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

2012–2013 SEASON SPONSORS
The City of Cerritos gratefully thanks
our 2012–2013 Season Sponsors
for their generous support of the
Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts.
YOUR FAVORITE ENTERTAINERS,
YOUR FAVORITE THEATER
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THE CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (CCPA) thanks the following CCPA Associates
who have contributed to the CCPA’s Endowment Fund. The Endowment Fund was established in 1994 under the
visionary leadership of the Cerritos City Council to ensure that the CCPA would remain a welcoming, accessible, and
affordable venue in which patrons can experience the joy of entertainment and cultural enrichment. For more
information about the Endowment Fund or to make a contribution, please contact the CCPA Administrative Offices
at (562) 916-8510.
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
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Marilynn and Art Segal
Triangle Distributing Company
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OPENING ACT
Dr. Judy Akin Palmer and
Dr. Jacques Palmer
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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
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Celia and Clarence Masuo
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
Susan and Clifford Asai
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
Peggy Bell
Morris Bernstein
Norman Blanco
James Blevins
Michael Bley
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Karen Bloom
Marilyn Bogenschutz
Linda and Sergio Bonetti
Patricia Bongeorno
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Paula Briggs
Richard Briggs
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Darrell Brooke
Mary Brough
Joyce and Russ Brown
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Cheryl and Kerry Bryan
Florence P. Buchanan
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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
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Joann and George Chambers
Rodolfo Chavez
Liming Chen
Wanda Chen
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Patricia and Mitchell Childs
Drs. Frances and Philip Chinn
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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
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Tab Crooks
Virginia Czarnecki
Angel De Sevilla
Charmaine and Nick De Simone
Robert Dean
Lee DeBord
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Betty DeGarmo
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Erin Delliquadri
Esther Delurgio
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Sandra and Bruce Dickinson
Rosemarie diLorenzo
Aleisha Dinisi
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Amy and George Dominguez
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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
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
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Jan Gaschen
Michael Gautreau
Franz Gerich
Karen and Larry Gibson
Mr. Richard Gilmore
Roxanne and Alan Goldin
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Margarita Gomez
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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
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Norma and Gary Greene
Kenneth Greenleaf
Guerra Family
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Robert C. Haefele
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Michael Hanna
Jo and Paul Hanson
Mark Harding
Lois and Thomas Harris
Valarie and Mike Harris
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Larry Anduha
Julie and Costa Hase
Howard Herdman
Saul Hernandez
Charles Hess
Molly Hickman
Donna and Carl Hinds
Charles E. Hirsch
Ping Ho
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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
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Karen Knecht
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Mary Majors
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Stephen Mao
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Janice Kay Matthews
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Janet McCarty
The McCune Family
Aliene Mcgrew
Farley McKinney
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David Medellin
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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
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Kris Moskowitz
James Murakami
Cortland Myers
Chidori Nakamura
Stan Nakamura
Naz The Cat
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Alan Negosian
A.J. Neiman
Wendy and Mike Nelson
Nelson-Dunn, Inc.
Ronald Nichols
Jill and Michael Nishida
Toby Nishida
Linda Nomura
Diane Norris
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Edward Ogle
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Karen Ohta
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George Palomino
Bonnie Jo Panagos
D Parsons
Mary Ellen Pascucci
Minna and Frank Patterson
Angela and Devy Paul
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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
S. and S. Rundell
Tom Sakiyama
Steve Salas and Steven P. Timmons
Christine and Dennis Salts
Monica Sanchez
Sheri Sands
Mario A. Sapitula
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Mildred Scholnick
Mabel and Dennis Schoonover
Jerome Schultz
Cindy Scotto
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Mary Serles
Elena Seto
Doc Severinsen
William Shakespeare
Olivette Shannon
Kristi Shaw
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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
Nora and Winford Teasley
Eunice and Jesse Thompson
Ken Thompson
Karen Tilson
Joann Tommy
Sharon Touchstone
Lillian K. Triggs
TSPC
Jean Tuohino
Maria Tupaz
Alex Urbach
June and Sonny Van Dusen
Dorothy and Robert Van Nice
Mr. and Mrs. L.Van Pelt
Tim VanEck
Maria Von Sadovszky
Diane and Fred Vunak
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Laura Walker
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Karen and Robert Webb
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Marijke and Tim Weightman
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Sandee and Mike Welsh
Helen Williams
Laura H. and John D. Williams
Lee Williamson
Merrillyn Wilson
Caron and Jeff Winston
Pornwit Wipanurat
David Wolpe
Charles Wong
Robert Worley
Candy and Jim Yee
Eunee and Frank Yee
Jeanette Yee
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
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.
To request a change to your listing, please call (562) 916-8510 or send an e-mail to ccpa_associates@cerritoscenter.com.
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presents
Engelbert Humperdinck
Saturday, August 18, 2012, 8:00 PM
Sunday, August 19, 2012, 3:00 PM
This performance will not include an intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHY
ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, “The King of
Romance,” has wooed generations of fans worldwide with
love songs such as the No. One The Last Waltz, Am I That
Easy to Forget, A Man Without Love, and I’ll Walk Alone. His
Top 10 hit, After the Lovin’, was nominated for a Grammy
and achieved Gold status. In all, Humperdinck, whom
Billboard called “a sensitive lyric interpreter with excellent
vocal technique,” has recorded 63 Gold albums and 24
Platinum records throughout the course of his career.
Romance has long been at the core of Humperdinck’s
repertoire and lasting success. Born Arnold George Dorsey,
the crooner changed his name to Engelbert Humperdinck,
after the 19th-century Austrian composer. With a three-anda-half-octave vocal range, the singer worked his way into
hearts and charts with an endless string of hits that included
Help Me Make It Through the Night, The Way It Used to Be,
and There Goes My Everything.
Humperdinck’s Pop-ballad version of Release Me
(And Let Me Love Again) rocketed to the top of the British
charts, selling more than a million copies and eventually
landing on the Top 10 in the United States. Other hits
for Humperdinck, who won a 1988 Golden Globe for
“Entertainer of the Year,” include This Moment in Time and
Til You and Your Lover Are Lovers Again.
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presents
Colin Mochrie
& Brad Sherwood
Friday, August 24, 2012, 8:00 PM
This performance will not include an intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHIES
After years of successful solo tours, COLIN MOCHRIE
and BRAD SHERWOOD joined forces in 2002 to expand
on the appeal of the critically acclaimed Whose Line Is It
Anyway? comedy series, creating wacky characters, funny
scenarios, and songs on the spot. This novel concept and
innovative format has turned the duo into one of the hottest
improv-comedy teams around. Mochrie and Sherwood’s
success is a strong testament to the experience and unique
comic chemistry that the two friends share.
Mochrie is an alumnus of Canada’s prestigious Second
City comedy theater troupe, for which he co-wrote, directed,
and headlined in numerous productions. The award-winning
stand-up comedian – who has appeared in the popular
Emmy-nominated television sitcom The Drew Carey Show
and Jackie Chan’s box-office hit comedy The Tuxedo – also
hosts Canada’s version of Fox’s popular game show Are You
Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
Mochrie is like “a walking Far Side cartoon,” says his
stage buddy Sherwood. “You never know where he’s coming
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from.” Mochrie credits Charlie Chaplin, the Marx Brothers,
Jack Benny, Monty Python, John Cleese, Woody Allen, and
Bob Hope as major influences in his comedy career.
Like Mochrie, Sherwood was also a regular on The
Drew Carey Show. The comedian, who began performing at
age 8, graduated with an acting degree from Wright State
University in Dayton, Ohio. He discovered the art of improv
comedy during his college years and was immediately drawn
to the genre’s originality and the avenues it provides for
collaborating with the audience.
Sherwood has appeared on L.A. Law, the revival of To
Tell the Truth, and The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. He has
hosted My VH1 Music Awards and the televised game shows
The Big Moment and The Dating Game.
Due to the popularity of Whose Line Is It Anyway? and
the positive response to their two-man comedy tour, both
men now juggle rigorous performance schedules on ABC,
Comedy Central, and the Lifetime Channel.
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presents
bOWZER’S uLTIMATE dOO-wOP
pARTY vOLUME iii
Featuring
sONNY TURNER, FORMER LEAD
SINGER OF THE PLATTERS;
THE FLEETWOODS; DANNY & THE JUNIORS
FEATURING JOE TERRY; LENNY WELCH;
and bOWZER & THE sTINGRAYS
with special guest jOHNNY CONTARDO
FORMERLY OF SHA NA NA
Friday, August 31, 2012, 8:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHIES
BOWZER’S ULTIMATE DOO-WOP PARTY
VOLUME III features Vocal Group Hall of Fame inductee
SONNY TURNER, former lead singer of The Platters, who
is most celebrated for the hits I Love You 1000 Times and With
This Ring. Billboard praised Turner for his “smooth, expressive
vocal treatment” on the tender oldie I’ll Never Smile Again.
Fellow Vocal Group Hall of Fame band THE
FLEETWOODS ruled music charts with the singles Come
Softly to Me and Mr. Blue.
DANNY & THE JUNIORS FEATURING JOE
TERRY is known for the timeless hit Rock and Roll Is
Here to Stay and the dance classics Twistin’ USA and Pony
Express. The band’s At the Hop swept five continents and
soared to No. One on the U.S. Pop, Country, and R&B
charts and earned a solid spot on Billboard’s “Hot 100”
list. The ensemble won a Philadelphia Music Alliance
Achievement Award in 1992 and was inducted into the
Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2003.
LENNY WELCH has sold more than 1 million
copies of Since I Fell for You. Welch’s other hits include You
Don’t Know Me, Ebb Tide, Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, and
Two Different Worlds.
BOWZER & THE STINGRAYS is joined by special
guest and Grammy nominee JOHNNY CONTARDO. Jon
“Bowzer” Bauman, the former comedic vocalist of the DooWop band Sha Na Na, was a piano prodigy who attended
the Juilliard School at age 12. At New York’s prestigious
Columbia College, Bauman and his classmates created Sha
Na Na. With Bauman as the “Bowzer” character, Sha Na Na
became a No. One syndicated show aired in 32 countries.
Formerly the lead singer of Sha Na Na, Contardo achieved
Platinum status for the Grease soundtrack, which featured
the wildly popular Those Magic Changes, and a Gold album
for the Golden Age of Rock n Roll.
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presents
the frontmen of country
Featuring
tim rushlow,
larry stewart, and
marty roe
Friday, September 7, 2012, 8:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHIES
THE FRONTMEN OF COUNTRY features threetime Grammy nominee TIM RUSHLOW, who was the
lead vocalist for the award-winning group Little Texas. The
band won six awards from the Academy of Country Music,
including “Top Vocal Group.” It sold more than 11 million
albums featuring a string of Top 10 hits such as Some Guys
Have All the Love, What Might Have Been, God Blessed Texas,
Life Goes On, and You and Forever and Me.
Also performing is LARRY STEWART, once the lead
singer of the four-time Grammy-nominated band Restless
Heart. The group shattered music charts with the No. One
songs That Rock Won’t Roll, Why Does It Have to Be (Wrong or
Right), The Bluest Eyes in Texas, and the Grammy-nominated
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I’ll Still Be Loving You. Other hits for the one-time Academy
of Country Music “Vocal Group of the Year” include Say
What’s in Your Heart, Fast Movin’ Train, and Dancy’s Dream.
Rounding out the evening’s lineup is MARTY ROE,
the lead crooner for Diamond Rio. The band, which has
won six “Vocal Group of the Year” awards from the Country
Music Association and Academy of Country Music, was
inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 1998. With the No.
One hits I Believe, Mama Don’t Forget to Pray for Me, One
More Day, and the poignant God Only Cries, Diamond Rio
has sold more than 10 million records worldwide.
Rushlow, Stewart, and Roe collectively have sold 30
million records and garnered 30 No. One hits.
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presents
Steve Lippia: Simply sinatra
Friday, September 28, 2012, 8:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHy
STEVE LIPPIA interprets the best of the Big
Band era and American Classic Pop by bringing back the
enduring appeal of Ol’ Blue Eyes’ repertoire in SIMPLY
SINATRA. The concert showcases Sinatra’s biggest hits,
which include That’s Life; Come Fly With Me; Night and Day;
All The Way; My Kind of Town; and New York, New York.
The walk down memory lane “made for a foot-stompin’,
finger-snapping kind of evening that leaves you dancing
in your dreams,” raved Utah’s Deseret News. The New York
Daily News said, “Sinatra will never die for his fans, as long
as Steve Lippia is there to bring him back to life.”
Long praised as “the singer’s singer,” Lippia has
enchanted generations of fans across the United States,
headlining shows in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, and New
York, and winning over critics far and wide. The Wall Street
Journal hailed his “considerable vocal skills.” To the Long
Beach Press-Telegram, Lippia is “a dazzling performer. … He
can swing and belt!” Whether delivering a saloon tune at
New York’s legendary Jazz club Birdland or performing in
major symphony halls, Lippia brings to life the music and
lyrics of the era’s great acts, including Cole Porter, Harold
Arlen, Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen, and Rodgers and
Hart. The crooner’s CDs include Steve Lippia; Steve Lippia
Live; and Steve Lippia in Concert. n
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presents
SOCIETY OF SEVEN
Featuring
JASMINE TRIAS
and
JOEY ALBERT
Saturday, September 29, 2012, 8:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHIES
Named one of the best acts in Las Vegas, SOCIETY
OF SEVEN delivers performances full of “big voices, a little
shtick and a lot of heart,” hails The Las Vegas Review-Journal.
The one-of-a-kind variety troupe is known for its trademark
performances, which merge popular hits and Broadway show
tunes in a flashy Las Vegas setting, accentuated by dancing,
comedy, and celebrity impersonations. The celebrated group,
voted the “Best Show in Waikiki” by Honolulu magazine,
was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the
Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts in 2007.
American Idol singer JASMINE TRIAS is a vocalist
from Hawaii who landed on the Billboard charts with her
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self-titled debut Pop/R&B album. The single Excuses
dominated radio airwaves, boosting the record to Platinum
distinction in the Philippines. The songstress scored a “Pop
Album of the Year” honor as well as the “Best New Artist of
the Year” crown from the Hawaii Music Awards.
Award-winning Filipino Pop-Jazz singer JOEY
ALBERT’s entertainment career took off when she won
the Dream Girl Filipina contest in 1982. Since then,
Albert was named “Best Female Vocal Performer” at the
Cecil Awards and Philippine Awit Awards in 1990. Her hit
singles include Tell Me, I Remember the Boy, Points of View,
Kumukutikutitap, and Ikaw Lamang Ang Mamahalin. n
presents
MITZI GAYNOR
RAZZLE DAZZLE!
MY LIFE BEHIND THE SEQUINS
Sunday, September 30, 2012, 3:00 PM
This performance will not include an intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHy
Emmy winner MITZI GAYNOR lights up the stage in
the multimedia production RAZZLE DAZZLE! MY LIFE
BEHIND THE SEQUINS, an intimate evening of laughs,
love, and music from her show-stopping life and career.
The legendary entertainer made her motion picture
debut alongside her idol Betty Grable in the film My Blue
Heaven. Gaynor dazzled audiences in some of the most
revered musicals of Hollywood’s “Golden Age,” including
There’s No Business Like Show Business, Les Girls, and
Anything Goes. For her role as Ensign Nellie Forbush in the
blockbuster film adaptation of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s
South Pacific, Gaynor received a Golden Globe nomination
for “Best Actress.”
Gaynor’s acclaimed annual televised musical variety
specials – including Mitzi … and 100 Guys and Mitzi … Zings
Into Spring – won six Emmy Awards and received 17 Emmy
nominations. The specials were celebrated in the musical
documentary Mitzi Gaynor Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years.
A stage performer since her theatrical debut at age 13
with the Los Angeles and San Francisco Civic Light Operas,
Gaynor has performed at the nation’s top theatrical and
concert venues. She continues to tour extensively, sharing
her fabled brand of showmanship with audiences worldwide.
Gaynor is currently writing her autobiography. For more
information, visit missmitzigaynor.com and Facebook.com/
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presents
ROB KAPILOW’S
WHAT MAKES IT GREAT?
songs of irving berlin
Rob kapilow, PIANIST AND commentator
Featuring
SALLY WILFERT, SOPRANO
MICHAEL WINTHER, TENOR
Wednesday, October 3, 2012, 7:30 PM
This performance will not include an intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
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BIOGRAPHies
For nearly 20 years, ROB KAPILOW has brought the
joy and wonders of Classical music – and unraveled some
of its mysteries – to audiences of all ages and backgrounds.
Characterized by his unique ability to create an “aha”
moment for his audiences and collaborators, whatever
their level of musical sophistication or naiveté, Kapilow’s
work brings music into people’s lives – opening new ears to
musical experiences and helping people to listen actively
rather than just hear. The Boston Globe said, “It’s a cheering
thought that this kind of missionary enterprise did not pass
from this earth with Leonard Bernstein. Rob Kapilow is
awfully good at what he does. We need him.”
The reach of his interactive events and activities
is wide, both geographically and culturally – from native
American tribal communities in Montana and inner-city
high school students in Louisiana to wine tasters in the
Napa Valley. From tots barely out of diapers to musicologists
hailed from Ivy League programs, his audiences are diverse
and unexpected, but invariably rapt and keen to come back
for more.
Kapilow’s range of activities is astonishingly broad,
including his What Makes It Great? presentations (now
in their 16th season in New York and Boston), his family
compositions and Family Musik events, and his Citypieces.
His popularity and appeal are reflected in notable
invitations and achievements; he appeared on NBC’s Today
Show in conversation with then-host Katie Couric, and
presented a special What Makes It Great? event for broadcast
on PBS’s Live From Lincoln Center in 2008. He has written
two highly popular books published by Wiley/Lincoln
Center: All You Have to Do Is Listen (2008), which won a
PROSE Award for “Best Book in Music and Performing
Arts,” and What Makes It Great? (2011), the first book of its
kind to be specially designed for the iPad with embedded
musical examples.
A documentary film – Summer Sun, Winter Moon,
named after Kapilow’s choral and symphonic work of the
same title – aired nationwide on PBS. He also wrote a
piece for the Marin Symphony commemorating the 75th
anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Kapilow’s career has been marked by numerous major
awards and grants. He won first place in the Fontainebleau
Casadesus Piano Competition and was the second-place
winner of the Antal Dorati Conductor’s Competition
with the Detroit Symphony. Featured on Chicago Public
Radio’s prestigious Composers in America series, Kapilow is
a recipient of an Exxon “Meet-the-Composer” grant and
numerous ASCAP awards.
Kapilow has conducted many of North America’s
finest orchestras, including the Philadelphia Orchestra; the
National Symphony; the St. Louis, Atlanta, Toronto, and
Detroit symphonies; and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.
He is an exclusive Schirmer composer and his compositions
have been performed by almost every major American
orchestra as well as ensembles in Europe, Asia, and
Australia.
SALLY WILFERT has appeared on Broadway
in Assassins, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and Walt
Disney’s King David. She performed in the first national
tour of the Tony award-winning The 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee. Her Off-Broadway credits include See
Rock City; The Lady in Penthouse B; Make Me A Song: The
Music of William Finn; The Mistress Cycle; and The Prince
& The Pauper. At Carnegie Hall she has appeared in Cole
Porter’s Jubilee, South Pacific in Concert (featuring Reba
McEntire), and Sondheim: A Musical Tribute. As a soloist
performing with the New York City Ballet at Lincoln Center,
Wilfert was featured singing Somewhere for the company’s
performances of West Side Story Suite. She has performed
at the La Jolla Playhouse, Cincinnati Playhouse, Baltimore
Center Stage, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, New Haven’s
Schubert Theatre, Barrington Stage, Northshore Music
Theatre, Hartford Theatreworks, The Fulton Opera House,
Connecticut Grand Opera, and the Ensemble Theatre of
Cincinnati (Little Miss Sunshine, Marry Me A Little, Les
Miserables, The Last Five Years, Amadeus, Into the Woods, and
The Threepenny Opera). Wilfert has appeared with Kapilow
in What Makes it Great? in major venues throughout the
country, celebrating the songs of George Gershwin, Cole
Porter, and Leonard Bernstein. Her other concert credits
include William Finn’s Songs of Innocence and Experience;
Broadway in South Africa; Jeff Blumenkrantz Songbook;
Elegies: A Song Cycle; and New York City Christmas. Wilfert’s
recording credits include Sweet Little Devil; Kitty’s Kisses;
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New York City Christmas; Make Me A Song; Assassins; King
David; The Prince & the Pauper; A Christmas Survival Guide;
South Pacific in Concert; and Sondheim: A Musical Tribute.
Wilfert’s television credits include The Americans, Loving,
and Law & Order Criminal Intent.
Acclaimed by The New York Times as “a theater
singer of unusual refinement” and “impeccable taste” with
“a voice that traverses genres,” MICHAEL WINTHER
is returning to Cerritos for his fifth What Makes it Great?
program. He has appeared with Kapilow for Lincoln
Center’s Great Performers series and in other major venues
celebrating the songs of Bernstein, Gershwin, Porter, and
Stephen Sondheim. Winther received Drama Desk and
Drama League nominations for his critically acclaimed solo
performance in Songs From an Unmade Bed at New York
Theater Workshop with lyrics by Mark Campbell and music
by 18 composers. The recording is available from Sh-KBoom Records/Ghostlight Records and on iTunes.
Winther’s concert credits include William Finn’s Songs
of Innocence and Experience; The Songs of Fred Hersch; Hear
& Now: Contemporary Lyricists and Composers with Michael
Winther; The Songs of Lennon & McCartney; and Fire &
Rain: The Songs of James Taylor. Winther has performed in
concerts at New York’s Symphony Space, Carnegie Hall
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Below, Joe’s Pub, Birdland, The Metropolitan Room, and
Ars Nova. Winther’s theater credits include Broadway’s 33
Variations, Mamma Mia!, 1776, Artist Descending a Staircase,
and Damn Yankees. He recently appeared in Merrily We
Roll Along at City Center Encores! His regional credits
include 33 Variations, Plaid Tidings, Band Geeks!, Little Miss
Sunshine, Grey Gardens, Most Wanted, Falsettos, The Boys
From Syracuse, and The People’s Temple. Winther’s film and
television credits include The Avengers, Meet Dave, Jumper,
The Break-Up, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Leverage, and Law & Order.
Winther collaborated with Jazz pianist-composer Fred
Hersch for the 2011 premiere of My Coma Dreams. Winther
is a graduate of The Hotchkiss School and Williams College.
Widely considered one of the greatest songwriters
in American history, Grammy and Tony winner IRVING
BERLIN composed scores for dozens of Broadway shows
and Hollywood movies. Inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall
of Fame, Berlin’s timeless tunes include Easter Parade; White
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Christmas; Happy Holiday; There’s No Business Like Show
Business; and Alexander’s Ragtime Band, which sparked an
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Your Favorite Entertainers, Your Favorite Theater
OCTOBER
Smokey Joe’s Cafe
FRI-SAT, OCT 12-13
Shaolin Warriors
WED-THU, OCT 17-18
John Gabriel
Magic Redefined
SAT, OCT 20
Tribute to Motown
Featuring Mary Wilson
of The Supremes,
The Original Vandellas,
and The Contours
With Joe Billingslea
FRI, OCT 26
Ahn Trio
Sisters Maria and Angella
Ahn perform with pianist
Azusa Hokugo
SAT, OCT 27
Call (562) 916-8500
or visit us at www.cerritoscenter.com
presents
DOC SEVERINSEN &
THE SAN
MIGUEL FIVE
Friday, October 5, 2012, 8:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHIES
DOC SEVERINSEN & THE SAN MIGUEL FIVE
includes guitar virtuoso GIL GUTIÉRREZ, Grammywinning violinist CHARLIE BISHARAT, Cuban
percussionist JIMMY BRANLY, and bass player KEVIN
THOMAS.
Legendary Tonight Show bandleader Severinsen has
recorded more than 30 albums – from Big Band to Jazz-fusion
to Classical – including the renowned Once More With Feeling
and the Grammy-winning Severinsen and the Tonight Show
Band – Volume I. His other recordings include Unforgettably
Doc with the Cincinnati Pops and Doc Severinsen and His Big
Band/Swingin’ the Blues. Severinsen’s illustrious career includes
tours with the Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman bands.
In 2006 in San Miguel, Mexico, Severinsen came across
a group of men performing a unique blend of Latin Jazz,
contemporary Pop, and Classical music. It was the beginning
of a friendship and musical partnership that has taken The
San Miguel Five all over the globe.
A native of Oaxaca, guitarist Gutiérrez has attracted a
following throughout North and South America and Europe
with his albums, film scores, and concert appearances. He
has composed music for the movies El Cochero, Una Causa
Noble, and El Alcazar de Chapultepec and has performed at the
Kennedy Center and the Mexican Cultural Institute of the
Mexican Embassy in Washington, D.C. He played his original
compositions with the New York Choral Society in Oaxaca
and has appeared with symphony orchestras throughout the
United States and at the International Trumpet Festival with
Arturo Sandoval in Mexico City.
Bisharat’s violin artistry has graced the albums of
Rock phenomenons Alanis Morissette, The Rolling Stones,
Jane’s Addiction, and Aerosmith. The Grammy-winning
violinist’s music has been featured in soundtracks for the
movies Swordfish, Texas Rangers, Steal Big Steal Little, and
Austin Powers Gold Member. His diverse style has led him
into the Jazz, World Music, and Classical genres, allowing for
collaborations with greats Strunz & Farah, Don Grusin, Oscar
Castro-Neves, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.
Cuban native Branly began his studies at the Conservatory
of Music in Havana. By age 15, he was playing with the AfroCuban Jazz septet Afrocuba. The percussionist explored Rock
and Cuban music with the group Cuarto Espacio. Branly
has worked with Salsa and Timba figure Issac Delgado and
Grammy-winning Cuban Jazz pianist-composer Gonzalo
Rubalcaba.
Comfortable in a wide variety of musical settings, bassist
Thomas has collaborated with Mickey Rooney, Don Rickles,
Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, Stefan Karlsson, and Don
Menza. The bassist, who has established himself among the
creative forces of the renaissance of Jazz in Brooklyn, has been
featured in recordings by Chris Parrello, Nancy Danino, and
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presents
A NIGHT OF DOO-WOP
Featuring
THE LEGENDARY TEENAGERS, LEWIS LYMON,
TERRY JOHNSON’S FLAMINGOS,
JIMMY GALLAGHER & THE PASSIONS,
JIMMY CLANTON,THE OLYMPICS,
and THE ROYALS
Saturday, October 6, 2012, 8:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHIES
Vocal Group Hall of Fame honoree THE LEGENDARY
TEENAGERS wowed fans universally with the million-selling
single Why Do Fools Fall in Love. The song still “stands as one
of the key records by which the Doo-Wop style is defined
and remembered,” hailed the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,
which inducted the band in 1993. The group’s chart-topping
hits include I Want You to Be My Girl, Who Can Explain?,
The ABCs of Love, and Goody Goody.
LEWIS LYMON, who once performed with The
Legendary Teenagers, made his mark on the music world
with The Teenchords and the hits I’m So Happy and Your
Last Chance. The band’s other hits include the up-tempo
Honey, Honey; the popular ballad Please Tell the Angels; I’m
Not Too Young to Fall in Love; and Falling in Love.
With a string of hits – including I Only Have Eyes
for You, Lovers Never Say Goodbye, Love Walked In, and
Mio Amore – TERRY JOHNSON’S FLAMINGOS was
“the best of their era,” raved Rolling Stone magazine. The
group, whose tunes are featured in the Oscar-winning film
Something’s Gotta Give and the television shows Buffy the
Vampire Slayer and Jeopardy, was inducted into the Grammy
Award Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
JIMMY GALLAGHER & THE PASSIONS rocked
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the Doo-Wop world with the million-selling single Just to
Be With You, Gloria, I Only Want You, This Is My Love, and
Made for Lovers. The group has appeared at major venues,
including Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden,
The Nassau Coliseum, and the Paramount Theatre.
Variety magazine hailed JIMMY CLANTON, saying,
“This ageless entertainer sings as if he were a universe
of music.” The man who belted out hits such as Another
Sleepless Night, Venus in Blue Jeans, and the Top 10 Go Jimmy
Go was declared “truly a star in any era” by The Hollywood
Reporter. Clanton was inducted into the Louisiana Music
Hall of Fame in 2007.
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,
Shimmy Like Kate, and The Bounce.
Formed in 2005, THE ROYALS of San Diego recreates the East Coast street corner sound from the late
’50s and early ’60s. The ensemble consists of baritone-tenor
Kevin Jones; bassist Jim Carkagis; alto-soprano Carolyn
Gannett; and baritone and lead vocalists Peter King, David
Silva, and Jonny Benavidez.
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presents
SPIRITUALS TO FUNK
Featuring
DR. JOHN &
THE BLIND BOYS
OF ALABAMA
Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 8:00 PM
This performance will not include an intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHIES
In SPIRITUALS TO FUNK, Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame inductee DR. JOHN and five-time Grammy winner
THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA build on a legacy
that started with Dr. John’s appearance on The Blind Boys’
Grammy-winning album Down in New Orleans.
Grammy winner Dr. John’s colorful musical career is filled
with collaborations with some of the industry’s greatest talents,
including Sonny and Cher, Van Morrison, Aretha Franklin,
Eric Clapton, and The Rolling Stones. Dr. John’s musical love
letter to New Orleans, N’awlinz Dis Dat or D’udda, garnered
the prestigious Académie Charles Cros 57ème Palmarès Award
in France. It was the first time since the 1970s that a North
American entertainer received the honor.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Dr. John
released City That Care Forgot, which won a Grammy for
“Best Contemporary Blues Album.” Other albums include
the acclaimed Sun, Moon and Herbs; Sippiana Hericane; and
In the Right Place, which features the hits Right Place Wrong
Time and Such a Night.
Since 1939, The Blind Boys of Alabama have sung
a fervent blend of traditional and contemporary Gospel
music. A master at bringing out the most spiritual aspects of
mainstream music, the group has won legions of loyal fans
and widespread acclaim with a repertoire of soul-searching
songs and four-part harmony sound. The band, inducted
into the Christian Music Hall of Fame, has won Grammys
for the albums Spirit of the Century, Higher Ground, Go Tell It
on the Mountain, and There Will Be a Light.
With its critically acclaimed album, Down in New
Orleans, the long-running ensemble proves it is still shaping
music history. Recorded with a stellar cast of local singers
in the Big Easy, the album is a celebration of the city’s
Gospel-influenced soul. Rolling Stone magazine called the
compilation “a superweapon of Roots-music uplift.” The
Washington Post praised it as “inspired and relevant. ... [It]
borders on the miraculous.”
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WATCHES should be disconnected before the start of the
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level.
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