Theatre Under The Stars Announces New 2011-2012 Season Board Members

Theatre Under The Stars today announces the appointment of new Board of Directors members for the 2011-2012 season. "We are excited to bring such talented and resourceful people to our Board of Directors. The guidance of the board will undoubtedly enable TUTS to continue in our mission of enriching life through quality musical theatre and positively impacting lives through innovative education and community outreach initiatives," says TUTS' President and CEO, John C. Breckenridge.

New to the Board of Directors are Chree Boydstun, Chief Development Officer for Legacy Community Health Services; Patrick Cohan, Community Leader; Richard A. Eichler, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hart Energy; W. Don Ellis, Founding Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Patriot Bank; Peter D. Gaw, Managing Director and Global Head of Standard Chartered Bank's Oil, Gas and Chemicals; Beth Brock Looser, Community Leader; Michael T. McDonnell, President and Chief Executive Officer of TPC Group, Inc.; Meredith Philipp-Tcholakian, Community Leader; David J. Romero, Head of Benefits at Invesco; Amy Shaper, Community Leader; Trent Tellepsen, Project Manager for Tellespen Construction; and Hector Villarreal, Co-owner of LUCHO.

New to the Advisory Board this year are Jenee Jongebloed Bobbora, Adrienne Brown-Franklin, Shelley P. Smith, Stephanie Swingle and Jay Tribble.

Complete 2011-2012 Board Of Directors include:

2011-2012 Executive Committee
Steven L. Burkett, Chairperson
John C. Breckenridge, President/CEO
Bart McAndrews, Vice Chairperson
Melissa E. King, Vice Chairperson
Robert G. Gwin, Vice Chairperson
Bruce Vincent, Secretary
Randall D. Stilley, Treasurer
Sigmund L. Cornelius, Committee Chairperson
C. Gregory Harper, Committee Chairperson
Philip A. Morabito, Committee Chairperson
Amy G. Pierce, Committee Chairperson
Carolyn Sanders, Committee Chairperson
Jeffrey T. Stadler, Commitee Chairperson
Lynda Transier, Committee Chairperson
Marcela E. Donadio, Member-At-Large
Franklin D.R. Jones, Jr., Member-At-Large
Arden L. Walker, Jr., Member-At-Large
Preston M. Bolton, Chairperson Emeritus
Thomas O. Moore III, General Counsel
Frank Young, Founder and Producing Artistic Director

2011-2012 Board Of Directors
Joel M. Androphy
John Arensdorf
Philamena Baird
Debra Tsuchiyama Baker
Linda Bertman
Gordon M. Bethune
Victor Bhatt
Robert J. Binstock
Chree Boydstun
Randy J. Braud
David R. Clonts
Patrick Cohan
Paige M. Cokinos
Molly Crownover
Don W. Cummings
Daniel R. D'Armond
Douglas A. Dawson
June Deadrick
Dee Dee Dochen
Richard A. Eichler
W. Don Ellis
Henry Florsheim
Diedra B. Fontaine
Peter D. Gaw
Robert L. Hargrave
Hon. Bonnie Crane Hellums
James W. Hickey
Leisa Holland-Nelson
R. Maynard Holt, III
Edward L. Jaroski
Holly P. Jones
Curtis J. Klement
Beth Brock Looser
Penny Requa Loyd
Jeffery K. Malonson
Michael T. McDonnell
Julie Mechura
Raymond F. Messer
Roxann S. Neumann
Adam C. Peakes
Meredith Philipp-Tcholakian
Louis A. Raspino
Alan Ratliff
James F. Reilly, Jr.
Mark R. Robeck
Geoffrey D. Roberts, Jr.
David J. Romero
Curt A. Ross
Rebecca Schwinger
Brandon L. Sear
James A. Shaffer
Amy Shaper
Jeffrey W. Sheets
Lori Smythe
Shirley Stein
David F. Taylor
Trent Tellepsen
Leticia Trauber
Stephen M. Trauber
Donna Vallone
Paul-David Van Atta
Hector Villarreal
Larry E. Whaley
Margaret Alkek Williams
Don M. Woo
Reed Wood

2011-2012 Advisory Board
Sofia Adrogué
Patrick W. Blossom
Jenee Jongebloed Bobbora
Adrienne Brown-Franklin
Nancy Brownlee
John D. Burns
Wayne L. Caldwell
Kevin G. Corcoran
Wanda S. Dalton
Gary Edwards
Morris E. Foster
G. Kent Kahle
Marcus P. Malonson
James G. McGrath
Anthony Petrello
Gavin H. Smith
Shelley P. Smith
Jay Steinfeld
Stephanie H. Swingle
Jay Tribble
Charles L. Watson
Robert H. Whitten, Jr.
Carrie Woliver

Founded in 1968, Theatre Under The Stars is Houston's acclaimed non-profit musical theatre company under the direction of President and CEO John C. Breckenridge. TUTS was the first theatrical organization in Houston to perform free to the public in 1968 at Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park, and is the only Houston arts organization that has performed there free to the public every year since the building opened. Since its founding by Frank M. Young, TUTS has produced more than 300 musicals including many local, national and world premieres such as Kopit and Yeston's Phantom, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Jekyll & Hyde, and Irving Berlin's White Christmas as well as critically acclaimed re-inventions of classics Cabaret and Les Miserables. Through its membership in the Independent Presenters Network, TUTS has helped bring Bombay Dreams, 9 to 5, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Spamalot, Legally Blonde, Ragtime, Curtains and The Color Purple to Broadway.

As a way to continue the tradition of musical theatre, TUTS Education provides instruction and stage experience for more than 21,000 students annually, allowing students to flourish in a year-round schedule of classes. With a common goal - to expand arts access to children of all abilities - The River Performing and Visual Arts Center (The River) merged with Theatre Under The Stars in 2010, creating a unique, barrier free, arts education model for non-profit musical theatre performing arts organizations. With the merger, TUTS Education now provides extended on-site programming as well as off-site programming for children in schools, hospitals and other community-based sites. Housed in the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, TUTS also annually presents the Tommy Tune Awards, honoring the best and brightest in Houston's high school musical theatre programs.

Visit TUTS.com for more information.

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