Welcome to the Unofficial Website for the PA Class of
1983
This website was created to help our classmates stay in touch (or get
back in touch), take a trip down memory lane and keep track of reunions and
other news and events that may come up. Our 20th reunion, held at the old
P.A. building on 46th street was a smashing success and has inspired additional
get-togethers and updates to this site.
This
sad news came from the alumni association: "Jerome Eskow, former Chairman
of the Drama Department, died on November 14, 2009 following a long battle with
Parkinson's Disease. He loved Performing Arts and his students. And he
will forever be remembered for his creative genius, compassion, and
commitment to both the artistic process and to the power of acting as a
vehicle for self-exploration, social change, and the building of
self-esteem. A memorial service was held on Thursday, November
19 at 5pm at Riverside Memorial Chapel in Manhattan (Amsterdam Avenue
between 75th and 76th Streets). He is survived by
his wife, Libi, his daughter, Lisa, and his grandson, Max. The family can
be contacted through his daughter at
lisa.eskow@gmail.com."
I'm so very sorry to have to pass on this difficult news. In Mach 2009, we
lost both a beloved teacher and a much admired classmate:
Mark Fiore (Music, '83) has created a lovely tribute to Maura Fogarty
and graciously sent me the link to pass on to her classmates:
Maura Fogarty,
(P.A., Music, 1983)
passed away in early March 2009. I remember Maura very, very
fondly as a shy, lovely music student who was just so pleasant to
everyone. After high school, she blossomed and carved out a wonderful
career as a country singer. I most recently caught up with Maura in June
2008, at our reunion. She performed at the 60th anniversary gala and
brought tears to our eyes; her performance was just that moving.
This photo was graciously provided by Gail Felix (Music, '83), from the
June 2008 reunion (L-R: Patricia Ruffin, Erich Jarvis, Jack
Glashow, Maura Fogarty, Ken Kamlet)
Here is
Maura's website
http://www.maurafogarty.com/ I think the best way to
remember Maura is through her music; here's a sample of what she did
so very well:
Charles B.
McCraw, (P.A. Drama Faculty)
passed away on March 31, 2009. Mr. McCraw is fondly remembered as
a dedicated teacher and talented performer. A cast member of the
original Broadway productions of Brigadoon and Pal Joey,
he was an accomplished choreographer (with Agnes de Mille), published
author ("Scoreography", 1964) and for many years taught dance in the
Drama Department of the School of Performing Arts. Memorial
messages can be left here:
http://www.legacy.com/GB2/default.aspx?bookid=5549223420193
John Steinmetz (PA Drama '51), Mark
Fiore (PA Music '83) and Ken Kamlet (PA Drama '83) have been
working on documentary project, On 46th Street interviewing generations of PA grads and
faculty.
Click Here to see clips and learn about the progress.
This video includes interviews of several of our classmates and teachers as well as
grads from PA 1982 and 1984.
In addition, this site has a "Where are we now" page (called Classmates) in which we
can all contribute information about ourselves, classmates, friends of the class
of '83 (such as PAers who graduated in '82 or '84), faculty members etc.
Click Here to to find out about your
fellow members of the Class of 1983.
Hopefully you'll enjoy this site and keep in touch. In addition to what
you see here, please feel free to send suggestions, corrections, input, etc.
I am particularly interested in receiving more graphics and images of our
school, classmates and faculty. (Most of the images on this website are
from our yearbook and I am told were photographed by Mark Fiore, Fred Mazart and Eric
Klein)
We have
received word from Bill Britten (PA Drama Department) that the following
teachers from our years would love to hear from any of you! Here's
some contact information:
Mr.
Murray Braunstein
470 West End Avenue, Apt. 5C
New York, NY 10024
(212) 799-4721
Dr.
Paul Reisch
448 West 44th Street
New York, NY 10036
Click Here to view photographs
of our high school ring for the Music Department). Photos are
courtesy Mark Fiore (Music '83).
Click Here to view a
copy of the P.A. acceptance letter that we all received from P.A.
Thank again to Mark Fiore for this wonderful piece of
memorabilia. It brings back such happy memories!
Click Here to read Michael Laderman's
(Music '83)
Valedictory Speech from our graduation; June, 1983.
Reunion announcements
for 2011. Join in the fun!
This
sad news came from the alumni association: "Jerome Eskow, former Chairman
of the Drama Department, died on November 14, 2009 following a long battle with
Parkinson's Disease. He loved Performing Arts and his students. And he
will forever be remembered for his creative genius, compassion, and
commitment to both the artistic process and to the power of acting as a
vehicle for self-exploration, social change, and the building of
self-esteem. A memorial service was held on Thursday, November
19 at 5pm at Riverside Memorial Chapel in Manhattan (Amsterdam Avenue
between 75th and 76th Streets). He is survived by
his wife, Libi, his daughter, Lisa, and his grandson, Max. The family can
be contacted through his daughter at
Mark Fiore (Music, '83) has created a lovely tribute to Maura Fogarty
and graciously sent me the link to pass on to her classmates: