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Thursday, August 7, 2014

Our MissionMayo Performing Arts Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, presents a wide range of programs that entertain, enrich, and educate the diverse population of the region and enhance the economic vitality of Northern New Jersey. The 2014-2015 season is made possible, in part, by a grant from the  New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as support received from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, F.M. Kirby Foundation and other numerous foundations, corporations and individuals.

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Rock of the 80sThe Romantics:The original members of The Romantics—Wally Palmar, Jimmy Marinos, Mike Skill and Rich Cole—formally became a band on Valentine’s Day,1977. Bred on the mean streets of Detroit, they were inspired by the British punk invasion and their hometown rock scene. The Romantics cut their teeth on the Detroit sound characterized by the MC5, the Stooges, Bob Seger, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, the Rationals, SRC, the Underdogs, and infused it with sincerity, irony, spontaneity and, of course, volume. They favored short hair, short songs and popularized red leather suits.The Romantics released their debut LP in 1979, recorded in three weeks. Anchored by “That’s What I Like About You,” the album is an exemplary pop-rock period piece. The Romantics evoked a youthful portrait, haunting in its innocence, a direct contrast to the tough world they know in Detroit. The band reaches its commercial peak in 1983-1984 with In Heat, a platinum album bearing two top ten singles: “Talking In Your Sleep” and “One In A Million.” The group nnow consists of Palmar, Skill, Cole, and Brad ElvisThe Smithereens:The Smithereens were an anomaly in the American college rock scene of the late ‘80s. On the strength of college airplay, as well as MTV’s airing of “Blood and Roses” -- a video financed by a film studio that included the song in the B-movie Dangerously Close -- theie debut album became a moderate hit, leading to a major-label contract with Capitol. Green Thoughts appeared early in 1988, and the first single, “Only a Memory,” not only became a college and modern rock hit, but it crossed over to album rock stations as well. Their next release featured “A Girl Like You” -- a Top 40 hit. Their most recently release a collection of their covers of 23 great songs from the likes of T.Rex, The Who, Bruce Springsteen and The Kinks and many more available for download in the iTunes.

Marshall Crenshaw:Born near Detroit, Michigan, Marshall Crenshaw began playing guitar at age ten and he received his first break playing John Lennon in the off-Broadway company of Beatlemania. In 1987, he played Buddy Holly in the Richie Valens biopic “La Bamba.” While living in NYC, he recorded the single “Something’s Gonna Happen” for Alan Betrock’s Shake Records, which led to a deal with Warner Bros. His debut album, Marshall Crenshaw, was acclaimed as a pop masterpiece upon its release in 1982 and established him as a first-rate songwriter, singer and guitarist. The record spawned the Top 40 single “Someday, Someway,” which rockabilly singer Robert Gordon covered and scored a hit with a year earlier. Along the way, Crenshaw’s compositions have been successfully covered by a broad array of performers, including Bette Midler, Kelly Willis, Robert Gordon, Ronnie Spector, Marti Jones and the Gin Blossoms, with whom Crenshaw co-wrote the Top 10 single “Til I Hear It From You.” He’s also provided music for several film soundtracks, and was nominated for a Grammy and a Golden Globe award for penning the title track for the film comedy Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. Since 2011, he has hosted his own radio show, The Bottomless Pit, on New York’s WFUV, Saturday nights at 10 p.m. ET.Tommy Tutone:Tommy Tutone were an early-’80s power pop band led by vocalist Tommy Heath and guitarist Jim Keller. The group’s first single, 1980’s “Angel Say No,” scraped the bottom of the American Top 40, yet it was 1981’s “867-5309/Jenny” that sent the group to the top of the charts. Peaking in early 1982, the single hit number four and went gold. In 1994, Heath returned, using the name Tommy Tutone for a new release, Nervous Love, a collection of various post-Tommy Tutone recordings.

August 7, 2014Dear Friends,

On behalf of the Board of Trustees, staff, and the entire Community Theatre family, I would like to express our gratitude to AAA for gen-erously sponsoring this evening’s performance of Rock of the 80s. As North America’s largest motoring and leisure travel membership organization, AAA provides more than 53 million members with travel, insurance, financial and automotive-related services. Since its founding in 1902, the not-for-profit, fully tax-paying AAA has been a leader and advocate for the safety and security of all travelers. AAA member services are available online at AAA.com and locally by visiting locations in Florham Park, West Caldwell, and New Jersey’s first AAA Car Care Center, Insurance & Travel Services location in Springfield. The AAA organization has maintained a commitment to the commu-nities they serve. Their sponsorship of tonight’s performance at the Mayo Performing Arts Center is aligned with their dedication to our community and also to keeping the Arts alive at our Theatre. Through the support of our corporate sponsors, foundations, and our enthusiastic membership base, we are able to continue to offer rich and engaging programming. Thank you for joining us tonight and again, special thanks to AAA.

Sincerely,

Allison LarenaPresident and CEO

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