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The International Cabaret Conference At Yale University
2009 Thank Yous

Erv Raible, Executive Director/Artistic Director
The International Cabaret Conference At Yale University,
would like to thank the following people for their support

Yale University
Dean James Bundy, Yale School of Drama/Yale Repertory Theater
Anne Tofflemire
Yale University Conference Services
Susan Adler, Bill Reynolds, Roberta Hudson
Joanne Dupee, Justin Janese, Pedro Ordrush, Tara Schule
Box Office and Theater Staff
Janna Ellis, London Moses & Tracy Baldini
The New Theater Technical Staff
Rich Abrams
Jason Wells, Mike Skinner, Bree Sherry, Steve Albert

For Our New Theme Song
It’s Great To Be At Yale
George Hall

Faculty
Pam Tate, my fabulous Associate Director

To my generous and talented faculty and consultants
Tex Arnold, Matt Berman, Patrick Brady, Michele Brourman, Mark Burnell,
Tovah Feldshuh, David Finkle, Rita Gardner, George Hall, Shelly Markham, Laurel Massé, Amanda McBroom, Sharon McNight, Pamela Myers, Jay Rogers, Fred Voelpel and Julie Wilson

For Their Generosity
Carol Hall & Leonard Majzlin
Peter Hanson
The Grisham Foundation
Fred Voelpel

Alumni Scholarship Fund
Patrons: Jean Golden
Benefactor: Arnaldo Inocentes, Lisa Poulos
Sponsors: Emily Everson-Gleischenhaus, Debra Barber-Eaton,
Natasha Ramer, Tim Tourbin
Individuals: Margaret Curry, Kathryn J. Loitz, William Baldwin Young

For Our Website
Tony Montano Designs

Our Conference Concert Series
Tovah Feldshuh & Amanda McBroom
Sharon McNight & Jay Rogers
Julie Wilson & Laurel Massé

Tex Arnold, Patrick Brady, Michele Brourman, Mark Burnell, Tovah Feldshuh, Rita Gardner, George Hall, Laurel Massé, Shelly Markham, Amanda McBroom, Sharon McNight, Pamela Myers, Erv Raible, Jay Rogers, Pam Tate,
and Julie Wilson

Our Audition Hosts
Michael Kerker / ASCAP, Los Angeles
Ben Krywosz / Nautilus Music Theater, Minneapolis/St. Paul
Jillann Gabrielle / Fine Arts Building, Chicago
Barbara Motley / Le Chat Noir, New Orleans
Ralph Guange & Carol O’Shaughnessy / Encore, Boston
Michael Jaworek / The Birchmere, Alexandria, Virginia
Tony De Cicco, Bill Morgan & Thomas Honeck / The Duplex, New York
Linda Rabinowitz & George Hall / The Royal Academy of Music, London UK
Nathalie Nadon & Michael Barber / The Cabaret at Statler’s, Toronto
Arnaldo Inocentes / Theater Puget Sound, Seattle
Al Bashiri & Fran Poole / Altobeli’s, Atlanta

Our Audition Pianists
Shelly Markham, Los Angeles
Mary Sugar, Washington, DC
Paul Trueblood, Alex Rybeck & David Lewis, New York
John Lynn, Minneapolis/St. Paul
Mark Burnell, Chicago
Doug Hammer, Boston
Harry Mayronne, New Orleans
Mark Etherington, London UK
Mark Rabe, Seattle
Michael Barber, Toronto
Arthur Turner, Atlanta

Our Hosts
Nancy Hoskins, New Haven
Marilynn Lovell Matz, Los Angeles
Marco & Anais Patterson St. John & Patrick Lee, New Orleans
Jeannette d’Armand & Arnaldo Inocentes, Seattle
Nathalie Nadon & Michael Barber, Toronto, Canada
Erin Duffy & Maud Hixson, Minneapolis
Jillann Gabrielle & Phil Barille, Chicago
Fred & Linn Maxwell Keller, Grand Rapids
Andy & Bob Dodds / Washington DC
Fran Poole / Atlanta

For Helping To Spread The Word
Sherry Eaker, David Finkle / Back Stage
John Hoglund
Rob Lester
Stu Hamstra / Cabaret Hotline Online
Peter Leavy, & Frank Dain / Cabaret Scenes
David Cuthbert / Times Picayune / New Orleans
Lisa & Brian Martland / The Stage, London UK
Michael Portantiere / TheaterMania.com
Elizabeth Ahlfors / City Cabaret
Les Traub / Cabaret West
Andrew Ganz / Playbill
Barbara Motley / Le Chat Noir
Eric Larivee & Carol O’Shaughnessy / Boston Association of Cabaret Artists
Suzanne Petri, Chicago Cabaret Professionals
Linn Maxwell, West Michigan Cabaret Association
Emily Everson / The Washington, DC Cabaret Network
Les Traub / Cabaret West
Arnaldo Inocentes / North West Pacific Cabaret Association
Tracy Hodgdon, Erin Duffy, Maud Hixson & Jennifer Eckes /
Twin Cities Cabaret Association
Kate Peters / Cabaret.org
Shayne Rainbolt / E-Cabaret
Kate Loitz / MAC Email Blast
Christopher Arnott / New Haven Advocate
and the Cabaret Conference At Yale University Class of 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008 and all the individuals who believed enough to contact their friends,
who contacted their friends, who contacted their friends,
who contacted their friends … and allowed the
2009 International Cabaret Conference At Yale University to happen!