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(Feb 16).<br />
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Performances of the classics of the great American<br />
Songbook have always been a vital part of each<br />
season here at the Arts Center.<br />
Over the years, interpreters as varied as Tony Bennett,<br />
Barbara Cook, John Pizzarelli, Christine Ebersole,<br />
Kristen Chenoweth, Audra McDonald and more<br />
have thrilled <strong>NJPAC</strong> audiences, in spaces as large<br />
as Prudential Hall or as intimate as our Chase Room<br />
cabaret.<br />
This timeless music has always been a special<br />
favorite of mine. I’m especially looking forward to<br />
two Prudential Hall performances in mid-<strong>March</strong>:<br />
Michael Feinstein at 3PM on <strong>March</strong> 14, and<br />
Johnny Mathis at 8PM on <strong>March</strong> 20. I have fond<br />
memories of each of these remarkable artists.<br />
The first time I heard Michael was in 1986, when he<br />
made his New York debut at the acclaimed Oak<br />
Room at the Algonquin Hotel. In those days, Bobby<br />
Short was holding court at the Cafe Carlyle, and<br />
great singers like Mabel Mercer and Sylvia Sims were<br />
performing at the St. Regis Room and Downstairs at<br />
the Upstairs. It wasn’t unusual for Tony Bennett to sit in<br />
with virtuoso pianist Ellis Larkins at the Carnegie Café.<br />
Into that milieu came this fresh-faced singer-pianist<br />
who knew the words to every Gershwin song ever<br />
written — as well he should have, since he was Ira<br />
Gershwin’s assistant for six years, charged with<br />
archiving the lyricist’s papers. On first hearing him,<br />
I immediately understood that Michael’s was a<br />
talent for the ages, and he has borne out that first<br />
impression. He not only is a wonderful musician but<br />
he’s also this genre’s preeminent historian: He created<br />
the Great American Songbook Foundation and<br />
donated his collection of sheet music and musical<br />
memorabilia — one of the largest in the world — to<br />
The Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, Indiana,<br />
where he serves as Artistic Director.<br />
Johnny Mathis has been a star for as long as many of<br />
us have been alive. His recording career goes back to<br />
the late 1950s, when he — an athlete of some repute —<br />
skipped the Olympic track trials to cut his first album.<br />
“It’s Not for Me to Say” came out in 1956, and his<br />
career hasn’t stopped since.<br />
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Johnny is beloved by his millions of fans and judging<br />
from the last time I heard him, which was less than a<br />
year ago, his voice is as strong and poignant as ever.<br />
His phrasing is unique and affecting. Unexpectedly,<br />
the first time I heard Johnny sing was at the Newport<br />
Jazz Festival in New York, back in 1974. A pop singer<br />
at a jazz festival? Not as unlikely as you might think,<br />
as Johnny’s early recordings were heavily influenced<br />
by jazz.<br />
The great tradition of the American Songbook is<br />
one that goes back more than a century, and the<br />
remarkable composers who informed its catalog —<br />
Irving Berlin, Rodgers and Hart, Frank Loesser, Jule<br />
Styne and Sammy Cahn — are never better served<br />
than when a vital icon like Michael Feinstein or Johnny<br />
Mathis presents their work. I encourage you to join us<br />
at the Arts Center on both nights, for what will likely<br />
be two masterclasses in singing.<br />
All good wishes,<br />
John Schreiber<br />
Michael Feinstein<br />
Johnny Mathis<br />
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‘Always writing about love’<br />
Gregory Porter’s signature sound highlights<br />
<strong>NJPAC</strong>’s Valentine’s Day weekend<br />
By Jay Lustig<br />
Gregory Porter<br />
Singer-songwriter Gregory Porter,<br />
whose rich, resonant baritone is<br />
one of the wonders of the current<br />
jazz scene, is scheduled to perform<br />
at <strong>NJPAC</strong>’s Prudential Hall two<br />
days after Valentine’s Day, at 7PM<br />
<strong>February</strong> 16 or, to put it another way,<br />
the Sunday of Valentine’s Weekend.<br />
But it’s not like he’ll have to make a<br />
huge change from his usual repertoire.<br />
“I’m always writing about love,” he<br />
says, in that distinctive voice.<br />
Porter will be joined in Newark by<br />
Ledisi; the concert is part of a short<br />
co-headlining tour. They have done<br />
shows together before, and at<br />
the star-studded “Q 85: A Musical<br />
Celebration for Quincy Jones”<br />
concert at the Microsoft Theater in<br />
Los Angeles in 2018, they dueted<br />
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on “Everything Must Change,” from<br />
Jones’ 1974 album Body Heat. Ledisi is<br />
also joining Porter for a song on their<br />
upcoming album.<br />
“She’s just one of the best voices in the<br />
world, so it’s awesome to work with<br />
her,” says Porter.<br />
He will also use the show to preview<br />
some material from his next album,<br />
All Rise, due out in April.<br />
“There are two things that the show<br />
will focus on: My love songs, and<br />
songs from the new record,” he says.<br />
Porter’s last album, 2017’s Nat King<br />
Cole & Me, paid tribute to one of his<br />
biggest influences. All Rise is very<br />
different: “Fifteen original songs,” he<br />
says, “recorded by my band and the<br />
London Symphony Orchestra, in the<br />
Ledisi<br />
“ It’s just a beautiful<br />
voice that can do<br />
any type of music...<br />
and likewise, I’m<br />
the same.”<br />
–Gregory Porter on Ledisi<br />
vein of my style of writing about the<br />
ups and downs of love and life,<br />
and subtle protest of some ills and<br />
wrongs going on around the world,<br />
or in the country.”<br />
Born in Sacramento and raised in<br />
Bakersfield, CA, Porter moved to<br />
Brooklyn about 15 years ago and<br />
built a following in local clubs. He<br />
released his first album in 2010, at<br />
the somewhat advanced age (for<br />
a musician) of 38, and is particularly<br />
popular in England, where his last<br />
three studio albums have reached<br />
the Top 10 of the pop charts.<br />
He has a trademark look, wearing<br />
hats with fabric that reaches down to<br />
cover his ears and chin. He has said<br />
he got into the habit of wearing them<br />
as a child, after suffering some<br />
facial scarring.<br />
Though Porter is usually classified as a<br />
jazz artist—and has won GRAMMYs in<br />
the Jazz Vocal Album category<br />
for Liquid Spirit (2013) and<br />
Take Me to the Alley (2016)—<br />
and Ledisi is usually labeled<br />
R&B, Porter says they have<br />
a lot in common. “I think she<br />
employs, in her voice, all of the<br />
things that are in jazz and soul<br />
and gospel. It’s just a beautiful<br />
voice that can do any type of music.<br />
She could do classical, if she wanted<br />
to. She can be a gospel singer. And<br />
likewise, I’m the same.”<br />
That kind of open-mindedness<br />
comes through in Porter’s<br />
songwriting, as well.<br />
“I always approach this thing<br />
organically,” he says. “In writing<br />
the song, if it feels like it’s going<br />
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towards a soul direction, I let it go<br />
there. Sometimes a song is birthed<br />
with its own DNA, and even if you try<br />
to change it, even if you’re like, ‘Let me<br />
put a swing beat on this,’ it’s like, ‘No.’<br />
Sometimes it will wrench itself right<br />
back to where it’s supposed to be!<br />
And so I let it be that.<br />
“And the way I listen to music is that<br />
way. I think the way people listen to<br />
music ... though lovers of jazz, they’re<br />
not zealots. They also appreciate Bob<br />
Marley and B.B. King. In my mind ...<br />
in my writing, and how I can handle<br />
the music stylistically, it’s the family<br />
of music and it belongs together.” •<br />
Raphael<br />
Saadiq<br />
Also helping to make<br />
Valentine’s Weekend at<br />
<strong>NJPAC</strong> a romantic one:<br />
Raphael Saadiq, one of the most<br />
dazzling all-around talents of the<br />
neo-soul movement, originally rose<br />
to fame as a member of the groups<br />
Tony! Toni! Toné and Lucy Pearl<br />
before going solo in 2002, and is<br />
also an in-demand producer who<br />
has worked with the likes of Whitney<br />
Houston, Mary J. Blige, TLC, Joss<br />
Stone and John Legend. He’ll perform<br />
with support from Jamila Woods<br />
and DJ Duggz, on Friday, <strong>February</strong><br />
14 at 8PM in Prudential Hall.<br />
Patrizio Buanne, who grew up in<br />
Austria and Naples, has developed<br />
a worldwide following over the last<br />
20 years—and inspired comparisons<br />
to icons such as Frank Sinatra<br />
and Michael Bublé—with his ultraromantic<br />
crooning. He’ll be on the<br />
Lizzie & Jonathan Tisch Stage<br />
at Victoria Theater on Saturday,<br />
<strong>February</strong> 15 at 8PM.<br />
And in what’s become a tradition at<br />
the Arts Center, on the Saturday of<br />
Valentine’s Day weekend, Prudential<br />
Hall will be filled with laughter at<br />
the Valentine’s All Star Comedy<br />
Show, starting at 8PM on <strong>February</strong><br />
15. Newark native Bill Bellamy (Any<br />
Given Sunday, Insecure) will lead a<br />
team of comics including Luenell<br />
(from Eddie Murphy’s new Netflix film,<br />
Dolemite Is My Name), Don “D.C.”<br />
Curry (from Next Friday) and<br />
Sheryl Underwood<br />
(co-host of The Talk).<br />
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Imagining the possibilities<br />
From costume design to art therapy, Newark<br />
tells <strong>NJPAC</strong> what a new community center<br />
would bring to downtown<br />
Grizel Ubarry<br />
How do you have a conversation with<br />
a whole city?<br />
You start with someone who knows<br />
that city incredibly well.<br />
Grizel Ubarry, a management<br />
consultant and community<br />
development expert, has worked in<br />
Newark since the 1970s in a range<br />
of roles, from Director of Essex<br />
County Housing and Community<br />
Development Division to trustee for<br />
The Newark Museum.<br />
Today, as a management and<br />
development consultant with a<br />
focus on helping nonprofits, Ubarry<br />
helps both neighborhoods and<br />
organizations negotiate change.<br />
When <strong>NJPAC</strong> received a $20 million<br />
gift from the Cooperman family<br />
to underwrite the building of new<br />
community center on its campus,<br />
the Arts Center turned to Ubarry<br />
to organize a conversation with<br />
stakeholders across all five of the<br />
city’s wards—and to organize a<br />
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“listening tour” of the city for Arts<br />
Center staff.<br />
The goal: To get input from as many<br />
of the city’s residents as possible<br />
about what features would make<br />
the new Center useful to the greatest<br />
number of people.<br />
“As a community development<br />
practitioner, I’m a big proponent<br />
of asking, ‘How do we create<br />
more equity?’ Historically, large<br />
urban centers tend to focus on<br />
the downtown, rather than the<br />
neighborhoods.<br />
“One of the things I<br />
love about this project<br />
is we’re trying to break<br />
those barriers, and<br />
use this process as a<br />
catalyst to engage<br />
<strong>NJPAC</strong>’s neighbors. So<br />
we can show them that<br />
they belong in this new<br />
renaissance age of Newark,<br />
and they can participate in what art<br />
brings to a community,” she says.<br />
In seeking the input of Newarkers on<br />
what would make a new community<br />
center in downtown most useful,<br />
Ubarry talked to neighborhood<br />
associations, parent groups, senior<br />
citizens, immigrant organizations,<br />
the LGBTQ community, teachers—to<br />
“anyone and everyone!” she laughs—<br />
to ask two simple questions: What do<br />
you think a new community center in<br />
downtown should offer? What would<br />
make you feel welcome there?<br />
“We really wanted to engage with<br />
residents, to get from them what works<br />
and does not, and what will make them<br />
crossover from their own neighborhoods<br />
to this downtown area?”<br />
“...we’re trying to<br />
break barriers, and<br />
use this process as a<br />
catalyst to engage<br />
<strong>NJPAC</strong>’s neighbors.”<br />
– Grizel Ubarry<br />
From September through the<br />
end of the year, Ubarry hosted<br />
dozens of meetings and focus<br />
groups—sometimes piggybacking<br />
on the meetings of community<br />
organizations—and spoke to<br />
approximately 1,000 Newark residents<br />
to see what insight they could offer<br />
into how the Cooperman Family<br />
Center could be most useful to the<br />
greatest number of residents.<br />
In addition, she held one-on-one<br />
meetings with thought-leaders and<br />
influencers around the city to talk<br />
about community development, and<br />
traveled to other<br />
Newark organizations<br />
to start workshopping<br />
potential partnerships.<br />
And for those who<br />
could not meet in<br />
person, she created<br />
an online survey<br />
for Newarkers to<br />
complete, detailing their hopes<br />
for the new center.<br />
When she met with children, she<br />
asked them to draw their ideal new<br />
community center—a project that<br />
resulted in images of incredible<br />
cathedrals of play and fun, with<br />
children imagining a building with<br />
pools, theaters, basketball courts,<br />
art studios and playgrounds.<br />
Ubarry is still in the process of talking<br />
with the city’s existing community<br />
organizations to see how the new<br />
Cooperman Center can amplify the<br />
work they’re already doing.<br />
“We’re not doing this alone,” Ubarry<br />
says, noting the goal is to have the<br />
Cooperman Center open and offering<br />
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programming seven days a week.<br />
Partnerships with other organizations<br />
will be critical in meeting that goal,<br />
Ubarry says.<br />
<strong>NJPAC</strong> had already declared its<br />
plans for the Cooperman Center to<br />
offer arts classes for kids, including<br />
parent-and-child classes for the<br />
littlest children, and space for local<br />
performing arts groups to rehearse<br />
and perform.<br />
But asking Newarkers what they’d like<br />
to see at the arts center brought in a<br />
host of new suggestions. Among them<br />
were calls for training for off-stage<br />
careers in the arts, like lighting and<br />
costume design, designed for both<br />
children and adults; programming for<br />
seniors; workshops on life skills from<br />
financial literacy to proper etiquette;<br />
wellness activities like dance for health<br />
and yoga classes; and programming<br />
for children on the autism spectrum.<br />
(“I heard ‘I need a break’ from a lot of<br />
those parents,” Ubarry recalls.)<br />
Events that acknowledged the culture<br />
and contributions of African American<br />
and Latinx Newarkers were widely<br />
called for, Ubarry says.<br />
“The need for there to be a sense<br />
of belonging for everyone, the<br />
importance of that, came up a lot,”<br />
says Ubarry.<br />
Now that Ubarry has cast as wide<br />
a net as possible to solicit feedback<br />
from <strong>NJPAC</strong>’s Newark neighbors, the<br />
Arts Center will start on the next step<br />
in the process: Evaluating which ideas<br />
for programming and amenities at the<br />
Cooperman Center will offer the most<br />
benefit to the greatest number—and<br />
coming up with a design for the new<br />
building that can facilitate those key<br />
attributes.<br />
“It will be a process of prioritizing,”<br />
says Ubarry, “but in the end, we<br />
hope to come up with a place that’s<br />
going to have a transformative<br />
effect on Newark.” •<br />
Sherria Paris, a fourth-grader in the New Community Corp after-school program, drew what she’d like to see in the Cooperman Center.<br />
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calendar of events jan—jun <strong>2020</strong><br />
joshua bell with<br />
academy of st martin<br />
in the fields<br />
feb 21<br />
zakir<br />
hussain<br />
apr 26<br />
masterchef<br />
junior live!<br />
mar 10<br />
jan <strong>2020</strong><br />
Thu Jan 16 8PM Neil deGrasse Tyson —<br />
The Inexplicable Universe: Unsolved Mysteries<br />
Fri Jan 17 8PM Richard Thompson<br />
Sat Jan 18 8PM Stephanie Mills & The Whispers<br />
Sat Jan 25 2PM Year of the Golden Rat – Chinese New Year Celebration with<br />
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company<br />
Sun Jan 26 2PM Year of the Golden Rat – Chinese New Year Celebration with<br />
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company<br />
Thu Jan 30 8PM New Jersey Speakers Series: Douglas Brinkley<br />
Thu Jan 30 8PM Gary Gulman – Peace of Mind Tour<br />
Fri Jan 31 8PM Gary Gulman – Peace of Mind Tour<br />
feb <strong>2020</strong><br />
Sat Feb 8 3 & 7:30PM DRUM TAO: <strong>2020</strong><br />
Fri Feb 14 8PM Raphael Saadiq, Jamila Woods & DJ Duggz<br />
Sat Feb 15 8PM Patrizio Buanne – The Special Valentine’s Day Show<br />
Sat Feb 15 8PM Valentine’s All-Star Comedy —<br />
Bill Bellamy, Luenell, Don ‘D.C.’ Curry, Sheryl Underwood<br />
Sun Feb 16 7PM Gregory Porter & Ledisi<br />
Thu Feb 20 8PM New Jersey Speakers Series: Peter Diamandis<br />
Fri Feb 21 8PM Academy of St Martin in the Fields –<br />
Joshua Bell, conductor & violinist<br />
Sat Feb 22 7PM Yvonne Orji — The Lagos to Laurel Tour<br />
Sat Feb 22 8PM Los Tigres del Norte<br />
Tue Feb 25 7PM PHILADANCO!<br />
In association with the Clement A. Price Institute on Ethnicity,<br />
Culture & the Modern Experience at Rutgers University-Newark.<br />
Sat Feb 29 7:30PM Bokanté<br />
Artists, dates, times, locations and programs subject to change at any time.<br />
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philadanco!<br />
feb 25<br />
mar <strong>2020</strong><br />
Fri Mar 6 7:30 & 9:45PM Maz Jobrani<br />
Sat Mar 7 8PM Whindersson Nunes<br />
Sun Mar 8 4PM National Dance Institute – Voices of Change<br />
Tue Mar 10 7PM MasterChef Junior Live!<br />
Sat Mar 14 3PM Michael Feinstein with special guest Storm Large –<br />
Shaken & Stirred<br />
Sat Mar 14 2 & 7PM Valerie Simpson with special guest Dave Koz –<br />
The Sugar Bar Comes to Newark<br />
Sun Mar 15 7PM The Chieftains – The Irish Goodbye Tour<br />
Tue Mar 17 7:30PM The High Kings<br />
Fri Mar 20 8PM Johnny Mathis – The Voice of Romance Tour<br />
Sat Mar 21 7:30PM Ballet Hispanico – CARMEN.maquia<br />
Sun Mar 22 3PM Ballet Hispanico – CARMEN.maquia<br />
Thu Mar 26 8PM New Jersey Speakers Series: Susan Rice<br />
Sat Mar 28 7:30PM Tierney Sutton & Ann Hampton Callaway – In Technicolor<br />
Sat Mar 28 8PM Oscar D’Leon, Raulin Rosendo & Luisito Carrion<br />
apr <strong>2020</strong><br />
Sat Apr 3 7PM & 9:30 Kathleen Madigan – 8 O’clock Happy Hour Tour<br />
Sat Apr 4 7PM Conversations in Concert: Celebrating the Theatre Songs of<br />
Leonard Bernstein, feat. The Bill Charlap Trio and<br />
Jamie Bernstein, hosted by Ted Chapin<br />
Thu Apr 9 8PM Pod Save America Podcast<br />
Wed Apr 15 8PM AB6IX<br />
Fri Apr 17 8PM Rob Reiner & 35th Anniversary Screening of<br />
This Is Spinal Tap<br />
Sat Apr 18 8PM Chris Distefano<br />
Apr 23-26<br />
Shen Yun<br />
Fri Apr 24 7PM Recycled Percussion<br />
Sat Apr 25 7:30PM The Doo Wop Project<br />
Sun Apr 26 2 & 7PM Zakir Hussain, Jayanthi Kumaresh, Kala Ramnath<br />
Apr 28-29<br />
Shen Yun<br />
Thu Apr 30 8PM New Jersey Speakers Series: Jason Alexander<br />
may <strong>2020</strong><br />
Sat May 2 7PM Carolyn Dorfman Dance<br />
Sat May 2 8PM Mariza–The 20th Anniversary Tour<br />
Sat May 3 2 & 5:30PM Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live!<br />
Neighbor Day NEW SHOW!<br />
Fri May 8 8PM Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater<br />
Sat May 9 8PM Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater<br />
Sun May 10 3PM Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater<br />
Fri May 29 8PM Vic DiBitetto<br />
Sat May 30 7:30PM Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1<br />
in Concert with the NJSO<br />
Sat May 30 8PM Vic DiBitetto<br />
jun <strong>2020</strong><br />
Sat Jun 6 8PM The Princess Bride :<br />
An Inconceivable Evening with Cary Elwes<br />
Fri Jun 19 7PM Jersey New Moves: Emerging Choreographers<br />
Fri Jun 19 7:30PM Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of<br />
Sat Jun 20 7:30PM Tim Burton with the NJSO<br />
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‘Going for the top’<br />
Anne Evans Estabrook spent her career breaking<br />
new ground in commercial real estate<br />
Anne Evans Estabrook<br />
For Anne Evans Estabrook—mother<br />
of three, universally acknowledged<br />
dean of New Jersey’s commercial real<br />
estate market, owner and chairman of<br />
Elberon Development Group, the first<br />
female chairman of the New Jersey<br />
State Chamber of Commerce, and a<br />
longtime member of <strong>NJPAC</strong>’s Board<br />
of Directors—getting to the top of her<br />
profession was not easy.<br />
But when she talks about her long<br />
career, the unmistakable impression<br />
she leaves you with is that she<br />
absolutely relished the fight.<br />
Take, for example, the story of how<br />
she got her MBA.<br />
Her father, David O. Evans, started<br />
the family’s New Jersey construction<br />
firm in the 1920s, buying up land and<br />
building residential homes. From the<br />
time she was 16— “because that’s<br />
when you could get a work permit,”<br />
she remembers—she worked summers<br />
at Elberon’s offices, doing secretarial<br />
jobs. As the eldest child in the family,<br />
she always knew she would take<br />
over the family business. (“My father<br />
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had no sons and he wanted me in<br />
the business, so it wasn’t really a<br />
discussion.”) After graduating high<br />
school, she went to Cornell, where she<br />
studied industrial and labor relations.<br />
It was the 1960s; Estabrook was one<br />
of three women in her graduating<br />
class.<br />
But she decided that Cornell’s<br />
accelerated MBA program—which<br />
could be combined with a BS, yielding<br />
two degrees in only five years—would<br />
be even better for her career. Just one<br />
problem: Her pragmatic father didn’t<br />
see the point of a graduate degree.<br />
“He said, ‘We’ll have no professional<br />
students in this family. Time to come<br />
home and get to work.’” she recalls.<br />
“My father was very successful, but<br />
he had a fifth-grade education. This<br />
whole idea was foreign to him. But I<br />
called him up the next weekend and<br />
said ‘I’ve been thinking about it some<br />
more and I’d like to apply.’ He said<br />
‘You can apply, but you’re not going.’ I<br />
called him again the next Sunday and<br />
said: ‘I think with my grades I could<br />
get in.’ So you see, this is one of the<br />
ways I learned negotiating skills!”<br />
While she wore down her father’s<br />
resistance to the idea of grad school<br />
with strategic weekly chats, she also<br />
faced skepticism from the admissions<br />
office at Cornell. The dean of the<br />
business school interviewed her<br />
himself, and after the usual queries, he<br />
added one more:<br />
‘“Now, nobody could get away with<br />
this question today. But he said,<br />
‘Doesn’t a pretty young girl like<br />
you want to get married and have<br />
children?’ ‘Yes,’ I replied. He said, ‘Well,<br />
how are you going to do that?’ I said,<br />
‘My men friends do it all the time, why<br />
can’t I?’ And I was accepted.”<br />
It took a few more weeks to convince<br />
her father, but in the end, Estabrook<br />
went—putting in 60-hour weeks<br />
for two years to finish two degrees<br />
simultaneously, and graduating with<br />
honors.<br />
“And guess who showed up, and very<br />
proud of the whole honors thing too,<br />
at my graduation?” she laughs. (Her<br />
father, of course.)<br />
In recognition of her remarkable<br />
career as a businesswoman and<br />
the many years that she’s devoted<br />
her hard-won business acumen to<br />
the work of growing the Arts Center,<br />
<strong>NJPAC</strong> will this Spring establish the<br />
Anne Evans Estabrook Award for<br />
Emerging Women Leaders. The<br />
award will be presented annually to<br />
three businesswomen in leadership<br />
positions in their fields. Anne will<br />
lead a panel devoted to selecting the<br />
honorees.<br />
She hopes the award will do for<br />
rising women entrepreneurs what<br />
her earliest round of awards and<br />
accolades did for her: Open doors<br />
across the industry, and serve as<br />
recognition that “a woman can do<br />
this, too.”<br />
Although if you ever had any doubt of<br />
that, a quick look at her career should<br />
set you straight.<br />
With her MBA in hand, Estabrook<br />
went on to work at her father’s side<br />
starting in 1966. David Evans had<br />
by that time begun to move into<br />
commercial real estate, constructing<br />
enormous warehouses for Kraft<br />
Foods, Wakefern and GM around the<br />
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Ralph Izzo, Chairman and CEO of PSEG, applauds Estabrook at <strong>NJPAC</strong>’s 2010 Spotlight Gala, which she co-chaired.<br />
Elizabeth port. With Anne on board,<br />
Elberon grew into a powerhouse in<br />
industrial real estate. Her degrees—<br />
with their thorough grounding in<br />
skills like labor negotiations and<br />
organizational behavior—helped<br />
enormously.<br />
“If you can understand what the other<br />
people on your team are thinking, and<br />
why they’re thinking it, you’ll be much<br />
more successful than if you’re just up<br />
there barking orders. It’s all about<br />
working with people, she says.<br />
And throughout her career, she<br />
also became used to being the only<br />
woman at every meeting. It didn’t<br />
really bother her.<br />
“I was the token! That’s just the way it<br />
was,” she says. “I had wonderful male<br />
mentors along the way. I have tried<br />
in turn to mentor both young women<br />
and men as part of what I do today.”<br />
“She’s been breaking glass ceilings<br />
everywhere she saw them,” says<br />
Tim Lizura, <strong>NJPAC</strong>’s Senior Vice<br />
President of Real Estate and Capital<br />
Projects, who worked with her when<br />
he ran the New Jersey Economic<br />
Development Authority, and she sat<br />
on the statewide group’s board. He<br />
notes that she also sat on the boards<br />
of many banks and water companies,<br />
where she was often, again, the only<br />
woman in the room.<br />
Estabrook eventually took over<br />
the family firm as president and<br />
chairman. Today, Elberon owns and<br />
manages a portfolio of approximately<br />
three million square feet, much of<br />
which consists of warehouse space<br />
in Elizabeth and Newark, all easily<br />
accessible from the cities’ ports.<br />
“I really turned it into a real estate<br />
management company. I bought<br />
some buildings that were already<br />
built and we managed them, and we<br />
financed them. I learned to work with<br />
banks and I learned to work with the<br />
real estate brokers...There was no time<br />
for me to be getting on a ladder out<br />
on the construction site. That wouldn’t<br />
have worked,” she says.<br />
Over the years, she has been<br />
awarded virtually every honor<br />
available to a woman in business—<br />
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including the NJBiz Lifetime<br />
Achievement Award, New Jersey<br />
Monthly’s Top 25 Leading Women<br />
Entrepreneurs, and a berth in the<br />
New Jersey Business Hall of Fame—<br />
and served as chair of the Board for<br />
NAIOP, the national commercial real<br />
estate development association<br />
In 2011 her son, Dave Gibbons,<br />
joined her at the company’s head,<br />
becoming president while Estabrook<br />
stayed on as chairman. This makes<br />
Elberon the rare firm to not only<br />
reach its centennial, but to stay in the<br />
same family’s hands through three<br />
generations.<br />
Just as she told that business school<br />
dean years ago, Anne did get married<br />
and have children—three of them—all<br />
the while growing her family’s firm.<br />
It wasn’t easy. But that didn’t stop her.<br />
“I had to have a lot of energy. I mean<br />
that’s just one of those practical<br />
things. There is no life beyond you<br />
get up early in the morning, you get<br />
yourself dressed, you go downstairs,<br />
you make breakfast and you get<br />
everybody off to school. Then you<br />
get in the car and you go to work.<br />
Then you come home and you fix<br />
dinner, and you help with homework,<br />
and you do it again the next day,<br />
and the next day, and the next day,<br />
and the next day, and then there’s a<br />
Saturday,” she says of her children’s<br />
early years.<br />
As exhausting as that sounds, she<br />
cherishes both the experience of<br />
parenting and of running her<br />
own company.<br />
“I mean, I’m happy that I had to do it.<br />
It wasn’t optional. But I did it and it<br />
worked out great. I had so many men<br />
friends and mentors along the way,<br />
and I was going for the top, and that’s<br />
what I did.”<br />
Over the years, she’s also become as<br />
energetic in her philanthropic work,<br />
serving on the boards of Cornell<br />
as well as the schools her children<br />
attended, including Delbarton and<br />
Rutgers, and becoming involved in<br />
supporting Kean University, where<br />
her late husband, Kenneth Estabrook<br />
was deeply engaged. Today she’s vice<br />
chair of Wenzhou-Kean University<br />
and was involved in building the<br />
university’s campus in China from the<br />
ground up. (“Over there, there is no<br />
such thing as a planning board. Now<br />
that’s probably not a good thing, but<br />
it certainly does make it easier to get<br />
things done fast,” she notes.)<br />
Ten years ago, she joined <strong>NJPAC</strong>’s<br />
Board of Directors and immediately<br />
became involved in the Arts Center’s<br />
work of redeveloping its campus.<br />
Today she’s the Co-Chair of the<br />
<strong>NJPAC</strong> Theater Square Development<br />
Company Board of Managers, which<br />
oversees its real estate projects.<br />
She’s bullish on Newark’s real estate<br />
market.<br />
“There are lots of opportunities in<br />
Newark to move forward, and <strong>NJPAC</strong><br />
is right in the sweet spot to be a<br />
mover of that with the real estate<br />
that we own and that we’re going to<br />
redevelop,” she says.<br />
“There’s so much opportunity to go<br />
forward. The trick is going to be<br />
deciding which opportunities to tackle<br />
first. It’s a really exciting time to be<br />
pushing things forward in Newark.” •<br />
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prudential hall<br />
Tuesday, <strong>March</strong> 10, <strong>2020</strong><br />
7PM<br />
<strong>NJPAC</strong> presents<br />
MasterChef Junior Live!<br />
featuring<br />
Malia Brauer<br />
Avery Meadows<br />
Matthew Smith<br />
Che Spiotta<br />
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The use of recording equipment and the taking of photographs are strictly prohibited.<br />
This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State,<br />
a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.
meet the masterchefs<br />
Malia Brauer is just a girl who<br />
dreams and believes. “I was a fan of<br />
MasterChef Junior for years. I watched<br />
every episode.” At the end of each<br />
episode when the announcer reminded<br />
the viewers about casting, she would<br />
ask her mom if she could audition.<br />
Her mom would caution her: “What<br />
are the odds?” Malia didn’t care<br />
about odds; she just wanted to go for<br />
it! The MasterChef Junior experience<br />
did not disappoint. The once-in-alifetime<br />
experiences, the culinary<br />
adventures and the MasterChef Junior<br />
friendships continue! “I’m so grateful<br />
to be a part of the MasterChef Junior<br />
family.” When she’s not in the kitchen,<br />
you can find Mailia working on her<br />
other passion in the dance studio.<br />
“I love all forms of dance and I don’t<br />
mind putting in long hours. When I do<br />
something I love, it doesn’t feel like<br />
work.” In her spare time, she likes to<br />
indulge in extreme sports like motocross,<br />
wake boarding and waterskiing.<br />
Her whole family enjoys simple<br />
moments of camping with family<br />
and friends—campfires, adventures<br />
and card games all night!<br />
Avery Meadows is your<br />
typical 12-year-old Texas girl, with<br />
a twist. At only 8 years old, she<br />
was the finalist on Season Six of<br />
MasterChef Junior. If you ask her,<br />
this was the highlight of her life, so<br />
far. She made lifelong friendships,<br />
memories and experiences that most<br />
kids can only dream of. Even after the<br />
show, Avery has continued her love<br />
of cooking and baking, and enjoys<br />
learning the Texas art of grilling<br />
with her “Poppie” on the weekends.<br />
She has become quite the French<br />
macron enthusiast and had mastered<br />
the art of the difficult pastry.<br />
When she is not in the kitchen,<br />
you can find Avery on the volleyball<br />
court with her team, or helping her<br />
dad build and fix things around the<br />
house. She loves the outdoors and all<br />
the activities that go with it in Texas.<br />
This year Avery will be inducted into<br />
her local chapter of the National<br />
Charity League where she looks<br />
forward to serving our community<br />
and local schools in need.<br />
Matthew Smith is a 10-year-old<br />
fourth grader from Livingston, NJ.<br />
He was a Top Eight finalist in<br />
MasterChef Junior Season Seven<br />
when he was just eight years old and<br />
in the 2nd grade. Besides cooking,<br />
Matthew enjoys swimming, dance,<br />
piano, gymnastics and singing. He is<br />
Vice President of his school’s student<br />
council and his motto is ‘dream it,<br />
do it.’ Matthew was part of the<br />
MasterChef Junior Live! debut in<br />
the Fall of 2019, was a guest on<br />
MasterChef Junior Camp and was<br />
recently on The Rachael Ray Show<br />
where he prepared one of his<br />
favorite side dishes: Warm Tomato<br />
Salsa with Rainbow Chard Stems.<br />
When Matthew is older, he hopes<br />
to own a farm-to-table restaurant<br />
to influence people to eat local,<br />
fresh and healthy food.<br />
Che Spiotta is 13 years old, was<br />
born in Manhattan and is growing<br />
up in Long Island. Che’s love and<br />
passion for culinary began at the<br />
age of three when he used to watch<br />
his father cook authentic Italian<br />
meals at his Brooklyn home. Since the<br />
age of four, Che has been watching<br />
shows on The Food Network, studying<br />
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cookbooks, practicing savory as<br />
well as baking pastry/baking<br />
desserts recipes, experimenting by<br />
putting his own unique, gluten-free<br />
twists, and sharpening his knife skills<br />
since the age of five. When he was six<br />
years old, Che was diagnosed with a<br />
gluten allergy, and at age nine, his<br />
father tragically passed away.<br />
Che was heartbroken, saddened<br />
and grief-stricken to the core but also<br />
driven to keep his father’s legacy and<br />
dream alive. In July 2017, he auditioned<br />
in New York City to compete on<br />
MasterChef Junior’s seventh season.<br />
With over 10,000 kids applying for<br />
a spot in the Top 24, Che stood out<br />
and flourished among fierce<br />
competition after initially starting<br />
out on the bottom as a weak underdog,<br />
and eventually winning the whole<br />
competition. Since his victory, Che has<br />
guest starred on breakfast morning<br />
TV shows (Live with Kelly and Ryan),<br />
attended Camp MasterChef in<br />
Connecticut and traveled to schools,<br />
public events and culinary projects<br />
across the US as a motivational guest<br />
speaker, Private Chef and brand<br />
ambassador to raise awareness<br />
about gluten-free foods and to<br />
continue inspiring youngsters like<br />
himself to never let anything hold<br />
you back from your love, passion<br />
and dreams. Che plans to enroll at<br />
the Culinary Institute of America and<br />
dreams of opening a fancy ristorante<br />
in New York City. He also plans to<br />
revolutionize the culinary world with<br />
his avant-garde and experimental<br />
gluten-free recipes and host his own<br />
cooking show on the Food Network.<br />
When he isn’t busy studying in school<br />
or cooking in the kitchen, Che enjoys<br />
travelling the world with his family<br />
exploring exotic cuisines by putting<br />
his own unique spin/stamp on them,<br />
hiking, camping, fishing, playing<br />
soccer, reading food magazines<br />
and bike riding.<br />
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lizzie & jonathan tisch stage<br />
at victoria theater<br />
Saturday, <strong>March</strong> 14, <strong>2020</strong><br />
2 & 7PM<br />
<strong>NJPAC</strong> presents<br />
Valerie Simpson<br />
The Sugar Bar Comes to Newark<br />
with special guest<br />
Dave Koz<br />
The American Songbook series at <strong>NJPAC</strong> is presented, in part, through the generous support of the<br />
Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, David S. Steiner and Sylvia Steiner Charitable Trust,<br />
and the Joan and Allen Bildner Family Fund.<br />
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The use of recording equipment and the taking of photographs are strictly prohibited.<br />
This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State,<br />
a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.
meet the artists<br />
Valerie Simpson is half of<br />
the songwriting-performingproducing<br />
entity formerly known as<br />
Ashford and Simpson. Their award<br />
winning collaborations began four<br />
decades ago and Valerie along<br />
with her late husband, Nick Ashford,<br />
have penned classic hits such as<br />
“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,”<br />
“You’re All I Need to Get By,”<br />
“Reach Out and Touch Somebody’s<br />
Hand,” “I’m Every Woman,”<br />
“Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing,”<br />
“Solid,” “Your Precious Love,” “I Don’t<br />
Need No Doctor” and “Let’s Go Get<br />
Stoned,” among others.<br />
Simpson serves on the board of<br />
the ASCAP Foundation where the<br />
REACH OUT AND TOUCH Award,<br />
honoring Nick Ashford, has been<br />
established to aid struggling<br />
songwriters.<br />
In 2019-20 Simpson has toured<br />
with Dave Koz and Paul Shaffer &<br />
The World’s Most Dangerous Band.<br />
Her music is in constant demand;<br />
four Ashford & Simpson songs are<br />
now featured in the Broadway hit<br />
MOTOWN-The Musical, which is<br />
currently touring the country. “I’m<br />
Every Woman” is featured in a play<br />
of The Bodyguard, currently on tour.<br />
More recently, Simpson was featured<br />
in Broadway’s CHICAGO, The Musical<br />
for a limited engagement in the<br />
role of Mama Morton.<br />
Also in 2019, the National Academy<br />
of Recording Arts and Sciences<br />
presented the Trustees Award to<br />
Ashford & Simpson during the<br />
GRAMMY ® Awards telecast, adding<br />
yet a new exciting dimension to a<br />
highly diversified career.<br />
In a career that spans more<br />
than three decades, saxophonist<br />
Dave Koz has racked up an<br />
astoundingly impressive array of<br />
honors and achievements: nine<br />
GRAMMY® nominations, ten No. 1<br />
albums on Billboard’s Current<br />
Contemporary Jazz Albums chart,<br />
numerous world tours, playing for<br />
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multiple presidents, a Star on<br />
the Hollywood Walk of Fame and<br />
more. A platinum-selling artist, Koz<br />
is also known as a humanitarian,<br />
entrepreneur, radio host and<br />
instrumental music advocate.<br />
Then of course there is the Dave Koz<br />
and Friends at Sea Cruise. “We had<br />
two back-to-back sailings last year<br />
for our Australia cruise. This year we<br />
have another sold-out back-to-back<br />
cruise for Amsterdam and the British<br />
Isles, and next year we’ve already<br />
sold out three weeks Spain,<br />
Morocco and Portugal” Koz says.<br />
Born and raised in Los Angeles’<br />
San Fernando Valley, Koz became<br />
a professional musician after<br />
graduating college. He immediately<br />
found work as a sideman and was<br />
subsequently signed to Capitol<br />
Records in 1987.<br />
Koz also hosts two radio programs:<br />
The Dave Koz Radio Show, on the<br />
air uninterrupted for 25 years, and<br />
The Dave Koz Lounge, which can be<br />
heard on SiriusXM.<br />
Koz has served as Global<br />
Ambassador for the Starlight<br />
Children’s Foundation for over<br />
26 years. He founded KOZ Wines in<br />
2009 as another avenue to support<br />
the foundation. Dave donates all his<br />
proceeds from KOZ Wines to the<br />
organization and with the help from<br />
his fans has raised over a million<br />
dollars through the Dave Koz and<br />
Friends At Sea cruise silent auction.<br />
Koz completed a four-year term on<br />
the GRAMMY® Foundation Artists<br />
Committee and has served as<br />
National Trustee for the National<br />
Academy of Recording Arts &<br />
Sciences (NARAS).<br />
“Music has been such a blessing to<br />
me, and we need it more than ever<br />
today,” Koz says about his<br />
remarkable career.<br />
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prudential hall<br />
Sunday, <strong>March</strong> 15, <strong>2020</strong><br />
7PM<br />
<strong>NJPAC</strong> presents<br />
The Chieftains<br />
The Irish Goodbye Tour<br />
Paddy Moloney, Uilleann pipes, tin whistle<br />
Kevin Conneff, Bodhrán, vocals<br />
Matt Molloy, flute<br />
There will be a brief intermission during this performance.<br />
The World Music Series is sponsored by American Express<br />
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The use of recording equipment and the taking of photographs are strictly prohibited.<br />
This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State,<br />
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meet the artists<br />
This year marks 58 years since<br />
The Chieftains began their<br />
illustrious journey. Since 1962 the<br />
six-time GRAMMY ® Award winners<br />
have been highly recognized for<br />
reinventing traditional Irish music on<br />
a contemporary and International<br />
scale. Their ability to transcend<br />
musical boundaries to blend<br />
tradition with modern music has<br />
notably hailed them as one of the<br />
most renowned and revered<br />
musical groups to this day.<br />
As cultural ambassadors, their<br />
performances have been linked<br />
with seminal historic events, such as<br />
being the first Western musicians to<br />
perform on the Great Wall of China,<br />
participating in Roger Water’s The Wall<br />
performance in Berlin in 1990, and<br />
being the first ensemble to perform<br />
a concert in the Capitol Building<br />
in Washington DC. In Ireland they<br />
have been involved in many major<br />
occasions, including Pope John Paul<br />
II’s visit in 1979 when they performed<br />
to an audience of over 1.3 million,<br />
and in 2011 as part of the historic visit<br />
to Ireland of HRH Queen Elizabeth II.<br />
In 2010, their experimental collaborations<br />
extended to out of this world, when<br />
Paddy Moloney’s whistle and<br />
Matt Molloy’s flute travelled with<br />
NASA astronaut, Cady Coleman,<br />
to the international space station.<br />
More recently in Japan, The Chieftains<br />
were awarded a Lifetime Achievement<br />
Award as part of the 2017 Ireland<br />
Japan Business Awards. And in 2018,<br />
Paddy was awarded the prestigious<br />
Encomienda de la Orden del Mérito<br />
Civil (Commander of the Order<br />
of Civil Merit) by the Ambassador<br />
of Spain.<br />
Although their early following was<br />
purely a folk audience, the range<br />
and variation of their music and<br />
accompanying musicians quickly<br />
captured a much broader audience,<br />
elevating their status to the likeness<br />
of fellow Irish band, U2.<br />
To celebrate their 50 th Anniversary<br />
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in 2012, The Chieftains once again<br />
invited friends from all musical<br />
styles to collaborate on their most<br />
recent album, Voice of Ages.<br />
Featuring some of modern music’s<br />
fastest rising artists (Bon Iver,<br />
The Decemberists and Paolo Nutini<br />
among them), this album is proof<br />
that their music transcends not only<br />
stylistic and traditional boundaries,<br />
but generational as well. This same<br />
year they were awarded the inaugural<br />
National Concert Hall Lifetime<br />
Achievement Award at a gala<br />
event in Philadelphia hosted by<br />
The American Ireland Fund “in<br />
recognition of their tremendous<br />
contribution to the music industry<br />
worldwide and the promotion of<br />
the best of Irish culture.”<br />
The Chieftains are never afraid to<br />
shock purists and push genre<br />
boundaries and the trappings of<br />
fame have not altered The Chieftains’<br />
love of, and loyalty to, their roots.<br />
However, they are as comfortable<br />
playing spontaneous Irish sessions<br />
as they are headlining a concert at<br />
Carnegie Hall. After fifty-eight years<br />
of making some of the most beautiful<br />
music in the world, The Chieftains’<br />
music remains as fresh and relevant<br />
as when they first began.<br />
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prudential hall<br />
Tuesday, <strong>March</strong> 17, <strong>2020</strong><br />
7:30PM<br />
<strong>NJPAC</strong> presents<br />
The High Kings<br />
St. Patrick’s Day Celebration<br />
Finbarr Clancy<br />
Darren Holden<br />
Brian Dunphy<br />
Paul O’Brien<br />
The World Music Series is sponsored by American Express<br />
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meet the artists<br />
Back in June 2007, Darren, Brian<br />
and Finbarr were all invited to join<br />
a brand new Irish band and became<br />
three of the four founding members<br />
of The High Kings, along with<br />
Martin Furey.<br />
It had been years since the likes of<br />
The Clancy Brothers and the Dubliners<br />
had their heyday, and the guys all felt<br />
the time was right for a new band to<br />
come along and re-energize the<br />
traditional Irish songs for a new<br />
generation of Irish music lovers.<br />
As they took to the rehearsal studio<br />
for the first time, it didn’t take long for<br />
them to realize that the way their four<br />
unique voices blended together was<br />
the start of something special.<br />
Initially, they were predominantly a<br />
vocal group backed by traditional<br />
musicians for the American market,<br />
where their self-titled debut album<br />
unexpectedly reached number two<br />
on Billboard’s World Music chart.<br />
But it was when the Irish people<br />
quickly took them to their hearts,<br />
with two sell-out Irish tours, it became<br />
clear that as multi-instrumentalists,<br />
they should drop the band and play<br />
the instruments themselves.<br />
They launched the new ‘stripped<br />
bare’ show in <strong>March</strong> 2009 with five<br />
consecutive sold-out nights at<br />
Dublin’s Olympia theatre.<br />
The High Kings were reborn, playing<br />
13 instruments between them… it was<br />
the best decision they ever made!<br />
They were signed to Universal Ireland<br />
towards the end of 2009 and released<br />
their second album, Memory Lane<br />
in <strong>February</strong> 2010. After a successful<br />
sell-out Irish tour, the album went<br />
platinum just four months after its<br />
release. Memory Lane was released in<br />
America in <strong>March</strong> 2011. The Live in<br />
Ireland album was recorded during the<br />
Irish 2010 tour and released early 2011.<br />
By 2011, the venues where they<br />
performed had to get bigger to<br />
accommodate their growing fan<br />
base—on both sides of the Atlantic—<br />
and sold-out signs were a regular<br />
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feature. Venues were selling out<br />
quickly, not only in Ireland and<br />
America, but in Germany, the UK<br />
and other European countries as well.<br />
Many fans became regular faces as<br />
they effectively toured with the band<br />
at every opportunity, using planes,<br />
trains and road trips to cross several<br />
states, country borders and even<br />
oceans just to see their favorite band<br />
perform live. People loved what they<br />
were doing in bringing a new take<br />
on the traditional Irish ballads to<br />
audiences of multiple generations.<br />
In 2013, the High Kings were signed<br />
to Sony Worldwide and their new<br />
album Friends for Life, featuring eight<br />
original songs written by the band,<br />
was released in 22 countries around<br />
the world. Taking their original songs<br />
on the road was a new milestone, but<br />
they needn’t have worried, it wasn’t<br />
long before the likes of ‘Oh Maggie’<br />
and ‘Ireland’s Shore’ were being sung<br />
back at them by the audience.<br />
In November 2014, the CD/DVD<br />
Four Friends Live, recorded at the<br />
Millennium Forum Derry, was<br />
released in Ireland. For fans unable<br />
to get to a live High Kings show, this<br />
was the first opportunity to see a full<br />
concert since the debut live DVD<br />
back in 2008.<br />
The early part of 2016 was spent in<br />
Indie chart at #1 and was well<br />
received by both fans and critics.<br />
The rest of the year was spent touring<br />
extensively promoting the album,<br />
including in the US where it wasn’t<br />
officially released until early 2017.<br />
Over 10 years, they had released four<br />
studio albums, two live albums, and<br />
two DVD’s! They had fast become<br />
multi-platinum artists, receiving their<br />
first platinum discs for the self-titled CD<br />
and DVD way back in 2008, live on<br />
stage at the Olympia, from Shay Healy.<br />
Already established as multi-platinum<br />
artists, with a heavy tour schedule of<br />
sold out shows, the High Kings also<br />
had invitations to perform at many<br />
special events over the years. In 2012,<br />
they were in Moneygall to perform<br />
for President Obama during his visit<br />
to Ireland, which led to a personal<br />
invitation from the president to<br />
perform at his 2012 St Patrick’s Day<br />
celebrations at the White House.<br />
The group flew there direct from<br />
London, where they had just<br />
headlined the Lord Mayor of<br />
London’s St Patrick’s Day concert,<br />
performing to 15,000 people in<br />
Trafalgar Square. In 2015, they<br />
were invited to the Pentagon as<br />
guests of General Martin Dempsey,<br />
the Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of<br />
Staff, where they performed with the<br />
US Marine Corps band and got to<br />
lay a wreath for the Unknown Soldier<br />
at Arlington cemetery. In 2011-12 they<br />
joined Young Voices on a UK arena<br />
tour, with a special charity show at<br />
the Royal Albert Hall, performing a<br />
total of 20 shows to 250,000 people.<br />
To commemorate the 20th Anniversary<br />
of the Irish rugby anthem Ireland’s Call,<br />
they were asked by Phil Coulter to<br />
record a brand new version, the<br />
recording process was included in<br />
the TV3 documentary.<br />
In 2017 the High Kings celebrated<br />
10 years together as a band with the<br />
release of Decade. This was essentially<br />
a ‘Best of’ album chosen by the fans,<br />
based on the number of plays on<br />
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streaming sites. The year also saw a<br />
change in line up when Martin Furey<br />
left the band during the summer tour<br />
in America. Finbarr, Darren and<br />
Brian, did an amazing job completing<br />
the tour as a three piece, their unique<br />
harmonies and stage presence<br />
maintaining the high quality<br />
performance fans had come to expect.<br />
They could have carried on that<br />
way, but management and promoters<br />
wanted them to remain as four for<br />
the remaining dates and brought<br />
George Murphy on board, initially<br />
just to complete the second leg of<br />
the American tour and Canada.<br />
George continued with the band<br />
when the Decade tour went on<br />
the road in December, with tours<br />
continuing through 2018<br />
until spring 2019.<br />
Darren, Brian and Finbarr completed<br />
a very successful tour of shows and<br />
festivals back as a three-piece during<br />
the summer of 2019. Paul O’Brien was<br />
invited to join the band and following<br />
the success of a few shows in Ireland<br />
during the summer of 2019, on their<br />
return from the US, he joined the band<br />
full time ready for the 2109-20<br />
Irish winter tour. The tour broke all<br />
previous records with the ‘Sold Out’<br />
sign going up at most of the venues<br />
well ahead of the shows. Paul has<br />
been a fantastic addition to the<br />
band enabling the classic High Kings<br />
sound with the whistles to be restored.<br />
During the tour, they still found time<br />
to get in to the studio and record a<br />
Christmas single, ‘Christmas the Way<br />
I Remember,’ dedicated to everyone,<br />
everywhere, who was heading home<br />
for Christmas. They also released a<br />
single as a duet with Nathan Carter:<br />
‘May the Road Rise to Meet You,’<br />
recorded for Nathan’s Irish Heartland<br />
album in <strong>January</strong> <strong>2020</strong>.<br />
The High Kings continue to set<br />
the bar extremely high for Irish folk<br />
bands across the world and are<br />
widely regarded to be the standard<br />
bearers for the genre in to the new<br />
decade. After over 12 years at the top<br />
of their game, they are still selling out<br />
venues around the world to an ever<br />
growing army of loyal fans.<br />
Long may they reign.<br />
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prudential hall<br />
Friday, <strong>March</strong> 20, <strong>2020</strong><br />
8PM<br />
<strong>NJPAC</strong> presents<br />
Johnny Mathis<br />
The Voice of Romance Tour<br />
John Scott Lavender, Musical Director/piano/keyboards<br />
Steve Peavey, guitar<br />
Ken Wild, bass<br />
Joe Lizama, drums<br />
with special guests<br />
Gary Mule Deer<br />
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meet the artists<br />
Johnny Mathis<br />
The fourth of seven children,<br />
John Royce Mathis was born on<br />
September 30, 1935 in Gilmer,<br />
Texas to Clem and Mildred<br />
Mathis. As a small boy, the family<br />
moved to Post Street in San<br />
Francisco. It was there that he<br />
learned an appreciation of music<br />
from his father who taught him<br />
his first song, “My Blue Heaven.”<br />
At age eight, his father purchased<br />
an old upright piano for $25.<br />
When he brought it home, it<br />
wouldn’t fit through the front<br />
door. So that evening, Johnny<br />
stayed up all night to watch his<br />
father dismantle the piano, get it<br />
into the small living room of their<br />
basement apartment and then<br />
reassemble it. Clem Mathis, who<br />
worked briefly as a musician back<br />
in Texas playing the piano and<br />
singing on stage, would continue<br />
to teach his son many songs and<br />
routines. Johnny had proven to be<br />
the most eager of the children to<br />
learn all about music. He sang in<br />
the church choir, school functions,<br />
community events, for visitors in<br />
their home as well as amateur<br />
shows in the San Francisco area.<br />
He was also a successful track<br />
& field athlete, and was offered<br />
a chance to compete in the U.S.<br />
Olympic Trials. In the same week<br />
Columbia Records called, so<br />
he chose to go to New York to<br />
record his first album, which was<br />
released on July 16, 1956.<br />
Best-known for his supremely<br />
popular hits “Chances Are,” “It’s<br />
Not For Me To Say” and “Misty,”<br />
Mathis has recorded close to 80<br />
albums, six Christmas albums,<br />
and has sold millions of records<br />
worldwide. During his extensive<br />
career he has had three songs<br />
inducted into the GRAMMY ® Hall<br />
of Fame, achieved 50 Hits on<br />
Billboard’s Adult Contemporary<br />
Chart, and ranks as the all-time<br />
#6 album artist in the history of<br />
Billboard’s pop album charts.<br />
He has received five GRAMMY<br />
nominations and in 2003 was<br />
given the Lifetime Achievement<br />
Award from the Academy of<br />
Recording Arts & Sciences. 1958’s<br />
Johnny’s Greatest Hits started the<br />
industry tradition of “Greatest<br />
Hits” albums, and is noted in<br />
Guinness Book of World Records<br />
for a nearly 10-year run on the<br />
Billboard Top Albums Chart.<br />
In addition to all this Mathis<br />
and his music have appeared in<br />
numerous films and TV shows,<br />
including Lizzie, The Tonight Show,<br />
Silver Linings Playbook,<br />
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Family Ties, Close Encounters<br />
of the Third Kind and Mad Men,<br />
just to name a few. In 2017 he<br />
released his 78th studio album<br />
titled Johnny Mathis Sings The<br />
Great New American Songbook,<br />
and debuted his “lost” 1982 album<br />
I Love My Lady, produced by<br />
Nile Rodgers and Bernard<br />
Edwards. Mathis continues to be<br />
Columbia Records longest-signed<br />
recording artist, and to fans of all<br />
ages “The Voice of Christmas!”<br />
In spite of a very busy tour<br />
schedule and many charity<br />
events, Mathis still finds time to<br />
enjoy a little free time. He was an<br />
avid tennis player until the late<br />
1960s when a good friend turned<br />
him on to his now life-long love<br />
of golf. He plays golf almost<br />
every day when he’s not traveling,<br />
and has even hosted his own golf<br />
tournament: The Johnny Mathis<br />
Seniors PGA Classic. He is also<br />
quite the gourmet chef thanks<br />
to his parents, who taught him<br />
how to cook at an early age.<br />
After 64 years as a Recording<br />
Artist, what’s next for Johnny<br />
Mathis? “I don’t think about<br />
retiring. I think about how I can<br />
keep singing for the rest of my<br />
life. I just have to pace myself.”<br />
Gary Mule Deer<br />
Gary Mule Deer’s comedy<br />
and music have set him<br />
apart as one-of-a-kind. He has<br />
performed on nearly every major<br />
concert stage in the country<br />
and made over 360 television<br />
appearances, including many<br />
on both The Tonight Show and<br />
David Letterman. He was one<br />
of six comedians, along with<br />
Jay Leno, to star on the first HBO<br />
Comedy Special, was the comedy<br />
host of Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert<br />
for four years on NBC, and a series<br />
regular on Make Me Laugh. He is<br />
currently featured on the DVDs<br />
Jeff Foxworthy’s Comedy Classics<br />
and The World’s Greatest Standup<br />
Comedy Collection, and is one<br />
of the most played comedians on<br />
Sirius XM’s Laugh USA.<br />
In a career spanning over five<br />
decades, Gary has shared the<br />
stage with a very long list of<br />
music legends. He appears<br />
regularly on the Grand Ole Opry,<br />
and has performed everywhere<br />
from Albert Hall to Carnegie Hall.<br />
He has also been part of<br />
Johnny Mathis’ shows as a<br />
special guest since 1994 in<br />
major venues across the country.<br />
In addition to his well-known<br />
comedy, Mule Deer is a talented<br />
singer and musician, and has<br />
been performing classic country<br />
and the music of Johnny Cash in<br />
his show since the early ’60s.<br />
The great popularity of Gary’s<br />
comedy and music cuts across all<br />
ages and demographics.<br />
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The Chambers Family and<br />
The MCJ Amelior Foundation<br />
City of Newark<br />
Toby and Leon Cooperman<br />
Essex County<br />
Betty Wold Johnson<br />
New Jersey State Council on the Arts<br />
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Estate of Eric F. Ross<br />
State of New Jersey<br />
Victoria Foundation<br />
Women’s Association of <strong>NJPAC</strong><br />
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$5,000,000 & above<br />
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Family Fund<br />
CIT<br />
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Cross Blue Shield of New<br />
JerseyMerck Foundation<br />
Katherine M. and Albert W.<br />
Merck+<br />
NJ Advance Media<br />
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AT&T<br />
BD<br />
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Casino Reinvestment<br />
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Joanne D. Corzine Foundation<br />
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Veronica M. Goldberg<br />
The Griffinger Family<br />
Harrah’s Foundation<br />
Hess Foundation, Inc.<br />
Jaqua Foundation<br />
Johnson & Johnson Family<br />
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JPMorgan Chase<br />
Kresge Foundation<br />
The Blanche and Irving<br />
Laurie Foundation<br />
Arlene Lieberman/The Leonard<br />
Lieberman Family Foundation<br />
A. Michael and Ruth C. Lipper/Lipper<br />
Family Charitable Foundation<br />
William J. and Paula Marino<br />
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New Jersey Cultural Trust<br />
Panasonic Foundation, Inc.<br />
Dr. Victor and Jane Parsonnet<br />
Pfizer Inc.<br />
Michael F. Price<br />
PwC<br />
Robert Wood Johnson, Jr.<br />
Charitable Trust<br />
The Ryan Family<br />
The Sagner Family Foundation<br />
The Walter V. and Judith L. Shipley<br />
Family Foundation<br />
The Smart Family Foundation/David<br />
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John Strangfeld and<br />
Mary Kay Strangfeld Foundation<br />
Morris and Charlotte Tanenbaum<br />
TD Bank/TD Charitable Foundation<br />
Turner Construction Company<br />
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njpac leadership As of December 1, 2019<br />
Board of Directors<br />
Co-Chairs<br />
Steven M. Goldman, Esq.<br />
Barry H. Ostrowsky<br />
President and CEO<br />
John Schreiber<br />
Treasurer<br />
Marc E. Berson<br />
Secretary<br />
Michael R. Griffinger, Esq.<br />
Assistant Secretary<br />
Alma DeMetropolis, CFA<br />
*Founding Chair<br />
Raymond G. Chambers<br />
*Chairs Emeriti<br />
William J. Marino<br />
Arthur F. Ryan<br />
Honorary Counsel<br />
Donald A. Robinson, Esq.<br />
Marsha I. Atkind<br />
Lawrence E. Bathgate II, Esq.<br />
James L. Bildner, Esq.<br />
Daniel M. Bloomfield, M.D.<br />
Linda Bowden<br />
Modia Butler<br />
Jacob Buurma, Esq.<br />
Dr. Nancy Cantor<br />
Kevin P. Conlin<br />
Wayne M. Cooperman<br />
J. Fletcher Creamer, Jr.<br />
Pat A. DiFilippo<br />
Robert H. Doherty<br />
Patrick C. Dunican, Jr., Esq.<br />
Debbie Dyson<br />
J. Andres Espinosa<br />
Anne Evans Estabrook<br />
Michael Fucci<br />
Christine C. Gilfillan<br />
Savion Glover<br />
Steven E. Gross, Esq.<br />
Ryan P. Haygood, Esq.<br />
William V. Hickey<br />
Jeffrey T. Hoffman<br />
Ralph Izzo<br />
David Jones<br />
Jill Kaplan<br />
The Hon. Thomas H. Kean<br />
Scott A. Kobler, Esq.<br />
Mitchell Livingston<br />
Charles Lowrey<br />
Charles J. <strong>March</strong>esani<br />
Ellen B. Marshall<br />
D. Nicholas Miceli<br />
Victor Parsonnet, M.D.<br />
Christopher R. Reidy<br />
Richard W. Roper<br />
Philip R. Sellinger, Esq.<br />
The Hon. Clifford M. Sobel<br />
David S. Stone, Esq.<br />
Michael A. Tanenbaum, Esq.<br />
Rishi Varma<br />
Carmen Villar<br />
Robert C. Waggoner<br />
Amrit Walia<br />
Nina M. Wells, Esq.<br />
Josh S. Weston<br />
Karen C. Young<br />
Directors Emeriti<br />
Dennis M. Bone<br />
Barbara Bell Coleman<br />
Albert R. Gamper, Jr.<br />
Veronica M. Goldberg<br />
Judith Jamison<br />
A. Michael Lipper<br />
Morris Tanenbaum<br />
Diana T. Vagelos<br />
Ex Officio<br />
The Hon. Ras J. Baraka<br />
Marcia Wilson Brown, Esq.<br />
The Hon. Mildred C. Crump<br />
The Hon. Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr.<br />
The Hon. Elizabeth Maher Muoio<br />
Elizabeth A. Mattson<br />
The Hon. Philip D. Murphy<br />
The Hon. Tahesha Way<br />
Corporate Counsel to the Board<br />
Christopher Porrino, Esq.<br />
Lowenstein Sandler LLP<br />
Women at <strong>NJPAC</strong><br />
Board of Trustees<br />
President<br />
Marcia Wilson Brown, Esq.<br />
Co-Executive Vice Presidents<br />
Suzanne M. Spero<br />
Faith Taylor<br />
Vice Presidents<br />
Deborah Q. Belfatto<br />
Mindy A. Cohen<br />
Treasurer<br />
Michellene Davis, Esq.<br />
Assistant Treasurer<br />
Lisa Osofsky<br />
Secretary<br />
Christine Pearson<br />
Dini Ajmani<br />
Beverly Baker-Jackson, Esq.<br />
Audrey Bartner<br />
Sherri-Ann P. Butterfield, Ph.D<br />
Patricia Capawana<br />
Alejandra Ceja<br />
Patricia A. Chambers*<br />
Carol Chartouni<br />
Sally Chubb* **<br />
Barbara Bell Coleman**<br />
Antoinette Ellis-Williams<br />
Catherine J. Flynn<br />
Christine C. Gilfillan<br />
Tenagne Girma-Jeffries<br />
Aisha Glover<br />
Veronica M. Goldberg* **<br />
Sheila F. Klehm**<br />
Margarethe Laurenzi<br />
Ruth C. Lipper**<br />
Dena F. Lowenbach<br />
Sonia Luaces<br />
Marlie Massena<br />
Gabriella E. Morris, Esq.*<br />
Ferlanda Fox Nixon, Esq.<br />
Mary Beth O’Connor<br />
Immediate Past President<br />
Mary Kay Strangfeld**<br />
Mikki Taylor<br />
Diana T. Vagelos* **<br />
Nina M. Wells, Esq.<br />
*Founding Member<br />
**Trustee Emerita<br />
Council of Trustees<br />
Val Azzoli<br />
Michael F. Bartow<br />
Rona Brummer<br />
John M. Castrucci, CPA<br />
Elizabeth G. Christopherson<br />
Susan Cole, Ph.D.<br />
Robert S. Constable<br />
Irene Cooper-Basch<br />
Anthony R. Coscia, Esq.<br />
Andrea Cummis<br />
Samuel A. Delgado<br />
Steven J. Diner, Ph.D.<br />
Dawood Farahi, Ph.D.<br />
Curtland E. Fields<br />
Bruce I. Goldstein, Esq.<br />
Renee Golush<br />
Paula Gottesman<br />
Sandra Greenberg<br />
Kent C. Hiteshew<br />
Patrick E. Hobbs<br />
John A. Hoffman, Esq.<br />
Lawrence S. Horn, Esq.<br />
Reverend M. William Howard, Jr.<br />
Reverend Reginald Jackson<br />
Howard Jacobs<br />
Byerte W. Johnson, Ph.D.<br />
Robert L. Johnson, M.D.<br />
Marilyn “Penny” Joseph<br />
Donald M. Karp, Esq.<br />
Douglas L. Kennedy<br />
Gene R. Korf, Esq.<br />
Rabbi Clifford M. Kulwin<br />
Ellen W. Lambert, Esq.<br />
Paul Lichtman<br />
Kevin Luing<br />
Joseph Manfredi<br />
Antonio S. Matinho<br />
Bari J. Mattes<br />
John E. McCormac, CPA<br />
Catherine M. McFarland<br />
Joyce R. Michaelson<br />
Edwin S. Olsen<br />
Richard S. Pechter<br />
Daria M. Placitella<br />
Jay R. Post, Jr., CFP<br />
Steven J. Pozycki<br />
Marian Rocker<br />
David J. Satz, Esq.<br />
Barbara J. Scott<br />
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njpac leadership As of December 1, 2019<br />
Council of Trustees cont.<br />
Marla S. Smith<br />
Suzanne M. Spero<br />
Joseph P. Starkey<br />
Sylvia Steiner<br />
Arthur R. Stern<br />
Andrew Vagelos<br />
Richard J. Vezza<br />
Kim Wachtel<br />
Rita K. Waldor<br />
Constance K. Weaver<br />
Elnardo J. Webster, II<br />
E. Belvin Williams, Ph.D.<br />
Gary M. Wingens, Esq.<br />
<strong>NJPAC</strong> Senior Management Team<br />
President and CEO<br />
John Schreiber<br />
Senior Vice President, Real Estate<br />
and Capital Projects<br />
Timothy Lizura<br />
Senior Vice President, Development<br />
Lisa Mantone<br />
Vice President and CFO<br />
Lennon Register<br />
Executive Vice President<br />
and Executive Producer<br />
David Rodriguez<br />
Managing Director,<br />
Women’s Association<br />
Sarah Rosen<br />
Vice President, Arts Education<br />
Alison Scott-Williams<br />
Vice President, Human Resources<br />
Beth Silver<br />
Vice President, Operations<br />
and Real Estate<br />
Chad Spies<br />
Vice President, Marketing<br />
and Communications<br />
Katie Sword<br />
Executive Vice President and COO<br />
Warren Tranquada<br />
Theater Square<br />
Development Company, LLC<br />
President<br />
John Schreiber<br />
njpac contributors—business partners<br />
<strong>NJPAC</strong> is deeply grateful to the following corporations, foundations and government agencies for<br />
their generous annual support of artistic and arts education programs, the endowment fund, and<br />
maintenance of the Arts Center. For more information, please contact Doris Thomas, Director,<br />
Corporate Relations and Sponsorships, at 973.353.7569. As of November 20, 2019<br />
Benefactor<br />
$1,000,000 & above<br />
New Jersey State Council on the Arts<br />
Prudential/The Prudential Foundation<br />
State of New Jersey<br />
Women’s Association of <strong>NJPAC</strong><br />
Leadership Circle<br />
$200,000 & above<br />
ADP<br />
Bank of America<br />
Elberon Development Co.<br />
The Horizon Foundation for<br />
New Jersey/Horizon Blue Cross<br />
Blue Shield of New Jersey<br />
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation<br />
Merck Foundation<br />
PSEG Foundation/PSEG<br />
RWJBarnabas Health<br />
Victoria Foundation<br />
Co-Chair Circle<br />
$100,000 & above<br />
American Express<br />
BD<br />
The Healthcare Foundation<br />
of New Jersey<br />
The Blanche and Irving<br />
Laurie Foundation<br />
Mars Wrigley Confectionery US<br />
M&T Bank<br />
New Jersey Cultural Trust<br />
TD Bank<br />
Wells Fargo<br />
Director’s Circle<br />
$50,000 & above<br />
Atlantic, Tomorrow’s Office<br />
Audible<br />
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.<br />
Deloitte LLP<br />
Disney Corporate Citizenship<br />
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation<br />
Investors Bank/Investors<br />
Foundation, Inc.<br />
JPMorgan Chase<br />
NJ Advance Media<br />
Panasonic Foundation, Inc.<br />
PwC<br />
Richmond County Savings Foundation<br />
Rutgers, The State University<br />
of New Jersey<br />
Santander Bank, N.A.<br />
Steinway and Sons<br />
TD Charitable Foundation<br />
Turrell Fund<br />
United Airlines<br />
President’s Circle<br />
$25,000 & above<br />
The Russell Berrie Foundation<br />
Bloomberg Philanthropies<br />
Boraie Development, LLC<br />
Capital One<br />
CastleOak Securities, LP<br />
Chubb<br />
Dranoff Properties<br />
Gibbons P.C.<br />
Greenberg Traurig, LLP<br />
Lowenstein Sandler, LLP<br />
The Nicholas Martini Foundation<br />
McCarter & English, LLP<br />
The Johnny Mercer Foundation<br />
NJM Insurance Group<br />
PNC Bank, N.A./The PNC Foundation<br />
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.<br />
Turner Construction Company<br />
Valley National Bank<br />
Whole Foods Market<br />
Composer’s Circle<br />
$10,000 & above<br />
The Berger Organization<br />
Coca-Cola Refreshments<br />
EpsteinBeckerGreen<br />
Flemington Car & Truck Country<br />
J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, Inc.<br />
Jacobs Levy Equity Management<br />
F. M. Kirby Foundation<br />
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, LLP<br />
Landmark Fire Protection<br />
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton<br />
& Garrison LLP<br />
Sandalwood Securities<br />
SP+<br />
Tanenbaum Keale, LLP<br />
Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP<br />
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njpac contributors—business partners<br />
Encore Circle<br />
$5,000 & above<br />
Advance Realty<br />
The Allergan Foundation<br />
Alliance Building Services<br />
Frank and Lydia Bergen Foundation<br />
Berkeley College<br />
Brach Eichler LLC<br />
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC<br />
Connell Foley LLP<br />
Credibility Capital<br />
DeWitt Stern Group<br />
EisnerAmper LLP<br />
Evergreen Partners, Inc.<br />
Gateway Group One<br />
Genova Burns LLC<br />
Gilbane Building Company<br />
E.J. Grassmann Trust<br />
HLW Architecture LLC<br />
Inserra Supermarkets<br />
Jewish Federation of<br />
Greater Metro West<br />
KPMG<br />
L&M Development Partners, Inc.<br />
The Lieb Family (Bob and Sherry)<br />
Linden Cogeneration Plant<br />
Lotus Equity Group<br />
Mazars USA, LLP<br />
Michael Rachlin & Company, LLC<br />
MidAtlantic Arts Foundation<br />
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation<br />
Peapack-Gladstone Bank<br />
Prudential Center and<br />
New Jersey Devils<br />
PS&S<br />
RBH Group<br />
Sherman Wells Sylvester<br />
& Stamelman LLP<br />
ShopRite of Newark & Brookdale<br />
SILVERMAN<br />
Tito’s Handmade Vodka<br />
Union Foundation<br />
Vibe | The Tower at Halsey<br />
and William<br />
Willis Towers Watson<br />
njpac contributors—vanguard society<br />
New Jersey Performing Arts Center is deeply grateful to the following individuals and families for their<br />
generous annual support, which makes it possible for <strong>NJPAC</strong> to maintain its world-class venue, fill it<br />
with star-studded, diverse performances, and carry out its arts education programs that transform<br />
New Jersey’s children. For more information, please contact Lisa Mantone, Senior Vice President of<br />
Development, at 973.297.5154. As of November 20, 2019<br />
Leadership Circle<br />
$200,000 & above<br />
The Chambers Family and<br />
The MCJ Amelior Foundation<br />
Stewart and Judy Colton<br />
Toby and Leon Cooperman<br />
The Smart Family Foundation/<br />
David S. Stone, Esq., Stone<br />
and Magnanini<br />
John Strangfeld and<br />
Mary Kay Strangfeld Foundation<br />
Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch<br />
Judy and Josh Weston<br />
Co-Chair Circle<br />
$100,000 & above<br />
Betty Wold Johnson<br />
The Ryan Family<br />
John and Suzanne Willian/<br />
Goldman Sachs Gives<br />
Director’s Circle<br />
$50,000 & above<br />
The Joan and Allen Bildner<br />
Family Fund<br />
Jennifer A. Chalsty<br />
Edison Properties Newark Foundation<br />
Mimi and Edwin Feliciano<br />
Steven M. Goldman, Esq.<br />
William and Joan Hickey<br />
William J. and Paula Marino<br />
Michael and Jill Tanenbaum<br />
Morris and Charlotte Tanenbaum<br />
President’s Circle<br />
$25,000 & above<br />
Lawrence E. Bathgate, II<br />
Randi and Marc E. Berson<br />
Ann and Stan Borowiec<br />
Sally Chubb<br />
Mindy A. Cohen and David J. Bershad<br />
The Celia Lipton Farris and<br />
Victor W. Farris Home Community<br />
Fund at the Community<br />
Foundation of New Jersey<br />
The Griffinger Family<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Grover<br />
Steve and Bonnie Holmes<br />
Howard and Debby Kaminsky<br />
Don Katz and Leslie Larson<br />
Dana and Peter Langerman<br />
McCrane Foundation, Inc.,<br />
care of Margrit McCrane<br />
Bobbi and Barry H. Ostrowsky, Esq.<br />
James and Nancy Pierson<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie C. Quick, III<br />
Marian and David Rocker<br />
Steven and Beverly Rubenstein<br />
Charitable Foundation<br />
The Sagner Family Foundation<br />
David S. Steiner and Sylvia<br />
Steiner Charitable Trust<br />
Turner Construction Company/<br />
Pat A. DiFilippo<br />
Walsh Family Fund of the Community<br />
Foundation of New Jersey<br />
Nina and Ted Wells<br />
Composer’s Circle<br />
$10,000 & above<br />
Anonymous<br />
Audrey Bartner<br />
Judith Bernhaut<br />
Stephen and Mary Birch Foundation<br />
Rose Cali<br />
Carol and Roger Chartouni<br />
Kevin & Linda Conlin<br />
Patrick C. Dunican, Jr., Esq.<br />
Debbie Dyson<br />
J. Andres Espinosa<br />
Michael Fucci<br />
Veronica M. Goldberg<br />
Alice Gerson Goldfarb<br />
Phyllis and Steven E. Gross<br />
Jeffrey and Judith Hoffman<br />
Carolyn Wright and J.<br />
Michael Hopkins<br />
The Huisking Foundation<br />
Meg and Howard Jacobs<br />
The Honorable and<br />
Mrs. Thomas H. Kean<br />
Scott and Susan Kobler<br />
Michelle Y. Lee<br />
Ann M. Limberg<br />
A. Michael and Ruth C. Lipper/<br />
Lipper Family Charitable Foundation<br />
Amy and William Lipsey<br />
The Harold I. & Faye B.<br />
Liss Foundation<br />
Mitchell A. Livingston<br />
Barry and Leslie Mandelbaum<br />
Ellen Marshall and Jim Flanagan<br />
Harold and Donna Morrison<br />
Mary Beth O’Connor, Lucky VIII Films<br />
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njpac contributors—vanguard society<br />
Composer’s Circle cont...<br />
Richard S. and Kayla L. Pechter<br />
Christopher R. Reidy<br />
Donald A. Robinson, Esq.<br />
Philip R. Sellinger<br />
Cliff and Barbara Sobel<br />
Alexine and Warren Tranquada<br />
Carmen Villar<br />
Ms. Amrit Walia<br />
Joyce and George Wein Foundation<br />
Linda A. Willett, Esq.<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Zinbarg<br />
Encore Circle<br />
$5,000 & above<br />
Jean and Bruce Acken<br />
Anonymous<br />
Barbara and Val Azzoli<br />
Barbara and Ed Becker<br />
Daniel Bloomfield and Betsy True<br />
Candice R. Bolte<br />
Denise and Dennis Bone<br />
Linda M. Bowden<br />
The Hon. Jon M. Bramnick<br />
Nancy Cantor and Steven R. Brechin<br />
Norman L. Cantor and Tamar Dror<br />
Nestor and Desiree Charriez<br />
Austin G. Cleary<br />
Sylvia J. Cohn<br />
njpac premier donors and sponsors<br />
<strong>NJPAC</strong> is deeply grateful to the institutions and individuals whose aggregate contributions<br />
(gifts, grants, sponsorships and events) for the year total $50,000 or more. As of November 20, 2019<br />
$1,000,000 & above<br />
New Jersey State Council on the Arts<br />
Prudential/The Prudential Foundation<br />
State of New Jersey<br />
Women’s Association of <strong>NJPAC</strong><br />
$500,000 & above<br />
Toby and Leon Cooperman<br />
Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch<br />
$250,000 & above<br />
Bank of America<br />
The Horizon Foundation and<br />
New Jersey/Horizon Blue Cross<br />
Blue Shield of New Jersey<br />
The Chambers Family and<br />
The MCJ Amelior Foundation<br />
Elberon Development Co.<br />
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation<br />
Merck Foundation<br />
PSEG Foundation/PSEG<br />
RWJBarnabas Health<br />
Victoria Foundation<br />
$100,000 & above<br />
ADP<br />
American Express<br />
Audible, Inc.<br />
BD<br />
The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation<br />
Stewart and Judy Colton<br />
Kevin Cummings<br />
Alma DeMetropolis, CFA<br />
Robert Doherty<br />
Dexter and Carol Earle Foundation<br />
Leecia Roberta Eve<br />
Thelma and Richard Florin<br />
Vincent and Ellen Forlenza<br />
Leah and Edward Frankel<br />
Lawrence P. Goldman and Laurie B. Chock<br />
Renee and David Golush<br />
Hobby’s Restaurant/ The Brummer Family<br />
David Hodes and Julie Schwabin<br />
in memory of Robin Hodes Jacobs<br />
Jackie and Larry Horn<br />
Karen and Ralph Izzo<br />
Roger, Joshua and Rachel Jacobs<br />
in memory of Robin Hodes Jacobs<br />
Don and Margie Karp<br />
Amy and Steven Kruvant<br />
Rabbi and Mrs. Clifford M. Kulwin<br />
Lee and Murray Kushner and Family<br />
Ralph and Martyann LaRossa<br />
Judith Lieberman<br />
Dena F. and Ralph Lowenbach<br />
Charles F. Lowrey and Susan T. Rodriguez<br />
Lisa Mantone and Thomas Vilardi<br />
Tom and Joanne Marino<br />
The Lester and Grace Maslow<br />
Foundation, Inc.<br />
Elberon Development Co.<br />
The Healthcare Foundation<br />
of New Jersey<br />
Betty Wold Johnson<br />
Mars Wrigley Confectionery US<br />
M&T Bank<br />
New Jersey Cultural Trust<br />
PwC<br />
The Ryan Family<br />
The Smart Family Foundation/<br />
David S. Stone, Esq., Stone<br />
and Magnanini<br />
John Strangfeld and<br />
Mary Kay Strangfeld Foundation<br />
TD Bank/TD Charitable Foundation<br />
Wells Fargo<br />
Judy and Josh Weston<br />
John and Suzanne Willian/<br />
Goldman Sachs Gives<br />
$50,000 & above<br />
Atlantic, Tomorrow’s Office<br />
Randi and Marc Berson/<br />
The Fidelco Group<br />
The Joan and Allen Bildner Family Fund<br />
Boraie Development LLC<br />
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.<br />
Capital One<br />
Jennifer A. Chalsty<br />
Mindy A. Cohen and David J. Bershad<br />
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Judy and Heath McLendon<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Merson<br />
Mr. and Mrs. D. Nicholas Miceli<br />
Joyce R. Michaelson<br />
Duncan and Alison Niederauer<br />
Edwin S. and Catherine Olsen<br />
Ms. Deanne Wilson and<br />
Mr. Laurence B. Orloff<br />
Jean and Kent Papsun<br />
Dr. Victor and Jane Parsonnet<br />
Christine S. Pearson<br />
Judith and Kenneth Peskin<br />
Rob and Nora Radest<br />
Lennon Register and Barbara White<br />
Karen and Gary D. Rose<br />
Susan Satz<br />
John Schreiber<br />
Stephen and Mary Sichak<br />
The Marion and Norman Tanzman<br />
Charitable Foundation<br />
Robert and Sharon Taylor<br />
Robert and Mary Ellen Waggoner<br />
Thomas C. Wallace<br />
Thomas Wisniewski<br />
Karen and Bill Young<br />
Helene and Gary Wingens<br />
Jan and Barry Zubrow<br />
James Zucker<br />
Deloitte, LLP<br />
Disney Corporate Citizenship<br />
Edison Properties Newark Foundation<br />
Elberon Development Co.<br />
Mimi and Edwin Feliciano<br />
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation<br />
Gibbons P.C<br />
Steven M. Goldman, Esq.<br />
William and Joan Hickey<br />
Investors Bank/Investors Foundation, Inc.<br />
JPMorgan Chase<br />
Lowenstein Sandler, LLP<br />
William J. and Paula Marino<br />
NJ Advance Media<br />
NJM Insurance Group<br />
Panasonic Foundation, Inc.<br />
PNC Bank, N.A/The PNC Foundation<br />
Richmond County Savings Foundation<br />
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey<br />
Santander Bank, N.A.<br />
The Walter V. and Judith L.<br />
Shipley Family Foundation<br />
Tanenbaum Keale, LLP<br />
Michael and Jill Tanenbaum<br />
Morris and Charlotte Tanenbaum<br />
Turrell Fund<br />
United Airlines<br />
Nina and Ted Wells<br />
Wilf Family Foundation
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njpac muse society<br />
<strong>NJPAC</strong>’s Muse Society recognizes those visionary friends who include the Arts Center in their financial<br />
planning through bequests, charitable gift annuities, insurance and other deferred gifts. We are deeply<br />
grateful to the following friends who have included the Arts Center in their estate plans and made known<br />
their future gift. For more information or to notify <strong>NJPAC</strong> of your intent to include it in your estate planning,<br />
contact Lisa Mantone, Senior Vice President of Development, at 973.297.5154. As of November 20, 2019<br />
Anonymous<br />
Audrey Bartner<br />
Lawrence E. Bathgate, II<br />
Judith Bernhaut<br />
Andrew T. Berry, Esq.+<br />
Randi and Marc Berson<br />
Joan+ and Allen Bildner+<br />
Candice R. Bolte<br />
Edmond H.+ and Joan K. Borneman<br />
Ann and Stan Borowiec<br />
Raymond G. Chambers<br />
Toby and Leon Cooperman<br />
Fred Corrado<br />
Ann Cummis<br />
Mr. and Mrs. James Curtis<br />
Harold R. Denton<br />
Richard DiNardo<br />
Charles H. Gillen+<br />
Bertha Goldman+<br />
Steven M. Goldman, Esq.<br />
The Griffinger Family<br />
Phyllis and Steven E. Gross<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Grover<br />
Opera Link/Jerome Hines+<br />
Jackie and Larry Horn<br />
The Meg and Howard Jacobs<br />
Family Foundation<br />
Rose Jacobs+<br />
Gertrude Brooks Josephson+ and<br />
William Josephson in Memory of<br />
Rebecca and Samuel Brooks<br />
Adrian and Erica Karp<br />
Gail and Max Kleinman<br />
Joseph Laraja, Sr.+<br />
Leonard Lieberman+<br />
Ruth C. Lipper<br />
Amy C. Liss<br />
Dena F. and Ralph Lowenbach<br />
Joseph and Bernice O’Reilly+<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ostergaard<br />
Maria Parise+<br />
Donald A. Robinson, Esq.<br />
Marian and David Rocker<br />
Estate of Eric F. Ross+<br />
Bernice Rotberg+<br />
The Ryan Family<br />
Ethel Smith+<br />
Leonard R. Stern+<br />
Paul Stillman Trust<br />
Morris and Charlotte Tanenbaum<br />
Carolyn M. VanDusen<br />
Artemis Vardakis+<br />
Nina and Ted Wells<br />
Judy and Josh Weston<br />
+deceased<br />
njpac members<br />
New Jersey Performing Arts Center gives special thanks to the following Members who help meet<br />
the Arts Center’s annual financial needs with gifts of $650 to $4,999. For information on becoming a<br />
Member, please call 973.297.5809. As of November 20, 2019<br />
Sustainer<br />
$3,000 & above<br />
Wendee Bailey<br />
Patricia L. Capawana<br />
Eleanor Kessler Cohen and<br />
Max Insel Cohen<br />
Lauren and Steven Friedman<br />
Gregg N. Gerken<br />
Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation<br />
Louis V. Henston<br />
Mayor Sharpe James<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Kuchner<br />
Ellen and Donald Legow<br />
Tim Lizura<br />
Dr. Diane M. Ridley<br />
Carlos A. Rodriguez<br />
Dennis Sanders & Family<br />
Robin and Leigh Walters<br />
The Honorable Alvin Weiss<br />
Aleta and Paul Zoidis<br />
Patron<br />
$1,250 & above<br />
Anonymous<br />
Brian Archer<br />
Joseph and Jacqueline Basralian<br />
George and Jane Bean<br />
Eileen R. Becker<br />
Alishia and Henry Brandon<br />
Margaret M. Brubaker<br />
Roneea L. Bundick<br />
Jeri Burt<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Chapin, III<br />
Judith Musicant and Hugh A. Clark<br />
Nancy Clarke<br />
Carol and John Cornwell<br />
Carmen A. Corrales<br />
Andrea Cummis and Renard Fiscus<br />
Margaret J. Cunningham<br />
Victor L. Davson and<br />
Cicely Cottingham<br />
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. -<br />
North Jersey Alumnae Chapter<br />
The Development Wing, Inc.<br />
D’Maris and Joseph Dempsey<br />
Linda Dunham<br />
Donna and Kenneth Eberle<br />
Alice and Glenn Engel<br />
Herbert and Karin Fastert<br />
Drs. Brenda and Robert Fischbein<br />
J. Kevin Gao<br />
Rosemarie Gentile<br />
Kenneth and Claudia Gentner<br />
Thomas P. Giblin<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gilfillan<br />
Carolyn Gould<br />
Perry and Robert Halkitis<br />
Tamara Harris-Robinson<br />
Kitty and Dave Hartman<br />
Donald N. Heirman<br />
Joan Hollander<br />
Alan and Carrie Holtz<br />
Jeremy V. Johnson<br />
Adrian and Erica Karp<br />
Carolyn and James Kinder<br />
Eli Kleinman Fund for<br />
Jewish Education<br />
Gail and Max Kleinman<br />
Hans Knapp<br />
Ben Korman<br />
Irvin and Marjorie Kricheff<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Kronthal<br />
Elaine and Rob LeBuhn+<br />
Mark and Gayle Lerch<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Donald Louria<br />
Kevin and Trisha Luing<br />
Lum, Drasco & Positan, LLC<br />
Terri Seeney Majette<br />
Michele Mason<br />
Lana Masor<br />
Massey Insurance Agency<br />
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njpac members<br />
Patron cont...<br />
Edward Moran<br />
Jack and Ellen Moskowitz<br />
Bruce Murphy and Mary Jane Lauzon<br />
H. Herbert Myers Memorial<br />
Foundation<br />
Nagel Rice, LLP, in memory of<br />
Robin Hodes Jacobs<br />
Jeffrey S. Norman<br />
Dr. Christy Oliver and Bessie T. Oliver<br />
Wayne Paglieri and Jessalyn Chang<br />
Mr. Arnold and Dr. Sandra Peinado<br />
Dr. Kalmon D. Post and<br />
Linda Farber-Post<br />
Caroline and Harry Pozycki<br />
Cecile Prince<br />
Jonathan and Bethany Rabinowitz<br />
Lawrence A. Raia<br />
Susan and Evan Ratner<br />
Dr. Marcia Robbins-Wilf<br />
Tamara Harris-Robinson<br />
Brent N. Rudnick<br />
Barbara Sager<br />
Donald Schier<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Newton B. Schott<br />
Rita and Leonard Selesner<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Shapiro<br />
Divesh Srivastava<br />
Elaine J. Staley<br />
Joan Standish<br />
Rosemary and Robert Steinbaum<br />
Kate S. Tomlinson and Roger Labrie<br />
Mr. and Mrs. R. Charles Tschampion<br />
Bruce A. Tucker<br />
Mr. and Mrs. David S. Untracht<br />
Jon Ulanet<br />
Kathyrn Vermilye<br />
Richard and Arlene Vezza<br />
Drs. Radha and Rao V. Vinnakota<br />
Lisa Webber<br />
Dr. Joy Weinstein and<br />
Dr. Bruce Forman<br />
Lloyd Williams<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Wood<br />
Gary and Wendy Young<br />
Richard Zaborowski<br />
Supporter<br />
$650 & above<br />
Cheryl Adams<br />
Sarrina Banks<br />
Deborah and Joseph Belfatto<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Braun<br />
James and Sharon Briggs<br />
Eloyd O. Britt<br />
Dr. Kimberly Brown and<br />
Parkway Eye Care Center<br />
Janice Buffalow and<br />
David R. Chapman<br />
Calvin Carver<br />
Fred Cordero and Jessica Sporn<br />
Martha Cybyk<br />
Elizabeth DelTufo<br />
Suzanne Deluca-Warner<br />
Walter Douglas<br />
Josephine Edwards and Stanley Yelen<br />
Richard R. Eger and Anne Aronvitch<br />
Linda Caldwell Epps<br />
Sanford and Zella Felzenberg<br />
Dr. Ronald Gandelman and<br />
Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell<br />
Barbara and Marc Gellman<br />
Lucia DiNapoli Gibbons<br />
Clifford and Karen Goldman<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Goodfellow<br />
Claire and Milton Gottlieb<br />
Thomas L. Green<br />
Stephen M. Greenberg<br />
and Barbara Infeld<br />
Wayne and Catherine Greenfeder<br />
Mark Halliday<br />
Hammond Contracting Co., Inc.<br />
Lonnie and Bette Hanauer<br />
Ryan P. Haygood, Esq.<br />
Lorraine and Bob Henry<br />
Samantha B. Hickman<br />
Mary Louise Johnston<br />
Richard and Cindy Johnson<br />
Barbara A. Karpinska<br />
Frances and Robert Kaufmann<br />
Courtney Koch<br />
Joan M. Kram<br />
Michael S. Kurtz<br />
Mark and Sheryl Larner<br />
Deborah Lashley and Harrison Snell<br />
Dorothy Litwin-Brief<br />
Susan Lippa<br />
Marco Lopez<br />
Santa and Michael R. Mallon<br />
Bernice E. Mayes<br />
Helen and Thanassis Mazarakis<br />
Laura and Bobby McGuinness<br />
Ray Merchant<br />
Hector Mislavsky<br />
and Judy Martinez<br />
Drs. Douglas and Susan Morrison<br />
Joseph and Sheila Nadler<br />
William and Patricia O’Connor<br />
Lisa and Gerald Osofsky<br />
Michael Ostroff and Esther Rosenberg<br />
Charles M. Piscitelli<br />
Jay R. Post, Jr. CFP<br />
Gusta A. Pritchett<br />
Oliver B. Quinn<br />
Frank Rand<br />
Brian James Remite<br />
Nogah Revesz<br />
William A. Robinson<br />
Idida Rodriguez<br />
Ina and Mark Roffman<br />
Joel Rosen<br />
Arnold Saltzman and Robin Rolfe<br />
Steven T. Rome<br />
Suzanne and Richard Scheller<br />
The Schiffenhaus Foundation<br />
Sharon and James Schwarz<br />
Drs. Rosanne S. Scriffignano and<br />
Anthony Scriffignano<br />
Carissa Shafto<br />
Edie Simonelli<br />
Susan N. Sobbott<br />
Marilyn and Leon Sokol<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Spalteholz<br />
Beverly and Ed Stern<br />
Stanley and Sharon Streicher<br />
Jill Tarnow<br />
Marva Tidwell<br />
Louise and David J. Travis<br />
Paul and Sharlene Vichness<br />
Dr. Deborah and Peter Vietze<br />
Douglas Walter<br />
Susan D. Wasserman<br />
Stephen Weinstein<br />
Jacqueline Williams<br />
Cheryl Y. Wilson<br />
Dr. A. Zachary Yamba<br />
Diane C. Young, M.D., P.A.<br />
Claire and Gil Zweig<br />
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season funders<br />
New Jersey Performing Arts Center is grateful to the following partners for their<br />
commitment and investment in <strong>NJPAC</strong>’s mission. As of November 20, 2019<br />
Official Sponsors:<br />
OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF<br />
<strong>NJPAC</strong>’S SPOTLIGHT<br />
GALA<br />
OFFICIAL AIRLINE<br />
OF <strong>NJPAC</strong><br />
OFFICIAL IMAGING<br />
SUPPLIER OF <strong>NJPAC</strong><br />
OFFICIAL SOFT DRINK<br />
OF <strong>NJPAC</strong><br />
MEDIA SPONSOR<br />
Major support provided by:<br />
The Chambers Family and The MCJ Amelior Foundation, Stewart and Judy Colton, Toby & Leon Cooperman,<br />
Betty Wold Johnson, John Strangfeld and Mary Kay Strangfeld Foundation and Judy & Josh Weston<br />
Additional support provided by:<br />
Audible, Inc., Joan and Allen Bildner Family Fund, Edison Properties Newark Foundation,<br />
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, The Griffinger Family, The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation,<br />
William J. & Paula Marino, McCrane Foundation, Inc., care of Margrit McCrane, PNC Bank, N.A./The PNC Foundation,<br />
The Ryan Family, The Walter V. and Judith L. Shipley Family Foundation,<br />
The Smart Family Foundation/David S. Stone, Esq., Stone and Magnanini, Steinway & Sons,<br />
Michael & Jill Tanenbaum, TD Charitable Foundation, Turrell Fund, John & Suzanne Willian/Goldman Sachs Gives<br />
and The New Jersey Cultural Trust<br />
for your information<br />
As part of our Enhanced Safety Program, the following<br />
items are prohibited upon entry into Prudential Hall,<br />
the Victoria Theater, and all public spaces of <strong>NJPAC</strong>:<br />
backpacks, large pocketbooks, shopping bags, suitcases,<br />
briefcases, weapons, animals (except service animals).<br />
Late Seating Policy: Latecomers and persons<br />
leaving the theater midshow will be seated/<br />
re-seated at the discretion of the management.<br />
Camera and Recording Equipment is Prohibited:<br />
The use of recording equipment and the taking of<br />
photographs of any performance or the possession<br />
of any device for such use without the written<br />
permission of the management is strictly prohibited.<br />
Parking Facilities: Easy parking is available in the 1,100-car<br />
garage under Military Park, directly across from <strong>NJPAC</strong>.<br />
Safe and secure surface parking is also available.<br />
Smoking and/or vaping is prohibited<br />
throughout all indoor spaces of <strong>NJPAC</strong>.<br />
Lost and Found: Any found items should be returned<br />
to <strong>NJPAC</strong> Security or Guest Services staff. If you<br />
believe you have lost an item, call (973) 297-5868.<br />
Found clothing items will be held for 30 days after<br />
which they will be donated to a local shelter.<br />
Mobile Device Courtesy Reminder: Please<br />
respect performers and fellow audience members<br />
by ensuring that all cellular phones and mobile<br />
devices are turned off during performances.<br />
Newark Light Rail: NJTRANSIT’s Newark Light Rail offers<br />
frequent service in Downtown Newark that includes a<br />
station stop at <strong>NJPAC</strong>, offering a convenient alternative<br />
to driving to a performance or event. This service is an<br />
extension of the Newark City Subway and connects all rail<br />
lines served by Newark Penn and Broad Street Stations.<br />
Other popular destinations served by the extension<br />
are The Newark Museum of Art and Broad Street area<br />
businesses. For more information, visit njtransit.com/nlr.<br />
Disabilities: All Tiers of Prudential Hall and Victoria<br />
Theater are wheelchair accessible. Open captioning is<br />
provided at select performances. Sennheisser Infraport<br />
infra red audio receivers are available free-of-charge<br />
from an <strong>NJPAC</strong> Guest Service staff member.<br />
<strong>NJPAC</strong> welcomes children of all ages to its<br />
family events, but adult performances are not<br />
recommended for children 5 years old<br />
and younger.<br />
New Jersey Performing Arts Center<br />
<strong>NJPAC</strong>, One Center Street, Newark, NJ, 07102<br />
Administrative: 973.642.8989<br />
Box Office: 1.888.466.5722<br />
njpac.org<br />
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njpac staff & administration As of December 18, 2019<br />
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT<br />
John Schreiber*<br />
President & CEO<br />
Chelsea Keys<br />
Special Projects and<br />
New Ideas Lead<br />
Mercedes Samuels<br />
Administrative Assistant,<br />
Office of the President<br />
David Rodriguez*<br />
Executive Vice President &<br />
Executive Producer<br />
Kira M. Ruth***<br />
Administrative Assistant &<br />
Office Manager<br />
Warren Tranquada**<br />
Executive Vice President & COO<br />
Valerie Fullilove<br />
Senior Administrative Assistant<br />
Timothy Lizura<br />
Senior Vice President,<br />
Real Estate & Capital Projects<br />
ARTS EDUCATION<br />
Alison Scott-Williams*<br />
Vice President, Arts Education<br />
Jennifer Tsukayama*<br />
Assistant Vice President,<br />
Arts Education Operations<br />
Denise Jackson<br />
Administrative Assistant to<br />
Vice President & Assistant Vice<br />
President<br />
Cathleen Plazas<br />
Senior Director, Curriculum &<br />
Program Evaluation<br />
Mark Gross<br />
Director, Jazz Instruction<br />
Rosa Hyde*<br />
Director, SchoolTime & Assemblies<br />
Jamie M. Mayer*<br />
Director, Curriculum & Professional<br />
Development<br />
Victoria Revesz<br />
Director, School & Community<br />
Programs<br />
Roneasha Bell<br />
Manager, On-site and<br />
Community Programs<br />
Kyle Conner<br />
Manager, Sales & Partnerships<br />
Ashley Mandaglio<br />
Manager, Professional<br />
Development<br />
Danielle Vauters<br />
Manager, School and<br />
Summer Programs<br />
Becca Grek<br />
Coordinator, Program Registration<br />
& Operations<br />
Kristine Mathieson<br />
Coordinator, School &<br />
Summer Programs<br />
Daniel Silverstein<br />
Coordinator, On-site &<br />
Community Programs<br />
Patricia Sweeting*<br />
Coordinator, Performances<br />
& Engagement<br />
Kendra Williams<br />
Coordinatior, Faculty<br />
Evaluation and Training<br />
Tara Baker<br />
Administrative Assistant &<br />
Office Manager<br />
Sheikia “Purple Haze” Norris<br />
Faculty Lead, Hip Hop<br />
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP<br />
MANAGEMENT<br />
Hassab Gebremedhin<br />
Senior Director, CRM<br />
Ameris Poquette<br />
Business Systems Analyst<br />
DEVELOPMENT<br />
Lisa Mantone<br />
Senior Vice President,<br />
Development<br />
Trisha Singh<br />
Senior Administrative Assistant<br />
Laura McGuinness<br />
Assistant Vice President,<br />
Individual Giving<br />
Kathleen Braslow<br />
Director, Events and<br />
Donor Services<br />
Amy Fitzpatrick<br />
Director, Development<br />
Deborah Purdon<br />
Director, Research &<br />
Prospect Management<br />
Doris Thomas<br />
Director, Corporate Relations<br />
& Sponsorship<br />
Valerie Blau<br />
Corporate Giving Manager<br />
Rolston Cyril Watts<br />
Senior Manager,<br />
Development Operations<br />
Jenifer Braun<br />
Writer, Institutional Content<br />
& Correspondence<br />
Harris Cabrera<br />
Manager, Foundation Relations<br />
Angela Marie Tayco<br />
Manager, Membership<br />
Aisha Irvis<br />
Senior Coordinator,<br />
Corporate Relations<br />
FINANCE<br />
Lennon Register<br />
Vice President & CFO<br />
Yolanda Doganay<br />
Assistant Vice President &<br />
Controller<br />
Mary Jaffa***<br />
Assistant Vice President, Finance<br />
Betty Robertson**<br />
Senior Accountant,<br />
General Accounting<br />
Manuela Silva****<br />
Senior Accountant, Payroll<br />
Geraldine Richardson***<br />
Staff Accountant,<br />
Accounts Payable<br />
Monique Cook<br />
Financial Analyst<br />
HUMAN RESOURCES<br />
Beth Silver<br />
Vice President, Human Resources<br />
Ginny Bowers Coleman***<br />
Director, Volunteer Services<br />
Taheerah Smiley<br />
Human Resources Generalist<br />
Ashanti Hargrove<br />
Receptionist & HR Assistant<br />
INFORMATION<br />
TECHNOLOGIES<br />
Ernie DiRocco**<br />
Chief Information Officer<br />
Carl Sims****<br />
Director, Network Infrastructure<br />
Rodney Johnson**<br />
Support Analyst, IT & Telecom<br />
MARKETING &<br />
COMMUNICATIONS<br />
Katie Sword*<br />
Vice President, Marketing &<br />
Communications<br />
Fallon Currie (Parrish)<br />
Administrative Assistant<br />
Debra L. Volz***<br />
Senior Director, Creative Services<br />
Yesenia Jimenez****<br />
Director, Loyalty Services<br />
Charlene A. Roberts*<br />
Director, Performance Marketing<br />
Patricia Ryan<br />
Art Director<br />
Tina Boyer*<br />
Senior Manager, Creative Services<br />
Yasmeen Fahmy<br />
Associate Director,<br />
Digital Marketing<br />
Latoya Dawson*<br />
Manager, Marketing<br />
Nathan Leslie*<br />
Manager, Marketing<br />
Katie Stein<br />
Digital Community Manager<br />
Doris Ann Pezzolla****<br />
Senior Graphic Designer<br />
Allison Terkowitz<br />
Graphic Designer<br />
Matthew Cherry<br />
Digital Marketing Coordinator<br />
April Jeffries<br />
Coordinator, Group Sales<br />
Daryle Charles**<br />
Theron Mallard<br />
Robert Paglia***<br />
Priority Customer Representatives<br />
FOR A FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS, VISIT <strong>NJPAC</strong>.ORG OR CALL 1.888.GO.<strong>NJPAC</strong>
Jerome H. Enis****<br />
Consultant, Herbert George<br />
Associates<br />
Angela Thomas<br />
Consultant, Performance<br />
Public Relations<br />
OPERATIONS<br />
Chad Spies***<br />
Vice President, Operations<br />
& Real Estate<br />
Anthony Rosta<br />
Facility Manager &<br />
ADA Coordinator<br />
Meredith Hull<br />
Administrative Assistant<br />
Todd Tantillo***<br />
Chief Engineer<br />
J. Dante Esposito****<br />
Lead Engineer<br />
Thomas Amory<br />
Brian Cady**<br />
Sherman Gamble***<br />
Mariusz Koniuszewski**<br />
Maintenance Engineers<br />
John Hook*<br />
Senior Director, Security, Parking &<br />
Traffic Operations<br />
Thomas Dixon****<br />
Safety & Security Manager<br />
Robin Jones**<br />
Senior Director,<br />
House Management<br />
Gabrielle DeGaetano<br />
Ieronimos (Jerry) Xenos<br />
House Managers<br />
Kathleen Dickson****<br />
Senior Head Usher<br />
Lamont Akins****<br />
Jerry Battle**<br />
Edward Fleming****<br />
Cynthia Robinson***<br />
Tracey Robinson<br />
Head Ushers<br />
Lauren Vivenzio****<br />
Manager, Operations<br />
Hernan Soto****<br />
Senior Supervisor, Operations<br />
Support Staff<br />
Francisco Soto*<br />
Supervisor, Operations Support<br />
& Services<br />
Kemar Brown<br />
Assistant Supervisor, Operations<br />
Support & Services<br />
Tyrone Boyd<br />
Delbert Green<br />
George Clemons<br />
David Martina<br />
Operations Support Staff<br />
George Gardner****<br />
House Painter<br />
Corey Lester*<br />
Mailroom Coordinator<br />
PRODUCTION<br />
Chris Moses**<br />
Senior Director, Production<br />
Christopher Staton*<br />
Senior Production Manager<br />
E. Kevin Jones<br />
Production Manager<br />
Crystal Cowling<br />
Associate Production Manager<br />
Rachel Macleod<br />
Production Coordinator<br />
William Worman****<br />
Head Carpenter<br />
Mario Corrales****<br />
Bryan Danieli***<br />
Assistant Head Carpenters<br />
Jacob Allen**<br />
Head Electrician<br />
John Enea*<br />
Gumersindo Fajardo****<br />
Assistant Head Electricians<br />
Paul Allshouse**<br />
Head Audio<br />
John DiCapua<br />
John Finney**<br />
Assistant Heads Audio<br />
Richard Edwards****<br />
George Honczarenko*<br />
Amere Jenkins*<br />
Dan Pagan<br />
House Specialists<br />
Eunice Peterson****<br />
Allison Wyss****<br />
Senior Artist Assistants<br />
Melvin Anderson**<br />
Lowell Craig***<br />
Rachel Dresner<br />
Daniel Drew III<br />
Loni Fiscus<br />
Daniel Ovalle*<br />
Sindy Sanchez<br />
MJ Santry<br />
Suzanne Santry<br />
Ritesh Vallabhaneni<br />
Artist Assistants<br />
PROGRAMMING<br />
Evan White***<br />
Assistant Vice President,<br />
Programming<br />
Simma Levine<br />
Producer, Special Projects<br />
Craig Pearce*<br />
Producer, Festivals & Performances<br />
Kitab Rollins**<br />
Director Performance &<br />
Broadcast Rentals<br />
Eyesha Marable*<br />
Director, Community Engagement<br />
Najiyyah Bailey<br />
Associate Producer, Community<br />
Engagement<br />
Adrien Turner<br />
Community Impact Coordinator<br />
William W. Lockwood, Jr.****<br />
Programming Consultant<br />
Donna Walker-Kuhne*<br />
Senior Advisor, Community<br />
Engagement<br />
SPECIAL EVENTS<br />
Austin Cleary***<br />
Assistant Vice President<br />
Sales & Planning, <strong>NJPAC</strong> Events<br />
Roslyn Brown**<br />
Event Associate<br />
TICKET SERVICES<br />
Erik Wiehardt***<br />
Director, Ticket Services<br />
Stephanie Miller****<br />
Associate Director,<br />
Ticketing System<br />
Nicole Craig***<br />
Associate Director, Box Office<br />
Robin Polakoff*<br />
Ticketing System Specialist<br />
Veronica Dunn-Sloan**<br />
Box Office Managers<br />
Edward Bogus<br />
Box Office Manager P/T<br />
Jana Thompson*<br />
Box Office Representative<br />
Belva Moody<br />
Box Office Representative P/T<br />
WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION<br />
OF <strong>NJPAC</strong><br />
Sarah Rosen<br />
Managing Director<br />
Amy Mormak*<br />
Associate Director, Events<br />
Christine Borowsky<br />
Events Coordinator<br />
Service Recognition<br />
(as of 12/9/19)<br />
* * * * 20+ years<br />
* * * 15+ years<br />
* * 10+ years<br />
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Norman Bluhm, Fresco #13, 1987 (detail). Acrylic and pastel on paper, 60 × 50 in.<br />
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coming this spring!<br />
ballet<br />
hispánico<br />
mar 21 & 22<br />
michael<br />
feinstein<br />
mar 14<br />
masterchef<br />
junior<br />
live<br />
mar 10<br />
johnny<br />
mathis<br />
mar 20<br />
the<br />
chieftains<br />
mar 15<br />
tierney sutton<br />
& ann hampton callaway<br />
mar 28<br />
Maz Jobrani<br />
Fri, Mar 6 @ 7:30 & 9:45PM<br />
Whindersson Nunes<br />
Sat, Mar 7 @ 8PM<br />
National Dance Institute<br />
Voices of Change<br />
Sun, Mar 8 @ 4PM<br />
MasterChef Junior Live<br />
Tue, Mar 10 @ 7PM<br />
Michael Feinstein:<br />
Shaken & Stirred<br />
featuring Storm Large<br />
Sat, Mar 14 @ 3PM<br />
Sugar Bar Comes<br />
to Newark<br />
featuring Valerie Simpson<br />
and Dave Koz<br />
Sat, Mar 14 @ 2 & 7PM<br />
The Chieftains<br />
The Irish Goodbye<br />
Sun, Mar 15 @ 7PM<br />
The High Kings<br />
Tue, Mar 17 @ 7:30PM<br />
Johnny Mathis<br />
with special guest<br />
Gary Mule Deer<br />
Fri, Mar 20 @ 8PM<br />
Ballet Hispánico<br />
CARMEN.maquia<br />
Sat, Mar 21 @ 7:30PM<br />
Sun, Mar 22 @ 3PM<br />
Tierney Sutton &<br />
Ann Hampton Callaway<br />
In Technicolor<br />
Sat, Mar 28 @ 7:30PM<br />
dance series<br />
The American Song series at <strong>NJPAC</strong> is presented, in part, through the<br />
generous support of the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation,<br />
the David S. Steiner and Sylvia Steiner Charitable Trust, and the Joan and<br />
Allen Bildner Family Fund.<br />
For tickets and full schedule visit njpac.org • 1.888.GO.<strong>NJPAC</strong> • group sales 1.888.696.5722
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