TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2023
TUESDAY OCTOBER 10, 2023 •
THE TOWN HALL PRESENTS
A NOT THAT FANCY CONVERSATION AND PERFORMANCE WITH REBA MCENTIRE
Ted Lambert, Executive Director
Melay Araya, Artistic Director
Jeff Mann, Marketing Director
Alex Koveos, Digital Media Manager
Carl Acampora, Production Manager
Gloria Lee, Production Associate
Dennis Rakauckas, Graphic Designer
Not That Fancy includes over 50 recipes (desserts, meats, sides, and cocktails) from Reba’s family traditions and her restaurant Reba’s Place (Atoka,Oklahoma); never-before-seen photographs and never-before-told stories from Reba’s personal and professional (ranching with her Daddy, pranks with Brooks and Dunn, falling in love over a plate of tater tots); and simple, not-that-fancy lifestyle tips (how to achieve Reba’s signature hairstyle, design a down-to-earth date night, play a mean game of cards)
THE TOWN HALL FOUNDATION
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 Education 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
PRESIDENT
Tom Wirtshafter
PRESIDENT EMERITUS
Marvin Leffler
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Susan Zohn
GENERAL COUNSEL
Ellen Miller-Wachtel
TRUSTEES
Teniola Adedipe
Shauna Denkensohn
Anne Frank-Shapiro
John A. Jenkins
David F. McCarthy
Natalie Moreno
Rita Robbins
Madhu Southworth
Timothy Stambaugh
Nevin Steinberg
LIFE TRUSTEES
Phyllis Putter Barasch
Leona Chanin
Mary Dettling-Wright
Alfred H. Horowitz
Bruce S. Leffler
THE TOWN HALL STAFF
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Ted Lambert
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Melay Araya
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING
Jeff Mann
DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP, SUBSCRIPTIONS AND ADMINISTRATION
Helen Morris
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Donna Banks, PhD
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION
Taione Martinez
DIRECTOR OF BOOKING AND EVENTS
Paul Cameron Hardy
VICE PRESIDENT
Nevin Steinberg
TREASURER
David McCarthy
SECRETARY
Rita Robbins
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
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Kathleen Rosenberg, Chair
Nancy Berman
Sandy Horowitz
Elizabeth Iannizzi
Candace Leeds
Zita Rosenthal
Rhoda Rothkopf
ARTS IN EDUCATION
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Dr. Sharon Dunn
Michael Fram
Gary Hecht
Ernest Logan
Dr. Eloise Messineo
Dr. Lisa Mars
Dr. Pola Rosen
George Young
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Bill Dehling
DIGITAL MEDIA MANAGER
Alex Koveos
BOX OFFICE MANAGER
Angel Rodriguez
CHIEF ENGINEER
Steve Franqui
HOUSE MANAGER
Johnny Lee Green
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Britni Montalbano
PRODUCTION ASSOCIATE
Gloria Lee
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
Mon-Fri 9:30 am to 5 pm, for rental & membership info
BOX OFFICE: 212.840.2824
Mon-Sat 12 noon to 6pm. 24/7 Recording
TICKETMASTER: 800.982.2787 to charge tickets by phone.online Ticketmaster.com
LOST AND FOUND: 212.997.0113
CELL PHONE POLICY
Cell phones should be silenced prior to the performance as a courtesy to the performers and audience.
LOBBY REFRESHMENT BY Theatre Refreshment Company of NY
MAJOR GIFTS, CORPORATE, FOUNDATION & GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Town Hall’s Education Outreach Program is made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature. The Centennial Concert Series is funded, in part, by Howard Gilman Foundation. We would like to thank the following foundations, corporations, and government institutions for their support:
American Portfolios
Bank of America
Bob Dylan Center
Broadhaven Capital Partners
Consolidated Edison Company of New York
The Durst Organization
The Hearst Foundations, Inc.
The Hyde & Watson Foundation
Edythe Kenner Foundation
Gund Investment Corporation
National Endowment for the Arts
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
New York State Council on the Arts
Henry Nias Foundation
Howard Gilman Foundation
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul
New York City Mayor Eric L. Adams
Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine
New York City Council Member Keith Powers
New York City Council Member Gale Brewer
New York City Council Member Julie Menin
New York City Council Member Sandy Nurse
New York City Council Member Kalman Yeger
NYC Dept. Cultural Affairs Commissioner Laurie Cumbo
S&P Global
The Shubert Foundation
Ticketmaster
TOUR THE HISTORIC TOWN HALL
As of Sep 08, 2022
Town Hall has played an integral part in the electrifying cultural fabric of New York City for more than 90 years. A group of Suffragists’ fight for the 19th Amendment led them to build a meeting space to educate people on the important issues of the day. During its construction, the 19th Amendment was passed, and on January 12, 1921 The Town Hall opened its doors and took on a double meaning: as a symbol of the victory sought by its founders, and as a spark for a new, more optimistic climate. In 1921, German composer Richard Strauss performed a series of concerts that cemented the Hall’s reputation as an ideal venue for musical performances. Since, Town Hall has been home to countless musical milestones: The US debuts of Strauss, and Isaac Stern; Marian Anderson’s first New York recital; in 1945, Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker introduced bebop to the world; Bob Dylan’s first major concert in ‘63; and much much more.
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Producer’s Circle ($5,000+)
Anonymous
Phyllis Barasch
Shauna & Michael Denkensohn
SUSTAINING MEMBERS
Frederic R. Coudert Foundation
Ted Lambert & Susan Carragher
Dr. Charlotte K. Frank & Marvin Leffler
Robin & Jay Lewis
Adam & Melony Lewis
Julie & David F. McCarthy
Ellen Miller-Wachtel & Alan Wachtel, M.D.
Rita Robbins
Brian & Patricia Shea
Beth & Tim Stambaugh
Paige Price & Nevin Steinberg
Allison & Stephen Sullens
Martha West
Carol Marks & Tom Wirtshafter
Ann & Gordon Woodward
Jennifer Young, Christopher Young
Susan Zohn
Partner ($2,500)
Katherine DeFoyd & Gordon
Murray
Mary Dettling-Wright
Agnes Gund
Fern Hurst & Peter Rubin
Dr. Elizabeth Iannizzi
John A. Jenkins & Susan Raleigh Jenkins
Little Johnny Koerber
Scott Lehrer
Ivy Beth Lewis, The IV Fund
Mahipal Rawat, Shweta Rawat
Carolyn Felder, Louis S.
Salamone, Stephen Rebolledo
Anita Jaffe & Lawrence Zucker
Sponsor ($2,000)
Judith Entes
Daniel Lewis
Rob Milburn & Amy Morton
Lida Orzeck
Seat Holder ($1,000)
Anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. Louis Aidala
Margot Astrachan
Ralph Buultjens
Hazel & Russel Fershleiser
Lisa Glassner & Matt Frank
Green Charitable Foundation
Fran & Richard Habib
David Hindie
Dr. Christopher Joy & Ms. Cathy
L. Velenchik
Patty Laxton & Fred Kaufman
Nancy & Andy Norton
Nancy & Morris W. Offit
Rhoda Rothkopf
Susan & Victor Sheldin
John Shivers & Ruby Shivers
Lawrence Unger
Stacy Greene & Fred Wistow
Member ($500)
Wanyong & Chris Austin
Jane Bram
Dr Louis Cox
Daniel Donnelly
Sharon Dunn & Harvey Zirofsky
Hon. Betty W. Ellerin
Lynn Feinson
Dori Fromer & Harley Frank
Michael & Anne Frank-Shapiro
Madhu Goel Southworth
Miriam & Paul Gold
Carol and Andrew Golden
Barbara J. Gottlieb
Barbara Gottlieb
Priscilla H. Hoffman
Aaron Lieber & Bruce Horten
Ben Wirtshafter
Todd Jick
Jean Kalicki & Chuck Weiss
Eric Krasnoff
Tim & Mary Lee
Karin & Marc Leffler
Jeff Marowits
Natalie C Moreno
Joshua Nelson
Richard & Janice Oppenheimer
Diane & Steve Parrish
Nicholas Polsky
John Reese & Li-Shin Yu
Vitina Biondo & Yosef Riemer
Roberta Schechter
Roberta Schleicher
Emily M Sack & Robert J Schloss
Joel & Stacie Sklar
Emerson Spry & Erica
Shatz-Spry
Melissa Wohlgemuth
Glen Wood
Friend ($250)
Anonymous (10)
Rick & Caroline Anderson
Jason Berger
James P. Coffey
Deborah & Marshall Cohen
Sue Conroy
Jacqueline Cottrell
Lisa Dixon
Madeluz Espinal
Susan Finkel
Roanne Goldfein
Marianne Goodman MD
Maria Gustafson
Fiorella Y Izquierdo
Carine Joannou
Paulette Kranjac
John Kuehn & Elaine Crowley
Mark Lewin
Patrick K. Long
William Low & Hana Ptacnikova
David & Jacqueline Siben
Manning
A. Makea McDonald
Dr. Eileen McInerney
W. Kurt Meinen
David Olstein
Joseph P Oriente
Hon. Chris Owens
Gail Propp
Dr. John Rediske
Christopher Rousseau
Cedar A. Walton
Pickles and Critter
Corrente Schankler & Nathaniel Hunt
Georgia Scurletis
Emily Sernaker
Janine Small
Yohanna Sowler
Claudia Wagner & Don Lebowitz
William Waters
Howard Weiss & Penny Ellis
Supporters ($100)
Anonymous (46)
Robert C. Adler
Eric Allen
Bernard Alley
Seana Anderson
Eleanor Androulidakis
Lisa Arrindell
Kennet Aymong
Susan Babcock
David A. Bader
Carl Bailey
Joseph Baio & Anne Griffin
Andrew Baldwin
Michelle Bandoian
Elan Barish
Jonathan & Barbara Baskin
Carol Bernheim
Aimee Beyda
James Bilsborrow
Bruce Bosso
James Bradley
Cindy Brown
Joel Brown
James Buresh
Elizabeth Wendell Butler
Colleen Cahill
Terrence Callaghan
Jamie Camche
Lloyd Campbell
Ross Case
Gabriel Chenard-Poirier
Melisa Chullum
Justine A Ciovacco
G’Nelle Clarke
Toby Clinton, Hannah Clinton
Elan Cole
Courtright Family
The Covell-Ranheim Family
Michael T. Crane
Charles Cummings
Andrea Cummis
Jeffrey J Cyronek
G.D. Czachowski
Mary J Davis/MBL Productions
Susan & Rick Derrickson
Leah Desole
Elisabeth Dewailly
The NYC Kosmicki
Trudy C. Durant
Elizabeth Durante
Jay Edelman
David Eiaenhardt
Phyllis Elkind
Lex & Helen Haris
Melissa Estrado
Thomas Farmer
Bernard Feigen
Richard & Andrea Feinsilver
Danielle Ferry
Marc Fink
Robert Fish
Alyson Forde
Dr. Jonathan Foster
Judy Freeman
Neal S. Friedman
Alexander Galanos, Orley Granot
Mary Ganzenmuller
Thomas Garbutt
Judith Mary Gee
Ryan Gerard
SUPPORTERS
Dave Giffen
Peter Gilligan
Robert Goldberg
Jean Golden
Rachel Goldstein
Joshua Goodman
Kenny Gordon
Amanda Guzman Molina
Monetha Harris
Gregory Hinrichsen
Susan Hodges
Persephone Holman
Thomas Holt
Miriam Innes
Michael Jantzen
Nick Jekogian
Spike Jenkins
Terria Joseph
Mark Joy
Matthew Kahn
Albert Kakudji
Laura Kaminsky, Rebecca Allan
Rebecca & James Katz
Anne Kelly
Leslie & John Lehman
David Leibowitz
Katherine Lenhart
Paul Levine & Victoria Sweet
Steve Levitan
David Lokting
Dan Longhi
Thomas Lookstein
Rafaella Loretta
Colleen, Kimberly & Shannon
Lovisi
Dennis Lynch
Deborah Lyons
Drew Davis
Paul Magyar
Alexis Marnel
Dierdra McDowell
Eugene McFarland
Sean & Krista McNamara
Mary Mears
Gloria Mendez
Paul Millen
Mr. & Mrs. David Milone
Barbara Mohan
Leila Mokhtarzadeh
Michele & Mark Montague
Lisa & Mark Montifiore
Mr. & Mrs. David Morris
Denis Morton
Matthew Neiger
Rick Nelson
David Nirenberg
Gerard O’Connor
Ashling O’Dwyer
Mike Ospina
Rozzi Osterman
Lilliam B Paoli
Eddie Pelto
Donna T. Pepe
Wende Persons
Scott Porter
The Powers-Brisiel Family
Daniel & Cristina Stefani-Rackow
Jonas Rideout
David Rimmer
Moldowan-Risch Family
Michelle Robinson
Cathy Rosen
Frederick Rotgers, Jacinta
Gauda
Amy Roth
Wendy Rothman
Ronald Rotter
Reva Rubin
Tamia Santana
Adam Schanke
Leilani Schlottfeldt
Marilyn T Schwartz
Charles Schwartz
Mark Shapiro
Stefan Sherwood
Antoine St-Pierre
Pamela J Stallings
Michael Steiner
Adam Stepansky
Toby Wiser-Stern & Hal Stern
Jeff Strabone
Sarah Sulkowski
Dr. Steven Sussman
Victoria Sweet
Steve Taylor
Bruce & Stephanie Temple
Tanya Thonre
Steve Varvaro
Lynn Vassar & Tom Vassar
Erica Ventley
Jeffrey Vernam
Amy Vijayanagar & Andrew Padovano
Robin Wagge
Alison LeBlanc & Bill O
Cory Weiss
Marc Whiten
Richard Wien
Adam Wiener
Stanley Wine
Jaime Wolf & Meg Cimino
Billy Wong
Natalie Wright
Samuel Yates
Coleman Zuber
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