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Behind the Mask Gala

Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber/arr. Custer • Phantom Of The Opera Overture • Orchestra
ABBA/arr. Hughes • Mamma Mia! Medley • Miss Hansen, Miss Hill and Mr. Chandler
Kander and Ebb/arr. Walton • All That Jazz... CHICAGO • Miss Hansen
Gaudio/arr. Walton • Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You... JERSEY BOYS • Mr. Chandler
Schwartz/arr. Walton • Defying Gravity... WICKED • Miss Hill
MacDermot/arr. Walton • Let The Sunshine In... HAIR • Miss Hansen, Miss Hill and Mr. Chandler
Sherman/arr. Walton • Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!... MARY POPPINS • Miss Hansen, Miss Hill and Mr. Chandler
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber • Evita Selections • Orchestra
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber • Memory • Miss Hill
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber • All I Ask Of You • Miss Hansen and Mr. Chandler
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber • Think Of Me • Miss Hansen
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber • Phantom Of The Opera • Miss Hansen and Mr. Chandler
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber • Music Of The Night • Mr. Chandler

Behind The Mask Gala Title Sponsorship
Beatrice Friedman
Emerald Mask
George & Tina Skestos
Sapphire Mask
Frank & Anne Smith
Jeannie & Tom Russell
Venetian Mask
Philip & Unni Kaltenbacher
Flori Roberts
Harlequin Mask
Lee & Ira Barsky
Jerry & Beathe Elden
Jerry & Cinny Guiles
Edward & Martha Martell
Skip & Gail Sack
Toby & Joey Tanenbaum
Gilbert & Elisabeth Waters
Robert W. Baird & Company
Ruby Mask
Chuck & Margie Barancik
Nate Benderson & Anne Virag
Jack & Judy Bloch
Murray Bring & Kay Delaney
Canandaigua National Trust Company
Edie & David Chaifetz
Vincent & Patricia Di Pano
Warren & Margot Coville
Hal & Jean Craig Flynn
Len & Helen Glaser
Jerome & Sydney Goldstein
Lynne & Marvin Gross
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Gourse
Mel & Melva Herrin
Marlene & John Isaacs
Robert & Bonny Israeloff
Elaine Keating
Kunkel Miller & Hament
Diana Lager
Harry & Victoria Leopold
Milford T. & Melvy Lewis
Elizabeth Lindsay
Flora Major
Irving & Marilyn Naiditch
Gene & Helene Noble
Marshall I. Nurenberg & Joanne Klein
Alice Rau
Larry & Jennifer Saslaw
Mrs. Ulla R. Searing
Toby & Noel Siegel
Stanley & Maureen Siegel
Mort & Bunny Skirboll
Carolynne Smith & Barbara Cruikshank
Zuheir & Susan Sofia
Rochelle & George Stassa
Harvey & Arline Steinberg
David & Pam Steves
Lois Stulberg
SunTrust
Fremajane & Blair Wolfson
Sally Yanowitz
Zenith Insurance
Underwriting Sponsorships
Maestro Andrew Lane:
Don & Marsha Panuce
String Section:
Gerri Aaron
Woodwinds Section:
Jules & Sheila Rose
(3) Broadway Guest Artists:
Sylvia Cohodas
Champion Ballroom Dancers:
Leslie & Dick Rivera
Audio Visual Technical Sponsor:
Mort & Jytte Mandle
Dance Band | Double Vision:
Bette & Arnold Hoffman
Media Sponsor
Sarasota Magazine
In-Kind
Gift Favors by Saks Fifth Avenue

Behind the Mask Gala
Saturday, March 5, 2011 | 6 p.m.
Ritz Carlton, Sarasota | $295 pp
Black-tie Optional
Chairs
Anne Folsom Smith & Beathe Elden
Unmask your passions with conductor, Andrew Lane, the Sarasota Orchestra, celebrated Broadway performers and internationally acclaimed ballroom dancers in a dazzling, magical Gala.
In the Ritz Ballroom, the “Behind the Mask” Broadway performance promises to make this a memorable evening. The concert portion of the thrilling evening features the music of legendary composer Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, as well as other great Broadway works.
Traveling from New York, dynamic Broadway entertainers Nat Chandler, Teri Dale Hansen and Rosena Hill will reprise some of the most beloved ballads from the most popular musicals. The music and vocals will include favorites from Phantom of the Opera, Chicago, Wicked, Hair, Cats, Mama Mia, Jersey Boys, Evita and Mary Poppins.
This evening of non-stop excitement will also feature international ballroom dance stars Thomas Papkala and Frantiska Yordanova performing a special exhibition. As the Polish Representatives to the World, this sizzling couple placed in the finals of the European Championships in November. Thomas and Frantiska are considered two of the fastest-rising stars in the ballroom dance community.
The night will include sumptuous dining and will close with dancing to the band Double Vision.
The Gala is the Orchestra’s largest fundraising event of the season. The generosity of attendees and sponsors make it possible for the Orchestra to provide magnificent performances, secure brilliant guest artists and support a rich variety of musical, educational and community and youth programs - with the Sarasota Music Festival as the crescendo each year.
Please contact Rebecca Campbell to make advanced reservations and to discuss sponsorship opportunities at 941-487-2743.

Thomas Papkala & Frantiska Yordanova

Ballroom dance champions, Thomas Papkala and Frantiska Yordanova are Polish Representatives to the World and are considered two of the hottest, fastest-rising stars in the ballroom dance community. They have enjoyed much success in their young partnership, having only been dancing together for a few years. This past November, the couple was thrilled to place in the final of the European Championships. Thomas and Frantiska are on the go non-stop, competing, performing and enjoying their passion for working with young dancers. The busy couple travel abroad a great deal as competitive dancers, but when not dancing they enjoy spending time in New Jersey and planning for their upcoming wedding.
Teri Dale Hansen

Miss. Hansen made her Broadway debut in THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE and began her career starring in London’s West End as “Magnolia” in Hal Prince’s Tony award winning production of SHOW BOAT. She starred as “Rose” in the film version of Kurt Weill’s STREET SCENE (BRAVO! Channel as well as the Premiere production in Berlin at the Theatre Des Westens). Miss. Hansen starred in the Broadway national tours of THE MUSIC MAN as “Marian Paroo”, “Guenevere” in CAMELOT, as “Magnolia” in SHOW BOAT, and most recently, in the world premiere of BROADWAY DREAMS at the Kurt Weill Festival in Dessau, Germany. Miss. Hansen returned to the Festival again to reprise her role of “Rose” for the world premiere of “Street Scenes”. Miss. Hansen appears regularly at the Lincoln Center where she performs Gershwin as a part of their prestigious “Meet the Artist” series.
Miss. Hansen is a Kennedy Center Irene Ryan Award nominee, proud graduate of Florida State University and alumnae of the Houston Opera Studio. Miss. Hansen’s solo CD “Into Your Arm... Love Songs of Richard Rodgers” is available worldwide and through her website www.terihansen.net.
Nat Chandler

Nat Chandler has enjoyed a multifaceted career on Broadway, the concert stage, and in opera. On Broadway he appeared in The Scarlet Pimpernel as Percy Blakeney. Another career highlight includes the recent roles of Fred/Petruchio in Kiss Me Kate and Shaunard in La Boheme for Tampa Opera. Mr.Chandler starred as Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera directed by Hal Prince and toured the United States opposite Sarah Brightman in The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Mr. Chandler has played the role of Lancelot opposite Robert Goulet's King Arthur in Camelot, Rapunzel's Prince in Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods, and Lun Tha in The King and I with Yul Brynner. Barrymore Award nominated for his work in the roles of Phantom in the Yestin/Kopit Phantom and Lancelot in Camelot, Nat also received a Kevin Kline nomination for Miles Gloriosus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.
Rosena M. Hill

Currently stars in COME FLY AWAY and recently starred in THE TIN PAN ALLEY RAG on Broadway. She made her Carnegie Hall debut in March of 2008 starring in the tribute to Oscar Hammerstein with David Charles Abel conducting. She has starred on Broadway in the Color Purple, the “Lady of the Lake” in the Tony award winning, Monty Python’s Spamalot, “Mrs. Stillman” in Imaginary Friends, “Ellen” in the 2002 Rodgers and Hammerstein II, Oklahoma revival, the Amanzi soloist in Riverdance on Broadway, “Ozelia” in Marie Christine at Lincoln Center and “Sarah’s friend” in Ragtime. Ms. Hill also performed the role of Sarah, with the 1st National Tour of Ragtime. Her regional performances include the role of “Pam” in Baby at the Papermill Theatre, “Michelle” in Dreamgirls at American Musical Theatre of San Jose, California Musical Theatre, and 5th Avenue Theatre; “Dominique du Monaco” in Lucky Stiff at the York Theatre; “Armelia” in Ain’t Misbehavin’ at Playhouse on the Green; the soprano in Brief History of White Music at Hanna Theatre Cabaret; “Smart Women soloist” in Imaginary Friends at the Globe Theatre, “Sophie” in 1001 Nights at George Street Playhouse and “Winnie Mandela” in Mandela at Crossroads. Ms. Hill has performed Cinderella, Chess, Gypsy, Kiss Me Kate, and La Cage aux Folles with the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera.



















