October 5 – 16, 2016
36th Season, 19th Autumn Production
BRIDGET McDONOUGH
General Manager
RUDY HOGENMILLER
Artistic Director
presents
LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU:
JULE STYNE’S GREATEST HITS
Featuring
JUSTIN ADAIR
LARRY ADAMS
EMILY BARNASH
KELLY BRITT
WILLIAM ROBERTS
MARY ROBIN ROTH
Music Director & Conductor
Linda Madonia*
BassDrums
Joseph Krzysiak*
Joey Zymonas*
Production Manager
Katie Beeks
Director
RUDY HOGENMILLER
* Members of Chicago Federation of Musicians, Local 10-208
Let Me Entertain You: Jule Styne’s Greatest Hits
1
A B O U T L I G H T O P E R A WO R K S
LIGHT OPERA WORKS is a resident professional not-for-profit music theater, founded in
1980. The company’s mission is to produce and present musical theater from a variety
of world traditions. Such works include American and Continental operettas, classic
American musical theater, as well as contemporary fare. Since its inaugural season
in 1981, LIGHT OPERA WORKS continues to be a leader in the United States for the
presentation of these historically important and theatrically delightful works of art in
productions similar in size and scope to their originals, in modern productions with
professional artists and full orchestra. Other programs include musical theater workshops
for young performers ages 8 to 18, and small concert performances throughout the
Chicago area. LIGHT OPERA WORKS is a member of the Illinois Arts Alliance, League
of Chicago Theatres, National Alliance for Musical Theatre, the Evanston and Wilmette
Chambers of Commerce and Chicago’s North Shore Convention and Visitors Bureau.
For more about LIGHT OPERA WORKS, including information on repertoire and past
productions, visit our website at www.LightOperaWorks.com.
LIGHT OPERA WORKS will become MUSIC THEATER WORKS in 2017.
Special thanks to Found Kitchen and Social House for sponsoring the LET ME
ENTERTAIN YOU opening night reception.
Found Kitchen and Social House, Maggiano’s Little Italy, Oceanique, Prairie Moon,
and Trattoria Demi are the preferred restaurants of Light Opera Works.
Whole Foods Market Green Bay Road is sponsor of the Light Opera Works Youth
Company.
The Light Opera Works Rehearsal Center, Box Office and Administrative Office are
located at 516 4th Street, Wilmette, Illinois 60091. The Box Office phone number is
(847) 920-5360, and Box Office fax line is (847) 920-5358.
The Rehearsal Center is an ideal venue for a variety of events, from rehearsals and
dance classes to meetings and celebrations. For rental information, call (847) 920-5360.
S P E C I A L T H A N K S TO
The Saints; G. Todd Hunt; Dr. John D. McMahon; Tim Pleiman, Bravo Systems;
Fiona Queen, Music Institute of Chicago; Adam Veness
2
Light Opera Works
A F E W WO R D S F R O M T H E A R T I S T I C D I R E C TO R
Welcome to our celebration of one of America’s prolific composers,
Jule Styne. He started his musical career as a child prodigy pianist
(he soloed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the age of 8!)
and went on to become one of Broadway’s greatest composers.
Along the way, he had a successful career in Hollywood, and
wrote a tremendous number of popular songs as well, many
introduced by Frank Sinatra, who said, “Jule Styne is simply
the best there is at what he does.”
There are many ways to approach a program of his music, but we decided to keep it
simple. Act One focuses on the music he wrote for Broadway, while in Act Two you’ll hear
his pop tunes, along with songs written for the movies.
As always, special thanks is due to music director Linda Madonia, and to my talented
singers for their collaboration on this concert. I think we’re “the luckiest people in the
world” to have spent last few weeks in the company of the music of Jule Styne.
Rudy Hogenmiller
Artistic Director
P R O D U C T I O N S TA F F
Director...............................................................................................................................Rudy Hogenmiller
Music Director & Conductor...............................................................................................Linda Madonia
Assistant to the Director....................................................................................................... Clayton Cross
Lighting Coordinator..............................................................................................................Aaron Lorenz
Stylists.............................................................................................................. Jane DeBondt, Jesus Perez
Scenic Artist..............................................................................................................................Adam Veness
Sound Engineer.......................................................................................................................... Mike Patrick
Sound Board Mixer...................................................................................................................Cory Vincent
Crew..........................................................................................................................................K.C. Matthews
Wardrobe............................................................................................................................... Alexa Weinzierl
Orchestra Contractor.............................................................................................................Diana Brodick
Production Manager..................................................................................................................Katie Beeks
Production Assistant.............................................................................................................Olivia Jo Ellery
Let Me Entertain You: Jule Styne’s Greatest Hits
3
A B O U T J U L E S T Y N E (19 0 5 -19 94 )
Jule Styne wrote so many great songs in so many
different styles that it’s difficult to identify his musical
fingerprints on a song, the way we often can with
Cole Porter or George Gershwin. As a result, we know
his songs, but we don’t always realize they are his.
Styne was a songwriter’s songwriter; and worked
with many major lyricists: Stephen Sondheim,
Frank Loesser, Comden and Green, Sammy Cahn,
Yip Harburg and Bob Merrill, to name a few.
“You write as well as who you write with,” Styne said,
and clearly relished his ability to find the perfect
music to match the sensibilities of each one of those
very different wordsmiths. When he said, “If you
can’t be a collaborator, you don’t belong in the theater,” he wasn’t being modest. He
recognized the value of his gifts: “I am the greatest collaborator there is.”
Styne was equally adept at creating Broadway scores and Hit Parade singles. Sometimes,
he brought these two worlds together—“Do-Re-Mi” and “Bells Are Ringing” are pitchperfect examples of the brassy late fifties/early sixties pop sound adapted for the
purposes of the Broadway stage.
But his best work displays a kind of timelessness. In both “Gypsy” and “Funny Girl,” he
evokes bygone eras of show business without resorting to pastiche, with music that is
neither slavishly “period” nor jarringly contemporary. He had a great gift for melody, and
an equally great gift for matching the right melody to the right character and situation.
It’s the latter that turns a great songwriter into a great theater composer.
Of course, Styne was both. He became a great songwriter in Hollywood, cutting his teeth
on Gene Autry musicals and soon graduating to more prestigious assignments, turning
out number one hits and winning the Academy Award in the process.
Broadway beckoned, and while his first show, 1947’s “High Button Shoes,” wasn’t a
smash, it gave him the chance to work with such Broadway royalty as writer-director
George Abbott and choreographer Jerome Robbins, cementing Styne’s philosophy of
collaboration: “I learned more from (Abbott and Robbins) on that show than I could have
learned on ten shows with lesser talents.”
As Styne learned the Broadway ropes, the hits came, including “Gentlemen Prefer
Blondes,” “Bells Are Ringing” and, working with the 29-year-old lyricist Stephen Sondheim,
his 1959 masterpiece “Gypsy.” The songs in each show further pushed the boundaries of
what a Jule Styne song could do. By “Gypsy,” it seemed Styne could do anything.
So identifying a Styne style is a tricky business. But if at some point today you think to
yourself “I”ve Heard That Song Before,” you won’t need to wonder who wrote it. It’s the
work of the dazzlingly versatile Jule Styne. —Michael Kotze
4
Light Opera Works
THE PROGR A M
ACT ONE
“Let Me Entertain You”
“Broadway, Broadway”
“Together Wherever We Go”
“You’ll Never Get Away From Me”
“Small World”
“Everything’s Coming Up Roses”........................................................................................... from GYPSY
(1959, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim)
“The Music That Makes Me Dance”
“Who Are You Now?”
“Don’t Rain On My Parade”........................................................................................... from FUNNY GIRL
(1964, lyrics by Bob Merrill)
“Just In Time”...................................................................................................... from BELLS ARE RINGING
(1956, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green)
“I Know About Love”............................................................................................................. from DO RE MI
(1960, lyrics by Comden and Green)
“I Met A Girl”....................................................................................................... from BELLS ARE RINGING
(1956, lyrics by Comden and Green)
“If You Hadn’t But You Did”............................................................................. from TWO ON THE AISLE
(1951, lyrics by Comden and Green)
“My Own Morning”..........................................................................................from HALLELUJAH, BABY!
(1967, lyrics by Comden and Green)
“Ev’ry Street’s A Boulevard (In Old New York)”.................................................. from HAZEL FLAGG
(1953, lyrics by Bob Hilliard)
“Let’s See What Happens”.......................................................................... from DARLING OF THE DAY
(1968, lyrics by E. Y. Harburg)
“I Still Get Jealous”........................................................................................ from HIGH BUTTON SHOES
(1947, lyrics by Sammy Cahn)
“Fireworks”............................................................................................................................... from DO RE MI
(1960, lyrics by Comden and Green)
“The Party’s Over”............................................................................................. from BELLS ARE RINGING
(1956, lyrics by Comden and Green)
Fifteen-minute intermission
Let Me Entertain You: Jule Styne’s Greatest Hits
5
THE PROGR A M
c o n t.
ACT TWO
“Neverland”...........................................................................................................................from PETER PAN
(1954, lyrics by Comden and Green)
“The Christmas Waltz”.............................................................................(1945, lyrics by Sammy Cahn)
“Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!”.............................................(1954, lyrics by Sammy Cahn)
“As Long As There’s Music”............................................................................................from STEP LIVELY
(1944, lyrics by Sammy Cahn)
“I’ve Heard That Song Before”.......................................................................from YOUTH ON PARADE
(1942, lyrics by Sammy Cahn)
“I Don’t Want To Walk Without You Baby”...........................................................from SWEATER GIRL
(1942, lyrics by Frank Loesser)
“Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out To Dry”...........................................................from GLAD TO SEE YOU
(1944, lyrics by Sammy Cahn)
“A Ride On A Rainbow”.............................................................................. from RUGGLES OF RED GAP
(1957, lyrics by Leo Robin)
“It’s Been A Long, Long Time”.........................................................................................from I’LL GET BY
(1950, lyrics by Sammy Cahn)
“Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week)”................. from ALL-STAR BOND RALLY
(1945, lyrics by Sammy Cahn)
“I’m Glad I Waited For You”..................................................................................from TARS AND SPARS
(1946, lyrics by Sammy Cahn)
“Can’t You Just See Yourself”..................................................................... from HIGH BUTTON SHOES
(1947, lyrics by Sammy Cahn)
“Comes Once In A Lifetime”....................................................... from SUBWAYS ARE FOR SLEEPING
(1961, lyrics by Comden and Green)
“What Makes The Sunset”................................................................................from ANCHORS AWEIGH
(1945, lyrics by Sammy Cahn)
“It’s Magic”.......................................................................................from ROMANCE ON THE HIGH SEAS
(1948, lyrics by Sammy Cahn)
“Three Coins In The Fountain”...............................................from THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN
(1954, lyrics by Sammy Cahn)
“The Things We Did Last Summer”.....................................................(1946, lyrics by Sammy Cahn)
“Time After Time”.............................................................................. from IT HAPPENED IN BROOKLYN
(1947, lyrics by Sammy Cahn)
“Make Someone Happy”..................................................................................................... from DO RE MI
(1960, lyrics by Comden and Green)
Encore Finale
6
Light Opera Works
BIOGR APHIES
JUSTIN ADAIR returns
to Light Opera Works
after playing Older
Patrick in MAME, Sky
Masterson in GUYS
AND DOLLS, and Lt.
Joseph Cable in SOUTH
PACIFIC. Recent credits include BoHo
Theatre’s FUGITIVE SONGS (Jeff
Nomination, Actor in a Supporting Role)
and Barrett in Griffin Theatre’s TITANIC (Jeff
Nomination, Actor in a Supporting Role
-- Musical). Other Chicago credits include
Fabrizio in THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA (Jeff
Award, Actor in a Supporting Role -Musical) and SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ (Jeff
Nomination, Ensemble) at Theo Ubique
Cabaret Theatre, LES MISÉRABLES (Drury
Lane Theatre), and JUNO (TimeLine
Theatre). With Chicago Opera Vanguard, he
played Eddie in the Chicago premiere of
GREEK and Jimmy in THE SUITCASE: AN
OPERA, which the company took to Belfast,
Northern Ireland. Justin spent a summer
with the College Light Opera Company in
Cape Cod for their 2011 season. He is a
graduate of Roosevelt University’s Chicago
College of Performing Arts and holds an
Associate’s in Fine Arts from the College of
DuPage. www.justinadair.com
LARRY ADAMS has
played leading roles at
Light Opera Works,
including SOUTH
PACIFIC (Emile de
Becque), THE MERRY
WIDOW (Danilo), KISS
ME, KATE (Fred Graham), 110 IN THE SHADE
(Starbuck), THE SOUND OF MUSIC (Captain
von Trapp), THE MUSIC MAN (Harold Hill), A
LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC (Fredrik), and I DO! I
DO! (Michael). Other Chicago credits
include Drury Lane, Goodman, Marriott,
Chicago Shakespeare, Paramount, Theatre
at the Center and Victory Gardens.
Regionally, he performed at Fulton Theatre
in SWEENEY TODD, on Broadway in THE
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, and offBroadway in THE HUNCHBACK VARIATIONS
and PHOTO-OP. Larry was honored by
Chicago magazine in its “Best of Chicago”
issue. He is a graduate of the University of
Wisconsin Madison, and a proud member
of Actors’ Equity.
EMILY BARNASH
makes her Light Opera
Works debut, and will
return in December in
DIE FLEDERMAUS. She
was recently seen as
Béatrice in BÈATRICE ET
BÈNÈDICT with the Aspen Summer Music
Festival. With the Northwestern University
Opera Theater, she sang the title role in
SUSANNAH and Mrs. Patrick DeRocher in
DEAD MAN WALKING. Other roles include
Madeline/Isabel in THE FACE ON THE
BARROOM FLOOR, Countess Almaviva in LE
NOZZE DI FIGARO, Suor Angelica and Suor
Dolcina in SUOR ANGELICA, Arminda in LA
FINTA GIARDINIERA, Dido in DIDO AND
AENEAS, Rosalinda in DIE FLEDERMAUS,
Lady Billows in ALBERT HERRING, Kate
Pinkerton in MADAMA BUTTERFLY, and
Miss Pinkerton in THE OLD MAID AND THE
THIEF. Musical theater roles include the
Witch in INTO THE WOODS, Susan in [TITLE
OF SHOW], Penelope Pennywise in
URINETOWN, and Lily Vanessi in KISS ME,
KATE. Emily was a winner of the
Metropolitan Opera National Council
Auditions Wisconsin District (2015).
Originally from St. Petersburg, Florida, she
completed her B.M. in vocal performance
at DePauw University and her M.M. in vocal
performance at Northwestern University,
where she studied under W. Stephen
Smith.
Let Me Entertain You: Jule Styne’s Greatest Hits
7
Join the
neighborhood
dinner party.
In our neighborhood, dinner is a time when
friends get together to enjoy engaging stories
and culinary delights. At both our fine dining
and casual dining options, our chefs create
meals that cater to all tastes. Residentinspired dishes and good friends create
a dining experience that is delicious and
delightful. Schedule a visit today.
8
Light Opera Works
2323 McDaniel Avenue • Evanston, Illinois
847-563-4855 • www.threecrownspark.com
BIOGR APHIES
c o n t.
KELLY BRITT returns to
Light Opera Works after
appearing this season
in the ensembles for
MY FAIR LADY (Eliza
understudy) and MAME
(Gooch understudy).
She will play Adele in DIE FLEDERMAUS
with the company this December. Since
graduating from the San Francisco
Conservatory of Music, she has performed
opera and musical theater on the West
Coast, and now calls Chicago home. Her
credits include THE SOUND OF MUSIC
(Maria, Shellie Award nominee), THE MUSIC
MAN (Marian Paroo, Shellie Award
nominee), GUYS AND DOLLS (Sarah
Brown), 110 IN THE SHADE (Lizzie), CITY
OF ANGELS (Gabby/Bobbi), IT’S A
WONDERFUL LIFE, A LIVE RADIO PLAY
(Mary), THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
(Susanna, Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle
Award nominee), DON GIOVANNI (Donna
Anna), CARMEN (Micaela), and GIULIO
CESARE (Cleopatra). Kelly received her
undergraduate degree in vocal
performance from Roosevelt University’s
Chicago College of Performing Arts.
WILLIAM ROBERTS
makes his Light Opera
Works debut, and will
return in December as
Dr. Falke in DIE
FLEDERMAUS. He sang
roles with Sarasota
Opera from 2012 to 2016, including
General Polkan in THE GOLDEN COCKEREL,
Alcindoro in LA BOHÈME and Gandalf/
Smaug in THE HOBBIT. He spent three
seasons with Tri-Cities Opera, including the
four villains in LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN,
the title role in LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, and
Dulcamara in L’ELISIR D’AMORE. Equally at
home in musical theater and operetta, he
spent two seasons with College Light
Opera Company, where his credits include
Pooh Bah in THE MIKADO, Cosmo
Constantine in CALL ME MADAM, Ettiene
Grandet in NAUGHTY MARIETTA, and Tony
Esposito in THE MOST HAPPY FELLA.
William made his professional debut as
Basilio in IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA with
Opera Carolina.
MARY ROBIN ROTH
was seen most recently
at Light Opera Works as
Vera Charles in MAME
and previously in
HOLLYWOOD’S
GREATEST SONG HITS,
COLE PORTER’S GREATEST HITS, Dolly Levi
in HELLO, DOLLY!, and five different
characters in NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY.
She appeared at Lyric Opera of Chicago as
the Nurse in A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
starring Renee Fleming. Regional credits
include Fraulein Schneider in CABARET,
Jeanette in THE FULL MONTY, Helga in
847.735.8554
CitadelTheatre.org
300 S Waukegan Rd
Lake Forest, IL
Adapted by
Conor McPherson
Sept. 30 – Oct.30
Save $5 per ticket
Use code: CitFoot5 for discount
Let Me Entertain You: Jule Styne’s Greatest Hits
9
BIOGR APHIES
c o n t.
DEATHTRAP, and Mama Morton in
CHICAGO, (Mason Street Warehouse;
Saugatuck, Michigan); Ida in 70, GIRLS, 70,
and Sr. Robert Anne in NUNSENSE starring
Cindy Williams (Michigan’s Meadow Brook
Theatre); Rose in GYPSY and Miss Hannigan
in ANNIE (Arkansas Repertory Theatre); and
Fanny Brice in FUNNY GIRL (Beef & Boards
Dinner Theatre of Indianapolis). Mary
Robin’s favorite Chicago roles include
Mame in MAME, and Carlotta in FOLLIES
(for which she was honored with a Jeff
Award and an After Dark Award). Broadway
credits include THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN
DROOD and SENATOR JOE. Her touring
credits include the national and
international companies of EVITA and the
Toronto company of SUNSET BOULEVARD.
RUDY HOGENMILLER (Director), artistic
director of Light Opera Works, has directed
and choreographed many productions for
the company including MAME, MY FAIR
LADY, GUYS AND DOLLS, SOUTH PACIFIC,
THE FANTASTICKS, THE MERRY WIDOW,
COLE PORTER’S GREATEST HITS, FIDDLER
ON THE ROOF, ANNIE GET YOUR GUN,
H.M.S. PINAFORE, OLIVER!, MAN OF LA
MANCHA, CAMELOT, BRIGADOON, HELLO,
DOLLY!, THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD, A
LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, THE PIRATES OF
PENZANCE, KISS ME, KATE, THE MIKADO,
and THE SOUND OF MUSIC. He was seen
on stage in 2014 as Mr. Applegate in DAMN
YANKEES and as the Emcee in CABARET
in 2013. Rudy has been recognized
with six Joseph Jefferson Awards and
17 nominations for best direction and
choreography in Chicago, and has been a
member of the Society of Stage Directors
and Choreographers for more than 35
years.
LINDA MADONIA (Music Director and
Conductor) was music director for last
year’s concert, HOLLYWOOD’S GREATEST
SONG HITS, and has served as assistant
music director on numerous Light Opera
10
Light Opera Works
Works productions. She recently conducted
PERSUASION for Chamber Opera Chicago
in Scotland and England, and was music
director for HELLDRIVERS OF DAYTONA at
the Royal George Theater. Other credits
include A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON
THE WAY TO THE FORUM and DOUBLE
TROUBLE at Porchlight Music Theatre
(where she serves as an Artistic Associate),
LEO ON ICE! for Leo Burnett at the Chicago
Theatre, FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: SVU at
the Royal George Theatre, GRAND HOTEL
and NUNSENSATIONS at Drury Lane Water
Tower Place, and A CHORUS LINE, SHE
LOVES ME and ME AND MY GIRL at Theatre
at the Center. For the past eight years, Linda
has been the music director for Chicago’s
Equity Joseph Jefferson Awards. During the
day, she owns American Eagle Productions,
a touring theater company that has taken
shows and workshops directly into schools
for 24 years. American Eagle presents
250 performances a year at Chicago area
schools.
JOSEPH KRZYSIAK (Bass) has been a
member of the Light Opera Works orchestra
for more than 20 years and has played for
more than 70 mainstage productions. He
received his musical education at Southern
Illinois University, where he earned a
bachelor of music degree in performance
(double bass) and a master of music
degree in music composition. He joined
the Jackson (Mississippi) Symphony where
he served as assistant principal bassist
for five years. Since 1980, he has been an
active freelance musician in the Chicago
area, playing in numerous community
orchestras and churches. He currently holds
the position of assistant principal bass with
the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra and is
a member of The Highland Park Strings. In
addition to his musical endeavors, Joseph
works for Thresholds, helping people in their
recovery from mental illness.
BIOGR APHIES
c o n t.
JOEY ZYMONAS (Drums) is working with
Light Opera Works for the second time,
having played in last year’s HOLLYWOOD’S
GREATEST SONG HITS. Recent highlights
include drums for A FUNNY THING
HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
with Porchlight Music Theatre and RING OF
FIRE at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre,
keyboard/mandolin/associate conductor
for the Midwest premiere of HANDS
ON A HARDBODY at the Williams Street
Repertory, and musical director/keyboard
for LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS with the
Woodstock Musical Theatre Company.
BRIDGET McDONOUGH (General
Manager) has been employed in arts
management since graduating from
Northwestern University in 1978. In
1980, she co-founded Light Opera Works
with Philip Kraus and others. She holds
membership in the Illinois Arts Alliance,
is past president of the Rotary Club of
Evanston, and served on the boards of
the Evanston Convention and Visitors’
Bureau, Evanston Chamber of Commerce,
the National Alliance for Musical Theatre,
Around the Coyote, as well as the School
of Communication Alumni Board at
Northwestern University and the tourism
committee of Chicago’s North Shore
Convention and Visitors’ Bureau. She is
currently on the board of the North Shore
International Network, and is treasurer of
the Musicians Club of Women. She has
served as an international judge at the
Second Vladimir Kurochkin International
Competition of Young Artists of Operetta
and Musicals in Yekaterinburg, Russia,
and VIBE (Vienna International Ballet
Experience) in Missoula, Montana. She
was honored by the Evanston Chamber of
Commerce with their 2009 Public Service /
Nonprofit Person of the Year Award.
Ring in the
new year...
(in English)
Dec. 26, 2016–Jan. 1, 2017
Cahn Auditorium
Evanston
Tickets
LightOperaWorks.com
(847) 920-5360
Let Me Entertain You: Jule Styne’s Greatest Hits
11
A D M I N I S T R AT I V E S TA F F
General Manager.......................................................................................................Bridget McDonough
Artistic Director.................................................................................................................Rudy Hogenmiller
Music Director...............................................................................................................Roger L. Bingaman
Business Manager.................................................................................................................... Michael Kotze
Director of Audience and Press Services............................................................... Christopher A. Riley
Interns..........................................................................Chris Cvikota, Ilana Goldstein, Brennan Jones
House Manager........................................................................................................................ Matt Conlon
Administrative Assistant........................................................................................................Mary Nicholas
Development Services......................................................................................................Juno Consulting
Marketing Services....................................................................................................... The Hunt Company
Graphic Design................................................................................................................Bill Van Nimwegen
Photography............................................................... Rich Foreman, Mona Luan, Jennifer Schuman
Dr. John McMahon
Volunteers..........................................................................................................................................The Saints
Auditors...........................................................................................................................Brook Weiner L.L.C.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Benjamin P. Shapiro, President
Stephen G. Baime
Steven Bashwiner
Jefferson C. Collins
Ted C. Fishman
Ralph M. Goren
Joseph Greco, M.D.
Rudy Hogenmiller
Bridget McDonough
Pamela T. Pettibone
Rosie Rees
Morris E. Robinson, Sr.
Pamela P. Rosenbusch
Trudene Westerman
Catherine Westphal
The Honorable Lorraine H. Morton,
Former Mayor of Evanston,
Honorary Board Member
ADVISORY COUNCIL
William J. Erickson
Sasha Gerritson
Robert Markey
Dominic Missimi
Julian Oettinger
F. Gregory Opelka
Pamela T. Pettibone
James Schneider
Kenneth Shepro
Hugh Smith
Gary Wigoda
Kids 8 to 13 put on a show
during winter break!
December 27-31, 2016
Info/register online:
LightOperaWorks.com/
workshop-winter.html
Or by phone:
(847) 920-5360
12
Light Opera Works
Winter Workshop
THE OPPORTUNIT Y FUND
THE OPPORTUNITY FUND is the society of donors making gifts of $500 or more to Light
Opera Works’ annual funds, benefits and other fundraising efforts. The care and belief of
these patrons place them among the company’s most valued friends. Light Opera Works
continues to flourish because of their kindness and generosity. To participate in this
special community and enjoy a series of unique events, please call (847) 920-5360.
$10,000 and more
Anonymous (2)
Steven Bashwiner and
Donna Gerber
Lyn M. Dickey
Mr. Howard E. Hallengren
Mr. Walter Keevil
Mr. Jack O’Kieffe
Ms. Pamela T. Pettibone
Mr. Gene Servillo and
Ms. Rosie Rees
$2,500-$9,999
Anonymous (2)
Dr. and Mrs. Robert
Arensman
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G.
Baime
John R. Dainauskas, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Eldred DuSold
G. Todd Hunt
Eugene Jarvis and
Sasha Gerritson
Mrs. Gayle Keefer
Jessie and Douglas
Macdonald
Bridget McDonough and
Robert Markey
Mr. and Mrs. Julian
Oettinger
Margo and James Oliff
Karen and Dick Pigott
Richard C. and Margaret V.
Romano Charitable Trust
Mr. Kenneth C. Shepro
Mr. L. Walter Stearns
James and Trudene
Westerman
$1,000-$2,499
Anonymous (3)
Janet R. Bauer
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beilfuss
Mr. Roger L. Bingaman
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Blake
Nancy G. Carroll
Mrs. Ramona Choos
Joyce and Robert Dunn
Mary and Bruce Feay
Sonja and Conrad Fischer
Mr. Ted Fishman and
Ms. Sara Stern
Mr. Donald Flayton
Mr. David F. Goldberg
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph M.
Goren
Joseph Greco, M.D.
Ms. Katherine Harris
Barbara and Jim Herst
Mr. and Mrs. James Hogan
Mr. Rudy Hogenmiller
Ms. Karen J. Hunt
William M. Klein
Ms. Jean Klingenstein
Martin J. and Susan B.
Kozak Charitable Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Steven
Ludington
Mr. Loren Miller
Rano and Bobbie Mueller
Alice and David Osberg
Edward and Leah Reicin
Dr. Heidi Rothenberg
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin
Shapiro
Catherine Westphal
and Gary Raphael
Gary Wigoda
and Barbara Gressel
$500-$999
Anonymous (2)
Mr. and Mrs. Michael
Altman
Louis Aquila and
Sandie Weiss
Mr. Richard Bailey
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Bowen
Nancy G. Carroll
Robert Carroll
Mr. Jefferson C. Collins
Mrs. Herta Cuneo
Hon. Barbara Flynn Currie
Ms. Fran Faller
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Grady
Richard and Dorothy Harza
Stanley Hilton
Mr. William Ibe
Ms. Nancy Isaacson
Ms. Mary Louise Jackowicz
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Joyce
Mr. Edward Kaczmarek
and Marie Graham
Dr. Herb and
Mrs. Adrienne Kamin
Ronald S. Katch
Dr. Claudia Katz
Ms. Electra Kontalonis
Fran Kravitz and
Daniel Edelman
Dr. and Mrs. John
McMahon
Ms. J. Robin NaylorBernardy
Marcus and Amy Nunes
Mr. and Mrs. Sherwin Pakin
Pam and Larry Rosenbusch
Ms. Wendy Rozenberg
Marianne Schapiro
Lynne and Ralph Schatz
Vernon T. Squires
Ms. Ann Stevens
Cynthia and Neal Toback
Mr. R. Todd Vieregg
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Yohanan
Let Me Entertain You: Jule Styne’s Greatest Hits
13
C O N T R I B U TO R S TO L I G H T O P E R A WO R K S ’ 2 016 S E A S O N F U N D S
$250-$499
Arthur and
Rebecca Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Aschauer
Mr. Richard A. Berz
Ms. Lois Bingaman
Mr. and Mrs. Hans Boden
Ms. Penelope Boukidis
Mr. and Mrs. Noel Bushala
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Cohen
Mr. William Cole
Mr. Richard Covello
Ms. Marge Czarnowski
Mr. Howard Dubin
Mrs. Marilyn Elrod
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J.
Gordon
Mrs. Adrienne Hahn
Ms. Jill G. Heady
Mr. Jeffrey Jens
Ms. Regina Keifer
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Knudtson
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Kolar
Mrs. Joan Lemasters
Patti and Clifford Levy
Mr. Edward Liszka
Ms. Diane Macewicz
Mr. Edward W. Malstrom
Charlene Marcus
Carolyn and Bill Mitchell
Mrs. Kay C. Nalbach
Mr. and Mrs. John Nance
Audrey and John Nankervis
Mr. Lawrence Plotkin and Ms.
Ruth Hansen
Mr. Clayton Pruitt
Lee and Carol Ramsey
Ms. Nancy Ratner
Mr. H. Zane Robbins
William Schwaber and
Lorian Stein-Schwaber
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Sersen
Margaret and Alan Silberman
Ms. Beverly Sosa
Mr. and Mrs. Casmir
Szczepaniak
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Teske
Mr. Peter P. Thomas
James and Susan Thompson
Mr. Paul Thompson
Mary Uppena-Weed
Dr. Marion Verp
Mr. Robert Zeller
14
Light Opera Works
$100-$249
Anonymous (2)
Mr. and Mrs. James Aagaard
Mr. Charles Arndt
Dr. and Mrs. Theodore
Balsam
Father James L. Barrett
Dr. William W. and Reverend
Deborah Bell
Ms. Joan I. Berger
Ms. Joan Berman
Ruth and Robert Berns
Mr. and Mrs. Karl
Berolzheimer
Ms. Carol Ann Black
Ms. Sandra Blau
Mr. Wally Bobkiewicz
Mr. Robert R. Brink
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Brooks
Mr. Nick Brown
L. Edward Bryant, Jr.
Mr. Jonathan Bunge
Dr. Suzanne and Ald.
Leonard Cahnmann
Ms. Angie Campbell
David and Lisa Chinitz
Mr. Robert Christensen
Dr. Robert D. and
Lynn M. Clark
Ms. Carol Cleave
Ms. Monika A. Collins
Mr. Ronald Combs
Ms. Jean H. Cone
Ms. Marjorie Cox
John Crawford
Ms. Erica Curtis
Mr. Robert C. Davis
in memory of
Susan B. Kozak
Ms. Camille DeFrank
Mrs. Karen Demirdjian
Mr. and Mrs. Merrill
Eisenstein
Mr. William Ekvall
Charles and Carol
EmmonsMr. and Mrs.
William J. Erickson
Mr. Alan Ferguson
Mr. H.B. Firestone
Dr. and Mrs. William E.
Fishman
Ms. Nona C. Flores
Ms. Jeanne M. Fox
Ms. Susan K. Franz and
Dr. Judith Markowitz
Peter Friedmann and
Karen Laner
Maggie Gleason and Patrick
Loftus
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gohs
Ms. Natalie L. Goldberg
Ms. Eunice Goldberg
Ms. Enid Golinkin
Mr. Henry Gould
Judy and Zave Gussin
Ms. Margaret Hamilton
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Hermann
Mr. and Mrs. James Hogan
Mr. Robert L. Holzer
Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln
Hubbard
Mr. Stephen Jackson
Mr. Joseph and
Ms. Ginia Jahrke
Jerry and Helen Jenkins
Mr. John G. Jesse
Mr. Edward Jeszka
Ms. Mary Jutovsky
Ms. Marian Kaderbek
Ms. Marcia Kazurinsky
Ms. Darlene M. Kedzior
Mr. Albert Keefer
Ms. Ellen Keith
Mr. Kip Kelley
Mr. John Kinsella
Ms. Kathy Kinsella
Ms. Susan Klingenstein
Judy and Peter Kohn
Mrs. Betty Kolb
Mr. Marvin Kopulsky
Mr. and Mrs. Konstanty
Krylow
Ms. Carnellia Laing
Mr. Paul Larson
Mr. James Latturner and Ms.
Cathleen Combs
Mr. Jack Lebovitz
in loving memory
of Tressa Lebovitz
Joyce Wallace Lerner
in honor of
Dr. Robert Greendale
Edward and Bessie Levin
Howard and Myra Levin
Judy Louis
Ms. Rita Macdermot
Judy and Sandy Macnab
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Marquis
C O N T R I B U TO R S
c o n t.
Rev. Phil Martinez
Ms. Vernadine J. Martlock
Mr. Robert W. Marwin
Mr. E. Davison Massey
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Mattson
Ms. Joan Mazzonelli
Mary Beth Mikrut
Mrs. Sarah Miller
Mrs. Sima Miller
Ms. Mary P. Morris
Mr. William Muenster
Alexandra Nelson
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Nelson
Ms. Luba Nowak
Mr. Frank O’Meara
Gail and James Paskind
Mrs. Audrey Paton
Ms. Dana Pearl
Mr. Donald Perille
Ms. Barbara Perkaus
Mr. and Mrs. Michael S.
Perlman
Ms. Rachel Pethiyagoda
Mrs. Madeleine Plonsker
Bea and Steve Rashid
Mr. Charles Rita and
Ms. Anita Nothdruft
Mr. Anthony R. Roback
Ms. Virginia Rogodzinski
Ms. Jackie Rosenwasser
Ms. Mary Rosen Swanson
Mr. Allan Ross
Mr. Fred Rubinger
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Rudash
Gail and Stephen Rudisill
Ms. Judy Rustemeyer
Ms. Joan Safford
Ms. Charlene Salzman
Mrs. Anne Schaefer
Marianne and
Ben Schenker
Alice and Donald Schindel
Mr. Eugene Shepp
Ms. Arlene Sheskin
Lois Silverstein
Mrs. Charles Simons
in memory of
Carolyn Simons
Ms. Pamela Smock
in memory of
Richard Smock
Dr. and Mrs. Marshall
Sparberg
Howard and Karri Spiegel
Ms. Rita Spitz
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Stafford
Ms. Marilyn Stammich
Ms. Mary Alice Strzalka
Thomas and Sue Swigert
Marianne and
Stuart Taussig
Mr. and Mrs.
Valentin Turansky
Ned Turner and
Kevin Hickey
Mr. and Mrs. John R.
Twombly
Mr. Dennis G. Ulman
Ms. Barbara Urban
Karen and John Wertymer
Ellen and John Wright
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zawislak
Your gift helps put classic shows like My Fair Lady on stage with full orchestra!
Light Opera Works is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, not affiliated
with Northwestern University. We rent Cahn Auditorium and Nichols
Concert Hall.Ticket sales cover only about
60% of the cost of our large productions
with full orchestra. Won’t you help with a
tax-deductible contribution? Donate online:
LightOperaWorks.com/donation
Let Me Entertain You: Jule Styne’s Greatest Hits
15
C O R P O R AT E , B U S I N E S S A N D F O U N DAT I O N S U P P O R T 2 016
$20,000-$75,000
Anonymous
The Paul M. Angell
Family Foundation
The Frank B. Foster
Charitable Trust
The MacArthur Fund
for Arts and Culture
at Prince
NIB Foundation
The Pauls Foundation
$100-$1,999
A.R.T. League
Gigi’s Dolls and Sherry’s
Teddy Bears
First Bank and Trust,
Evanston
Ivanhoe Theater
Foundation
Sheldon L. and Pearl R.
Leibowitz Foundation
The Ted Fund
$5,000-$19,999
Elizabeth F. Cheney
Foundation
John R. Halligan
Charitable Fund
Illinois Arts Council Agency
Victor Herbert Foundation
Whole Foods Market
Matching Gifts
A T & T Foundation
Bruce and Ann Bachmann
Family Foundation
Bank of America
BP
Caterpillar Foundation
Home Depot
Merrill Lynch and
Company Foundation
Wrigley Company
Foundation
$2,000-$4,999
Anonymous
Evanston Arts Council
Richard and Margaret
Romano Charitable Trust
In Kind-Gifts
$500 and more
Davenport Designs
Gemcraft Jewelry
Marcus Promotions
The Saints
Special Occasions Catering
Retail and
Dining Partners
The Celtic Knot Public
House
Downtown Evanston
Found Kitchen and
Social House
Maggiano’s Little Italy
Oceanique
Prairie Moon Restaurant
Quartet Digital Printing
Three Tarts Bakery
Trattoria D.O.C.
Trattoria Demi
Media Sponsor
Evanston Now
Opening Reception
Sponsors
Found Kitchen and
Social House
Prairie Moon Restaurant
Whole Foods Market
Green Bay Road
Includes donations received as of September 15, 2016. We make every effort to keep our list
up to date; if you have been inadvertently left out, please call our box office at (847) 920-5360.
Much as they are appreciated, gifts of less than $100, as well as donations to benefits,
auctions and raffles cannot be printed due to space limitations.
LighT
opera
Music
TheaTer
will become
in 2017
Works
16
Light Opera Works
Works