McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage

presents

Saturday, March 10, 2018Belushi Performance Hall, 7:30 p.m.

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PROGRAMACT I

The 1940s, a time when all America was listening and dancing to the same kind of music!St. Louis Blues March (Handy, arr. Gray)

Yes, Indeed (Oliver)Well All Right (Faye, Kapp, Raye)

In the Mood (Garland)Big Band Medley

Swinging on a Star (Van Heusen, Burke)Jeepers Creepers (Warren, Mercer)

That Old Feeling (Fain, Brown)Taking a Chance on Love (Duke, Latouche, Fetter)

Ain’t We Got Fun (Egan, Kahn, Whiting)Elmer’s Tune (Albrecht, Gallop, Jurgens)

Chattanooga Choo Choo (Warren, Gordon)Well, Git It! (Oliver)

I’m Getting Sentimental Over You (Bassman)Moonlight Serenade (Miller, Parish)

Dream (Mercer)I Can’t Get Started (Duke, I. Gershwin)

Begin the Beguine (Porter)Without A Song (Youmans, Rose, Eliscu) Hey! Ba Ba Re Bop (Hamner, Hampton)

Skylark/Mood Indigo (Carmichael, Mercer) (Bigard, Mills, Ellington) Say That We’re Sweethearts Again (Brent)

Tuxedo Junction (Dash, Feyne, Hawkins, Johnson)

ACT IIThis was the time when music moved the nation’s spirit!

It Don’t Mean a Thing (Ellington, Mills)The Sisters and Brothers Medley

Over There (Cohan)La Vie En Rose (Piaf, Guigliemi, Eng. Lyrics David)The Last Time I Saw Paris (Kern, Hammerstein II)

All the Things You Are (Kern, Hammerstein II)What Do You Do in the Infantry? (Loesser)Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (Prince, Raye)

He’s 1A in the Army, A1 in my Heart (Evans)This Is Worth Fighting For (DeLange, Stepf)

Bugle Call Rag (Meyers, Pettis)I’ll Be Seeing You (Fain, Kahal)

We’ll Meet Again (Charles, Ross)When the Lights Go On Again (Benjamin, Marcus, Seiler)

The White Cliffs of Dover (Burton, Kent)It’s Been A Long, Long Time (Styne, Cahn)

A Military SaluteIn the Mood Reprise (Garland)

On the Sunny Side of the Street (McHugh, Fields)

Program Subject to Change

IN THE MOOD SINGERS AND DANCERSBrian Bandura (Swing Dancer, Vocalist) is thrilled to join the IN THE MOOD tour! He is a proud Chicago native with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theater from Indiana University. Most recently, he was seen

performing around the world as a principle singer with Norwegian Creative Studios. A few of his favorite regional credits include 42nd Street (Andy Lee), The Little Mermaid (Jetsam), and Into the Woods (Wolf). Bandura would like to thank Bud Forrest and Alex Sanchez for this amazing opportunity! He wouldn’t be where he is today without the unyielding love and support from his incredible family. This goes out to Mom, Dad, Thomas and Nick. Love you guys! www.brianbandura.com

Emilie Bienne (Vocalist) is thrilled to be returning to the cast of IN THE MOOD. She is a graduate of the Boston Conservatory with a Bachelor in Fine Arts degree in its Musical Theater program and is a

resident actor at the Flea Theater in New York City. Most recently, Bienne sang selections from Phantom of the Opera at Lincoln Center. Previous theater credits include Big Band Beat (Tokyo Disney) and Stage to Screen (Royal Caribbean Cruise Line). She is active in the music community and writes music, most recently with her band E Vex. Bienne would like to thank her friends and family for their love and support.

Daniel Fuentes (Vocalist) is originally from South Florida and is based out of the Atlanta and Chicago areas. He received his BFA in Musical Theater from the University of Florida. This is Fuentes’ second time

touring and he could not be more excited to join the IN THE MOOD family once again. When Fuentes is not on tour, you may find him playing soccer, recording music or cooking a mean fettuccine. If none of the above apply, then he is probably somewhere auditioning for the role of Alexander Hamilton. He thanks his high school teacher, Lori Sessions, for making him take a leap of faith all those years ago.

Laura LaCara (Vocalist) is thrilled to be back on tour with IN THE MOOD. She is originally from Huntington, WV, and holds a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts degree from Wright State University. LaCara has worked regionally

across the United States as well as around the world. Favorite past credits including singing at Greenbrier Resort, My Fair Lady and The World Goes Round at the Broward Stage Door Theater, and Hello Dolly and Sweeney Todd at WSU. She most recently returned from sailing the Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean as lead soloist for AIDA Cruise Lines. When she isn’t travelling, LaCara lives in New York. Big love and thanks to her family for their support and the IN THE MOOD team for this opportunity.

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Sarah Lindsey (Swing Dancer, Vocalist) is originally from Cincinnati, OH, and moved to New York City to pursue a career in musical theater. She attended AMDA (The American Musical and Dramatic Academy) and trained

as a singer/dancer/actor under a conservatory program. Lindsey is pleased and beyond excited to be returning to IN THE MOOD for another tour. To go back into the 1930s and 40s is such a treat and she is grateful to share this experience with all involved! Past credits include traveling the world on AIDA Cruises, where she was a dancer/singer for two years. Lindsey would like to thank the IN THE MOOD team for this wonderful opportunity and is ready for the amazing journey ahead!

Alex Markowitz (Vocalist, Narrator) is thrilled to be rejoining his IN THE MOOD family for one last hurrah! He just recently wrapped up a new project in New York, entitled Yosef, The Musical! Other regional and NYC

credits include: The Prince in Cinderella at the Players Theatre in Greenwich Village, Lt. Joe Cable in South Pacific at the Alhambra Theatre & Dining, Curly in Oklahoma! at the Southern Colorado Repertory Theatre, and Danny Zuko in Crane River Theatre’s production of Grease. As always, he would like to thank his friends and family for their constant love and support. In this period of disunity, the arts are more important than ever. Keep supporting and enjoy the show. It’s the bee’s knees!

Bud Forrest (Music Director and Pianist) is a former Juilliard student who earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, and did graduate work in music at Catholic University in Washington, DC.

He was accompanist to the world famous “Singing Sergeants,” the official chorus of the United States Air Force. Throughout his 30 years in Washington, he was pianist for events at many of its political events including performances at the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives and the Smithsonian Institution. In addition, Forrest was a pianist for touring Broadway shows appearing in the Washington, DC, area. In 1993, World USO selected IN THE MOOD to be an official entertainment for the 50th Commemoration of World War II. From 1994 to 2017 this show has traveled to more than 48 states (Alaska and Vermont, here we come!), Canada, Europe, New Zealand and three times to Australia for more than 80 sold-out performances. In 1997, Forrest and his String of Pearls Orchestra were featured at an Inaugural Ball for President and Mrs. Clinton. Now celebrating the 24th year of touring, Forrest and IN THE MOOD are looking forward to many more years of bringing the best decade of 20th century American popular music—the 1940s and the Big Band era— to fans worldwide.

Bill Repavich (Drums) is a freelance percussionist who dreams of making records and having the opportunity to use music to travel the world. He completed his BM in Percussion

Performance at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh with Dr. Alison Shaw and his MM in Jazz Studies at the University of Central Oklahoma with David Hardman. He has served as an adjunct instructor for both Oklahoma Christian University and the University of Central Oklahoma and has been a guest clinician at several other universities. He can be found regularly in Oklahoma City and Tulsa performing in a wide variety of musical settings including jazz clubs, popular dance, orchestra and musical theater. After filling in for the wonderful Tom Dupin in the 2016 tour of Australia, Repavich is excited to carry on the great tradition that is IN THE MOOD.

Stephen Schultz (Bass) is a versatile bassist and guitarist, born in Tulsa, OK. Schultz studied music performance at Northeastern State University, and transferred to the University of Central Oklahoma, where

he became involved with the jazz program and local music scene. Schultz has had the opportunity to perform with many jazz greats including Terrell Stafford, Bob Mintzer, Seamus Blake, Geoffrey Keezer, Vince DiMartino and others. He is thrilled to be traveling and playing for the production of IN THE MOOD.

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STRING OF PEARLS ORCHESTRAChristian Ortiz (Lead Alto Saxophone) is thrilled to be joining the String of Pearls Orchestra and the rest of the IN THE MOOD cast! Originally from Walnut Creek, CA, Ortiz studied saxophone, clarinet and flute with accomplished Stan Kenton alum, Mary

Fettig, who taught him the value of learning each instrument as if it were his primary one. From 2011–2015, Ortiz continued his education at the University of North Texas, where he studied saxophone with Brad Leali. While at UNT, he recorded on an album with the renowned Two O’Clock Lab Band and on two Downbeat Award- winning albums with the Latin Jazz Ensemble. Ortiz has toured in Europe, performing at the North Sea, Montreaux and Umbria jazz festivals among others, and has performed and recorded recently with jazz greats James Morrison, Jon Faddis and Bob McChesney. He is currently based in the Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex, and would like to thank all his friends there for making this opportunity possible.

Gene Thorne (Alto Saxophone) is a former member of the sax section, arranger and featured soloist with the U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors from 1975 to 2009. He attended the University of Miami from 1972–1975, later earning his

Bachelor’s of Music degree in performance from Catholic University in 1984 and a Master’s of Music in composition from the University of Maryland in 1995. Thorne has written arrangements that featured jazz great Phil Woods as well as pops arrangements that have been performed by the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, DC, the New York Pops and the Seattle Symphony conducted by the late Marvin Hamlish. He

is now active as a clinician and freelance musician in the Baltimore, MD-Washington, DC area, as well as nine years with IN THE MOOD.

John DeSalme (Tenor Saxophone) is an alumnus of the University of Iowa. He played and toured in the Midwest from 1974–1981. In 1981, he became a member of the Jazz Ambassadors, the United States Army’s premier touring jazz ensemble. In

1988 he won the audition for the prestigious Army Blues, the official jazz ensemble of the United States Army based in Washington, D.C. DeSalme toured the Middle East in a USO show in 2002. He has been a regular performer for six years with the D.C. area Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra. DeSalme was also a part of the ongoing education-based Hal Leonard “play along” instructional series recording project. Over the years, he has been fortunate to have played with many jazz and pop luminaries including Tony Bennett, Slide Hampton, Frankie Valli, the Temptations and others.

Noah Vece (Baritone Saxophone) is happy to be joining the Winter/Spring 2018 tour of IN THE MOOD! Vece graduated from Kennesaw State University in 2011 and has been an active freelance musician in the

Atlanta area ever since. He studied saxophone, flute and clarinet with renowned artists such as Sam Skelton, Dan Higgins and Tony Carere, among many others. His experience playing a wide range of instruments has made him an in-demand musician in the Atlanta theater scene, with more than 25 Broadway musical credits to his name since 2014. Vece has traveled the world performing with Royal

Caribbean Cruises and is thrilled to be on tour with the String of Pearls Orchestra!

David Wisler (Trumpet) has always appreciated the importance of music in his life. The son of a piano and voice teacher, he started music lessons at age three, and by five was studying the trumpet. At age 13, he started playing in jazz bands

and orchestras and has been doing so ever since. Always striving for excellence, Wisler has become an excellent performer in solo, orchestral, jazz and commercial idioms. Over the years, Wisler has performed and recorded with such artists as Wayne Newton, Dianne Schur, Marvin Hamlisch, Misha Dichter, Byron Stripling, Wycliff Gordon, Frank Mantooth, Sandi Patty, and Ray Boltz. With extensive performances across the United States, he has also played throughout Europe, including the Montreaux and North Sea jazz festivals. Wisler has a BA from Anderson University (1995), an MM from Bowling Green State University (1999), and has completed all course work toward a Doctor of Arts from Ball State University.

Eric Trevino (Trumpet) is originally from Temple, TX. He attended the University of North Texas from 2012–2015 where he played jazz trumpet in the esteemed Two O’Clock Lab Band. While at the University of North Texas, Trevino

had the privilege of studying trumpet with Michael Steinel and Rodney Booth. He has been in regular demand as a lead and jazz trumpet player for Big Bands and Latin bands in the DFW area. In addition, Trevino has recorded with jazz greats Jon Faddis, Dave Stahl, Brian MacDonald, Steve Reid and Paul Stephens, and has performed with Latin greats Frankie Negron

and Mala Fe. This is Trevino’s second season with IN THE MOOD.

Scott Whitford (Trumpet) is excited to return for another season with IN THE MOOD. Hailing from Indiana, Whitford is a graduate of Ball State University, where he played lead trumpet in the esteemed BSU Lab Jazz Ensemble. While at Ball State,

he had the privilege of studying under Larry McWilliams of the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, and Mark Buselli. Witford is in high demand as a trumpet player and clinician throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. He was a featured performer at Busch Gardens Europe and has worked throughout the world aboard Royal Caribbean and Princess Cruise lines as a lead trumpet player and musical director. Whitford has performed with numerous groups including the Heartland Big Band from Indianapolis; Global Jazz Orchestra in Osaka, Japan; Contemporary Jazz Orchestra in San Francisco; The Rat Pack, Reunited and many others. He wishes to thank his beautiful fiancée, Heather Beck, for her love and support.

Joakim Toftgaard (Trombone) is from Stockholm, Sweden, and currently lives in Denton, TX, as an active performer, studio musician, arranger and educator in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. As a founding member

of the group Dallas Horns, Toftgaard spends his time in the studio, arranging and recording music in a variety of genres including the 2016 Dallas Horns album Christmas. During 2016 and 2017, he was the youngest member on the jazz faculty at The University of Texas at

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Arlington, where he taught jazz trombone, brass pedagogy and directed the UTA jazz trombone ensemble. In recent years, he backed a number of prominent musicians including Bobby McFerrin, Patti LaBelle, Ranjit Barot, Louiz Banks, Arturo Sandoval, Wayne Bergeron, Frank Greene, Denis DiBlasio, Billy Harper, Chuck Findley, Don Chelton, Doc Severinsen, Marvin Stamm, Wycliffe Gordon, Andy Martin, Michael Dease and Tom ‘Bones’ Malone. Toftgaard earned an undergraduate degree from the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and a master’s degree in Jazz Performance from the University of North Texas, where he enjoyed a two-year residency with the One O’Clock Lab Band. He is featured as a soloist on albums Lab 2014, and Grammy-nominated Lab 2015. Toftgaard also directed two of the school’s big bands and taught jazz trombone classes. He is very pleased to be with the IN THE MOOD tour for the first time.

Jonathan Dowd (Trombone) is from the Long Island, New York area. This is his debut tour with IN THE MOOD and he could not be more excited for the experience. Dowd received a bachelor’s degree in Music Education and

Music Performance from the Crane School of Music in Potsdam, NY. Afterwards, he attended the University of North Texas where he went on to receive his Master of Music Degree in Trombone Performance under the tutelage of Tony Baker. While at North Texas, Dowd has had the opportunity to be part of the Trombone Consortium and the highly regarded Two O’Clock Lab Band. He can be heard on the band’s latest album, Two More Twice. When he is not on tour with IN THE MOOD, he is freelancing in the New York area or playing in the orchestras of various cruise ships.

Matthew Solis (Bass Trombone) is on his second tour with IN THE MOOD. Originally from the North Texas area, Solis has a Bachelor of Music in euphonium and a Master of Music in bass trombone performance from

the University of North Texas. A versatile musician, Solis has played with a wide range of ensembles during his time in school, playing with the Two O’Clock Lab Band directed by Rodney Booth, the Wind Symphony under Eugene Migliara Corporon, and the Symphony Orchestra under Maestro David Itkin. He is also an alumnus of the Disneyland All-American College Band directed by Ron McCurdy. His primary teachers include Jan Kagarice of Musician’s Wellness of North America and Dr. Brian Bowman, professor of euphonium at the University of North Texas. Solis is excited and thrilled to be back with IN THE MOOD!

Michael Barahura (Lighting Director) is excited to make his touring debut with IN THE MOOD. Previously, he has served as an electrician for the Ogunquit Playhouse, Royal Caribbean, SeaWorld San Diego, numerous theater companies and production rental houses. Recent lighting design credits include the world premieres of The Color of Light (Vantage Theatre) and Hope (Talent to aMuse), Avenue Q (Aubrey Award, Coronado Playhouse), The Gin Game (Aldea Award, OnStage Playhouse). Much love to the family in Sandy Eggo, especially the siblings.

John Nocera (Sound Engineer) is originally from Providence, RI, and now resides in Connecticut. He has 29 years of international touring as a freelance engineer. Most recently, Nocera has

toured with Nuclear Cowboyz and Disney on Ice. This is his third tour with IN THE MOOD and he is excited to be a part of this experience.

Kristin Ginther (Wardrobe Supervisor) has been working in theatrical wardrobe for seven years and recently moved back home to the Midwest after living and working in Seattle. She has had the privilege of taking care of costumes in a broad range of productions from the circus to musical theater and everything in between. One of her more memorable wardrobe experiences was the summer working at the Santa Fe Opera where she’s certain that she’ll never forget the incredible sunsets! Ginther is excited to be on her first tour with IN THE MOOD and for the many travels ahead with a fantastic cast and crew.

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CREATIVE TEAMBud Forrest (Creator and Executive Producer) Full biography in orchestra section.

Alex Sanchez (Stage Director and Choreographer) is pleased to serve in his eighth season as director/choreographer of IN THE MOOD. Other directorial credits: Newsies and Evita for The Marriott Theater in Chicago. In New York he choreographed the pre-Broadway production of Roman Holiday for GFI productions. Other New York credits: Playwrights Horizon, New York City Center Encores!, The Public Theater New York and Amas Musical Theater. Regional choreography credits: The Goodman Theater, PaperMill Playhouse, Goodspeed Opera House, Williamstown Theater Festival, Guthrie Theater, Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Dallas Theater Center, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Marriott Theater, Berkshire Theater Group, Glimmerglass Opera, St. Louis Muny, Alabama Shakespeare Festival. Kansas City Starlight, Riverside Theater, Woodminster Amphitheater and SDC Dancebreak. Sanchez is the 2015 co-recipient of the SDC Joe A. Calloway Award for Best Choreography.

Two-time winner of the Broadway World Award 2011 and 2012. He has been nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award, Connecticut Critic Circle Award and three Joseph Jefferson Awards. He was also honored by Dance Magazine’s “25 Artists to Watch in 2016.” Sanchez performed in 10 Broadway shows and was a soloist ballet dancer with Ballet Chicago. A special thank you to Lainie Sakakura, Avelina and Isabela Sanchez for being my inspiration, love and support. For more information visit Alexsanc.com

Vic Schoen (Arranger) was an icon of Hollywood. It is impossible to list all his credits but they do include being the arranger/conductor for over 20 years for the Andrews Sisters. He was music director for Paramount and Universal Pictures. Schoen scored Road to Morocco with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby and The Inspector General and The Court Jester with Danny Kaye. Television specials include those of Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Andy Williams, Ethel Merman, Shirley MacLaine, Perry Como, Maurice Chevalier and Pat Boone. He was the arranger/conductor for the Dinah

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Shore television series for 3 years. Schoen arranged/conducted all of Patti Page’s hit recordings. Other collaborations include Ella Fitzgerald, Al Jolson, Dick Haymes, Betty Hutton, Carmen Miranda, Mel Torme and Eddie Fisher. He was an arranger for many of the famous big bands including Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Benny Goodman and Les Brown. A number of the music arrangements for IN THE MOOD are from the pen of Schoen and we are very proud to carry on his great tradition as we dedicate each performance to his memory.

A native of Waukegan, IL, David Bandman (Arranger) is a graduate of the University of North Texas where he played trombone in the premier One O’Clock Lab Band. As a euphonium player, he was the winner of the first ITEC (then TUBA) international jazz euphonium competition. Bandman is a composer/arranger for the Big Apple Circus in New York City and for the world-traveled IN THE MOOD. He has written dozens of big band charts that are being played in high schools and colleges all over the country. Bandman is retired from The United States Air Force Band, Washington, DC, where he played trombone and euphonium and is now a freelance musician, writer and teacher. He has recently released his first highly acclaimed jazz euphonium CD Can I Play Too, in which he arranged the music of Herbert L. Clarke for big band. It is available at euphoniumjazz.com. “Solo work reflects musicianship by one of the greatest soloists I’ve ever heard!…tailored arrangements made everything ‘fit’ perfectly and are superb”…Sammy Nestico.

Linda Tomlin (Costume Designer) has worked with IN THE MOOD since 2000. Through the lens of historic materials and early Vogue publications, she has brought the memory of the 1930s and 1940s to the show. Originally from New England, Tomlin has spent most of her life in California. Currently residing in Virginia, she is wife to Bud Forrest, creator

of IN THE MOOD. Tomlin’s passion for design includes costumes, period textiles, restoration and conservation, fine linen, and needlework. She is president of her own company, Details In Design, LLC, specializing in fine hand embroidered linens for churches and the home décor industry as well as hand embroidered monograms. Tomlin is also the director of the Williamsburg School of Needlework dedicated to teaching hand embroidery to help students start their own businesses throughout the United States.

Jeff Greenberg (Lighting Design) is a lighting designer for theater, dance and opera. His recent credits include Grease at the Eldorado Hotel/Casino in Reno, NV; the national tour of Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story; Man of LaMancha starring John Davidson, Titanic the Musical and Nunset Boulevard at the Ocean Professional Theatre Company. He also designed the 100th anniversary national tour of Titanic the Musical for Boebe Productions and Windwood Theatricals, which toured the United States and Canada during the fall of 2012. Other credits include the world premiere of Starry Messenger, and Questions About Angels at Theater for the New City; The Sea Gull at Montclair State University; On Your Toes, The Drowsy Chaperone, Ragtime, Lady Be Good, The Producers, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Stand By Your Man, It’s Only a Play, Dial M for Murder, and The Last Night of Ballyhoo at the Surflight Theatre; The Odd Couple, Clue the Musical, and Oklahoma at the Allenberry Playhouse; and the world premier musical A Girl Called Dusty at the Provincetown Repertory Theatre. Other theaters where he has designed include Blue Heron Performing Arts Center, Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey; New Jersey Repertory Company; 12 Miles West, the Penobscot Theatre Company, and Lake George Opera. From 2004–2007, Greenberg was the lighting designer and production manager for the international tour of IN THE MOOD, and prior to that he was the lighting supervisor

CREATIVE TEAM CREATIVE TEAMwith the American Indian Dance Theatre. In 2005, Greenberg was nominated for a Vivian Robinson/Audelco award for outstanding lighting design for his production of Robeson in New York. His lighting for The Brothers Karamazov received the Newark Star Ledger’s Best Lighting award for the 2002–2003 New Jersey theater season. He has an MFA in Lighting Design from Brandeis University, and a BFA in Technical Theatre from Ithaca College. www.jeffgreenberglightingdesign.com

Casting Consultant: MUNGIOLI THEATRICALS, Arnold J. Mungioli, CSA New York, NY

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We are very pleased to be in your theatre for our 2018 tour—our 24th year! Much more than a concert, IN THE MOOD features the In the Mood Singers & Dancers and the sensational String of Pearls Orchestra. Our show has performed in major performing arts centers, arenas, state fairs, prestigious corporate events, and at an Inaugural Ball for President Clinton’s second term. By recreating the best popular music and songs of the late 1930s and the 1940s, IN THE MOOD aspires to promote the memory of this most significant time in American history. IN THE MOOD is now also available to perform with Symphony Pops Orchestras.

Starting in 1993, World USO selected IN THE MOOD to be an official entertainment for the 50th Commemoration of World War II. From 1994 to 2017, this show has traveled to 48 states, Canada, Europe, New Zealand and Australia (three times). Each year our tour continues to build momentum by adding performances in more cities across the country and we are delighted with international invitations and opportunities.

IN THE MOOD is a production of Bud Forrest Entertainment, Inc. For more information about IN THE MOOD, please visit www.InTheMoodLive.com or call 1-800-624-BAND.

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SELECT WINTER/SPRING 2018 DESTINATIONSAtlanta, GABayside, NYBeverly, MA

Boca Raton, FLCharlotte, NCCincinnati, OH

Daytona Beach, FL

Elkhart, INFt. Lauderdale, FL

Fort Pierce, FLFt. Wayne, INGlen Ellyn, ILGreenvale, NYLancaster, KY

Lima, OHLouisville, KYMemphis, TNNashville, TNNew Hope, PA

Ogdensburg, NY

Palm Beach Gardens, FLRaleigh, NC

Spartanburg, SCSt. Louis, MO

Worcester, MA

For a current schedule and full list of destinations, please visit www.lnTheMoodLive.com

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Leadership Circle ($5,000 and up)Anonymous (3)Aurora Civic Center AuthorityAnna BallDuPage FoundationFollett Higher Education GroupDr. and Mrs. Helge FrankG. Carl Ball Family FoundationMr. Deven GoldenJCS Fund of DuPage FoundationMr. and Mrs. Richard Lamb and Susan and Richard Lamb Charitable Fund of The DuPage FoundationLegat Architects, Inc.Margaret and Michael McCoyOak Trace Retirement CommunityAlan Peterson, in memory of Carolyn LevickasMs. Suzanne RoseNancy and John RutledgeCharles SchlauSmith Financial Advisors, Inc.Mark and Nancy SmithMs. Connie R. SprovieriDr. Arin J. Stone and Mr. David LipschultzSullivan Taylor & Gumina, PCBjarne R. UllsvikMr. Keith C. Yearman

Encore Circle ($2,500–$4,999)AnonymousAnita DicksonJames and Marie Drasal and Drasal Family Fund of Fidelity Charitable Gift FundMr. and Mrs. Craig Giblin

George and Roberta Gilbert and the Gilbert Family Charitable FundJeanette N. and Renee Giragos, in memory of Dr. Henry G. GiragosKaren and Gene KuhnDavid and Carolyn MayDr. and Mrs. Harold D. McAninchDr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Morrissey and Morrissey Family Fund of The DuPage FoundationKirk MusprattDrs. Donald E. and Mary Ellen NewsomJudith May O’DellMeri PhillipsKelly and Roland RaffelScott and Kristen Wiersum

Director’s Circle ($1,000–$2,499)Anonymous (3)Mr. and Mrs. Richard AlbrightLowell and Barbara AndersonRobert and Lynne AndersonJoseph and Betsy BallekMs. Eunice BeckerMilton and Heide BentleyJeffrey Jens and Ann BoisclairProf. and Mrs. Charles E. BooneMrs. Clark G. CarpenterCommunity Foundation of Will CountyJohn and Pamela DalbyKen and Debbie FulksMary J. GowerMr. and Mrs. Linsley GrayMr. and Mrs. Robert G. HartmanDon and Jackie Hegebarth

Mrs. Patricia JohansenDr. Jean V. KartjeCharlene Kornoski-Du VallMr. and Mrs. Louis W. KosibaGil and Lola LehmanDr. Barbara LemmeMs. Diana L. MartinezJohn and Lynette McCortneyMrs. Melissa Meisch-MercadoBill and Nancy MooreJane OldfieldMrs. Dorothy I. O’ReillyParkers’ Restaurant and BarMr. and Mrs. William PodgorskiJeffrey and Debora PonkoMr. Daniel B. PorterRichard and Elizabeth QuaintanceThe Rev. Dr. Curtis and Leanne RolfeJudy RonaldsonMs. Theresa M. SakDoris and David SchertzJerry and Susan SchurmeierMs. Geraldine SmrcinaMarilyn SmrcinaMs. Dawn Sullivan AhernTerrence J. Taylor and Maureen Sullivan TaylorTheodore M. UtchenJames and Patricia VaryMr. and Mrs. Scott E. VeselyDr. Donald G. WestlakeBonnie M. WheatonMrs. Marilyn H. Wolff and the Marilyn H. Wolff FoundationMs. Kathleen Yosko and Kathleen Yosko Fund of Fidelity Charitable

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Ambassador ($500–$999)Anonymous (2)Apple Matching Gifts ProgramKatherine BalekMary Ellen and Jack BarryPatricia and Bruce BeckDr. Craig M. BergerRonald and Hope BucherC.B. Conlin Landscapes, Inc.Connie Canaday Howard and Rex HowardGinni and ChrisMr. and Mrs. Paul J. CliftonDon and Anna Mae DaviaBarbara and George DiGuidoECOLAB Inc.Daniel Edelman and Fran KravitzGeorge and Kathryn FairbairnFinances by Design Inc.Jennifer JulienEnertherm CorporationMarilyn FredericksMr. and Mrs. Phillip H. Holm and the Holm Family Charitable Fund of Vanguard CharitableJorge and Beatriz IorgulescuMr. and Mrs. William S. KensholMr. John L. Ladle, Jr.Eileen B. Landau, Fidelity Charitable Trust, in Memory of Eliot A. Landau and Cateria A. PrydeR and G LeonaviciusEllen and Daniel McGowanDr. and Mrs. John MessittLTC and Mrs. James MilobowskiJane MooreJ. C. MorganBob and Joan OlachHelen PachayJack and Marilyn PearsonMs. Melanie PetersMr. and Mrs. Mark A. PetersonDr. and Mrs. Hans P. PohlmannGary and Mary RashGinny and Don Raths

A. F. and Cecile RobinsonDr. Ann E. RondeauNancy L. RubyMs. Lisa Savegnago and Mr. Ronald A. JohnsonKen Schubert In Memory of Bea SchubertMs. Marie L. TenzingerDr. and Mrs. E. Jay Van Cura and The E Jay Van Cura MD Charitable Fund of the Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramMr. and Mrs. Michael R. WebbWight & CompanyMark Wight and Eszter BorvendegMs. Alice M. WilburJo Anne Zipperer

Performer ($250–$499)Anonymous (8)Young AhnAmelia BarrettHarold and Karen BauerMr. and Mrs. Ronald N. BenMr. and Mrs. Martin P. BenderWilliam and Janet BermannMs. Mary BrennanMs. Cynthia CliftonMs. Linda ClouseCatherine ConwayDiane CooperJeanne E. DavikGeorge W. and Ann DervisJoy and Ron DetmerEdwin A. and Gerry DulikEakins PropertiesRobert EakinsWilliam and Sally Newton FairbankMr. Douglas FitzgeraldDavid and Helen FraserGail FromerMr. Richard HamiltonGwen and Chet Henry

Ms. Carmen A. Heredia-LopezMs. Jennifer HerethJohn A. HerndonMark and Darlene HolleMr. Glenn HopkinsMr. and Mrs. Bruce L. HoskinsJim and Sharon HuckMr. Dennis R. JohnsonMr. Ronald A. JohnsonKarl and Lee Ann KarnatzMr. and Mrs. Rick KehoeMs. Carole KerrVirginia and Charles KlingspornMs. Durema F. KohlMs. Pern A. KriderThe Lagunitas Brewing CompanyMr. Larry C. LarsonIda LeeMr. Robert MarksMs. Mary K. MassengillWilliam and Margaret MatteJeffrey MayMr. and Mrs. Tipton H. McCawley, Jr.Ms. Kathleen McCulloughMr. Donald E. McGowan and Ms. Mary L. PrazakMarty and Marian McGowanMr. and Mrs. Francis MiesSarah PackardByrd and Alice ParmeleeMr. Jean M. PierreDr. Patricia PimentalMs. René M. RichardsMs. Amy RothMr. and Mrs. Eugene RzymMs. Laura SamperJaney SartherCapt. and Mrs. Henry SheldonKristin and Peter ShulmanRichard and Janice StickaStudent Foundation ISMTACarol and John SturzPaul and Katherine ThompsonULTA Beauty

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FRIENDS OF THE MACJudy WebsterMs. Kathy A. WesselJoan and Raymond Wielgos

Friend ($50–$249)Anonymous (21)Dr. Barbara S. AbromitisMr. and Mrs. Gary R. AchepohlMs. Nina AdamsSue AdamsMr. and Mrs. Thomas K. AhernMichael AikinsNancy AlluredMrs. John AndersenMr. and Mrs. Brad AndersonMs. Iligene AndersonMr. Patrick G. Anderson, Jr.Mr. Ron AndersonMr. and Mrs. Jay J. AugustineRenato and Mary BacciMr. Daniel A. BarnettAlyce BarnicleMichael and Gail BaruchRichard and Grace BauerBiff Behr and Lynne RichmanMr. and Mrs. James R. BentéKen and Annabel BergmanDaniel and Yolanda BindertBlue Man GroupMs. Claudia BorowskiMr. and Mrs. J. BorusMr. and Mrs. Joseph H. BorylaMr. Franklin E. BowesJayne BoyleMs. Joan BradfordBroadway in ChicagoMr. and Mrs. George BruceMrs. Audrey BuecheMs. Linda M. BuehrerVerda and Paul BufkinMr. and Mrs. William BulgerDr. John and Suzanne BuntrockHarold and Mildred BurrowEd and Kay BurtonMs. Amie L. CantarellaRuth and Kenneth CarlsonMs. Anne Carroll

Mr. Joseph CassidyCaterpillar FoundationPaula and John CebulaMr. Robert B. ChasteenGreg and Janet ChejfecMs. Lisa CherryMr. Michael ChurchRobert and Barbara CieskoMs. Theresa L. ClarkMr. and Mrs. Ray F. CliffMs. Hannah CliftonMr. and Mrs. Dwight J. ClossTerry and Mary Collins and FamilyMr. and Mrs. James M. ConnollyPeggy ConnollyMs. Erica CoppolinoMr. Steven D. CurtisMs. Marjorie E. DavisJudy DeckerMr. and Mrs. Michael J. DelaneyDempsey-Musker Janet DerberMs. Ethel M. DeVoyMs. Jean A. DeYoung and Mr. Frank BurkeMr. and Mrs. Gene DicolaDr. Julia M. diLibertiMr. and Mrs. Earl E. DowlingMs. Jane DoyleMr. and Mrs. Gerald DroszczDrury Lane TheatreJenny DunbarMr. and Mrs. James E. DunlapDuPage Children’s MuseumJoanne EastEataly ChicagoEdie BoutiqueDr. Jenna EisenbergElaine Libovicz and the Elaine Libovicz Donor Advised Fund —Edward JonesJoseph and Frances EraciExelon CorporationMr. and Mrs. James V. EyreMarcela Fanning

Geraldine FeketeMr. Joseph P. FerreriMs. Mary T. FitzgeraldElinor FlaniganSusan FoodyEric and Marilyn ForsKen and Joan FrankMarcia and Lorne FrankMs. Judith D. FrazierDr. and Mrs. Richard M. FriedJanet R. GahalaMs. Denise GallagherUrs Geiser and Mary HobeinMr. and Mrs. Andrew W. GlowatyMr. Mark GodishMs. Donna GoetzMr. Eugene GoldsmithDr. Gloria GolecMr. and Mrs. Jonathan Good and the Jon and Ruth Good Foundation of Fidelity Charitable FundMs. Jean D. GorisMs. Karen Goyak and the Goyak Family Fund of Fidelity Charitable Gift FundJack and Robin GrahamMs. Kathleen F. GrohMs. Linda GrothendickMs. Wanda GustasAnne HackerMr. Stephen HallenbeckMs. Robin L. HallettMs. Sue HammersmithHand & Stone Massage and Facial SpaDr. Susan Harris-MitchellMr. and Mrs. Richard HartopDavid and Karen HaugenMr. and Mrs. Brad A. HausermanDr. Steven L. HavensMr. and Mrs. Edward HegartyMr. and Mrs. Hashem HelmiLance HerningMs. Elaine M. Hill

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FRIENDS OF THE MACSandra HillHilton Lisle/NapervilleRon HiltonAllan Hins and Marilyn WilgockiPaul and Jessica HollerMichael and Patricia HuthStephanie IglehartMr. and Mrs. Kevin R. IlliaMs. Pam ImbeauMs. Andrea ImesMs. Susan InnesMr. and Mrs. James V. JaltuchDave JatczakMs. Veatrice J. JehanginEdward and Susan JeszkaDee KaempenMr. and Mrs. Raymond W. KasparMs. Diana M. KeichMr. and Mrs. Thomas KeiserKendra ScottMr. Lee R. KesselmanMs. Deborah KimminauMs. Elaine KolmanMarcia A. KoppenhoeferJohn and Catherine KosMr. Michael F. KozlowskiMs. Sonia B. KozlowskiKimberly KrauseMr. and Mrs. Steven E. KrenekMs. Barbara J. KuligMr. and Mrs. Martin S. KutteschMr. Karl LangnerLaser QuestMr. and Mrs. Chung LeeMr. and Mrs. Matthew LemmeMs. Belle W. LippmanDrs. David and Joanna LivengoodMr. and Mrs. Robert F. LoizziMs. Theresa M. LongLouise and John MaggittMr. and Mrs. Atis MakstenieksMadeleine and Ralph MarbachRichard and Mary Ellen MatthiesMs. Diane M. Maurer

Gordon and Marjorie MaxsonMr. Anthony A. McAleenanMs. Susan McCoyLucia and Jim McGinnMs. Jennifer A. McIntoshMr. and Mrs. Michael McPherrinDiane Meiborg and Roger ZacekMichael and Sandra MeyersMr. and Mrs. Wayne J. MicekMs. Mary C. MichnaMs. Judith MillerMr. and Mrs. Craig MillerRalph and Nancy MillerMs. Sarah MinorColleen and Dale MoirDan and Marilyn MontgomeryMrs. Marilyn MooreMs. Sheri MorrisonMr. and Mrs. David W. MortonBud and Pat MotzMs. Linda MotzJoan MuellerMrs. Audrey NadelBetty and John NorthMs. Yolanda NunezOcean’s Reach Condominium AssociationMr. and Mrs. Donald OlenecJean and Joanne OliphantMs. Eileen C. O’MalleyShirley OrloppKaren Webb OwenAlice E. PackardMs. Bonnie PaganisMr. John R. PalterMr. C. Alan ParksJames and Christine PattersonMs. Samantha PattersonJim and Lorraine PaulissenDr. and Mrs. Edmund PellettiereRobert PendleburyMr. Jim PetersonMr. Nick PetrosRohan and Merlyn PhillipsMr. and Mrs. Wayne A. PiccinMr. and Mrs. Edward PillarMr. Charles Pittelkow

Mr. Rob V. PlankJohn J. and Mary A. PlunkettRoger and Sarah PoeppelMr. and Mrs. Charles PolitoAnna Marie PollMrs. Patricia PolonusRoger and Vivian PschererMrs. Stephanie QualioMandy and John RakowMs. Alice J. RamsayMr. David J. RashMs. Diane G. RathDonald and Mary RerickaSusanne RiedellDuane and Elaine RossMs. Patricia M. RotondiMr. and Mrs. Gus A. RousonelosMr. Ray Royce, Sr.The Honorable and Mrs. Richard D. RussoBill and Sharron SailorWilliam SaltmarshJeffrey P. SandMs. Kathleen SandersMrs. William G. ScanlanFred and Lorraine SchullerSharol and William SchwassKen and Trish ScottDr. Tom R. ScottMs. Elizabeth Shaffer-McCarthyMr. Joseph L. SheehanRoger and Ann ShipleySkeet and Laura SkeetMs. Patricia SkupienMs. Julie SmagaczMr. and Mrs. James H. SmithMs. Shirley A. SochorMr. Jim SotirakosDr. Dorothy H. SquitieriDr. Christopher StackEllen and Grier StephensonCherry StoddardCarol StoffelConrad and Janet StollMs. Billie S. StraussMelissa Striedl

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Norma and Bill StronerMs. Eileen StrongMr. and Mrs. Kennan R. SullivanDr. Nancy E. SvobodaGrace and Len SwansonMs. Sharon SymonsMs. Helen B. SzymanskiMs. Carol F. SzynalAnthony and Mona TaylorVirginia and Jerry ThompsonJanet ThornberyMr. and Mrs. Charles ThurstonMr. and Mrs. Theodore TiltonTom and Teri TraceyMr. Daniel TrasattMr. and Mrs. Anthony J. VahcicMs. Carolynn VanDenburgMarilee ViolaMs. Jacqueline VlamingMr. and Mrs. Michael VolkMs. Helen VopenkaLucy and George VorickMrs. Judith B. WagnerPenelope WainwrightMs. Jeanne Walsh

Dr. Larry F. WardMr. and Mrs. Edward WarmowskiMr. and Mrs. Anthony J. WdowiarzMs. Susan WeberPatricia and Richard WeichleDon and Lisa WeissMr. and Mrs. John WheatleyLyn and Debbie WhistonDr. Prudence A. WidlakKen and Viviane WilcuttsKathy and Rich WildersMr. Chuck WingeMr. Chris WinstonMr. and Mrs. Harvey WischnowskiMr. Justin WitteMr. and Mrs. Robert E. WulffenJohn YoungHelene S. ZarconeLori and Gary ZemanMs. Michelle ZiebellMargot C. & Arthur Zwierlein

Corporate and Community SponsorsAdelle’s Fine American FareArts MidwestBrookdale Glen EllynCabernet & CompanyCollege of DuPage FoundationDuPage FoundationFollettGlen PrairieHilton Hotels-Lisle/NapervilleHoulihan’sI Have a BeanIllinois Arts Council National Endowment for the ArtsNothing Bundt CakesOak TraceParkers’ Restaurant and BarReserve 22Smith Financial Advisors Inc.Sullivan Taylor & Gumina PCWeber Grill90.9FM WDCB98.7 WFMT

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MAC Administrative StaffDirector of the McAninch Arts Center ....................................................................................... Diana MartinezMarketing and Donor Relations Coordinator ................................................................................Roland RaffelBusiness Manager ...................................................................................................................Ellen McGowanCleve Carney Art Gallery Curator ................................................................................................... Justin WitteEducation and Community Engagement Coordinator ..................................................................Janey SartherDirector of Development for Cultural Arts ................................................................................... Janie OldfieldGroup and Rental Sales Coordinator ...................................................................................... Melissa MercadoAdministrative Assistant ............................................................................................................ Mandy RakowAssistant to the Business Manager ........................................................................................... Molly JunokasClerical Assistants ...................................................................................................Tony Eyer, Karen Robinson

MAC Box Office and Front of House StaffBox Office Manager ........................................................................................................................Julie ElgesAssistant Box Office Manager ............................................................................................... Jennifer BerosekBox Office Assistants .................................................. Rachel Krusec, Mary Ellen Schaefer, Gretchen WoodleyPatron Service Manager ................................................................................................................Tom MurrayFront of House Manager ................................................................................................................ Rob NardiniFront of House Assistant ........................................................................................................ James Holbrook

MAC Resident Professional EnsembleBuffalo Theatre Ensemble, Artistic Director .................................................................Connie Canaday HowardBuffalo Theatre Ensemble, Associate Artistic Director ................................................................ Amelia BarrettBuffalo Theatre Ensemble, Business Manager .............................................................................. Bryan BurkeNew Philharmonic, Conductor and Music Director ...................................................................... Kirk MusprattNew Philharmonic Manager ........................................................................................................ Paula Cebula

MAC Design and Technical StaffTechnical Production Coordinator ......................................................................................................Jon GanttTechnical Director ................................................................................................................. Michael W. MoonCostume and Make-up Design Coordinator .........................................................................Kimberly G. MorrisProduction Manager...................................................................................................................... Joe HopperAssistant Production Managers ................................................... Ben Johnson, Elias Morales, Sabrina ZeidlerSound and Equipment Manager ....................................................................................................... Bob Murr Stage Hand ................................................................................................................................. Bobby Bryan

HOUSE NOTES• Mailing List: If this is your first visit to the McAninch

Arts Center, please stop by our Box Office to add your name to our mailing list or register your email at www.AtTheMAC.org.

• Cameras and recording devices are not allowed in the theater and are prohibited by our contracts with the artists.

• Smoking is not permitted in the theater or on campus.• For your comfort and security, all backpacks and

large bags must be checked.• Electronic pagers and patrons’ seat locations should

be given to the House Manager, who will notify you in the event of a call. Patrons wearing wristwatch alarms or carrying cellular phones are respectfully requested to turn them off while in the theater.

• Emergency phone number at College of DuPage Police Department for after-hour calls is (630) 942-2000.

• Latecomers seated at discretion of the House Manager.

• Groups of 10 or more may contact Melissa Mercado at (630) 942-3026 or meisch-mercadom@cod.edu to arrange for group discounts.

• If you notice a spill in the theater, please notify an usher.• McAninch Arts Center volunteers are people

who assist the house staff in areas of ticket taking, ushering and general management during performances. To get involved, call (630) 942-4000.

• For Americans With Disabilities Act accommodations, call (630) 942-2141 (voice) or (630) 858-9692 (TDD).

• Infrared Assistive Listening Devices: For audience members who desire audio amplification of performances, headsets with individual volume controls are now available. You may check out the headsets at the Ticket Office with a credit card or driver’s license. Underwritten by a generous gift from The Knowles Foundation.