CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AT PENN STATE

ONSTAGE

Nancy VanLandingham, chairLam Hood, vice chair

William AsburyPatricia Best

Lynn Sidehamer BrownPhilip Burlingame

Alfred Jones Jr.Deb Latta

Eileen LeibowitzEllie Lewis

Christine Lichtig

Mary Ellen LitzingerBonnie MarshallPieter OuwehandMelinda StearnsSusan SteinbergLillian UpcraftPat WilliamsNina Woskob

student representativeJesse Scott

Community Advisory CounCilThe Community Advisory Council is dedicated to strengthening

the relationship between the Center for the Performing Arts and the community. Council members participate in a range

of activities in support of this objective.

Today’s performance is sponsored by

lynn sidehamer Brown and Kimberly Watkins

CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AT PENN STATE

presents

Brian stokes mitchellSimply Broadway

7:30 p.m., Friday, October 17, 2014Eisenhower Auditorium

The program will be announced from the stage.

The performance is presented without an intermission.

sponsors Lynn Sidehamer Brown and Kimberly Watkins

The Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state

agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

BriAn stoKEs mitCHEllDubbed “the last leading man” by The New York Times, Tony Award-winner Brian Stokes Mitchell has enjoyed a career that spans Broadway, television, film, and concert appearances with the country’s finest con-ductors and orchestras. He received a Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, and an Outer Critics Circle Award for his star turn in Kiss Me, Kate. He also gave Tony Award-nominated performances in Man of La Mancha, August Wilson’s King Hedley II, and Ragtime. Other notable Broadway shows include Kiss of the Spider Woman, Jelly’s Last Jam, and most recently Lincoln Center Theater’s Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. An extremely versatile and in-demand singer, Stokes has performed at venues spanning jazz, opera, pop, country, and musical theatre worlds. He has worked with John Williams, Marvin Hamlisch, Keith Lockhart, Michael Tilson Thomas, Paul Gemignani, the Smithsonian Jazz Mas-terworks Orchestra, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and The Muppets. Stokes has made multiple appearances at Carnegie Hall, including his debut performance with the San Francisco Symphony, his televised per-

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formance in South Pacific opposite Reba McEntire, and a sold-out solo concert. He has been invited to the White House and has performed for President Obama and President Clinton. His extensive screen credits began with his seven-year stint on Trapper John, M.D. and continued with memorable appearances on Great Perfor-mances, Frasier, Glee, and the film Jumping the Broom. As a voice-over artist, he has played dozens of characters on animated programs. Stokes’ narration of Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait and his narration of First Freedom—a documentary about the creation and evolution of religious freedom in America—both aired on PBS.  Stokes has appeared on more than twenty albums, including his epony-mous first solo CD. His latest album, Simply Broadway, features the bari-tone accompanied by solo pianist Tedd Firth. Inspired by a 1975 record-ing by Tony Bennett and Bill Evans, Simply Broadway was produced in a similar “old-school” style without overdubs or audio separation. Stokes and Firth were in the same room at the same time as they recorded the tracks. The song selection includes works from Camelot, Porgy and Bess, Company, Sunday in the Park With George, Les Misérables, and other classics. Stokes produced the album and co-arranged the tracks with Firth. In addition to his concert circuit, Stokes also performs charitable con-certs based on Simply Broadway with proceeds split by The Actors Fund and the non-profit theatre where the performance takes place. Stokes’ goal is to share the concept of giving service to others as well as to pro-mote the importance of the arts in everyday life.

The New York Times review of his concert at Alice Tully Hall in New York City proclaimed: “Mr. Mitchell commands a singularly thunderous baritone whose size matches the egos of vainglorious stage characters like Don Quixote from Man of La Mancha and Lancelot from Camelot. Unfurled in layers to uncover a feral growl at its bottom end, the voice accomplishes what no amount of heroic preening and posing could achieve. You trem-ble before its visceral impact. More important, you believe in these guys. Few other Broadway baritones have such vocal resources.” As a writer, Stokes has contributed to the book Hirschfeld’s Harlem, penned the preface to At This Theatre, and co-authored the children’s book Lights on Broadway. For fun, he has been known to fly planes and jump out of them—although not at the same time. He can also ride a bicycle on a high wire. Stokes has enjoyed working with numerous charitable organizations, including the March of Dimes and USO, and is chairman of the board for The Actors Fund.

He resides in New York City with his wife, son, and rescued mutt, Diggidy.

For more information, go to www.brianstokes.com.

Tom Wopat, Faith Prince, Marilyn Maye, Hilary Kole, Linda Lavin, James Naughton, Lucie Arnaz, Jane Olivor, Karen Akers, Darius de Haas, Mary Cleere Haran, Margaret Whiting, Carol Sloane, Bob Stewart, Marlene VerPlanck, Nancy Marano, K. T. Sullivan, Claiborne Cary, and many others. Among the jazz musicians he has performed or recorded with are John Pizzarelli, Houston Person, Frank Wess, Mark Whitfield, Red Holloway, Benny Golson, and Joe Morello. New York City appearances include Carnegie Hall, Blue Note, Birdland, The Iridium, Algonquin Hotel, Café Carlyle, Feinstein’s at the Loews Regency, Rainbow Room, The Town Hall, Russian Tea Room, and Gracie Mansion. Numerous national appearances include a perfor-mance at the White House. As an arranger and orchestrator, Firth’s work has been performed by Peter Nero and the Philly Pops; the Detroit, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, and Stamford symphony orches-tras; Ocean City Pops; and the Spokane Jazz Orchestra. Television appearances include The Today Show, All My Children, and The Caroline Rhea Show.

tEdd FirtHTedd Firth is a New York City based accompanist, jazz pianist, arranger, and orchestrator. As an accom-panist he has worked with Brian Stokes Mitchell, Lee Ann Womack,

7:30 P.M. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23 | EISENHOWER AUDITORIUM

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The iconic British vocal ensemble pays homage to the intersection of popular, jazz, and Broadway music that

dazzled the airwaves for much of the twentieth century.

The King’s SingersGreat American SongbookSavor a cappella settings of classic songs by the likes of Cy Coleman (“The Best is Yet to Come”), Richard Rodgers (“My Funny Valentine”), Cole Porter (“I’ve Got You Under My Skin”), Harold Arlen (“I’ve Got the World on a String”), Irving Berlin (“Cheek to Cheek”), and Jerome Kern (“I Won’t Dance”).

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Amy Greenberg and Richard DoyleBill and Connie HayesSteven L. Herb and

Sara Willoughby-HerbNancy L. HerronLam and Lina HoodCindy and Al JonesJames and Bonnie KnappJames and Barbara KornerJohn and Michelle MasonPatrick W. and Susan N. MorseMarcia and Bill NewtonSteve and Anne PfeiffenbergerJack and Sue PorembaPatricia Hawbaker QuinlivanAndy and Kelly RenfrewShirley SacksRussell and Jeanne SchleidenPaul and K. C. SheelerVaughn and Kay ShirkSusan and Lewis SteinbergMarilynne W. StoutKenton StuckElizabeth TrudeauGeorge and Debbie TrudeauMark and JoAnne WesterhausMary Jane and William WildCharlotte Zmyslo

PARTNER

$250 TO $499

Steve and Chris AdamsWilliam W. AsburyDr. Deborah F. AtwaterSven and Carmen BilénAlan BrownRichard W. Bryant

MEMbErSThe Center for the Performing Arts recognizes the following members for their support. For information on the membership program or how you may contribute to the Center for the Performing Arts, please contact Dave Shaffer at 814-863-1167 or DaveShaffer@psu.edu.

LEADERSHIP CIRCLE

$3,000 AND MORE

Lynn Sidehamer BrownMimi U. Barash CoppersmithMarty and Joan DuffBlake and Linda GallRobert and Helen HarveyBob and Sonia HufnagelRichard and Sally KalinDan and Peggy Hall LeKanderBarbara PalmerDotty and Paul RigbyLouis P. Silverman and Veronica A. SamborskyGeorge and Nina Woskob

DIRECTOR’SCIRCLE

$2,000 TO $2,999

Patricia Best and Thomas RayLynn Donald BreonJanet Fowler Dargitz and

Karl George StoedefalkeRod and Shari EricksonEdward R. GalusArnold and Marty GascheDonald W. Hamer and Marie BednarBeverly HickeyHoney and Bill JaffeKay F. KustanbauterEileen W. LeibowitzTom and Mary Ellen LitzingerPieter W. and Lida OuwehandWilliam RabinowitzRobert Schmalz

ENCORECIRCLE

$1,000 TO $1,999

Grace M. BardineMary and Hu BarnesPhilip and Susan BurlingameEdda and Francis G. GentryRichard B. GidezJudith Albrecht and Denny GioiaDavid and Margaret GrayMichael P. Johnson and

Maureen MulderigStan and Debra LattaBenson and Christine LichtigKenneth and Irene McllvriedKaren Scott ShearerJackson and Diane SpielvogelCarol and Rex WarlandTerry and Pat WilliamsDavid and Diane Wisniewski

ADVOCATE

$500 TO $999

Pamela M. AikeyNed and Inga BookJack and Diana BrenizerSandra Zaremba and Richard Brown Richard Carlson and Lori ForlizziJoseph and Annie DoncseczMichael T. and Ann F. DotseySteve and Sandy ElbinMark A. FalvoJoel GaesserNancy S. GambleJohn and Carol Graham

Bold listings represent members who increased their donations by 10 percent or more this season. Be Bold! Contact Dave Shaffer, assistant director for special programs, at 814-863-1167.

Roger and Corrine CoplanLee and Joan CoraorStephanie CorcinoJo DixonMargaret DudaHeather F. FleckPamela FrancisPeg and Joe FrenchCatherine GreenhamAndrea HarringtonMs. Sue E. HaugDawn E. HawkinsDale T. HoffmanChristopher and Gail HurleyJohn and Gina IkenberryAllen and Nancy JacobsonLaurene Keck and Dave SweetlandChick KingJohn and Gretchen LeathersFran E. LevinJack and Ellie LewisDorothy and Kenneth LutzRichard D. LysleJodi Hakes McWhirterSusan and Brian McWhirterJim and Sharon MortensenJoe and Sandy NiebelEva and Ira PellMartena RogersMike and Joan RoseberrySally L. SchaadtRobert and Peggy SchlegelTom and Carolyn SchwartzDave Shaffer and Eve EvansJohn and Sherry SymonsShawn and Amy VashawGary and Tammy VratarichBarbara R. and Joel A. WeissSue WhiteheadDavid and Betsy WillCraig and Diane ZabelDr. Theodore ZiffCal and Pam Zimmerman

FRIEND

$150 TO $249

Lynn and Ellis AbramsonShirley AllanAnne and Art AndersonScott and Sandy BalboniDr. Henry and Elaine BrzyckiJohn Collins and Mary BrownJohn M. Carroll and Mary Beth RossonGeorge and Bunny DohnSteven P. Draskoczy, M.D.Terry and Janice EngelderBarry and Patti FisherFrank and Vicky ForniBob and Ellen FrederickAndris and Dace FreivaldsCharlie and Laura HackettElizabeth Hanley and

Patrick KolivoskiJohn Lloyd HansonBetty Harper and Scott SheederProforma LLH Promos, LLCTom and Ann HettmanspergerJim and Susan HouserSteven and Shirley HsiAnne F. HummerDaniel and Kathleen JonesEd and Debbie KlevansJohn F. KneppHarry B. Kropp and

Edward J. LegutkoThomas Kurtz and Grace Mullingan-KurtzMark and Theresa LaferFred and Louise LeoniakSharon and David LiebBob and Janice LindsayHerb and Trudy LipowskyJane and Edward LiszkaNancy and John LoweSandy and Betty MacdonaldHelen ManfullDeborah Marron Betty McBride-ThueringSherren and Harold McKenzieTom Caldwell Memorial FundDon MillerJune Miller

Gary and Judy MitchellBetty and John MooreChris and Bobbie MuscarellaRobert F. and Donna C. NicelyClaire M. PaquinGuy and Grace PilatoAndrew and Jean Landa PytelEd and Georgia ReutzelPhil and Judy RobertsSusan J. ScheetzThe Shondeck FamilyDonald Smith and Merrill BudlongAllan and Sherrill SonstebyCarol Sosnowski and

Rosemary WeberBarry and Ellen SteinJoLaine TeyssierJames and Deena UltmanStephen and Jennifer Van HookNancy and Wade VanLandinghamAlice Wilson and FriendsCarl and Sharon WinterDavid L. and Connie Yocum

THE JAzz TRAIN

$250 AND MORE

Help us continue to present world-class jazz artists by becoming a member ofThe Jazz Train. For details, contact Dave Shaffer at DaveShaffer@psu.edu or 814-863-1167.

William W. AsburyPatricia Best and Thomas RayDavid and Susan BeyerleLynn Donald BreonLynn Sidehamer BrownPhilip and Susan BurlingameLisa and David CogginsGordon and Caroline DeJongJim and Polly DunnEdward R. GalusArnold and Marty GascheCharlene and Frank GausJohn and Michelle GroenveldLee Grover and Anita Bear

PARTNER (CONT’D)

$250 TO $499

ENdowMENT CoNTribuTorS$150 AND MORE

We recognize the following donors who have contributed to endow-ments at the Center for the Performing Arts in the past year. For more information about how to contribute to existing endowments, contact Dave Shaffer at 814-863-1167 or DaveShaffer@psu.edu.

John L. Brown Jr. and Marlynn Steele Sidehamer Endowment

The Sturtz-Davis Family

Nina C. Brown EndowmentPamela M. Aikey

Richard Robert Brown Program EndowmentRichard Brown and Sandra Zaremba

Norma and Ralph Condee Chamber Music EndowmentRobert and Dorothy CecilWilliam F. and Kathleen Dierkes Condee

Honey and Bill Jaffe EndowmentHoney and Bill Jaffe

McQuaide Blasko EndowmentMr. and Mrs. James Horne

Penn State International Dance Ensemble EndowmentElizabeth Hanley and Patrick Kolivoski

Steven L. Herb and Sara Willoughby-Herb

Anne and Lynn HutchesonHoney and Bill JaffeBrian and Christina JohnsonMichael P. Johnson and

Maureen MulderigCindy and Al JonesNicholas and Carolyn KelloRobert Martin and Kathy WeaverKathleen D. Matason and

Richard M. SmithRandi and Peter MenardDr. Marla L. MoonWilson and Maureen MosesWilliam and Annemarie MountzLarry and Kelly MrozJack and Sue PorembaSally L. SchaadtDavid and Ann Shallcross-WolfgangDan and Melinda StearnsDennis W. and Joan S. ThomsonDan and Linda TreviñoBarbara R. and Joel A. WeissCharlotte Zmyslo

visionEnriching lives through inspiring experiences

missionThe Center for the Performing Arts provides a context, through artistic connections, to the human experience. By bringing artists and audiences together we spark discovery of passion, inspira-tion, and inner truths. We are a motivator for creative thinking and examination of our relationship with the world.

Front cover photos: 1. Regina Carter © 2010 rahav Segev/Photopass.com 2. Cirque Alfonse in Timber! Frederic barrette 3. Joshua Roman © Tina Su 4. MAMMA MIA! MAMMA MIA! North American Tour © 2013 Kevin Thomas Garcia 5. Brian Stokes Mitchell © richard Termine 6. Takács Quartet © Ellen Appel 7. Aspen Santa Fe Ballet rosalie o’Connor 8. BASETRACK Live 9. Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra in The Galileo Project Glenn davidson 10. SpokFrevo Orquestra 11. Ani Kavafian, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center bernard Midich

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George Trudeau, director

Lea Asbell-Swanger, assistant director

Annie Doncsecz, finance director

Tracy Noll, sales and development services director

Laura Sullivan, marketing and communications director

Amy Dupain Vashaw, audience and program development director

Shannon Arney, assistant ticket manager

Erik Baxter, multimedia specialist

Shannon Bishop, downtown ticket center manager

Christie Black, editorial and public relations associate

Len Codispot, sales and development accounting coordinator

Gary Collins, production supervisor

Medora Ebersole, education programs manager

Lisa Faust, audience services manager

Deanna Heichel, assistant finance director

Tom Hesketh, events manager

Wanda Hockenberry, assistant to the director

Christine Igoe, ticket manager

Tony Intorre, information technology specialist

Urszula Kulakowski, art director

Heather Mannion, advertising associate

Sherren McKenzie, group sales coordinator

John Mark Rafacz, editorial manager

Dave Shaffer, assistant director for special programs

Chad Swires, production supervisor

Mark Tinik, production supervisor

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CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AT PENN STATE

COLLECTION FOR MILITARY TROOPSThe Dear Hero Program, a Penn State undergraduate student organization, has bins

in the Eisenhower Auditorium lobby through October 29 to collect items for military personnel serving overseas.

Drop off donations weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or on the nights of performances.

Go to cpa.psu.edu and click on the DEAR HERO COLLECTION banner for a list of suggested donation items.