"The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told"

OMG - I bet you forgot all about us! well, we're back, with news about the 7th Annual JTMF AIDS Fundraiser featuring Paul Rudnick's The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told.

As part of their 7th annual fundraising event, the James Tolin Memorial Fund will present Paul Rudnick’s comedy The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told at the Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor NJ on June 19, 20 and 21st. Friday and Saturday performances include our famous Silent Auction and Catered Reception. Proceeds from this event benefit the Open Arms Foundation and the James Tolin Memorial Scholarship at MCCC. Over the past six years, the JTMF has raised over $50, 000 by presenting events which featured productions of Paul Rudnick’s Jeffrey; Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song Trilogy; Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple; Paul Rudnick’s Mr. Charles, Currently of Palm Beach; Nicky Silver’s The Altruists; Charles Busch’s Psycho Beach Party and Joe Orton’s What the Butler Saw.

In Rudnick’s alternate version of the Old Testament, Adam and Steve (and their lesbian counterparts, Jane and Mabel) create civilization, invent hors d’oeurves and experience all the joys and pains of love, loss and life in general. Spanning the dawn of time to modern day New York, Rudnick’s comic love story is more relevant today than ever.

Directed by Brian A. Bara, The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told features Damian Gaeta as Adam; Dave Hamm as Steve; Nicole Patrick as Jane; Maddie Patrick as Mabel; Kathy Garofano as Rabbi Sharon; Matthew Paul as Trey; Matty Daley as Kevin and Caitlin Blauvelt as Cheryl.

For reservations and info, call the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333 or visit www.jtmf.org.

Notice: This production features adult subjects; adult language and sexual situations. It is not recommended for children under the age of 18, or those of a sensitive or prurient nature.

JTMF Alumni News

JTMF Alumni News #6 - December, 2007

Coming Attractions:

The James Tolin Memorial Fund is proud to announce their Sixth Annual AIDS Benefit, featuring Joe Orton's madhouse sex farce, What the Butler Saw, on June 20, 21 and 22, 2008. The production includes our first ever Sunday matinee. After a trip to Psycho Beach, the only logical place to go? Why, the madhouse, of course. But this is no ordinary madhouse. Here, the doctors are crazier than the patients and no one is truly who they appear to be. Sex; drugs; cross-dressing and other assorted mayhem are all on the bill in Orton's 1970 comedy of errors. Ticket sales are already breaking records for a JTMF show, so don't hesitate; order your tickets now by clicking on the link to the Kelsey Theatre, conveniently located to the right of this entry.Watch this space or visit http://www.jtmf.org/ for more details.

Special Announcements:

Nicole Patrick (Psycho Beach Party) wants everyone to know that her website is now available for viewing. Says Nicole: "Just wanted to let everyone know that my website has been up and running for a few weeks now. I'll be posting blogs keeping everyone up to date on what I've been up to and (hopefully) any shows that I'll be in. CHECK IT OUT (AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS!!!!)" Nicole's site can be found at http://www.thenicolepatrick.com/. Make sure you check it out!

All of us at the James Tolin Memorial Fund would like to wish you and yours a joyous and safe Holiday Season.

In Case You Missed It:

JTMF Alumni Jodi P. Person (Mr. Charles...); Melanie Britten (Psycho Beach Party); Josiah DeAndrea (The Altruists; Psycho Beach Party) and technicians Robert Terrano and Chris Ghaffoor all participated in Seven Deadly Sins, a collection of one act plays and dance pieces at MCCC's Studio Theatre, November 9th through the 18th.

Ev Connoly (The Odd Couple); Charlie Teasenfitz (Jeffrey; Torch Song Trilogy) and Glen Calhoun (Stage Technician, Psycho Beach Party) were all seen in the Fourth Wall Theatre Company's production of The Lion in Winter, October 19th through November 3rd.

Have something you'd like to announce in the JTMF Alumni News? Email us the details at JTMFBlogQuery@aol.com and we'll get it out there for you. Submission deadline is the 26th for inclusion in the upcoming month's edition. All submissions are reviewed and may be edited before publication. Submissions deemed inappropriate by the Blog Administrator will not be posted.

JTMF Alumni News

JTMF Alumni News #5 - November 2007

Coming Attractions:

A veritable plethora of JTMF Alum will be participating in an exciting collaboration of one act plays and dance pieces at Mercer County Community College this month. Seven Deadly Sins will feature plays by both local and award-winning national playwrights. Four plays and three dance works will represent each sin. "Acedia's Sunshine," written by Josiah DeAndrea (The Altruists; Psycho Beach Party) provides a sly take on Sloth. Directed by Louis Wells, the play centers on a young college student with an unusual (and unattainable) sexual fantasy who has given up on life. "Wracollathage," conceived and choreographed by Jody P. Person (Mr. Charles...), presents Wrath in every form; from road rage to bullfighting to the "Book of Revelations;" human fury is thrown on stage in a cacaphonous collage. New York playwright Peg Were takes on Gluttony in "Tyler and the Seven-Legged Lamb or EAT," featuring Melanie Britten (Psycho Beach Party) as Sadie, a young chef out to save two orphaned brothers with a new recipe. All seven productions are lit by JTMF technical alums, Robert Terrano and Chris Ghaffoor. Performances are November 9, 10, 16 & 17 at 8:00 PM and November 18 at 2:00 PM in the Studio Theatre on the campus of MCCC, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. For tickets, call 609-570-3333 or click the link to the Kelsey Theatre website, conveniently located to the right of this entry.

The James Tolin Memorial Fund proudly presents their 6th Annual AIDS Fundraiser, featuring Joe Orton's What the Butler Saw June 20 & 21, 2008 at 8:00 PM and June 22, 2008 at 2:00 PM. Tickets for the June 22nd matinee are almost sold out. Order your tickets now by calling 609-570-3333 or visiting the Kelsey Theatre website, conveniently linked to the right.

Special Announcements:

No one has anything special to announce this month, though we here at the JTMF would like to wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

In Case You Missed It:

Murder at the Waterfront, a comic mystery written by Mark Violi (The Odd Couple; Psycho Beach Party) was presented on October 26th at Rutgers University, following its New York premiere this past June.

Have something you want to appear in the JTMF Alumni News? Please email us at JTMFBlogQuery@aol.com. Submission deadline is the 26th for inclusion in the next issue. Submissions received after the 26th will posted under "In Case You Missed It," one month later. All submissions are reviewed and may be edited before publication. Submissions deemed inappropriate by the blog administrator will not be posted.

Alumni News Update

Coming Attractions Update:

Eve Connolly (The Odd Couple), Glen Calhoun (Psycho Beach Party) and Charlie Teasenfitz (Jeffrey; Torch Song Trilogy) will be playing Eleanor, Richard and Geoffery in The Lion in Winter October 19, 20, 26 27 and November 2 & 3 at 8:00 PM and October 29th at 2:00 PM at Rancocas Valley High School.

Tickets are $15.00 for adults and $10.00 for Students and Seniors. For tickets and info call: 609-774-3361 or visit http://www.bordentownplayers.org/.

JTMF ALUMNI NEWS

Alumni News #4 - October, 2007

Coming Attractions:

Pride Night at the Kelsey - Join us on Friday, October 5th at 7:00 PM as the JTMF sponsors the first ever Pride Night at the Kelsey. Meet members of the JTMF staff, enjoy complimentary refreshments, meet and mingle with other members of the NJ LGBT community and more. We'll have door prizes, give-aways and you can even purchase advance tickets to next summer's fund raiser production of Joe Orton's What the Butler Saw. Then stay for a performance of the gay-themed musical Falsettos by William Finn & James Lapine; presented by Pierrot Productions.

JTMF Alumni Eve Connoly (The Odd Couple), Glen Calhoun (Psycho Beach Party crew) and Charles Teasenfitz (Jeffrey; Torch Song Trilogy) will be appearing in The Lion in Winter for the Fourth Wall Theatre Company (formerly the Bordentown Community Players) at Rancocas Valley High School, 520 Jacksonville Road, Mt. Holly. Eve plays Eleanor; Glen plays Richard and Charlie plays Geoffrey. Performances are October 19, 20, 26 & 27; November 2 & 3 at 8:00 PM and October 28 at 2:00 PM. Tickets are $15.00. Watch this space for updates on contact information and reservations.

Busy bee Josiah DeAndrea (The Altruists; Psycho Beach Party) will appear as Phillinte in Moliere's classic The Misanthrope at the Schaberle Studio Theatre, 41 Park Row, 10th Floor on the campus of Pace University. October 17th through 21st.

Join us for the 6th Annual JTMF Fund-Raising Event featuring Joe Orton's madhouse sex-farce What the Butler Saw, June 20 & 21 at 8:00 PM and June 22 at 2:00 PM. Tickets are going fast (very few remain for the matinee on the 22nd), so order now by calling 609-570-3333 or visiting the Kelsey Theatre website, conveniently linked to the right.

Special Announcements:

No one has anything special to report this issue...

In Case You Missed It:

JTMF Alumni Kathy Garofano and Brady Neiderer had a highly successful run as Amanda and Tom in the Shakespeare '70 production of The Glass Menagerie this past month.

Have something you want to appear in the JTMF Alumni News? Please email us at JTMFBlogQuery@aol.com. Submission deadline is the 26th for inclusion in the next issue. Submissions received after the 26th will posted under "In Case You Missed It," one month later. All submissions are reviewed and may be edited before publication. Submissions deemed inappropriate by the blog administrator will not be posted.

Special Announcement

Please join us on Friday, October 5th as the James Tolin Memorial Fund presents PRIDE Night at the Kelsey, 7:00 to 8:00 PM.

Meet members of the JTMF Staff; enjoy a special selection of refreshments; mingle with other members of the NJ LGBT community and learn what we're all about. You can even purchase advance tickets to our 2008 production of Joe Orton's madhouse sex farce, What the Butler Saw.* We'll have door-prizes, give-aways and much more. Then stay for a performance of William Finn & James Lapine's gay-themed operetta Falsettos, presented by Pierrot Productions. We'd love to see you there!

For tickets to Falsettos, please visit the Kelsey Theatre website, conveniently linked to the right. For more information about the James Tolin Memorial Fund, visit our website, aslo linked to the right. You can also leave us a message as a comment on the blog, or email us at JTMFBlogQuery@aol.com

*Tickets for the Sunday matinee of What the Butler Saw are almost sold-out, with fewer than 100 remaining, so order early!

JTMF Alumni News

Alumni News #3 - September, 2007

Coming Attractions:

Kathy Garofano (Sound Technician, Psycho Beach Party) and Brady Neiderer (The Altruists) will be appearing in Shakespeare 70's production of The Glass Menagerie, September 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 & 29 at 8:00 PM and September 23 at 2:00 PM at the Don Evans Studio Theatre in Kendall Hall on the campus of The College of New Jersey, Ewing. Kathy will be playing Amanda and Brady will appear as her son, Tom. For tickets and info, please visit: http://www.shakespeare70.org/

Adam Fitting (Psycho Beach Party) can currently be seen literally makin' bacon in a series of new TV commercials for Hatfield Quality Meats. Adam plays a doting dad making breakfast for his loving family. Aww! (You can't miss those giant hands placing strips of bacon on the plate.)

The James Tolin Memorial Fund is proud to announce their Sixth Annual AIDS Benefit, featuring Joe Orton's madhouse sex farce, What the Butler Saw, on June 20, 21 and 22, 2008. The production includes our first ever Sunday matinee. After a trip to Psycho Beach, the only logical place to go? Why, the madhouse, of course. But this is no ordinary madhouse. Here, the doctors are crazier than the patients and no one is truly who they appear to be. Sex; drugs; cross-dressing and other assorted mayhem are all on the bill in Orton's 1970 comedy of errors. Ticket sales are already breaking records for a JTMF show, so don't hesitate; order your tickets now by clicking on the link to the Kelsey Theatre, conveniently located to the right of this entry.
Watch this space or visit http://www.jtmf.org/ for more details.

Special Announcements:

The James Tolin Memorial Fund Board will hold the first of their monthly meetings to plan the 2008 Event on Monday, September 10th, in Bordentown. Topics will include possible themes for the 2008 reception and suggestions for the 2009 production. If you have a play you would like to suggest for our 2009 Event, please leave it as a comment below, or email us at JTMFBlogQuery@aol.com.

In Case You Missed It:

Josiah DeAndrea (The Altuists; Psycho Beach Party) saw two major milestones last month with the premier production of his play Angels as We Fall at the Kelsey Studio Theatre, and his New York debut in the NYC Fringe Festival Production of Alex Defazio's To Be Loved, which was directed by Jody Person (Mr. Charles...). Angels as We Fall also featured Damian Geata (The Altruists; Psycho Beach Party) while To Be Loved featured JTMF Scholarship winner, Eric A. Rojas. Congrats to all!


Have something you want posted in the JTMF Alumni News? Please email us at JTMFBlogQuery@aol.com. Submission deadline is the 26th for inclusion in the following month's issue. Submissions received after the 26th will posted under In Case You Missed It, one month later. All submissions are reviewed and and may be edited before posting. Submissions deemed "inappropriate" by the Blog Administrator will not be posted.