Palace Theatre Staff Michael E. Moran, Jr. George Pansy President and CEO Event Operations 2018–2019 SEASON Cathy Nonnenmacher Robert Andrea, Peter Byrne, Chief Financial Officer Wally DelVecchio, Pete Duhaime, Tim Folster Lisa Colangelo Palace Theatre Production Palace Theatre Staff| 1 Director of Development Local 74 IATSE Palace Theatre Randy Thomas Victoria Rinkerman, Tina Repp Board of Directors | 1 Director of Production & Facilities Senior House Managers Welcome to The Palace Theatre | 3 Carol Bryan Melanie Keiffer, Roy Kertelits, Director of Education Steven Marchese, Pearline Moore, Season at a Glance | 5 Walter Lemekha Paul Thury, Sonja Hennessy House Managers Jay Leno | 7 Theatre Manager Kristin Levinson Victoria Rinkerman Kevin James | 8 Development Coordinator Volunteer Coordinator Connecticut Ballet Presents: Judy Ferri Lenore Heller Old, New, Borrowed, & Blue | 9 Administrative Assistant Box Office Manager Music City Sessions: FILMORE Callie Thomas Sonja Hennessy, Dona Lessow, Marketing Coordinator Allen Louis, Paul Thury, with opener Olivia Lane | 9 Matt Freitas, Yency Molina Allen Louis Box Office Staff Styx | 10 Marketing Associate Victor Manuelle | 11 Circle of Friends | 15 Palace Theatre Board of Directors OFFICERS DIRECTORS David Martin Sheryl Y. Battles* Chairman Ex-Officio Pitney Bowes Inc. City of Stamford Greg Caggainello* Michael L. Widland* SL Green Realty Corp. Chairman Shipman & Goodwin, LLP Margaret M. Carlson* RFR Realty LLC Sandra Goldstein* Vice Chairman Peter Gabriel Stamford Downtown Webster Bank Special Services District Salvatore Gangemi Moira K. Lyons* Murtha Cullina LLP Vice President – Zachary A. Hummel Governmental Affairs Shipman & Goodwin LLP Norwalk Community College Scott Laughinghouse Michael P. Byrne* Patriot Bank Vice President – Strategic Planning Day Pitney LLP Tina Mazzuloo Courtyard & Residence Inn Diana Lenkowsky* Stamford Downtown Secretary Purdue, Pharma, L.P. Michael Pollard City of Stamford ADVERTISING Peter C Rugen* Vice President – Special Affairs Tracie Wilson Onstage Publications First County Bank NBC Universal Advertising Department 937-424-0529 | 866-503-1966 Jonathan Lipschutz * Andrew Whittingham e-mail: [email protected] Treasurer C.A.W.L. Developments, Inc. www.onstagepublications.com Ernst & Young LLP Barbara Zichichi This program is published in association with Onstage Publications, 1612 Prosser Ave., Dayton, Ohio 45409. This program may not be reproduced in whole or in part without written permission from the publisher. Onstage Publications is a division of Just Business!, Inc. *Member of the Contents © 2019. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. Executive Committee THE PALACE Theatre for the Performing Arts 1 Plant Trees! 2 www.PalaceStamford.org Letter from the Executive Director Welcome! We are delighted to have you join us at The Palace during our 2018-2019 season! This Spring and Summer we’re pleased to bring you some exciting entertainment! Arts and Culture make good cities great and we are proud to have a facility like The Palace to present premier entertainment so close to home. While most people know The Palace for our outstanding shows, they may not know that The Palace is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization and we need your assistance to realize our mission. Become a member and support the arts! Your donation is 100% tax deductible. Memberships come with valuable benefits such as access to ticket presales, priority seating, and a concierge phone line, as well as invitations to exclusive and exciting member receptions. We’d like to extend our gratitude to our season sponsors: Co-Communications, SL Green, UC Funds, the Whittingham Family, and Harman—the “official sound of The Palace Theatre.” Our sponsors are the backbone of our theatre. Without their financial commitment and partnership we would not have the ability to bring sensational comedians, musicians, and children’s entertainment to our backyard that makes The Palace so unique. We greatly appreciate the continued support from these wonderful sponsors. This Spring and summer we have a jam packed schedule with entertainment for everyone. From music, comedy and family entertainment, we’ve got everything covered. We’re honored to be presenting two iconic comedians, Jay Leno on May 2nd and Kevin James on May 4th. Our friends from Connecticut Ballet present their Spring performance of “Old, New, Borrowed & Blue!” Music City Session alum FILMORE returns to our Upstage on Friday May 17th with female solo artist Olivia Lane. We’re also excited to announce two legendary music acts that’ll be taking over The Palace stage! Rock band STYX bring us their biggest hits on Thursday May 23rd and Grammy Award Winning Latino artist Victor Manuelle makes his Palace Theatre debut on Friday, June 14th. Visit www.palacestamford.org for more information. Create your online account to join our mailing list and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Be the first to know about upcoming shows and special offers during our new season! The Palace thanks you for your patronage and support. Enjoy your show today. We look forward to seeing you again soon! Michael E. Moran, Jr. President and CEO THE PALACE Theatre for the Performing Arts 3 4 www.PalaceStamford.org Season at a Glance May 2019 May 2 Jay Leno May 4 Kevin James May 11 CT Ballet Presents: Old, New, Borrowed & Blue! May 17 Music City Sessions: Filmore May 23 STYX June 2019 June 14 Victor Manuelle June 22 SHH Silent Headphone Party September 2019 Sep. 12 Skillet with Ledger Sep. 20 Three Dog Night October 2019 Oct. 25 Haunted Illusions November 2019 Nov. 1 Marshall Tucker Band and The Outlaws THE PALACE Theatre for the Performing Arts 5 Show Information Jay Leno Thursday, May 2 | 8:00pm Acclaimed TV late night show host, admired stand-up comedian, best-selling children’s book author, much-in-demand corporate speaker, TV and movie voice-over artist, pioneering car builder and mechanic, and philanthropist…Jay Leno is widely characterized as “the hardest working man in show business.” Jay Leno’s late night television ratings domination included two decades as the host of the #1-rated “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”—he never lost a ratings year in which he served as host. Leno, currently produces and is host of the CNBC Television series “JAY LENO’S GARAGE” now in its third season. “Jay Leno’s Garage” explores the world of cars, never forgetting that it’s the people behind the wheel who provide the real stories. The series debuted in October 2015 and delivered CNBC’s most-watched first season in network history. New episodes of “Jay Leno’s Garage” can be viewed on CNBC throughout the year. When he’s not on TV, Leno performs more than 100 stand-up shows annually across the country and internationally; participates in numerous charity and corporate events, does voice-overs for animated series, pens children’s books, and writes a monthly column in various automotive magazines. And in his “spare” time (as if he has any), he enjoys working on his collection of classic cars and motorcycles. In fact, he has built a number of cars, including an acclaimed eco-car in his eco-friendly green garage. THE PALACE Theatre for the Performing Arts 7 Show Information Kevin James Saturday, May 4 | 8:00pm Kevin James began his career as a stand-up on the Long Island comedy scene. After being discovered at the 1996 Montreal Comedy Festival, he signed a network development deal to create his own sitcom. The King of Queens, which premiered in 1998, ran for nine seasons on CBS with James starring and executive producing, and it garnered him an Emmy nomination in 2006 for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. The show concluded its run in 2007 but continues to air daily in syndication across the country and around the world. James also starred in and executive produced the sitcom Kevin Can Wait for Sony Television and CBS. In 2001, James brought his stand-up act to TV with Sweat the Small Stuff, a one-hour special for Comedy Central. In 2005, Kevin James and Ray Romano executive produced and starred in the HBO Sports Special Making the Cut: The Road to Pebble Beach; a documentary about the Pebble Beach Pro Am Golf Tournament that was nominated for a Sports Emmy. His second comedy special Never Don’t Give Up premiered on Netflix in April 2018. James was the producer, co-writer, and star of the hit comedies Paul Blart: Mall Cop 1 & 2, Zookeeper, and Here Comes The Boom. James made his feature film debut in 2005 in Columbia Pictures’ Hitch starring opposite Will Smith, and starred alongside Adam Sandler in Pixels, GrownUps, Grown Ups 2, and I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. He starred in the feature True Memoirs of an International Assassin for Netflix in 2016. In addition to his on-camera work, James’s voice has been featured in the animated films Barnyard for Nick Movies, as well as Monster House and the Hotel Transylvania franchise for Sony Pictures Animation. 8 www.PalaceStamford.org Show Information Connecticut Ballet Presents: Old, New, Borrowed, & Blue Saturday, May 11 | 7:30pm A classic ballet… A contemporary world premiere… A retelling of a beloved tale… A dramatic ballet… All performed by the consummate artists of Connecticut Ballet and curated by Artistic Director Brett Raphael. 6:30pm – Free pre-show backgrounder with Marketing Manager Jennifer Moscatello. Complimentary wine & sparkling water! Tickets: $75, $60, $45. Student/seniors 62+ half-priced tickets day of show with valid id. For more info, visit www.connecticutballet.org. Music City Sessions: FILMORE with opener Olivia Lane Friday, May 17 | 8:00pm Independent singer/songwriter FILMORE is steadily gaining a following through his engaging videos and relatable lyrics, encompassed in his latest release “Unreal.” His hit single “You Know You Wanna” was released on 7/7/17 and is play listed on Spotify’s Wild Country.