We are thankful to all of you who joined us and contributed to PorchlightPalooza, our three-night 25th Anniversary online fundraising event. It was an exciting and new undertaking for us and we can share that it was a success! Your continued support ensures the future of Porchlight Music Theatre as Chicago’s home for music theatre!
We would especially like to thank our 25th Anniversary co-chairs Donna LaPietra and Bill Kurtis and Deann and Rick Bayless and our 25th Anniversary Committee (listed below) for their leadership, creativity, encouragement and unwavering excitement during the creation and the debut of PorchlightPalooza.
You can still experience all of PorchlightPalooza at PorchlightMusicTheatre.org/Palooza, or on our YouTube channel.
Porchlight Music Theatre’s 25th Anniversary Committee
Rick & Deann Bayless, Co-Chairs
Donna LaPietra & Bill Kurtis, Co-Chairs
Lanie Bayless & Kevin Sullivan
Scott Bobek
Joyce Chelberg
Susan Cohn
Mary Kay Conley
Cheryl Cooke
Brian Donlan & Todd Arp
Sondra Epstein
Rhona Frazin (Board Liaison)
Yusef Garcia
Brenda & Jim Grusecki
Francia Harrington & Vern Broders
Joe Higgins
Mark Hudson & Russell Johnson
Jared Kaplan & Maridee Quanbeck
Ruth Kaufman
Jean Klingenstein
Whitney Laskey
Alan Matsumura & Laura Erikson
Corinne & Bill McClintic
Katina Panagopoulos
Rhoda Reeling
Elaine Cohen & Arlen D. Rubin
Denise McGowan Tracy
Richard Turner
Diane & Chris Whatton
Please find our list of donors below, as of 9/3 at 12:00pm
Frances Aaron
Deb and Tom Abrahamson
Jen Aguilar
Diane Aidem
Lane Alexander
Beth Althage
Lynn Altschul
Pamela Sherrod Anderson
Michael Anderson
Karen Anderson
Paul Anderson
Sal Anzalone
Richard Aronson
Sue August
Beth Awerkamp
Neal Bader
Larry Baker
Nancy Balcer
Susann Ball
Martin Balogh
Robert Banker
Catherine Barbaro
Judy Bard
Carolyn Bartman
Christy Beckmann
Robin Bell
David Bell
John Belom
Robert Holliday and Cathy Benton
Sharon and Hal Bergen
Beth Bergmann
Beckie Menzie and Irwin Berkowitz
Helene Berlin
Linda Bierre
William Gilmer and John Blackburn
Virginia and Norman Bobins
Robert Bonace
Susan Drymalski Bowey
Wencke Johanne Braathen
Pete Brace
Richard Brannegan
Catherine Brokenshire
Teresa Brolley
Kimberly Bruna
Jackie and Tim Bryant
Allen Burke
Catherine Norman-Burke
Nancy Burkett
Janet Burroway
Christine Buvinger
Lesley Caisman
Joan Callahan
Rachel Cantzler and Drew Grein
Bob and Emily Carroll
Holly Carter
Lesli Cason
Celeste Center
Valerie Chase
Joyce Chelberg
Emily Chen
Susan Chennell
Gerald Cholewa and Ronald Klimek
Mitchell A Chuich
Andre Chwee
Cynthia Clarey
Anne Clark
Sandra and Michael Cohen
Iris Cohen
Jeffrey and Tara Cohn
Hunter Collins
Gregory Colombe
Rachel Combs
August Compton
Mary Kay Conley
Cheryl Coons
Jan Costenbader
Pamela Crutchfield
Michelle and Steve Cucchiaro
Kathy Cunningham
Joan Curto
Cody Czymr
Ellen and Jim Dalton
Julie Danis and Paul Donahue
Yolanda Deen
Barbara Devinki
Lee Dickson and Joe Quartana
Brenda Didier and Mike Seiler
Richard Divinki
Patty and Robert Dixon
Julie Danis and Paul Donahue
Brian Donlan and Todd Arp
Nehama Dresner and Marty Marty Hauselman
Carolyn Driscoll
Deanna Dunagan
Molly Durkin
Lynn Dykstra
Jeremy Eden
Irene Elkin
Janice English
Sondra Epstein
Laura Erickson and Alan Matsumura
Robert Fabbri
Paula Fagel
Judith Barnard and Michael Fain
Kenneth Feldbein
Evan Fineout
David Fink
Sunny Fischer
Eleanor FitzGerald
Eileen Flaherty
Thea Flaum and Robert A. Hill
Beth Fleckenstein
Sally Fletcher
Tricia Fox
Miriam Frankel
Rhona and Julian Frazin
Kelly Freeman
Julie Fricke
Fred Friedman
Marica Fritz
Annie Fuller
Nancy Garfien
Arthur Garwin
Joan Gayle
Dan Georgevich
Virginia and C. Gary Gerst
Robert Glaze
John Glover
Bill and Ethel Gofen
David Goldberg
Michael Goldstein
June Golin
Stacy Gonzalez
Suzanne Gordon
Leon Gottlieb
Iris and Martin Gradman
Bob and Mardee Gramen
Deb Granite
Paula Grasso
Regina Gray
Cynthia Greenburg
Dana Greenstein
Andrew Grein
Jane and Bob Grover
Rick Grubbs
James P. and Brenda S. Grusecki Family Foundation
Scott Gryder
Gail Guggenheim
Joan and Guy Gunzberg
Bryan Anderson and Allen Gustin
Susan Haimes
Julie Hamos and Alan Greiman
William Bergfalk and Roland Hansen
Michael Pauken and Marc Harshbarger
Susan and Jeffrey Hebble
Eva Heinemann
Deborah and Rob Heinrich
Diane Graham-Henry and Tom Hall
Wesley Hentges
Ricki Herling
Jack Herman
Scott Hoesman and Joe Higgins
Betsy Sargent Hill
Jermaine Hill
Sherry Hoel
Thomas Hoeppner
Alan Briskin and Blair Hoffman
Susan Robertson and Brent Hoffman
Michael Horvich
Edward Howe
Meghan Hoyt
Mark D. Hudson and Russell N. Johnson
John Hudson
Andrea Idelman
Carol Jaffe
Susan Janick
Martha Jantho
James Jensen
Dixie Johnson
Mark D. Hudson and Russell N. Johnson
David Marker and Georgann Joseph
Anonymous
Suzi Kaitz
Thomas & Esta Kallen
Michael Camp and Mark David Kaplan
Jared Kaplan and Maridee Quanbeck
Ronald Keaton
Sheila Keeshin
Scott Kellner
Robert Kennedy
Michele Killebrew
Sherry Kirschenbaum
Jean Klingenstein
Susan Klingenstein
Karen Kmetik
Donna Kolacki
Rachel Kraft and Douglas Brown
G. L. Kramer
Diane and Chuck Laff
Mindy Laff
William Larkin
Sarah Lawsky
Kathy Leech
Mary Legere
Merril Prager and John Levine
Stephen Lewis
Mike Liska
Dr. Paul Lisnek ++
Susan Litoff
Larry Little and Tim O’Connell
Doug Long
Joan Lovell
Dianne Luhmann
Corinne Lyon
Carol Mackoff
Richard Malone
Tami Manton
Marguerite Mariama
David Marker and Georgann Joseph
Jeffrey Marks
AnnaRae Martin
Anonymous
Fernando Martinez and Quincy Bissic
Mara Martini
Mary Marvel
Rick Marzec
Corinne McClintic
Bil Ingraham and Brad McCormick
Steve McDonagh and Dan Smith / Hearty Boys
Great Lakes Milk Products, Inc.
Matthew Merkt
Anne Meyer
Suzanne Meyering
Theodore Michalke
Mary Milroy
Carolyn Minutillo
Carol Mitchel
Cindy Mitchell
Jeffrey Mono
Bill Morey
Barbara Morganstern
Patricia Motto
Cheryl Mugleston
Steve and Karen Multer
Shibani Minshi
Anna Musci
Katherine Nathan
Katherine Nardin
Fran Nayowitz
Duane Nelsen
Brooke and Tom Nelson
David New
Ronald and Susan Nick
Stephen Nidetz
George Nikopolitis
Gwen Nodiff
Robin and Kevin O’Brien
Deborah Oberschelp
Janet Ohlhausen
Kait Ostrov
Ivette Sosias and Clarence Parham
Sue Pastin
Patrick Pazdernik
Phyllis Perkins
Laurie Perkins
David and Carole Perlman
Tony Gibson and Tom Perry
Kim Pinski
Dee Pinski
Khaki Pixley
Joyce Porter
Andra Press
Marilyn Price
Karen Prieur
Jerry Proffit
Barbara Provus and Fred Wackerle
Elizabeth Ragan
Melaney Reed
Rhoda Reeling
Edward and Leah Reicin
Anonymous
Roy and Darlene Rhyan
Dave and Vicki Rhyan
Nick Rhyan
Roy and Darlene Rhyan
Cathy and Charles Ripp
Katie Robichaud
Patti Rocks
Carrie Roitstein
Sharon Rosen
Joel and Jeri Rothman
Robin K. Roy
Elaine Cohen and Arlen D. Rubin
Michael Rucci
Lorra Rudman
Jenny Rudnick
Patricia Rusk
Nora Cay Ryan
Noreen Ryan
Lori Ryan
Melanie Sailer
John and Frances Sandford
Lynda Savage
Heddi Schellbach
Annie and Steve Scheyer
Suzy DiSanto and David Schultz
Rosie Schultz
Hedda Schwartz
Tania Sebastian
Jefferey Segal
Bonnie and Ira Sender
Bernard Sendlin
Lawrence Sezer
Kim Shambrook
David Shapiro
Maureen Shea
Becca Sheehan
Jim and Diane Sheehan
James Sherman
Susan Sidell
Sara Siegall and Taron Tachman
Scott Silberstein
Candace Simmons
Robin Simon
Tamara and Jay Sims
Janele Skolinsky
Jeffrey Slutsky and John Spitzig
Estelle Spector
Dariel Stack
Denise Stefan
Nikki and Fredric Stein
Robert Stoll
Gregory Story
Mary Lou and Jeffery Sydel
Kay Tabin
Jonah Takagi
Annice Tatken
Greg and Anne Taubeneck Family Fund at the Chicago Community Foundation
Benjamin Taylor
Dan Thomas
Nancy & Michael Timmers
Lisa Torgerson
Sandra A. Torrielli
Denise McGowan Tracy & Ed Tracy
Anne Trompeter
Brian Troy
Mary Ann Tuerk
Deanne Turim
Richard B. Turner
Donald Turner
Gretchen Upholt
Dana Vance
Scott Vandermyde
Tina and Dennis Vaughn
James Venskus
Kathleen Waldeck
Roger and Judith Wallenstein
Katy Walsh
Gina Wammock
Margaret Wander
Andrew Weaver
Ellen Webber
Scott Wechsler
James and Mary Weidner
Diane Weil
Richard and Diane Weinberg
Lynne and Paul Wellen
Jessica Welton
Christophe Whatton
Beth White
Marlene and Eric Wilson
Bob and Susan Wislow
Iris Witkowsky
Melissa Young
James Youngblut
Roberta Zabel
Joyce Zeldin
Laura and Bruce Zimmerman