dANIEL HANdLEr
daniel handler is the author of seven novels, including Bottle Grove, which is forthcoming from bloomsbury publishing in august 2019. as Lemony snicket, he is responsible for numerous books for children, including Swarm of Bees, illustrated by rilla alexander. his books have sold more than 70 million copies and been translated into 40 languages, and have been adapted for screen and stage. his first play, Imaginary Comforts, or The Story of the Ghost of the Dead Rabbit, was produced in 2018 at berkeley repertory theatre. the first season of Netflix’s adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events, for which he served as executive producer and Writer, won a 2018 peabody award for its “lively excellence, strange silliness, and compelling storytelling,” and the teleplay was nominated for a 2019 Writers Guild award. the show’s third and final season was released in January of 2019. as a musician, handler was in two bands following college, he began his collaboration with stephin merritt playing accordion on the magnetic fields’ 69 Love Songs. since then handler has gone on to play accordion in several other merritt projects, including an album by the Gothic archies featuring all thirteen songs from the audiobooks in A Series of Unfortunate Events, along with two bonus songs.
PINKy WEITzMAN
pinky Weitzman is one of New York City’s few but proud rock violists. although viola is her first love, she’s awfully fond of the stroh violin and lots of other odd instruments, too. she sings and plays music ranging from cabaret rock to texas swing to Gypsy punk, and has been fortunate to work with some very talented musicians along the way, including indie rock luminaries such as moby, belle and sebastian, the magnetic fields, and the hold steady. she’s also been featured on labels such as sony, merge, and Nonesuch with folks like Crash test dummies and the Living end, toured with the tony award-winning rock musical Spring Awakening, and performed and recorded on the Npr series This American Life. When not making music, she serves as Chief digital officer for the american Civil Liberties union.
The Town Hall’s mission is to provide affordable world-class entertainment by new and established artists to a diverse audience; to inspire the youth of our community to appreciate and participate in the arts at The Town Hall and in schools through our Educational Outreach Program; and to preserve and enhance The Town Hall as a historic landmark venue for the enjoyment and cultural enrichment of generations to come.
BOArd OF TruSTEES
P RESIDENT
tom Wirtshafter
P RESIDENT E MERITUS
marvin Leffler
E XECUTIVE V ICE P RESIDENT
susan Zohn
T RUSTEES
phyllis putter barasch
robert e evanson
anne frank-shapiro
alfred h horowitz
henry Johansson
ted Lambert
bruce s. Leffler
marvin Leffler
david f mcCarthy
andrew t miltenberg
rita robbins
madhu southworth
Nevin steinberg
tom Wirtshafter
susan Zohn
LIFE TRUSTEES
Leona Chanin
mary dettling-Wright
eugene J.t flanagan
Claire G. miller
THE TOWN HALL STAFF
E XECUTIVE D IRECTOR
Lawrence C. Zucker
A RTISTIC D IRECTOR m a papper
D IRECTOR OF A DMINISTRATION , S UBSCRIPTIONS & M EMBERSHIP helen morris
D IRECTOR OF D EVELOPMENT
Jacqueline maddox
D IRECTOR OF E DUCATION
Lauren Noble
D IRECTOR O F M ARKETING
Jeff mann
D IGITAL M EDIA M ANAGER
alex Koveos
P RINCIPAL D ESIGNER
Leia-lee doran
V ICE P RESIDENT
alfred h horowitz
V ICE P RESIDENT
bruce s. Leffler
T REASURER andrew t. miltenberg
S ECRETARY
phyllis putter barasch
A DVISORY COUNCIL
Kathleen rosenberg, Chair
Nancy berman
shauna denkensohn
sandy horowitz
elizabeth iannizzi
Zita rosenthal
rhoda rothkopf
A RTS IN E DUCATION
A DVISORY COUNCIL
dr. Charlotte K. frank, Chair
michael fram dr. sharon dunn
Gary hecht
ernest Logan
dr. Lisa mars
dr. eloise messineo
dr. pola rosen
Leona shapiro
George Young
T ECHNICAL D IRECTOR bill dehling
C HIEF E NGINEER steve franqui
H OUSE M ANAGER richard Looney
B OX O FFICE M ANAGER angel rodriguez
I NSTITUTIONAL G IVING
A SSOCIATE b arbara m atovu
A SSISTANT A RTISTIC
D IRECTOR / A RCHIVIST melay araya
E DUCATION A SSISTANT
Lauren e xtrom
A DMINISTRATIVE A SSISTANT britni montalbano
WArNINg
the photographing or sound recording of any performance or the possession of any device for such photographing or sound recording inside the theatre without the written permission of the management is prohibited by law. violators may be punished by ejection and violations may render the offender liable for monetary damages.
FIrE NOTICE
the exit indicated by a red light and sign nearest to the seat you occupy is the shortest route to the street. in the event of fire or other emergency please do not run, WaLK to that eXit thoughtless persons annoy patrons and endanger the safety of others by lighting matches or smoking in prohibited areas during the performances and intermissions. this violates a city ordinance and is punishable by law.
-FIRE COMMISSIONER
dIrECTOry OF THEATrE SErVICES
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES: 212.997.1003
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BOX OFFICE: 212.840.2824
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CELL PHONE POLICY
Cell phones should be silenced prior to the performance as a courtesy to the performers and audience.
LOBBY R EFRESHMENT BY theatre refreshment Company of NY
This program is supported, in part by public funds from The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. We would like to thank the following foundations, corporations, and government institutions for their support:
acción Cultural española the achelis and bodman foundation the actors fund affiliated advisors apple inc.
bank of america
bruce Weber and Nan bush foundation
Consolidated edison Company of New York
daryl and steven roth foundation robert evanson ford foundation
dr. Charlotte K. frank
Garber atlas fries & associates
John Gore/Key brand entertainment
William t. Grant foundation
the hearst foundations, inc. Jewish Communal fund
Jp morgan Chase
Jujamcyn theaters
edythe Kenner foundation the Jacob & valeria Langeloth foundation
Lewis QvC trust
Local one the mansfield family foundation morgan stanley
Nederlander organization
Nesenoff & miltenberg, LLp
New York City department of Cultural affairs in partnership with the City Council
henry Nias foundation
office of the president, borough of manhattan, Gale a brewer the pinkerton foundation
pamela and richard rubinstein foundation
pricewaterhouse Cooper the reed foundation the rudin foundation
s&p Global the shubert foundation the shubert organization, inc. theatre refreshments
ticketmaster
Wenner foundation
Zegar family foundation
THE TOWN HALL’S y O u NG P atr ONS CI r CLE
Join the next generation of Town Hall supporters! town hall’s Young patrons Circle is a special membership group, ages 21-40, that engages in social and educational activities through exciting events, performances, and programming. We are brought together by a shared love of the arts, a deep interest in social change, civic engagement, and a desire to become part of a growing group of like-minded individuals that support town hall.
For more information about the Young Patrons Circle, please contact Jacquie maddox, director of development - development@thetownhall.org
Jesse Axelrod*
Julia Bates
Kevin Costello
Jenna Clark Embrey
Kate Estes*
Kathleen French
Mark Garner*
Vincent Iannuzzi
Marley Lewis, Yevgeny Vilensky
Greg Minogue*
Sheila O’Donoghue
Anna Pappa
Katherine McCollom Pooser
Joseph Reigadas*
Margaret Schultzberg
Jonathan Tulman*
Veronica Underhill
Benjamin Wirtshafter*
*Young Patrons Circle Executive Committee