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[left page] A New Home on Broadway After thirty dramatic years Off-Broadway, Manhattan Theatre Club is ready for The Next Stage- on Broadway! Construction is under way on the restoration of the historic Biltmore Theatre on West 47th Street, in the heart of the Broadway theatre district. Opening in fall 2003 and joining our stages at City Center, this new theatre will enable MTC to further its mission to nurture new plays and musicals through the full spectrum of artistic development. This permanent Broadway home will renew MTC's commitment to: THEATRE- With a Broadway stage on which to launch new work, MTC will introduce more great plays and musicals into the American theatre repertoire. AUDIENCES- With a 100% increase in available seats, MTC will attract larger, more diverse audiences, provide subscribers with greater scheduling flexibility and offer increased ticket availability to the general public. EDUCATION- With greater capacity, MTC will expand its Education Program and increase the number of participating students by nearly 70%. ARTISTS- With a Broadway theatre, MTC will provide Tony eligibility and increased compensation to artists who work on and off stage. From Mae West's 1928 Pleasure Man to the Federal Theatre Project's Living Newspaper plays in the early 1930s, the Biltmore Theatre has always been home to artists ready to expand the horizons of American theatre. Some of the many new plays that were presented on its stage include Brother Rat (1936), My Sister Eileen (1940), No Exit (1946), The Heiress (1947), Barefoot in the Park (1963) and Hair (1968). Unfortunately, the 1980s saw a decline in the number of productions at the Biltmore. Despite receiving landmark status for its interior, the theatre went dark in 1987 and subsequently suffered extensive deterioration and damage due to neglect, weather, fire, and vandalism. MTC looks forward to re-lighting this magnificent theatre as a new Broadway home for its expanding family of actors, playwrights and audiences. The addition of a Broadway stage to our existing campus of theatres and rehearsal spaces will secure MTC's role as a leader in New York's cultural community. With The Next Stage, MTC will be uniquely positioned to produce new work for the American stage both on and off Broadway. To fund the restoration of the historic Biltmore Theatre and to provide much-needed endowment support that will ensure its ongoing ability to bring theatre to the widest possible audiences, MTC is conducting a $35 million capital campaign. This major fundraising effort is a partnership between the public and private sectors; generous individual and institutional donors have already committed more than $24 million toward this goal. With $11 million yet to be raised, we are counting on you to help us reach The Next Stage. [right page] MTC-2:"In Real Life" Manhattan Theatre Club's Board of Directors 2002-2003 Lynne Meadow ARTISTIC DRIECTOR Barry Grove EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Peter J. Solomon CHAIRMAN CAPITAL CAMPAIGN CO-CHAIRMAN Founder, Peter J. Solomon Company Francis J. Morison CHAIRMAN, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Partner, David, Polk & Wardwell Stephen R. Wilson TRESURER EVP/CFO, Footstar W. Loeber Landau SECRETARY Senior Counsel, Sullivan & Cromwell ------------------------------------------------- Angela P. Abelow President Manning Abelow Inc. John O. Hatab AUDIT CHAIRMAN Managing Tax Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers Roberta Olsen EDUCATION CHAIRMAN Sylvia Ablon WRITERS IN PERFORMANCE CHAIRMAN Rodger H. Hess PATRONS CO-CHAIRMAN President. Rodger Hess Productions, Inc. Barbara P. Peda Senior Vice President AT7T Business Services Judy Hart Angelo Songwriter Shuntaro Higashi GALA CO-CHAIRMAN Director and Head of the Americas Division The Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Bernadette Peters CAPITAL CAMPAIGN CO-CHAIRMAN Actor Christine Baranski Actor David C. Hodgson CAPITAL CAMPAIGN CO-CHAIRMAN GALA CO-CHAIRMAN General Partner General Atlantic Partners Susan H. Petree Managing Director Fleet Bank, Private Clients Group John Lee Beatty Scenic Designer Bicky Kellner Lloyd Richards Director Arlene J. Blau Nathan Lane Actor Nancy C. Roberts Vice President Loveed Corporation Jerry L. Cohen TishmanSpeyer James Marcus DEVELOPMENT CHAIRMAN Retired Partner Goldman, Sachs & Co. Jeffery A. Sine CAPITAL CAMPAIGN CO-CHAIRMAN PLAY DEVELOPMENT CHAIRMAN NOMINATING CHAIRMAN Vice Chairman/Global Head Technology, Media and Telecommunications, Investment Banking UBS Warburg Scott M. Delman President Capital Z Investment Partners Matthew M. McKenna GALA CO-CHAIRMAN Senior Vice President of Finance PepsiCo, Inc. Micheal Steinberg FINANCE CHAIRMAN President Steinberg Asset Management Co. Barbara J. Fife Director, Executive Programs & Internships Baruch College Terrence McNally Playwright Marcy Syms WINTER BENEFIT CO-CHAIRMAN CEO Syms Corp John Gilliam Chief Investment Officer Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Retired Partner Goldman, Sachs & Co. Roberto Mendoza REAL ESTATE CHAIRMAN Judy Tate Teaching Artist/Writer Joseph H. Gleberman Managing Director Goldman, Sachs & Co. Robert B. Millard Managing Director Lehman Brothers Charlayne Woodard Actor Gay Goldman PATRONS CO-CHAIRMAN President, GG Productions, Inc. Susan A. Murphy PRODUCERS CIRCLE CHAIRMAN Valerie Harper Actor ------------------------------------------------- Micheal Coles CHAIRMAN EMERITUS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN CO-CHAIRMAN MUSICAL THEATRE CO-CHAIRMAN Retired Partner Goldman, Sachs & Co. Edwin C. Cohen CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Paul B. Kopperl CHAIRMAN EMERITUS President, Delano & Kopperl, Inc. A. E. Jeffcoat HONORARY FOUNDER CHAIRMAN Writer (1924-2002)
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