David R. Umbach's Chronicle
(1936 to 2023)

Dec. 11, 1936

BORN in Victory Memorial Hospital, Waukegan, Illinois

After short stay in Glenview Ave. Highland Park, IL, then moved to apartment on Kostner Ave., Chicago, and then moved to Boadview, Illinois

1937

Dad has first breakdown, so we move in with his father and mother in Elizabethton, Tennessee

1938

Moved up to 626 Glenview Avenue, Highland Park, IL. with Grandmother Guyot

1939

Moved to house on Osterman Ave. Deerfield, IL

Dad gets job with Louis Melind Co, so move to apartment in Chicago

Saw my first MOVIE, "Pinocchio" also "Pride and Prejudice"

1940 to 1943

Moved back to Glenview Ave., HP to apartment above Grandmother

Kindergarten thru 3rd grade at Greenbay Road School - Misses Whelock and Turpin

First ACTING EXPERIENCE:  "Nutcracker Suite" 2nd Grade (understudy goes on as errant mushroom)

Billy Guyot

1944 to 1945

Moved to house at 110 Sunset Road, HP - went to Elm Place School

Produced, Directed and Acted in plays: "Alice in Wonderland"

Mary Schrey stayed with us (Xmas wrappings) ("Or would you rather be a fish?")

Tommy Peterson, Bron Hafner, Billy Britton

1946 to 1949

Moved to 24 Barrington Road, Longmeadow, Mass. - Grammar and Jr. High School

Jonathan was adopted at 5 years old

Dad worked for Milton Bradley and Electric Game. He had problems and had to go back to work at Lewis Melind

I saw many movies in Springfield and owned a movie projector, showed films

Wayne (and Glen) Otanni, David Ryder

1950

Moved back with Gramma at 626 Glenview Ave. HP - Highland Park High School (freshman in middle of term) failed French, hated gym, still the bullies pet

Built friendship with Marianne and Charles Guyot

1951 to 1953

Moved to 314 Seminary Ave., Onarga, Illinios - lived with Booths so I could start semester at Onarga HS - Miss Markowitz introduces me to THEATER - went on Speech Contests with "The Waltz".  First major Play "Fog Island"

Herbie Becker, Bob Sumerall, Mary Lou Schultz

1953 to 1954

Moved back to Glenview Ave., HP - Gramma had apartment up stairs

Highland Park High for Senior year - Drama Club and 'Elite' Chorus

"Old Lady Shows her Medals" and "Amahl and the Night Visitors"

Paul Beck, Moe Cimbalo, Rickie (?), Alan (Poopsie) Solomon aka "Carr", Gail Sloan, Sandy Edwards, Alan Engle, Jan Holmquist, Roger Seltzer, Chuck Kimbrough, Robbie LeClerc

1954 to 1956

Began LAKE FOREST COLLEGE, lived at Glenview Avenue, HP;

Worked at Music Theater - first encounter with set designer

"Claudia", "The Adding Machine", "A Room Full of Roses"

"Dark of the Moon" (learned guitar) - Madrigal Singers

Theater friends: Sheila Harkins, Alex Tapia, Paula Ernst, Vada Belshaw, Gretchen Galecki, Ros Chernoff, Janie Bergquist, Stu Cassell, Joan Kwekkeboom, Sue Brehmer

Professor friends: Franz Schulz, Marvin Dilkey, Jack Coutts, Werner Pese

1957 to 1958

Joined TAU KAPPA EPSILON, moved into fraternity house - Social & Choral Dir.

"Ah, Wilderness" (Best Actor), "Mousetrap" "Tea and Sympathy" (Best Actor)

Alpha Psi Omega (Dramatic Fraternity) - Senior Prom on lake-liner,

Trips to NYC with Franz and later by myself

TKE friends: Gary Madderom & Bill Mitchell (roomates), Paul Cheng, Bill Perrin, George Clebak, Tom Roller, Joe Schmitt, Marc Moingeon

Professor friends: Blanch (Ott) Coutts, John Converse, Ruth Thomas

GRADUATED LAKE FOREST COLLEGE

Worked on mink ranch - had my first car, a black Plymouth missing a running board and fender. Sang Folk Songs, with guitar, at the Gate of Horn (Odetta on the bill)

1958

Moved to New York City - stayed for a short time on Bank St. with friend of Dilkey's

Moved to 157 Seventh Avenue South, New York

David Bradshaw 

1959

Worked at Office Temp - spent much time exploring Greenwich Village

Everyman (1010 Players)

1960

Moved uptown, 6 West 75th Street, with David Bradshaw - Worked at Pacific Mills

"1010 Revue" and "Plain and Fancy" (1010 Players)

Met Reynolds Lash Callender, who moved into 6 W. 75th St.

Sublet apartment on West End Avenue for the Summer

Studied at HB Studio with Bill Hickey

Irene Dailey, Jerry Young

Jonathan came to NYC

1961

Christmas in Athens, OH with Reynold's mother and sister

Russel Dado, Cush and Diane, Tim Wengerd, Arlene Udoff

Moved to 81st Street, NYC

QUIT PROFESSIONAL THEATER

1962

Begin TEACHING JOB in WALDWICK, taught group guitar lessons, privately

Andy Wentink, Joe Wanco, Joe Handy

Bought a VW bug

Christmas in Illinois with Arlene Udoff

Philadelphia with Irene Dailey, who was rehearsing "Tsin Tsin" (met Celeste Holmes)

Marilyn Morris, Arthur DeMario

1963

Reynolds goes to Allenberry Playhouse, PA, where I visit, often

David Christmas, Jane Farnol, Shirley Guy

Move to 157 West 76th Street

Fred Grades, Duke & Jeanette, Raymond St. Jaques ,Vince Tampio, Peter Barkworth (Jane Farnol's RADA teacher), Richard Easton

1964

European Tour with Reynolds

Start Acting Classes for Waldwick kids

Andy Wentink, Joey Wanco, Joe Handy, Owen Luck

Classes at Hunter College, courses in Chamber Music and Jazz

Bruce Prince-Joseph, Bobbi Craig

1965

Formed THEATRE THREE (with Ari VanEverdingen & Joan ?)

First time directing: "The Sandbox and The American Dream"

Mary Kleban, Thelma Cavellaro

Summer Theatre Workshop

"Time of the Cuckoo", starring Mary Kleban (Theatre 3)

1966

Formed THEATRE WORLD FOUR (Mary K., Thelma C, Reynolds C. & DRU)

"Stop the World I Want to Get Off " (TW4)

EUROPE, to visit Peter Barkworth

Geoffrey Shields, Eric Jensen

"Once Upon a Mattress" (TW4)

1967

Began teaching in ROSELLE PARK HIGH SCHOOL

Edward Williamson, Dale Springer

"The Miracle Worker", producer (TW4)

"Arsenic & Old Lace", assist. director w/ Darlene Mangold (RPHS)

San Juan, Puerto Rico “The Fantasticks” (Caribe Hilton)

"The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd " (TW4)

1968

"The Fantasticks", with Lisa Minogue and Joe Wanco (TW4)

"The Desk Set" (first time directing at RPHS)

Gary Cohen, a Freshman who said, "I make movies!"

"The Physisists", producer (TW4)

Ed Thom

Tour with Prince Street Players:

"The Emperor's New Clothes", "Pinnochio", "Aladdin", "Aladdin" (CBS TV)

"Bye Bye Birdie" (RPHS)

Donald Johnson

1969

"The Emperor's New Clothes "(RPHS)

Worked on Long Beach Island, for Mary & Thelma's shop, Stop the World

Lahr Leightle (RPHS student), Scott Hinchman

Moved to Warinanco Village, Roselle, NJ (leaving Reynolds, after 10 years)

"Damn Yankees" (RPHS)

Mark Gerstein

1970

Made Super 8 Movies with Gary

Gordon McConnell

"Diary of Anne Franck" (assitant dir. RPHS), "The Fantasticks" (Actor's Cafe)

David Kennedy

"Jack and the Beanstalk" (RPHS), "Hair " (Rutgers U.)

Angela Intili, Bobby Silverman. Paul Kaye

"The Music Man" with Gary Cohen (RPHS)

1971

"Stop the World, I Want to Get Off" , Reynold's directed, w/ Lisa Callender (Actor's Cafe)

"You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" (RPHS)

Jimmy O'Rourke

"Little Mary Sunshine" (Hillside), "Hello Dragon" , original script by Gary & Paul (RPHS)

Neil Cerbone, Oscar Stokes & Merv Dougherty (in the laundry room)

Driving across country to CALIFORNIA, with Gary, in my yellow, Firebird convertible

1972

"A Thousand Clowns"(Actor's Cafe), "Up the Down Staircase" (RPHS)

Alan Tulin

"Hello Dragon II" (RPHS)

EUROPE, with Edward Williamson

"Mame" Judi Adams (RPHS)

John Richkus, Judi Adams, Carolyn Kostopolous

1972

Moved to Parkway Village, Cranford, NJ - John Richkus moves in

"The Skin of Our Teeth" (RPHS), "The Princess and the Pea "(RPHS)

Chuck Brown

Worked in Hyannis, at Cape Cod Melody Tent, with John Richkus

Switched from HS Speech to Middle School General Music

"Hello Dolly", Judi Adams (RPHS)

Ron and Ronnie Agnese

1973

"The Man Who Came to Dinner "(RPHS), "Godspell "(RPHS)

"Funny Thing Happen on the Way to the Forum", directed by Gary Cohen (ACT)

Ted Kocielak

CELEBRATION PLAYHOUSE opens in Roselle Park

"How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" with John Richkus (RPHS)

Amy Epstein

1974

"The Fantasticks" (CP), "Stop The World I Want to Get Off " (CP)

"Bells Are Ringing" (RPHS) "Story Theatre " (RPHS)

Peter Adams, Soupy Papciak, Spanky Evano,

Moved to 4th Avenue, Roselle, NJ

"Dames at Sea " (CP), "Boys in the Band" (CP), "Pajama Game" (RPHS)

Bill Biach, Carol Vuocolo

1975

CELEBRATION PLAYHOUSE moved to CRANFORD

"Man of La Mancha" (CP), "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (CP),

"The Bad Seed" (RPHS), "Hello Dragon III" (RPHS)

Jon Evano

Acting Classes began at Celebration Playhouse

"The Devils" (CP) "Company " (CP), "Bye Bye Birdie II" (RPHS)

Randy Hertzog , Trish Parfitt

Moved to 189 North Avenue, Cranford, NJ (bought the house with Bill Biach)

"Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Forum" (CP), "Jesus Christ Superstar" (CP)

1976

"El Grande de Coca Cola" (CP), "Once in a Lifetime" (RPHS)

Judy and Mickey Paraskevas

"A Little Night Music" (CP), "Marat/de Sade" (CP), "Passionella" (RPHS)

Trip to LONDON with Gary and Carol

"Godspell" (CP), "Hot l Baltimore" (CP), "L'il Abner" (RPHS)

Linda Herman, The Linda Herman Page

1977

"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" with Linda Herman (CP), "The Rocky Horror Show" (CP), "You Can't Take it With You", "Vanities" and "The Rocky Horror Show" (RPHS)

Michael Lawrence

Quit Public School teaching and

THE ACTING STUDIO OPENS

"A Lion in Winter" (CP)

Doris Dunnigan, Ron Ohrbach

1978

"That Championship Season" (CP), "Murder Among Friends" (CP), "Only in My Song " (CP)

Christian Fitzgerald, Bill & Jean Toddie,

"Starting Here, Starting Now" (CP), "Private Lives" (CP) "Tommy" (CP)

Richard Dominick, Michael Saporito, Joanne Accardi

Trip to CALIFORNIA, first time to visit Marilyn Madderom

1979

Met David Munro

DAD DIED, Feb. 22 - Miami/Ft. Lauderdale - Chickasha, for funeral

Eastern Airlines Movie Critic Job

"Bad News" (CP), "California Suite" (NJPT)

Richard Dominick takes NJPT over

Marcy Repp

Trip to California, 2nd time

Chicago and Atlanta with David M.

1980

"Say Goodnight, Gracie" (NJPT)

Cara Bleyker, Eileen Balmuth

DAVID MUNRO moves to Cranford

"Working" (ACT Bloomfield)

Building David M's loft on John St. NYC

Trip to Canada and New England

1981

"Boys in the Band" (ACT), "Side by Side by Sondheim" (Scotch Plains)

Bill and Cara wed

"Dames at Sea" (NJPT)

Trip to ENGLAND with David M.

1982

Trip to Williamsburg

"The Royal Family" (NJPT), "Butterflies Are Free" (NJPT)

Ken Alan, Paul Daniels

Trip to ENGLAND with Mother

Merv and Jan visit Cranford

The World's Fair in North Carolina

1983

"Beauty and the Beast" (NJPT), "Beyond Therapy" (NJPT)

Sharon Sullivan

Trip to Baltimore and Washington

"Married Again and Again and Again" (with Linda Herman)

Arsenic and Old Lace (NJPT), Actor's Nightmare (NJPT)

Nancy Hubley

Directed Kennywood Magic Show

Cruise to the Bahamas

"Applause" (Unicorn Players), Halloween Magic

1984

"Sweeney Todd" (Unicorn Players), "Watergate Musical" (Plays in the Park)

David M. took his mother to England

"Night of the Iguana" (NJPT), "Our Town" (Solomen Schlechter)

Tom Devaney

Trip to Niagra Falls

Replaced Ken Alan as Magician at Kennywood

Harry Christian, Mark Cannon

Christmas in Florida

Trip to SCOTLAND & IRELAND with Mother

Halloween Magic

1985

Gilding workshop begun

"The Fantasticks" with Harry Christian (NJPT), "The Miracle Worker" (S. Schlechter)

Mary Quinn, Pat Mangan, Jerry Scaglione

Dwight in Hinton, WV (rafting)

"Philemon" (NJPT), "The Fifth of July" (NJPT), "Snoopy" (G&G)

Tony Gudell, Ginny McMillan

1986

"Frankenstein: the True Story" (Cable TV), "Father's Day" (Edison Valley Playhouse)

Peter Barkworth visits Cranford

"Man of La Mancha" (Circle Players), "The Curious Savage" (S. Schlechter)

Tom Lynch, Barry Monush

Midwestern trip to visit both the Mothers

Diana McCague

50th BIRTHDAY PARTY

"Video Violence" (Video Movie), "Pete's Dragon" (Acting Studio)

Magician at Herald Center, NYC

1987

"Alone Together" (EVP)

Cathy Dumazeau, George Lafon

"Camelot" (Plays-in-the-Park), "Snoopy" (Sol. Schechter)

Art & Jackie Neil

Painted exterior of House at 189 North Ave.

France, one month, visit Cathy and George

Jean-Marc Ferrer, Pierre Julien

Got the Macintosh

Interviewer on "Spotlight on Cranford" Ch. 35

"Brighton Beach Memoirs" (G&G), "Video Violence II"

Andy Regiec

1988

Mark Gerstein died of AIDS

Trip to Orlando, FL, for Clock Convention and Disney World

"Barnum" (RPHS), "Video Commercial "(Penn Treaty Ins.)

Cousin Marianne visits

"La Navaraise" (Living Libretto) 

"Camelot" (Revival at PIP), "Peter Pan" (PIP)

Thom Warren

Jean-Marc & Pierre visit

A trip to Boston & Provincetown, MA

"1940's Radio Hour" (NJPT in Berkely Hights)

John Metcalf

Got Mr. Max (the cat)

1989

Trip to Disney World with Mother & Marianne

Trip to France to visit friends

Christine Buxereau & Thomas

"A Little Night Music" (PIP)

1990

Trip to Cancun, Mexico (won the trip on a chance)

Work on Studio renovations, with new room and costume loft.

"The Fantasticks" (Circle Players)

Mother's Surprise 80th Birthday Party

Trip to P'town with Tom & Barry

Trip London to see Peter Barkworth's play

1991

Began yoga classes

"Love Letters" (with dedication of the new "Linda Herman Room" in The Acting Studio)

Start modeling for Warren Chang, photographer/artist

Trip to No. Carolina and Cleveland (to move and sell DM's father's pottery)

"Mame" (PIP), "The Peanuts Play" (Studio), "The Cocktail Hour" (EVP)

Molly Barber

John Metcalf stays with us

Thanksgiving in DC - Xmas in HP with David M.

1992

Take Creative Writing class -- join gym

Produce and direct "The Park Bench Plays: Zoo Story/Duck Variations" (Studio)

DM starts at Spring Lake; Arcadian Clock Co. is begun

Cathy Dumazeau, Christine & Thomas Buxereau visit in Cranford

Trip to Vermont for KB's birthday party

"Dracula" (PIP)

Trip to France - Limoges primarily

1993

"Social Security" (CDC), 

"California Suite" (PIP)

Darlene Bowen

David M's disastrous trip to Switzerland

Trip to Emory, VA, Linda's house in the woods

"Emperor's New Clothes" (PIP)

1994

"Jake's Women" (at the Studio), "Jake's Women" (EVP)

2nd floor bathroom renovation -- Nat West Promotion job

Had to begin Temp typing, which led to Merck job (University Relations)

Cindy Zarsky, Wyn Jones

Got Beast, the cat

1995

New Merck job in the Dept. of Membrane Biochemistry & Biophysiology

Gregory Kaczorowski, Maria Garcia. Denise Wunderler

Finish 2nd floor renovationþ

Trip to Turkey, Istanbul and Kushadasi

"West Side Story" (PIP)

1996

Trip to New Orleans

David's #4 Regulator sold to Teddy Hall, so we travel to England to deliver the clock

Cathy, Christine and Tom visit again from Limoges

"Stepping Out" (PIP)

1997

"Murder at the Vicarage" (Carnival), "Making a Killing", replace Chris F. (EVP)

Trip to California to visit Peter Adams, Joe Handy and Mark Crosby

"Arsenic and Old Lace" (PIP)

Trip to Ireland

CLOSED THE ACTING STUDIO after 20 years

1998

"My Fair Lady" (PIP), "Morning's at Seven" (Bickford)

Linda Herman dies.

First Easter in NYC

Trip to Innsbruck, Austria and Venice, Italy

Arcadian Clock Co. moves into the Studio

1999

MOTHER DIES the day after Mother's Day

"Deathtrap" (Bickford), "Hello, Dolly!" (PIP)

Trip to Cairo, Egypt, to visit the Munro Family and Ancient Egyptian relics

Easter in NYC, with Marianne and Ray Cimbalo

"That Championship Season" (Bickford)

Ana-Rosa Linda-Arias

New Year's Eve in San Francisco, to see the Long Now clock start the Millenium

2000

"The Subject Was Roses" (Bickford)

2 trips to the Berkshires, Memorial Day in P'town.

"Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" (PIP)

Christmas in Oaxaca, Mexico, to visit Barbara Lyons de Perez and family

2001

"Pride and Prejudice" (Chatham Players)

"Oliver" (PIP)

Michele Mossay-Cuevas

Trip to Europe: Amsterdam, Berlin & Prague

189 North Ave. re-roofed and repainted

2002

Retired from Merck

"Sylvia" (Bickford)

Trip to London for Peter Barkworth's 73rd Birthday

Kitchen renovated, and later hardwood flooring with marble fireplace

Visit Illinois to see Marianne & Ray

Met Dave Torrey

Tom Buxereau visits solo

Max and Beast die

Trip to Montreal, Canada

Learned and put together "Barrymore", directed by Eric Hafen

"Barrymore" (TheatreWest in Florida, 2 Bickford showcases)

Get 2 new kittens, Barrymore and Chaton

2003

Trip to France, with Carol Straffi, to visit the Limoges folks

London Theater Trip with Kean University students

San Filippo tour in Illinois with Marianne and Ray

Doug, Tina and Daniel Munro visit

Tom Buxereau visits for a 2 month stay

"Wizard of Oz" (PIP); Tom ran follow spot

"Barrymore" 4 week run at the Bickford

"Educating Rita" (Bickford)

2004

"She Loves Me" (Somerset Vo-Tech)

Trip to Florence and Rome, Italy

"Kiss Me, Kate" (PIP)  (Click for photos)

Tom Buxereau visits (3rd summer)

"Reluctant Dragon" (PIP)  (Click for photos)

Begin square dancing with Times Squares

Met Amy Marcus and Jack Freimann

2005

London for Peter Barkworth's birthday

Umbach/Lyons reunion in Lake George

"Aida" (PIP)   (Click for photos)

"Barrymore" at the Grand Re-opening of EVP

Trip to Paris, with a quick trip to London

New Year's Eve in Newport

2006

"A Thousand Clowns" (Bickford)

"Ragtime" (Kean)

Paris with Gary and Zach

"Seussical, the Musical" (PIP)   (Click for photos)

Week in the Berkshires, lots of theater

Munro began work on the Clock Tower / Pizza Oven   (Click for photos)

“Art” (EVP) with Chris Fitzgerald & Bill Biach    (Click for photos)

“Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge” (EVP)  (Click for photos)

Xmas trip to Florida

Got to know Anthony Cantalupo

2007

Trip to Chicago: Marianne’s new home, Chris McGarry in “Doubt”, Jerry Springer Show

Got the Chevy HHR

“Manuscript” (EVP)    (Click for photos)

IGASDC Square Dance Convention in Denver, CO   (Click for photos)

“Thoroughly Modern Millie” (PIP)  (Click for photos)

Berkshire week of theater

Daniel Munro begins NYU

“Wonder of the World” (Dreamcatcher)

Vermont New Years at Andy and Judah’s  (Click for photos)

2008

Atlanta and Poconos Square Dance Fly-ins

“Love Letters” (EVP) with Darlene Rich and Michele Cuevas

“The Musical of Musicals, the Musical”  (EVP)  (Click for photos)

Catherine Munro begins George Washington Univ.

“Beauty and the Beast”  (PIP)  (Click for photos)

Made a music video with Noreen Farley 

Begin classical guitar lessons

Visit the Munros in Traverse City, MI

Cruise on the Crown Princess around the Baltic Sea (Click for photos)

Direct one-act play for Theater Project, “Queue”

2009

“History Boys” (Eatontown)   (Click for photos)

“Match” (Alliance)  (Click for photos)

Beth Painter, Wayne Harris

Key West, with Michele Cuevas

Singin’ In The Rain” (PIP)    (Click for photos)

Trip to Montreal, visiting Andy & Judah on the way

Lost Miss Barrymore

Christmas in Chicago with Marianne, Ray, Cathy and her family

2010

“The Champagne Charlie Stakes” (Alliance)  (Click for photos)

Oliver married to Brieanna

“Tintypes” (EVP)  (Click for photos)

Trip to Colombia for Sven and Stephanie’s wedding  (Click for photos)

“The Wedding Singer” (PIP)

Dusty Ballard begins editing my Memoir

“The Fantasticks” (Circle Players)  (Click for photos)

 

“THIS” (Dreamcatcher Rep)  (Click for photos)

 

2011

“According to Goldman” (Alliance)  (Click for photos)

 

“Gypsy” (CDC) 

 

“Hairspray” (PIP)  (Click for photos)

 

Trip to Chicago with Michele Mossay

 

Hurricane Irene flooded the house and studio

 

Southeast Asia Cruise and Tour   (Click for photos)

 

Replace flooded HHR w/ Hyundai Tucson
(Car History from 1962:  VW bug, yellow Pontiac Firebird convertible,
white Toyota Corona, maroon Honda Accord, red Ford Mustang, blue Geo Prism,
red Chevy Cavalier, blue Oldsmobile Intrigue, teal Chevy HHR, cream Hyundai Tucson, red Ford escort, red Ford Edge)

 

Christmas in Michigan with the Munros

 

2012

“Shooting Star” (Dreamcatcher)   (Click for photos)

 

“The Temperamentals” (Alliance Rep.) (Click for photos)

 

“All Male Importance of Being Earnest” (a reading) (EVP)

 

Visited Marianne in Chicago

 

“David Christopher’s Dream Musical” (EVP)  (Click for photos)

 

“Damn Yankees”  (PIP)

 

Mediterranean Cruise   (Click for photos)

 

Finished reconstruction of the basement after Irene

 

Christmas in Boston

 

2013

Turner Classic Movies Cruise, with Bill Biach

 

“The Dream of the Burning Boy” (Alliance Rep.) (Click for photos)

 

Breaking Character, A Memoir is published

 

Key West with Munro and Judi Laganga

 

“Tick Tick Boom”  (EVP)  (Click for photos)

 

“Tormented” (Strawberry Festival)

 

Chris Gibbs

 

“Marcus Is Walking”  (Strollers)

 

Trip to Southern California  (Click for photos)

 

Prostate Cancer treatment

 

2014

The WEDDING of David M. Munro and David R. Umbach  (Photos of the wedding)

 

“Christopher Durang Lampoons Theater” (EVP)   (Click for photos)

 

Florida vacation

 

“Our Town” (Main Street Theater)

 

South and Central American Cruise   (Click for photos)      

 

“The Normal Heart”  (CDC)

 

“Our Town” (Central Players)   (Click for photos)

2015

January in Spain  (Click for photos)

 

“Rapture, Blister, Burn” (Dreamcatcher)   (Click for photos)

 

Bought a co-op in Fort Lauderdale, in Georgian Court, 6162 NE 19th Ave.  #1109

 

“Venus in Fur” (Alliance Rep) at Mondo and Joria (NYC)  (Click for photos)

 

“Trying” (Alliance Rep)  (Click for photos)

 

“Buyer & Cellar”  (Theater Project) (Click for photos)

 

2016

Our first winter in Florida

 

Met Sean Mallee and George Schellenger

 

Cruise of the Adriatic, from Rome to Venice (Click to view slide show)

 

“A Song at Twilight”, a staged reading (Alliance)

 

“The Vandal” (Alliance) (Click for photos)

 

2017

Our trip Down Under: Part 1: New Zealand,    Part 2: Australia,     Part 3: Hawaii

 

Reconnected with Jim McPhillips & Mike Mednick

 

Washington DC Pride March

 

“Standing on Ceremony; the Gay Marriage Plays” (CDC) 

 

“Later Life” (Alliance) (Click for photos)

 

Cruise to Cuba

 

2018

Pride of the Ocean, LGBTQ Film Festival, on Royal Caribbean’s giant “Allure of the Seas”

 

Brian McNaught & Ray Struble, Sean Mallee & George Schellenger

 

Judi Laganga and Emily Bengels visit Florida

 

Cruise to Croatia, then on to Paris. (Photos: Split) (Photos: cruising) (Photos: Dubrovnic)
(Photos: Zagreb)  (Photos: Paris #1)   (Photos: Paris #2)   (Photos: Paris #3)

 

“Heisenberg” (Alliance)

 

“Oh, Those Eyes” (reading)  (Cast photo)

 

Trip to England with Andy Wentink, visiting Jill Hunter, Penny Courtenay & Lizzie Hughes.

 

2019

Purchased a new condo in Ft. Lauderdale:  Ridgeview Towers, 3051 NE 48th Street, #402

Knee replacement surgery

Caribbean Cruise on Oceania’s Riviera

Emily helps us move into Ridgeview Towers

Jonathan & Solveig visit

Work on emptying 189 North Ave.

 “Ragtime” playing Grandfather (Light Opera of South Orange) (Click here for Photos)

Closing on Cranford house after 45 years. 9/11/19

Move into new apartment in New York, Worldwide Plaza, 350 W. 50th St.  #30G -10019

Trip to Oklahoma, Chickasha, Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Norman

 

2020

South American Cruise:  Photos of RioPhotos of MontevideoPhotos of Buenos Aries

Georgian Court apartment sold March 2

Marianne visits Florida

Zoom recorded 3 parts of “Musical of Musicals…” with Emily

Returned to New York late – in July – and it was abandoned

We spent the summer and fall exploring NYC during the pandemic. Made a photo essay: View Here

Joined Carefree Boat Club

 

2021

Zoom recorded “Love Letters” with Judi Laganga  See on YouTube

Direct Zoom production of “Arsenic and Old Lace” w/ Judi and Susie

Trip to Vancouver to visit Newton & Noreen Hockey

Produced “Oh, Those Eyes” as an Equity Showcase at the Producer’s Club in NYC  See on YouTube  

Stephen Solomon, Allison Stanley & Flo Le Goupil-Maier

Trip to Munich for a week, then on a Viking River Cruise down the Danube.

Road trip in our new Blue Edge, from NYC to Florida, with stops off to visit Tony, Judi, Dwight, Peter, Gina & Richard

Peter & Mel visit Florida

A short trip back to NYC for my 85th Birthday Party in Cranford. 45 guests. Google Photos of the Party

Allison and Andrew Stiegenthaler, Glenn Devitt, Bob Castoro (& Bill)

Tom Beitler and Julie Sullivan

2022

Harry and Michele visit Florida

Caribbean Cruise on Norwegian

Trip to London and Paris with Judi

Trip to Arizona to see Harry’s play (visit with Chuck Brown)

Two trips to the Berkshires

Cruise to Bermuda

Tim Davis & Casey Sacco, Jack Schlossberg & Greg Fineman

Published novella, “The Forgotten Umbrella” and book of short stories, “Variety is the Spice of Life”

Rome and the Playbill Cruise of the Mediterranean (Audra MacDonald, Tommy Tune)

2023

Meet Peter and Mel in Savannah

Judi visits Florida

Join the board of Inside Out Theater, (Robin Braun)

Brussels then Playbill “Tulips and Chocolate” Cruise, with Judi and Susan (Jessie Mueller, Matt Doyle, Ken Page)

“Oh, Those Eyes!” (one-act) at Player Club, NYC

Athen, Greece & the Gay Cruise up the Adriatic -- Istanbul and Croatia

Trip down to Florida for “Little Montgomery” and Barbenheimer

Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2023 & London

Maritime Provinces and Quebec City cruise

Elizabeth Price, Ronnie Larson

Caribbean Christmas cruise

2024

Wrote a sequel to “Oh Those Eyes”, about first years in NYC, “Broadway Dreams”

A Jules Verne land tour of Sri Lanka ( https://thedavids.me/dru/travel/SriLanka.pdf )

Set up Umbach/Munro Trust

Broadway Cruise (Cheyenne Jackson, Bernadette Peters, Matt Doyle)

Ronnie Larson’s “The Actors” at Theater Row. 

Jeni Hacker

“Hell’s Kitchen, NYC” by Gary and David, produced for the New York Summer Theater Festival.

Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2024 with Harry Christian

Venice Playbill Cruise (J. Harrison Ghee, Andrew Keenan-Bolger)