WECHSLER (Ruthie). Twitter: @mindidickstein Paper Mill debut! First woman to play Curly in Oklahoma! (Oregon JACK CUMMINGS III (Director) is the artistic Shakespeare Festival). Off Broadway: X: director of Transport Group, where his select credits Or, Betty Shabazz vs. The Nation (Acting include Summer and Smoke (coproduction with Classic Company, Theatre at St. Clement’s/New Victory Stage Company), Renascence (codirected with Dick Theater), Julius Caesar (Acting Company, New Scanlan), The Trial of the Catonsville Nine, Queen of Victory Theater), The Golden Bride (National Yiddish the Mist, The Audience, Strange Interlude, I Remember Theatre Folksbiene). NYC: Othello (Acting Company). Mama, Normal, Once Upon a Mattress, Picnic, The Boys Regional: The Legend of Georgia McBride (Marin in the Band, and Our Town. Other NY credits: Terrence Theatre Company), Love’s Labor’s Lost (OSF). Tour: X McNally’s And Away We Go, A Thousand Words Come and Julius Caesar (Acting Company). Many concert and to Mind, Arlington. Regional credits: Benny & Joon reading appearances in major venues around NYC. Big (Old Globe), I Remember Mama (Two River). BA, thanks to Nora, the B&J team, and the most supportive The College of William & Mary; MFA, University of family and friends. Proud graduate of NYU Tisch’s Virginia. He is married to Barbara Walsh. New Studio. www.tatianawechsler.com @tatiwex SCOTT RINK (Choreographer). Off Broadway: KIRSTEN GUENTHER (Book) is the recipient of a Renascence, Once Upon a Mattress, Three Days to See, Richard Rodgers Award, Rockefeller Grant, Dramatists Queen of the Mist, Hello Again, (Transport Group, dir. Guild Fellowship, and a Lincoln Center Honorarium. Jack Cummings III). Regional: Benny & Joon (The Old Current projects include Universal’s Heart and Souls, Globe), Alice in Wonderland (Birmingham Children’s Measure of Success (Amanda Lipitz Productions), Theatre). Commissioned works include dances for Ailey Mrs. Sharp (Richard Rodgers Award workshop; II, ABT II, Oakland Ballet, The Ailey School, Harvard Playwrights Horizons, starring Jane Krakowski, dir. University, UNCSA, University of Minnesota, among Michael Greif), and writing a new book to Paramount’s others. Mr. Rink has created a number of works for his Roman Holiday. She wrote the book and lyrics for company, danceRINK, performed in NYC and abroad. Little Miss Fix-it (as seen on NBC), among others. As a dancer, Mr. Rink performed in the companies of Previously, Kirsten lived in Paris, where she worked Eliot Feld, Elisa Monte, and Karole Armitage and as as a Paris correspondent (usatoday.com). MFA, NYU principal dancer with Lar Lubovitch. Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. ASCAP and Dramatists Guild. For my brother, Travis. J. OCONER NAVARRO (Music Director). Paper Mill Playhouse debut! J. was most recently music supervisor NOLAN GASSER (Music) is a critically acclaimed for Twelfth Night (Public Works/Shakespeare in the composer, pianist, and musicologist—notably, the Park). Select credits: new arrangements for Disney’s architect of Pandora Radio’s Music Genome Project. Beauty and the Beast (Oregon Shakespeare Festival); He holds a PhD in Musicology from Stanford the world premieres of Rain (The Old Globe), Iowa University. His original compositions have been (Playwrights Horizons), First Daughter Suite (Public performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, among Theater), Adding Machine (Minetta Lane); the Kennedy

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Center, Lincoln Center Theater, and more. J. is the Hotel (City Center Encores!); Candide (LA Opera); recipient of the American Theatre Wing’s Jonathan Little Shop of Horrors, Chess, Little Dancer, and First You Larson Grant, an alumnus of the Composer-Librettist Dream (Kennedy Center); Silent Night (Washington Studio at New Dramatists, and resident composer at National Opera); Zorro (Moscow and Atlanta); Hinterm the Church of Saint Paul the Apostle in NYC. Faculty, Horizont (Berlin); Sweeney Todd and Man of La MFA, NYU. For CMS. Instagram: @joconernavarro Mancha (Portland Opera); and The Honeymooners (Paper Mill). Audio consultant for the revival of Hedwig MICHAEL STAROBIN (Orchestrations). Credits: and the Angry Inch. Education: Yale University. Renascence, Once on This Island, Sunday in the Park with George, Falsettos, Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing, Freaky RACHAEL GEIER (Hair & Wig Design) is thrilled Friday, First Daughter Suite, The Hunchback of Notre to be working with this amazing creative team and Dame, Kid Victory, If/Then, Little Miss Sunshine, Annie, company at Paper Mill Playhouse. She would especially Dogfight, Leap of Faith, Queen of the Mist, The People like to thank her family, friends, and all the people in the Picture, Sondheim on Sondheim, Next to Normal who have taken the time to teach and mentor her over (Tony Award), The Glorious Ones, Grinch, Adrift in the years. Macao, Bernarda Alba, Spelling Bee, Assassins (Tony Award), Tom Sawyer, A New Brain, A Christmas Carol, NORA BRENNAN, CSA (Casting) is a NYC-based Hello Again, Guys and Dolls (1992), My Favorite Year, casting director. Broadway: Children’s casting director In Trousers, Closer Than Ever, Legs Diamond, Romance/ for Billy Elliot: The Musical, Matilda, The Audience Romance, Carrie, Birds of Paradise, Rags, Three Guys starring Helen Mirren. Nora is resident casting director Naked, Von Richtofen. for Transport Group in NYC. Select musicals and plays: Summer and Smoke (Classic Stage Company); Picnic; DANE LAFFREY (Scenic & Costume Design). Come Back, Little Sheba; Renascence; And Away We Broadway: set for Once on This Island (Tony, Drama Go; Queen of the Mist; Hello Again; All the Way Home; Desk, Hewes Award nominations); set and costumes The Dark at the Top of the Stairs; and others. She also for Deaf West’s Spring Awakening; set for Fool for Love. cast West Side Story at La Scala Opera House and for Off Broadway: Manhattan Theatre Club, Roundabout, the past three years has cast the boys for the Radio City Lincoln Center, Second Stage, MCC, Playwrights Christmas Spectacular. Horizons, BAM Harvey, Transport Group, Atlantic, Labyrinth, Vineyard, Soho Rep, many others. Regional: LORENZO PISONI (Movement Coordinator). Mark Taper Forum, Huntington, Hollywood Bowl, Broadway: Gary, Beetlejuice, Frozen, Noises Off. Off Williamstown, The Old Globe, Arena Stage, Geffen Broadway: All the Fine Boys, Humor Abuse, Harlequin Playhouse, many others. International work in Tokyo, Studies. Other Credits: Pickle Family Circus, Cirque du Osaka, Oslo, and throughout Australia. 2017 Obie Soleil. As an actor, Lorenzo’s work on and off Broadway Award for Sustained Excellence; nominations for Tony, has been recognized with Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Drama Desk, and seven American Theatre Wing Henry Obie, and Outer Critics Circle awards. @lorenzopisoni Hewes Awards. VICTORIA NAVARRO (Production Stage R. LEE KENNEDY (Lighting Design). Off Broadway: Manager). Broadway: The Lion King, The Color Purple. Transport Group: The Trial of the Catonsville Nine, National tours include Matilda, Annie, Oliver!, and Summer and Smoke (Henry Hewes Design Award Seussical. Paper Mill: Annie, Irving Berlin’s Holiday nomination), Once Upon a Mattress, I Remember Mama Inn. Opera: Santa Fe Opera, Virginia Opera. Vicky (Henry Hewes Design Award nomination), Queen of is an adjunct professor at NYU Tisch and Montclair the Mist (Henry Hewes Design Award nomination), University as well as a Maplewood resident. She is Hello Again, See Rock City (Drama Desk nomination), extremely excited to be coming back to Paper Mill! Bury the Dead (Drama Desk nomination), Normal, The Audience (Drama Desk nomination); The Pearl Theatre KATE DIAL (Stage Manager). Paper Mill: Irving Company: And Away We Go. Regional: The Old Berlin’s Holiday Inn. Broadway: Holiday Inn, Miss Globe: Benny & Joon; Philadelphia Theatre Company: Saigon, Wicked, Wolf Hall, and Beautiful (first national The Outgoing Tide (Barrymore Award nomination), tour). Off Broadway: Shear Madness; Tappin’ Thru Life; The Light in the Piazza (Barrymore Award). Signature and Red Roses, Green Gold. Event stage manager clients Theatre: Cake Off. rleekennedy.com include Google, IBM, NBCU, Facebook, Goldman Sachs, and AstraZeneca. Professor: Brooklyn College, KAI HARADA (Sound Design). Broadway: Head MSU. MFA, Columbia University. Over Heels, The Band’s Visit (Tony Award and Drama Desk Award), Amélie, Sunday in the Park with George, ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION, founded in Allegiance, Gigi, Fun Home, On the Town, First Date, 1913, is the US labor union that represents more than Follies (Tony and Drama Desk nominations), and 50,000 actors and stage managers. Equity seeks to foster Million Dollar Quartet. Other: A Chorus Line and Grand the art of live theater and advances the careers of its

22 PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE BIOGRAPHIES members by negotiating wages and working conditions Tony Award for Best Musical. Among the more than and providing a wide range of benefits, including health eighty plays developed and produced during his tenure, and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO notable shows include Rear Window starring Kevin and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization Bacon, Man in a Case starring Mikhail Baryshnikov, of performing arts unions. the Pulitzer Prize–winning play Water by the Spoonful by Quiara Alegría Hudes, and Horton Foote’s The MARK S. HOEBEE (Producing Artistic Director) Orphans’ Home Cycle, which enjoyed a celebrated run joined the artistic team at Paper Mill Playhouse in in Hartford and New York, where it won the Drama 2000. Under his leadership, Paper Mill was presented Desk, Lucille Lortel, and Outer Critics Circle awards. with the Regional Theatre Tony Award in 2016 and in Stotts led a multiyear capital campaign to expand and recent years launched such noteworthy projects as the renovate the entire Hartford Stage theater facility, world premieres of Newsies, in partnership with Disney creating a state-of-the-art, flexible theater for producing Theatrical Productions, Honeymoon in Vegas, Ever a wide array of artistic programming. Prior to Hartford After, Bandstand, A Bronx Tale, The Honeymooners, Stage, he served as managing director at Long Wharf and The Sting starring Harry Connick, Jr., as well Theatre in New Haven, George Street Playhouse in as the American premieres of the 25th Anniversary New Brunswick, NJ, and the Shakespeare Theatre of Production of Les Misérables, working alongside New Jersey. Stotts has served on numerous boards, Cameron Mackintosh, Alan Menken and Stephen most recently Billings Forge Community Works in Schwartz’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and the Hartford, the Connecticut Arts Alliance, and Hartford national tour of The Bodyguard starring Deborah Cox. Performs. He is originally from Calgary, Alberta. On Broadway, Mark directed the Actors Fund benefit of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas starring Jennifer PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE, recipient of the Hudson. He has directed national tours of Victor/ Regional Theatre Tony Award, is where American Victoria starring Toni Tennille, Dreamgirls, Company, musical theater is celebrated, cherished, and pushed and An Evening of Lerner and Loewe starring Diahann in exciting new directions. A beloved New Jersey arts Carroll. His directing credits at Paper Mill include institution since 1938 and a nationally renowned West Side Story; Annie; Mary Poppins; Dreamgirls; not-for-profit regional theater, Paper Mill has been Hello, Dolly! starring Tovah Feldshuh; Harold and consistently recognized for the high-quality artistry Maude: The Musical with Estelle Parsons; The Will of its reimagined classic musicals as well as its Rogers Follies starring John Davidson; Meet Me in commitment to supporting the development of new St. Louis; The King and I; Miss Saigon; Disney’s High works and the careers of Broadway’s best talent and School Musical; Peter Pan; Smokey Joe’s Cafe; Oliver!; emerging artists both onstage and behind the scenes. Damn Yankees; Thoroughly Modern Millie; Curtains; Paper Mill Playhouse boasts award-winning access and The Full Monty starring Broadway legend Elaine services and outreach initiatives as well as performer Stritch. He resides in Glen Ridge with his partner training programs that impact nearly 40,000 students Larry Elardo, Coordinating Broadcast Producer for the each year. Paper Mill Playhouse productions have CBS Evening News and CBS Sunday Morning, and their launched national tours and gone on to Broadway— children, Stephen and Ashley. including Disney’s Newsies, Les Misérables, Honeymoon in Vegas, A Bronx Tale, Bandstand, Little House on MICHAEL STOTTS (Managing Director) returns the Prairie, and The Bodyguard—as well as television to New Jersey after serving as Managing Director of broadcasts on Showtime and PBS and original cast Hartford Stage in Connecticut for the past thirteen recordings. Paper Mill Playhouse is a member of the years. There he produced the world premieres of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre, the Council of new musicals Anastasia, which opened on Broadway in Stock Theatres, and the New Jersey Theatre Alliance. April 2017, and A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, For more information, please visit PaperMill.org. which transferred to Broadway and won the 2014

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

OFFICERS TRUSTEES EMERITI James V. Fakult, Chair Vincent J. Apruzzese, Esq.* Andrew Gottesman, Vice Chair Barbara Baldwin Carolyn Ferolito,* Vice President Harriet Perlmutter-Pilchik Joan Palermo, Treasurer Elliot I. Stupak* Howard Hirsch,* Secretary Kenneth P. Wenger*

MEMBERS HONORARY TRUSTEES Audrey Bartner The Honorable Daniel J. Baer Michael Bodack The Honorable Richard J. Codey W. Theodore Bourke The Honorable Donald T. DiFrancesco Ruthi Zinn Byrne The Honorable Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. Robert T. Clarke, Esq. The Honorable Thomas H. Kean, Jr. Sofia Cocoziello The Honorable Thomas H. Kean, Sr. Marshall Everett The Honorable Thomas C. McDermott, Jr. Lawrence J. Goren Brian A. Gragnolati Jesse Hermann Jane E. Higgins* Reed S. Kean Deborah Kennedy Elizabeth A. Maher Gail Mandel Alexander McDonald Charles A. Pascarella Rita J. Sallis Robert J. Szerlip Penelope A. Vance Lana Gold Walder Nancy E. Weeks *Former Chair

ARTIST ADVISORY BOARD Laura Benanti Judd Hirsch Stephen Schwartz Kelly Bishop Lorna Luft Susan Stroman Christine Ebersole Rob Marshall Jerry Zaks Alan Menken

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Partners in the Art of Giving Paper Mill Playhouse and the Board of Trustees salute the individuals, corporations, foundations, and government agencies whose annual contributions enable the theater to produce world-class musicals and plays and engage new audiences through our innovative education and outreach programs. This list reflects annual giving as well as contributions to our special events and other campaigns. PREMIERE ($100,000+) Mr. and Mrs. Harry Chowansky Mr. and Mrs. James Fakult Comcast Mrs. Marilyn Clark Kam Falkenthal and Mary Daly John and Carolyn Ferolito Brian and Christina Clarkson Diana Marie Falvo The Goren Family and Harmony Helper Mr. and Mrs. Kurt G. Conti Stella Fitzpatrick and Thomas Hennigan The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation PNC Foundation Mr. and Mrs. R.H. Francis The New Jersey State Council on the Arts Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Smith Mr. David Fry The John Ben Snow Memorial Trust Fund for the New Jersey Blind, Inc. MARQUEE ($50,000+) Melinda and John Geberth Barbara and Peter Bye* CHAIRMAN ($5,000+) Wilma and Arthur Gelfand Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gottesman Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey German Investors Bank The Honorale Brendan T. Byrne and Dr. and Mrs. Lyle Gesner Investors Foundation Ruthi Byrne Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Greene, Jr. F.M. Kirby Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Domenick Cama Mr. and Mrs. Donald Grennon Chanel USA Hamilton Jewelers STAR ($25,000+) Mrs. Sally G. Chubb Jacobs Levy Equity Management Anonymous Peter and Sharon Cocoziello Arlene Jonach Rita Allen Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John Coleman Mr. and Mrs. Kevin K. Kennedy Atlantic Health System Arline and Jim Cox Mr. and Mrs. James Laird Overlook Medical Center Mr. Frank DelleDonne Langan Bank of America Mr. and Mrs. Dexter D. Earle Laura and Joel Leizer Mr. and Mrs. W. Theodore M. Bourke Ernst & Young Mr. and Mrs. David Ludwig Ruth Bedford* John and Cindi Galiher Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Martowlis Frederic R. Coudert Foundation Ms. Barbara Gottesman Mr. and Dr. Pavel Matsibekker Mr. Bill Damaschke Mr. and Mrs. Brian Grangnolati The MCJ Amelior Foundation The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Mr. Mark Grier Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Milsten FirstEnergy Foundation John and Clara Grosso B.J. & Michael Moore Andrea Levitt and Tony Hatoun Mr. and Mrs. T. Carter Hagaman Dr. Barbara Nahas Mr. Jesse Hermann and Ms. Julie Keenan Mr. and Mrs. John Hagerty Ms. Jean Olcott Howard and Pamela Hirsch Jane and Tom Higgins Arnold M. Olshan The Hyde & Watson Foundation James and Holly Hughes Ms. Elaine Parcells Jerry Rose Floral & Event Design Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Kaplan Mrs. Harriet Perlmutter-Pilchik JPMorgan Chase & Co. Karma Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Perry Ruth Kalish Deborah A. Kennedy Lisa and Dan Peterson Merck Foundation Susan and Richard Kogan PM Pediatrics National Endowment for the Arts Mr. and Mrs. Steve Lampf Gina and Stuart Polevoy New Jersey Manufacturers The Mall at Short Hills Carol and Robert Ray Insurance Company Mandelbaum Foundation Ms. Pamela Reitz-Bouren PSEG Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Roger Matthews Dr. Robert and Sonja Rickert Szerlip & Company Ms. Carrie McCall Mr. and Mrs. Robin E. Rowand Wilf Family Foundation MetLife Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Clifford M. Sales Mr. Ajay Narula Mr. and Mrs. Frederick A. Schumacher DIRECTOR ($15,000+) Neiman Marcus Chuck Sherrick Mrs. Martin Bartner Nordstrom Foundation Show Motion, Inc. Michael and Sarah Bodack The George A. Ohl, Jr. Trust Ms. Debra Spicehandler Brunello Cucinelli Kenneth and Jennifer Osterman Swanton Family Foundation Bulgari Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Palermo Phyllis Topchik Christian Dior Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Pechter Mr. and Mrs. R. Charles Tschampion Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Clarke, Esq. R & R Family Foundation Uni-Data & Communications, Inc. David Yurman Lori Rickles and Cuong Do Betsy and Alan Vinegrad A Friend of Paper Mill Playhouse Raymond and Cynthia Sears Mr. and Mrs. Woody Weldon Mr. and Mrs. Michael Garguilo Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Smith The E.J. Grassmann Trust Dr. and Mrs. Elliot I. Stupak BENEFACTOR ($1,000+) Sondra Harris* Mrs. Barbara Todd Anonymous Hilton Short Hills Lynn Van Nosdall Adams Direct and Media Services The Honorable Thomas H. Kean Dean and Denise Vanech Mr. Stuart Altman Deborah A. Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Vince Vyzas Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Anagnostis Maryann and Charles Pascarella Mr. and Mrs. Donald Witmondt Ms. Susan Ascher PNC Bank Dr. Anthony Zangara Mr. and Mrs. Brent Ashton RWJBarnabas Health Autism Speaks, Inc. Walter L. Santner* PRODUCER ($2,500+) Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Babinski Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Smith Advance Realty Foundation Larry and Laurie Baruch Union Foundation Mr. Edward S. Atwater IV Carl and Christine Beck & Family Justin and Lana Walder Larry and Laurie Baruch Mr. and Mrs. Edward Becker The Wells Fargo Foundation Mrs. Diane W. Bensley Mr. Seymour Beneroff Dr. Marcia Robbins-Wilf Geraldine and Al Bentley Mr. Nicholas Berkey Mark and Jane Wilf The Honorable Brendan T. Byrne and Joyce and Jerrold Bertner Mrs. Ruthi Byrne Peter and Sofia Blanchard COMPOSER ($10,000+) Jorge and Patricia Caballero Susan Blount Mrs. Carole J. Banfield Mr. Michael Caswell Dr. Lawrence and Leslie Blumberg Ms. Patricia A. Bell Patricia A. Chambers Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Bone Robert and Eileen Berkowitz Mr. Michael Davis and Mrs. Juliet Davis Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Bongiorno Dr. John F. Bonamo Dove Design Studio Ms. Fran B. Borgenicht Mr. and Mrs. Brian Clarkson Pam Elardo and Kim Cook Boswell Engineering, Inc. C.R. Bard Foundation, Inc. Ms. Suzanne B. Engel Ms. Linda Bowden The Thomas and Agnes Carvel Foundation William V. Engel Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brown Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Everett Joe and Mary Calabrese

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Ms. Cheryl Canale Dr. Marie Geron Bert and Sharyn Model Mr. and Mrs. Joe Canarelli Karolee Glassman Mr. Donald Moser The Cardiovascular Care Group Alice Gerson Goldfarb Ms. Joan Moser Stephen and Martha Carrellas Arnold and Betty Goldstein Mr. and Mrs. Ian Mount Ms. Sarah Chambers Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Gonnella Music Theatre International Children’s Eye Care Center of New Jersey Mr. Mark Greenwald Ms. Ilona Nagy Ms. Kelly E. Christmas Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Gritman Nederlander Producing Company Connie Dwyer Breast Center Foundation Carol Hahn and Gordon Hahn, Sr. of America, Inc. The Honorable and HC Constructors Inc. Ms. Ruth Nerken Mrs. Thomas Considine Healey Family Foundation Nero’s Grille Curts and Joan Cooke Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Henry New Jersey Theatre Alliance Joan E. Coyne Richard H. Holzer Memorial Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Brian Newman Kenneth and Sheryl Crimmins Ellen Hunt Nievera Williams Design Mr. Chip Cummins Ms. Melody Hunt Ms. Carolyn Olenowski Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Daly Irene Hutt Catherine and Edwin Olsen Mr. and Mrs. Rick Davis Mr. Frank Isoldi Sandra L. Olson Joseph and Cheryl Della Rosa J.W. Didado Electric, LLC Gordon Olver and Family Mr. and Mrs. Ron DePoalo Gene Jannotti and Carol Kearney Joseph and Anita Paluscio Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas H. Des Champs Jimmy’s Cookies Ms. Elaine Parcells Mr. Glenn E. Devitt Arlene Jonach Park Plus Valet Service, Inc. The Honorable and Mr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Henrik Patel Mrs. Donald T. DiFrancesco Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Katz Mr. and Mrs. Peter Phelan Henry P. and Ann Dobbelaar Valerie and Joe Kelleher Amy and John Pizzarello E. Steven and Bernadette Doyle Mrs. Ina Mae Kirsch Mr. Rene Plessner Mr. and Mrs. David J. Dwyer George and Suzanne Klacik Proof Productions Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dwyer Ilene Klein and David E. Klein The Eileen and Leslie Quick Mrs. Carylmead T. Eggleston Carol Kraut and Milton Merritt Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. Kurt M. Eichler Douglas Michael Krueger Scholarship Ray Catena of Union, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Estabrook Fund, Inc. Ms. Cheverly Richardson Deborah Chun and Stephen Evangelides Laura and Joel Leizer David and Marian Rocker Exxon Volunter Involment Fund Mr. and Mrs. Marc Lenner Mr. William Rubenstein Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Ewig Mr. Lou Leonardis Jack and Joslin Ruffle Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Failla, Jr. Leslie and Peter Levine Mr. John Rustum Mr. James Feeney Mr. and Mrs. David Lohuis Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sanders Dr. David Feigley Audrey Love Charitable Foundation John and Patti Schaedel Betty Feinberg Mr. and Mrs. Donald MacMaster Richard and Connie Schaffer Mr. and Mrs. Jarad Feldman Kevin and Jana Maher Andy and Karen Schmitt Mr. Jeff Feldman Ms. Stephanie Mallios Mr. and Mrs. Eric Segal H. Terry and Daryl Cheryl Ferber Ms. Amy Mansue Chuck Sherrick Mrs. Debra Focazio Howard and Ann Marcus William E. Simon Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John J. Forte Mr. Michael Maron Mr. Saul Simon Frankoski Construction Co. Mr. Kalman K. Marx and Mrs. Nancy Marx Inez R. Smith Mr. Joel E. Freedman Mr. and Dr. Pavel Matsibekker Sobel & Co., LLC Dick and Lorraine Freimuth Mr. and Mrs. Edwin McDonald Sound Associates, Inc. Martin and Beth Friedman Meyer & Depew Co. Nancy Lynn Squier Mr and Mrs Richard C. Galiardo Ms. Betsy Michel The Standish Foundation Bruce D. Gallant Ben Miller and Jan Schwartz-Miller Dr. Barbara S. Starr Ciro A. and Gail P. Gamboni Mark and Mildred Model Foundation Mrs. Ana Steber

Join these prestigious BUSINESS PARTNERS, whose generosity and community leadership make our statewide impact possible. Enjoy visibility, tailored opportunities, and employee benefits throughout the year.

PREMIERE ($100,000+) Comcast Harmony Helper MARQUEE ($50,000+) STAR ($25,000+) Investors Bank Atlantic Health System Overlook Medical Center Investors Foundation Bank of America FirstEnergy Foundation DIRECTOR ($15,000+) Jerry Rose Floral & Event Design Brunello Cucinelli JPMorgan Chase & Co. Bulgari Merck Foundation Christian Dior PSEG Foundation David Yurman Szerlip & Company Hilton Short Hills PNC Bank COMPOSER ($10,000+) RWJBarnabas Health C.R. Bard Foundation, Inc. The Wells Fargo Foundation PNC Foundation

CHAIRMAN ($5,000+) Automatic Data Processing, Inc. MetLife Foundation Chanel USA Neiman Marcus Ernst & Young Nordstrom Foundation The Mall at Short Hills

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Sterling Real Estate Management Inc. Dr. Donald Brief and Ms. Dorothy Litwin Mrs. Bonnie L. Parr Dr. Lewis Stolman The Buscemi Family Mr. and Mrs. Philip Pascarella Ms. Mary K. Strangfeld John Bye Peter’s Mr. and Mrs. William Sumas Dr. and Mrs. Paul J. Carniol Ms. Wendie Ploscowe Dr. and Mrs. Paul A. Sutton Steve and Sally Chew Mr. Brian Potasiewicz Ms. Mary Szurly Cigar Box Studios, Inc. Prop N Spoon Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc. Coraggio Brothers Mr. John Raymond Dr. and Mrs. William A. Tansey III Mr. Andrew Davis Regent Atlantic Capital, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Mark L. Tedesco Mr. and Mrs. Edward K. DeHope Bryan and Helen Repass Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Thompson Mr. Rene Dierkes Revelwood Ms. Kate Tomlinson Abbie Digeon and Richard J. Marcus Linda Rizzo-Rupon Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Torielli Mr. and Mrs. Scott Domansky Mr. and Mrs. Simon L. Rosenbach Township of Millburn Dr. and Mrs. T. Felder Dorn William Saks and Douglas Canale Mr. Tucker Triolo Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Driscoll Mr. Scott Salvator The Henry S. & Agnes M. Truzack Dennis J. Drohan and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Savage Foundation Kimberly F. Drohan-Venturella Marjorie and Rudy Savoie Mr. Bruce Tucker Earth Color Mrs. Kathe Serbin Mr. Arthur Vanderbilt Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Egan Mr. and Mrs. James R. Silkensen Dr. and Mrs. Marven H. Wallen Mr. Jeffrey H. Elkin Mr. Paul Silverman Douglas and Linda Watson Richard and Nancy Engle Mrs. Sheila M. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Ted Wells Mr. and Mrs. Alanson T. Enos, IV South Orange Disposal Company Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth P.Wenger Enterprise Bank Mr. and Mrs. Bernard A. Stelmach Lawrence and Madelyn Weppler Mr. Jack Fellerman Sun National Bank Josh and Judy Weston The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. Sylvester Mr. Jason Wilf Mr. William Francis Mr. David Szerlip Woodmont Properties Mr. Anthony Gagliardi and Dr. and Mrs. Hitoshi Tanaka Lena and Robert Zajac Ms. Jennifer O’Neill Mr. Brett Tanzman Mr. Frank J. Zink Ms. Danielle Garofalo The Townsend Corporation Mr. and Mrs. James Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Steven Versaggi PATRON ($750+) Dr. David M. Goldenberg Mr. and Mrs. William B. Vetter Anonymous (1) Greenwood Gardens Kim Wachtel June and Cal Carver Mr. and Mrs. Tom Griffith Mary Ellen and Robert Waggoner Russell W. Steenberg and Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Grillo Ms. Linda Walder Patricia M. Colbert Heightened Independence and Progress, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Greg Wilsensky Michael F. Costa Dr. and Mrs. George Heinrich Ms. Mary Williamson Crane’s Mill Steve and Bonnie Holmes Mr. and Mrs. Herb Wilson Martha Di Paolo Ms. Shana Hopeck Mr. and Mrs. Alan Woodward Kam Falkenthal and Mary Daly Joseph and Lorraine Hughes Mr. James Worth Ms. Nancy Geddes Mr. Wayne R. Jahns Z.O. Landscaping $ Supply, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Goodfellow III Mrs. Pamela Jeanes Bernadette and Walter Zelop Mr. and Mrs. John F. Gubernat Lori Feinberg Kany and Steven Kany Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Zissu The Alfred and Rosemary Iversen Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey H. Katz Family Foundation Dr. Bonnie Kazam and Mr. Ezra Kazam SUPPORTER ($200+) Susan and Jonathan Jeans Reed and Michelle Kean Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. Drew Jones Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kirtman Mrs. Judith Adams Doug Lamont and Paty Opie La Pergola Mr. and Mrs. John B. Ainsworth Mr. and Mrs. Robert Levine Dr. and Mrs. Frank M. Labianca Michael and Kathryn Albanese Mr. Tom Maciejewski Mr. and Mrs. John Lamparello, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd Alterman Nancy and Steven Magee S. Thomas and Dianne Ledder Mr. and Mrs. John J. Anderson Martinez+Johnson Archiectrure PC Ms. Julie A. Leff Ms. Lisa Anderson Mrs. Margaret McMillan Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Lejnieks David Applegate and Barbara Chubb Merle Milder Donald and Angela Lepore Mr. Herbert Armeny Anita and Robert Nedswick Dr. and Mrs. Richard Lesko Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Ballantine Mr. and Mrs. Manfred E. Niebisch Mr. Steven Levy Ms. Annamarie Barbieri Stanley and Rima North Ms. Carol E. Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Roger Barnett Christine Pearson Mr. and Mrs. A. Michael Lipper Ms. Marilyn Batshaw Mrs. Carol Phelan Ruth and Edward Luckenbach BCB Community Bank Steven Pierson Luminar Solutions Barbara and Gerand Benvenuto Ms. Donna A. Reino Maffey’s Security Group Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Bergen Mr. Robert Riegel Mr. and Mrs. Ronald M. Mahr Joanne and Thomas Bintinger RoNetco Supermarkets Inc. Marie and Steve Magyar Elaine Birnholz Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. Schwierk Mr. and Mrs. Mark Manigan Mr. Jeff Bishop Mr. and Mrs. John F. Shannon Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Markovitz Ms Dominique Bissell Ms. Elaine Surowitz Rose and Buzz Mathesius Ms. Elizabeth M. Boak Mr. David Topchik Mr. and Mrs. Gerald H. McGinley Mr. and Mrs. Russell Bolton Meryl J. Topchik and Richard Ringle Mr. John McKenna and Ms. Janet E. Bone Jennifer van Dam Ms. Phyllis Lui-McKenna Mr. John Bonnet Jeanne K. Van Steen Metropolitan Plant Exchange Ms. Sarah Borda Mr. and Mrs. Andrew W. Moody Mr. Richard Boroff SPONSOR ($500+) Morgan Stanley Ann and Stan Borowiec Anonymous (2) Jack and Ellen Moskowitz Mr. amd Mrs. Michael Botwinick Abrams Artists Agency The Philip and Tammy Murphy Mr. Robert Bouta Mr. Raymond F. Adam Family Foundation Ms. Jamie Bove Mr. Gregory T. Adams and Joan Bedrin and Brian T. Murray Mr. Zach Bower Ms. Janice Kaschak H. Herbert Myers Foundation Alice P. Boyle Shirley Aidekman-Kaye Jean and Albert Nerken Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Bradley Stina and Jim Axelrod Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Neu Gail and Wally Brady Ms. Eve Balboni New Jersey Performing Arts Center Mr. and Mrs. David T. Brandes Kumud and Anil Bansal Mary Lynne and Christopher Nielsen Mr. Ira Brief Larry and Laurie Baruch Tim Norsworthy Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Brier Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Bernardo Steve and Joyce Novak Mrs. Cheryl Brodsky Mr. and Mrs. Roland Berrebi Onstage Publications Dr. and Mrs. Harvey Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Brescher, Jr. P.G. Chambers School Bryn Mawr Dance Camp

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Mr. Kevin Burns Ms. Katherine Foster Mr. and Mrs. Rod Kulp The Honorable Cheryl Burstein and Mrs. Ilene Franklin Ms. Robyne Lagrotta Mr. Nahum Burstein Mrs. Mindy Freelund Mr. James Lawentman Mr. and Mrs. Paul Byrne The Friedman Family Fund Debbi and Max Lebersfeld Nancy Camacho Mr. Ira Friedman Mr. John Leitch Mr. Armando Canda Mr. Mitchell Friedman Mr. Alan Lemerman Alice and Richard Cantor Mr. Philip Fruh Ms. Gretchen Lerach Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Capodanno Dr. Robert A. Fuhrman and Mr. and Mrs. Barry J. Levine Lauren Caputo Dr. Susan H. Fuhrman Mrs. Debbie Levine Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carroll Mr. Sam Fumosa Liberty Elevator Company Mr. and Mrs. Michael Carter Mr. and Mrs. Cynthia Galiani Mr. and Mrs. Eli Liebermann Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Cassano Ms. Beth Gallagher Anita and Jeffrey Liebman Christine Catrone Mr. and Mrs. Victor Gallo Mr. Robert E. Linnett, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Cenci Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Galluzzi Ms. Frances Lippa Mr. and Mrs. Richard Chase Ms. Ann German Ms. Stacey Lituchy Ms. Joa Ann Chell Ignatius Giacalone Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lizza Jane Chepitch Alice and Gordon Gibson Holly Lopez Mrs. Yelena Chervinsky Ralph and Carol Swinburne Gabriel and Ida Loubier Carol Chill Mr. and Mrs. Peter F. Goggi Robert and Marian Lowenfish Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Cipriani Ms. Veronica Goldberg Sondra and John Luckstone Mr. H. Thomas Clarke Kathryn Gordeuk Ms. Rosie Lunde Mr. John B. Clyburn, Jr. Ms. Stella Graf Mr. and Mrs. James S. MacDonall Mr. David Coates Mr. Michael Grasso Conrad Macina John and Barbara Coccia Ms. Laura Green Mr. and Mrs. Donald MacKenn Margaret and Frederick Coffey Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Greenberg Ms. Elizabeth Mackersie Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Greenberg Mr. and Mrs. John A. Mahoney Nina and Samuel Cohen Barbara Grieco Andrew and Nancy Mako Harry and Marcia Collins Mr. Gary Grieco Mr. and Mrs. Rick Maldonado Mary Collins Ms. Susan Griffin Ms. Maria Maley Nanci D. Conlin Florence and Bryan Grossman Mrs. Hillis Malian David and Betsy Conrad Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Grossmann Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Marino Mr. Gary Cordovano Mr. and Mrs. John-Claude Hallak Marketsmith Inc. Aldo and June Coultas Ms. Patricia Hamernick Mr. and Mrs. Tucker I. Marr Country Club Services Lisa Hanger Carole N. Marshall Ms. Marilyn Court Ms. Susan Hatch Mr. Richard Martin Ms. Irene Cramer Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Haverty Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Mazer C-Squared Design Mr. Alan M. Haveson Mr. John R. McEwen Mr. and Mrs. William Cullinan Ms. Madeline Hawes In Honor of Mickey McNany Mr. Douglas Cuthbertson Mrs. Gabriele Hearn Ryan and Margaret McNany Mrs. Joann Czarny Mr. and Mrs. Howard Heller Ms. Caroline McNulty Carol and Greg Dadaian Mr. Thomas Helsel Sandra and James McTernan Chris and Beatrice Daggett Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mendlowitz D’Angelico Guitars of America Mr. Michael Herzlinger Mr. and Mrs. William J. Mesnard Mr. Donald Davenport Frank Hey Mr. Robert C. Meyer Ms. Jocelyn De Grandpre Mr. and Mrs. Ralph C. Hillmer Millburn-Short Hills Chamber Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Z. DeGuzman Estelle Hollaender of Commerce Michele and Ann DeLeonardis Miss Joan Hollander Frances and Scott Miller Mr. Paul Delson Mrs. Janis Holmes Mrs. Ann Minnium Elaine and Jack Dennis Dr. H. F. Holzapfel Mrs. Barbara Miskiv Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. DePascale Mr. and Mrs. Randy Hooper Ms. Mary McHugh Miwa Ellen and Frank DeRose Mr. Thomas Hoxie Lisa Monard Ms. Heather Desanto Mr. Michael Hudak Melissa Montuori Mr. Robert DeStefano Mr. David L. Hughes Mrs. Carole Moore Mr. George Devlin Mr. Joseph A. Hunoval, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Moran Mr. and Mrs. Frank Di Maggio Mr. and Mrs. Frank Iuliano Dr. and Mrs. Todd Morrow Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Dickson Mr. and Mrs. Lowell L. Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Morse Mr. Stephen DiLauri Mrs. Robin Jacobs Ms. Mercedes Mulligan Mrs. Suzanne DiMarcello Mrs. Gertrude Janssen Mr. Peter Muratore Joan Dobis Mr. David Jantzen Robert F. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Martin Dollinger Mr. Barry E. Javick Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nasano Julia Dorn Mr. and Mrs. Harold Jawetz Mr. Philip M. Neches Mr. Ronald Dougard John Desch Associates, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Mark and Diane Nelson Ms. Susan M. Dougherty Steven and Genesia Kamen Philip and Gen Nicastro E. Steven and Bernadette Doyle Ms. Marie M. Kane Mr. and Mrs. William Nicholson Ms. Fran Doyle Ms. Lee Kappelman and Dr. John Rybock Mr. and Mrs. C. Frank Niemann, III Barbara Drench Ms. Anthony Kastanas Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. O’Dea Dr. and Mrs. Howard Drew Mr. Stan Katz Mr. and Mrs. Roy Okma Mr. Victor E. Dudka Ira Kay Mr. and Mrs. John Oliva Mr. Malcolm Duffy Ms. Eileen Keevins Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. O’Neill Mrs. Karen Edgar Ms. Gwen Kelly Mrs. Marla Osinski Mr. and Mrs. Roger W. Ennis Mrs. Ariel Kenajian Mrs. Dianne Ostella Essex County Theatrical Stage Employees Stephen and Rosemary Kern Joseph and Maureen Papola Local No. 21 Ms. Anna W. Kerr Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Parziale Bruce Ettinger Kings Super Markets, Inc. John and Ann Pender Mr. Harvey Read Evans Ms. Edna Klein Periodontics & Implant Dentistry, P.A. Mr. Ronald S. Fahey Ms. Judith A. Kleppinger Trudi H. Peters-Goral Margaret Farmer Mr. Robert Knop Marc and Catherine Pieroni Mr. Robert Feid Jerry and Marinna Kolaitis Lorne Potash Mr. and Mrs. Melvin S. Feldman Ms. Donna Konlian Janet Prevette Steven and Lillie Fell Bruce Kramer and Jessica Chanin Mr. and Mrs. Richard Prevoznak William and Vivi Ficken Mr. Charles Kratz and Mr. William Varady Mr. John Przedpelski Mr. Marty Finkle Ilene and Martin Kronberg Ms. Nancy Purick Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Fischbein Mr. Michael Kuderka Catherine Pursell

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Joseph Quiles Sharon and Jimmy Schwarz Ms. Deborah Thompson Bethany and Jonathan Rabinowitz John and Jeanne Scott Mr. C. R. Titus Mr. and Mrs. Robert Racusin Mrs. Eileen Secora Helen Tomasko Larry and Michele Raiken Ms. Marjorie Seligmuller Tree-Tech Inc. Dr. Isabella Rampello Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Shaver Ms. Judith A. Treston Kenneth G. Rapp Aracelis Shaw Ms. Madeline Ulrich Evelyn and Jeff Raschal Ms. Anne Marie Shea David and Lisa Untracht Dr. and Mrs. Joel Rauchberg Ms. Suzanna Shevchenko Mrs. Audrey D. Van Kooy Mr. Glenn Rauco Monica Shields Lisa VanHeest Marjorie and Keith Remland Dr. Amy Shute Mr. Robert Venezia Mr. William Render Anita J. Siegel Mrs. Rose Venezia Ms. Denise Renwick Dr. and Mrs. Matthew Sills Burton and Odarka Vincent Ms. Kimberly Rescorla Susan and Stan Simon Mr. and Mrs. John Vislocky Ms. Patricia A. Rhoten Ms. Karen Singer Dr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Volpe Joy and Newton Richards Mrs. Donna Sjovall Dita Brodin Dom and Marie Rizzitano SJP Motors, LLC Sonia Vora Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rogovin Mrs. Lorraine Sliwicki Lee Waldman Mr. and Mrs. Edwin E. Roland, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Slutzky Ms. Ann Walsh Kathryn and Dominick Romano Ms. Maribeth Smialek Mrs. Arminda Warde Mr. Kenneth F. Ronan Ms. Debra Smith Watchung Pediatrics Mr. and Mrs. Larry Rosenberg Mr. Douglas Smith Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Weinberg Ms. Mary Rottengen Mrs. Frances M. Smith Len and Nancy Weinman Mr. Alan Routh Ms. Rose B. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Walter Weissman Ms. Barbara Ruane Mr. James A. Snyder Mr. and Mrs. John Welby Mr. and Mrs. James Ruocchio Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Sobel Mr. Garry Westerweller Alyssa and Orazio Russo David Spiler Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Whalin Stacy and Toni Russo Mr. Raymond Spyrko Jim and Robin Whitely Mr. Joseph Ryan Arthur Staloff The Honorable Christine T. Whitman Mr. Owen Ryan Sylvia and David Steiner Mr. Mark Whitman and Mr. and Mrs. Buford Sachtler Ms. Sandy Steiner Ms. Virginia Prevosto Saint Peter’s Healthcare System Drew and Joyce Stevens Kathy and Jack Wilcox Mrs. Neetu Salhotra Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stoy Kenneth and Dorothy Williams Peter and Joanne Santoriello Ms. Candy Straight Ms. Kathleen Wisniewski Mr. and Mrs. Lewis F. Santus Mr. and Dr. Stephen Stumpf Mindy and Michael Wolfson Mr. David Sanzari Bonnie and Dave Sudol Mrs. Suzanne Woodbury Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Sasson Ms. Patrice M. Sullivan Joan and Joe Wright Loretta M. Saunderson Ms. Stephanie Szuch Ms. Cynthia M. Wynant Mr. John J. Scally Ms. Blanche Taliaferro Mr. Robert Yanashusky Mr. Alan Scharfstein Morris and Charlotte Tanenbaum Mr. and Mrs. Rix N. Yard, Jr. Mr. Ernest A. Scherler Mr. and Mrs. Herb Tarutz Angela and Stanley Zaborowski Dr. and Mrs. James Schlegel Mr. Steven Taub and Mrs. Phyllis Taub Mr. and Mrs. Anton Zambell Richard Schlichting Mr. and Mrs. William S. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. James R. Zazzali Mr. and Mrs. Christian Schlotterbeck Mr. and Mrs. Hal Teitelbaum Mr. and Mrs. Louis T. Zecca Mr. Ken Schreihofer Nancy and Joseph Tenenbaum Mrs. Pamela J. Zupko Mr. and Mrs. Rick Schroeder Dr. Elsa Thomas

*Member of the Ovation Society, Paper Mill Playhouse’s planned giving program This list reflects gifts received before February 20, 2019. To learn how you can support Paper Mill Playhouse, please contact Bea Daggett, Director of External and Strategic Affairs, at 973.315.1660 or [email protected].

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STAFF

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTORS Master Flyman...... Mike Stas Producing Artistic Director...... Mark S. Hoebee Assistant Flyman...... Dan Kimmel Managing Director...... Michael Stotts Production Properties...... Heather Elaine Associate Artistic Director...... Patrick Parker Properties Master...... Mike Usa Managing Associate...... Christopher Slavik Assistant Properties...... Mark Leining Head Electrician...... Drew Kawczynski DEVELOPMENT Assistant Electrician...... Joseph Feola, Jr. Director of External & Strategic Affairs...... Beatrice Daggett Sound Engineer...... Brett Moore Director of Major Gifts...... Adrienne Feiger Assistant Sound...... Zach Bower Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations.....Amy C. Rowland Wardrobe Supervisor...... Jacky Riotto Director of Membership & Special Events...... Leigh Schaedel Assistant Wardrobe...... Debbie Whitehead Grants Manager...... Michael Pittman Hair Supervisor...... Sharon Stas Donor Prospect and Research Manager...... Anita C. Bentz Assistant Hair...... George Fraggos Donor Relations Manager...... Sara DiGuardia Electricians...... Mark Klein, Jasiu Clark, Jon Molitor Development Associate...... Pat Zappone Carpenters...... Mike Bartlein, Kevin Dougherty, Ray Shea Props...... Harry Kopy, Mark Rush MARKETING & PUBLICITY Sound...... Steve DeParis Director of Communications, Stitchers...... Becky Erlitz, Sue Hawley, Marketing & Membership...... Hawley Abelow Patti Levinson, Jennifer Nickel Director of Press & Public Relations...... Shayne A. Miller Marketing Manager...... Bridget Bross HOUSE MANAGEMENT Marketing Associate/Graphic Designer...... Stefhanie Rueda House Manager...... William S. Fergus Digital Media & Content Coordinator...... Emma Rhyner Assistant House Manager...... April Sigler House Physician...... Barbara A. Nahas, M.D. FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Physical Therapist...... Sigrid Scruggs, Theatre Arts Physiotherapy Director of Finance & Administration...... David Topchik Braille Programs...... John Lampert-Hopkins Human Resources Manager...... Anne Pollock Business Manager...... Stephanie Carr F. M. KIRBY CARRIAGE HOUSE RESTAURANT Accounts Payable...... Barbara Kiley Executive Chef...... Holly Guber Business Associate/Gift Shop Manager...... Ty Jacobs Sous Chef...... Susan Caruso Director of Information Technology...... Ann Marie Heckmann Front of House Manager...... Christopher Grust Facility Engineer...... Fred Solomine Garde Manger...... Eva Vanessa Vazquez Maintenance...... Magna Maintenance Office Coordinator...... Angela Safko FOR BENNY & JOON Associate Director...... Gregg Wiggans EDUCATION Assistant Director...... Hannah Oren Director of Education...... Lisa E. Cooney Assistant Choreographer...... Chelsea Loesel Senior Manager of Education Programs...... Carrie Rubino Associate Music Director...... Corey Wachala Senior Manager of Artistic Engagement...... Stephen Agosto Stage Manager...... Kate Dial Theatre School Manager & Tour Director...... Alexandra Yates Production Assistants...... Andrea Lynn Miller, Casey Pratt Education Administrative Manager...... Michelle Tempkin Associate Scenic Design...... Matthew Iacozza Education Associate...... Mariah Black Associate Costume Design...... Isabelle Coler Assistant Lighting Design...... Jason Flamos AUDIENCE SERVICES & TICKETING Moving Light Programmer...... Grant Yeager Ticketing Services Manager...... Ethan Ubell Assistant Sound Design...... Maggie Burke Subscription Manager...... Katie Engel Company Management Assistant...... Sarah K. Brodsky Subscription Coordinator...... Nicole DeRose Publicist...... Philip Carrubba, Richard Hillman PR Ticketing Service & Access Coordinator...... Derek Alfano Assistants to Ms. Guenther & Ms. Dickstein...... Molly Reisman, Telemarketing Campaign Manager...... Sean McGinity Megan Petersen Group Sales Manager...... Katy Cockrell Music Intern...... Patrick B. Phillips Group Sales Coordinator...... Lillian Ancheta Scenery and props preparation and modification by Paper Mill Box Office Manager...... Davyd Stepper Playhouse IATSE Local 21 Stagehands Assistant Box Office Manager...... Kellen Belt Automation and show control by ShowMotion Inc., using the AC3 Shift Supervisor...... Alex Kopec computerized motion control system Box Office Representatives...... Ashley-Lin Biel, Gretchen Roth Additional props by propNspoon and BrenBri Props Additional painting by Scenic Art Studios PRODUCTION Costume execution and modification by Paper Mill Playhouse Director of Production...... Laura Green Costume Shop; Cristina Angell, Aida Cando, Kaleigh Laymon, Technical Supervisor...... Jarid Sumner Antonio Consuegra Company Manager...... Doug Landrum Tailoring by Giliberto Designs Inc. Production Coordinator...... Teresa L. Hagar Costume crafts by Juliann Kroboth Costume Shop Manager...... Christine Szczepanski Lighting equipment by 4Wall Entertainment Assistant Costume Shop Manager...... Dara Affholter Sound equipment by Sound Associates Draper...... Rachael Ralby Video production for Paper Mill Playhouse by HomeTowne Master Carpenter...... Thomas Brennan Television (hometownetv.org) Assistant Carpenter...... Stanley Gutowski

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Plant Trees!

PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE 41 Did You Know? Young people who participate in the arts for at least three hours on three days each week through at least one full year are:

• 4 times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement • 3 times more likely to be elected to class office within their schools • 4 times more likely to participate in a math and science fair • 3 times more likely to win an award for school attendance • 4 times more likely to win an award for writing an essay or poem

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MAIN STREET. PRESCHOOL. THE PLAYGROUND. The environment isn’t just some far off place. It’s the lawn beneath our feet, the food on our plate, and the air we breathe. And it’s why the Natural Resources Defense Council is working to protect the most important places on Earth. Whether it’s the rainforest, the arctic, or your living room. To learn more, go to NRDC.org. And help protect the jungle creatures in your backyard.

Because the environment is everywhere.

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