TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2000

Meeting called to order at 11:30 a.m. Present: Recording Vice-President Price, Financial Vice-President Hafemeister, Executive Board members Blumenthal, Crow, Gale, Giannini, Reynolds, Rosen, Shankin and Weiss, Controller Bogert, Assistant to the President Dennison, Jazz Advisory Committee Liaison Owens. President Moriarity excused to attend an AFM&EP Fund meeting.

Oct. 3 minutes unanimously approved as amended.

Discussion held on non-union activity.

Crow excused at 12:00 p.m.

Discussion held, during which it was affirmed that member mailing labels would be made available to any bona fide Local 802 election candidate at 5 cents per label, as per past practice.

Board member Simon present at 12:10 p.m.

Oct. 10 minutes unanimously approved as amended.

Member Wade Barnes appeared before the board to elaborate on his request for funds approved by the CAC to provide legal services to help organize “The Brooklyn Four Plus One” as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization. Such status would facilitate fundraising for the group’s project on the history of jazz in Brooklyn, which would include a video documentary, concerts, clinics and workshops. Discussion held. Motion made and carried unanimously to concur with the CAC’s $2,000 grant to “Four Plus One.” Assistant Director Lennon present at 12:45 p.m. during the previous discussion.

Business Rep Jackson appeared before the board with an agreement with Dove-Tayl, Inc., a/k/a David Taylor, for engagements. Discussion held. Motion made and carried unanimously to approve.

Jackson submitted an agreement with Seven Strings, Ltd., a/k/a. John Pizzarelli, for employment of musicians. Motion made and carried unanimously to approve.

Gale excused at 1:07 p.m.

Jackson submitted an agreement with Thank Music Corp., a/k/a Hank Jones, for employment of musicians. Motion made and carried unanimously to approve.

Meeting recessed at 1:30 p.m.

Meeting resumed at 2:30 p.m.

Present: President Moriarity, Price, Hafemeister, Blumenthal, Crow, Gale, Giannini, Reynolds, Rosen, Shankin, Simon, Weiss, Bogert, Dennison, Owens and Lennon.

President Moriarity informed the board of proposed amendments and changes in the AFM&-EP Fund. Discussion held.

Legal counsel Leibowitz present.

Moriarity reported on the latest Madison Square Garden negotiating proposal to the union for A Christmas Carol. Discussion held. Leibowitz excused.

Moriarity reviewed the Yale Drama School proposal for limited closed-circuit television. Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request to waive additional payment for the closed-circuit TV broadcast, subject to the proviso that the orchestra agree to the waiver in a two-thirds secret ballot vote.

Price reported on the Local 802 election process. The American Arbitration Association, which conducts the election, will soon schedule a candidates’ meeting to set up the ballot and disseminate election information to the candidates.

Motion made and carried unanimously to donate $250 from TEMPO802 to Rory Lancman [for NYS Senate] Election Committee.

Motion made and carried unanimously to donate $250 from TEMPO802 to Farrell 2000 for re-election of Herman “Denny” Farrell to the NYS Assembly.

Motion made and carried unanimously to donate $250 from TEMPO802 to Tom Duane for [NYS] Senate.

Motion made and carried unanimously to purchase a quarter-page ad in the NYCOSH journal for its annual Awards Celebration to be held on Dec. 7.

Motion made and carried unanimously to renew as a General Supporter of the Universal Health Care Action Network, for $100.

Motion made and carried unanimously to purchase two tickets at $500 each, for a total of $1,000, to the Yale School of Drama Stage Blue fund-raising event on Nov. 13, in support of Actors’ Equity Association advocacy of this event.

Moriarity reviewed several aspects of the recently concluded Actors’ Equity agreement with the League of Broadway Theatres and Producers.

The expenditures for Local 802’s portion of the SFX CD-ROM promotional video were submitted for review. Discussion deferred pending receipt of further information.

Report made on the Mostly Mozart concert scheduled and played on Oct. 14 at C.W. Post Tilles Center. C.W. Post had obtained an injunction to bar any strike or picket action on the part of its full-time tenured faculty on the university campus.

Discussion held on the Saturday Night Fever arbitration regarding the hiring of less than the required minimum number of orchestra musicians.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the September 2000 vouchers.

Assistant Director Lennon reported and described the air curtain recently installed at the Majestic Theatre, for their production of The Phantom of the Opera.

Supervisor of New Organizing Dubnau appeared before the board to request that three musicians in a newly organized unit be allowed 30 days from Oct. 17 to join the union at the special membership rate of $75 each. Motion made and carried unanimously to approve.

A report was made on the progress of negotiations for the Riverside Symphony Orchestra tour in Wisconsin, planned for the spring of 2001.

Meeting adjourned at 4:30 p.m.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2000

Meeting called to order at 11:50 a.m. Present: President Moriarity, Recording Vice-President Price, Financial Vice-President Hafemeister, Executive Board members Blumenthal, Crow, Gale, Giannini, Reynolds, Rosen, Shankin, Simon and Weiss, Controller Bogert.

President Moriarity reported that the management of a Broadway production had demoted a musician in its orchestra. Discussion held, after which a motion was made and carried unanimously to go forward with filing a grievance to protest the musician’s demotion.

Assistant Director Lennon present at 12:25 p.m.

Director of New Organizing Dubnau appeared before the board to submit an amendment to Local 802’s collective bargaining agreement with the Stamford Symphony Orchestra, which resulted from an amicable settlement of a dispute between the union and the employer with regard to Education Outreach, Classroom Coaching Performances and In-School Concerts. Discussion held. Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the modification to the CBA.

Dubnau submitted the résumé of Christopher Meckstroth, a candidate for an apprentice position of three months’ duration to temporarily fill a vacancy in the New Organizing Department. Meckstroth recently completed a course of study at the AFL-CIO Organizing Institute. Discussion held. Motion made and carried unanimously to engage Christopher Meckstroth as an apprentice in the New Organizing Department for three months. Dubnau excused.

Financial Vice-President Hafemeister excused to attend to personal business.

Jazz Advisory Committee Liaison Owens and Assistant to the President Dennison present at 12:55 p.m.

Discussion held on the Audience Awareness/Live Music campaign.

Gale excused at 1:15 p.m.

Meeting recessed at 1:25 p.m.

Meeting resumed at 2:30 p.m.

Present: Moriarity, Price, Blumenthal, Crow, Gale, Giannini, Reynolds, Rosen, Shankin, Simon, Weiss, Bogert, Dennison, Owens and Lennon.

Oct. 24 minutes unanimously accepted as amended.

Lennon reported on a telephone poll of the board on Friday, Oct. 27, with reference to two last-minute requests from the Queens Symphony: 1) permission to broadcast 30 seconds of a videotape that the Executive Board had previously approved, in 1998, and 2) permission to videotape their upcoming Oct. 29 concert, to be broadcast in a three-minute news clip on NY1. The orchestra committee had recommended that the board approve the first request, with the proviso that management turn over the raw tapes as originally agreed. The committee recommended that the board deny the second request. The board unanimously approved the orchestra committee’s recommendations, and management was so informed. Motion made and carried unanimously to affirm the Oct. 27 telephone poll.

Motion made and carried unanimously to amend the minutes of Oct. 24 to include the board’s denial of a request by Queens Symphony Orchestra management for an MPTF grant application recording of their Oct. 30 Family Day Concert. The denial was based on the lateness of the request and the orchestra’s indebtedness to MPTF of approximately $80,000.

Controller Bogert distributed the financial report for September 2000 and reviewed it for the board’s information.

Assistant to the President Dennison submitted an agreement with Inside Broadway, a/k/a Midtown Management Group, for employment of musicians. This employer presents performances of condensed Broadway productions and educational workshops in schools. Motion made and carried unanimously to approve.

Moriarity reviewed the status of the Madison Square Garden negotiations. Discussion held.

Recording Vice-President Price reported to the board that he had granted the following leaves of absence:

1. Anthony Cecere, from the Broadway production Beauty and the Beast, from Sept. 14-17 to perform with the New Jersey Symphony, and from Sept.21-Oct. 7 for personal reasons, with the proviso that he not substitute in Beauty and the Beast during that period.
2. Doug Oberhamer, from the Broadway production Swing!, from Oct. 1-Nov. 5, for personal reasons.
3. Christopher Komer, from the Broadway production The Music Man, from Oct. 11-Nov. 26, to perform on tour.
4. John Dent, from the Broadway production The Music Man, from Nov. 2-12, to tour with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
5. Valerie D. Naranjo, from the Broadway production The Lion King, from Nov. 8-11, for a conducting project, with the proviso that she not substitute in The Lion King during that period.
6. Kathleen Foster, from the Broadway production Les Misérables, from Oct. 10-18, to play the Pennsylvania Ballet and for personal reasons, with the proviso that she not substitute in Les Misérables during that period.
7. James Baker, from the Broadway production The Music Man, from Sept. 19-24, for personal reasons.
8. Matt Dine, from the Broadway production Jekyll & Hyde, from Oct. 19-Nov. 15, to perform on tour.
9. Katherine Fink, from the Broadway production Beauty and the Beast, from Oct. 20-22, to perform on tour.
10. Ted Mook, from the Broadway production Jekyll & Hyde, from Oct. 18-24 for personal reasons, and from Nov. 7-16 to perform concerts out of town.
11. Thomas Brett, from the Broadway production The Lion King, from Nov. 2-5, to attend a conference in Toronto.
12. Jacqueline Giat, from the Broadway production Les Misérables, from Nov. 7-19, for personal reasons.
13. Tommy Igoe, from the Broadway production The Lion King, from Oct. 12-22, for personal reasons.
14. Debra Shufelt, from the Broadway production Jekyll & Hyde, from Nov. 4-10, to play a European tour.
15. Anthony Cecere, from the Broadway production Beauty and the Beast, from Oct. 22-23, to perform with the New Jersey Symphony, with the proviso that he not substitute in Beauty and the Beast during that period.
16. Jeffrey Lang, from the Broadway production Beauty and the Beast, from Oct. 25-Nov. 5, to play American Ballet Theatre at City Center, with the proviso that he not substitute in Beauty and the Beast during that period.
17. Veronica Salas, from the Broadway production The Phantom of the Opera, from Oct. 23-Nov. 4, to play American Ballet Theatre at City Center, with the proviso that she not substitute in …Phantom… during that period.
18. Eric De Gioia, from the Broadway production Les Misérables, from Oct. 31-Nov. 5 and from Nov. 22-Dec. 31, to play the Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall, with the proviso that he not substitute in Les Misérables during that period.

Lennon excused at 3:25 p.m.

Senior Business Rep Donovan appeared before the board to present an agreement with the Our Sinatra Revue Co., L.P., c/o Robert Straus Productions, Inc., for the production of a show entitled Our Sinatra in the Reprise Room at Dillon’s, 245 West 54th Street, NYC. Motion made and carried unanimously to approve.

Crow excused at 3:49 p.m.

Donovan submitted an agreement with the Overture Theatre Co. for their productions at a 99-seat theatre, to be announced, that will be located outside the geographic district known as the Broadway Box. Motion made and carried unanimously to approve. Donovan excused.

Motion made and carried unanimously to purchase two tickets at $50, for a total of $100, to a testimonial show in honor of Cy Feuer, longstanding Local 802 member and president of the League of New York Theatres and Producers, as a mark of appreciation and respect for his many contributions to the New York theatre.

Motion made and carried unanimously to contribute $100 from TEMPO802 to Councilmember Herb Berman, candidate for NYC Comptroller in 2001.

Moriarity submitted an expense budget of $1,500 for the retirement party in honor of Legislative Director Judy West. Motion made and carried unanimously to approve.

Discussion held on the hiring of musicians for the Broadway production of Seussical the Musical, in numbers that do not fulfill the minimum requirements outlined in the Broadway agreement.

Meeting adjourned at 4:20 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2000

Meeting called to order at 10:05 a.m. Present: President Moriarity, Recording Vice-President Price, Executive Board members Blumenthal, Crow, Giannini, Reynolds, Rosen, Shankin, Simon and Weiss, Assistant to the President Dennison, Assistant Director Lennon.

President Moriarity informed the board that Heather Beaudoin, previously interviewed by the officers and whose name and résumé were submitted to the board, was recommended for Public Relations/Legislative Director. She will be attending classes for an advanced degree in political science in the mornings and will be at Local 802 starting at 12 noon each day, and will also be available weekends for assignments. Discussion held. Motion made and carried unanimously to approve employment of Heather Beaudoin as Public Relations/Legislative Director as outlined, at an approved salary level.

Moriarity and the officers recommended that Editor of Allegro Joy Portugal also be named Managing Editor to assume the functions previously carried out by Judy West, now retired. Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the appointment of Joy Portugal to Managing Editor in addition to her duties as Editor of Allegro, at an approved salary adjustment.

Board member Gale and Financial Vice-President Hafemeister present at 10:10 a.m.

The officers recommended a one-time bonus payment to several staff members for assuming additional work duties over and above their regular work load. Motion made and carried unanimously to approve.

Moriarity distributed a letter and a detailed “last and final” offer dated Nov. 6 from Madison Square Garden to Local 802 in the current negotiations involving A Christmas Carol. Discussion held.

Jazz Advisory Committee Liaison Owens present at 10:25 a.m. during the previous discussion.

David Weiss, Alva Hunt and Bruce Eidem, members of the Madison Square Garden A Christmas Carol negotiating committee, appeared before the board to discuss the proposals. Discussion held, after which the committee members were excused to attend a scheduled meeting with Moriarity and other committee members. Further discussion ensued, during which the board made clear that it did not recommend approval of the proposal and made the following motion:

Motion made to authorize the negotiating committee to submit Madison Square Garden’s last and final offer to the bargaining unit for consideration, postponing the Executive Board decision until after the bargaining unit decision is reached. Carried unanimously.

Meeting adjourned at 12:30 p.m.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2000

Meeting called to order at 10:10 a.m. Present: President Moriarity, Recording Vice-President Price, Financial Vice-President Hafemeister, Executive Board members Blumenthal, Gale, Reynolds, Rosen, Shankin, Simon and Weiss, Controller Bogert, Assistant to the President Dennison, Jazz Advisory Committee Liaison Owens, Assistant Director Lennon.

The meeting was devoted to discussions involving strategic planning.

Board member Crow present at 10:40 a.m.

The strategic planning report was submitted by a subcommittee made up of Assistant to the President Dennison, Financial Vice-President Hafemeister and Executive Board member Giannini. The report was reviewed and then discussed by the board. President Moriarity indicated that a condensed version would be published in Allegro.

Meeting recessed at 12:20 p.m.

Meeting resumed at 1:30 p.m.

Present: Moriarity, Price, Hafemeister, Blumenthal, Crow, Gale, Reynolds, Rosen, Shankin, Simon, Weiss, Bogert, Dennison, Owens and Lennon.

Discussion on strategic planning continued.

Crow excused at 3:40 p.m.

Motion made and carried unanimously to affirm the telephone poll of the board on Friday, Nov. 10, that approved strike authorization for the Madison Square Garden A Christmas Carol bargaining unit, if necessary.

Meeting adjourned at 4:10 p.m.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2000

Meeting called to order at 11:30 a.m. Present: Recording Vice-President Price, Financial Vice-President Hafemeister, Executive Board members Crow, Gale, Giannini, Rosen, Shankin and Simon, Controller Bogert, Jazz Advisory Committee Liaison Owens. President Moriarity excused to attend the Saturday Night Fever arbitration.

Board member Weiss present at 11:35 a.m.

Minutes of Oct. 31 and Nov. 8 unanimously approved as amended. Minutes of Nov. 14 unanimously approved as submitted.

Price submitted an agreement negotiated by Senior Organizer Eisman with Music Outreach, an organization that employs musicians to perform educational concerts in schools. Discussion held. Motion made and carried unanimously to approve.

Price advised the board that NARAS (National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Inc.) Executive Director Jon Marcus had made an offer of discounted membership in NARAS to Local 802 membership. Marcus would like to know whether a direct mailing of the offer to Local 802 members, with database security, would be possible. Discussion held, during which the board agreed that NARAS, which would assume all costs of the mailing and use our mailing house, could solicit our membership after the officers approved the content of the mailing. Motion made and carried unanimously to inform NARAS that Local 802 is agreeable to the request with the proviso that the officers approve the content and NARAS assume all mailing costs.

Supervisor of New Organizing Dubnau, Senior Organizer Elsila and intern Christopher Meckstroth appeared before the board. Dubnau introduced Meckstroth to the board as the newly engaged AFL-CIO Organizing Institute intern in the department. He advised the board of an organizing campaign now under way among music teachers and piano accompanists at the Early Ear, a music school. He indicated that the faculty had contacted the union for help in organizing.

Dubnau advised the board that the NLRB had ruled that members of the Ray Chew orchestra at the Apollo Theatre were employees and thus could organize, be represented by Local 802, and seek a union agreement with the theatre. Dubnau stated that, after the NLRB issued the ruling, he had begun negotiations for an agreement with a newly hired executive director at the Apollo.

President Moriarity and Assistant to the President Dennison present at 12:35 p.m. during the previous discussion. Board member Blumenthal present at 12:45 p.m. Dubnau, Elsila and Meckstroth excused.

Moriarity submitted a memorandum of agreement with Madison Square Garden for the employment of musicians for A Christmas Carol and for other employment at the same venue. He reviewed the history of the negotiation. Discussion held. Motion made and carried unanimously to approve.

Moriarity reported on a potential labor dispute between Local 655, Miami, Fla., and SFX Theatrical Productions. Discussion held, in which it was noted that this dispute would affect two touring Pamphlet B productions, Fiddler on the Roof and The Phantom of the Opera, both of which are scheduled to perform in Local 65’s jurisdiction, and both of which have engaged a number of Local 802 musicians as orchestra members.

Motion made and carried unanimously to provide strike benefits of $150 per week to the traveling musicians in these two orchestras, with a limit of one week’s payment to the orchestra engaged for Fiddler on the Roof and a limit of three weeks’ payment to the orchestra engaged for The Phantom of the Opera in the event that the dispute is not settled.

Moriarity, Dennison and Gale excused.

Controller Bogert requested approval of a salary adjustment for an employee who is now working as an assistant supervisor. Motion made and carried unanimously to approve.

Bogert distributed the vouchers for October 2000.

Financial Vice-President Hafemeister submitted a request for $1,400 for a conference table and six chairs for the reconfigured fourth-floor conference room. Motion made and carried unanimously to approve.

Board member Rosen submitted a request from the Hebrew Trades Council for a contribution to an organization entitled Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ). Motion made and carried unanimously to purchase a quarter-page ad in the JFREJ commemorative journal for $135. In the event the deadline for insertion in the journal has passed, the money shall be a contribution to the organization.

Meeting adjourned at 1:40 p.m.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2000

Meeting called to order at 11:28 a.m. Present: President Moriarity, Recording Vice-President Price, Financial Vice-President Hafemeister, Executive Board members Blumenthal, Crow, Giannini, Reynolds, Rosen, Shankin and Simon, Controller Bogert, Assistant to the President Dennison, Jazz Advisory Committee Liaison Owens, Assistant Director Lennon.

Clinical Audiologist Ellen Kelly and Dr. George Piligian, Director of the Mt. Sinai/Selikoff Musicians’ Health Advisory Committee, appeared before the board to make a presentation and proposal for a hearing conservation program for Local 802. Kelly distributed a written proposal and then gave her oral presentation. The hearing conservation program she proposed would ultimately include annual hearing screenings, written materials and educational programs on hearing health, advice on hearing protective devices and remedial solutions, management of workplace sound exposures, a mechanism for addressing complaints related to the workplace, and a referral network for followup evaluations. Discussion held. Kelly and Piligian were excused while the board held executive session to discuss the proposal.

Motion made and carried unanimously to engage Ellen Kelly as a consultant and coordinator at a fee of $10,000 for a year to develop a hearing conservation program for Local 802 members, to develop appropriate educational materials, and to secure funding for the program. President Moriarity advised Kelly and Piligian of the board’s decision.

Board member Gale present at 11:40 a.m. during the previous discussions.

Moriarity advised the board that the Saturday Night Fever arbitration had concluded and that a decision would be available by Jan. 20, 2001. Further discussion held on this arbitration and similar issues regarding Seussical the Musical.

Senior Organizer Eisman appeared before the board to present an agreement with the Gateway Symphony of Staten Island. Discussion held on contract terms. Motion made and carried unanimously to approve. Eisman excused.

Assistant Director Lennon submitted an agreement with the Bronx Concert Singers for performances on Dec. 2 and 3 at St. Luke’s Church in the Bronx. Motion made and carried unanimously to approve.

Lennon submitted a request from the St. Cecilia Club, a choral group, for a grant application recording of their Dec. 8 concert at Carnegie Hall. Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request, with the proviso that an affirmative two-thirds vote of the orchestra approve the request.

Lennon submitted a request by contractor Sato Moughalian for grant application recordings of three musical vesper services at First Presbyterian Church, West 12th Street, Manhattan: on Dec. 3, 2000, March 18, 2001, and Easter Sunday, April 15, 2001. Motion made and carried unanimously to approve, with the proviso that an affirmative two-thirds vote of the orchestra approve the request.

Lennon submitted a request from contractor Mary Rowell on behalf of Cathedral Productions to hold an evening rehearsal at day rates to accommodate the amateur chorus. Any musician with a performance conflict will be allowed to miss this rehearsal, in accordance with past practice. Motion made and carried unanimously to approve.

Lennon submitted an agreement with Nicole Rose for an engagement on Nov. 28 at Lincoln Center. Motion made and carried unanimously to approve.

Senior Business Rep Donovan appeared before the board to submit an agreement with the Directors Company, Sarah Orth, Producer, for a noncommercial reading of The Rise and Fall of Isabella Rico at Theatre 3. Motion made and carried unanimously to approve.

Donovan presented a music services contract with the Roundabout Theatre Company, c/o Ellen Richard, for a developmental workshop production of Burt Bacharach Revue at the Roundabout Rehearsal Studio, 115 West 45th Street. Motion made and carried unanimously to approve.

Donovan presented an off-Broadway workshop agreement with All the Children Sing, LLC, producer, located at Gindi Theatrical Management, for a production of All the Children Sing at Playwrights Horizon Studio Theatre. Motion made and carried unanimously to approve.

Donovan submitted a backers’ staged reading agreement with the Naughty Night Co., LLC, Charles Strand, Producer, for the backers’ reading of Naughty Night. Motion made and carried unanimously to approve.

Donovan submitted an agreement with Pete ‘N’ Keely, LLC, c/o Steven H. David Productions, for a show entitled Pete ‘N’ Keely at the John Houseman Theatre. Motion made and carried unanimously to approve.

Meeting recessed at 1:15 p.m.

Meeting resumed at 2:15 p.m.

Present: Moriarity, Price, Hafemeister, Blumenthal, Crow, Gale, Giannini, Reynolds, Rosen, Shankin, Simon, Bogert, Dennison, Owens and Lennon.

Controller Bogert submitted annual salary adjustments for several supervisory employees. Motion made and carried unanimously to approve.

Recording Vice-President Price submitted the officers’ recommendation for a merit increase in salary for a staff employee, retroactive to Oct. 1, 2000. Motion made and carried unanimously to approve.

Motion made and carried unanimously to contribute $250 to the Holiday Benefit for the Metro New York Health Care for All Campaign and to honor Judy West of Local 802 upon her retirement.

Motion made and carried unanimously to contribute $100 from TEMPO802 to Steven “DiBrienza 2001,” candidate for NYC Public Advocate.

Motion made and carried unanimously to purchase one ticket at $125 from TEMPO802 to the NYS Democratic Committee annual Holiday Gala to honor Senator Charles Schumer and Senator-Elect Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Motion made and carried unanimously to purchase two tickets at $100 each, for a total of $200, to benefit The Working Theatre’s Labor on Broadway Too.

Moriarity reported to the board that the AFM had notified the local that the National Public Radio agreement will expire on Jan. 31, 2001. The AFM will entertain any proposals submitted from locals for inclusion in the upcoming negotiations. Price designated to work with Supervisor of Recording Jay Schaffner to develop any proposals.

Recording Vice-President Price reported to the board that he had granted the following leaves of absence:

1. Sarah Carter, from the Broadway production The Music Man, from Dec. 5-26, to play the Christmas show at Radio City Music Hall, with the proviso that she not substitute in The Music Man during that period.
2. Horace Wedderburn, Jr., from the Broadway production The Lion King, from Nov. 9 until March 15, 2001, to play the Los Angeles production of that show.
3. Katherine Canfield, from the Broadway production Les Misérables, from Nov. 21-26, for personal reasons.
4. Katherine Fink, from the Broadway production Beauty and the Beast, from Nov. 1-5, to perform on tour.
5. Neil Balm, from the Broadway production Beauty and the Beast, from Dec. 15-24, for personal reasons.
6. Tony Cecere, from the Broadway production Beauty and the Beast, from Nov. 1-7, to perform with the New Jersey Symphony, with the proviso that he not substitute in Beauty and the Beast during that period.
7. Robert Carlisle, from the Broadway production Beauty and the Beast, from Dec. 6 until Feb. 25, 2001, to perform with the New York City Ballet, with the proviso that he not substitute in Beauty and the Beast during that period.
8. Glen Kelly, from the Broadway production Beauty and the Beast, from Dec. 12 until Feb. 25, 2001, to be music supervisor of The Producers, with the proviso that he not substitute in Beauty and the Beast during that period.
9. Clay Ruede, from the Broadway production Annie Get Your Gun, from Nov. 15-Dec. 24, for personal reasons.
10. R.J. Kelley, from the Broadway production Jekyll & Hyde, from Aug. 29-Oct. 1, from Oct. 14-29 and from Nov. 7-19, to perform out of town.
11. Wayne du Maine, from the Broadway production The Music Man, from Nov. 29-Dec. 13, to perform on tour.

The board held strategic planning discussion.

Crow excused at 3:40 p.m.

Moriarity appointed a subcommittee of Reynolds, Shankin, Gale, Giannini and Owens to assist in the planning of and coordination of ideas for the Audience Awareness/Live Music campaign.

Meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m.