Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Proudly Presents
Featuring Members of Our Older Adult Centers
June 6 – 14, 2026
Brooke Astor Auditorium at Lenox Hill Neighborhood House
Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock & Willie Gilbert
Based on How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying by Shepherd Mead
With Sal Anzalone, Sue Brinnitzer, Joanne D'Auria, Julie Down, Ronnye Halpern, Robin Jacobson, Hedy Kellerman, Gerry Kelly, Jacques Latalon, Tony Lentini, Shuping Lu, Camille Marshall, Ellen Orchid, Jerry Petardi, Josephine Pomiès, Annette Renschowicz, Ric Suarez, Pamela Trester, Cynthia Gale Valdes, Linda Wang, Susan Weisser, Warren Wyss, Barbara Zwiebel
Director: Vivienne Claire Luthin
Music Director: Kevin Hull
Stage Manager: Christina Iervoline
Producer: Sarah Walko
Associate Producers: Amanda Gerulski and Rose Ginsberg
Production Design: Vivienne Claire Luthin and KC Muñoz
Set Construction: Mark Andermanis, Hubert Balcewicz and the Facilities team
Playbill Design and Documentation: Lily Niska and the Communications team
Special thanks to: Renée Landegger, Freddie and Myrna Gershon, Visual and Performing Arts team, Older Adult Centers team, Facilities and ICT teams, Member and Visitor Services, Development and Communications teams, Jason Cocovinis, John Prignano, Drew Cohen, Katie Weis, Elizabeth Siegel and everyone at Music Theatre International.
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Director’s Note:
When How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying appeared on Broadway in 1961, the story of a man rising to the top of the corporate ladder, without any credentials or experience, was a tale of absurdity and hilarity. A playful take on the world of businessmen and corporate America. Its larger-than-life characters, witty banter, infectious music, and unique style won the production 7 Tony Awards and a Pulitzer.
In the political world we currently live in, this tale has become reality.
While our show is set in the 1960s, we pose a new question at the center of our production: What if the only way for a woman to get ahead is by disguising herself as a man?
For centuries, we have been entertained by stories of women disguising themselves as men. This famous trope has given us multilayered and complex female characters who are struggling with their own identity, while exploring the male experience. In taking a page from Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and Blake Edwards’ Victor/Victoria, we bring a new level of complexity, heart, and humor to a musical classic.
Thank you to the cast for bringing such heightened complexity to these roles and for trusting our vision for this story. Your unique perspective on this show has made this performance one of a kind.
Thank you to the How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying SR. creative team. Your enthusiasm for this program, care for the cast, curiosity in the art form, and dedication to this concept has brought life to this show in ways I never imagined. It is a gift to work with such a passionate, supportive, imaginative, and collaborative creative team. Sarah, Kerri, Hannah, Kevin, and Christina: The way you listen, engage, question, support, and create deeply inspires the rest of us to be the best artists we can be.
It has been an honor to direct another production here at Lenox Hill Neighborhood House. We hope our production of How to Succeed gives you a tune to hum as well as a few questions to ponder.
Vivienne Claire Luthin
Director
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying SR. is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com