BANNED IN BOSTON 2019
Banned in Boston, an annual comedy and music revue, is Rehearsal for Life’s signature fundraising event. Local Boston celebrities, media personalities, politicians, and business, arts and community leaders rally together to put on a one-night-only show of hilarity, musical satire and skits. Come join the fun and help Rehearsal for Life empower local youth to find their voice and choice in the face of real life challenges.
BANNED IN BOSTON 2018 PRESS
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2019 EVENT CHAIRS
CO-CHAIRS
- Fiona & James Benenson
- Lena & Brent Berc
- Ted Clark
- Kristina & Patrick Lyons
- Jen & Josh Ziskin
BENEFIT COMMITTEE
- Jen Berylson & Jonathan Block
- Catherine & John Brownstein
- Lisa & Jeff Case
- Wendy & Gordon Cromwell
- Becca & Will Curry
- Nancy Donahoe
- Sara & Peter Fleiss
- Katherine Craven & Jim Kryszanski
- Christina & David Lavallee
- Alice Lin
- Bailey Mannix
- Farrell & Tom O’Rourke
- Lisa Pierpont
- Jessica Ferri Schmitz & Daniel Schmitz
- Julie & Jeff Stuecken
- Lisa & Patrick Taffe
- Will Willis
2018 VIDEOS
2018 PHOTOS
2019 CORPORATE SPONSORS
BENEFACTORS
STARS
ANGELS
PRODUCERS
DIRECTORS
PLAYERS
2019 BANNED IN BOSTON CAST
Our Pranksters & Players
- Jim Braude, Margery Eagan, Guest Hosts, Co-hosts, WGBH’s “Boston Public Radio”
- Andrea Campbell, President, Boston City Council
- Sonia Chang-Diaz, State Senator
- Steve Conine, Chairman, Wayfair
- Keith Cooper, CEO, Revolutionary Clinics
- Katherine Craven, Chief Administrative Officer, Babson College & Chairman of MA Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Linda Dorcena-Forry, VP, Diversity, Inclusion & Community, Suffolk Construction
- Ron Druker, President, The Druker Company, Ltd.
- Marlo Fogelman, Principal, marlo marketing
- Carol Fulp, President and CEO, The Partnership
- Sam Horn, former Red Sox Designated Hitter & Host, NBC Sports Boston
- David Howse, Executive Director, Arts Emerson
- Sam Kennedy, President and CEO The Boston Red Sox
- Vanessa Kerry, M.D., Co-founder, Seed Global Health
- Shirley Leung, Interim editorial page editor, The Boston Globe
- Mark Linehan, Actor and Singer
- Keith Lockhart, Conductor, Boston Pops Orchestra
- Patrick Lyons, Owner, The Lyons Group
- Kristina Lyons, Owner, Portobello Road, LLC
- Ray Magliozzi, Host, NPR’s “Car Talk”
- Michael Maso, Managing Director, Huntington Theatre Company
- Jim McGovern, US Congressman
- JC Monahan, Evening News Anchor, NBC10 Boston
- Lisa Pierpont, Editor-in-Chief, Boston Common magazine
- Robert Rivers, Chairman and CEO, Eastern Bank
- Emily Rooney, Host and Exec. Editor, “Greater Boston”
- Maggie Gold Seelig, Real Estate Advisor and Broker Founder MGS Group
- Shayna Seymour, Co-Anchor, WCVB TV5’s “Chronicle”
- Matt Siegel, Host, KISS 108’s “Matty in the Morning”
- Kathy St. George, Actor and Singer
- Kevin Tabb, M.D., President & CEO, Beth Israel Lahey Health
- Sally Taylor, Musician and Artist
- Matthew Teitelbaum, Director, Museum of Fine Arts Boston
- Corey Thomas, President and CEO, Rapid 7
- Christoph Westphal, M.D./Ph.D., Founder Longwood Fund
- Jen Ziskin, Owner/General Manager, La Morra/Heritage of Sherborn
PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS
- The Automatic Bar
- Blue Frog Bakery
- Broadway Restaurant Group
- Bully boy Distillers
- Coppa
- Eastern Standard
- Eventide
- Il Casale/Restaurant Dante/The Wellington
- The James Pub & Provisions
- JP Seafood/Evergreen
- Juniper
- La Morra
- Michael’s Deli
- Middlesex Lounge
- Pammy’s
- Roxy’s Grilled Cheese
- Scarlet Oak Tavern
- Smoke Shop/Tremont 647
- Saloniki