September 10, 2007: Welcome Elizabeth Kourtesis!
Also: plans have ben finalized for the PA Diamond Celebration Kick-off
Soiree. It will take place on Nov. 3 at 5 PM at Wharf on 38th Street
and 3rd Ave. Email me to be placed on the guest list.
August 18, 2007: MARTY WILLIAM's (MU75) first film, RICH FROM
WITHIN (for which he wrote the screenplay as well as the original music)
premiered in New York in August. It was directed by KENYA CAGLE (DR75).
It will next show at the Pioneer Theater August 19th - at 6:30 p.m.
Get your tickets in advance at www.twoboots.com/pioneer.
August 16, 2007: As many "missing" PA alumni do, Dwight
Velazquez "googled" himself and found us here! Welcome Dwight!
And thanks for the peek
at your great life in Hawaii!
July 29, 2007: A new PA Alumni website debuts at www.highschoolofperformingarts.com.
The 60th Anniversary of PA will be celebrated the weekend of June 13-14,
2008.
March 8, 2007: plans are finalizing for the annual PA reunion
at the 46th Street site, for the first weekend in May.
December 7, 2006: As we close out 2006, and look forward to
2007, it is appropriate to mention that the PA75 group is moving its
chat group to Yahoo. Also, pictures (in 3D
format) from the 10/26 event at Dallas BBQ are on line now.
July 3, 2006: Before there was PA75, before the 25th Reunion,
there was Nicole Flender and her article "FAME: Whatever Happened
to the Class of 75" that ran in "Dance and the Arts"
Magazine in 1995. We reprint it here:
May 27, 2006: PA75 theater excursion to Lizzie Olesker's co-authored
production The Necklace, at the Ohio Theater, 66 Wooster Street, NYC.
May 25, 2006: Member Site www.s-p-a-a.com
has been redesigned!
May 15, 2006: Congratulations to both Joe and Ned (see below)
for being in Tony-nominated productions!
May 7, 2006: Reunion 2006 welcomed Rhonda Rossin Wrubel and
husband Hans, Geri Zidow, Suky and Gordon Monsen, Annemiek and Richie
Gersten, Tom and Maria Petrone, Ben Kushner, Bob Gutowski, Billy and
Paula Strong, Nina Dostal Mettleman, Nicole Flender, Kenya Cagle, and
of course Ned Eisenberg!
March 13, 2006: Great news for the New Year: two PA75 alumni
are currently representing on Broadway.
JOSEPH
JOUBERT is now conducting in the pit for the Broadway smash THE COLOR
PURPLE. He invites all music alumni to sit in with him during the show!
The rest of us will just have to be content to just scamper down to
the first row and wave to him...
NED EISENBERG
has opened in Odets' AWAKE AND SING and the run has been extended trhough
June!
August 21, 2005: The Friday night
dinner at 44SW saw the long awaited debuts of Lisa Dryman (with lovely
daughter Rachel in tow), and the sophomore appearance of Susan Masone.
Both lovely ladies only graced the halls of PA for a short time, but
have always remained in our hearts, as we have in theirs. Just another
testament to the amazing spirit that connects all PA alumni and attendees.
See photos here.
August 1, 2005: The Sunday afternoon
brunch at Mick's saw the stunning debuts of Donna Angelino, Lisa Hernandez,
Geri Zidow and Rochelle Medina, who flew up from Florida FOR THE DAY
to join us! Is she an angel or what? As are ALL the lovely ladies and
kind gentlemen who gathered chez moi. See photos here.
April 15, 2005: Well, there has
been wonderful response to Laura's and my exploratory mailing out to
missing PA alumni. Welcome Frank Ammendolea, Jose Montenegro, Rochelle
Medina, Geri Zidow, Susan Masone, Andrea Achilles, Amy Bibb, Maureen
Best, Lisa Hernandez, Donna Angelino, Charmaine Clarke and Lena Hom!!
Jan. 8, 2005: NINA'S OPEN HOUSE.
See 0105 pix.
Dec. 17, 2004: PLANTAIN. See 1204
pix...
Dec. 7, 2004: A banner day for
sound and video! Ivy's Winter Garden concert is up and running, and
LEAR points me to his latest corporate commercial;! I grabbed it and
now it's ours, all ours!! (See MEDIA.) BONUS:
Here's a pic
of Lear and his son Brandon.
Nov. 17, 2004: I have been expanding
the archive section of the new site. Check it out!
Nov. 13, 2004: Ellen's PA Archive
Pix are ready! It's only been a three year wait. Thanks for your
patience honey...
Nov. 7, 2004: New design
for PA1975! ALSO: A visit from Nina,
Phil and Toby! See 1104
Photo Gallery
August 19, 2004: August Birthdays (see 0804
photo gallery)
August 9, 2004: Billy and Paula's wedding (see 0804
photo gallery)
May 31, 2004: Bob and Jay and Mick meet Phil in Boston (see 0504
photo gallery)
May 17, 2004: Pictures from Lear! (see 0504
photo gallery)
Really Rodney!, April 10, 2004 (see 0404
photo gallery)
LOOK WHAT HAPPENED IN 2003!
The Happy 3-D Photographer Goes to Washington, Dec. 28-30 (see
1203 photo gallery
SUKY! Saturday, Nov. 8 (see 1103
photo gallery)
PA newbie! Lino Eisenberg meets the gang, Thursday, Aug 21 (see 0803
photo gallery)
Meik's Lawn Party, Sunday May 25th (see 0503
photo gallery)
Bill & Paula's engagement party Friday April 4th (See 0403
photo gallery)