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Michael Presser ● Executive Director
Inside Broadway’s Smokey Joe’s Café
Rocked schools in 2009!
This year to much fanfare,
Inside Broadway presented
a new production of
Smokey Joe’s Café:
The songs of Leiber and Stoller,
Broadway’s longest running musical
revue. With sponsorship by Bank of
America for the sixth consecutive year,
Smokey Joe’s Café was enjoyed by
over 20,000 students in 43 schools.
Under the Direction of Christine
O’Grady, the triple threat cast
which featured Lauren Davidson,
Alexander Elisa, and Gregory Marlow
enthusiastically performed Leiber
and Stoller’s classic rock-n-roll songs.
On Broadway, I’m A Woman, Jailhouse
Rock, and Yakety Yak are just some
of the hit songs that are showcased in
this musical revue. The top-notch
creative team consisted of Karl
Ruckdeschel, Costume Design,
Carl Talent, Set Design, Scott Earley,
Production Stage Manager and
Musical Director, John Bowen
on the keyboard.
Smokey Joe’s Café
had teachers and
students dancing in
the aisles!
THE SONGS OF LEIBER AND STOLLER
SJC cast members:
Lauren Davidson, Alexander
Elisa and Gregory Marlow
Photos: Elena Olivo

CELEBRATING OUR 2008–09 SEASON!
A Message from the Executive Director
Dear friends and colleagues:
Once again it is my pleasure to forward our annual newsletter describing our activities
during this past season, and what a season it was! Performances of the classic rock musical
Smokey Joe’a Café thrilled over 20,000 children throughout the metropolitan area, while
7,500 more participated in their own musical productions supervised by the Inside Broadway
Teaching Artist teams. For a grand finale to our season we presented our annual Broadway
Beacon Awards at The Players Club and honored the glamorous Tony Award winning
actress Laura Benanti, her husband actor Steven Pasquale and rock star and Tony nominee
Constantine Maroulis. We also were pleased to honor and recognize the longstanding service
by a member of our Board of Directors, Alan Momeyer, a Vice President at the Loews
Corporation.
With the arts under extreme pressure during these difficult economic times, we at Inside
Broadway remain committed to bringing outstanding arts and education programs to the school children of our city.
We thank you for your support of our mission. It is greatly appreciated, and now, on to the exciting 27th season of Inside Broadway.
Best wishes,
Broadway Beacon Couple Awardees Laura Benanti
and Steven Pasquale with Michael Presser
Michael Presser
Founder and Executive Director
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1. Cast of SJC with students from P.S. 304 X
2. CBS News Anchor Mary Calvi with students from the Enrico
Fermi School for the Arts in Yonkers, NY
3. Attentive SJC audience at the Enrico Fermi School for the Arts
in Yonkers, NY

CELEBRATING OUR 2008–09 SEASON!
Inside Broadway Teaching Artist Residency Programs
in the Schools:
During the 2008-2009 season,
Inside Broadway provided
theatre education workshops
to over 40 schools in the five
boroughs. In addition to our flagship
program, “Build A Musical” in which
students learn the necessary skills such as
dance, voice and acting needed to present
their own musical, we also offer several
other theatre based workshops. In our
“Playwriting Now!” program students
worked under the direction of a dramaturg
to write their own plays and present them in
staged readings, our “Shakespeare Shake-Up”
taught students in grades 5 through 12
about the playwright, his plays, iambic
pentameter and the customs of the day.
Students enrolled in our “Folktales and
Dance Around the World” programs
learned about different cultures through
spoken word and the universal language
of dance. All of our programs meet the
New York City Department of Education’s
Blueprint for the Arts and the New York
State Standards for the Arts and are
tailored to meet each school’s specific
needs. As always, to ensure quality
instruction we employ theatre professionals
who possess degrees in theatre and
education. This year, our Teaching Artist
Residency Program reached over 7,500
students in grades K-12 citywide.
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1. Students from P.S. 33M
2. Congressman Michael McMahon with students from P.S 6 SI
3. Student from P.S. 31K learns how to shimmy.
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2008–2009 Participating Schools:
Bronx
P.S. 6X
P.S. 69X
P.S. 119X
I.S. 129X
I.S. 181X
P.S. 214X
Brooklyn
P.S. 31K
P.S. 52K
P.S. 97K
P.S. 102K
P.S. 131K
P.S. 137K
P.S. 169K
P.S. 170K
P.S. 181K
P.S. 204K
P.S. 222K
M.S. 278K
Manhattan
P.S. 33M
P.S. 59M
P.S. 64M
P.S. 152M
P.S. 226M
Staten Island
P.S. 6 SI
P.S. 13SI
P.S. 29SI
P.S. 69SI
Enrico Fermi School for
the Arts, Yonkers, NY
Kings Park High School,
Long Island, NY
Mamaroneck High School,
Mamaroneck, NY
Queens
P.S. 18Q
P.S. 19Q
P.S. 29Q
P.S. 41Q
M.S. 67Q
P.S. 76Q
P.S. 81Q
M.S. 81Q
P.S. 85Q
P.S. 88Q
P.S. 94Q
P.S. 124Q
P.S. 102Q
P.S. 129Q
P.S. 144Q
P.S. 149Q
JHS 157Q
M.S. 158Q
P.S. 160Q
M.S. 172Q
JHS 190Q
P.S. 206Q
P.S. 223Q
Benjamin Cardozo High School
Humanities and Arts High School
Martin Van Buren High School
Richmond Hill High School
Queens High School of Teaching

CELEBRATING OUR 2008–09 SEASON!
CASA (Cultural After-School Adventures program)
For the fourth year in a row, Inside Broadway dispatched its accomplished teaching artists to 14 public schools in
Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx for the Cultural After School Adventures (Casa Program).
Under the direction of Inside Broadway’s Program Director, Katie McAllister, students worked with 2 teaching artists
for two months building a musical presentation. The theme this year was “If My Friends Could See Me Now” and was
based on the question “If you could be doing anything right now, what would it be?” The students learned Broadway songs,
choreography, acting and vocal skills and helped to form the script through their responses to the music and theme. Students also
helped to paint the backdrop for the performance with materials supplied by Inside Broadway. In addition to their work with the
teaching artists, the students also worked with a professional musician in preparation for the final presentation in front of their
school and community. At the end of the program each student received an Inside Broadway certificate of completion on stage
in front of their friends and family.
Each CASA school also received a performance of Inside Broadway’s production of “Smokey Joe’s Café” for the entire school
to enjoy. Each student attending the performance received a copy of our specially prepared Study Buddy and participated in our
Q&A after the show. Between the workshop program and the school tour this program served over 7,000 children.
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2008/2009 CASA Participants and Funders
P.S. 201 Brooklyn – Council Member Vincent Gentile
P.S. 172 Brooklyn – Council Member Sara Gonzalez
P.S. 45 Brooklyn – Council Member Erik Martin Dilan
P.S. 151 Brooklyn – Council Member Erik Martin Dilan
P.S. 182 Bronx – Council Member Annabel Palma
P.S. 119 Bronx – Council Member Annabel Palma
P.S. 71 Bronx – Council Member James Vacca
P.S. 108 Bronx – Council Member James Vacca
M.S. 142 Bronx – Council Member Larry Seabrook
P.S. 77 Manhattan – Council Member Daniel Garodnick
P.S. 87 Queens – Council Member Anthony Como
P.S. 63 Queens – Council Member Joseph Addabbo
P.S. 11 Queens – Council Member Eric Gioia
August Martin HS – Council Member Thomas White
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CELEBRATING OUR 2008–09 SEASON!
CASA STARS!
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1) Council Member Annabel Palma, Principal Anne O’Grady and
IB Program Director Katie McAllister at P.S. 182 X
2) (kids in white shirts) Students from P.S. 11 Q
3) Students from P.S. 77 M
4) Students from P.S 172 K showing off their CASA certificates of completion
5) Students from P.S. 151 K
6) Council Member Daniel Garodnick with a student from P.S. 77 M
7) Students from P.S. 182 X proudly displaying their CASA certificates
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CELEBRATING OUR 2008–09 SEASON!
Broadway Beacon Awards • June 25, 2009
Inside Broadway’s Inside Broadway’s
2009 Broadway Beacon Awards, the
company’s annual celebration of
theatrical figures who “light up”
Broadway by supporting arts education,
was held at The Players Club on Gramercy
Park, the splendid mansion which has
served as the gathering place for the
greatest actors of the 19th century through
the present day. The evening was attended
by Inside Broadway supporters and was full
of eloquence, warmth and wit. Inside
Broadway Founder/Executive Director
Michael Presser, after speaking about the
company’s 2008-2009 season, introduced
the emcee, the delightful Fox-TV News
entertainment reporter Julie Chang.
Honorees included: the Tony-nominated
Constantine Maroulis, star of Rock Of Ages,
who is also familiar to audiences from
television’s American Idol. The Broadway
Couple Award was presented to Laura
Benanti, a Tony Award winner for Gypsy,
and her husband Steven Pasquale, a star of
the recent Reasons To Be Pretty and TV’s
Rescue Me. All spoke about the importance
of exposing young people to the arts, and
the fine work Inside Broadway was doing.
In addition, Alan Momeyer, a Vice President
of Loews Corporation and a longtime
member of Inside Broadway’s Board of
Directors, was honored for his distinguished
service to the organization. His award was
presented by Andrew Tisch, Co-chairman
of the Board of Loews. The evening’s
entertainment was provided by Tony
nominated Broadway star Judy Kuhn who
along with Broadway and TV star Malcolm
Gets on the piano dazzled the audience with
unforgettable songs. JHS 278 Marine Park,
Brooklyn, closed out the evening with a
rousing performance of There’s No Business
Like Show Business.
1. Jack, Janet, Alan and Lily Momeyer
2. William Tung, Christine Stonbely, George Stonbley
and Ellen Chang
3. Michael Presser, Catherine Michaelson, Joan and Alan Ades
4. Alisa Cohn, Irwin Fingerit and Rodger Dryer
5. Julie Chang, FOX TV and Constantine Maroulis.
6. Michael Presser, Alan Momeyer and Andrew Tisch
7. Judy Kuhn and Malcolm Gets
8. Laura Benanti and Steven Pasquale
9. Students from JHS 278 K perform
10. Ashley Catherine Schmitt And Nick Sala
Photos: Elena Olivo
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CELEBRATING OUR 2008–09 SEASON!
Industry Leaders, Inside Broadway Leading Lights
Meet two distinguished
members of the New York arts
community who have given
their time, vast experience
and expertise in the service of arts education
by serving with dedication on the Board of
Directors of Inside Broadway:
MARY LANDOLFI
President
Associated Musicians of Greater New York,
Local 802
Mary Landolfi has been a member of Local
802 for thirty-eight years and was elected
president of the local in December of 2006.
She graduated from Indiana University in
Bloomington, Indiana with a Performance
Certificate, a Bachelor of Music with
highest honors and a Master of Music with
highest distinction. She performed as
principal flute of the New Jersey Symphony
for ten years and of American Ballet
Theater for twenty years. After serving on
the negotiating committees for those
organizations, she became the financial
vice-president of Local 802 in 1994; in that
position she negotiated and administered
numerous collective bargaining agreements,
including Mostly Mozart, American
Ballet Theatre and the free-lance concert
orchestras. She also supervised the New
Organizing Department during the period
that Local 802 obtained recognition from
Starlight Orchestras and from the Jazz
and Contemporary Music program at the
New School. During her second term as
financial vice president, the Jazz department
was added to her responsibilities; in that
capacity Mary was successful in obtaining
full payment for musicians who played
“Harlem Nutcracker” after a two-year battle.
Mary says “It is my privilege and delight
to introduce children to the magic of
musical theatre – to understand the
importance of music to drama, and how a
musical work is created.”
JOHN DIAZ, SR.
Chairman, Board of Trustees
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage
Employees, Local One
John Diaz grew up in Brooklyn, New York,
and fell in love with show business when a
public school teacher, wanting to share
her love of theatre, took him to see a
production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s
South Pacific on Broadway. He says “She
was thrilled when, several years later, I told
her I was working behind the scenes on a
production of South Pacific at the Brooklyn
Academy Of Music.”
On March 23, 1970, he worked his first
day at The Metropolitan Opera House ,
where he is still “making it happen.” He has
also worked on other Local One venues:
“The Captain Kangaroo Show” at CBS,
“Sesame Street” at PBS and at The Palace
Theatre with the show, Woman of the Year.
John has given a wealth of service to
the industry; his positions include the
Vice Presidency of New York State Local
of Motion Pictures and Stage Crafts, and
a Senior Trainer in I.A.T.S.E. education.
John received the Greater New York Safety
Training Award.
Of his many years with Inside Broadway,
John says “It has been a great thrill for
me to return my teacher’s love for theatre
back to the children of New York City.
To see the children’s eyes as they watch
Smokey Joes Café, and to hear their screams
at Creating the Magic —it warms my heart
that my Local had something to do with this
great charity Inside Broadway and I hope it
always will.”
Broadway Star Visits Rising Stars of
Marine Park JHS 278 in Brooklyn!
On Monday June 24, 2009 Tony
nominated Broadway actor and
AMERICAN IDOL alumni
Constantine Maroulis made a
special appearance at JHS 278K in Marine
Park Brooklyn to visit with students. During
the visit, Constantine spoke with students
about the dedication and discipline required
to work on Broadway and the importance
of education. At this event, the students
performed a musical number for Constantine
and posed for pictures with the Broadway
star.
JHS 278, under the leadership of
Principal Debra Garofalo and her dedicated
staff is striving to provide students with
quality arts and education programming
through its music and theatre programs.
Through a partnership with Inside
Broadway, JHS 278 has produced two very
successful musical theatre productions and
attended several Inside Broadway theatre
events. This year, a group of talented 6th,
7th and 8th grade students performed at
Inside Broadway’s Broadway Beacon Awards
to much acclaim!
Constantine Maroulis is currently
appearing on Broadway in the musical
ROCK OF AGES, and is recipient of the
2009 BROADWAY BEACON AWARD
presented to him at the Inside Broadway
benefit at The Players Club on June 25, 2009.

CELEBRATING OUR 2008–09 SEASON!
Celebrating Our 2008-09 Season
Board of Directors
Irwin Fingerit, Chairman
Michael Presser, President
Howard Zipser, Vice President
Elliot Altman, Treasurer
William Tung, Secretary
Richard Basini
David I. Cohen
Joseph V. Cozza
John Diaz
Anthony W. Guido
Eric Gural
Mark Irgang
Mary Landolfi
Alan Momeyer
George Stonbely
Honorary Members
Barbara J. Fife
Mrs. Bernard B. Jacobs
James L. Nederlander
Vicki Singer
Teaching Artists
Clark Ausloos
Jen Faith Brown
Michael Flanagan
BJ Gandolfo
Camille Gaston
Dan Gordon
Samantha Hancock
Adam Hose
Angela Jamieson
Abigail Jones
Mark Lingenfelter
Braddon Mehrten
Evan Paquette
Kerry Prep
Wende Pollack
Ethan Schlesser
Shay Saint Victor
Ethan Wagner
Britton Williams
Worth Williams
Administrative Staff
Michael Presser,
Executive Director
Nicholas M. Sala,
Company Manager
Katie McAllister,
Program Director
Abigail Jones, Controller
Laura Jean Hawkins,
Government Relations
The Dryfoos Group
David Jaffe,
Marketing & Events
Jaffe Management, Inc
Melissa Fisher,
Development Consultant
Reva Cooper, Publicity
Jeremy Howowitz,
Web Design
Advisory Board
Carol Channing
Honorary Chair
Mary Ellin Barrett
Laura Benanti
Theodore S. Chapin
Kristin Chenoweth
Barbara Cook
Tovah Feldshuh
Sutton Foster
Joel Gray
Nathan Lane
Paul Libin
Pia Lindstrom
Rebecca Luker
Peter L. Malkin
Constantine Maroulis
Karen Mason
Donna Murphy
Bebe Neuwirth
Fred Papert
Steven Pasquale
Faith Prince
Susan Stroman
Karen Ziemba
Michael Presser moderated a special program
on the musical productions of legendary
Broadway producer David Merrick at The
Players Club on March 25 and The University
Club on March 30. Pictured are cast members
Ashley Catherine Schmitt, Alan M-L Wager
and Christina Laschuk. The revue was directed
and choreographed by Cheryl Swift with
musical direction by John Bowen.
Our Supporters:
The New York City Department of Education; New York State Office of Children and Family Services; New York City Department of Cultural Affairs;
New York City Department of Youth and Community Development; New York City Department for the Aging; New York State Office of Parks Recreation
and Historic Preservation and New York State Department of Education.
New York City Council; Christine Quinn, Speaker, Domenic Recchia, Chair Cultural Affairs Committee and Council Members Joseph Addabbo, Jr.,
Tony Avella, Anthony Como, Erik Martin Dilan, Lew Fidler, Daniel Garodnick, Eric Gioia, Vincent Gentile, Sara Gonzalez, Vincent Ignizio, Melinda Katz,
Michael McMahon, Annabel Palma, Joel Rivera, Larry Seabrook, Helen Sears, James Vacca and Thomas White, Jr.
New York State Assembly Members Peter Abbate, Michael Benedetto, Jonathan L. Bing, Barbara M. Clark, Vivian E. Cook, Adriano Espaillat,
Michael Gianaris, Richard Gottfried, Rhoda S. Jacobs, Brian Kavanagh, Felix W. Ortiz, Michele Titus, Mark Weprin and Ellen Young
New York State Senators Andrew Lanza, John Flanagan, George Onorato and Tom Duane
These programs are supported in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
Inside Broadway’s foundation supporters includes: The BMI Foundation Inc.; Con Edison; Jewish Communal Fund; Joan and Alan Ades – Taub Family
Foundation; Loews Foundation; New York Community Trust; The DuBose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund; The Selz Foundation, Inc.;
The Shubert Foundation; The Town Hall Foundation and The Victor E. Perley Fund
Inside Broadway also receives support from the following corporations: Akerman Senterfitt LLP; Associated Musicians of Greater New York, Local 802,
AFM; Bank of America; Capital Moving and Storage; Cipriani USA; Canon Business Solutions; Fry Wagner Moving and Storage; Hospitality Careers
Online, Inc; Heidrick& Struggles; International Coffee Systems; Jaffe Management; Local One IATSE; Loews Corporation, Newport Painting; Office
Supply WHSE Corp; Ogletree Deakins; Proskauer Rose LLP; Prudential; Spectacular Ventures; Stearns Weaver Miller; Sterling Information Systems;
The New York Marriott Marquis Hotel; The Rockefeller Group International, Inc.; The Times Square Alliance and United Health Care
Inside Broadway also receives support from the following individuals: Sharen Benenson, Jack Brucculeri, Irwin Fingerit, Barry Goldberg, Gail Gordon,
Michael Griffin, Rachel Hirschfeld, Phuong Ky, Ronald Leven, Peter Malkin, Delmor and Phyllis; Markoff, Martin McLaughlin, Catherine Michaelson,
Alan Momeyer, Michael Royce Laurie Stevens, George Stonbely, Jonathan Tisch, William Tung, and Howard Zipser
Inside Broadway is a member of The Broadway League, Producers League of Theatre for Young Audiences, Inc. (PLOTYA);
Alliance of Residence Theatres/New York (A.R.T./ New York); New York City Arts in Education Roundtable (AIE),
NYC Arts Coalition, The Mayor’s Midtown Citizens Committee and The Broadway Association.
Bank of America is a proud sponsor of Inside Broadway’s 2008-09 school tour of Smokey Joe’s Cafe
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