2009–2010 Season Sponsors

2009–2010 Season Sponsors
The City of Cerritos gratefully thanks
our 2009–2010 Season Sponsors
for their generous support of the
Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts.
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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
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National Endowment for the Arts
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In Loving Memory of Carol M. Behan
Bev & George Ray Charitable Fund
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Dr. Stuart L. Farber
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Jill Edwards
Carla Ellis
Robert Ellis
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Ann Kough
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Carl Laconico
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Paolo Ledesma
In Loving Memory of Ethel Lee
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Stan Nakamura
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William Shakespeare
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Kevin Speaks
Kerry Spears
Dan Stange
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Gale Stein
Donna Stevens
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Richard Strayer
William R. Stringer
A.J. Taen
Lawrence Takahashi
Nora and Winford Teasley
Ken Thompson
Karen Tilson
Joann Tommy
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Lilliane K. Triggs
Jean Tuohino
Maria Tupaz
Alex Urbach
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Tim VanEck
Maria Von Sadovszky
Diane and Fred Vunak
Charles Wadman
Laura Walker
Robert Walters
Angela and Sinclair Wang
Karen and Robert Webb
Carol Webster and Chris
Enterline
Darlene Weidner
Anita and David Weinstein
Sandra Welsh
Helen Williams
Lee Williamson
Merrillyn Wilson
Pornwit Wipanurat
Charles Wong
Robert Worley
Jeanette Yee
Basha Yonis
Ruthann Yuhas
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presents
George Benson An Unforgettable
Tribute to nat king cole
Saturday, September 12, 2009, 8:00 PM
This performance will not include an intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPhy
Ten-time Grammy-winning guitarist-vocalist
GEORGE BENSON, accompanied by an orchestra,
celebrates the legacy of a musical icon in AN
UNFORGETTABLE TRIBUTE TO NAT KING COLE.
Cole conquered the Pop charts in the 1950s and 1960s with
timeless ballads, including Mona Lisa, Route
66, Ramblin’ Rose, and his timeless signature
hit Unforgettable. The one-of-a-kind acoustic
evening also will showcase Benson’s own
collection of award-winning R&B-Pop-Jazz
hits, including Give Me the Night, Turn Your
Love Around, Being With You, Mornin’, and
Moody’s Mood.
Pianist Cole and guitarist Benson each
earned his standing in show business as Jazz
musicians. While each achieved great success
and acclaim in multiple musical genres, Cole
and Benson remained true to their Jazz roots, lending to their
timeless appeal.
In the early 1960s, Benson began establishing his
reputation as an adventurous guitarist. His warm, smooth
tone and a funky edge to his music drew rave reviews from
fans and the press. This paved the way for Benson’s illustrious
career and his numerous awards, including three Grammys
in 1976 alone – for the Pop instrumental Breezin’; The
Masquerade, which won “Record of the Year”; and the R&B
instrumental Theme From Good King Bad. As his influence
grew in the music industry, more Grammy Awards followed,
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including for On Broadway; Off Broadway; and God Bless the
Child, his popular collaboration with fellow Grammy winners
Al Jarreau and Jill Scott.
Benson’s crossover to various musical genres over the
years has succeeded in large part due to his staunch loyalty
to his Jazz beginnings. While his popularity
soared on the Pop and R&B charts, his
albums Absolute Benson, Standing Together,
That’s Right, Love Remembers, Tenderly,
and Bad Benson all have dominated the
top spot on the Jazz charts. His 2006 Givin’
It Up album collaboration with Jarreau
catapulted to the No. One position on
the Contemporary Jazz chart after earning
glowing reviews from USA Today, National
Public Radio, and Billboard magazine.
Billboard praised Benson as “an
amazingly versatile musician. … He can play in just about
any style … with supreme taste, a beautiful rounded tone,
terrific speed, a marvelous sense of logic in building solos,
and, always, an unquenchable urge to swing.”
The Los Angeles Times concurred: “Hearing George
Benson in action is a bit like attending a nonstop tripleheader: A gifted Jazz guitarist, an appealing singer, and
a master of fusion, Funk and Rhythm and Blues, he is a
multiple-threat performer, offering programs with a smidgen
of something for virtually every Jazz and Jazz-related taste.” n
presents
Kool & The Gang
Friday, September 18, 2009, 8:00 PM
This performance will not include an intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPhy
In 1964, Khalis Bayyan (originally Ronald Bell) and his
brother, Robert “Kool” Bell, teamed up with friends Dennis
“DT” Thomas and George “Funky” Brown to form The
Jazziacs, which later was renamed KOOL & THE GANG.
While the group had some Top 40 R&B successes, it was the
band’s 1973 album Wild and Peaceful that earned Gold record
status. The album propelled Kool & the Gang onto the music
charts with its first No. One R&B hit Hollywood Swinging,
the Top 10 Pop single Funky Stuff, and the nightclub favorite
Jungle Boogie.
The danceable title track from the Ladies’ Night album
rocked the music charts and paved the way for the band’s
signature song: Celebration, an anthem with such an
infectious rhythm that it became the theme song of the 1980
World Series, the 1981 Super Bowl, and the 1981 NBA
Championship. The song rocked the Billboard R&B charts
at No. One for six consecutive weeks and dominated the top
spot on Billboard’s Pop chart.
With a current lineup that includes four of the original
members (Bayyan, Bell, Thomas, and Brown), Kool &
the Gang is one of the longest-performing R&B groups in
American music history, boasting a career that spans more
than three decades, spawning 31 Gold and Platinum albums.
The band’s Top 10 singles include Higher Plane and The Spirit
of the Boogie.
The hits continued in the ’80s as Kool & the Gang
dominated radio airwaves with Get Down On It, Take My
Heart, Let’s Go Dancing, Joanna, and Tonight. The multiPlatinum album Emergency produced the Top 10 singles
Cherish and Fresh. In the 1990s, a new generation of musicians and singers
drew inspiration from Kool & the Gang’s repertoire. Jungle
Boogie was featured on blockbuster Pulp Fiction’s multiPlatinum-selling soundtrack, and several Hip Hop and Rap
performers – including P. Diddy, Coolio, and Will Smith –
added their own twists to the band’s biggest hits.
In 2004, The Hits Reloaded was released, showcasing
today’s hottest singers performing Kool & the Gang classics
such as Ladies Night (Atomic Kitten), Get Down On It (Blue
and Lil’ Kim), and Too Hot (Lisa Stansfield). n
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presents
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER
REVISITED
Saturday, September 19, 2009, 8:00 PM
This performance will not include an intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHY
Creedence Clearwater Revival dominated the music
charts in the ’60s and ’70s with simple yet uncompromising
hits such as Born on the Bayou, Travelin’ Band, Down on the
Corner, and Green River. While the term “Roots Rock” had
not yet been coined, the pioneering band defined the genre
with lyrics that paid tribute to the working class. The group’s
songs, said Billboard, “evoked enduring images of Americana
and reflected burning social issues of the day.”
After Creedence Clearwater Revival disbanded in
1972, bassist Stu Cook and drummer Doug “Cosmo” Clifford formed CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVISITED
in 1995. Cook and Clifford initially planned only to play at
private parties. However, audience reaction to the shows was
so overwhelmingly positive, regular concerts soon followed.
Today, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame duo leads a group
that performs about 100 shows a year.
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Prompted by public demand, the reincarnated band
released the two-disc album Recollection in 1998, which,
according to Allmusic, greatly improves on Creedence Clearwater Revival’s timeless singles, including Heard It Through
the Grapevine, Have You Ever Seen the Rain, and Fortunate
Son. The album went Platinum in 2008.
With a lineup that includes lead singer/rhythm guitarist
John Tristao, lead guitarist Tal Morris, and multi-instrumentalist Steve Gunner, Cook and Clifford have revitalized
classics like Lodi, Up Around the Bend, and Lookin’ Out My
Back Door for enthusiastic fans throughout North America,
South America, New Zealand, Europe, and Asia. The Hollywood Reporter called a Creedence Clearwater Revisited concert “an amazing list of hit after hit” that celebrates “some of
the best American Rock ever written and recorded.” n
presents
LES BROWN’S BAND OF RENOWN
Sunday, September 20, 2009, 3:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHy
LES BROWN’S BAND OF RENOWN delivers the
hits of the ’40s, ’50s, and ’60s – including songs by Glenn
Miller and Bobby Darin – and keeps the Swing sensation
alive for enthusiastic generations of music fans. Remembered
for its 50-year partnership with the late Bob Hope on his radio and television shows and tours to entertain U.S. soldiers
around the world, the group is best known for its classic 1945
Sentimental Journey recording with Doris Day. The recording
catapulted the songstress into international fame and became
the unofficial anthem commemorating the poignant return of
American troops at the end of World War II. The band, credited with launching Tony Bennett’s stellar career, also worked
with legendary radio and television personalities Steve Allen
and Dean Martin.
The Les Brown orchestra produced high-energy shows
and hits like 1946’s I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm and
Joltin’ Joe, a novelty tune paying tribute to Yankee slugger Joe
DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak, which enthralled Americans during the summer of 1941. The band’s popularity paved
the way for standing-room only concerts as fans swarmed
ballrooms and college dances for favorites like Midnight Sun,
Mexican Hat Dance, Ramona, and Leap Frog, which became
the group’s signature song. The ensemble, which served as
the house band for 10 seasons on the Dean Martin Variety
Show, appeared at the presidential inauguration galas for
Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan and entertained Queen
Elizabeth II at a ball arranged by Frank Sinatra.
Critics today continue to tout the group’s enduring appeal, with The New York Times noting that Les Brown’s Band
of Renown “retained the style and sound of the Swing period
and yet had a freshness that makes it seem quite up to date.”
The band “defined an era,” hailed the Los Angeles Times. n
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presents
DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET
Thursday, September 24, 2009, 8:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPhy
Dave Brubeck has collected a long list of distinctions
in the course of his stellar career, including a Grammy
Lifetime Achievement Award, the Smithsonian Medal, and
honors from the National Academy of Recording Arts and
Sciences. Declared a “Jazz Master” in 2000 by the National
Endowment for the Arts, Brubeck was inducted into the
American Classical Music Hall of Fame in 2003. The Jazz
icon’s 2007 solo recording Indian Summer was designated
“Album of the Year” by Bloomberg news service.
In the ’50s, the DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET
redefined Jazz. The ensemble’s bold experimentation with
unusual Jazz time signatures, evident in the singles I’m in
a Dancing Mood and Take Five, injected the genre with an
edgy twist that delighted a new generation of fans and sent
Jazz tunes to the top of the Pop music charts. The group’s
popularity skyrocketed with university tours that introduced
the genre to thousands of young adults and produced
successful albums, including Jazz at Oberlin, Jazz Goes to
College, and Jazz Goes to Junior College. Exposure and wide
acclaim followed as the ensemble played in “package tours”
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that featured some of music’s powerhouses, including Duke
Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and
Stan Getz.
The quartet’s 1959 Time Out album, which showcased
the hits Blue Rondo à la Turk and Pick Up Sticks, climbed onto
the Billboard charts and stayed there for three years. It quickly
went Platinum, earning an induction into the Grammy Hall
of Fame for significantly changing the course of American
music. The first Jazz album to sell more than 1 million copies,
Time Out still ranks among the Top 10 best-selling albums of
all time for the genre. The Dave Brubeck Quartet followed
with more notable albums in the same vein, including Time
Further Out; Countdown: Time in Outer Space; Time Changes;
and Time in.
Along with Brubeck, the quartet currently consists of
conductor Russell Gloyd; alto sax and flute player Bobby
Militello; drummer Randy Jones; and Michael Moore, whom
The New York Times has called “one of the most consistently
brilliant bassists in recent history.” n
presents
GLADYS KNIGHT
Friday, September 25, 2009, 8:00 PM
Saturday, September 26, 2009, 8:00 PM
This performance will not include an intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHY
An entertainer since age 7, GLADYS KNIGHT made
waves in the music world early on as part of Gladys Knight
and the Pips, a family band that produced the hits Friendship
Train, Letter Full of Tears, and I Heard It Through the Grapevine. Honors and success came almost instantaneously as
fans and critics were charmed by the catchy Gospel-driven,
danceable tunes that rocked the charts, including Every Beat
of My Heart and If I Were Your Woman.
The Washington Post hailed Knight’s ability to infuse
“Soul, Gospel, and Pop traditions with enormous feeling and
energy.” Rolling Stone said Knight “masterfully directs the ebb
and flow” of melodies like Love Overboard. The overwhelming critical acclaim sparked international exposure, leading
to honors and Grammys for the No. One single Midnight
Train to Georgia, I’ve Got to Use My Imagination, and You’re
the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me from the Imagination
album, which Billboard described as “sophisticated Soul at its
best.” The ensemble was inducted into the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame in 1996.
After going solo, Knight’s achievements continued to
multiply, with chart-topping albums like the No. One Good
Woman, featuring the hit songs Men and Superwoman, and
the Gold-certified Just for You, which earned a 1995 Grammy
nomination for “Best R&B Album.” Named to VH1’s list of
“100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll,” Knight cemented
her Grammy-winning streak with the albums At Last and
One Voice and the hits Heaven Help Us All and That’s What
Friends Are For.
Musical praise has opened doors to more creative opportunities for Knight, including Hollywood. She made her
motion-picture debut in the romantic drama Pipe Dreams,
a role that earned her a “Best New Actress” Golden Globe
nomination. Knight also guest starred on the televised shows
Benson, The Jeffersons, Living Single, and A Different World. n
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presents
BILL COSBY
Sunday, September 27, 2009, 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM
This performance will not include an intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHY
One of America’s most prolific comedians of all
time, BILL COSBY has dazzled generations of fans with
his comedy routines, also captured on his iconic albums
and best-selling books such as Fatherhood and the groundbreaking The Cosby Show. His comedy transcends age,
gender, and cultural barriers.
Cosby broke television’s racial barrier with a role
in I Spy, becoming the first African American to costar
on a television series and win three consecutive Emmys
for “Outstanding Lead Actor” in the dramatic series. The
veteran comic hosted the Emmy-winning cartoon Fat Albert
and the Cosby Kids, which began airing in the 1970s and
was made into a film in 2004. The show, based on Cosby’s
childhood in Philadelphia, was designed to educate and
entertain.
The former Navy serviceman’s illustrious list of
accomplishments includes roles on the children’s educational
show Electric Company, and creating and producing the
children’s program Little Bill, which is based on his best10
selling book series.
Perhaps Cosby’s greatest contribution to American
entertainment and culture is The Cosby Show, about a closeknit, upper-class black family. Cosby said his intent was to
portray an American family. Time magazine called the show
“an encouraging sign of maturity in matters of race.” The
Cosby Show dominated the No. One spot for years, earning
nearly unanimous critical praise. Life magazine described the
program as “a gentle, whimsical, warmhearted” show whose
“delicious ordinariness of its pleasures and tribulations has
given millions a fresh, laughter-splashed perspective on their
own domestic lives.”
For his philanthropic efforts and positive influence
as a performer and author, Cosby was honored with a 1998
Kennedy Center Honors Award. In 2002, he received the
Presidential Medal of Freedom, America’s highest civilian
honor. The Kennedy Center will award the 12th annual
“Mark Twain Prize for American Humor” to Cosby on
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presents
CHRISTINE BREWER, SOPRANO
& CRAIG RUTENBERG, PIANO
Wednesday, September 30, 2009, 7:30 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
Please hold your applause until after all movements of a work have been performed,
and do not applaud between movements. Thank you for your cooperation.
As a courtesy to the performers and your fellow patrons, please mute all cellular phones,
pagers, and watch alarms prior to the start of the performance.
PROGRAM
Sieben frühe Lieder
Nacht
Schilflied
Die Nachtigall
Traumgekrönt
Im Zimmer
Liebesode
Sommertage
Ich liebe dich
Breit’ uber mein Haupt
Befreit
Alban Berg (1885-1935)
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
INTERMISSION
Cabaret Songs
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Calypso
Tell Me the Truth About Love
Johnny
Funeral Blues
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Cantata
John Carter (1932-1981)
Prelude
Rondo (Peter Go Ring Dem Bells)
Recitative (Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child)
Air (Let Us Break Bread Together)
Toccata (Ride on King Jesus)
Echoes of Nightingales
Sing to Me, Sing Night
Hickory Hill Love Went a-Riding If I Could Tell You Hills Sidney Homer (1864-1953)
Edwin MacArthur (1907-1987)
Paul Sargent (b. 1910)
Frank Bridge (1879-1941)
Idabelle Firestone (1874-1954)
Frank LaForge (1879-1953)
Christine Brewer appears by arrangement with IMG Artists
152 West 57th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10019
(212) 994-3500
Brewer can be heard on EMI, Telarc, Naxos, Hyperion, Chandos, and Warner Classics Family of labels.
BIOGRAPHIES
Grammy winner CHRISTINE BREWER possesses a
voice that soars “into the vocal stratosphere, flinging laserlike tones to the back of the theater with apparently limitless
stamina,” exalted the Chicago Tribune. Her repertoire embraces Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven,
Johannes Brahms, Giuseppe Verdi, and Gustav Mahler, but
she is most celebrated for her interpretations of works by
legendary composers Richard Wagner, Richard Strauss, and
Benjamin Britten.
Hailed by The New York Times for her “vocal richness and clarion tone,” the soprano is best known for her
unique timbre, her vibrant personality, and a career that
is impressively highlighted by enviable achievements and
performances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the New
York Philharmonic, the London Symphony Orchestra, and
the Metropolitan Opera. Her portrayal of The Dyer’s Wife
in Strauss’ Frau Ohne Schatten Opera elicited applause from
The New York Times, which proclaimed: “She sang with
full, rich sound, lovely legato phrasing and, when called for,
chilling power.” The Dallas Morning News concurred, noting
that Brewer’s performance provided “chills-down-the-back
moments.” Brewer’s other notable appearances include the
Lincoln Center’s Art of the Song series and a season-opening
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performance with world-renowned British pianist Roger
Vignoles for London’s Wigmore Hall.
Her prominent recordings consist of Strauss’ Four Last
Songs, Wagner’s Liebestod, Mozart’s Requiem, and William
Bolcom’s Songs of Innocence and Experience, which won a
Grammy for “Best Choral Performance” and “Best Classical
Album.”
Accompanying Brewer is pianist CRAIG RUTENBERG, whose playing ranges “from sterling directness to
expansive beauty,” hailed the San Francisco Chronicle. One of
the world’s most sought after vocal accompanists and coaches, Rutenberg has worked with the Metropolitan Opera, the
San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Glyndebourne
Festival Opera, Festival d’Aix en Provence, and Opéra
Comique of Paris.
Opera News praised Rutenberg for making “the piano
sing with clean articulation and a palette of colors to coordinate with … every mood.” The pianist has worked with
mezzo sopranos Denyce Graves, Angelika Kirchschlager,
Frederica von Stade, and Susanne Mentzer; sopranos Harolyn
Blackwell and Dawn Upshaw; baritones Thomas Hampson,
Olaf Baer, and Simon Keenlyside; and tenors Ben Heppner
and Stanford Olsen. n
presents
SERGIO MENDES
Friday, October 2, 2009, 8:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHy
Called a “superstar Brazilian keyboardist and bandleader
and longtime ambassador of Bossa Nova” by the Boston Globe,
SERGIO MENDES studied music at the local conservatory
as a boy, hoping to become a Classical pianist. He got caught
up in the 1950s Bossa Nova craze that swept Rio De Janeiro,
Brazil, eventually emerging as one of the genre’s pioneers. By
the 1960s, Mendes and his band Brasil ’66 had mesmerized
Americans with their own twist on Samba-based rhythms.
L.A. Weekly praised Mendes’ tunes Mas Que Nada and
The Look of Love, describing them as “classic calling cards”
spiced up with an exotic and edgy energy. This exciting recipe
allowed Mendes and the band to merge old customs with a
new beat – “the best of both worlds,” declared the newspaper.
The Pop-inflected music sparked worldwide acclaim. The New
York Post hailed: “With his musical curiosity and willingness
to try new things from Bossa Nova to Hip-Hop,” Mendes “has
been able to reach a younger generation with his music” and
“stays true to his musical formula.”
Mendes’ ability to transcend continental boundaries
and age groups has boosted his status in the universal music
market, making him arguably one of the biggest and bestselling Brazilian performers in the world. He has performed
to acclaim in venues as varied as stadium arenas to the White
House, where he performed for Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson
and Richard Nixon. “Mendes can always be counted on to
deliver an engaging set,” said the Los Angeles Times.
The pianist’s list of accomplishments is long and his
honors are varied. Mendes garnered a “Best World Music
Album” Grammy for Brasileiro, a showcase of Brazil’s Folk
and urban tunes that All Music Guide called “a genuine,
back-to-Brazil tour de force.” His Timeless album, Mendes’ first
collaboration with The Black Eyed Peas’ Will.i.am, featured
traditional Jazz standards that were re-invigorated as Hip
Hop and neo-Soul songs. Rolling Stone praised its “beautiful,
boundary-breaking music.”
Billboard called the follow-up CD, Encanto, a “modern
Brazilian Jazz-fusion with an array of excellent musicians” that
includes songbirds Fergie and Natalie Cole. Encanto, Mendes’
second collaboration with Will.i.am, soared to No. One on the
Jazz Albums chart. n
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presents
BJÖRN AGAIN
Saturday, October 3, 2009, 8:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHy
The ABBA-endorsed BJÖRN AGAIN re-creates the
Swedish group’s signature style and sound with an acutely
accurate reflection of the band’s music, dance steps, and
humor.
In the 1970s and early ’80s, ABBA dominated radio
play lists and music charts with a succession of hits, including
The Winner Takes It All; Money, Money, Money; and Knowing
Me, Knowing You. However, it was Dancing Queen – which
skyrocketed to No. One in the United Kingdom, Germany,
Australia, and the United States in 1980 – that officially
turned ABBA into an international Pop sensation.
Since its 1998 inception in Australia, Björn Again has
attained worldwide cult status. Critical acclaim has spread
like wildfire throughout the globe as sell-out crowds delight
in the Disco era’s all-time greatest tunes, including Fernando;
Take a Chance on Me; Super Trouper; and Gimme! Gimme!
Gimme! (A Man After Midnight).
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With first-class staging and production techniques,
authentic costumes and makeup, accents and theatrics,
Björn Again delivers the ultimate ABBA experience. Rolling
Stone magazine hailed, “From the note-perfect vocals to the
faux-Swedish accents and sequined duds, Björn Again [is]
fabulously flawless.” New York’s Time Out magazine said the
show “may be the most entertaining live Rock show in the
world today.” ABBA’s original band members – Agnetha
Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Anni-Frid
Lyngstad – have all openly endorsed, supported, and praised
Björn Again.
To date, Björn Again has performed in more than
70 countries and with a varied roster of performers such as
Shania Twain, Cher, Spice Girls, Rod Stewart, and Kylie
Minogue. The group has appeared in personal engagements
for Bill Gates, Russell Crowe, and Sir Richard Branson. n
presents
THE BEST OF DOO WOP
Featuring
THE BUCK RAM PLATTERS,
CHARLIE THOMAS’ DRIFTERS,
ORIGINAL COASTER LEON HUGHES AND HIS GROUP,
THE OLYMPICS,
THE VIBRATIONS,
and
BRENDA HOLLOWAY
With
COMEDY HOST SCOTT WOOD
and
THE AMERICAN GOLD BAND
Sunday, October 4, 2009, 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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BIOGRAPHies
THE BEST OF DOO WOP is a rockin’ and a-boppin’
trip down memory lane with exciting performances by the
genre’s best and brightest. The lineup is a Who’s Who of
Doo Wop legends, including: The Buck Ram Platters, which
surged to fame with the No. One single The Great Pretender
and the Top 10 hit Only You; Charlie Thomas’ Drifters,
which won acclaim for the tunes Save the Last Dance for Me
and Under the Boardwalk; Original Coaster Leon Hughes and
His Group, which delivered Poison Ivy and Charlie Brown;
The Olympics, which climbed the Billboard charts with Hully
Gully; The Vibrations, which sang the popular dance single
The Watusi; and songbird Brenda Holloway, who won over
fans and critics with Every Little Bit Hurts. Comedian Scott
Wood hosts the show while The American Gold Band supplies the music.
One of the most successful Rock groups of the ’50s,
THE PLATTERS was instrumental in putting black bands
on the music map. The band’s smooth, stylized renditions of
My Prayer; You’ll Never, Never Know; and Twilight Time put
a soulful touch on Pop standards, earning the group acclaim
and an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in
1990.
Another Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honoree, THE
DRIFTERS was known for its streetwise R&B blend, suffused with Gospel. The group was a mainstay on the music
charts with the hit singles There Goes My Baby and On
Broadway.
In one of the most formidable runs of the Rock era,
THE COASTERS dominated radio airwaves and music
charts with a string of successes, such as Searchin’, Young
Blood, and Poison Ivy. With the timeless humor of Yakety Yak
and Charlie Brown, the group established its reputation for
funny Rock songs infused with an R&B undercurrent.
Doo Wop band THE OLYMPICS contributed to the
Hully Gully line-dance craze that Americans fell in love with
in the late ’50s and early ’60s. Some of the ensemble’s memorable Billboard-charting hits include Western Movies, Big Boy
Pete, and The Bounce.
Soul group THE VIBRATIONS made its mark in
music history with My Girl Sloopy, Stranded in the Jungle, and
Peanut Butter.
In the ’60s, singer-songwriter BRENDA HOLLOWAY
caught the eye and ear of Motown Records’ bigwig Berry
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Gordy, who signed her and launched a legacy of successful
songs like When I’m Gone, Just Look What You’ve Done, and
You’ve Made Me So Very Happy.
Comic-impressionist SCOTT WOOD’s funny but
“clean” stand-up routines have garnered him awards, acclaim,
and the nickname “Mr. Punchline.” Known for his rapid-fire
one-liners and improv, Wood was named “Stand-Up Comedy” champion after winning the Improv Comedy Club’s
talent search for the funniest comedian.
Headed by musical conductor Bill Cormier, who has
performed with Toto, Three Dog Night, and Little Anthony,
THE AMERICAN GOLD BAND delivers the show’s
musical accompaniment. n
On Stage
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(CCPA) is now accepting advertising space
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Each issue of the program is distributed to
approximately 15,000 patrons. Placing an
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provides an opportunity to reach more than
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The CCPA attracts patrons from throughout
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Patrons have the discretionary income to enjoy
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presents
PETER TORK AND
SHOE SUEDE BLUES
Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 7:30 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHY
PETER TORK AND SHOE SUEDE BLUES showcase the allure of the Blues with a rollicking brew of heartfelt
standards, original tunes, and popular bluesy cover versions
of The Monkees’ songs, including I’m a Believer, Last Train
to Clarksville, For Pete’s Sake, and the No. One hit Daydream
Believer. The group also often plays hits by Grammy legend
Muddy Waters, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer known as
the “Father of Chicago Blues.”
After a recent performance, The Liverpool Daily Post
hailed Tork and his ensemble for its “mature and authentic
sound.” The Connecticut Hartford Courant noted Tork’s
“vitality,” “edge,” and a “taste for rebellion that has always
been an undercurrent” of his repertoire.
Long before Tork became part of The Monkees sensation and a household name in the 1960s, he was a wellrespected musician in New York’s burgeoning Folk and Blues
scene. His proficiency with a wide range of instruments –
including bass, piano, drums, ukulele, guitar, organ, keyboard,
banjo, and French horn – presented numerous opportunities
to perform with some of music’s heavy hitters, including
Stephen Stills of Crosby, Stills & Nash.
Tork was the first Monkee to play an instrument on one
of the group’s early albums, Papa Gene’s Blues. In 1994, he
released his first solo project, Stranger Things Have Happened,
which featured appearances by fellow Monkees members
Micky Dolenz and Michael Nesmith. Besides The Monkees,
Tork has appeared on the television shows Boy Meets World,
7th Heaven, King of Queens, and Wings. He also co-starred in
1995’s The Brady Bunch Movie.
Joining Tork are Shoe Suede Blues members Arnold
Jacks (bass/vocals), Derek Lord (drums), and Joe Boyle (guitar/vocals). n
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presents
THE RAT PACK IS BACK!
Starring
BRIAN DUPREY
KENNY JONES SANDY HACKETT
DREW ANTHONY
Executive Producer
Arthur J. Petrie
Produced by
TRP ENTERTAINMENT, LLC
Written by
Sandy hackett and dick feeney
Directed by
BEN LOKEY
Musical Director
LON BRONSON
General Manager
RICHARD KANFER
Technical Director
DONLEE CARDEJON
Tour Booking, Engagement Management, and Marketing
BROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE, NEW YORK CITY
Friday, October 9, 2009, 8:00 PM
Saturday, October 10, 2009, 2:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Sunday, October 11, 2009, 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
Voice of God.............................................................................................. BUDDY HACKETT
Joey Bishop................................................................................................. SANDY HACKETT
Dean Martin................................................................................................DREW ANTHONY
Sammy Davis, Jr................................................................................................ KENNY JONES
Frank Sinatra...................................................................................................BRIAN DUPREY
ORCHESTRA
The Rat Pack Is Back! is performed with a live 12-piece orchestra
BIOGRAPHies
BUDDY HACKETT (Voice of God) was born in
Brooklyn in 1924. With an extraordinary career in Broadway,
television, and countless films, he reached legendary status
as a nightclub performer at the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas
in the 1960s and 1970s. He was gifted with quick wit and
improvisation.
SANDY HACKETT (Appearing as Joey Bishop/TRP
Entertainment, LLC) has worked hard to follow in his father
Buddy Hackett’s footsteps to become a great comedian. Buddy Hackett – who passed in 2003 – was Sandy Hackett’s best
friend. Determined to be just like his father, Sandy Hackett
took to performing at an early age. He made his debut on
Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In at age 11, and by age 15, Sandy
Hackett was performing for 3,000 people at New York’s Westbury Fair. He honed his comedic skills at the Casbar Theater
Lounge in the Sahara Hotel and Casino before touring with
his father for 10 years as an opening act. It wasn’t long before
Sandy Hackett was working the national comedy-club circuit
and a casting director for CBS offered him a television pilot.
This led to a series of comedic and dramatic movie roles
and various jobs hosting weekly radio and television shows.
Sandy Hackett’s nightly one-hour Las Vegas-based television
talk show was an immediate success and became nationally
syndicated. When HBO announced plans for a movie about
the legendary Rat Pack, longtime family friend Joey Bishop
called Sandy Hackett and told him that he would be perfect
for Bishop’s role. Although the role went to someone else,
Sandy Hackett decided to create his own show to honor
Bishop and his famous buddies, drawing pieces from Bishop’s
recorded performances and the performer’s memory. Before
he knew it, The Rat Pack Is Back! was born.
DREW ANTHONY (Appearing as Dean Martin)
received his bachelor of fine arts degree from Mannes College
The New School for Music in New York City and has established himself as one of the finest Jazz singers in the area. He
has performed on many stages from the Shubert Theatre to
the Intermezzo nightclub at the Foxwoods Resort Casino.
Anthony has recorded three live CDs, the first entitled You
Don’t Know Me, which includes Blues pianist Junior Mance
on the title song. Anthony’s vocal quality and sense of
rhythm were a natural fit with many big bands. After much
success, he created the Drew Anthony Orchestra, which
made its debut performing Come Fly With Me. He has studied
Jazz and Classical voice with internationally known Jazz
recording singers Sheila Jordan, Jackie Paris, and tenor John
Kuhn of Munich’s Bavarian State Opera.
KENNY JONES (Appearing as Sammy Davis, Jr.)
grew up in Kansas and began performing at age 12 in Gospel
ensembles. He joined R&B band Groove City and began
touring the United States. His voice, stage persona, and
dance talent make him a natural in the role of Sammy Davis,
Jr. Jones pays true homage to one of his lifelong idols.
BRIAN DUPREY (Appearing as Frank Sinatra)
performed in Performing As with FOX television. He won the
$20,000 first-place prize portraying his idol Frank Sinatra.
Talent judge Damon Elliott, music producer for Mya, Beyoncé, and Jessica Simpson, was very impressed the first time he
saw Duprey perform. Television viewers agreed and thousands flocked to FOX’s website to compliment his uncanny
likeness to Sinatra’s voice. Singing since age 6 and becoming
captivated with Sinatra’s voice by age 13, Duprey has always
felt connected to the golden era of music. From his singing
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days in high school variety shows to doing stand-up comedy,
it took Duprey until he was an undergraduate at Fairfield
University to discover his passion for Jazz and Swing music.
DICK FEENEY (Writer and Producer/TRP Entertainment, LLC) produced his first critically acclaimed show Lullaby of Swing in 1981 in Honolulu, Hawaii, and went on tour
at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City and the
Bradford Theatre in Boston. In 1985, Feeney was associate
producer of An Evening at La Cage at the Riviera Hotel and
Casino in Las Vegas and produced Crazy Girls in 1987. After
20 years, both shows continue to play to enthusiastic audiences. In 1991, Feeney opened Viva Las Vegas at the Sands
Hotel and Casino. Now in its 19th year at the Plaza Hotel
and Casino, Viva Las Vegas remains the longest running and
most successful afternoon show in Las Vegas history. Feeney
has produced numerous shows worldwide from Japan to
Spain, including Showgirls, The Great Gleason, Bottoms Up,
and Forbidden Vegas. His television productions include The
Entertainment Page, Las Vegas Tonite, and Karaoke Krazy. In
2003, Feeney produced the family-friendly Las Vegas act The
World’s Greatest Magic Show and the flying Elvis skydiving
team The Flying Elvi, which was featured in the movie Honeymoon in Vegas. The team consists of 10 Elvis Presley impersonators who skydive into events around the world from
altitudes of 5,000 to 12,000 feet, freefalling at speeds of up to
160 miles an hour. The act combines a spine-tingling aerial
skydiving performance of smoke trails, pyrotechnic fireworks,
and precision maneuvers with an over-the-top entertaining
stage show. In 2008, Feeney was awarded a star on the Las
Vegas Walk of Stars for his outstanding contributions to the
Las Vegas entertainment community.
ARTHUR J. PETRIE (Executive Producer/TRP Entertainment, LLC) has been in the real estate development
and investment business for the past 45 years. He is chairman
of the board of Petrie Development Corporation, formed in
1976, and general manager of Asset Development Services,
LLC, a real estate investment company in Las Vegas. Petrie’s
experience in commercial real estate includes development
for Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, Kmart, and other retailers; apartment complexes; and an office and housing redevelopment
on a university campus. Petrie Development Corporation
was the leader in the United States in the development and
construction of barrier-free housing for the disabled under a
Housing and Urban Development program. Petrie has been
active in the development, ownership, and management of
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Embassy Suites, Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn, Radisson, and
Hyatt Regency hotels. One of his projects includes the ownership and renovation of the Federal Reserve Bank building
in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has participated in the acquisition, refinancing, and sale of two casino-related properties
in Las Vegas, and is a founder of www.retired.com; Signal
Sites, Inc.; and Longevity Nutraceutical Labs, LLC.
RICHARD KANFER (General Manager) has owned
and operated Dynasty Productions (formerly Interactive
Events) since 1979. His companies have been leaders in the
special events industry, having pioneered several genres of
entertainment, including the murder mystery and mock wedding concepts. Kanfer is a founding member of the International Special Events Society and has been honored by his
peers as a six-time Allie Award winner for events he created
and produced, including the original shows Holiday Impressions and Frankie & Angie Get Married. He has created and
produced many high-profile events during his career, including buying and managing concerts for Ruben Studdard, Jay
Leno, Jeff Foxworthy, Steely Dan, Alabama, and Clint Black;
the world premiere of Swatch’s first scuba diving watch; and
the first corporate performance by the original Cirque du
Soleil in Death Valley, California. In addition to his extensive special event career, Kanfer was entertainer Johnny
Seaton’s personal manager from 1990 to 1997. In 1992,
Kanfer negotiated and signed Seaton to a long-term contract
starring opposite Donny Osmond in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Kanfer would
like to thank Matthew Kanfer, Jacob Kanfer, and Rachael
Walkup, who are the inspiration for his long and fun career.
BROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE, NYC (Tour
Booking, Engagement Management, and Marketing) is a
leading theatrical tour booking, marketing, and press company that distributes musicals, plays, and attractions, including
Jersey Boys; Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific; Hair; Les
Misérables; NETworks presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast;
The Rat Pack Is Back!; An Evening With Lucille Ball: Thank
You for Asking; Roger Rees in What You Will; Waistwatchers;
Wonderland; My Fair Lady; The Light in the Piazza; and Matthew Bourne’s Edward Scissorhands. For more information,
visit www.bbonyc.com. n
THE TICKET OFFICE is open 10 AM to 6 PM Monday
through Friday and 12 Noon to 4 PM on Saturday. Hours are
extended until one-half hour past curtain on performance days.
TICKETS can be charged to Visa, MasterCard, Discover or
American Express by phoning (800) 300-4345 or (562) 916-8500,
or online at www.cerritoscenter.com. Mail orders are processed
as they are received. Tickets cannot be reserved without
payment.
LOST TICKET AND TICKET EXCHANGE policies
vary; however, there are no refunds. Call (800) 300-4345 for
information.
GROUPS of 20 or more may purchase tickets at a 10% discount.
Call (800) 300-4345.
Out of courtesy to the performers and fellow patrons,
CELLULAR PHONES, PAGERS, AND ALARM
WATCHES should be disconnected before the start of the
performance.
DOCTORS AND PARENTS should leave their seating
locations with exchanges or sitters and have them call
(562) 916-8508 in case of an emergency.
THE COAT ROOM is located behind the Grand Staircase.
CAMERAS AND RECORDING EQUIPMENT ARE NOT
PERMITTED in the Auditorium and must be checked at the
Coat Room.
LOST ARTICLES can be claimed by calling (562) 916-8510.
CHILDREN’S PRICES apply to children twelve (12) years of
age and under. Regardless of age, everyone must have a ticket, sit
in a seat, and be able to sit quietly throughout the performance.
We do not recommend children under the age of six (6) attend
unless an event is specifically described as suited to that age.
ELEVATORS are located near the Grand Staircase and access
each level of the Lobby.
FREE PUBLIC TOURS are conducted by appointment only.
Special tours can be arranged by calling (562) 916-8530.
PHONIC EAR LIGHTWEIGHT WIRELESS HEADSETS
for the hearing impaired are available in the Coat Room at no
cost. To obtain a headset, a driver’s license or major credit card
is required and is returned upon receipt of the equipment at the
close of the performance.
PARKING is always free in the spacious lots adjacent to the
Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts.
FULL-SERVICE BARS are located in the Grand Lobby on the
Orchestra level and at the Gold Circle level. Refreshments are
not allowed in the Auditorium.
SMOKING IS NOT PERMITTED in any City facility.
EMERGENCY MEDICAL technicians are on duty at all
performances. If you need first aid, contact an usher for
assistance.
RESTROOMS are located behind the Grand Staircase on the
Orchestra level and at the Grand Staircase Landing on the Gold
Circle level.
PAY PHONES are located on the Orchestra level behind the
Grand Staircase and near the restrooms on the Gold Circle level.
WHEELCHAIR locations are available in various areas of the
Auditorium. Please contact the Ticket Office at (800) 300-4345.
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.
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events on a rental basis. For more information, please call Special
Event Services at (562) 916-8510, ext. 2827.
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