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8 Special Sponsors, Gifts and Grants9 Donors to The Grand12 The Cawley Fund for the Performing Arts12 Tribute Gifts13 Volunteer Show Corps14 Board of Directors and Grand Trustees15 The Grand & The Playhouse Staff24 General Information25 Get To Know The Grand

2016-17 SEASON FEBRUARY-MARCH

These performances, as well as our arts education and outreach programs, are made possible by the generosity of our patrons and donors, including you. Thank you for your support!

These programs are supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership

with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on www.Delawarescene.com

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16 TAJ EXPRESS: THE BOLLYWOOD MUSICAL REVUE Thu., February 16, 8pm, Copeland Hall

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SARAH BERNHARDT SOCIETYWe salute this distinctive group of individuals who contribute at least $2,500 annually to underwrite an exciting array of live performances and educational programs at The Grand. List complete as of December 15, 2016.

THE 365 CLUBMembers of the 365 club receive valuable benefits for their investment of $1, $2, or $3 per day in The Grand’s programs. Our success is a direct reflection of the generosity of those listed below. List complete as of December 15, 2016.

TRIO ($1,095–2,499)Ms. Monica AyresDr. & Mrs. Nathaniel BarneyMr. Paresh BhattJack Blumenfeld and Karen JacobsDr. Cynthia Flynn and Ms. Deidre BoyleMr. and Mrs. Arthur B. ChaseDavid and Barbara CroutMr. Robert DennisTom & JoAnne DeptulaLindsey and Andrew DiSabatinoMr. William S. Montgomery and Ms. Marilyn J. DotoRichard and Marlies FarmerMr. Mark FieldsEdward and Maureen FreelMr. & Mrs. David R. FreyMs. Nicole GraceyDeb and Paul HartwickDrs. Barbara Hamming and Karl GrunewaldOthell and Bill HeaneyMarilyn and Michael Hendricks

Marcus and Diliana HenryMelissa KennyVance and Ann KershnerJames and Barbara KirbyMichael MansfieldRachel Mandes and Katherine MeansCathy and Bill MeakemDenise D. Nordheimer, Esq. LLCNancy PowelCarrie, Josh, and Amelia SandlerEdward and Donna SantangeloRussell and Michelle SilbergliedPaul and Jean StofaGregory P. and Susanne Williams

DUO ($730–1,094)Ms. Debra CharlesworthMr. & Mrs. Michael CzuprynaRobert and Koralia DeweyTom and Carol DiLuzioDan and Kathy DuganTodd and Aimee FlubacherMr. & Mrs. Rick GiaccoMs. Sally Gore

Ann and David HamiltonMr. Karl KadarJameel and Joscelyn JacksonKarl and Catherine KadarFrank M. LevyMr. Don MackelcanTina and Harvey MaclaryMr. Joseph MarchegianoThomas and Beverly McClungMr. and Mrs. Emil J. MikityEric and Leslie MitchellMs. Mary MooreBob and Toni NewtonEric and Stephanie NicholsMichelle PoulinCharisse L. RodgersMs. Michele SchiavoniJeffrey and Erin SchlerfMs. Staci L. VernickLynn and Michael Zbranak

SOLO ($365–729)Debra S. AlesantrinoMr. & Mrs. Tony Allen, Ph.D.Dr. Alvin and Mrs. Carol Amos

PRODUCERMr. & Mrs. Gerret van S. Copeland*Catherine Dean-Gooderham and Robert GooderhamMr. & Mrs. Rodman Ward

DIRECTORGregg and Stacey Bacchieri*Mr. James J. Kelly and Michele M. CrossMrs. Lorraine S. Przywara and Mr. Dicky D. BaumbargerMr. & Mrs. Philip S. Reese

HEADLINERMr. Stephen M. and Dr. Maryann BaileyJoan BernardMr. & Mrs. Christopher BrooksMr. Randall G. Burton and Dr. Janice Tildon-BurtonJohn and Patricia Cochran*Fred and Louise DawsonMr. & Mrs. Joseph DePauloBrian DisabatinoClarence A. Faulcon II, Mus.D. and Jacqueline B. Faulcon, Ph.D.Terrance and Christine Flynn*Ms. Marion E. Gibbs

Bob and Linda Harra*Nancy and John Hewes*Ellen and Alan LevinTim and Debbie LittenMr. & Mrs. Kenneth NachbarDave and Nancy PressMr. & Mrs. Salvatore J. Rossi, Jr.Harry and Evelyn Russell* Elaine and David SingletonRichard and Sharon Struthers*William J. and Barbara J. WadeEd and Zelda Wasserman

*Asterisk denotes members of the Lifetime Sarah Bernhardt Society with gifts of $100,000 or more.

THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE

SPECIALSPONSORS

Academy of Massage & Bodywork, LTD.AstraZenecaBNY MelonThe Boeing Matching Gift ProgramRobert and Lauren CahillCity of WilmingtonCostcoDelaware Sports League, Inc.Delaware Realty GroupDom and Jaye PedanteEasy Lift EquipmentEbc Carpet Services CorporationFidelity Charitable Gift FundGlobal Event GroupHealthy Smiles of Delaware – Dr. Patrick Sweeney, DMDJames and Barbara Whisman

The Kenny Family FoundationLaffey-McHugh FoundationLongwood FoundationLeo & Jimmy’s DelicatessenLester, Wiswell, & Company, CPAMiddle Run Charitable FoundationMusic and Sound TechnologiesNew Castle CountyPeter and Caryl Horty FoundationPizza By ElizabethsThe Sage FoundationSpecial Occasions & Queen Street Linen Stoddard Family FoundationWelfare Foundation Wilmington Parking AuthorityWilmington Flower Market

SPECIAL GIFTS AND GRANTS

Lead Corporate Sponsor

DONORS TO THE GRANDIndividuals, businesses, and foundations have generously answered the call to support both the annual programs and the special capital needs of The Grand during the last year. They are identified on the following pages by either the level of their gifts or by the special funds to which they have contributed. To learn more about any of these giving categories and benefits of Membership, please contact Terhan Chambers at 302.658.7897 ext. 3301.

Performance SponsorsTatiana & Gerret Copeland

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THE 365 CLUB

FRIENDS OF THE GRANDContributors of between $50 and $364 play a crucial role by building The Grand’s support base so that its community mission of service can be accomplished. The support of the following donors is deeply appreciated. List complete as of December 15, 2016.

PATRON ($150–364)AnonymousMr. & Mrs. Robert AikenMs. Ann Marie AnacayMr. & Mrs. Robert S. ApplebyWilliam and Joan BarberJulian H. and Karen A. BaumannMs. Diane BlevinsMrs. Lauren BlumJoseph & Ida BowenMike and Sandie BowmanTim Bunnell & Marty StowMr. Adam T. BruawskiMr. Ray BuresMs. MaryEllen ButkiewiczRay and Barbara BravermanMr. & Mrs. J. Bruce CampbellMr. George CarpenterPeter and Kathy Chrisbacher

Mr. and Mrs. Glenn ChiggesMs. Maria ClarkThe Clouser FamilyLew CohenDr. Stacy Cohen and Dr. Lydia CohenMr. & Mrs. Colm F. ConnollyMarie I. Crossley, Esquire- MacElree Harvey, LtdMr. & Mrs. Robert W. CroweThe Hon. Barbara D. CrowellMs. Cathy Davies-HarmonMr. & Mrs. William H. Davis, Jr.Michael and Kathy DempseyAdrienne and Stephen De VeberMs. Meghan EbeidMark and Ellen EllisMartha Toomey and Ronald Engard

Global Event GroupJean W. FaddisAnna M. D’Amico and Andrew E. FeiringDr. Alan and Mrs. Phyllis FinkDianne and John FloraIsrael and Patricia FloydMr. & Mrs. Daniel FolmarMr. and Mrs. William R. FusonMr. Dennis GallagherMr. Dennis GallagherSue and Jim GargelMr. Paul GaskellFrank GavinPatrick & Ann GorhamMary Ann and Robert GrenfellKarl A. and Shirley GrieshaberMr. J Patrick GugertyGeorge Harding, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Dale ArthurGeorge and Julie AtkinsonVicki and Tom BannonDr. & Mrs. Andrew BarrettJerry A. BiltonApril and Jay BirminghamKathleen and John BishopMs. Georgina M. BissellShelly and Jack BolducDeborah & Joseph BowlesMs. Rebecca BrownEric and Arlene BurgessGail and Steve BushMs. Estella CarriganCleon L. and Kimberly CauleyKen and Trish CavenderFrank and Deb CebulaTerhan ChambersMs. Debra CharlesworthMr. Steven ChilcoteMr. H. Ronald CohenJean and Robert CollatMr. & Mrs. Michael CzuprynaRobert and Koralia DeweyMr. David DiamondChristine and Thomas DitzlerJulia, Michael & Mikey DoughertyRon Ozer and Dorinda DoveThomas and Mary Lou FaasRichard and Kimberly FaccioloTodd and Aimee FlubacherMr. & Mrs. Robert J.A. FraserMike and Annie GallagherLouis G. Hering and Lisa GannonDr. Cheryl GoochDonald L. Gouge, Jr.Fran and Alan GreenglassDavid and Monica Guntrum

Mr. & Mrs. James R. HackettAshley and David HarrisDebbie and Clay HeatonJerry and Barbara HendricksKay and Christopher HolbrookDavid and Barbara HolmanMichael and Leigh HoughtonMs. Patricia HuberClaudia N. HughesDeForest and Chris JohnsonMr. & Mrs. William H. JonesDavid Paul and Kathy KleinElizabeth and John E. Kramarck, Jr.Jim and Stephanie LeeMr. Lewis C. LedyardCarol LevinDr. & Mrs. Ira LobisWill and Sandy Lock Marc and Diane LowthertSarah and Andy LubinDon and Margaret MackelcanMr. Eric MaillouxMs. Carol MalovrhPamelyn and Stephen ManocchioMr. & Mrs. William J. MartinMr. Glen P. MayhartMeredith and James McAloonPat and Bruce McCubbinFrederick J. and Bonnie B. McKennaMr. Michael Douglas MerrillMr. Dave NicholsJean A. Rodden and Gary S. OdleDomenic and Dr. J. PedanteMr. & Mrs. Frank J. Pennella

Ms. Cassandra PiovosoRob and Candyce PizzalaAlan and Judy PottsMs. Annette RabascaBarbara N. ReillyMr. & Mrs. John E. RobertsRodney and Sue RobinsonJoseph and Eileen SabbatinoJoel and Stacey SchillerDr. George B. Schreppler IIIMr. & Mrs. Rick SheaMrs. Marion A. SimeralScott and Renee SimontonDr. David T. and Karen K. SowaKathryn and Bill SowdenMr. Michael SpearsMr. & Mrs. Robert D. Stoddard, Jr.Tom and Mary StephensPaul Cropper & Anita SymondsJohn and Margaret ThomasDr. & Mrs. Russell TibbettsMr. & Mrs. William G. TudorMs. Annette TurlingtonMs. Staci L. VernickSusan and Kevin WaescoMr. David WalkerMr. & Mrs. Samuel L. Waltz, Jr.Mr. Paul Bechly & Mrs. Beth WellsMr. Robert WheatleyMr. Rim WilliamsValerie and Frank WoodruffHolly and Wayne WrightJeff Zeelander and Maureen WelshMs. Beverly Zimmermann

FRIENDS OF THE GRAND

Mr. Richard HearneKaren HelmMr. & Mrs. Clyde P. HessJack and Kelly HorowitzRichard and Diane IardellaMs. Joan M. IrwinJoyce P. JohnsonJonathan JusticeCee and Mike KelseyKielhorn FamilyMs. Anne KisielewskiMr. & Mrs. Theodore M. KleinMs. Cynthia KlemencicMs. Kathy KnowlesMs. Renata Beata KowalczykMr. Andrew LambertDavid H. and E. Beth LauciusMr. Andrew LaymanJack LingnerMs. Christine A. LodgeMs. Catherine LungenMr. Alonzo MackeyPauline and Frank MaderichMr. Matthew MaiorinoMs. Barbara MalinDr. and Mrs. Majid MansooryBill and Geri McCabeMr. Leo J. McDermott, Jr.Glen McAllisterJohn Geisel and Betsy McNamaraMr. Donald Allan McNealMr. Gary MerkelRichard Morgante and Edward McHale Ms. Joanna MongilloMr. Burnaby MunsonBrad and Carolyn NewsomLawrence and Alice OwensJoseph Vincent PawlickiJoseph Vincent PawlickiRay Petkevis Nan and Hal PezznerMs. Julie PfefferCarolyn and Ron PicciottiJames PorterMs. Julia ReillyMr. Charles ReinhardtMr. Edward A. RelyeaMr. Brad RichardsonDave and Teri RoachBrian RoseberryMr. Arthur Salatto and Mrs. Lynn CataneseRobert Q. and Jennifer ScacheriEllen S. ScarboroughCharles P. Schutt, Jr.Mrs. John W. ShackletonMs. Beth SkalishHarvey and Alice SmithMr. and Mrs. Henry SmithiesBarry and Joan SnyderRitchie and Betty SnyderMr. Steven SpanoDave and Cindy SrokaMr. Richard StablerMs. Martha M. Stramp

Mr. James StraughnWilliam S. and Mary H. TitusMr. & Mrs. Leonard S. TogmanMr. John TownsendMr. Peter TuschakDavid and Linda VandeverMr. Vernon VassalloMr. David WalkerMr. & Mrs. Richard E. Ware, Jr.Betsy and Douglas WennyDr. and Mrs. Jay WilliamsKim McFadden and Gary Wragg

FRIEND ($50–149)Anonymous (3)G. Richard and Rebecca S. AbelMr. Bonnie AllenMr. Robert BaconMs. Charlotte BakerMrs. Margaret BalickJohn and Janice BalyMike and Cindy BarkoMr. David BeckmanRoy and Carol BirlMr. Thomas BlantonSusan B. BoganMs. Diane BoykinRobert BradleyJoyce BrunnhoefferMary Lynne BushMs. Eileen R. CantoniMs. Elizabeth CarterJane and Mike CastleMr. Richard ChappellVictor and Maggie ClarkMr. Lawrence ClendanielMs. Meiling ChenMs. Lori ConatyMs. Victoria CorroziMrs. LaToya DeatonMs. Robalee DeikeMs. Mary DevineMr. Larry DiSabatinoMr. Edward DobosMr. & Mrs. Robert J. Donaghy, Jr.Mr. Michael S. DrzikMr. Dan DubinMr. Patrick DunnMr. Gregory DurzynskiMs. Peggy EddensSusan & Maurice EgnorRobert and Marion EhrlichLynn Ekelund and Mary HudsonJ.V.D. FearMr. Blair FleishmannRichard and Lorraine FlemingIsrael and Patricia FloydIsrael and Patricia FloydCharles and Patricia M. ForbesMrs. Linda FoschiMr. Paul FritcheyLawrence FullertonMr. Eric GarciaMs. Laura GarciaMr. & Mrs. W.H. GumprechtMr. Martin P. Hageman

Mr. Lance HarrisMs. Lisa HemphillTom HerlihyMs. Gail Howard and Mr. Michael SeidmanMr. Michael HumesJohn & Carlene JacksonMr. John JacksonMrs. Tanya JacksonMr. & Mrs. Lynn C. JonesMr. Raymond JordanMr. Ward KeeverMs. Bridget KellySharon & Curt KimmelMr. Bill KirkJune R. KlebanMr. & Mrs. Vincent Kling Jr.Chuck and Mary Ellen KnotheRochelle and Howard KristolMr. Gary H. KritzMs. Christine KuipersMr. & Mrs. Barney L. LaneMr. Bradley O. LaneMr. & Mrs. Thomas B. LawlorMr. Scott LeonhardMs. Susan LillardLyn LimpertMs. Deborah LindellEdmund and Jacquline LucasEmery C. and Kay L. LucasMs. Jane W. LukeKathy and David LyonsIsabel MacDermottRobert and Debra MacDonaldCarol Hertzoff and Steven MarinoSylvia MassaMr. & Mrs. Robert T. McAlpineRobert & Mary Lou McDowellCaran & Joe McHughMr. Henry MessengerMr. Richard MitchellMr. & Mrs. Michael MuzziMs. Donna MyersLisa A. NicholsRenee O’LearyGreg O’NeillMr. Jose OusephMr. Frank ParrishMs. Susan PiercePatty PuszarczukMs. Joan ReederJay and Maxine RosenthalGabriel and Karen SaviniRobert SchirmerJudy Schneider and Bill ShafarmanMr. & Mrs. Barton SchwartzMr. Henry SchwarzRichard A. and Sheila G. SharpeMr. Howard ShollMrs. Cynthia SmallwoodMs. Elizabeth SnyderKash SrinivasanMark G. StantonJanice Stenger

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Thank you to our lead contributors:

PLATINUMMr. and Mrs. John R. CochranTatiana and Gerret Copeland

GOLDStacey and Gregg BacchieriChristine and Terry FlynnNancy and Jack Hewes

SILVERKen and Kathy BoehlMr. and Mrs. Joseph A. DeSantis

Shane and Susan FlynnMr. and Mrs. Robert V.A. Harra, Jr.Steve and Janine MarroneEd and Terri Murphy

The Struthers Family

BRONZELinda and Steve BoydenCarroll and Ned CarpenterAngela and Jim CarringtonJoyce and Howard CosgroveDr. Lanny and Micki Edelsohn

Hal and Meg ErskineAlexander F. GiaccoHoward and Michele KesslerJanet and Jack KrolMrs. Norma LernerFrank and Patti McKelveyJohn and Marcia ScheflenMr. and Mrs. Marvin N. SchoenhalsRick and Kathy SkinnerGeorge A. WeymouthLucy and Vernon H.C. Wright

TRIBUTE GIFTSIn Memory of Jacqueline M. ConnellGeorge & Joanne KornackMs. Kathryn Mingoia

In Memory of Mr. David GolandMs. Daphne Neveras-Lupfer

In Memory Edith and Alexander GiaccoMr. & Mrs. Rick Giacco

In Memory of Mr. Chester KingGeorge H. King

In Honor of Mr. Derek Lehane and Mr. José PeláezWill and Sandy Lock

In Memory of Mr. Bill PrickettMrs. Audrey F. Donohue

In Memory of Mr. Robert B. ScottMrs. Margaret P. Scott

In Memory of Mr. Stuart B. YoungBill and Hazel Kirk

The Grand Opera House makes every effort to maintain accurate donor listings. If you find an error in your listing, please contact our development staff at 302.658.7897. If you would like more information about membership in Friends of The Grand or The 365 Club, please contact Terhan Chambers at 302.658.7897 ext. 3301.

Lynda and Jay StellenbergMs. Janice TalleyGeorge and Ann TatnallMrs. Pamela TompkinsMr. & Mrs. Andrew W. UrquhartBetty M. TurnerBarbara W. and Barry W. Van RenslerMs. Toni VandegriftMr. Dale Wallace

Mr. Brian WaterhouseMs. Cathy WeinerRodelle and Stanley WeintraubJan and Michael WeissMs. Kristine Marie WellmanMr. & Mrs. Peter Scoville WellsMrs. Kerry G. WelshMrs. Lin WesolowskiMr. & Mrs. Edward WhiteJohn and Lucile Wilkens

Sheila Wilson & Ronald WilsonJennie and Gary WitkinAllison YoungMr. and Mrs. Joseph J. ZakielarzMs. Janet ZebleckesMarion and Joseph Zimmerman

Volunteer ushers are needed to seat patrons, distribute playbills and provide customer assistance and safety. Our usher program is a great way to get involved with the arts and have fun while getting involved with your community. For additional information, please contact us at 302.658.7897, or visit TheGrandWilmington.org/Volunteer.

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VOLUNTEER SHOWCORPS

Roselle AlbertCharles AldersonYanping AldersonShirley AmatoBill AmosTracy BaileyCharlotte BakerMargie BalickSue BaneHarold BarberKate BayardKathleen BearPre BelardoLorraine BenderDebra BerminghamJane BiggsJoe BirminghamVeronica BirminghamLaurie BlumMarcella BrainardLoretta BraseSarah Brase DavisLeslie BrowerPauline BrowneHelene BurkeJoy BurkeMary Ellen ButkiewiczEmmett CalhounEileen CantoniAnn CardilloEileen CarzoMaria ClarkGeraldine CochranEd ConnellyChris CooperAnnemarie CrawfordOlga CrowtherSelena CurringtonJoanne DaleckiDan DavisKenneth DavisElain DeanRobert DennisRoland DeyJudy DoddClaudia DormanArnold Drescher

Marty DrinanDuane EatonToni EatonJosephine EccelDwayne ElliotRonette ElliotMary Jane FaganGregory FischerFaith FrazierShannon FreemanScott FrenchHoward FriedmanPhyllis FriedmanBrian GaffiganSheila GardnerKathleen GauthierMarion GibbsNancy GoettelMarvin GoldsteinPat GoldsteinKaren GordonCheryl GravesAnn GriffithLynise GrimsleyDave GuntrumMonica GuntrumGreg HaleyNancy HaleySteve HallerJim HamiltonSarah HarlanCandie HartWilliam HeaneyChristine HemphillAlan HendelFlorence HendelJames HennessyMary HennessyJohn HighbergerPat HilesDebbie HowardClaudia HughesMary HultbergGarry HuntMarilyn HuntCheryl HunterAlyce Husser

Joseph JanesNadine JohnsonSteven JohnsonShirley JonesVictor JosephNatalie KaplanAnne KisielewskiAlicia KlugerLynne LandreyDennis LanePatti LaneDick LeulietteEllie LeulietteVivian LimminaJanet LindenmuthJennifer LloydPaula LongChristopher LowryNoel LukensRosalie LukensKathryn LyonsLynn ManiscalcoLori MansfieldMike MansfieldMarie ManuelM. Betsy MartinoFran McCormickLidia McKayBill MeakemCathy MeakemSandy MekonisBarbara MillerFrank MillerJenna MontgomeryJanice MoonJudy MortonLucy MulhernMelissa OberholzerLeslie PatrickCandy PattersonCassandra PiovosoTom PollardBrenda PottsJudy PottsNeal PottsHortense PriestAnnette Rabasca

Ed RacisLavon RobinsonCharisse RodgersJoan RosmanMaria RouskDiana RykaczewskiTammy SadotPatti SarverBill SaveryMary Lou SaveryJane SavinoErika SchirmEsther SchmerlingSandy SchrieverCarol ScottPatty ShermanStacey SilversLynne SinsabaughJohn SpisakJean StofaJohn StranskyGloria Sudler-BrownIrene TalleyDolores ThackrahMary Beth ThompsonMary ThurmanLydia TurnerRosemary VolpeRich WareSusan WareKathy WayneKeith WeissPam WeissBarbara WelchCarolyn WelshJean WilliamsWayne WilliamsTerry WinnerJen Jen WuBruce WyngaardBetty YoungForrest YoungMark ZawislakSusan Zawislak

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CHAIRMANEMERITUS

GRANDTRUSTEES

Randall G. BurtonCleon L. Cauley, Sr.Tatiana B. Copeland*

Bruce ColbournFrederick J. DawsonCatherine Dean-GooderhamJoseph A. DePaulo, Jr.*

Carol A. DiLuzioLarry D. Gehrke

David Ley Hamilton, Esq.*

LaVerne Harmon, Ph.D.Marcus HenryMelissa KennyRoger D. KirtleyEllen K. LevinAndrew M. LubinWilliam S. MontgomeryBret Morris

Domenic PedanteSalvatore J. “Chip” Rossi, Jr.Jeffrey M. Schlerf, Esq.Staci L. VernickEnid Wallace-Simms

Charles M. Cawley - In Memoriam

Francis J. “Skip” Pennella CHAIRMAN*

Robert V.A. Harra, Jr. IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN*

Brian DiSabatino VICE-CHAIRMAN*

William J. Wade, Esq.SECRETARY*

Richard Farmer TREASURER*

Mark Fields EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

*EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Dick BaumbargerJerry BiltonCarmen Crews-HartDavid CroutMichael CzuprynaTywanda CuffyJoe del TufoMervin B. Daugherty, Ed.D.Bob DeweyDr. Lanny EdelsohnJacqueline B. Faulcon, Ph.D.Todd A. FlubacherAlexander F. Giacco, Jr.Cheryl R. GoochNicole GraceyKimberly Green-CauleyArreon A. Harley

Diliana HenryShaila KapurDonald R. KirtleyBen LedyardJames H. LeeTim LittenDr. Garrett B. Lyons, Jr.Christine M. McAllisterBruce J. McCubbinPatricia M. McCubbinBill MeakemScott Morrison* David D. NordheimerDenise D. NordheimerRon OzerGrace PaoliLorraine S. Przywara

Hayes A. RobertsJean RoddenCharisse L. RodgersCarol RydelSteve RydelMichele SchiavoniRenee SimontonLeonard SophrinBarbara SteinRobert D. Stoddard, Jr.John ThomasMargaret ThomasJulie Topkis-ScanlanBeth WellsSusanne WilliamsJoseph L. Yacyshyn

*IN MEMORIAM

THE GRAND | THE PLAYHOUSE ON RODNEY SQUARE

STAFFMark FieldsEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Stephen M. BaileyMANAGING DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING

ADMINISTRATIONBeverly Zimmermann DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION

Nancy Powel DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

Maryetta Binder FINANCE MANAGER

Leizel ParksPAYROLL AND BENEFITS MANAGER

Matthew Hubner PROGRAMMING ASSOCIATE

Vernon Vassallo FINANCE ASSOCIATE

BOX OFFICEKadeem Collins BOX OFFICE MANAGER

Margaret Kirlin BOX OFFICE MANAGER

Janet Brown BOX OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE

Nafiesha Brown BOX OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE

Elaine Gropp BOX OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE

Terri Kilgoe BOX OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE

Melissa Leatherbury BOX OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE

Rosalind Maxwell-Boyd BOX OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE

Elaine Perkins BOX OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE

Annette Rabasca BOX OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE

Rashunda Smullen BOX OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE

Natalie Stephens BOX OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE

Lyniah Williams BOX OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE

Brittany Woodard BOX OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE

DEVELOPMENTMeredith Mitchell McAloon DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Terhan Chambers DONOR RELATIONS MANAGER

Michael S. Drzik DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Jameel Jackson SPONSORSHIP MANAGER

Christine Maiese GRANTS WRITER

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTPamelyn Manocchio DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Sana Bell COMMUNITY EVENTS MANAGER

Allyson Sands EDUCATION MANAGER

Laura Moss COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ASSOCIATE

MARKETINGTerry Cruz DIRECTOR OF MARKETING

Amy Watson Bish CREATIVE MANAGER

J.C. Yeatman DESIGN MANAGER

Laura White MARKETING ASSOCIATE

Tyesha Smullen ASST. TO MARKETING DIRECTOR

Joe del Tufo HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHER

Nancy Powel HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHER

OPERATIONSMatt Sandlin DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Julia Dougherty ASSOC. DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Jessica Lewis RENTALS MANAGER

Othell Heaney HOUSE MANAGER

Barry Polish HOUSE MANAGER / SECURITY

Vernon Vassallo HOUSE MANAGER / SECURITY

Nathaniel Colston MAINTENANCE

Chaka Hollis MAINTENANCE

Javone Roberts MAINTENANCE

David Sokolowski SECURITY / MAINTENANCE

Ward Raison SECURITY

PRODUCTIONBob Parker TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Howard Fulton ASST. TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, THE GRAND

Bob Weir ASST. TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, THE PLAYHOUSE

Genevieve Fanelli MASTER ELECTRICIAN, THE GRAND

Stephen A. Manocchio AUDIO ENGINEER, THE GRAND

Adam Rodenboh STAGE CREW, THE GRAND

Stacy Slocum STAGE CREW, THE GRAND

ARTS ACADEMY AT THE GRAND FACULTYKathy Cammett VOICE

Leslie Carey PIANO

Jean Dougherty PIANO

Shaun Dougherty GUITAR

Chris Gordon GUITAR

Dwight McIntosh PIANO

Chris Sherlock DRUMS

Harry Spencer SAXOPHONE, CLARINET

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Taj Express explodes with the sounds of India and Bollywood, capturing the vibrant, expressive spirit of the world of Bollywood movies that have been entertaining billions of people in India for generations. Through a fusion of film, dance, and music, this dazzling international sensation takes audiences on a live cinematic journey through modern Indian culture and society. The production is a high energy celebration of new India’s pop music, Bollywood culture, and deep traditions featuring colorful costumes, joyful dance, and thrilling live music.

Ms. Vaibhav Merchant (Director of Choreography) has been the Director of Choreography for over 75 Bollywood films and is known for her smashing hits such as Dhol Baaje, Jhoom Barabar, Kajra Re, Kamli, and Dhoom3.

She has received numerous awards for her choreography, including the prestigious National Award for Choreography, IIFA, and the American Choreography Award. More information can be found on www.vaibhavimerchant.com.

Shruti Merchant, (Director/Producer) is also amongst the top choreographers in the industry. Last year she was a judge on India’s leading dance reality show, Dance India Dance Season 4, and will serve as a judge on the show again in 2015. More information can be found on www.shrutimerchant.in.

TAJ EXPRESSTHE BOLLYWOOD MUSICAL REVUE________________________________________________________________________________________Thursday, February 16 | 8PM| Copeland Hall

Cyrille Aimée was primarily raised in France by a French-Dominican parentage. As a curious child in Samois-sur-Seine, she would sneak out of her bedroom window to wander into the nearby gypsy encampments filled with those attending the annual Django Reinhardt Festival. She quickly fell in love with the gypsy music and way of life and in the years later she would sing on street corners with musician friends while traveling across Europe. While in the midst of one such odyssey, she found herself at the Montreux Jazz Festival, where she won first prize in the 2007 vocal competition—which included the financing of her first self-produced album.

Soon after walking away from the finals of the French version of American Idol, Cyrille moved to the states and went on to be a finalist in the legendary Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocal Competition in 2010, before winning the Sarah

Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition in 2012.

Aimée’s talents recently caught the attention of Stephen Sondheim, who cast her in an Encore Special Presentation starring Bernadette Peters at New York City’s City Center in November 2013.

In August 2014, The New York Times referred to Aimée’s major label release It’s a Good Day as “a bravura turn, presented with a smile.” With Let’s Get Lost, her second album for Mack Avenue Records, the bright mademoiselle has blossomed into a full-fledged artist.

CYRILLE AIMÉE__________________________________________________________________________________________Thursday, February 16 | 8PM | live @ the baby grand

This engagement of is funded through Mid Atlantic Tours program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts

and the Delaware Division of the Arts.

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April Verch steps, sings, and fiddles with a fresh and feisty approach to deep North American traditions. Touring the world to share songs from her milestone 10th album (The Newpart), Verch and her band - featuring bassist and clawhammer banjo player Cody Walters, and guitarist and mandolinist Alex Rubin - keep the community-fired celebratory side of their traditional music at the forefront, honing a keen awareness of how to engage contemporary listeners. At the heart lie Verch’s delicate voice, energetic footwork, and stunning

playing, a trifecta of talents she brings together simultaneously to jaw-dropping effect. Even as she plays with the tradition she inherited in her native Ottawa Valley, Verch’s energetic and breathtaking performances speak to the heart of roots music with mature and reflective songwriting, interpreting, and storytelling.

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THE APRIL VERCH BAND

After nearly two decades and more than 3,000 live shows, Gaelic Storm — the chart-topping, multi-national Celtic band — is looking sharper than ever with their latest release, Matching Sweaters. The new album mixes traditional Irish music with modern influences, creating a sound that’s as wide-ranging as the band’s own audience.

From bluegrass fans and country cowboys to Deadheads, rock & rollers and Celtic fanatics, Gaelic Storm has built one of the most diverse fan bases in modern music. The group kicked off its career in the mid-1990s as a pub band in Santa Monica, California. By the end of the decade, the musicians had appeared in the blockbuster film Titanic and laid the groundwork for a career that would eventually find them

topping the Billboard World Chart five times, making appearances at mainstream music festivals, and regularly headlining the largest Irish festivals across the country, all the while gaining a reputation as a genre-bending Irish band whose songs mix Celtic traditions with something new and unexpected.

Matching Sweaters dishes up all the ingredients fans have come to expect from Gaelic Storm — the drinking songs, sea shanties, furiously-strummed instrumentals and sing-along melodies — while spiking the mix with newer flavors. Eat it up, but make sure to save some room! There’s plenty more where this came from.

GAELIC STORM_________________________________________________________________Thursday, March 2 | 8PM| Copeland Hall

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SELDOM SCENE

Over 40 years since they began playing together at weekly jam sessions in Ben Eldridge’s Bethesda, Maryland basement, the Seldom Scene have become one of the single greatest contributors to the progression of bluegrass while setting a new standard and attracting new audiences to the genre. Their legendary weekly DC-area residencies included bluegrass versions of country music, rock, and even classical pop. The band’s popularity soon forced them to play more than once a week—but they continued to maintain their image as being seldom seen, and on several of their early album covers were photographed with the stage lights on only their feet, or with their backs to the camera. The Seldom Scene have performed

at the White House many times, and continue to tour year-round.

The Seldom Scene are founding member Ben Eldridge (banjo), Lou Reid (mandolin/vocals), Dudley Connell (guitar/vocals), Ronnie Simpkins (bass/vocals), and Fred Travers (dobro/vocals). Their newest album, Long Time… Seldom Scene, was produced by three-time GRAMMY Award-winning Smithsonian Folkways Sound Production Supervisor Pete Reiniger.

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Country and bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs and renowned pianist and songwriter Bruce Hornsby, fellow friends and GRAMMY winners, are back on the road to collaborate with Skaggs’ razor-sharp band Kentucky Thunder on brand new tunes and traditional bluegrass classics.

Earning multiple accolades including 12 #1 hit singles,14 GRAMMY® Awards and eight CMA Awards, a GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame induction, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s 2013 Artist-In-Residence, an Americana Music Association Lifetime Achievement Award in the Instrumentalist category along with countless other awards, Ricky Skaggs is truly a pioneer of bluegrass and country music. Since he began playing music more than 50 years ago, Skaggs has released more than 30 albums

and has performed thousands of live shows. He and his band, Kentucky Thunder, continue to tour, performing more than 80 live dates each year, and the Grand Ole Opry member has also released his first-ever autobiography, “Kentucky Traveler.”

Bruce Hornsby’s work displays a creative iconoclasm that’s been a constant in the artist’s 25-year recording career. His commercial stock soared early on, when “The Way It Is”–the title track of his 1986 debut album–became one of the most popular songs on American radio. Despite his early mainstream successes, Hornsby has pursued a more personal, idiosyncratic musical path, focusing on projects that sparked his creative interest. Hornsby’s performance will offer a glimpse of a restless spirit who continues to push forward into new musical terrain.

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AN EVENING WITH DAWES

Folk-rock band Dawes has always bridged generations and genres, writing music you feel you already know, with a familiarity and a resonance that seems to echo from earlier times in rock’s history. It’s one of the reason they have found great favor with classic rock artists such as John Fogerty, opening up for him, acting as backing band for Jackson Browne and Robbie Robertson, even appearing on

Robertson’s album How to Be Clairvoyant. In 2013, they opened for Bob Dylan for six weeks. The band tours frequently, and has made appearances at many major American music festivals such as Bonaroo and SXSW. Since releasing their first album in 2009, Dawes has shown passion, joy and mastery of truly American music.

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The Grand Opera House, Inc.A CHARTER MEMBER OF THE LEAGUE OF HISTORIC AMERICAN THEATERS

ADDRESSThe Grand Opera House818 North Market StreetWilmington, DE 19801

BOX OFFICE hours are 10 am to 5pm Monday through Friday, 12pm to 4pm Saturday, and closed Sundays, unless a show is scheduled. On performance days, the Box Office remains open one hour after showtime. The Box Office telephone number is 302.652.5577 or 800.37.GRAND. The fax number is 302.657.5692.

ONLINE BOX OFFICE TheGrandWilmington.org E-mail: boxoffice@grandopera.org.

GROUP SALES Contact the Box Office at 302.652.5577 or 800.37.GRAND.

DONATIONS Contact the Development Office at 302.658.7897 ext. 3301 or visit TheGrandWilmington.org/support.

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE is open 9am to 5pm Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 302.658.7897. The fax number is 302.652.5346.

WEBSITE TheGrandWilmington.org

ELEVATOR SERVICE to the Dress Circle and Family Circle is available from the Main and Lower Lobbies.

RESTROOMS are located behind the Box Office on the Main Lobby and on the south side of the Lower and Second Floor Lobbies.

SMOKING is not permitted in the building.

FIRE EXITS are indicated by a red light and the sign nearest to the seat you occupy is the shortest route to the street. In the event of fire or other emergency please walk (do not run) to that exit.

COURTESY TELEPHONES are available for patron use at no charge for local, or 911 calls in the Main and Second Floor Lobby T’s.

PERSONAL SOUND AMPLIFICATION DEVICES are available upon request. Please advise the Box Office personnel when ordering your tickets. The service must be requested 24 hours in advance.

COAT CHECK ROOMS are located behind the Rest Rooms on the Main and Second Floor Lobbies.

PATRONS IN WHEELCHAIRS have easy access to The Grand from the main doors. Specially designed restrooms are available to accommodate people with disabilities. Please advise the Box Office personnel when ordering your tickets so that we may seat you comfortably.

PARKING is available at the Wilmington Parking Authority garage at the DoubleTree Hotel (7th & King Street), the HyPark facility on Shipley (between 10th & 9th Street).

LATE PATRONS will be seated at the discretion of management.

CONCESSIONS Drinks that are purchased from The Grand’s concessions are permitted in the theater.

LOST & FOUND ARTICLES should be reported or turned in to The Grand Ushers.

TOURS of The Grand are available upon request. Call 302.658.7897 for details.

AUDIENCE ETIQUETTE• Cell phones and watch alarms should be turned off upon entering the theater.

• Please wait until intermission to retrieve any noisy items, such as keys and plastic-wrapped candies.

• Please cease talking once the performance begins.

• Be careful not to block the view of the person behind you—avoid sitting too far up in the seat, leaning forward, or leaning to the sides.

• Remain seated during the performance. If you must leave during the performance, please try to exit between acts.

• The appropriate time to applaud is when a number is completely over and/or at the end of an act.

• Wait until the last curtain call to depart your seat.

GENERAL INFORMATION

GET TO KNOW THE GRANDTHE MISSION OF THE GRAND

The Grand Opera House entertains and engages its communities through exceptional, diverse live performances and educational outreach. Committed to broad accessibility and sound financial management, The Grand enhances regional quality of life and contributes to a thriving downtown Wilmington. As steward of a historic Delaware theater that is home to several valued arts groups, The Grand affirms the arts’ vital role within our communities to promote greater understanding and lift the human spirit.

THE GRAND LADY OF MARKET STREET

The opulent and historic Grand Opera House has been a landmark for the residents of Wilmington and the surrounding region for more than 140 years. Opened in 1871 as a home for the Grand Lodge of the Masons for the lordly sum of $100,000, The Grand has played host to thousands of renowned entertainers and performing artists over the years, including Ethel Barrymore, Buffalo Bill Cody, John Philip Sousa, political cartoonist Thomas Nast, and the Jubilee Singers of Fisk University.

Designed by Delaware architect Thomas Dixon in the Second Empire style, The Grand featured a distinctive façade of cast iron adorned with Masonic images. The first season of operation featured more than seventy performances that included everything from serious dramas to minstrel shows to lectures and exhibitions. Tickets that season cost a dollar for a reserved seat. Boxes were an extravagant $5 but seated four.

In 1909, The Grand was briefly converted into a regular stop on the vaudeville circuit and then transitioned into a movie theater. Eclipsed by the more modernly opulent and larger Aldine next door, The Grand was eventually reduced to screening second-run horror films and Westerns. The building was allowed to fall into decline and finally, sadly closed its doors in 1967.

“TO DESTROY IT WOULD BE A CRIME, TO RESTORE IT WOULD BE A TRIUMPH”So said Bill Frank of the Morning News, and other prominent citizens of Wilmington were thinking the same. On December 22, 1971, the hundredth anniversary of its original grand opening, The Grand Opera House was again packed with people and excitement, as plans were unveiled to renovate the theater to its former splendor.

Over the next few years, a thoughtful and complete restoration was undertaken. The Grand was rededicated on February 1, 1973, and began again to present the finest performing artists from around the world. Delaware historian described the project as “a Cinderella story, the most spectacularly successful preservation effort in Wilmington’s history.”

Next door, the Aldine Theater, once The Grand’s rival, had fallen on similar hard times. Closed in 1970, most of the building was razed in 1992. With the help of friends and philanthropists, The Grand acquired the lots and opened a companion theater building in 2000. The baby grand, a cozy 300-seat proscenium theater, occupies the first floor, with offices, rehearsal rooms and teaching spaces extending several floors above.

THE GRAND TODAY

The Grand and baby grand are alive with artistic activity. The Grand presents more than 75 shows each season, ranging from symphony orchestras and ballets to the latest rock and comedy stars, with jazz, folk, and family artists as well. The Delaware Symphony, Opera Delaware, and First State Ballet Theatre are all in residence at The Grand, presenting full schedules in each of their disciplines. Between The Grand, its resident performing companies, and rentals, the building hosts more than 200 events a year bringing more than 120,000 people into downtown Wilmington and through its doors.

In addition to the full- and part-time professional staff, The Grand is ably supported by the Board of Directors, Grand Trustees, and an extensive volunteer corps who usher and perform other ongoing services for The Grand’s valued patrons.

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