You are invited to ‘Shakespeare Revue’

Staten Island Advance - March 2, 2005
 

“The Shakespeare Revue,” a cabaret-style musical, will be performed March 19 at the College of Staten Island Center for the Arts.

With an all-British cast, the musical is part of the Friends of the College of Staten Island’s (CSI) fifth annual dinner-theater.

Since its opening at the Royal Shakespeare Company and an acclaimed West End run, the show has toured all over the world. Noel Coward, Cole Porter, Tom Lehrer, Stephen Sondheim and Monty Python are among over 40 contributors to the funny show full of contemporary and literary allusions.

A formal British menu will be served at the private reception and dinner in the College’s Center for the Arts, which will start at 6 p.m. The show will follow at 8 p.m.
Following the performance, CSI Friends dinner guests will enjoy dessert and coffee, joined by the cast.

“Proceeds will benefit the Center for the Arts, enhancing its ability to provide the community with a variety of cultural events,” according to Mary Regan, president of the Friends of CSI.

Reservations, priced at $95 per person, may be made by calling the College of Staten Island Office of College Advancement at (718) 982-2365.

Laura and Henry Kennedy are co-chairing the event along with Dr. Christine Cea and Peter Cea.

LAURA AND HENRY KENNEDY
An Advance Woman of Achievement, Laura Kennedy serves as second vice president of the Friends of CSI. She is the director of the Early Childhood Direction Center of Staten Island University Hospital. She serves as second vice president of the Association for the Help of Retarded Children of New York City, and as a board member of the Staten Island Mental Health Society. She also serves on the executive board of the Staten Island Developmental Disabilities Council.

Henry Kennedy, who lives in New Brighton with his wife Laura, is an attorney with the law firm of Willkie, Farr and Gallagher in Manhattan. In addition to serving on the board of the Friends of CSI, he also serves on the board of directors of the Epilepsy Foundation, New York City. In addition, he serves on the Mayor’s Community Services Board Subcommittee on Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities.

CHRISTINE AND PETER CEA
Dr. Christine Cea is associate director and research associate of the Developmental Disabilities Project at Fordham University’s Center for Ethics Education. She is also an adjunct professor at the College of Staten Island. She is a member of the CSI Foundation and is a CSI alumna. She serves on the board of directors of the Staten Island Mental Health Society, the Staten Island Developmental Disabilities Council, and University Hospice.

Peter Cea lives with his Wife, Christine, on Emerson Hull. He is the president of Remsen Transmission, Lee Miles Corp., Brooklyn. In addition, Peter serves as a board member of the Friends of CSI.
 

By Kathryn Carse
Reprinted here with permission from the