2012–2013 season sponsors - Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts

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The City of Cerritos gratefully thanks
our 2012–2013 Season Sponsors
for their generous support of the
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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
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information about the Endowment Fund or to make a contribution, please contact the CCPA Administrative Offices
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ENCORE
Bryan A. Stirrat & Associates
The Capital Group Companies
Charitable Foundation
Jose Iturbi Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Eleanor and David St. Clair
HEADLINER
Chamber Music Society of Detroit
The Gettys Family
Los Cerritos Center
Preserved TreeScapes International, Dennis E. Gabrick
Marilynn and Art Segal
Triangle Distributing Company
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OPENING ACT
Dr. Judy Akin Palmer and
Dr. Jacques Palmer
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Nancy and Nick Baker
Boeing
Mary and Robert Buell Family Trust
Marilynn and James Costantino
Francesca and Douglas Deaver
Janet Gray
Dr. HP Kan and Mrs. Della Kan
Dr. and Mrs. Philip I. Kress
Land Rover Jaguar Cerritos
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New England Foundation for the Arts
Bev and George Ray Charitable Fund
Kirsten and Craig M. Springer, Ph.D.
Masaye Stafford
Wave Broadband
FAN
Rebecca and Michael Aguilar
Maureen Ahler
Cheryl Alcorn
Joseph Aldama
Virginia and Roland Aldridge
Sharlene and Ronald Allice
Beth Anderson
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Carmen V. Ayroso
Larry Baggs
Marilyn Baker
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Terry Bales
Sallie Barnett
Alan Barry
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Dennis Becker
Barbara S. Behrens
Aldenise Belcer
Yvette Belcher
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Norman Blanco
James Blevins
Michael Bley
Kathleen Blomo
Karen Bloom
Marilyn Bogenschutz
Linda and Sergio Bonetti
Patricia Bongeorno
Gloria and Lester Boston, Jr.
Ilana and Allen Brackett
Sharyn Brackett
Paula Briggs
Richard Briggs
Scott N. Brinkerhoff
Darrell Brooke
Mary Brough
Joyce and Russ Brown
Kathy and Mark Brown
Dr. and Mrs. Tony R. Brown
Cheryl and Kerry Bryan
Florence P. Buchanan
G. Buhler
Jan Burnett
Ina Burton
Linda and Larry Burton
Susan and Tom Buttera
Edison Cabacungan
Robert Campbell
Michael Canup
Richard E. Carlburg
David Carver
Michelle Casey
Phillip Castillo
Eileen Castle
Yvonne and Dennis Cattell
Rodolfo Chacon
Joann and George Chambers
Rodolfo Chavez
Liming Chen
Wanda Chen
Margie and Ned Cherry
Patricia and Mitchell Childs
Drs. Frances and Philip Chinn
Nancy and Lance Chontos
Patricia Christie
Richard “Dick” Christy
Rozanne and James Churchill
Neal Clyde
Mark Cochrane
Michael Cohn
Claire Coleman
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Consani II
Patricia Cookus
Christina and Robert Copella
Nancy Corralejo
Virginia Correa
Ron Cowan
Patricia Cozzini
Pamela and John Crawley
Eugenia Creason
Tab Crooks
Virginia Czarnecki
Angel De Sevilla
Charmaine and Nick De Simone
Robert Dean
Lee DeBord
Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Deckard
Betty DeGarmo
Susanne and John DeHardt
Erin Delliquadri
Esther Delurgio
Rosemarie and Joseph Di Giulio
Sandra and Bruce Dickinson
Rosemarie diLorenzo
Aleisha Dinisi
Mr. Dennis Diviak
Amy and George Dominguez
Mrs. Abiatha Bynum Doss
Linda Dowell
Robert Dressendorfer
Gloria Dumais
Gay and Don Durward
Stanley Dzieminski
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis R. Eakin
Dee Eaton
Susie Edber and Allen Grogan
Gary Edward
Jill and Steve Edwards
Kasey Egelus
Carla Ellis
Robert Ellis
Eric Eltinge
Teri Esposito
Pat and Joe Esquivel
Kim Evans
Richard Falb
Renee Fallaha
Dr. Stuart L. Farber
Heather M. Ferber
Izzy Fischer
Steven Fischer
The Fish Company
Judy and Robert Fisher
Elizabeth and Terry Fiskin
Sue and Mike Fitzsimons
Louise Fleming and Tak Fujisaki
Jesus Fojo
Follower of Christ
Anne Forman
Dr. Susan Fox and Frank Frimodig
Sharon Frank
Teresa Freeborn and Douglas Regelout
Roberta and Wayne Fujitani
Elaine Fulton
Samuel Gabriel
JoAnn and Art Gallucci
Therese Galvan
Arthur Gapasin
Gayle and Michael Garrity
Jan Gaschen
Michael Gautreau
Franz Gerich
Karen and Larry Gibson
Mr. Richard Gilmore
Roxanne and Alan Goldin
The Goldsmith Family
Margarita Gomez
Gonzales Lambert Family
Raejean C. Goodrich
William Goodwin
Shirelle Gordon-Thompson
Beryl and Graham Gosling
Timothy Gower
Marguerite and Werner Graf
A. Graham and M. Marion
Alvena and Richard Graham
Pete Greco and Robert Brock
Susan and Dr. Robert Green
Norma and Gary Greene
Kenneth Greenleaf
Guerra Family
Rosemary Escalera Gutierrez
Robert C. Haefele
Roger Hale
Michael Hanna
Jo and Paul Hanson
Mark Harding
Lois and Thomas Harris
Valarie and Mike Harris
Hedy Harrison-Anduha and
Larry Anduha
Julie and Costa Hase
Howard Herdman
Saul Hernandez
Charles Hess
Molly Hickman
Donna and Carl Hinds
Charles E. Hirsch
Ping Ho
Dr. Richard Hochberg
Hollywood Park Casino
Kay and Wyn Holmes
Cindy Horita
Jon Howerton
Christina and Michael Hughes
Melvin Hughes
Marianne and Bob Hughlett, Ed.D.
Mrs. Susan Hunsinger
Jay Hurtado
Robert M. Iritani
Dr. and Mrs. Alan Israel
Mark Itzkowitz
Grace and Tom Izuhara
Sharon Jacoby
David Jaynes
Joan Jefferson
Dr. Warren D. Johnston
Cathy and Rich Jones
Cathy and James Juliani
Mary Ann and Steve Kahanic
Luanne Kamiya
Gloria and Sherman Kappe
Mr. and Mrs. George Katanjian
Isaac Kawamoto
Marylou and Allan Kennedy
Roland Kerby
Dr. Aaron Kern
Fay and Lawrence Kerneen
The Kerr Family
Joseph Kienle
Carol Kindler
James King
Jacky and Jack Kleyh
Shirley and Kenneth Klipper
Karen Knecht
Lee M. Kochems and Vincent J. Patti
Terry L. Koepke
Jerry Kohl
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Shirley Kotsonis
Ann Kough
Bette and Ken Kurihara
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Carl Laconico
Kathy and Derrick Lai
Nelson Lane
Jill and Rick Larson
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Earnestine Lavergne
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Dr. Trudy Le Clair and
Mr. Ray Bradley
June and Harold Leach
Paolo Ledesma
Vicki and Keith Lee
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Helen Leonard
Dr. and Mrs. Carl Leong
Jack Lewis
Marcia Lewis and John McGuirk
Vanessa Lewis
Sue and Paul Liles
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Barbara and Jim Lockwood
Judith and Dr. Henry Louria
Nancy and Stephen Lutz
Adrian Lyells
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Muysean and Peter Madden
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Johnny Magsby
Mary Majors
Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Manalang
Stephen Mao
Eleanor Marlow
Dr. and Mrs. Max B. Martinez
Sissy and Rich Martinez
Mary and Donald Martini
Janice Kay Matthews
Pansy and Robert Mattox
Cecilia and Ronald Maus
Cindy and Doug Maxwell
Janet McCarty
The McCune Family
Aliene Mcgrew
Farley McKinney
Dr. and Mrs. Donald McMillan
Terry and Dave McMurtrey
Lilas McPherson
David Medellin
Maureen and Mike Mekjian
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Barbara and Edwin Mendenhall
Diana Merryman
Todd Meyer
Luzviminda Miguel
Hassan Milani
Gary Miller
Kathleen Miller
Dr. Marjorie Mitchell
Ellie and Jim Monroe
Anthony R. Montero
Patricia Moore
Becky Morales
Toni and Tom Morgan
David Moromisato
Kris Moskowitz
James Murakami
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Cortland Myers
Chidori Nakamura
Stan Nakamura
Naz The Cat
Jean and Ardell Nease
Alan Negosian
A.J. Neiman
Wendy and Mike Nelson
Nelson-Dunn, Inc.
Ronald Nichols
Jill and Michael Nishida
Toby Nishida
Linda Nomura
Diane Norris
Margene and Chuck Norton
Mr. Luther Nussbaum
Cathryn O’Brien-Smith
Edward Ogle
Ann and Clarence Ohara
Karen Ohta
Sylvia L. Osborne
Kathy and John Owsinski
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George Palomino
Bonnie Jo Panagos
D Parsons
Mary Ellen Pascucci
Minna and Frank Patterson
Angela and Devy Paul
Marilyn and James Peters
John Peterson
Pettersen Family
Francisco Philibert
Frances Pianelli
Judith Pickup
Jackie and Joe Ploen
Merrill Plou
Forrest Poorman
Elizabeth and Greg Prevost
Gwen and Gerry Pruitt
Crista Qi and Vincent Chung
Susan Ragone
Dr. Marjorie and Frank Ramirez
Karen Randall
Robin Raymond
Ellyn and Alan Reback
Joan and Dick Redmayne
Elizabeth Redmon
Kathy Reid
Rosalie Relleve
Nikki and Dennis Repp
Mrs. Anastacio Rivera
Joan G. Robinson
Sharon V. Robinson
Rockwell Collins
Harriet and William Rodiger
Rick and Audrey Rodriguez
Laura and Gary Rose
Lynne Rose
Patricia Rose
Jean Rothaermel
Vivian and Tom Rothwell
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Tom Sakiyama
Steve Salas and Steven P. Timmons
Christine and Dennis Salts
Monica Sanchez
Sheri Sands
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Mary and Robert Scherbarth
Mildred Scholnick
Mabel and Dennis Schoonover
Jerome Schultz
Cindy Scotto
Seal Methods, Inc.
Mary Serles
Elena Seto
Doc Severinsen
William Shakespeare
Olivette Shannon
Kristi Shaw
Drs. Mary and Steven Sherman
Ron Shestokes
The Douglas Lane Shulby, Sr. Family
Kathleen Sidaris
Steven Siefert
Neil Siegel
Maureen and A.J. Siegrist
Dorothy Simmons
Eric O. Simpson
Benjamin Singer
Loren Slafer
Sylvia Sligar
Carol and Rob Smallwood
Nancy Sur Smith
Toula Smith
Ray Songco
Kevin Speaks
Kerry Spears
Dan Stange
Kris and Robert Steedman
Gale Stein
Donna Stevens
Mr. and Mrs. Dexter Strawther
Richard Strayer
William R. Stringer
A.J. Taen
Scoty Takahashi and Susan Markee
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Ken Thompson
Karen Tilson
Joann Tommy
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TSPC
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Maria Tupaz
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Charles Wong
Robert Worley
Candy and Jim Yee
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Basha Yonis
Ruthann Yuhas
Barbara Yunker
Xavier Zavatsky
John W. Zlatic
IN MEMORIAM
In Memory of Voneta Aday
and Edward Bowlen
In Loving Memory of
Carol M. Behan
In Memory of Carolyn A. Bowlen
In Memory of Mrs. Edna Kuwahara
In Loving Memory of Ethel Lee
In Memory of Mr. Leon F. Lee
Giving level designations are based on the cumulative giving of the named contributor. Lists are updated in July and January.
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presents
NEIL SEDAKA
Sunday, January 13, 2013, 3:00 PM
This performance will not include an intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHY
A piano prodigy, NEIL SEDAKA was a student at the
Juilliard School before he embarked on songwriting in his
teens. He teamed up with his neighbor, Howard Greenfield,
forming a successful songwriting partnership that spanned
decades and sold more than 60 million records.
Sedaka rose to fame with his recording of Oh Carol!,
which established him as a major recording artist and
performer. His “upbeat style can make even unrequited love
seem wonderful,” hailed the Los Angeles Times.
Grammy nominee Sedaka has dazzled scores of fans
with hits that he penned and performed himself (Breaking
Up Is Hard to Do, Laughter in the Rain, Happy Birthday Sweet
Sixteen, Calendar Girl, and Bad Blood) as well as those he
wrote for others (Captain & Tennille’s Grammy-winning
No. One smash Love Will Keep Us Together; Clay Aiken’s
Solitaire; Connie Francis’ Stupid Cupid and Where the Boys
Are; and The Monkees’ When Love Comes Knocking at Your
Door).
Sedaka was inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of
Fame and given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In 2004, he was honored with the Sammy Cahn Lifetime
Achievement Award from the National Academy of
Popular Music/Songwriters Hall of Fame, which salutes
outstanding achievements of songwriters.
Laughter in the Rain – the critically acclaimed musical
chronicling Sedaka’s rise, fall, and rise again – just concluded
its tour through the United Kingdom. Sedaka is hopeful it
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presents
MOONWALKER: THE
REFLECTION OF MICHAEL
Featuring
MICHAEL FIRESTONE
as
MICHAEL JACKSON
Friday, January 18, 2013, 8:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHY
Inspired by the late superstar Michael Jackson,
MOONWALKER: THE REFLECTION OF MICHAEL
is a thrilling musical journey into the King of Pop’s genius
in a rousing production showcasing a live band, singers, and
dancers. As the musical icon, internationally acclaimed
impersonator MICHAEL FIRESTONE brings to life
Jackson’s persona, reviving the legend’s look, voice, and
unforgettable dance moves.
The tribute features costume changes and
performances of Jackson’s greatest hits, including Thriller,
Billie Jean, Beat It, Rock With You, The Way You Make Me
Feel, and Man in the Mirror. The presentation received a
Reel Award (the tribute industry’s equivalent of an Oscar)
for “Best Produced Show of 2011.”
Recognized by Guinness World Records as the most
successful entertainer of all time, Jackson was celebrated
and embraced globally for his contribution to music, dance,
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and fashion. He debuted in show business as the youngest
and most popular member of the group The Jackson 5 and
went on to enchant the world with his showmanship and
hits, including Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough, Bad, Wanna
Be Startin’ Somethin’, and Black or White. Thirteen of his
solo songs landed in the No. One spot – the most by a male
singer – making Jackson one of the most enduring forces in
the entertainment industry.
Prior to Jackson’s death, Firestone portrayed the
superstar to much acclaim in live shows, including MTV
Magic and Around the World in Asia. Since the Pop icon’s
passing, Firestone has become one of the most sought-after
Jackson tribute performers, hailed by fans and critics as the
heir apparent to the King of Pop in appearance, performance,
and authenticity. Firestone has sold out showrooms
nationwide as Jackson, sometimes performing with the icon’s
long-time touring guitarist and featured backup vocalist. n
presents
Country roads:
The music of john DENVER
& DAN FOGELBERG
Saturday, January 19, 2013, 8:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHIES
In COUNTRY ROADS: THE MUSIC OF JOHN
DENVER & DAN FOGELBERG, a company of first-rate
musicians celebrates an era that rediscovered the romance
of natural America. Country Roads showcases John Denver’s
iconic songs about the natural beauty of the Rockies and
Dan Fogelberg’s tunes about complex personal relationships.
These two troubadours epitomized the 1970s singersongwriter movement that grew out of the Folk scene of the
’60s. While they tackled different subjects, their approaches
were similar, employing a common sound of acoustic guitar
and soaring tenor vocals. The production has highlighted
Denver’s Take Me Home, Country Roads; Sunshine on My
Shoulders; and Rocky Mountain High and Fogelberg’s Rhythm
of the Rain, Hard to Say, Run for the Roses, and Go Down
Easy, making for a show that Variety called “awe-inspiring!”
Denver’s music spans three decades, garnering
numerous awards and outlasting countless musical trends.
The Grammy winner’s vast repertoire – including Leaving on
a Jet Plane, Thank God I’m a Country Boy, Annie’s Song, and
Calypso – has made the late icon a household name.
Multi-instrumentalist Fogelberg is remembered for
songs that tell of human relationships and friendships.
Leader of the Band was written for his musician-educatorbandleader father. Same Old Lang Syne was composed when
he unexpectedly ran into his high school flame at the
local grocery store. The composer-vocalist was inducted
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posthumously into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame in 2010.
BOB STILLMAN (Lead Vocals and Band
Arrangements) hails from New York City. At age 9, he
studied piano and composition at Juilliard and other
Manhattan schools. Stillman graduated with honors in
music from Princeton University. He has lit up some of New
York’s best-known stages as a writer, musician, and actor.
Stillman earned Tony Award nominations for Dirty Blonde
and Urban Cowboy. His original songs combine Folk-Rock,
Jazz, Pop, and Classical influences. His debut CD, Come
Down Angel, was co-produced with Tom Corwin who has
worked with Bonnie Raitt and Stevie Wonder. Stillman’s
theater credits include Grey Gardens (co-starring Christine
Ebersole), Kiss of the Spider Woman (opposite Vanessa
Williams), and The Last Session (Off-Broadway). Stillman
was featured in musical theater pieces by New-Wave
composers Adam Guettel in Saturn Returns and Michael
John LaChiusa in Hello Again.
LE ANN ETHERIDGE (Bass and Vocals) is a
native of North Carolina. After she moved to Nashville,
Tennessee, Etheridge was chosen by Vassar Clements to
sing in his Hillbilly Jazz band. A former member of Nanci
Griffith’s Blue Moon Orchestra, Etheridge sang harmony,
played bass and rhythm guitar, and occasionally opened
shows. She also performed on six of Griffith’s projects.
Etheridge recorded the albums Half a World Away (2001)
and Farmer’s Daughter (2005). Her concert and studio
credits include performing with David Olney, Allison
Moorer, Pat Alger, Ian Gomm, Richard Dobson, Charly
McClain, Michael Johnson, and Mark Germino.
CASEY KELLY (Guitars and Vocals) grew up
in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. While attending Louisiana
State University, Kelly became a founding member of
the legendary local Rock band the Greek Fountains. He
moved to New York City, where he worked as a session
musician and singer, songwriter, arranger, music publisher,
and record producer. Kelly moved to Los Angeles and
signed a recording contract with producer Joe Wissert, who
introduced Kelly to Warner Brothers Records. At A&M
Records, Kelly formed the Luziana Band and recorded
two albums with Elektra Records. He toured extensively,
opening shows and performing with everyone from the
group America to Frank Zappa. Kelly currently lives in
Nashville, Tennessee, where he writes top-selling songs for
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major publishers and recording artists. His hit songs include
Anyone Who Isn’t Me Tonight (Kenny Rogers and Dottie
West), Soon (Tanya Tucker), Somewhere Down the Line (T.G.
Shepherd), and The Cowboy Rides Away (George Strait).
Kelly works as a session player and singer, and performs
in clubs and concerts throughout the United States and
Europe. A frequent panelist and workshop contributor, Kelly
is a member of American Society of Composers, Authors
and Publishers (ASCAP); National Academy of Recording
Arts and Sciences (NARAS); and Nashville Songwriters
Association International (NSAI). He mentors the NSAI
regional workshops in Providence, Rhode Island; Atlanta,
Georgia; Greenville, South Carolina; and Pensacola,
Florida. He is the board secretary for the Songwriters Guild
of America’s Board of Councilors.
PAT McINERNEY (Drums and Percussion) formed
his first band, The Stormbeats, at age 11. McInerney spent
four years as a teacher moonlighting in a Country/Rock
band after graduating from Manchester University. A
founding member of Nanci Griffith’s Blue Moon Orchestra
for 20 years, McInerney co-produced her projects Hearts
in Mind and the soon-to-be-released The Loving Kind. He
performed with Don Williams’ backing group, The Scratch
Band, for eight years. McInerney is a studio musician who
has toured worldwide and recorded with musicians and
singers such as Doc and Merle Watson, Carl Perkins, Mary
Chapin Carpenter, John Prine, Jerry Lee Lewis, Dolly
Parton, Johnny Cash, Del Shannon, Richard Thompson,
Ian Gomm, The Crickets, Ricky Skaggs, The Seldom Scene,
Chip Taylor, Tom Paxton, Suzy Bogguss, Robin and Linda
Williams, and Kevin Welch.
SCOTT NEUBERT (Guitars and Fiddle) moved
from Wisconsin to Austin, Texas, in 1986. He performed
with various local bands and songwriters. In 1988, Neubert
had a chance meeting with Hal Ketchum. They formed a
friendship and musical connection and toured from 1988
to 1996. Neubert was the musical director for Trace Adkins
for three years before playing pedal steel guitar with Tanya
Tucker and Larry Gatlin. Neubert is now an in-demand
session player in Nashville, hired as the “utility player.”
His ability to play the guitar, Dobro, mandolin, pedal steel,
and banjo makes him versatile and able to move from
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presents
Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg
presents
JANE AUSTEN’S
PRIDE & PREJUDICE
Featuring
JANE CARR and NICHOLAS HORMANN
With
DIANE ADAIR, CHLOE DWORKIN, JULIA McILVAINE, CERRIS MORGAN-MOYER,
JILL RENNER, DARREN RICHARDSON, and NICK TOREN
Directed by
BRIAN KITE
Friday, January 25, 2013, 8:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
Representation:
BAYLIN ARTISTS MANAGEMENT
721 Hyde Park, Doylestown, PA 18902
276-880-3750, www.baylinartists.com
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CHARACTERS
Mr. Bennet (father of the Bennet household) .......................................................... Nicholas Hormann
Mrs. Bennet (his wife) .............................................................................................................. Jane Carr
Jane (the Bennet’s oldest daughter) ............................................................................... Chloe Dworkin
Elizabeth (the Bennet’s second daughter, the protagonist) ............................................ Julia McIlvaine
Mary (the Bennet’s third daughter) ....................................................................................... Jill Renner
Kitty (the Bennet’s fourth daughter) ................................................................................... Diane Adair
Lydia (the Bennet’s youngest daughter) ............................................................... Cerris Morgan-Moyer
Mr. Darcy (a wealthy gentleman and love interest of Elizabeth) ......................................... Nick Toren
Mr. Bingley (Mr. Darcy’s friend and love interest of Jane) ....................................... Darren Richardson
Miss Caroline Bingley (Mr. Bingley’s sister) ......................................................... Cerris Morgan-Moyer
Mr. Collins ................................................................................................................. Darren Richardson
(a distant relative of Mr. Bennet who stands to inherit the Longbourn estate)
Mr. Wickham (a soldier and the son of the late Mr. Darcy’s servant) ................... Darren Richardson
Lady Catherine de Bourgh (Mr. Collins’ patron; Mr. Darcy’s aunt) ...................................... Jane Carr
Miss Anne de Bourgh (Lady Catherine’s invalid daughter) .................................................. Jill Renner
Sir William Lucas (neighbor to the Bennet family) ............................................... Nicholas Hormann
Charlotte Lucas (daughter of Sir William and close friend of Elizabeth Bennet) ........ Chloe Dworkin
Mr. Gardiner (brother of Mrs. Bennet) .................................................................... Nicholas Hormann
Mrs. Gardiner (his wife) ...................................................................................................... Diane Adair
Colonel Fitzwilliam (a soldier) ................................................................................ Nicholas Hormann
ADDITIONAL CHARACTERS:
Georgiana Darcy (Mr. Darcy’s much younger sister)
Lady Lucas (Sir William’s wife)
Mrs. Reynolds (the housekeeper at Mr. Darcy’s
estate at Pemberley)
Mr. Denny (a soldier)
Captain Carter (a soldier)
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BACKGROUND
Jane Austen’s fiction reveals little awareness of the political and economic turmoil that pervaded
Europe during her lifetime. Wars, such as the Napoleonic Wars, did not affect her middle-class upbringing.
The lower class was recruited and the upper class purchased commissions and became gentleman officers,
enjoying social prestige.
During Austen’s life, the countryside was fragmented into semi-isolated agricultural villages and
provincial settlements. London, the only metropolis, was the center of commerce and the arts. Austen had
exposure to all three of these areas, and her insights into this society are often reflected in her novels. She
was born during the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Great social unrest spawned from miserable
conditions in factories, and widespread unemployment resulted. The middle class adopted a laissezfaire attitude. They soon developed methods to mobilize and discipline labor for factory employment.
Parliamentary acts established the institutional basis for efficient city, government, and municipal services.
Urban police, compulsory education, and government inspection of factories, schools, and poorhouses
evolved.
English life was increasingly regulated by central rather than local authority. The working classes, with
improved educational opportunities, were raised to a new level of respectability.
During the time that Napoleon was transforming Europe, Austen composed a novel in which the most
important events are the fact that a man changes his manners and a young lady changes her mind. Soldiers
do appear, but in a secondary role, as fixations of young frivolous women.
Source: Novels for Students, ©2012 Gale Cengage. All Rights Reserved.
BIOGRAPHIES
DIANE ADAIR (Tour Manager, Actor-Narrator,
Kitty Bennet, and Mrs. Gardiner) graduated magna cum
laude with a bachelor of fine arts degree in communications
from Chapman University. After graduation, Adair became
a company member of South Coast Repertory. She has
appeared on stage with June Lockhart in The William and
opposite John Glover in The Traveler (Mark Taper Forum).
Adair was seen Off-Broadway as Meg Greenfield in New
York Theatre Workshop/Affinity Theatre/L.A. Theatre
Works’ (LATW) Top Secret: Battle for the Pentagon Papers
with Peter Strauss. A national tour followed with John
Heard, Susan Sullivan, and Gregory Harrison. Adair
toured as The Narrator in The Great Tennessee Monkey
Trial with Ed Asner. Adair’s film credits include the
critically acclaimed UFOria with Harry Dean Stanton
and the 2002 New York International Film Festival’s “Best
Mockumentary,” Instant Trauma. She appeared on television
as Fonzie’s girlfriend on Happy Days and had a recurring
role as an alien on Babylon 5. Adair has performed oncamera work and voiceovers for national commercials.
She also voiced the Emmy award-winning miniseries The
Wild West featuring Jack Lemmon and Helen Hunt. Adair
enjoys writing and was a quarterfinalist in the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Nicholl Fellowships in
Screenwriting.
JANE CARR (Mrs. Bennet and Lady Catherine
de Bourgh) came to America with the Royal Shakespeare
Company’s Nicholas Nickleby in 1986. Carr appeared in
many plays with the Royal Shakespeare Company, The
National Theatre, and in London’s West End. In the United
States, she has performed in Lettice and Lovage, Noises
Off, She Stoops to Folly, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Blithe
Spirit, Sylvia, What the Butler Saw, Entertaining Mr. Sloane,
Habeas Corpus, The Cider House Rules, Stuff Happens, and A
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Small Family Business. She played Mrs. Bennet in Pride and
Prejudice last year at South Coast Repertory. Carr completed
a three-year run on Broadway as Mrs. Brill in Mary Poppins,
repeating the role at the Ahmanson Theatre. She had early
success with the television series Dear John and has worked
extensively in television, film, and theater ever since.
Recently, Carr appeared in Two and a Half Men and The
Closer. Her voiceover credits include Pud’n on the cartoon
show The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Mama Cosma
in The Fairly Odd Parents, Grandma Fletcher in Phineas and
Ferb, and Ann and Dan Chovie in Fish Hooks. With LATW,
she has performed in The School for Scandal, A Woman of
No Importance, Tartuffe, The Doctor’s Dilemma, Man of the
Moment, The Norman Conquests, A Tale of Charles Dickens,
and The Living Room. As a hobby, Carr teaches Kenpo
Karate in Pasadena.
NICHOLAS HORMANN’s (Mr. Bennet, Sir
William Lucas, Colonel Fitzwilliam, and Mr. Gardiner)
Broadway credits include Harold Prince’s The Visit,
Love For Love, The Member of the Wedding, Execution of
Justice, and Saint Joan. Hormann has appeared in plays
at New York’s Public Theater, Playwrights Horizons, and
Manhattan Theatre Club. He has performed leading roles at
distinguished theaters, including the Shakespeare Theatre
Company, The Kennedy Center, McCarter Theatre Center,
Williamstown Theatre, Long Wharf Theatre, Huntington
Theatre Company, Mark Taper Forum, Ahmanson Theatre,
La Jolla Playhouse, A.C.T., and The Old Globe. At
South Coast Repertory, he received Dramalogue Awards
for playing Henry Higgins in Pygmalion and Charles
Condomine in Blithe Spirit. Hormann has appeared in more
than 60 television series, including Parks and Recreation,
Desperate Housewives, Seinfeld (as Calvin Klein), Bones,
Medium, The West Wing, Frasier, and The Wonder Years,
which earned him a submission by producers for an Emmy
by a guest lead. Hormann narrates for Random House audio
books. He attended the Yale School of Drama, where he was
presented with the “Oliver Thorndike Acting Award.”
CHLOE DWORKIN (Jane Bennet and Charlotte
Lucas) is thrilled to be a part of LATW’s Pride and Prejudice.
Since graduating from NYU Tisch School of the Arts,
Dworkin has been living and working in Los Angeles. Her
favorite roles include Maria in Twelfth Night and Lola in
Damn Yankees. Dworkin would like to thank LATW; Jacole;
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and her ever-supportive friends Maj, Faj, and Ads.
JULIA McILVAINE (Elizabeth Bennet) is thrilled to
be returning to the LATW family in Pride and Prejudice. A
graduate of the USC School of Theatre, McIlvaine has been
working as an actress for more than 15 years in New York
and Los Angeles. Her stage credits include Henry VIII (The
Public Theatre’s New York Shakespeare Festival), Pride’s
Crossing (Lincoln Center), Marsha Norman’s Trudy Blue
(Manhattan Theatre Club), and An American Daughter
(USC). McIlvaine’s other USC credits include Carousel,
Arcadia, and A Month in the Country. On screen, she
appeared in the pilot seasons of Normal, Ohio (Fox); Danny
and Judging Amy (CBS); and three television films for
Hallmark Movie Channel. For four seasons, McIlvaine was
the voice of June in Kablam! for Nickelodeon. She recently
finished a five-month sold-out run as Maya in Sideways
(Ruskin Group Theatre) and is looking forward to touring
with the production in Sonoma County. Follow McIlvaine
on Twitter @JuliaMcIlvaine and on her YouTube channel.
CERRIS MORGAN-MOYER (Lydia Bennet
and Caroline Bingley) was born in Cornwall, United
Kingdom. At age 6, she filmed her first movie, A Different
Drummer (BBC biography of poet Jack Clemo). MorganMoyer trained at Central School of Speech and Drama in
London and is co-director of London-based Lock & Loru
Productions, Ltd. Her Los Angeles theater credits include
Frost/Nixon (as Caroline Cushing), Abigail’s Party (by Mike
Leigh), Sisters of the Winter Madrigal (by Beth Henley),
Old Times (by Harold Pinter), The Body (by Nick Darke),
and Last Summer at Bluefish Cove (by Jane Chambers). For
regional theater, Morgan-Moyer appeared in Karen Zacarias’
Legacy of Light (Cleveland Playhouse). In New York,
Morgan-Moyer worked with companies such as Gorilla
Rep and Faux Real Theatre Company. Her favorite New
York credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, King Lear,
The Taming of the Shrew, Faust, Fun Box Times Square, The
Naked Show, and Where I’m Headed. Morgan-Moyer’s film
credits include Mail Order, Appaloosa, Beatrice, Rule of Three,
Galaxy Hunter, Wall/Paper, and Mister 49. She will soon be
seen in hologram projection as Jack Sparrow’s Pirate Wench
for Disney World. Her voice was recently featured in IBM’s
Think exhibit (currently touring globally); in Rob Marshall’s
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides; and in Robert
Zemeckis’ A Christmas Carol. Morgan-Moyer currently
guest hosts on ActorsEntertainment’s ActorsE Chat. She is
delighted to be touring with LATW’s Pride and Prejudice.
JILL RENNER (Mary Bennet, Female Guest, Miss
Anne de Bourgh, and Servant) is a recent graduate of UCLA
School of Theater, Film and Television. She is thrilled to be
working with LATW in her first radio play. Her Los Angeles
theater credits include UCLA Live’s Medea with Annette
Bening; A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Harold Clurman
Laboratory Theater); Island of Brilliance (Pacific Resident
Theater); and a staged reading of O.P.C. (Obsessive Political
Correctness), written and directed by Eve Ensler. Renner
studied with the British American Drama Academy in
Oxford, England, and the Actor’s Academy at Mira Costa
College. A special thanks to my family, friends, and this
lovely cast. For more information, visit www.jillrenner.com.
DARREN RICHARDSON (Mr. Bingley, Mr.
Collins, and Mr. Wickham) is originally from London,
England. He has appeared in LATW’s The Browning Version,
Photograph 51, The Life of Galileo, She Stoops to Conquer,
Arcadia, The Imaginary Cuckold, The Bungler, and The
Misanthrope. Richardson enjoyed his contribution to LATW’s
in-studio productions of Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet.
Richardson’s BBC radio work for Jarvis & Ayres Productions
includes two series of Kicking the Habit, Alan Ayckbourn’s
A Small Family Business and Henceforward …, Shadowlands,
The Horse, Keep Your Pantheon, P.G. Wodehouse’s Uncle Fred
in Springtime, and England Their England. Richardson’s Los
Angeles theater credits include What the Butler Saw, Abigail’s
Party, and A Chorus of Disapproval (The Odyssey); The Real
Thing (International City Theatre, Long Beach); and Alfie
(The Met). His television and film credits include Lost;
Fastlane; Soccer Dog: European Cup; and the award-winning
shorts Offside and Nebraska. Richardson has appeared in
many commercials in the United States, has commercials
running on three continents, and has done voice work for
numerous films. He is very happy to be part of this wonderful
cast and production.
NICK TOREN’s (Mr. Darcy) LATW credits include
The Misanthrope, Frost/Nixon, Dracula, and Photograph 51.
Toren appeared on Broadway in The Elephant Man with
Billy Crudup and Kate Burton. His other New York credits
include plays with the Keen Company, including Voice of
the Turtle; Three-Cornered Moon; Good Morning, Bill; and the
joint production of Scenes From an Execution, produced by
the Blue Light Theatre Company and the Atlantic Theater
Company. Regionally, he has worked with the Guthrie
Theater, McCarter Theatre, Missouri Repertory Theater,
Utah Shakespearean Festival, and Northern Stage. In
California, Toren has performed in Poor Behavior and School
of Night (Mark Taper Forum), and in Silent Sky – an original
play by Lauren Gunderson commissioned by and performed
at South Coast Repertory. Toren’s film and television
credits include Pink Panther, Mad Men, Criminal Minds,
Lie to Me, Numb3rs, How I Met Your Mother, It’s Always
Sunny in Philadelphia, and Close to Home. He graduated
with a bachelor of arts degree in Italian and theater from
Middlebury College and received a master of fine arts degree
in acting from the University of Missouri, Kansas City.
CHRISTINA CALVIT (Adaptor) is an ensemble
member of Lifeline Theatre in Chicago. A graduate of
Northwestern University’s Theatre Department, Calvit
worked as an actor at several Chicago theaters, including
The Practical Theatre Co., where she received a Joseph
Jefferson nomination for supporting actress in Song of the
Snells. Her first adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, which
premiered at Lifeline in 1986, won a special Joseph Jefferson
Citation for “Outstanding Work.” It was subsequently
performed at The Stratford Festival of Canada and broadcast
as part of the Chicago Theater of the Air series, featuring Kate
Burton and Miriam Margolyes. Calvit has written more
than a dozen theatrical adaptations, many of which have
premiered at Lifeline Theatre and have been performed
throughout the United States and internationally. Her
favorites include Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging;
The Talisman Ring; Pistols for Two (Joseph Jefferson Awards
for “Adaptation”); and Queen Lucia: A Musical Romp (After
Dark and 2006 Joseph Jefferson Awards for “Best New
Musical”). Calvit’s other adaptations include A Room With a
View, Wuthering Heights, and Mariette in Ecstasy. Her original
plays include Snowflake Tim’s Big Holiday Adventure, Chaos
(co-writer), and Several Voices From the Cloud (1981 Agnes
Nixon Award).
BRIAN KITE (Director) has directed throughout
the United States and abroad. He is the producing artistic
director at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts.
Kite’s credits include the critically acclaimed Miss Saigon;
Little Shop of Horrors; Dinner With Friends; Steel Magnolias,
with Cathy Rigby; Driving Miss Daisy, featuring Michael
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Learned; and David Auburn’s Proof. He recently helmed a
production of Cabaret in Bermuda under the patronage of
the Queen’s Governor and directed Tennessee Williams’
The Glass Menagerie at The Actors Co-op in Hollywood.
Kite directed two Los Angeles revivals, J.B. by Archibald
MacLeish and The Crucible by Arthur Miller; and the West
Coast premiere of Václav Havel’s The Beggar’s Opera. Kite,
who directed the Philadelphia production of Glenn Wein’s
Grandma Sylvia’s Funeral, worked with Tony award-winning
director Daniel Sullivan on Hedda Gabler, with Annette
Bening (Geffen Playhouse). He directed more than 20
productions at French Woods Festival in New York, where
he was the director of theater programs for seven years. Kite
is currently a faculty member at UCLA School of Theater,
Film and Television; serves as the chair of the LA Stage
Alliance’s Board of Governors; is the artistic director of the
award-winning Buffalo Nights Theatre Company; and is a
member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.
ALEXIS JACKNOW (Assistant Director) holds
a bachelor of fine arts degree from NYU Tisch School of
the Arts. Since graduating, Jacknow has directed in cities
throughout the country. Her recent credits include As
Bees in Honey Drown, The Clean House, and four national
tours for Theatreworks USA. Her upcoming project is
David Auburn’s Proof. Jacknow is a proud member of the
Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. For more
information, visit www.alexisjacknow.com.
SUSAN ALBERT LOEWENBERG (Producing
Director) is founder and producing director of LATW, a
non-profit media arts and theater organization. Loewenberg
has been producing award-winning radio dramas, plays,
and films in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and London
since 1976. Under her supervision, LATW has created
the largest library of plays on audio in the United States,
garnering numerous awards from the Corporation for
Public Broadcasting, the Writers Guild, The American
Library Association, and Publishers Weekly. Loewenberg
is also the host and executive producer of LATW’s
nationally distributed syndicated radio series heard on
NPR stations across the country. A graduate of Sarah
Lawrence College, Loewenberg has served on numerous
boards and panels, including the National Endowment
for the Arts; California Arts Council; and The Fund for
Independence in Journalism in Washington, D.C. She
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was co-chair of the League of Producers and Theatres of
Greater Los Angeles. From 1996 to 2002, Loewenberg was
on the Board of Directors for Federal Prison Industries (a
presidential appointment) during President Bill Clinton’s
administration. She also served for several years as a
member of the regional panel of the President’s Commission
on White House Fellows. Loewenberg is currently a
member of the Board of Directors of The Center for Public
Integrity and a Fellow of the Los Angeles Institute for the
Humanities at USC. Loewenberg is the author of several
articles that have appeared in American Theatre Magazine,
the Los Angeles Times, and various professional journals.
CHRISTINA MONTAÑO’s (Production Stage
Manager) previous tours for LATW include RJK: The
Journey to Justice and Top Secret: Battle for the Pentagon
Papers. Montaño is currently the associate producer for
LATW and has overseen the production of 78 shows,
including five national tours and the first tour to China in
November 2011. Prior to LATW, Montaño was a resident
stage manager for Universal Studios’ Fear Factor Live!,
WaterWorld Live Action Stunt Show, and Terminator 2 3-D
Stunt Show. Her other theater credits include A Kid’s Life!
(first national tour) and Wild Party! Her favorite production
credits include the Academy Awards, Miss Universe and Miss
USA shows, Primetime Emmy Awards, Stand Up to Cancer,
Modern Family, and Cold Case. Montaño holds a bachelor
of arts degree from UCLA School of Theater, Film and
Television. She would like to thank the cast and crew for
their hard work and dedication. Special thanks to her family
for their love and support; to Brian for his guidance; and to
her husband, Kevin, for keeping her sane.
REBECCA GUZZI (Costume Designer) is thrilled
to be collaborating again with LATW. Her credits with
LATW include national tours of The Rivalry and The Real
Dr. Strangelove. Guzzi has designed costumes, makeup,
and hair for educational and professional theater and film
throughout Southern California since 2003. Her highlights
include Offshore Signals (CSUF, recipient of the KC/
ACTF Kate Drain Lawson Award); A … My Name Is Alice
(CSUF); 24 Hours: A Rock Musical (The Stella Adler
Theatre); 12 Angry Jurors (Pomona College); Dreamland
(film); Lilith and the Woebringer (film); Grimm City (web
series); and the upcoming Lil Tokyo Reporter (film). Guzzi
recently completed work on Universal Studios Singapore
as a member of the operational wardrobe design team.
She is an active participant in education. From 2006 to
2008, Guzzi taught English in Okayama, Japan, with The
JET Programme. From 2009 to 2010, she taught costumeproduction techniques at Orange County High School
of the Arts. Guzzi holds two bachelor of arts degrees from
California State University, Fullerton in history and theater
arts technical production and design. She is pursuing
her master of fine arts degree in costume design at the
University of California, Los Angeles.
MARK HOLDEN (Sound Designer) has more than a
decade of experience recording and mixing various projects
in studios, on sets, and on live stages. He has designed,
recorded, and mixed more than 100 radio plays for LATW,
the BBC, and independent production companies. As a
musician, Holden understands that communication and
comfort are essentials in a creative space, which is why he
created The Invisible Studios located in West Hollywood.
This boutique recording/mixing environment is home base
for the many projects overseen by Holden and his team. He
has composed for radio, film, and television; engineered and
produced several genres of music; and worked with some of
the biggest names in commercial and creative voice talent.
For more information, visit www.theinvisiblestudios.com.
DANIEL IONAZZI (Set and Lighting Designer)
is production manager for the Geffen Playhouse. He is a
faculty member at UCLA School of Theater, Film and
Television, and director of production for the Department
of Theater. Ionazzi is the author of The Stage Management
Handbook and The Stagecraft Handbook. His design credits
include National World War II Museum: WWII – Beyond
All Boundaries; Arena Stage: Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass
Wit of Molly Ivins; Steppenwolf Theatre Company: The
Seafarer; South Coast Repertory: In The Next Room; Wallis
Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts: Teatro Alla
Moda; Geffen Playhouse: The Jacksonian, Red Hot Patriot:
The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins, Radiance: The Passion of
Marie Curie, Superior Donuts, A Step in Time, Nightmare
Alley, The Female of the Species, The Seafarer, Atlanta,
Speed-the-Plow, A Picasso, Wishful Drinking, Cat on a Hot
Tin Roof, Paint Your Wagon, Take Me Out, I Just Stopped by
to See the Man, Under the Blue Sky, Oscar and Felix, God’s
Man in Texas, The Unexpected Man, The Weir, Defiled, and
Merton of the Movies; Diavolo Dance Theater: Catapult and
Trajectories; and Denver Center Theater Company: Henry
IV Part I, The Three Sisters, The Night of The Iguana, and
Antigone. Ionazzi received Ovation Award nominations
for All My Sons, All in the Timing, and Boy Gets Girl.
Ionazzi’s additional design credits include The Ahkmatova
Project, Amelia Lives, Telling Time, Othello, Trojan Women,
Misalliance, and Jenufa with Josef Svoboda.
HANA SOOYEON KIM (Projection Designer) is
new to LATW. Her most recent projection design credits
include Year of the Rabbit by Keliher Walsh, directed by
James Eckhouse (Atwater Village Theater); The Other
Place by Sharr White, directed by Loretta Greco (Magic
Theater); Disney’s Aladdin, directed by Casey Nicholaw
(5th Avenue Theater); and Offenbach’s Orpheus in The
Underworld, directed by Peter Kazaras (UCLA Herb Albert
School of Music). Kim was nominated for a Los Angeles
Drama Critics Circle Award for “Best CGI/Video” and
an LA Weekly award for “Projection Design” on Futura
(The Theater @ Boston Court). Kim is the recipient of
the 2012 Princess Grace Award for “Scenic Design.” She
holds a master of fine arts degree in scenic design from the
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FOR L.A. THEATRE WORKS:
Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg
Adaptor: Christina Calvit
Director: Brian Kite
Assistant Director: Alexis Jacknow
Managing Director: Vicki Pearlson
Business Manager: James Orr
Associate Producer: Christina Montaño
Casting Director: Cathy Reinking
Tour Manager/Actor: Diane Adair
Production Stage Manager: Christina Montaño
Set/Lighting Designer: Daniel Ionazzi
Projection Designer: Hana Sooyeon Kim
Sound Designer: Mark Holden
Costume Designer: Rebecca Guzzi
Graphic Design: Dennis Ramirez
Senior Radio Producer: Myke Weiskopf
Marketing and Development Associate: Anna Lyse Erikson
Post-Production Coordinator: Ronn Lipkin
Publicity & Public Relations: Lucy Pollak
L.A. THEATRE WORKS
681 Venice Boulevard
Venice, CA 90291
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presents
MIRÓ QUARTET
DANIEL CHING, VIOLIN
WILLIAM FEDKENHEUER,VIOLIN
JOHN LARGESS,VIOLA
JOSHUA GINDELE, CELLIST
Thursday, January 31, 2013, 8:00 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.
Exclusive Management:
Opus 3 Artists
470 Park Avenue South, 9th Floor North
New York, NY 10016
www.opus3artists.com
The Miró Quartet is Faculty String Quartet in Residence at the University of Texas at Austin.
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PROGRAM
String Quartet in f minor, Op. 95, Serioso
Ludwig van Beethoven
Allegro con brio(1770-1827)
Allegretto ma non troppo
Allegro assai vivace ma serioso
Larghetto: Allegretto agitato
String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6, La Malinconia
Allegro con brio
Adagio, ma non troppo
Scherzo: Allegro
La Malinconia: Adagio; Allegretto quasi allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
INTERMISSION
String Quartet in c-sharp minor, Op. 131
Adagio, ma non troppo e molto espressivo
Allegro molto vivace
Allegro moderato
Andante, ma non troppo e molto cantabile
Presto
Adagio quasi un poco andante
Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
BIOGRAPHY
The MIRÓ QUARTET was founded in 1995 at the
Oberlin Conservatory. The dynamic ensemble was greeted
with immediate success upon winning first place at the 1996
annual Coleman Chamber Music Competition. The group
claimed top prizes at the Fischoff National Chamber Music
Competition the same year. The Cleveland Plain Dealer
praised the quartet’s “remarkable artistry.”
Miró Quartet continued its winning streak with first
place and the Piéce de Concert Prize at the 1998 Banff
International String Quartet Competition. The group
scored the prestigious Naumburg Chamber Music Award
in 2000. In 2005, it received the Cleveland Quartet Award
and became the first quartet ever to claim the coveted
Avery Fisher Career Grant. Fans and critics raved, with the
Austin Chronicle calling Miró Quartet’s voice “articulate,
expressive, and nuanced – in short, eloquent.”
The Miró Quartet was named for celebrated Spanish
Catalan artist Joan Miró, whose surrealist works explore
memory and imaginative fantasy. The musicians have
performed to wide acclaim in some of the world’s most
prestigious concert halls, including Kennedy Center in
Washington, D.C.; Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw; the Berlin
Philharmonic’s Kammermusiksaal; the Konzerthaus in
Vienna; London’s Wigmore Hall; and Madrid’s Palacio Real.
The quartet’s recording of George Crumb’s Black
Angels won the prestigious Diapason d’Or prize, which
recognizes outstanding classical recordings.
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presents
RIDERS IN THE SKY
Friday, February 1, 2013, 8:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHY
RIDERS IN THE SKY is called one of “the most
significant acts in the history of American music” by
Billboard magazine. The band pays tribute to the Western
music genre while also poking gentle fun at the classic
cowboy songs of the 1930s and 1940s – in particular, the
works of the award-winning Sons of the Pioneers and
timeless legends Roy Rogers and Gene Autry.
Formed in the ’70s, Riders in the Sky has yipped and
yodeled its way into American hearts with its wacky humor
and Western wit. Often decked out in colorful Western wear
while spinning lassos above their heads, the cowboys are
“Ranger Doug” (Doug Green), “Too Slim” (Fred Labour),
“Woody Paul” (Paul Chrisman), and “Joey” (Joey Miskulin).
The group got its start in 1977 in a Nashville nightclub.
Its 1988 album, Riders Radio Theater, led to a segment on
National Public Radio, where the cowboys had already
attracted fans with performances on Garrison Keillor’s
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Prairie Home Companion program.
Riders in the Sky, featured on Country Music
Foundation’s Walkway of Stars, was inducted into the
Grand Ol’ Opry and named “Entertainer of the Year” seven
times by the Western Music Association. The Academy of
Western Artists twice named the quartet “Western Music
Group of the Year,” and the National Cowboy & Western
Heritage Museum has honored the band multiple times with
its Wrangler Award.
Celebrated for Toy Story 2’s Woody’s Roundup,
which won the Grammy for “Best Musical Album for
Children,” Riders in the Sky also penned the score for Pixar
Animation’s Oscar-winning short For the Birds. The band
roped in its second Grammy for Monsters Inc. – Scream
Factory Favorites. In 2007, the cowboy quartet released
Public Cowboy #1: A Centennial Salute to the Music of Gene
Autry to wide acclaim.
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presents
CLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE –
FLEETWOOD MAC RUMOURS
Saturday, February 2, 2013, 8:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHIES
CLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE takes the world’s greatest
classic Rock records and re-creates them live on stage – note
for note, cut for cut – with state-of-the-art lighting and topnotch audio. FLEETWOOD MAC RUMOURS showcases
Grammy winner Fleetwood Mac’s critically acclaimed album
Rumours, featuring the hits Go Your Own Way, Don’t Stop,
Dreams, and You Make Loving Fun.
Fleetwood Mac began as a traditional Blues band in
London in 1967 and became a California-based Pop group
in the mid-’70s. The ensemble gained international fame
with a string of classics that included the experimental
album Tusk and the multi-Platinum Rumours. According
to Rolling Stone, “Rumours became the gold standard of
late-Seventies FM radio and the seventh-bestselling studio
album of all time.” The magazine named Rumours one of the
25 greatest all-time records. The No. One album has sold
more than 40 million copies worldwide. In 1993, Fleetwood
Mac performed Don’t Stop at President Bill Clinton’s
inauguration. In 1998, the band was inducted into the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame.
Founded in 2003 by Craig Martin, Classic Albums
Live has become the ultimate destination for avid music
lovers who want to enjoy the greatest albums performed
live. Albums that have been performed include Led Zeppelin
II and Led Zeppelin IV; Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run;
the Rolling Stones’ Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main St.; the
Eagles’ Hotel California; Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the
Moon; and the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
and Abbey Road.
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presents
rhythm of the dance
Director and Producer
KIERAN CAVANAGH
Choreographer
DOIREANN CARNEY
Composer
CARL HESSION
Male Dancers
CONNOR SMYTH (Lead), STEPHEN WALKER, CONOR LYONS,
CATHAL BYRNE, RYAN OSTILLER,THOMAS BROSNAN, GREG MOLONY,
PETER WILSON, and ARRIONE MULLINS
Female Dancers
NICOLA KENNEDY (Lead), FIONA STONE, TONI CROY,
ELEANOR ROONEY, EILISH BALFE, SARAH HEALEY, ARLENE McVEIGH,
ERIN TREVENA, SARAH MAI FITZPATRICK, and IRENE CUNNINGHAM
Tenors
DAVID FLYNN, KILLIAN COLLOPY, and LUKE MURGATROYD
Band
CAOIMHE NI MHUIRITHE, AMY McALLISTER, CHRISTOPHER ANGLIM,
LORRAINE DEVERY, and THOMAS DELANY
Friday, February 8, 2013, 8:00 PM
Saturday, February 9, 2013, 2:00 PM and 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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PROGRAM
ACT I
Storybook
Dance – Opening: The Blind Encounter
Song – The Irish Music Hall Medley
Dance – Rhythm in Motion
Dance – Northern Exposure
Dance – Sean-nós: Bringing It All Back Home
Dance – Acapella: The Drill
Dance – Hill of Tara (Gaelic Language Piece)
Band – Lightning Strikes
Dance – Afro Celt
Song – Isle of Hope (Completely Live)
Dance – Closing: Life Is but a Dream
INTERMISSION
ACT II
Dance – Opening: A New Dawn
Song – Irish Ballads Medley (Clancys Medley)
Band – The Sessions
Dance – Bodhran Piece: Beat of the Bodhran
Dance – Sean-nós: Stomp to the Beat
Song – Danny Boy
Dance – Swing Time
Band – Celebrating the Emerald Isle (Campfire)
Dance – Celtic Warriors
Dance – Closing: Journey’s End
Reprise
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BIOGRAPHIES
Embraced internationally as one of the most popular
Irish Step dance shows in the world, RHYTHM OF THE
DANCE features a live band, three tenors, a cast of awardwinning dancers, and vibrant costumes. In an inspiring epic
reliving the journey of the Irish-Celts throughout history,
the program marries time-honored music and traditional
Your Favorite Entertainers, Your Favorite Theater
FEB/MAR
dance with state-of-the-art effects in a two-hour showcase.
Rhythm of the Dance blends the principle forms of Irish Step,
The 54th Anniversary
of The Folk Reunion
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Set, Old Style Step, and Sean-nós. The dances have been
reinvented and reworked, resulting in a show that is everchanging and fresh.
Since its 1998 inception, the acclaimed production
has taken audiences through the ages, from ancient
mythology to the travels of the Irish emigrants, from the
rolling hills and stonewalls of Connemara all the way to
Women of Ireland
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the modern New York skyscrapers. Rhythm of the Dance
has been enjoyed by more than 5 million people, winning
critical praise across four continents. The production has
been performed in 51 countries, including the United
States, China, Greece, Russia, France, and India. In Poland,
Rhythm of the Dance was voted “Best Irish Dance Show” of
2001.
The Pipes and Drums of
The Black Watch 3rd
Battalion, Royal Regiment
of Scotland and the Band
of the Scots Guards
WED-THU, FEB 27-28
DOIREANN CARNEY (Choreographer) is a
member of the Hession family. Carney has been dancing
professionally since her early teens. After an auspicious start
to her dancing career performing in festivals in Barbados
and Lorient, France; she became dance captain with Alan
Juan de Marcos & The
Afro-Cuban All Stars
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Kelly’s Celtic Legends. Carney’s talent landed her on
Riverdance – The Show, which toured extensively throughout
China National
Symphony Orchestra
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the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Her
most memorable appearance was performing at the opening
of the 2003 Special Olympics in front of 85,000 people and
a television audience of millions. She shared the stage with
U2’s Bono, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Mohammed Ali.
Carney finished her touring career with Rhythms of Ireland,
an extensive tour of Australia with Michael Donnellan’s
Lord of the Dance. Carney teaches Irish dance in the familyowned school.
Golden Oldies
Rock ‘n’ Roll Party
FRI, MAR 15
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presents
SARAKASI AFRICAN ACROBATS
Sunday, February 10, 2013, 3:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHY
The SARAKASI AFRICAN ACROBATS, whose
name means “circus” in Swahili, dazzle in a kaleidoscopic
showcase filled with human pyramids, tightrope stunts,
contortionists, high-energy dance, and juggling. A riveting
display of athleticism and authentic African music and
customs, the show captivates audiences of all ages.
Fusing the cultures of Kenya, Tanzania, and
Ethiopia, this fiery, fast-paced program showcases African
choreographers, costumes, music, and set design to create
an unforgettable, family-friendly experience for audiences
of all ages. Combining dancing and music from the African
cultures with acrobatic moves inspired by the Chinese, the
group also performs African-rooted acts such as the Limbo
and fire-eating feats.
For the last eight years, Sarakasi African Acrobats has
built a solid platform for developing East Africa’s talents
into a world-class school for the performing arts. From
its base in Nairobi, dancers are trained in disciplines that
include traditional dance, Cabaret, Salsa, Hip Hop, Street
dance, and other contemporary dance forms. The circus is
the main component of the Sarakasi Trust, an organization
founded in 2001 in Nairobi that aims to improve the lives
of Kenyans. Many of the acrobats are recruited from the
poorest neighborhoods and then trained in acrobatics,
music, dance, theater, and visual arts.
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presents
FLAMENCO VIVO!
Featuring
PACO PEÑA
Friday, February 15, 2013, 8:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHY
In FLAMENCO VIVO!, renowned Spanish guitaristcomposer PACO PEÑA and a troupe of dazzling dancers
and musicians bring to life the legacy, tradition, and
evolution of the Flamenco, from its primitive and tribal
beginnings to the rhythmic complexities and nuances of
its modern variations. Dramatic guitar and percussion,
engaging improvisation, and captivating vocals merge in a
production “that threatens to blow the roof off!” proclaims
the Daily Express.
Named by America’s Guitar magazine as “Best
Flamenco Guitarist” for five consecutive years, Peña has
transformed perceptions of this classic Spanish art form
and captured the imagination of audiences around the
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world with his electrifying performances. He has performed
at venues all over the world, including London’s Royal
Albert Hall, New York’s Carnegie Hall, and Amsterdam’s
Concertgebouw. Peña’s guitar playing is “enthralling,
sensuous and [a] … meeting of harmony, melody and meters
slow and fast,” noted The New York Times.
A guitar prodigy, Peña made his first professional public
appearance at age 12. In the late 1960s, he left Spain for
London, where his recitals of Flamenco music catapulted him
into the limelight, attracting the attention of fans and critics.
Peña founded the Centro Flamenco Paco Peña in
1981, later becoming artistic director of the Córdoba
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STREET CORNER RENAISSANCE
Opening for
THE TEMPTATIONS
Saturday, February 16, 2013, 8:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHIES
The unique a cappella Doo-Wop sound of Los Angelesbased STREET CORNER RENAISSANCE (SCR) has
propelled its singles, including Life Could Be a Dream, up
the Billboard charts. The ensemble has delighted audiences
at venues throughout the country, dominating music charts
with its smooth and creative harmonies. By intertwining
social and cultural awareness themes into its repertoire,
SCR transcends categorization. The group’s debut recording,
Meet Me on the Corner, wowed critics and led to an
appearance at the prestigious Jazz at Drew Festival, where
SCR became the first a cappella group to perform at the
annual event. The group has since opened for Chuck Berry,
Kool and the Gang, and Boyz II Men.
THE TEMPTATIONS set the bar for vocal groups
with an impressive avalanche of hits, including My Girl
and The Way You Do the Things You Do, a song penned and
produced by Smokey Robinson that propelled the Grammywinning group to worldwide fame. Known for its fine-tuned
choreography and harmonious crooning, The Temptations
quickly became a Motown favorite and one of the most
revered male vocal groups of all time, able to tackle lush Pop
and politically charged Funk with equal aplomb and appeal.
With a colorful repertoire that has embraced numerous
genres over the last five decades – including Soul, R&B,
Doo-Wop, and Funk – the quintessential quintet has
garnered an impressive list of honors. The Temptations was
inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999. The
single Cloud Nine earned a 1968 Grammy for “Best Rhythm
& Blues Performance,” and Papa Was a Rolling Stone won two
Grammys in 1972 for “Best R&B Vocal Performance” and
“Best R&B Instrumental Performance.” The 2000 Grammy
for “Best Traditional R&B Vocal Album” went to the group’s
Ear-Resistible. The singles My Girl and Papa Was a Rolling
Stone were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
The Temptations today consists of Otis Williams,
Terry Weeks, Joe Herndon, Ron Tyson, and Bruce
Williamson. The quintet continues to perform to sold-out
crowds that still cheer for its timeless hits, such as I Wish It
Would Rain, Happy People, I Can’t Get Next to You, Just My
Imagination (Running Away With Me), Since I Lost My Baby,
Don’t Look Back, Get Ready, Psychedelic Shack, Superstar
(Remember How You Got Where You Are), Beauty’s Only Skin
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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) 9168500, 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.
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 ages five (5) and under attend
unless an event is specifically described as suited to that age.
FREE PUBLIC TOURS are conducted by appointment only.
Special tours can be arranged by calling (562) 916-8530.
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.
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.
ELEVATORS are located near the Grand Staircase and access
each level of the Lobby.
PAY PHONES are located on the Orchestra level behind the
Grand Staircase and near the restrooms on the Gold Circle
level.
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.
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.
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.
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