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Season 07/08Your Favorite Entertainers, Your Favorite Theater
The City of Cerritos
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presents
Carl Rosa Opera CompanyProduction of Gilbert & Sullivan’s
THE MIKADO
MUSIC LYRICS ArthurSullivan W.S.Gilbert
DIRECTEDANDRE-CREATEDBY
PeterMulloy
CONDUCTEDBY
MartinHandley
CHOREOGRAPHYRE-CREATEDBY
DavidFurnell
TOURMANAGER STAGEMANAGER
TimSpeechley RebeccaClatworthy
TECHNICALSTAGEMANAGER
FelixDunning
WARDROBEMANAGER WIGDRESSER
DavidMorgan GemmaDandridge
Friday, May 2, 2008, 8:00 PMSaturday, May 3, 2008, 8:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission.The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
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CAST
TheMikadoofJapan..................................................................................... STEVENPAGE
Nanki-Poo.................................................................................................LINCOLNSTONE
(Mikado’ssonisdisguisedasawanderingminstrelwhoisinlovewithYum-Yum)
Ko-Ko............................................................................................................ FENTONGRAY
(LordHighExecutionerofTitipu)
Pooh-Bah.................................................................................................. BRUCEGRAHAM
(LordHigheverythingelse)
Pish-Tush....................................................................................................... BARRYCLARK
(NobleLord)
Yum-Yum............................................................................................... CHARLOTTEPAGE
(Yum-Yum,Pitti-Sing,andPeep-BoaresistersandwardsofKo-Ko)
Pitti-Sing..................................................................................................VICTORIAWARD
Peep-Bo..............................................................................................................LESLEYCOX
Katisha.........................................................................................................SYLVIACLARKE
(AnelderlyladyinlovewithNanki-Poo)
EnsembleofSchool-Girls,Nobles,Guards,andCoolies
ANNAFLANNIGAN•BETSYPENNINGTON•CARMENVASS
FRANCESCAELLIS•JANEQUINN•CAROLINEGRAHAM
DAVIDFURNELL•GEORGERAE•BENPAUL•PATRICKMUNDY
FREDBROOM•MICHAELKERRY•ROSSFINNIE•CURTISDABEK
DANBORUCHOWITZ•TOBYHUNT
Covers
TheMikado.................................................................................................. CURTISDABEK
Nanki-Poo................................................................................................. MICHAELKERRY
Ko-Ko...............................................................................................................GEORGERAE
Pooh-Bah......................................................................................................... FREDBROOM
Pish-Tush...........................................................................................................ROSSFINNIE
Yum-Yum............................................................................................................LESLEYCOX
Pitti-Sing...........................................................................................................JANEQUINN
Peep-Bo............................................................................................. BETSYPENNINGTON
Katisha...............................................................................................CAROLINEGRAHAM
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SYNOPSIS
ACTI
AcourtyardofKo-Ko’sofficialresidence
Nanki-Poo,thesonoftheMikado–havingassumedthedisguiseofatravelingmusician–hasfledfromhisfather’s
courtinordertoescapemarriagewiththeelderlyKatisha.HehasfalleninlovewiththebeautifulYum-Yum,buthasbeen
preventedfrommarryingher.Yum-Yum’sguardianKo-Koalsowantstomarryher.Inthebeginningofthefirstact,Nanki-Poo
hurriesbacktocourtafterhearingthatKo-Kohasbeencondemnedtodeathforflirting.Nanki-PoohopesthatYum-Yumwill
nowbefreetomarryhim.
Nanki-PoosoonlearnsfromPooh-BahandPish-TushthatKo-KohasbecomeLordHighExecutioner–thuspreventing
hisdeathsentencefrombeingcarriedout–andthatheistomarryYum-Yumthatafternoon.
AletterfromtheMikadopresentsKo-Kowithachallenge.TheMikadoordershimtoexecutesomebodyorlosehis
positionasLordHighExecutioner.Ko-KoisconsideringwhomtoexecutewhenNanki-Pooappears,intentoncommitting
suicidebecausehecannotmarryYum-Yum.Ko-KoproposesthatNanki-PoomarryYum-Yumforonemonthandthensubmit
topublicexecution.Generalrejoicingfollowsthissolution,afterwhichKatishaappears,searchingforherbelovedNanki-Poo.
Drivenaway,sheseeksanaudiencewiththeMikado.
ACTII
Late1895
Yum-YumandNanki-Pooarehappilypreparingfortheirwedding.Ko-Koarriveswithdistressingnewsofalawhehas
justdiscovered:Whenamarriedmanisexecuted,hiswifemustbeburiedalive.Nanki-Poodecidestokillhimselfatonceto
saveYum-Yum.ThispresentsanotherproblemforKo-Ko,ashewillnowneedtofindsomeoneelsetoexecute.Nanki-Poo
offershimselfforimmediatedecapitationbutKo-Kocannotperformthetaskwithoutsomepractice.Analternativesolution
emerges.Pooh-Bahmakesafalseaffidavit,statingthatNanki-Poohasbeenexecuted,freeingYum-YumandNanki-Pooto
leavethecountry.
WhentheMikadoarrives,Ko-Kothinksthathehascometocheckuponwhethertheexecutionhasbeencarriedout.
Ko-Koproducestheaffidavitanddescribesthedecapitationingruesomedetail.Ittranspires,however,thattheMikadohas
comewithKatishainsearchofhislostson.WhenitbecomesclearthatthepersonKo-KohasexecutedistheMikado’sson,
Ko-KoandhisaccomplicesaredeclaredguiltyofthedreadfulcrimeofkillingtheHeirApparent.Theyquicklyexplainthe
falsehoodandproduceNanki-Pooalive.KatishaisfuriousafterlearningthatNanki-PoohasmarriedYum-Yum.However,
Ko-KoresolvesthesituationbyofferinghisownhandtoKatishawho,aftersomepersuasion,acceptshim.TheOperaendsin
generalhappinessandcelebration.
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ACTI
Overture
CHORUSOFMENIf you want to know who we are
SONGANDCHORUSA Wand’ring Minstrel I
Nanki-Poo
SONGOur Great Mikado, virtuous man
Pish-TushandChorus
SONGYoung man, despair, likewise go to
Pooh-BahwithNanki-PooandPish-Tush
RECITATIVEAnd have I journey’d for a month
Nanki-PooandPooh-Bah
CHORUSWITHSOLOBehold the Lord High Executioner!
Ko-Ko
SONGAs some day it may happenKo-KowithChorusofMen
CHORUSOFGIRLSComes a little train of little ladies
TRIOThree little maids from school are we
Yum-Yum,Peep-Bo,andPitti-SingwithChorusofGirls
QUARTETSo please you, Sir, we much regret
Yum-Yum,Peep-Bo,Pitti-Sing,andPooh-BahwithChorusofGirls
DUETWere you not to Ko-Ko plighted
Yum-YumandNanki-Poo
TRIOI am so proud
Ko-Ko,Pooh-Bah,andPish-Tush
FINALE,ACTIWith aspect stern and gloomy stride
INTERMISSION
ACTII
SOLOBraid the raven hair
Pitti-SingandChorusofGirls
SONGThe sun, whose rays are all ablaze
Yum-Yum
MADRIGALBrightly dawns our wedding day
Yum-Yum,Pitti-Sing,Nanki-Poo,andPish-Tush
TRIOHere’s a how-de-do! If I marry youYum-Yum,Nanki-Poo,andKo-Ko
ENTRANCEOFMIKADOANDKATISHAMi-ya-sa-ma, mi-ya-sa-ma
SONGA more humane Mikado never did in Japan exist
MikadoandChorus
TRIOANDCHORUSThe criminal cried as he dropped him down
Pitti-Sing,Ko-Ko,Pooh-Bah,andChorus
GLEESee how the Fates their gifts allot
Pitti-Sing,Katisha,Ko-Ko,Pooh-Bah,andMikado
DUETThe flowers that bloom in the spring
Nanki-PooandKo-KowithYum-Yum,Pitti-Sing,andPooh-Bah
RECITATIVEANDSONGAlone, and yet alive
Katisha
SONGOn a tree by a river, a little Tom-tit sang,
Willow, tit-willowKo-Ko
DUETThere is beauty in the bellow of the blast
KatishaandKo-Ko
FINALE,ACTII
For he’s gone and married Yum-Yum
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BIOGRAPHIESSTEVENPAGE(Mikado)wasawardedascholarship
tostudyattheNationalOperaStudio.Pagehassungwith
majorOperacompaniesandorchestrasintheU.K.His
OperacreditsincludeAlidoroinLa CenerentolaandSpencer
CoyleinOwen Wingrave(RoyalOperaHouse);thetitleroles
inDon GiovanniandThe Marriage of Figaro(EnglishNational
Opera);thetitleroleinDon Giovanni andtheCountinThe
Marriage of Figaro (ScottishOpera);NickShadowinRake’s
Progress(NewIsraeliOpera);Sharplessin Madama Butterfly
(OperaNorth);PaoloinSimone Boccanegra;Calchasin
La Belle Helen;GuglielmoinCosì fan Tutti;MarcelloinLa
Bohème; ChorebeinLes Troyens;FordinFalstaff; Balstode
inPeter Grimes;PizarroinFidelio;MinskManinJonathan
Dove’sFlight;Anubisin The Second Mrs. Kong; Papageno
inThe Magic Flute; OlinBlitchinCarlisleFloyd’sSusanna;
PrusinMakropoulos Case;TheKingofClubsinThe Love for
Three Oranges;andLeporelloinDon Giovanni.Page’sother
theatercreditsincludeParade (DonmarWarehouse),thetitle
roleinSweeney Todd (OperaNorthandBrisbane,Australia),
thetitleroleinThe Mikado, theCaptaininH.M.S. Pinafore,
thePirateKingin The Pirates of Penzance(CarlRosaOpera
Company),After Aida (TheOldVic),andCandide. Hisfilm
creditincludesTomorrow La Scala,andhistelevisioncredits
includeChekhov in Yalta, Don Giovanni, Flight,andVarious
Proms.PagehasalsobeenheardonradioinvariousOperas
andconcerts.
LINCOLNSTONE(Nanki-Poo)isoriginallyfrom
Australia.StonetrainedinmusicaltheaterattheNational
InstituteofDramaticArtinSydneyandwasprincipaltenor
forOperaWest.HistheatercreditsincludeArchibaldin
The Secret GardenandEnjolrasinLes Miserables (Willoughby
Theatre),FredericinThe Pirates of Penzance (Parramatta
Theatre),Jesusin Godspell (TownsvilleTheatre),andJohnny
Angelin Cruisin’ (originalcastHillsCentreTheatre).
Stone’stheatercreditsintheU.K.includeEnsemblein
Desperately Seeking Susan, CoverRobertandAdolphoinThe
Drowsy Chaperone (NovelloTheatre),GeorginShe Loves
MeandprincipalsoloistinCole(UpstairsattheGatehouse),
ValentininKiss of the Spider Woman(EmeryTheatre),and
Man2inCloser Than Ever(Bridewell).Hehasalsobeen
principalproductionsingerandheadlinecabaretperformer
ontheQueenMaryIIandtheQueenElizabethII.
FENTONGRAY’s(Ko-Ko)WestEndcredits
includeGus:TheTheatreCatinCats; Pimp/Clacquesous
inLes Miserable; andtheoriginalcastofBlood Brothersat
theAlberyTheatre.HisregionalcreditsincludeM.C.in
Cabaret, SeymourinLittle Shop of HorrorsfortheLeicester
Haymarket,andJackinInto the WoodsfortheManchester
LibraryTheatre.HeplayedKo-KoinThe Mikado and
JackPointinYeomen of the GuardforD’OylyCarteOpera
Company.GraysangtheroleofBunthornein Patience for
theCarlRosaOperaCompany.HehasalsodirectedThe
Mikadoand IolantheforD’OylyCarteOperaCompany;
Madama ButterflyforEnglishFestivalOperaattheQueen
ElizabethHall;andtoursofLa Bohème, La Traviata, and
Carmen. Forthreeyears,hewasJulianClary’sdirectorfor
Cinderella(BrightonandRichmond)andhisone-manshows
Amore(WestBethTheatreinNewYork)andNatural Born
Mincer(TheatreRoyal,DruryLane,andnationaltour).
GraydirectedthepremiereofthelatestCharlesMiller/
KevinHammondsmusicalWhen Midnight Strikesfollowed
byMickeyRooney’spantomimedebutinCinderella atthe
SunderlandEmpire.
BRUCEGRAHAM(Pooh-Bah)wasborninScotland
andattendedtheUniversityofEdinburgh.In1978,he
joinedtheD’OylyCarteOperaCompanyandplayedmanyof
theGilbert&Sullivancharacterroles.Sincehisaffiliation
withD’OylyCarteOperaCompany,Grahamhasbeenin
demandthroughoutthecountry,appearingwithnational
Operacompanies,includingOperadellaLuna,theBuxton
Gilbert&SullivanFestival,andUniversityCollegeOpera.
HespentmanyyearsontheWestEndstage,wherehe
appearedineighthitmusicalsincludingMe and My Girl,
Follies, Phantom of the Opera, Sunset Boulevard,andCats. He
hadthehonorofappearinginaRoyalVarietyCommand
Performance.AlthoughotheraspectsofGraham’sworkhave
rangedfromfilmandtelevisiontoold-timemusichalland
pantomime,hehasappearedaroundtheworldinrecentyears
withtheCarlRosaOperaCompanyasaprincipalperforming
theworksofGilbert&Sullivan.
BARRYCLARK’s(Pish-Tush)careerhas
encompassedOpera,Operetta,andOratorio.Hehas
appearedwiththeScottishOpera,DublinGrandOpera,
NewSadlersWellsOpera,D’OylyCarteOperaCompany,
andtheCarlRosaOperaCompany.Clark’srolesinclude
PinkertoninMadama Butterfly, OttavioinDon Giovanni,
DonBasilioinThe Marriage of Figaro, LionelinMartha,
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CamilleinThe Merry Widow, AlfredinDie Fledermaus,
Fentonin Falstaff,andDonJoseinCarmen.Hehas
appearedasGoroinMadama Butterfly andhasspecialized
inothercharacterrolessuchasSpolettainTosca,Beppe
in Pagliacci,andArturoinLucia di Lammermoor withthe
LondonCityOpera.Clarkperformedinanewversionof
The Impresarioand Trial by Jury forCoventGardenFestival.
HehassungOratoriosintheU.K.andIreland.Hisworks
includeMessiah, The Creation, Requiem, Hiawatha,and
Crucifixion.
CHARLOTTEPAGE(Yum-Yum),whostudied
withJoyMammenattheRoyalAcademyofMusic,wasa
finalistintheprestigiousKathleenFerrierCompetition.
Shehassungmorethan30principalrolesinOperamost
notablytheFirstNiecein Peter GrimesfortheRoyalOpera,
CoventGardenattheSavonlinnaFestival;GretelinHansel
and Gretel forWelshNationalOperaandOperaNorthern
Ireland;GalateainAcis and GalateafortheEnglishBach
FestivalattheLinburyStudioTheatre,CoventGarden;the
titleroleinLucia di LammermoorforHaddoHouseOpera;
AldimirainErismena forOperaTheatreCompanyinthe
U.K.andIrelandattheAldeburghFestivals;andMelisande
inPelléas et MélisandeforAtelierLyrique.Shealsostarredas
ChristineinPhantom of the Opera atHerMajesty’sTheatre
inLondonfor18months.Pagehassungmanyoftheleading
sopranorolesintheGilbert&SullivanrepertoireforD’Oyly
CarteOperaCompany,CarlRosaOperaCompany,andthe
Gilbert&SullivanOperaCompany.Shehasperformed
worldwide,includinganextensivetourofStraussGalasfor
RaymondGubbay.HerrecentengagementsincludeYum-
Yumin The Mikado andPhyllisinIolantheforCarlRosa
OperaCompanyintheWestEnd;Adelein Die Fledermaus
forOperaHollandPark;DollintheEuropeanpremiereof
Vera of Las VegasbyDarrenArekHagen;MissRowaninthe
worldpremiereofanewlycommissionedplayLet’s Make An
Opera bySimonButteriss;MissRowanin The Little Sweep
forAldeburghFestival;andMimiinLa BohèmeforOpera
Project.PageisinvolvedinthedevelopmentofMe Me,a
newprojectforOperaCircuswithDavidGlass.
VICTORIAWARD(Pitti-Sing)trainedat
MountviewTheatreSchoolinLondon.Hercreditsinclude
LindainBlood Brothers’nationaltour,asoloistin The Best
of the Musicals,ConstanceinThe Three Musketeers’national
tour,andPollyPeachuminThe Beggar’s Opera withthe
EnglishNationalOpera.Shealsohasenjoyedworkingon
P&OcruiseshipVictoriaandplayingtheleadroleinthe
comedyDon’t Misunderstand Me attheEnglishTheatre
ofHamburg.WardhasplayedAtlantainJason and the
ArgonautsandMollyWesleyinthenationaltourof John
Wesley. ShealsoplayedSarahJaneMooreinAssassins,
MadameThenardierinLes Miserables forPimlicoOpera,
HeleninWonderful Town, andDinahin South Pacificfor
GrangeParkOpera.WardhastouredwiththeCarlRosa
OperaCompanyplayingHebeinH.M.S. Pinafore.She
recentlycompletedthecompany’sEnglandtour,playing
LeilainIolanthe andEdithinThe Pirates of Penzance.Sheis
delightedtoberejoiningthecompany.
LESLEYCOX(Peep-Bo)studiedattheRoyal
NorthernCollegeofMusicwithElizabethVaughnand
SandraDugdale.Shewasawardedtheequitytrustfund
andtheArthurAndersonBursaries.Hercreditsinclude
FiordiligiandDespinainCosì fan Tutti forMusicTheatre
London,MissSilverpealinDer SchauspieldirektorwithWyn
DaviesfortheBuxtonOperaFestival,PollyPeachuminThe
Beggar’s Opera, theMistressinthenationaltourofEvita,
andMariainThe Sound of Music.Herrecentrolesinclude
JosephineinH.M.S. PinaforeforOperadellaLuna,Yum-
YuminThe Mikado, ElsieMaynardinYeomen of the Guard,
MabelinThe Pirates of Penzance, GianettainThe Gondoliers
forCarlRosaOperaCompany,AngelinainTrial by Jury
forCoventGardenFestival,andEurydiceinOrpheus in the
UnderworldforOperaHollandPark.Asaco-directorof
RecklessProductions,CoxrecentlypresentedMusic of Life
directedbySimonCallowatthePalaceTheatreinLondon.
SYLVIACLARKE(Katisha)studiedatthe
ConservatoriumofMusicOperaSchoolinSydney,Australia.
AmemberoftheSydneyOperettaTouringTheatre
CompanyandOperaAustralia,shealsowasaformerresident
mezzo-sopranowiththeWestAustralianOperaCompany.
HerOperaticrepertoireincludesUlricainUn Ballo in
Maschera,AmnerisinAida,MistressQuicklyin Falstaff,
SuzukiinMadama Butterfly, LaPrincipessainSuor Angelica,
AuntieinPeter Grimes, MotherinThe Consul,Marcellinain
The Marriage of Figaro,OrlofskyinDie Fledermaus, Hatain
The Bartered Bride, ThirdLadyinDie Zauberflöte, andallthe
contraltorolesintheGilbert&SullivanOperas.Clarke’s
concertrepertoireincludesGuissepeVerdiandWolfgang
AmadeusMozart’sRequiem, Dream of Gerontius, Music
Makers; AntoninDvořákandGiovanniBattistaPergolesi’s
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Stabat Mater, Petite Messe Solennelle, Messiah, Judas
Maccabeus, Mass in b minor;BenjaminBritten’sSpring
Symphonyand Cantata Academica, Vesperae Solennes de
Confessore; andAntonioVivaldi’sGloria.Recently,she
performedin Les NocesfortheMichaelClarkCompanyat
theBarbican.
PETERMULLOY(Director)re-launchedtheCarl
RosaOperaCompanyin1998with La Bohème. Mulloy
wasborninMiddlesbroughandatage15,createdCostume
Cavalcade,acompanythatsuppliedsceneryandcostumesfor
Opera,television,andtheater.ThisledtoMontyBerman
askingMulloytocreateadedicateddesignandtohirestaff
forOpera.Productionshaveincludedtelevisionfilmsof
nineGilbert&SullivanOperettaandOperas,including
La Traviata, La Bohème, Otello,andArabella fortheVienna
StateOperaandLaScalaMilan.Duringthisperiod,
Mulloytrainedasanactorandreceivedhisactingmedals
anddiplomaindramafromtheLondonAcademyofMusic
andDramaticArt.In1991,hebeganvocaltrainingwith
NeilHowlettattheGuildhallSchoolofMusicandDrama,
thencontinuedhisstudiesattheRoyalNorthernCollege
ofMusicinManchester.Asadirector,Mulloyreceivedan
internationalawardforOperettafor The Pirates of Penzance
(SanFranciscoandPhiladelphia)and“BestDirector”at
theWaterfordFestivalfor Iolanthe.Hesupervisedthe
restorationofcostumesfromtheoriginal1885The Mikado
attheSavoyTheatrefortheBuxtonGilbert&Sullivan
Festival.Thecostumeswerelastusedinthe1953filmThe
Story of Gilbert and Sullivan.Hewastheninvitedtoresearch
theoriginalsettingsandcostumedesignforRosieChambers
onMikeLeigh’sfilm Topsy-Turvy. TheOscar-winningsets
andcostumescanbeseeninCarlRosaOperaCompany’s
The Mikado.AsartisticdirectorforCarlRosaOpera
Company,MulloyalsohasdirectedanddesignedIolanthe,
Die Fledermaus, The Pirates of Penzance,andre-created
Yeomen of the Guard, The Gondoliers, H.M.S. Pinafore with
TimothyWest,andThe Merry Widow inSouthAfrica.Heis
aguestlecturerinOperaproductionatBirkbeckCollegein
London.Mulloyrecentlycreatedandsuppliedcostumesfor
severalproductions,includingDon Giovanni (TokyoOpera),
Anna Boleyna (TowerofLondon),Trelawney of the Wells
(Finborough),Falstaff (StanleyHallOpera), Treasure Island
andThe Caucasian Chalk Circle (ScoopatMoreLondon),
andtheKennethBranaghfilmAs You Like It.g
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BIOGRAPHYED McMAHON’S MEMORIES OF THE
TONIGHT SHOWtakesastrolldownmemorylanewith
funnyandtouchinganecdotesaboutAmerica’spopular
late-nightTVtalkshow.Inthislightheartedtribute,Ed
McMahonalsosharesinsightintohis46-yearfriendshipwith
TelevisionAcademyHallofFameinducteeJohnnyCarson,
whodiedin2005afteralongbattlewithemphysema.
McMahon’spartnershipwithCarsonstartedonthe
setofWho Do You Trust?,apopularTVgameshowinthe
’50sand’60sforwhichCarsonwasthehostandMcMahon
theannouncer.Afterfouryearsofdevelopingandpolishing
theiruniquebanter,bothleftthegameshowin1962to
joinThe Tonight Show,withCarsonassuminghostingduties
andMcMahontakingtothemicrophoneastheannouncer.
WiththedynamicduoatthehelmofThe Tonight Showuntil
1992,theprogramwasahitduringthepair’sthree-decade
run.Theircamaraderieandthesimpleformula–which
consistedofCarsonperformingcomedyroutines,bouncing
jokesoffofMcMahon,andchattingwithA-listcelebrities
andnewcomershopingtobreakintoshowbiz–yielded
phenomenalsuccess.Thetalkshow,whichhasclaimed
multipleEmmyAwards,drewmillionsoffamiliestotheir
TVsetsfivenightsaweek,securingitssolidstandingasan
Americaninstitution.The Tonight Show,whichwonmultiple
AmericanComedyAwardsandDirectorsGuildofAmerica
honors,changedtheoveralllandscapeofTVentertainment
andthefaceofAmericanculture,pavingthewayforalong
stringofsimilarlate-nighttalkshows.
presents
ED McMAHON’S MEMORIES OF THE TONIGHT SHOW
Sunday, May 4, 2008, 3:00 PM
This performance will not include an intermission.There will be a question-and-answer session with the audience.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BesideshistenureonThe Tonight Show, McMahon
hostedthepopularsyndicatedtalentshowStar Search from
1983to1995.Theprogramhelpedlaunchthecareers
ofmanyentertainers,includingsingersBritneySpears,
ChristinaAguilera,JessicaSimpson,andJustinTimberlake;
andcomediansRayRomano,BradGarrett,DaveChappelle,
DrewCarey,andMartinLawrence.AlongwithEmmy
winnerDickClark,McMahonco-hostedNBC’sTV’s
Bloopers & Practical Jokes.McMahonstarredin1982’scrime
movieButterfly,the1967dramaThe Incident,the1994
remakeofLove Affair,andthecomediesFun With Dick and
Jane in1977andFull Moon Highin1981.
AboardmemberoftheMuscularDystrophy
Association,McMahonhasco-emceedcomedianJerry
Lewis’annuallaboroflove,The Jerry Lewis Muscular
Dystrophy Telethon,morethan35years.Hehasalso
officiatednumeroustimesatoneofAmerica’sfavorite
annualtraditions,theMacy’sThanksgivingDayParade.As
theofficialpresenterfortheAmericanFamilyPublishing
sweepstakes,hesurprisedGrandPrizewinnersattheirhomes
tohand-deliverchecks.
AdecoratedMarinefighterpilotduringWorldWar
IIandtheKoreanWar,McMahonremainedactiveinthe
MarineReservesuntil1966whenheretiredasafullcolonel.
ThisversatileTVpersonalityhasalsopennedseveralbooks,
includingHere’s Ed: The Autobiography of Ed McMahon, Art
of Public Speaking, SuperSelling, For Laughing Out Loud: My
Life and Good Times,andHere’s Johnny!g
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BasedonLittle Orphan Annie™•UsedbypermissionofTribuneMediaServices
DavidBarton•LynnAndrews•AbbyStevens•J.MichaelZygo•CherylHoffman•JeffreyB.DuncanandAmandaBalonasAnnie
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Friday, May 9, 2008, 8:00 PMSaturday, May 10, 2008, 2:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Sunday, May 11, 2008, 3:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission.The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
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CAST (in order of appearance)
Molly......................................................................................................................ANNALISADiBERNARDOPepper................................................................................................................................. MADISONZAVITZDuffy............................................................................................................... MARINAROSEMACHERONEJuly........................................................................................................................... JAIDA-IMANBENJAMINTessie...............................................................................................................................................ABBYSPAREKate................................................................................................................ GRACEELIZABETHETZKORNAnnie................................................................................................................................... AMANDABALONMissHannigan........................................................................................................................LYNNANDREWSBundlesMcCloskey................................................................................................................. JUSTINGLASERAppleSeller............................................................................................................................... ANDYMEYERSDogCatcher.................................................................................................................................. MATTDAVIDSandy......................................................................................................................................................... MIKEYLt.Ward...................................................................................................................................... TUGWATSONSophietheKettle.............................................................................................................................. PATSIBLEYGraceFarrell............................................................................................................................. ABBYSTEVENSDrake................................................................................................................................................RICKYPOPEMrs.Pugh.......................................................................................................................................... PATSIBLEYCecille..........................................................................................................................CHELSEYWHITELOCKAnnette.....................................................................................................................................JOLIEDUFRENEMrs.Greer........................................................................................................................ RUTHIEANNMILESOliverWarbucks...................................................................................................................... DAVIDBARTONStartoBe..................................................................................................................................COREYSCHEYSRoosterHannigan.................................................................................................................J.MICHAELZYGOLilySt.Regis...................................................................................................................CHERYLHOFFMANNBertHealy.................................................................................................................................. ANDYMEYERSFredMcCracken......................................................................................................................... TUGWATSONJimmyJohnson......................................................................................................................... JUSTINGLASERSoundEffectsMan........................................................................................................................ MATTDAVIDRonnieBoylan..........................................................................................................................JOLIEDUFRENEBonnieBoylan................................................................................................................. RUTHIEANNMILESConnieBoylan.............................................................................................................CHELSEYWHITELOCKOxydent“HourofSmiles”Producer................................................................................................ PATSIBLEYH.V.Kaltenborn’sVoice......................................................................................... ARCHIET.TRIDMORTENF.D.R................................................................................................................................JEFFREYB.DUNCANIckes.............................................................................................................................................. MATTDAVIDHowe........................................................................................................................................... TUGWATSONHull............................................................................................................................................ ANDYMEYERSPerkins.............................................................................................................................................. PATSIBLEYMorgenthau............................................................................................................................. JUSTINGLASERWhiteHouseMarine............................................................................................. ALEXANDERYEPREMIANJusticeBrandeis............................................................................................................................. MATTDAVIDStreetPeople,Warbucks’Staff,NewYorkers,andHooverville-ites................................................. ENSEMBLE
EnsembleMATTDAVID•JOLIEDUFRENE•JUSTINGLASER•CHERYLHOFFMANN•ANDYMEYERS•RUTHIEANNMILESRICKYPOPE•COREYSCHEYS•PATSIBLEY•TUGWATSON•CHELSEYWHITELOCK•ALEXANDERYEPREMIAN
UnderstudiesUnderstudiesneversubstituteforlistedplayersunlessaspecificannouncementfortheappearanceismadeatthetimeoftheperformance.
ForOliverWarbucks-RICKYPOPE ForMissHannigan-PATSIBLEY ForAnnie-GRACEELIZABETHETZKORN ForGrace-JOLIEDUFRENE ForF.D.R.-ANDYMEYERS ForRooster-TUGWATSON ForLily-CHELSEYWHITELOCK ForBoylanSisters-COREYSCHEYS ForDrake-JUSTINGLASER ForHealy-MATTDAVID ForMolly-MARINAROSEMACHERONE ForStartoBe-RUTHIEANNMILES ForSandy-LOLA
OrphanSwing-SUNNYNAUGHTON DanceCaptain-COREYSCHEYS AssistantDanceCaptain-TUGWATSON
OrchestraMusicDirector-KellyAnnLambert
AssistantConductor/Keyboard-ElizabethL.K.Berman;Trombone-AndrewJaeger;Trumpet-SukhbirChanna
Reeds-IraBerman,RickKissinger;Drums-TomBradford
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SCENES AND MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACTONE
December11-19,1933
SCENE1:TheNewYorkMunicipalOrphanage(GirlsAnnex),St.Mark’sPlaceMaybe..............................................................................................................................AnnieIt’s the Hard-Knock Life....................................................................... AnnieandtheOrphansIt’s the Hard-Knock Life (Reprise)........................................................................ TheOrphansSCENE2:LowerBroadwayTomorrow .........................................................................................................................AnnieSCENE3:AHoovervilleUnderneaththeBrooklynBridgeWe’d Like to Thank You Herbert Hoover........................................ Hooverville-itesandAnnieSCENE4:Hannigan’sOfficeattheOrphanageLittle Girls ..........................................................................................................MissHanniganLittle Girls(Reprise)..........................................................................................MissHanniganSCENE5:TheWarbucksMansionatFifthAvenueand82ndStreetI Think I’m Gonna Like It Here ..................................................Grace,Annie,Drake,Cecille,
Annette,Mrs.Pugh,Mrs.Greer,andServantsSCENE6:FromFifthAvenuetoTimesSquareN.Y.C. ............................................... Warbucks,Grace,Annie,StartoBe,andNewYorkersSCENE7:MissHannigan’sOfficeatTheOrphanageEasy Street............................................................................ MissHannigan,Rooster,andLilySCENE8:Warbucks’StudyYou Won’t Be an Orphan for Long........................................Grace,Drake,Mrs.Pugh,Cecille,
Annette,Servants,andWarbucksMaybe(Reprise)..............................................................................................................Annie
INTERMISSION
ACTTWO
December21-25,1933
SCENE1:TheNBCRadioStudioat30RockefellerCenterYou’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile.............................. BertHealy,TheBoylanSisters,
andtheHourofSmilesFamilySCENE2:TheSewingRoomattheOrphanageYou’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile (Reprise)........................................... TheOrphansEasy Street(Reprise)............................................................. MissHannigan,Rooster,andLilySCENE3:Washington:TheWhiteHouseTomorrow(Reprise).............................................Annie,F.D.R.,Warbucks,andTheCabinetSCENE4:TheGalleryattheWarbucksMansionSomething Was Missing................................................................................................ WarbucksSCENE5:TheEastBallroomoftheWarbucksMansionAnnie ............................................................................................ Grace,Drake,andTheStaffI Don’t Need Anything But You .................................................................WarbucksandAnnieMaybe(Reprise)..............................................................................................................AnnieA New Deal for Christmas.....................................................Annie,Warbucks,Grace,F.D.R.,
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BIOGRAPHIESAMANDABALON(Annie)ishonoredtoreturntoAnnie
inthetitlerole.The10-year-oldOrlandoresidenthasperformedsinceage3.BalonistherecipientoftheBroadwayTrophyandSarahAwardfor“BestChildStarinaMusical”andwasnamed“ChampionPerformeroftheWorld”inHollywood,California.HercreditsincludeAnnie, A Christmas Carol, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, The Sound of Music, Gypsy, andMary Poppins.Balonthanksherfamily,MartinCharnin,andNETworks,forbelievinginher.Forinformation,visitwww.amandabalon.com.
DAVIDBARTON(OliverWarbucks)isecstatictobelivingouthisdream–performingprofessionally–afterteachingtheaterartsfor25years.In1994,BartoncreatedtheSteeplePlayersTheatreinHendersonville,Tennessee,anon-profittheaterdedicatedtoeducationandcommunityenrichment.HisfavoriterolesincludethoseinOklahoma! (Jud)andCamelot (Merlin).HewouldliketothankhisMom,Dad,Cay,Alayna,andAshleaforalwaysbelievinginhim.
LYNNANDREWS(MissHannigan)istickledtobejoiningthecastofAnnieinhernationaltourdebut.HerrecentcreditsincludeChicago (MamaMorton), Romeo and Juliet(Nurse),andthenewmultimediasketchcomedy,Happy Sunshine Kung Fu Flower(Ninja#5).Shewouldliketothankherfamilyandfriendsfortheirloveandsupport.
JAIDA-IMANBENJAMIN(July)isfromCharlotte,NorthCarolina.ShetrainedanddancedatNewYorkKnicksCityKidsandNorthCarolinaDanceTheatre.SheperformedinChildren’sTheatreofCharlotteandcompetitivecheerleadingforCharlotteAll-Stars.Benjamin’screditsincludeWomen of Color in Flight (YoungMaeJemison),Target(in-storemodel),The Martha Stewart Show,ApolloTheatre,andNBAAll-StarGames(performer).ShethanksGodandherfamily.Formoreinformation,visitwww.jaidabenjamin.comandwww.jaidabfan.com.
MATTDAVID’s(Ickes,JusticeBrandeis,andEnsemble)NewYorkcreditsincludeWhoop-Up (50th-anniversarycelebration),The Streets of New York, Comings and Goings, Genius Famous,andThe Ticket.HisregionalcreditsincludeBoomers, A New Musical(FortLauderdale’sBrowardCenter);Little Shop of Horrors; Fiddler on the Roof;andOliver! David’stelevisioncreditsincludeSaturday Night Live(NBC/Universal),Stella(ComedyCentral),and Chappelle’s Show. ThisoneisforPatrick,Mack,J.J.,Andrew,andthenewone.
ANNALISADiBERNARDO(Molly)haswonmanylocalandregionaltalentcompetitionsforsinginganddancing,includingthe2006LisaMaileTalentShowcase.Hercreditsalsoincludelocalandregionaltelevisioncommercials.DiBernardoattendsDanceTheaterPerformingArtsSchoolinTitusville,Florida.ShewouldliketothankMartinCharnin,NETworks,herfamily,andfriendsformakingherdreampossible.Forinformation,visitwww.annalisadibernardo.com.
JOLIEDUFRENE(RonnieBoylan,Ensemble,andU/S:Grace)isthrilledtobeapartofAnnie.ShewasbornandraisedinNewOrleans,Louisiana,andisaproudgraduateofLouisianaStateUniversity.DufreneisalsoarecentgraduateofNewYorkCity’sAmericanMusicalandDramaticAcademy.Shesendsallofherloveandthankstoherfamilyandfriends.
JEFFREYB.DUNCAN(F.D.R.andEnsemble)isfromMinnesota.HetaughtvoicetoLauraOsnes,whoisstarringonBroadwayasSandyinGrease.DuncanishappytoreturnforthethirdtimeasF.D.R.onthenationaltourof Annie.HealsoplayedHenryFordonthenationaltourofRagtime.HethanksMartin
CharninandhisNETworksfamily.HesendslovetoGod,family,andfriends.
GRACEELIZABETHETZKORN(KateandU/S:Annie)isthrilledtobeontourwithAnnie.ShewaslastseenintheAmerican Girl RevueinChicago.HerotherfavoritesincludeAmerican Girl Holiday Celebration, Children’s Letters to God (Iris),The Music Man (Amaryllis),Cheaper by the Dozen, andJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. EtzkornthanksGod,herfamilyandfriends,andeveryonewhohelpedmakethisamazingjourneypossible.
JUSTINGLASER(BundlesMcCloskeyandEnsemble)ismakinghisnationaltourdebut.HereceivedabacheloroffineartsdegreefromNorthernKentuckyUniversity.HesendslovetoMomandDad.
CHERYLHOFFMANN(LilySt.RegisandEnsemble)graduatedfromMinnesotaStateUniversityatMankatowithabachelorofsciencedegreeintheaterarts.Shehasbeenperformingsince2001.HoffmannwouldliketothankMartinCharninandtheNETworksfamily,Denny,Seth,JR,Gigi,andThe Full Montyfamily.ShewouldliketosendlovetoMomandDad.
MARINAROSEMACHERONE(DuffyandU/S:Molly)isfromRotterdam,NewYork,andismakingherprofessionaltheatricaldebutatage10.Macheroneisactivelyinvolvedinperformingarts,musicaltheater,Jazz,Tap,Ballet,baton,andacrobaticswiththeMerrittDanceCenterinSchenectady,NewYork.SheenjoysparticipatinginschoolplayswithMohonMasque,water-skiingwiththeU.S.WaterSkiShowteam,andplayingtheflute.
ANDYMEYERS’(AppleSeller,BertHealy,andEnsemble)NewYorkcreditsincludethe35th-anniversaryrevivalofDames at Sea, Circle of FriendsatAmericanGirlPlaceTheatre,Art (Yuan),Jesus Christ Superstar (Judas),andThe Full Monty(Malcolm).HisregionalcreditsincludeMcCarterTheatre’sSweeney Todd(Toby)andBig River (HuckFinn).MeyersisanativeofMontana.HethanksMomandDadforalltheirsupport.
RUTHIEANNMILES(BonnieBoylan,Ensemble,andU/S:StartoBe)wasraisedinHonolulu,Hawaii,andgraduatedfromNYUSteinhardtwithamaster’sdegreeinvocalperformance.Herfavoritecreditsinclude Miss Saigon(Gigi),Flower Drum Song(LindaLow),andthe2003revivalpremiereofTwo by Two(Leah),directedbyMartinCharnin.Shethanksherlovingohana [family]fortheirfaithfulsupport–Philippians4.
SUNNYNAUGHTON(ChildWranglerandU/S:OrphanSwing)isjustasthrilledtobemakingherbig-timedebutinAnnieasshewashersmall-timedebutatage9.AgraduateofAmericanMusicalandDramaticAcademy,NaughtonhaslivedandworkedinNewYorkCityforfouryearsuntilherbigbreak.ThanksBobandGloworm.
RICKYPOPE(Drake,Ensemble,andU/S:OliverWarbucks)isthrilledtobepartoftheAnnietour.HisregionalcreditsincludeTitanic, Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, Can-Can, Anything Goes, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Wild Party, andDirty Blonde.HetouredtheUnitedStateswithThe Stinky Cheese ManforDallasChildren’sTheatre.Heisalsoamusicaldirector,vocalcoach,andcomposer.
COREYSCHEYS(StartoBe,Ensemble,U/S:BoylanSistersandDanceCaptain)isveryexcitedtobeapartofAnnie.SheisagraduateoftheAmericanMusicalandDramaticAcademyinNewYorkCity.Scheys’favoritecreditsincludeGrease (Rizzo),
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West Side Story (Anita),andChicago (Velma).Shededicatesthisperformancetoherfamilywhosesupportandlovekeephergoing.
PATSIBLEY(Mrs.PughandEnsemble)isdelightedtoreturntothetouringlifeafterplayingAuntEllerintheOklahoma! tourforthreeyears.ShemostrecentlyplayedMrs.HigginsinthePrathersFamilyofTheatres’My Fair Lady. SibleyisoriginallyfromLosAngelesandresidesinSeattle.
ABBYSPARE(Tessie)isfromMassachusettsandisveryexcitedtobeinAnnie.HercreditsincludeAnnie(Molly),A Christmas Carol(Fan),Oliver!(FaginBoy), Honk!,andThe Music Man.Sparethanksherfamilyforitsloveandsupport.ShealsothanksBobMarks,DianeHardin,Lisa,Liane,andChristinefortheirguidance,andaspecialthankstoMartinCharninforthisopportunity.Formoreinformation,visitwww.abbyspare.com.
ABBYSTEVENS(GraceFarrell)isthrilledtobeperforminginAnnie.Herfavoritecreditsinclude Urinetown(Hope),Pippin (Catherine),Alice in Wonderland (Alice),andCompany(Susan).ShewouldliketothankallofherfriendsandprofessorsatPaceUniversity,wheresheiscurrentlypursuingabacheloroffineartsdegreeinmusicaltheater.ShesendsahugethankstoMom,Dad,Katie,andGriffinforthelaughterandlove.
TUGWATSON(Lt.Ward,FredMcCracken,Howe,Ensemble,andU/S:AssistantDanceCaptain),a2006graduateofSyracuseUniversity,ishonoredtomakehistouringdebutwithAnnie.HisChicagocreditsincludeFiddler on the Roof andCats (TheatreattheCenter);Kiss Me, Kate(LightOperaWorks);and The Fantasticks (VillagePlayersofOakPark).Loveandthankstofamilyandfriends.
CHELSEYWHITELOCK(ConnieBoylanandEnsemble)receivedabacheloroffineartsdegreeinmusicaltheaterfromtheNewSchoolUniversityandisanAmericanMusicalandDramaticArtsgraduate.HerfavoritecreditsincludeGuys and Dolls(Adelaide);Kiss Me, Kate (Bianca);Chicago (Roxie);Oklahoma!(AdoAnnie); Noises Off(Brooke);andAnything Goes (Bonnie).WhitelockhassungThe Star-Spangled Banner forAMASupercrossatAngelStadium.Shesendsloveandthankstothecompany,family,friends,teachers,andespeciallyBobCline.
ALEXANDERYEPREMIAN(WhiteHouseMarine,DogHandler,andEnsemble)isthrilledtobemakinghisnationaltourdebutwithAnnie.HehasbeenseeninMiss Saigon(Chris);Fame, the Musical(JoeVegas);andattheTokyoDisneylandResort.ThisperformanceisdedicatedtohisamazingfriendsandfamilyandtohiscreatorsKrikorandPatriciaforallthattheyareandallthattheydo.
MADISONZAVITZ(Pepper)isdelightedtoreturntoAnnie forasecondyear.HerfavoritecreditsincludeAnnie Get Your Gun, The Wizard of Oz, Cinderella, Guys and Dolls, Under the Bridge, The Nutcracker,andGypsy.Shehasalsoappearedinnationaltelevisionsshows,commercials,andfilms.ZavitzisthankfulforGod’sblessings,thedevotedsupportoffamilyandfriends,andNETworksfortheopportunitytopursueherdreams.
J.MICHAELZYGO’s(RoosterHannigan)previoustoursinclude The Full Monty(Malcolm)andOklahoma! (WillParker).HeisalsoanaspiringCountrymusicsinger-songwriterwithanalbumoforiginalmusic.Formoreinformation,visitwww.zygoandthedeuce.comoriTunes.ThankstomyendlesslysupportivefamilyandmywifeJillwhomI’dbelostwithout.Thankyou,Lord,foralltheamazingblessingsinmylife.Foradditionalinformation,visitwww.thezygos.com.
KENLEIST(CompanyManager)wasbornandraisedinTucson,Arizona,butcallsDenver,Colorado,hishome.Hehas
adegreeinbusinessadministrationfromTheUniversityofTulsa.Leist’scareerinmusicaltheater–whichhastakenplaceonstage,backstage,onland,andsea–hasprovidedhimtheopportunitytomanageproductionsinmorethanninecountries.Thankstofriendsandfamilyfortheirloveandsupportovertheyearsandmiles.
KELLYANNLAMBERT(MusicDirectorandConductor)spentmanyhappyyearsintheworldofmusicandtheatereducationbeforeturningtoalifeofshowbusinessontheroad.ShehasdirectedandconductednationaltoursofCinderella and Seussical: The Musical. SheisespeciallygratefultobeapartoftheAnnieteamforthethirdyear.LambertismarriedtodrummerTomBradford.
KEITHLEVENSON(MusicalDirector,Supervisor,andAdditionalOrchestrations)conductedtheBroadwayandnationaltoursofAnnie, Grease, Jesus Christ Superstar, Big River, Annie Warbucks,andDreamgirls.HewasthemusicsupervisorforthenationaltoursofThe Best Little Whorehouse in Texas starringAnn-Margret;Tommy; Strike up The Band; andBroadway: The Big Band Years. Levenson’sconcertandrecordingcreditsincludeTheWho,MeatLoaf,AliceCooper,PeterFrampton,NigelKennedy,Yes,KISS,NewYorkPhilharmonic,L.A.Symphony,andtheBritishRockSymphony.HistelevisionworkincludesThe Wizard of Oz in ConcertatAveryFisherHall,whichfeaturedJewel,JacksonBrowne,JoelGrey,RogerDaltrey,NatalieCole,DebraWinger,NathanLane,andTheBoysChoirofHarlem.Levenson’sothercreditsincludeWinchell withMartinCharninandStarcrossedwithJeanineTesori.
THOMASMEEHAN(Book)wonaTonyAwardforthebookofAnnie,hisfirstBroadwayshow,andhassincewrittenthebooksforI Remember Mama, Ain’t Broadway Grand, Annie 2, andAnnie Warbucks. Meehan,alongtimehumorcontributortoThe New Yorker,isanEmmyaward-winningwriterforatelevisioncomedyandacollaboratoronscreenplaysthatincludeMelBrooks’Spaceballs andTo Be or Not to Be. In1998,BrooksaskedMeehantoco-writethelibrettoofaBroadwaymusicaladaptationofBrooks’classic1968film,The Producers.Forhislibretto,MeehanwonhissecondDramaDeskandTonyAward.Shortlythereafter,hebeganworkonthebookofHairspray,writtenincollaborationwithMarkO’Donnell.TheBroadwaymusical(scorebyMarcShaimanandlyricsbyScottWittman)wasanotherhugehit.AfterwinningeightTonyAwardsincluding“BestMusical”and“BestBookofaMusical,”Meehangarneredhisthirddouble-headerwithaDramaDeskAwardandaTonyAward.Mostrecently,hewasrepresentedonBroadwayastheco-bookwriter(withMeeraSyall)oftheAmericanversionofthehitLondonmusicalBombay Dreams, givinghimthedistinctionofhavingthreeofhismusicalsrunningsimultaneouslyonBroadway.HeandhiswifeCarolyndividetheirtimebetweenahomeinNewton,Connecticut,andanapartmentinGreenwichVillage,NewYork.
CHARLESSTROUSE’s(Music)firstBroadwaymusical,Bye Bye Birdie(lyricsbyLeeAdams),wonaTonyAward,asdidApplause(starringLaurenBacall)and Annie (withlyricsbyMartinCharnin).HisothermusicalcreditsincludeIt’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Superman; I and Albert; Dance a Little Closer;andTony-nominatedmusicalsCharlie and Algernon, Nick and Nora, Rags,All American, andGolden Boy. HewrotethemusicandlyricsforMayor andthemusicfor Annie Warbucks.Strouse’sfilmscoresincludeBonnie and Clyde, The Night They Raided Minsky’s,andAll Dogs Go to Heaven. HehaswonanEmmyAward,twoGrammy
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Awards,aPeabodyAward,RichardRodgersandOscarHammersteinAwards,andaDramatists’GuildFrederickLoeweAward.StrouseisthefounderoftheAmericanSocietyofComposers,Authors,andPublishersMusicalTheaterWorkshopandamemberoftheTheaterHallofFameandtheSongwriter’sHallofFame.HisupcomingcreditsincludeThe Night They Raided Minsky’sattheGoodspeedTheater;MartystarringJohnC.ReillyonBroadway;andYou Never Know,whichrecentlypremieredatTrinityRepinProvidence,RhodeIsland.Strouseismarriedtodirector-choreographerBarbaraSiman,andtheyhavefourchildren:Ben,Nicholas,Victoria,andWilliam.
MARTINCHARNIN(Lyrics/Director)originatedtheroleofBigDealintheBroadwayproductionofWest Side Story,singingGee, Officer Krupke,andcontinuedfor1,000performances.Hehasbeenthedirector,lyricist,composer,librettist,and/orproducerformorethan100productions,includingAnnie Warbucks, theRockOperaversionof Joan of Arc; Loose Lips; Hot Spot; In Persons With Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson; The Flowering Peach;therevisedGoodspeedproductionofColePorter’sCan-Can; Café Crown; Mike; The First; On the Swing Shift; A Little Family Business(starringAngelaLansbury);Mata Hari; The National Lampoon Show; Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music; I Remember Mama(musicbyRichardRodgers);Zenda (musicbyVernonDuke);Put It in Writing; Fallout; Kaleidoscope; La Strada; Nash at Nine; Two by Two;andtheconcertversionofStrike Up the Band. HiscreditsinLondonincludeBar Mitzvah Boy,threeproductionsofAnnie,arevivalofBless the Bride, and The 9 ½ Quid Revue.HisTonyaward-winningAnnie hasbecomethe19thlongest-runningAmericanmusicalinBroadwayhistory.CharninhasdirectedAnnie’sninenationalcompaniesaswellascompaniesinAmsterdamandAustralia.HismusicaltheatercollaboratorsincludePeterAllen,HaroldArlen,KeithLevenson,MarvinHamlish,PeterStone,MaryRodgers,andAlanJayLerner.HehasdirectedFredAstaire,AnneBancroft,JoelGrey,Ann-Margret,DannyKaye,JohnnyMathis,BillMurray,BebeNeuwirth,BernadettePeters,SarahJessicaParker,GildaRadner,ChitaRivera,LivUllman,LouReed,SusanSarandon,JoanRivers,HarveyKeitel,ChuckD,JonStuart,ShirleyMacLaine,MarloThomas,BarbraStreisand,CarolBurnett,andCatherineZeta-Jones(whomadeherstagedebutasMollyinthefirstLondonproductionofAnniein1978).Hehasconceived,written,anddirectedsevenmusicalvarietytelevisionprograms,includingAnnie (withAnneBancroft); The Woman in the Life of a Man; Annie and the Hoods (withAnneBancroft);George M; ’SWonderful, ’SMarve-lous, ’SGershwin; Cole Porter in Paris; Get Happy; Dames at Sea;andThe Annie Christmas Show.CharninhasreceivedfourTonynominationsandwonthreeEmmys;threeGoldRecords;twoPlatinumRecords;sixDramaDeskAwards;thePeabodyAwardforBroadcasting;andsixGrammys,includingforJay-Z’srapalbumHard Knock Life, whichwenttriplePlatinum.Heisdirectingandhaswrittensongsforaone-womanshow,There’s Always One More Song to Sing, forhisnewbrideandformerAnnieStartoBe,ShellyBurch.HislatestprojectsincludeTime-Life’sdoublediscAnnie30th
-anniversaryproductionalbum,whichincludessongsfromAnnie 2,thecontinuingnationaltourof Annie,andLove Is Love.RichardGraywashismusicalcollaboratoronLove Is Love.InthePacificNorthwest,whichhenowcallshome,hedirected Shadowlands, Robin Hood,andthefirstworkshopproductionofLove Is Love.
PETERGENNARO(OriginalBroadwayStaging)beganhisBroadwaycareerin1950,dancinginthechorusof Guys and Dolls. Itwasthefirstofmanynotableperformances,includinghisrolealongsideCarolHaneyandBuzzMillerinBobFosse’sSteam
HeatfromPajama Game,andhismemorableperformanceinBells Are Ringing, dancingMuChaChaoppositeJudyHolliday.Asco-choreographertoJeromeRobbinsonWest Side Story, hecreatedthedancesfortheSharks,includingAmerica,whichfeaturedChitaRivera.Gennaro’sparticipationinWest Side StorybroughthimtotheattentionoflegendarydirectorGeorgeAbbot,whohiredhimtocreatethedancesforthePulitzerPrize-winningmusicalFiorello.HebecameapopularBroadwaychoreographercreatingdancesforboththestageandscreenversionsofMeredithWilson’sThe Unsinkable Molly Brown, IrenestarringDebbieReynolds,andThe Three Penny OperastarringSting.In1977,hereceivedtheAntoinettePerryTonyAwardforhischoreographyinAnnie.Inadditiontohisstagework,Gennaroandhistroupeofdancerswerearegularfeatureontelevisionvarietyshows,includingThe Ed Sullivan Show, The Perry Como Show, The Judy Garland Show, andThe Kraft Music Hall.From1972to1976,GennaroservedasproduceranddirectorattheRadioCityMusicHall.
LIZAGENNARO’s(Choreographer)BroadwaycreditsincludetherevivalofOnce Upon a Mattress,starringSarahJessicaParker,andtherevivalofThe Most Happy Fella,directedbyGeraldGutierrez.LastseasonshechoreographedLoving Repeating: A Musical of Gertrude Stein, composedbyStephenFlaherty,adaptedanddirectedbyFrankGalati,andpresentedbyAboutFaceTheaterinChicago.AtThePaperMillPlayhouse,shechoreographedGypsy,starringBettyBuckley,andanewlyrevisedversionoftheLynnAhrens/StephenFlahertymusicalRagtime.Gennaro’sregionalcreditsincludeHairatActorsTheatreofLouisville,directedbyJonJory;theworldpremiereofMartin Guerre atHartfordStage,directedbyMarkLamos;Babes in ArmsdirectedbyGarlandWrightatTheGuthrieTheatreinMinneapolis;andKiss Me, Kate andThe Most Happy FellaatTheGoodspeedOperaHouse.ForthelasteightseasonsshehaschoreographedproductionsatTheMunyinSt.Louis,Missouri.Gennaro,whoholdsamaster’sdegreeindancestudiesfromNewYorkUniversity,isaprofessoratBarnardCollege,MarymountManhattanCollege,andHofstraUniversity.ShecurrentlyconductsoralhistoryinterviewswithinfluentialmusicaltheaterdancersandchoreographersfortheOralHistoryDivisionofTheNewYorkPublicLibraryofthePerformingArtsatLincolnCenter.
MINGCHOLEE(SetDesigner)hasdesignednationallyandinternationallyfor40yearsforOpera,dance,Broadway,andregionaltheater.HeistherecipientoftheNationalMedalofArts,thehighestnationalawardgiveninthearts.Lee’sotherawardsincludetheMayor’sAwardforArtsandCulture,aTonyAward,OuterCritic’sCircleandDramaDeskAwards,threehonorarydegrees,andmanyawardsfromthetheaterandChinesecommunities.HisworkhasbeenshowninaretrospectiveattheNewYorkPublicLibraryforthePerformingArts.LeeservesasamemberoftheBoardoftheNewFortySecondStreet,Inc.,aswellasthatofthePanAsianRepertoryTheatreandtheNon-TraditionalCastingProject.Heisco-chairofthedesigndepartmentoftheYaleSchoolofDramaandholdstheDonaldOenslagerchairindesign.
THEONIV.ALDREDGE(OriginalCostumeDesigner)wasinductedintotheTheatreHallofFamein1986withmorethan100Broadwayshowstohercredit.HerworksincludeSweet Bird of Youth, Anyone Can Whistle, A Chorus Line, Three Penny Opera, Annie (TonyAward),Barnum(TonyAward),42nd Street, Dreamgirls, La Cage Aux Folles(TonyAward),Gypsy andWho’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Aldredge’sfilmcreditsincludeThe First
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Wives Club, Addams Family Values, Moonstruck, Network, The Rose, andThe Great Gatsby, forwhichshereceivedanOscarandTheBritishSocietyofFilmandTelevisionArtsAward.SheisarecipientofTheNewYorkLibertyMedal,theCostumeGuildCareerAchievementAward,theIreneSharaffLifetimeAchievementAward,andHonoraryDoctorofHumaneLettersandCareerAchievementAwardfromDePaulUniversity.Formorethan20years,AldredgewastheprincipaldesignerforJoePapp’sNewYorkShakespeareFestival.
KENBILLINGTON(LightingDesigner)hasdesignedmorethan80Broadwayshows,includingChicago; The Drowsy Chaperone; andtheU.S.toursofChicago, The Drowsy Chaperone, Disney’s High School Musical, White Christmas, andRiverdanceforwhichheisthelightingsupervisor.HisotherprojectsincludeRadio City Christmas Spectacularfor26seasons,Disneyland’snighttimeextravaganzaFantasmic!,andShamu Rocks atSeaWorldofFloridaandSanDiego.HismanyhonorsincludeTonyAwards,aDramaDeskAward,andaLosAngelesDramaCriticsAward.
JASONKANTROWITZ(LightingDesigner)designedforBroadwayandNewYork’sDame Edna-The Royal Tour; Tru; Starmites; The Syringa Tree; Ministry of Progress; Tick, Tick…Boom!;andRadio City Christmas Spectacular. HisnationaltourcreditsincludeThe Phantom of the Opera (associatedesigner)andHats!Kantrowitz’internationalproductionsincludeThe Producers, Fiddler on the Roof, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Syringa Tree, andStars On Ice. HisothercreditsincludeLasVegasspectacularJubilee!; WaltDisneyEntertainment’sFantasmic!, Playhouse Disney Live, Voyage of the Little Mermaid, Festival of the Lion King, Toy Story, and Finding Nemo - The Musical; BuschGardens’ Emerald Beat and Kinetix;andSeaWorld’sShamu Rocks, Pets Ahoy, andJourney to Atlantis.
PETERHYLENSKI’s(SoundDesigner)creditsincludethenewBroadwayrevivalofSweet Charity; Little Women; Brooklyn; Ragtime(London’sWestEnd),forwhichhereceivedanOlivierAwardnomination;Opening Doors; Princesses; Children’s Letters to God; Laughing Room Only; Dora the Explorer Live; Chef’s Theater; Scooby-Doo Live; Ovations!; Spoleto Festival U.S.A. (1999-2002);Blue’s Clues Live; Exactly Like You; Easter; andNiketown(NewYorkCity).Hylenski’screditsasanassociateincludeCirqueduSoleil’sZumanity, Fosse, Taboo, Seussical: The Musical, The Music Man, Follies,and Parade.Forfilmhedidthere-recordingmixerfor Search for Life(AMNH,HaydenPlanetarium),SonicVision(MTV2,AMNH),andPassport to the Universe (FuturiscopePlanetarium,France).
JIMMHALLIDAY(AdditionalCostumeDesigner)isdelightedtobeworkingonthisanniversaryproductionof Annie,his16thproductionofthisclassicandhis14thnationaltourforNETworksPresentations,includingdesignsforlastseason’stourofSweet Charity. HisrecentcreditsincludeVictor/VictoriaatthePapermillPlayhouseandtheworldpremiereofHans Christian AndersenatMaineStateMusicTheatre.Hehasdesignedmorethan200musicalsinstockaroundthecountry,includinga23-yearassociationwithNewYork’sMac-HaydnTheatre.
BERNIEARDIA(HairDesigner)isaCalifornianativeandhasenjoyeda25-yearcareerthatbeganintelevisionwithThe Young and the Restless. AfterworkingforDavidMerrick,heneverleftthetheater.Ardiahasdesignedmorethan50productions,including Kiss of the Spider WomanwithChitaRiveraandStarlight ExpressattheLasVegasHilton.HeisveryhappytohaveworkedwithToniTennille,JamieLynnSigler,DeborahGibson,MackenziePhillips,AnitaGillette,MaryWilson,andJudgeJudy.
WILLIAMBERLONI’s(AnimalTrainer)BroadwaycreditsincludeAnnie(originalSandy),Legally Blonde the Musical, Awake and Sing, The Woman in White, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Gypsy, Camelot, Frankenstein, The First, Alice in Wonderland, Oliver!, Anything Goes, Nick and Nora, La Bete, The Wiz, Annie (20thand30thanniversary),The Wizard of Oz, andDinner at Eight.Since1977hehastrainedanimalsforhundredsofOff-Broadway,andregionaltheaterproductions;tours;movies;televisionshows;andsevenWhiteHouseperformancesforpresidentsJimmyCarter,RonaldReagan,GeorgeH.W.Bush,andBillClinton.BerloniisapublishedauthorandrecipientoftheASPCAHumanitarianAward,OuterCriticsCircleAward,andtheAmericanHumaneAssociationPatsyAward.HeiscurrentlythedirectorofanimalbehaviorattheHumaneSocietyofNewYork.Formoreinformation,visitwww.theatricalanimals.com.
MUSICTHEATREINTERNATIONAL(MTI)isoneoftheworld’sleadingdramaticlicensingagenciesworkingtoprotecttherightsandlegacyofcomposers,lyricists,bookwritersandsupplyscripts,musicalmaterials,andothertheatricalresourcestotheatersaroundtheworld.Withmorethan250titlesinitscatalogue,MTIhasbeenthedrivingforceinperpetuatingmusicalssuchasGuys and Dolls, West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, Annie, Annie Warbucks, Seussical: The Musical,andA Year with Frog and Toad.MTIisalsohomeofTheBroadwayJuniorCollection,70-minuteadaptationsofBroadwaymusicalsdesignedformiddle-schoolstudentstoperforminAnnie, Jr.; The Music Man, Jr.; Aladdin, Jr.;andtheKid’s Collection30-minutemusicalsforelementaryschoolchildrentoperforminCinderella andThe Jungle Book. Formoreinformation,visitwww.mtimusicalworlds.com.
KARYM.WALKER(ExecutiveProducer)wastheexecutiveproducerforMarriottLincolnshireTheatreinChicagofor22yearsbeforejoiningNETworksin2001.Underhisleadership,MarriottLincolnshireTheatredevelopedthelargestmusicaltheatersubscriptionaudienceintheUnitedStates.Itconsistentlyreceivedcriticalpraiseforquality,innovation,anddevelopmentofnewworksforthemusicaltheater,garneringmultipleJosephJeffersonAwardsforexcellence.WalkerisafoundingmemberoftheNationalAllianceforMusicalTheatreandformerpresidentoftheLeagueofChicagoTheaters.HehasbeenexecutiveproducerforNETworkstoursofKiss Me, Kate; Seussical: The Musical; Contact; Cabaret(Korea/Japan);Annie; andRent.
NETworksPRESENTATIONS,LLC(Producer),foundedbyKennethGentryin1995,hasproducedandmanagedmorethan50nationalandinternationalBroadwaymusicaltoursandisaleaderinbringingthehighestcaliberoftheatricalentertainmenttocommunitiesaroundtheworld.ItsNorthAmericantoursincludeAnnie; Hairspray; Rent;CameronMackintosh’sOliver!; Cinderella, starringEarthaKitt;The Full Monty; Show Boat; Ragtime; Jekyll & Hyde; Seussical: The Musical; MatthewBourne’sEdward Scissorhands; Little Women – The Broadway Musical,starringMaureenMcGovern;The Light in the Piazza;andMackintoshandTheNationalTheatre’sOklahoma!InternationaltoursincludeRent, The King and I, Hairspray, Cabaret, Fosse(starringBenVereen),andThe Sound of Music (starringMarieOsmond),travelingtoJapan,Korea,China,Singapore,France,Greece,andregionallyintheUnitedKingdom.NETworks’2007-2008toursincludeAnnie, Hairspray, The Producers, Rent, The Wedding Singer,andMackintosh/NationalTheatreofGreatBritain’sproductionofLerner&Loewe’sMy Fair Lady.g
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STAFFFORAnnie
ExecutiveProducerKaryM.Walker
GeneralManagementGentry&Associates
ScottW.Jackson,GregoryVanderPloeg,DawnMarieBernhard
TourMarketingRepresentationTMG-TheMarketingGroup
TanyaGrubich,LauraMatalon,MaryAlyceBuck,JacquelineSmith
CompanyManagerKenLeist
ProductionStageManager............................................ DavidZackAssistantCompanyManager........................................ DeenaNicolChildWrangler..................................................... SunnyNaughtonHeadCarpenter.................................................... BenjaminNeafusFlyman.......................................................................... A.D.GarrettCarpenter................................................................. JohnPanchelloHeadElectrician............................................. DomenicaBoscardinAssistantElectrician............................................ MichaelHawkinsProps........................................................................... .CoreyKlooshHeadAudio............................................................ BradZuckermanHeadWardrobe.......................................................... MeganMooreAssistantWardrobe/Hair....................................... MeganSzlobodaAssistantDirector........................................................ ShellyBurchAssistantChoreographer.......................... AntoinetteDiPietropoloAssociateScenicDesign................................................. LeeSavageAssistantCostumeCoordinator..................................... EmilyGossAssistantWig/Makeup................................................. SteveJopsonAssistantLightingDesigner............................................PaulTobenAssociateSoundDesigner.............................................. GaryPooleAssistantSoundDesigner...................................... JasonChoquetteAnimalsHandledby......................................AlexanderYepremianChildren’sTutoringby................................OnLocationEducationTutor................................................................................... LoriBetzElectronicMusicProgramming.............................. KeithLevensonRehearsalPianist........................................................... KarenDryerPrintMediaDesign............................................ SolomonFriedmanElectronicMediaDesign.......................................HMSMedia,Inc.ProductionPhotography........................................ JoanMarcusand
PhilMartinPrintingandMaterials..................................................herger3inc.WebsiteDesign............................................................ DavidRiselyMerchandising.............................................. MAXMerchandising,
RandiGrossman,ChrisBruce(Mgr.)Legal............................. Franklin,Weinrib,Rudell&Vassallo,P.C.PayrollServices.........................................................................ADPInsurance.................................................................... ChubbGroupTrucking.....................................................................ClarkTransferHousing/Bussing............................................................. RoadRebelAirlineTravel............................................ CarlsonWagonlitTravel
NETworksSTAFF
ChiefExecutiveOfficer.................................................KenGentryChiefOperatingOfficer........................................ ScottW.JacksonExecutiveProducers.......................... SethWenigandKaryWalkerAssociateProducer....................................................AngelaRowlesGeneralManagers......................................... GregoryVanderPloeg
DawnMarieBernhardAssoc.GeneralManager..................................... SaraJaneBaldwinProductionManager.....................................................JustinReiterDirectorofMarketing/PR........................................... HeatherHessController............................................................... PaulaL.JenkinsAssistantController................................................ JenniferGiffordChiefAccountant................................................... BeverlyHowardAccountant...................................................................... LisaBlankAccountsPayable...................................................... NicoleHughesPayroll.......................................................................... CarmenCoxOfficeManager....................................................... BuddyPiccolinoOfficeAssistants......................................... JudyHarris,NancyKerrProgramCopy............................................................ TuckeyRequa
CreditsScenerybuiltandpaintedbyF&DSceneChanges,Ltd.SoundEquipmentfromPRGAudio,LightingEquipmentfromPRGLighting,RehearsedatChelseaStudios,NaturalHerbCoughDropsCourtesyofRicolaUSA,Inc.JELL-O®brandmaterialusedwithpermissionfromKFHoldings,www.jello.com.
AdditionalArrangementsandOrchestralEnhancementbyNOTIONMusic,Inc.
FinancialServicesandbankingarrangementsbyBankofAmerica
EXCLUSIVETOURDIRECTIONBY:THEBOOKINGGROUP
MeredithBlair,MollieMills,TraceyMcFarland,KaraGebhart
www.thebookinggroup.com
AnnieispresentedbyspecialarrangementwithMUSICTHEATREINTERNATIONAL
NewYork,NYwww.mtishows.com
VisittheAnniewebsiteat:www.annieontour.com
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BIOGRAPHYThemediaandevenherownrecordlabelhave
struggledtodefineLAURALOVE’scolorfulstyle,which
embracestheBlues,Bluegrass,Jazz,Folk,Gospel,Reggae,and
Country.Love,however,hascalledhermusic“Folk-Funk,”
“Afro-Celtic,”or“Hip-Alachian.”Regardlessofhowsheis
described,Lovehasanindisputableanduncannyknackfor
enthrallingaudiencesfromallwalksoflife.
The New York Timesproclaimed,“Her
musicisexuberant.…Sheconveyedthefervor
ofsomeonereachingoutwithanalmostfrenzied
joytoseizethestrandsofaconfusinglifeand
weavethemintoacoherent,life-affirming
vision.”Withhersimpleandyetrevolutionary
music,Lovehasbeencalled“startlinglyoriginal”
byBillboardmagazine.“Hermusicisspare,yet
striking.Hervoiceisripe,supple,strong,and
impossibletoignore.”Loveexhibitstimeless
anddiverseappeal.FansthroughoutNorthAmerica,
Australia,andEuropeagree.HerCDshaverepeatedlymade
Billboard’s annualTop10lists.Shehasplayedformassive
crowdsatvariousfestivalsandvenues,includingNewYork’s
CarnegieHall,SanFrancisco’sGreatAmericanMusic
Hall,WashingtonCenterfortheArtsinOlympia,andthe
AladdinTheaterinPortland,Oregon.
Earlierthisyear,OctoroonBiographyreleasedLove’s
heartbreakingNēGrass,herboldcollaborationwithGrammy
winnersTimO’BrienandMichaelBub.Awarmacoustic
collectionoforiginalandtraditionalNegrospiritualsand
Folksongs,Love’sNēGrassexploresherfamily’shistoryand
touchesuponaheritagethatdatesbacktoAmerica’sCivil
Warandtheslaveryera.
presents
THE LAURA LOVE DUOWednesday, May 14, 2008, 7:30 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission.A question-and-answer session will immediately follow this performance.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
Asidefromhermusicalaccomplishments,Love
haswrittenaharrowingbuthopefulmemoir,whichwas
publishedbyHyperionBooksin2004.You Ain’t Got
No Easter Clothes chroniclesherchaoticchildhoodwith
asuicidalandschizophrenicsinglemother.Whenher
motherwasconfinedtomentalinstitutions,Loveandher
sisterbouncedaround,livinginorphanages,
fosterhomes,convents,andhomelessshelters.
Theirbiologicalfather–Jazzsaxophoneplayer
PrestonLovewhoworkedwiththeCountBasie
Orchestra,LenaHorne,BillieHoliday,andRay
Charles–refusedtoacknowledgeoracceptthe
Lovesisters.Althoughwrenching,thetale
ofsurvivalislacedwithLove’strademarkwit
andsharphumor.Thebookwasfollowedby
analbumthatcarriedthesametitleandwas
well-received.Thatsamedeterminationand
strengththathelpedLoveendurehertumultuousupbringing
shinethroughindaringalbumssuchas Octoroon, Shum
Ticky,andWelcome to Pagan Place.
TheotherhalfofTheLauraLoveDuoisOrville
Johnson,arecognizedmasterofCountry-Bluesguitar.
Renownedforhisdynamicvocals,Johnsonhaswowed
Northwestcrowdswithhisexcitingshowsandacclaimed
recordings.Theguitarist,greatlypursuedbybandsthat
performRoots-basedmusic,hasearnedanimpressive
reputationasasideman,sessionplayer,andrecordproducer.
TheLauraLoveDuohasheadlinedfestivalsandclubs
throughouttheUnitedStates,Canada,andAustralia,and
hastouredwithsinger-songwritersPattyLarkinandCatie
Curtis,andtheAustraliantrioFruit.g
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presents
JON KIMURA PARKER, PIANOFriday, May 16, 2008, 8:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission.The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
PROGRAM
Scenes From a Jade Terrace (1987) AlexinaLouie Warrior (b.1949) Memories in an Ancient Garden Southern Sky
Carnaval: Scénes mignonnes sur quatre notes, Op. 9 RobertSchumann 1.Preambule 12.Chopin (1810-1856) 2.Pierrot 13.Estrella 3. Arlequin 14.Reconnaissance 4.Valse noble 15.Pantalon et Colombine 5.Eusebius 16.Valse allemande 6.Florestan 17.Intermezzo: Paganini 7.Coquette 18.Aveu 8.Replique: Sphinxes 19.Promenade 9. Papillons 20.Pause 10.A.S.C.H. – S.C.H.A. 21.Marche des “Davidsbündler”(Lettres dansantes) contre les Philistins 11.Chiarina
INTERMISSION
The Rite of Spring IgorStravinsky PartI: PartII: (1882-1971) Adoration of the Earth The Sacrifice arrangedby Introduction Introduction JonKimuraParker Dances of the Young Girls Mystical Circles of the Young Girls Mock Abduction Glorification of the Victim Spring Rounds Summoning of the Ancients Games of the Rival Tribes Ritual Dance of the Ancients Procession of the Sage Sacred Dance - The Victim Dance of the Earth
ExclusiveManagement:OPUS3Artists
470ParkAvenueSouthNewYork,NewYork10016
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at breakfast, lunch and dinner• Special theatre menus
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(562) 809-0510Across the street from the Performing Arts Center
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achievementandservicetoCanadaorhumanity.Atrue
Canadianambassadorofmusic,Parkerhasgiventwo
commandperformancesforQueenElizabethII,specialshows
fortheUnitedStatesSupremeCourt,andconcertsforthe
primeministersofCanadaandJapan.
Acommittededucator,Parkerisapianoprofessor
attheShepherdSchoolofMusicatRiceUniversity
inHouston,Texas.CurrentlytheE.StephenPurdom
DistinguishedVisitingArtistattheSchwobSchoolofMusic
atColumbusStateUniversityinGeorgia,healsoserves
astheartisticadvisoroftheOrcasIslandChamberMusic
Festival.ParkerhasgivenmasterclassesattheSteans
Institute,TheBanffCentre,theBrevardMusicFestival,
Caramoor’sRisingStarsprogram,andTheJuilliardSchool.
HeperformsandlecturesinremoteregionsofCanadaas
afoundingmemberofthePianoSixFoundationandits
touringprogram,PianoPlus.
Anactivemediapersonality,Parkerhashostedtwo
seasonsoftheClassicalmusictelevisionseriesWhole
NotesonBravo!Canada.HealsoemceedtheCanadian
BroadcastCorporation(CBC)RadioTwo’sfive-partseries
Up and Coming, whichshowcasesthetalentsofpromising
youngmusiciansinCanada.Heplayedhimselfinaguest
appearanceontheDisneyChannel’sUnder the Umbrella Tree
andwasalsoseenonCNNperforminginwar-tornSarajevo.
ParkerhasbeendocumentedfrequentlyonCBC,aswellas
onPBS’The Visionaries.
ParkerhasrecordedfortheTelarclabelwithconductor
YoelLevi,conductor-composerAndréPrevin,andcomposer
PeterSchickele.g
BIOGRAPHYJONKIMURAPARKERwasborn,raised,and
educatedinVancouver,BritishColumbia.Hisextraordinary
careerhastakenhimfromCarnegieHallandtheSydney
OperaHousetoBaffinIslandandZimbabwe.Hehas
performedwiththePhiladelphiaOrchestraatCarnegie
Hall,theChicagoSymphonyatRavinia,andtheDeutsche
SymphonieatthePhilharmonieBerlin.Hehasgiven
recitalsinLondon,NewYork,Chicago,Munich,Budapest,
Sydney,HongKong,andTokyo,andhasperformedwiththe
ClevelandandTokyoQuartets,Grammy-winningviolinist
JoshuaBell,violinistCho-LiangLin,andviolinist-conductor
PinchasZukerman.LastseasonheappearedwiththeLos
AngelesPhilharmonicinconcertattheHollywoodBowl.
Aversatileperformer,ParkerhasalsojammedwithDoc
SeverinseninCalgaryandBobbyMcFerrininPhiladelphia
andBaltimore.
ParkerearnedaGoldMedalatthe1984Leeds
InternationalPianoCompetition.In1999,hebecame
anofficeroftheOrderofCanada,whichrecognizes
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presents
THE FOLK REUNIONfeaturing
THE BRANDYWINE SINGERS
THE HIGHWAYMENand
THE LIMELITERS
Saturday, May 17, 8:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission.The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
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BIOGRAPHIESTHEBRANDYWINESINGERSemergedfrom
the1960sFolk-musicboom,carvinganicheforitselfinthe
nationalspotlight.Withauniqueblendoftraditionaland
contemporarymusicsprinkledwithcharminghumor,poetry,
andwittystories,thebandwaswidelyembracedbythe
Americanpublic.
Foundedin1962bytwinbrothersRickShaw
andRonShaw,TheBrandywineSingersaddedathird
member,LesClark,in1965.Withhitafterhit,thegroup
climbednationalmusiccharts,performingthroughout
NorthAmericawithconcertsatuniversities,festivals,and
nightclubssuchasNewYork’srenownedCopacabanaand
HaroldsClubinReno,Nevada.Theensembleappearedon
ABC’sWide World of Entertainment, andthemusicalvariety
showHootenanny,whichfeaturedvariousPop-Folkacts.
AfterrecruitingacclaimedNewEnglandsinger-
songwriterTaylorWhitesidetore-createthesoundthat
ignitedthelegend,TheBrandywineSingersrecordedthe
World-Class Folkalbum,whichreturnedthegrouptotouring.
In1958,Connecticut’sWesleyanUniversitybecame
thebirthplaceofTheClansmen,wholaterbecameTHE
HIGHWAYMEN,whenDaveFisher,SteveButts,Bob
Burnett,ChanDaniels,andSteveTrottmet.Ayearlater,
thequintetsignedwithUnitedArtists(UA),thenastart-up
recordlabelthatreleasedthegroup’sfirstalbum,aself-titled
effortthatfailedtosell.Asaresult,thebandwaspromptly
droppedbythelabel,onlytobepickedupbyanindependent
distributorwhopassionatelypromotedthesingleMichael,
Row the Boat Ashore todiscjockeys,radiostations,andother
distributors.Thesonggainedpopularity,andin1961it
reachedtheNo.Onespotonthecharts.
TheHighwaymen’salbum,Standing Room Only,
followed,alongwithmoreconcertsandtelevision
appearancesonToast of the Town(alsoknownasThe Ed
Sullivan Show). The Gypsy Rover singlewasabighit,and
Cotton Fieldsbecametheinspirationforcontemporary
musicianssuchasTheBeachBoysandCreedenceClearwater
Revival.TheHighwaymen’salbum,The Spirit and the Flesh,
wasreleasedin1964,andthegroupamicablydisbanded
soonafter,butstillgottogetheroccasionallytoperformat
musicfestivalsandanniversaryconcerts.Thebandofficially
reunitedin1987,andtoday,thequintetincludesbassist
JohannHelton,whojoinedTheHighwaymenin1991,
replacingDanielswhodiedin1975.
In1959,THELIMELITERSbeganperformingin
SanFrancisco,thenthecenterofAmerica’sburgeoning
ContemporaryFolkmusicmovement.Unlikemostaspiring
performers,thegroupfoundsuccessalmostimmediately.
Astringofbest-sellingalbumsledtonumerousTV
appearances,whichmadethebandahouseholdname.As
themusicalrepresentativeforCoca-Cola,thecrewcreated
arenditionofthejingleThings Go Better With Coke,which
becamehighlypopular.Thegroup’sothermemorablesongs
includeCity of New Orleans, A Dollar Down, Lonesome
Traveler,andWhiskey in the Jar.Theensemble’sappeal
wasfarandwide,promptingTimemagazinetowrite:“If
thebutton-down,scrubbed-lookingKingstonTrioarethe
undergraduatesofbig-timeFolksinging,TheLimelitersare
thefaculty.”
Theensuingdecadesbroughtnewfacesandtalent
tothegroup,butthebandhasalwaysremainedtruetoits
signaturesound.TheLimeliterstodayconsistsoftenorMack
Bailey,bassist-songwriterAndyCorwin,andsinger-guitarist
GaylanTaylor.Withitsupdated,thrillingblendofharmony,
humor,andsatire,thetriomaintainsitsappealwithmultiple
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BIOGRAPHYRichardSpringthorpe,betterknownasRICK
SPRINGFIELD,hassoldmorethan18millionrecords
worldwideandreleased17Top40hits.Springfieldhasalso
receivedseveralTop10honorsandaGrammyAwardfor
“BestRockVocalPerformance,Male”forhisNo.Onehit,
Jessie’s Girl.
BorninSydney,Australia,Springfieldjoinedtheband
Zootin1969.Thebandscoredseveralhitsandbecame
oneofthemostpopulargroupsinAustralia.Afterthe
groupbrokeup,Springfieldwentsoloandgarneredhisfirst
U.S.successthefollowingyearwithare-recordingofhis
Australianhit Speak to the Sky. ThesongreachedNo.14in
theUnitedStatesontheBillboardcharts.
Duringthattime,Springfieldbegantopursueacting,
guest-starringinseveralpopulartelevisionshows.Not
wantingtogiveupmusic,healsosignedarecordingcontract
withRCA.Inthemidstofrecordinghisdebutalbumfor
thelabel,hejoinedthepopularsoapoperaGeneral Hospital
in1981toplayDr.NoahDrake.Springfield’spopularity
skyrocketed,settingthestageforthereleaseofthealbum
Working Class Doglaterthatyear.Poweredbyhiscatchy
Pop-Rockhooks,hedominatedthechartswithhitafter
hit.Hisfollow-upalbum,1982’s Success Hasn’t Spoiled Me
Yet,wasanothermulti-Platinumseller,followedbyathird
Platinum-seller,1983’sLiving in Oz.
presents
THE SQUIRTSMATT BISSONETTE, BASS
GEORGE BERNHARDT, GUITARRODGER CARTER, DRUMS
opening for
RICK SPRINGFIELDWednesday, May 21, 2008, 8:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermissionThe taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
Springfieldmadetheleaptothebigscreenin1984
withHard to Hold. Thesoundtrackforthefilmgenerated
anotherTop10hit,Love Somebody.
Withthereleaseofhis1985album,Tao,Springfield
hadreleasedfivealbumsinfiveyears.Afterperformingat
theLive Aid benefitconcertandontheAmerican Bandstand
25th-anniversaryspecial,hedecidedtotakeabreak.
In1988Springfieldreturnedtoperforming,releasing
Rock of Life. Anaccidentshatteredhiscollarbone,forcing
himtocancelatourandallappearancestopromotethe
album.
Afterrecovering,Springfieldreturnedtotelevisionin
theseriesHigh Tidein1994.Followinghisthree-yearrunon
theshow,hereturnedtothestagein1997,performingfor
thefirsttimeinseveralyears.Thefollowingyear,therocker
releasedKarma,bringinghimbacktotheconcertstage.
Duringthepast10years,Springfieldhascontinued
todrawaudiencesonstage,onscreen,andthroughhis
recordings.Fortwoyearshestarredinthepopular EFXshow
inLasVegas,earningravereviews.In2004,heformedthe
GomerRecordslabelandreleasedthealbumShock/Denial/
Anger/Acceptance,followedbythe2005release The Day After
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LATECOMERS will be seated at the discretion of the house staff at an appropriate pause in the program.
CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION VIEWING is available in the Lobby of each seating level and at the Lobby bar.
THE CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS’ Auditorium and Sierra Room are available for special events on a rental basis. For more information, please call Special Event Services at (562) 916-8510, ext. 2827.
BE THE FIRSTLEARN about upcoming events and other important information about the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (CCPA). Don’t spend time looking for CCPA news; let it come right to you as it happens! To be in-the-know, just fill out this form and hand it to any of our ushers at intermission or following the performance.
NAME E-MAIL
ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP
4-Speed Delivery Service, Inc.Judy Akin-Palmer and Dr.
Jacques PalmerDeidri and Barry AldersonBarbara and Benjamin
AlhadeffJami and Carlos AnguloDr. Dixie and Ed ArnoldCynthia and Bill ArthurLarry BaggsNancy and Nick BakerDebby and Norman BaldersTerry BalesSharon and Gill BarnettSallie BarnettAlan BarryIn Loving Memory of Carol M. BehanYvette BelcherPeggy BellBarbara BerhnsJohn BeringerMorris BernsteinNorman BlancoKathleen BlomoJudy and Don BogartMarilyn BogenschutzLinda and Sergio BonettiPaula BriggsMelanie and Michael BroadDarrell BrookeShelley and Danny BroseMary BroughCheryl and Kerry BryanMary and Bob BuellIna BurtonLinda and Larry BurtonDr. Marjorie Cain MitchellRobert CampbellMichael CanupMichelle CaseyYvonne CattellSylvia and Tuncer CebeciChamber Music Society of Detroit Joann and George ChambersRodolfo ChavezDr. Philip ChinnGenevieve and Ralph ChoyPatricia ChristieCarlota and Daniel CiauriNeal ClydeMark CochraneMichael CohnBarbara and Jim ConklinPatricia CookusVirginia CorreaRon Cowan
THE CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (CCPA) thanks the following CCPA Associates who have contributed to the CCPA’s Endowment Fund. The Endowment Fund was established in 1994 under the visionary leadership of the Cerritos City Council to ensure that the CCPA would remain a welcoming, accessible, and affordable venue in which patrons can experience the joy of entertainment and cultural enrichment. For more information about the Endowment Fund or to make a contribution, please contact the CCPA Administrative Offices at (562) 916-8510.
Patricia CozziniPamela and John CrawleyEugenia CreasonVirginia CzarneckiMelody and Ray DappJoy Darling and Don MackinAngel De SevillaRobert DeanMr. and Mrs. Chuck DeckardSusanne and John DeHartLesLee and Karl DelaneyLouise and John DellasanteErin DelliquadriBruce DickinsonJane and Larry DicusAmy and George DominguezLinda DowellGloria DumaisStanley DzieminskiLee EakinShoreen and Don EakinDee EatonHeidi Eddy-Dorn and Larry DornGary EdwardConnie and Jim EdwardsEric EltingeTeri EspositoRichard FalbRenee FallahaDr. Stuart FarberDon FelderHeather M. FerberDr. Susan FoxTeresa FreebornJune and Takeshi FujisakiArthur GapasinLori and Bob GayFranz GerichRoberta and Dr. Lawrence
GershonThe Goldsmith FamilyWilliam GoodwinGraham GoslingDebe and Larry GrahamSuzanne and Bob GraysonDr. Jon GrazerSusan and Dr. Robert GreenNorma and Gary GreeneKenneth GreenleafTamra and Kirby GreenleeAllen GroganRoger HaleCarol and Harry HanakiLois and Thomas HarrisHedy HarrisonHoward HerdmanSaul Hernandez
Pam and Judge Philip HickokPing HoDeborah and Samuel HooperRoberta and Dr. Gary
HopkinsBonnie HudsonMelvin HughesMarianne and Robert
HughlettPaul IrbyMark ItzkowitzSharon JacobyJosé Iturbi FoundationJames JulianiLuanne KamiyaGloria and Sherman KappeFay and Lawrence KerneenJoseph KienleNorm KirschenbaumJack and Jacky KleyhGillian and Philip KlinkertJulie and Hon. Don KnabeKaren KnechtLee M. Kochems and Vincent J. PattiJerry KohlDawn Marie KotsonisDr. Philip KressLinda and Harry KusudaPatrice and Kevin KyleCarl LaconicoNelson LaneDavid LatterEarnestine LavergnePat and Maynard LawMr. and Mrs. Harold LeachPaolo LedesmaLaura and Charles LeeDonna and Todd LempertJenny and Jim LevyVanessa LewisMarcia LewisTeresa and Robert LidmanLos Cerritos CenterJohnny MagsbyDenise ManoogianStephen MaoDonna K. MartinPamela and John MartinJanice Kay MatthewsPansy and Robert MattoxCecilia and Ronald MausCarol and William McCuneMarilyn and Dennis McGormanUrsula and Lawrence MelvinBarbara and Edwin Mendenhall
Diana MerrymanTodd MeyerLuzviminda MiguelGary MillerKathleen MillerEllie and Jim MonroePatricia MooreBecky MoralesThomas A. MorganCortland MyersCaroline and Alan NakkenNational Endowment for the ArtsAlan NegosianA.J. NeimanNew England Foundation for the ArtsRonald NicholsToby NishidaLinda NomuraCathryn O’Brien-SmithAnn and Clarence OharaKaren OhtaVictoria and Raymond
OrlandoPam OrmistonDr. Paul OrrP. P. Mfg. Co. Inc. - Ronald BurrGeorge PalominoMary Ellen PascucciAngela and Devy PaulWaynn PearsonBarbara and Paul PenroseJackie and Joe PloenMerrill PlouForrest PoormanPreserved TreeScapes Int’l-
Dennis E. GabrickSusan RagoneBijan RaminehKaren RandallBev and George RayBev and George Ray Charitable FoundationRobin RaymondSharon Reece and Laurence
HarmaRosalie RelleveDiane and Richard RenakerNikki and Dennis ReppBetty and Nash RiveraLynne RosePatricia RoseJean RothaermelThomas RothwellMartin RubyShirley RundellSharon and Larry Sagert
Dennis SaltsMonica SanchezWendy and Tom SchiffMildred ScholnickLorraine and William SedlakMary SerlesOlivette ShannonKristi ShawCindy ShilkretKaren and James ShultzKathleen SidarisNeil SiegelIna Silverman and Larry StarrDorothy SimmonsLoren SlaferSylvia SligarFred SmithSo Cal Medical, Inc.Kerry SpearsCraig M. Springer, Ph.D.Eleanor St. ClairKris and Robert SteedmanGale SteinDonna StevensBryan StirratKay and Harvey StoverRichard StrayerWilliam StringerRichard SurbeckLawrence TakahashiLaVerne TancillDr. Silas ThomasKen ThompsonJoann TommySharon TouchstoneKaren Trace-VerzaniLilliane K. TriggsJean TuohinoMaria TupazUnited Parcel ServiceAlex UrbachTim VanEckRaman VenkatMaria Von SadovszkyDiane and Fred VunakCharles WadmanRobert WaltersAngela S.WangWave BroadbandAnita and Dr. David WeinsteinMargie and David WilliamsPamela WilsonCharlotte and Howard WinerPornwit WipanuratCharles WongJeanne YanezJeanette YeeAsuman and Deniz YilmazXavier Zavatsky
To request a change to your listing on this page, please call (562) 467-8806, or send an e-mail to [email protected].
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Friends of Arts Education at the Cerritos Center It’s for the kids!
It is our belief that when you bring the arts into children’s lives, you give them new ways to see the world.
The Friends of Arts Education is a non-profit organization that recognizes the arts as a vital and indispensable part of a comprehensive education. We strive to ensure that all children in our communities have an opportunity to experience the power and beauty of the performing arts.
The arts are an integral part of cultural literacy; they encourage creativity, critical thinking and problem solving. The arts enable students to build self-esteem and self-discipline as well as teach cooperation and effective expression. Research shows that integrating the arts into the school curriculum improves academic achievement, motivates attendance, increases test scores and promotes involvement.
All our programs are provided free of charge to schools and we serve over 100,000 children, teachers and families every year!
The Friends programs are designed to support the California State Board of Education Visual and Performing Arts standards for kindergarten through grade twelve.
We offer: o Daytime Educational Performances by world-class artists o Professional Development Workshops for teachers o Creative Expressions program for students o Performing Arts Scholarships for high school seniors o Artists in the Classroom o Family Arts Festival o Art S.M.A.R.T. activities for at-risk youth detainees
Family Arts Festival Sunday, June 1, 2008
at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
A day of arts and fun for the whole family! Experience hands-on arts activities, the interactive Musical Zoo, and over 40 performances
on five different stages.
For more information contact Hélène Trudeau at (562) 916-1300
To find out more about the Friends, make a donation, or get involved, please contact the Friends office at (562) 467-8844 or visit us online at www.friendsofaecc.com
Friends of Arts Education at the Cerritos Center 12700 Center Court Drive Cerritos, California 90703
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PLATINUM CIRCLE [$12,500 - above] Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo • B & B Stables/Bob & Mary Buell • Nick & Nancy Baker • The Boeing Company • BP America Inc. • The City of Cerritos • Dwight Stuart Youth Foundation • Don & Shoreen Eakin • Dr. Gary & Roberta Hopkins Sherman & Gloria Kappe • Los Angeles County Arts Commission Los Angeles County Supervisor Don & Julie Knabe • Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Lomelil • Dan Neyenhuis • Bev & George Ray/Lefiell • UPS Weingart Foundation • Jane & Sonny Yada • Yamaha Corporation of America
GOLD CIRCLE [$6,250 - $12,499] Abelstik/Alan Syzdek • John H. & Betty A. Adams Trust • Ralph & Genevieve Choy • Mr. & Mrs. Dan Ciauri • Joy Darling • Fred & Carmen Davidson • Roland, Anna & Michael Dennis • Gary & Jeanette Frank • Jim & Nancy Gaines • Gilbert & Marsha Honeycutt • Bonnie & Mary Hudson • Mr. & Mrs. Robert Lienau, Jr. Mainly Seconds Pottery, Plants & Things • John F. Martin, CPA & Assoc., Inc. • Ruth McClure • William & Lorraine McCune Family Foundation • Dennis & Marilyn McGorman • Timothy & Carol McMahon • Pacific Life Foundation • James & Karen Schultz Art & Marilynn Segal • Sharyne Snyder • Kay & Harvey StoverGeorge & Ruri Sugimoto • Ronald Weber • Scott & Donna White
SILVER CIRCLE [$2,500 - $6,249] Dr. Gary A. Afferino & Dr. Betty C. Tai • Larry C. Anduha & Hedy Harrison-Anduha • Astor Broadcast Group • Beringer & Associates, Inc. • Mary & Roy Blackburn • Dr. & Mrs. Patrick Bushman • Martin D. Chavez • Robert Chavez • In Loving Memory of Patrice Ann Clifton/Felix & Jozell Gallion-Robertson • Gary & Patsy Connors • Steve & Karen Davenport • John DeckerLloyd & Caroline de Llamas • Bill & Suzan DeYo • George & Amy Dominguez • Employees Community Fund of Boeing California Ronald & Delores Eveland • Manny & Cecilia Gallardo • Michael & Gayle Garrity • Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Garvey • The Gettys Family Ronald & Susan Gillaspie • Larry & Debe Graham • Dr. & Mrs. Robert & Susan Green • Laurence Harma & Sharon ReeceRichard C. & Dian Herr • Hon. & Mrs. Philip H. Hickok • Sam & Deborah Hooper • Dr. & Mrs. David V. Hubbell • Hing & Doris Hung • Indymac Bank • Jan Janura • Kaczor/Irby Families • John H. Kendall • Dr. & Mrs. Philip I. Kress • Greg & Jerylyn KrihaLakewood Regional Medical Center • Dr. Soledad Lee • Dr. Allan Lifson & James Neuman, California Educational Consultant Group, Inc. • Robert & Karla Maez • Frank & Janet McCord • Michael & Marilyn McCullough • Lawrence & Diana Midland • Alvin MundoNancy Nicola & Warren Lampkin • Allan & Caroline NakkenStephen & Brenda Olson • Paul D. Orr, M.D. • A.J. Padelford & Son, Inc. • Salome Pichardo • Steven E. Potts • Gary Prince • Nikki & Dennis Repp • Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California • Larry & Sharon Sagert • Dr. & Mrs. Mark S. SchnitzerSteve & Linda Shaffer • Helen L. Sheffield • Wanda M. Slade • Mr. &
Mrs. Bryan A. Stirrat • Bob & Ann Stoffel • A.J. Taen • TargetVerizon • Ms. Karen Trace-Verzani • Waffles of California • Walter & Phyllis White • Daniel J. & Linda M. Williams • Dr. Winer/Woods Electric • Richard & Elena Zumel
BRONZE CIRCLE [$1,250 - $2,499] John & Jo Bakulich • Brian & Pat Beck • Ken & Lynn BoshartMichael & Melanie Broad • Mel & Row Briggs • Larry & Linda Burton/The Hada Family • Frank Cardone • Lucy & Kingsbury Conner In Memory of Dana Patrick Conner • John DaleyJohn & Louise Dellasanta • Larry & Jane Dicus • Shirley Dohrman Connie & Jim Edwards • Dean & Karen Fisher • Sheila A. FulmisVicki Gutman/Notes by Vicki • Van & Linda Hartley • Edward & Esther Ho • Bob & Marianne Hughlett • James Jenkins • Robert & Barbara Jerome • Jim & Karen King • Jack & Jacky Kleyh • Keith & Sharon Kuroyama • Mary & Robert LaFrance • Maynard & Patricia Law • Ray & Kathleen Lovell • David & Jeany McFarland • Sidney & Sondra Melnick • Frank & Sandy Micheletti • Don & Delores Munro • Danny N. Ogawa • Mavis E. Petersen & Family • Roya & Bob Phillips • Jane & Paul Pratt • Ron & Suzanne Rector • Rick & Diane Renaker • In Memory of G.A. & Morene Rogers/Gerald L. Faris • Marjorie Rosenberg & Carol Smith • Martin Ruby • Joseph D. Sears • William Sedlak • Cindy Shilkret • Edwin & Joyce SmithSoroptomist International of Artesia-Cerritos • Susan Sung • Marge Tanaka • Michi & Ron Tanimoto • Michele Vice-Maslin • James & Jill Webb • Gary Whitener/Trim-Lok, Inc. • Janice Wilbur • Woman’s Club of Artesia-Cerritos
CERRITOS CIRCLE [$600 - $1,249]Joseph Aldama • Dale Becker • Isaac Kawamoto • Dr. & Mrs. Han-Pin Kan • Dennis & Vonnie Kinoshita • Los Cerritos CenterBrian & Terri Mayeda • John Molina • Stephen Morris • Noontime Optimist Club of Cerritos • Joshua Rosman • Edward J. & Tracy Simmons • Stephen Skinner & Deborah Orth • Nancy Sur SmithWalmart/Tammy Cannon • Jeanne Yanez
PATRON CIRCLE [$300 - $599]Absolute Health Care • Dale Becker • Lindy & Basia BressickelloDon & Sharron Brundige • Eileen Castle • Dr. J. Mansfield DeanStuart L. Farber • Joan & Marty Flax • Kay & Mary Jane Fujimura Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence Gershon • Rosemary Escalera GutierrezHerb Hundt • Ernest & Kay Ikuta • Matthew & Roberta JenkinsKarl Jefferson • Darryl Johnson • Jerry & Sharyn Kelly • Ms. Nancy H. Kennedy • Sue & Stephen Klein • Terry L. Koepke • Alain Gravel & Larry Kraft • Barry & Sandy Lakin • Charles & Laura Lee • Dr. & Mrs. Max B. Martinez • Clarence & Celia Masuo • Robert & Shirley Murphy • Diana & Rick Needham, Prudential California RealtyMr. & Mrs. Michael Nishida • Mr. & Mrs. John Richmond • Joyce Righetti • Gary T & Laura Rose • The David Samson Family • Ron, Judy & Lola Shiraishi • Sue & Richard Solomon • Howard & Celia Spitzer • Harold & Edna Yamaguchi • Carol & Sab Yamashita
Present a ticket stub for any show starting at 7:00 PM or laterto receive a 10% discount (food only, excludes alcohol).
Must be used same evening of the show.
Come in before the show and receive a 10% discount (food only,excludes alcohol) when you present a ticket for the show that day.