2017-07-13T15:34:06-05:00 2016-08-31 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2015-09-01 133613115 THE NEW GROUP INC NEWG 2122443380 410 WEST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10036 ADAM BERNSTEIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2122443380 2017-07-11 1 MICHAEL WALLACE P00881958 2126972299 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z SERGE NIVELLE 410 WEST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10036 3355313 0 X WWW.THENEWGROUP.ORG X 1991 NY AN ARTIST-DRIVEN COMPANY WITH A COMMITMENT TO DEVELOP AND PRODUCE POWERFUL, CONTEMPORARY THEATER. 23 19 168 38 0 0 1454635 1738894 1785024 1479852 0 0 59200 46397 3298859 3265143 0 0 0 0 1156638 1238100 0 10000 331780 2010603 1540175 3167241 2788275 131618 476868 390154 1031763 208440 373181 181714 658582 X THE NEW GROUP IS AN ARTIST-DRIVEN COMPANY WITH A COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPING AND PRODUCING POWERFUL, CONTEMPORARY THEATER. WHILE CONSTANTLY EVOLVING, WE MAINTAIN AN ENSEMBLE APPROACH TO ALL OUR WORK AND AN ARTICULATED STYLE OF EMOTIONAL IMMEDIACY IN OUR ACTING AND PRODUCTIONS. IN THIS WAY, WE SEEK A THEATER THAT IS ADVENTUROUS, STIMULATING AND MOST IMPORTANTLY "NOW" - A TRUE FORUM FOR THE PRESENT CULTURE. 0 0 2215202 1479852 2015-2016 PRODUCTIONS:THE NEW GROUP PRODUCED THREE ANNUAL SEASON SHOWS AND ONE TOURING SHOW IN THE 2015-16 SEASON, BREAKING OUR BOX OFFICE RECORDS WITH 29,953 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. THE 2015-16 SEASON BEGAN WITH THE OFF-BROADWAY PREMIERE OF MERCURY FUR BY PHILIP RIDLEY, DIRECTED BY SCOTT ELLIOTT. ORIGINALLY WRITTEN IN 2005, THE SCRIPT WAS UPDATED BY MR. ELLIOTT, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PLAYWRIGHT, AND SET IN A POST-APOCALYPTIC NEW YORK, RATHER THAN LONDON AS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN DEEMING IT MORE RESONANT FOR OUR AUDIENCES. THIS GRIPPING AND SOMETIMES TERRIFYING DRAMA OF DESPERATE SURVIVAL AND SURPRISING HUMANITY FEATURED JACK DIFALCO, BRADLEY FONG, PAUL IACONO, PETER MARK KENDALL, EMILY CASS MCDONNELL, SEA MCHALE, ZANE PAIS, AND TONY REVOLORI. DEREK MCLANE'S SET DECONSTRUCTED THE LINNEY THEATRE AND AUDIENCES SAT ON CHAIRS AND BEAT-UP SOFAS, AS THE PLAY WAS PERFORMED ON THE GROUND AND IN THE ROUND. COSTUMES WERE BY SUSAN HILFERTY, LIGHTING DESIGN BY JEFF CROITER AND SOUND DESIGN BY M.L. DOGG. MERCURY FUR REUNITED PHILIP RIDLEY WITH THE NEW GROUP, WHERE HIS PLAY THE FASTEST CLOCK IN THE UNIVERSE, RECEIVED ITS U.S. PREMIERE IN 1998. MERCURY FUR PLAYED FROM AUGUST 5 -SEPTEMBER 27, 2015 AND PLAYED 57 PERFORMANCES, REACHING AN AUDIENCE TOTAL OF 7,071 PEOPLE. THE NEXT PRODUCTION IN THE SEASON WAS THE WORLD PREMIERE OF STEVE BY MARK GERRARD, DIRECTED BY CYNTHIA NIXON AND FEATURED ASHLIE ATKINSON, MARIO CANTONE, JERRY DIXON, FRANCISCO PRYOR GARAT, MALCOLM GETS, AND MATT MCGRATH. SCENIC DESIGN BY ALLEN MOYER, COSTUME DESIGN BY TOM BROECKER, LIGHTING DESIGN BY ERIC SOUTHERN, SOUND DESIGN BY DAVID VAN TIEGHEM AND PROJECTION DESIGN BY OLIVIA SEBEKSY. THE SHOW'S MUSIC COORDINATOR WAS SETH RUDETSKY WHO WORKED WITH THE DIRECTOR AND CAST ON A PRESHOW MUSICAL MEDLEY AND ON THE MUSIC THAT WAS INTERWOVEN INTO THE PLAY. STEVE WAS FIRST DEVELOPED AS PART OF NEW GROUP/NEW WORKS AND WAS MARK GERRARD'S FIRST PLAY. IT WAS EXTENDED FOR ONE WEEK DUE TO DEMAND. STEVE PLAYED IN THE LINNEY THEATRE FROM NOV 3, 2015- JAN 3, 2016. AND PLAYED 62 PERFORMANCES, REACHING 10,128 PEOPLE. THE THIRD PRODUCTION IN THE SEASON WAS A REVIVAL OF BURIED CHILD, SAM SHEPARD'S PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING PLAY. DIRECTED BY SCOTT ELLIOTT, THIS PRODUCTION FEATURED OSCAR NOMINEES ED HARRIS AND AMY MADIGAN IN ADDITION TO TAISSA FARMIGA, LARRY PINE, RICH SOMMER, PAUL SPARKS AND NAT WOLFF. SET DESIGN BY DEREK MCLANE, COSTUMES BY SUSAN HILFERTY, LIGHTING DESIGN BY PETER KACZOROWSKI AND SOUND DESIGN BY JEREMY S. BLOOM. BURIED CHILD REUNITED SAM SHEPARD WITH THE NEW GROUP, FOLLOWING OUR 2010 PRODUCTION OF HIS PLAY, A LIE OF THE MIND. THIS PRODUCTION BALANCED THE PLAY'S POETIC AND ABSTRACT QUALITIES WITH THE REALISM THAT ROOTS THE PLAY IN THE AMERICAN CONSCIOUSNESS. BURIED CHILD PLAYED IN THE ALICE GRIFFIN JEWELBOX THEATRE FROM FEB 2 - APRIL 3 2016 TO EXCELLENT REVIEWS AND STRONG TICKET SALES. THE SHOW HAD A THREE-WEEK EXTENSION FROM ITS INITIAL ANNOUNCED RUN AND BROKE BOX OFFICE SALES RECORDS FOR ITS 9-WEEK RUN. IT PLAYED FOR 68 PERFORMANCES AND REACHED AN AUDIENCE OF 12,754. ED HARRIS AND PAUL SPARKS WERE NOMINATED FOR LUCILLE LORTEL AWARDS FOR ACTING, AND WNET'S THEATRE CLOSE-UP CHOSE IT TO BE FILMED FOR BROADCAST IN THE FALL OF 2016. BROADWAY HD LIVE-STREAMED THE MARCH 30 PERFORMANCE. THE NEW GROUP PRODUCTION OF BURIED CHILD IS BEING TRANSFERRED TO LONDON AT TRAFALGAR STUDIOS THIS FALL WITH MR. HARRIS AND MS. MADIGAN RESUMING THEIR ROLES THERE.THE SENSUALITY PARTY BY JUSTIN KURITZKES, DIRECTED BY DANYA TAYMOR WITH ACTORS CATHERINE COMBS, JEFF CUTTLER, KATHERINE FOLK-SULLIVAN, JAKE HOROWITZ, LAYLA KHOSHNOUDI AND ROWAN VICKERS; COSTUMES BY BETH GOLDENBERG WAS THE NEW GROUP'S FIRST FORAY INTO TOURING. IN THIS CASE, THE PLAY TOURED THE COMMON ROOMS AND STUDENT UNIONS AT EIGHT COLLEGES ACROSS ALL FIVE BOROUGHS OF NEW YORK CITY, A NON-THEATRICAL SETTING THAT WAS FAITHFUL TO THE AUTHOR'S INTENT. THE IMMERSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL STAGING ADDED AN UNEXPECTED AUTHENTICITY OF EXPERIENCE THAT PROVIDED ADDITIONAL RESONANCE AND IMPACT. AFTER EACH PERFORMANCE, WE HELD TALKBACKS IN THESE NEW COLLEGE-AGE COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE ISSUES RAISED IN THE PLAY. THIS PROVED TO BE AN EFFECTIVE STRATEGY TO ENGAGE NEW AUDIENCES.THE SENSUALITY PARTY DEPICTED SIX COLLEGE STUDENTS - THREE WOMEN AND THREE MEN - WHO REFLECT ON AN AFTERNOON OF GROUP SEX THEY SHARED DURING THEIR FIRST SEMESTER, AND HOW WHAT BEGAN AS A RATHER CASUAL EXPERIMENT WENT SUDDENLY AND HORRIBLY WRONG. AS THEY INTERNALIZE AND EVEN FETISHIZE THIS EVENT, THEY BATTLE THEIR OWN DISAFFECTION AND DISCONNECTION FROM THE WIDER WORLD. KURITZKES' FIRST PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTION OFFERED AN INCISIVE LOOK AT HIS OWN POST-9/11 GENERATION'S CONSCIOUSNESS. HIS UNIQUE VOICE FURTHERED THE NEW GROUP TRADITION OF INTRODUCING EMERGING AND PROVOCATIVE PLAYWRIGHTS TO NEW YORK AUDIENCES.NEWGROUP/NEWWORKS:NEW GROUP/NEW WORKS, OUR PLAY AND MUSICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, CONTINUED TO CHAMPION ORIGINAL WORK BY EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED AUTHORS BY GIVING THEM THE TIME AND RESOURCES TO HELP THEIR WORK REACH ITS FULL POTENTIAL. IT PROVIDED SPACE FOR A COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY TO COLLABORATE ON THE CREATION OF NEW WORK THAT MAY BE PRODUCED BY THE NEW GROUP OR OTHER THEATER COMPANIES IN NEW YORK CITY AND BEYOND. SCRIPTS WERE SUBMITTED THROUGH AN OPEN SUBMISSION POLICY, VIA LITERARY AGENTS AND THROUGH PERSONAL NETWORKS. WORK CHOSEN FOR THE READING SERIES HELPED FURTHER THE NEW GROUP'S MISSION TO DEVELOP "POWERFUL, CONTEMPORARY THEATER." IN THE 2015-16 SEASON, NEW GROUP/NEW WORKS PRODUCED 2 PLAY WORKSHOPS, 1 MUSICAL WORKSHOP, 8 PRIVATE READINGS, AND 5 PUBLIC READINGS THAT FORMED A WEEKLONG FESTIVAL IN MAY. THE NEW GROUP'S THEATER EDUCATION PROGRAMS:CENTRAL TO THE NEW GROUP'S SEASONAL PROGRAMMING SINCE 2006, SCENE 1 IS A FREE THEATER EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO DEVELOP THEIR VOICES THROUGH THE CREATION OF ORIGINAL WORK THAT CONNECTS TO THEIR LIVES WITH RIGOROUS SKILLS-BASED COURSES IN ACTING AND DEVISED WORK. SCENE 1 OFFERED 24 WEEKS OF COLLABORATIVE STORY/PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT AT THE COALITION HIGH SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL CHANGE IN HARLEM, CONCURRENT WITH SIX WEEKS AT BROOKLYN DEMOCRACY ACADEMY AND ONE 3-WEEK, DAILY SUMMER INTENSIVE AT THE SHEEN CENTER IN LOWER MANHATTAN. BROOKLYN DEMOCRACY ACADEMY IS LOCATED IN DISTRICT 23 THAT ENCOMPASSES SOME OF THE POOREST NEIGHBORHOODS OF NEW YORK CITY. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME WE HELD AFTERSCHOOL CLASSES ON SITE WITH THE INTENT TO SERVE STUDENTS IN THOSE SCHOOLS MORE EFFICIENTLY AS TRAVEL TO AND FROM OUR SPACE WAS NOT ALWAYS CONVENIENT. THE CLASSES AVERAGED 10-15 STUDENTS AND THE ATTENDANCE AT CULMINATING PERFORMANCES WAS APPROXIMATELY 50 - 60 FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS. OTHER EDUCATION ACTIVITIES INCLUDED ACTING CLASSES, A CLASS AT NYU/GALLATIN TAUGHT BY THE NEW GROUP'S ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, AND PLAYWRITING WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS, LED BY NEW GROUP PLAYWRIGHT FRANCINE VOLPE (THE GOOD MOTHER). 2215202 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 94 0 1 168 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 23 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X THE ORGANIZATION 2122443380 410 WEST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10036 SERGE NIVELLE CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 10119 0 0 ROBERT ROSENBERG PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN GREENWOOD TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SCOTT ELLIOTT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 166430 0 7324 ADAM BERNSTEIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 136404 0 349 PETER C ALKALAY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH BECK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR SUSAN GREENBAUM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ETHAN HAWKE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN HENDEL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAY MARGOLIS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN MARSAL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA MATLIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEREK MCLANE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 4172 0 0 MIMI MENDELSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ABBY MERRILL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR DAVID MILCH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ABBOTT STILLMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELLEN ROTH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN MARC SHERMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA SLOAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANN WOZENCRAFT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KUMIKO YOSHII BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 317125 0 7673 2 0 1 0 0 601887 59000 1078007 1738894 THEATRE TICKET SALES 711110 1150847 1150847 ENHANCEMENT AND CO-PRO 711110 161871 161871 SUBSCRIPTION SALES 711110 159334 159334 WORKSHOP PRODUCTION FE 711110 7800 7800 1479852 23289 23289 90170 601887 90170 0 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 23108 23108 23108 3265143 1479852 0 46397 332237 188115 92711 51411 659807 468176 65504 126127 25423 25423 112181 81751 8256 22174 108452 67844 11245 29363 19023 19023 10000 10000 206062 204903 1159 391101 391101 28112 23322 2184 2606 140823 49288 25348 66187 17861 17861 4256 1703 1234 1319 10476 10476 PRODUCTION COSTS 339422 339422 THEATRE RENTAL 313333 313333 LITERARY AND EDUCATION 34884 34884 INDIRECT BENEFIT EVENT 21748 21748 13074 8076 4153 845 2788275 2215202 241293 331780 111315 460059 3160 282777 12321 20934 215778 223932 129358 118270 13648 11088 33932 32973 390154 1031763 72355 56512 119931 308515 16154 8154 208440 373181 X 65714 283647 116000 374935 181714 658582 390154 1031763 476868 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1320748 1570757 1132797 1454635 1738894 7217831 1320748 1570757 1132797 1454635 1738894 7217831 949828 6268003 41299 102737 60437 40454 23289 268216 1439 1456 1586 4481 5161 6460 16767 18746 23108 70242 7560770 6495999 0.82900 0.82920 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 101952 94933 7019 27406 23337 4069 11088 3277893 12750 12750 3265143 0 3265143 2801025 12750 12750 2788275 0 2788275 ANNUAL GALA 616507 547233 69274 46800 400 22074 OTHER EVENTS 75550 54654 20896 10780 4495 5621 692057 601887 90170 57580 4895 27695 90170 0 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SCOTT ELLIOTT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 150577 0 0 0 15853 0 0 0 7324 0 173754 0 0 0 GEOFFREY RICH OPERATING CASH FLOW X 149012 8154 0 1 0 8154 KAOS PRODUCTIONS LLC COMPANY OF BOARD MEMBER 161871 DURING FISCAL YEAR 2016, THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED CO-PRODUCTION ENHANCEMENT REVENUE FOR ONE OF ITS PRODUCTIONS. 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 PETER ALKALAY AND BARBARA SLOAN - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND THEN BY THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SIGN AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND DISCLOSURE FORM. ALL COMPLETED FORMS ARE PROVIDED TO AND REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE CHAIRMAN. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST WHICH COULD RESULT IN A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL OR PERSONAL BENEFIT TO A DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR STAFF MEMBER MUST BE DISCLOSED, IN GOOD FAITH, TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE INTERESTED INDIVIDUAL MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE INFORMATION-GATHERING STAGE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DISCUSSION, BUT WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE FINAL DELIBERATION OR DECISION REGARDING SUCH CONTRACT OR OTHER TRANSACTION. THE INTERESTED INDIVIDUAL MAY NOT VOTE ON SUCH CONTRACT OR OTHER TRANSACTION. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE WILL REFLECT: (A) THAT THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST WAS DISCLOSED; (B) THAT THE INTERESTED DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR STAFF MEMBER WAS NOT PRESENT DURING THE FINAL DISCUSSION OR VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE; AND (C) THAT THE INTERESTED INDIVIDUAL ABSTAINED FROM VOTING. ALL QUESTIONS AS TO WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS WILL BE RESOLVED BY A VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN WHICH THE INTERESTED INDIVIDUAL MAY NOT VOTE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR'S AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARIES WERE SET BY THE BOARD AFTER AN INVESTIGATION TO THE SALARIES OF ARTISTIC DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AT SIMILARLY SIZED THEATERS IN NEW YORK CITY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.