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Friend Like Me 2. Michael James Scott (Genie) & Ensemble. Photo by Deen van Meer. Š Disney

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Disney’s Aladdin Brings Magic to ASU Gammage

Best Food and Beverage in the Business

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We would love to have you attend this year’s Gammy and Jerry Awards dinner. It is truly one of my favorite evenings of the year.

2019 is upon us, and the new year brings new shows, new artists and a wealth of activities to ASU Gammage.

On March 11, we will be announcing our 2019-2020 Broadway and Beyond seasons.

Both will be jam-packed with shows and performances that will make you laugh, cry, think, tap your toes and, most importantly, bring our community together for wonderful experiences.

That same evening, before we look to the upcoming seasons, we will reflect on the people who make what we do possible by honoring and recognizing two individuals who shape both our work at ASU Gammage and the arts community as a whole at our Gammy and Jerry Awards.

The 2019 honorees have made a monumental impact on the arts in Arizona and exemplify the ASU Gammage mission of Connecting Communities™. Our 2019 Gammy Award winner, Sue Frost, is not only an outstanding Broadway producer, she is a champion for educational outreach in the Broadway industry. Her visionary work creates countless opportunities for audiences to engage with Broadway shows like never before, leading by example for the rest of the industry to follow.

Pat Langlin-Brazil is our 2019 Jerry Award recipient, and similar to the award’s namesake, Jerry Appell, she is one of ASU Gammage’s most devoted supporters. Pat believes in our mission of Connecting Communities™, and she generously gives her time and resources to champion our mission.

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We would love to have you attend this year’s Gammy and Jerry Awards dinner. It is truly one of my favorite evenings of the year. Filled with great food and more importantly, great company, it is a time to come together to celebrate those who make our mission possible.

Colleen Jennings-Roggensack Executive Director of ASU Gammage ASU Vice President for Cultural Affairs P.S. See page 9 on how to purchase your table or seats for the event.

CONGRATULATIONS to the 2018 Rising Star Award Winner

PHOEBE KOYABE Phoebe Koyabe, former Chandler resident and cast member in the national tour of DEAR EVAN HANSEN, was presented the ASU Gammage Rising Star Award by Colleen Jennings-Roggensack.

Phoebe, who plays the lead role of Alana Beck, attended the DEAR EVAN HANSEN opening night party, along with her family. Colleen presented Phoebe the 2018 ASU Gammage Rising Star Award – a honor given to Arizona locals who pass on a legacy when they perform on the ASU Gammage stage.

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Executive Editor: Colleen Jennings-Roggensack Editor In Chief and Project Manager: Theresa Dickerson Creative Director: Paul Carter II Editorial Team: Kari Amarosso, Cheryl Amick, Michelle Johnson CAP-OM, Sianna Kent, Erica Lin, Camille Ridley Contributing Writers: Theresa Dickerson, Jennifer Haaland, Courtney Potter, Alex Wolfe, Georgann Yara

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The Play That Goes Wrong

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And The Winners Are...

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ASU Gammage

Q & A with Camille A. Brown

Bringing The Classic Story To Life Onstage

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Friend Like Me 1. Aladdin North American Tour. Photo by Deen van Meer. Š Disney

Contents

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Broadway

By: Courtney Potter

Early in the evolution of ALADDIN, composer Alan Menken, book writer and lyricist Chad Beguelin and director/choreographer Casey Nicholaw got together to write a brand new song for the stage musical – a unique collaboration that could only happen on Broadway.

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Michael James Scott (Genie). Aladdin North American Tour. Photo by Deen van Meer. © Disney

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Lissa deGuzman (Jasmine). Aladdin North American Tour. Photo by Deen van Meer. © Disney

“We needed to write a new song for the Genie, [for] when he’s going to free Aladdin from the dungeon in Act II,” recalls Menken. “And we wrote this song called ‘Somebody’s Got Your Back.’

It was just one of these old-fashioned theatre moments where you lock three people in a room. I run over to the piano and try an idea; Casey gets up and gets kind of a movement idea; and Chad shouts out lyric ideas... and within a half an hour, we had the beginning of this song. And we’re very proud of it. The best part of the process is always the initial creativity, the initial writing — and that was a great moment.”

It’s hard to imagine that the late, great lyricist Howard Ashman wouldn’t be ridiculously pleased with the success

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But what about the pair’s last Disney project — 1992’s Aladdin? Die-hard fans know Alan and Howard had written 11 songs for the film, only to have most of them cut from early drafts of the screenplay; production was later marred

by Howard’s woefully early passing from AIDS-related complications in 1991. Did any of those original songs still exist?

Could a reimagined Aladdin ever make it to Broadway? The answer, thankfully, is

“yes” — and the final product joins several of Howard Ashman’s original ideas for the film with brand-new, wholly theatrical notions from the new musical’s blue-chip creative team.

It all started several years ago, when Tony®-nominated lyricist Chad Beguelin was asked to help put together a draft of a stage version of ALADDIN. When Menken saw Beguelin’s initial draft, he realized the time was right to resurrect the film’s little-heard deleted songs and debut them to a new generation. “It’s been really a unique process,” Beguelin explains. “The task was to create ALADDIN ‘the new stage musical,’ but also integrate these lost songs — which are really wonderful. It’s been like putting together a musical puzzle.” While a host

Coming to the show is like opening up, in a sense, a treasure trove — or a ‘Cave of Wonders,’ if you will — of material that was intended for the animated movie...

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of his Disney-based collaborations with longtime songwriting partner Alan Menken. The duo’s iconic scores for the animated films The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast were given continued life as Broadway musicals, seen by millions all over the country and the world.

Bringing ALADDIN to Broadway and now to audiences across North America has been a memorable experience, even for stage adaptation-maestro Menken.

“Coming to the show is like opening up, in a sense, a treasure trove — or a ‘Cave of Wonders,’ if you will — of material

that was intended for the animated movie,” he says. “And it’s now being brought to life on stage!” Ultimately, Nicholaw thinks audiences will hail the “new” Menken/Ashman tunes and the brand-new Menken/Beguelin songs and fully embrace this fresh, joyful take on a classic.

“It’s about keeping all the stuff that everyone loves from the movie and in order to get it on stage, give it a musicalcomedy heart.”

Clinton Greenspan (Aladdin). Aladdin North American Tour. Photo by Deen van Meer. © Disney

of new or previously-unheard songs takes flight, fans can expect all their favorites — including the Menken/Tim Rice Oscar®-winner “A Whole New World” and a totally swingin’ version of “Friend Like Me.”

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It’s about keeping all the stuff that everyone loves from the movie and in order to get it on stage, give it a musical-comedy heart.

Lissa deGuzman (Jasmine) and Clinton Greenspan (Aladdin). Aladdin North American Tour. Photo by Deen van Meer. © Disney

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“Sue is one of the most inspirational producers on Broadway,” said Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, Executive Director of ASU Gammage and ASU Vice President for Cultural Affairs. “She is a big advocate for new musicals and has a deep dedication to arts education and diversity. Sue’s work is so important in the Broadway community. She has helped to shape the future of the industry.”

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Sue is one of the most inspirational producers on Broadway.

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SUE FROST

ASU Gammage has selected Sue Frost as the 2019 Gammy Award Recipient. Frost is a founding member of Junkyard Dog Productions which is dedicated to developing and producing new musicals. Her works have included COME FROM AWAY, FIRST DATE and MEMPHIS.

Before co-founding Junkyard Dog Productions, Frost was Associate Producer at Goodspeed Musicals for 20 years, where she produced more than 50 new musicals at both the Goodspeed Opera House and the Norma Terris Theatre in Connecticut.

Many of those productions have since gone on to Broadway, off-Broadway, national tours and to regional theaters across the nation.

Frost has been instrumental on Broadway in leading the charge for more expansive arts education programs that foster the artists of tomorrow in New York and around the country. She is chair of the Audience Engagement Committee of The Broadway League that focuses on Arts Education and is also a member of the League’s Board of Governors.

As a tremendous supporter of ASU Gammage, she has served on the ASU Gammage 50th Anniversary Leadership Board, sponsored many Cultural Participation programs and is always looking for ways to help.

Langlin-Brazil’s personal gifts and sponsorship from George Brazil Plumbing and Electrical, a company she owns with Marc Erpenbeck, helped pave the way for the addition of a new sound system and additions to the building that include new women’s and ADA bathrooms and elevators.

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She and George Brazil Plumbing and Electrical have also sponsored our Military Family and other military programs. Pat thinks about ASU Gammage not only today, but well into the future with an advised bequest that will create a permanent endowment in her name so that generations to come can enjoy great performances and programs at ASU Gammage.

“We are so honored to present the 2019 Jerry Award to Pat LanglinBrazil,” said Jennings-Roggensack.

“Pat is such an ardent supporter of ASU Gammage and through her support ASU Gammage is able to further our mission of Connecting Communities™.”

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Pat is such an ardent supporter of ASU Gammage and through her support ASU Gammage is able to further our mission of Connecting Communities™.

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Pat Langlin-Brazil is the 2019 Jerry Award winner. Langlin-Brazil fully embodies what it means to give with your whole heart.

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Beyond

Q & A with Artistic Director, Choreographer, Dancer and

the Genius Behind ink

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A. Brown What inspired you to create ink?

CAMILLE A. BROWN: ink celebrates the rituals, gestural vocabulary and traditions that remain ingrained within the lineage of the African Diaspora and reclaims African-American narratives by showcasing their authenticity. The work examines the culture of Black life that is often appropriated, rewritten or silenced.

Using the rhythms and sounds of traditional African and handmade instruments as its center, the work travels through time with elements of Blues, Hip-Hop, Jazz and Swing. The movement is an amalgamation of African-American social dance, African, Tap, Jazz, Modern and Hip-Hop. As I began to develop ink, I had this idea of the dancers representing superheroes. I couldn’t figure out why I had the urge to play with this idea until I read Question Bridge: Black Males in America. One of the men interviewed said, “I see Black people as comic book heroes because they always keep rising.” That was it! It is about showing that in our basic survival, and natural attributes we have superhuman powers. Powers to shift, overcome, transform and persevere within an often-hostile environment.

The seven sections of ink represent super powers of spirituality, history and heritage, the celebration of the black body, black love, brotherhood, exhaustion and community. It’s about using the power of the past and present to propel us into the future. I lift up our reallife super heroes of the past. They held as much as they gave. They paved the way for us to fly and “be fly.” In flight, we see the super power of black people in America. We keep rising. Let’s carry on.

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Theater wise, I am the Movement Director for CHOIR BOY on Broadway, the Choreographer for the upcoming MAGIC MIKE MUSICAL and just got to work with John Legend again on his Christmas Special.

I choreographed a number to his song, “Purple Snowflakes.”

Can you describe your process with working with dancers? Is there a collaboration process?

CB: The process involves a deep collaboration with the dancers and my direction is guided by their choice making. I look for dancers who are interested in character development and taking chances. I’m always challenging myself and want to be in a room with likeminded people. The space is very organic and fueled by research. My dancers, musicians, dramaturgs and I are in constant dialogue throughout the process about the work and how it’s progressing. We don’t move forward unless we’re all on the same page.

My goal is to continue running my company and pursuing a career in theater and Director/Choreographer.

What do you look forward to the most with performing in Tempe?

CB: Thanks to Michael Reed, Colleen JenningsRoggensack and ASU Gammage, Camille A. Brown & Dancers has a strong relationship with the community. It’s always wonderful returning to a place that feels like home. I am looking forward to sharing the last installment of the trilogy with Tempe audiences.

Over time, I’ve learned to be comfortable with not always having the answers. The creative space is to discover. It feels good to be in a space where you can be completely vulnerable and you’re always supported.

What do you hope the audience leaves with after seeing ink?

How is developing a piece like ink different or similar than developing the choreography for ONCE ON THIS ISLAND?

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CB: If the work evokes a feeling, sparks a conversation or shifts someone’s mindset then we have done our job.

CB: The beautiful thing about working in both worlds is that my concert and theater work are always in conversation. The material Camille A. Brown brings her company back in both ink and ONCE ON THIS ISLAND is inspired by African tradition and rituals. Working on both to ASU Gammage Saturday, March 16, 2019 simultaneously gave me the opportunity to dig deeper with ink. For tickets visit asugammage.com. into West African, Afro-Cuban and Afro-Haitian dance languages. The difference is, I’m working with actors for ONCE ON THIS ISLAND and dancers for ink. Each process requires a different approach, but the objective a Marin niversit y U s - by State dward is always the same–informed, honest choice making and othy E t Montc lair im T sa n& e to c g n a in h rm k Wa s Perfo storytelling.

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ASU Gammage audiences loved BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play, many have been following your journey with ONCE ON THIS ISLAND. What is next?

CB: The Company and I had a blast last year performing BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play for the ASU Gammage audiences! I am excited we are touring all three works from the trilogy this season!

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VIP Donor Event Photos

Opening Night Party 1. L to R: Tatiana Lofton (u/s Becky), Linda Teehan, Donna Dichiaro, Christine Dwyer (Jenna) 2. L to R: Tori Cord, Max Kumangai (Ensemble):, Pat Langlin-Brazil, Grace Stockdale (Mother), Jim Cord, Jayden Cord 3. Danny and Jenna Sharaby 4. L to R: Dianna Soe Myint, Kelly Cooper, Tatiana Lofton (u/s Becky), Christine Dwyer (Jenna), Krystal Hancock 5. John Kras and Tim Walling 6. L to R: Tatiana Lofton (u/s Becky), Louise Wilber, Christine Dwyer (Jenna), Ron Harten 7. L to R: Tatiana Lofton (u/s Becky), Brenda Rowland, Christine Dwyer (Jenna), Jim Rowland 8. Mary Farrington-Lorch (in the middle) pictured with cast members Photos: Tim Trumble

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VIP Donor Event Photos Opening Night Party 1. L to R: Ektor Rivera (Emilio), Lorri Smith, Christie Prades (Gloria), Stephen Smith, Nancy Ticotin (Gloria Fajardo) 2. L to R: Ektor Rivera (Emilio), Holly Basteyns, Christopher Coffer 3. L to R: Ektor Rivera (Emilio), Alexia Lorch, Christie Prades (Gloria) 4. L to R: Ektor Rivera (Emilio), Patricia Harris, Christie Prades (Gloria), Carl Harris 5. L to R: Jordan Vergara (Nayib, Young Emilio, Jeremy), Jeanpaul Medina Solano (Nayib, Young Emilio, Jeremy), Cheryl Eames, Ana-Sofia Rodriguez (Little Gloria), Carmen Sanchez (Little Gloria) Photos: Tim Trumble

VIP Donor Benefit Lunch 1. L to R: Front L to R: Nancy Ticotin (Gloria Fajardo), Claudia Yanez (Rebecca, Ensemble, u/s Gloria), Christie Prades (Gloria), Lee Bowman and Claudia Mulet (Ensemble, u/s Gloria Fajardo, Consuelo), Back L to R: Eddie Noel (Jose Fajardo), Shadia Fairuz (Ensemble), Jose Rosario, Jr. (Ensemble, u/s Emilio) and Alma Cuervo (Consuelo) 2. Greg Yagi and Christie Prades (Gloria) 3. Crowd Photos: Tim Trumble

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VIP Donor Event Photos

Opening Night Party 1. L to R: Tuwaine Barrett (Wallace/Timothy/ Mohammed/Tinashe), Elliot Edusah (Samuel), Kate McGrath (director, FUEL), Leian JohnBaptiste (associate director) and Inua Ellams (writer) | Photo: Tim Trumble 2. L to R: Michon Jablonski, Jeff Hasker, Rojon Hasker, Jay Hasker and Colleen JenningsRoggensack | Photo: Tim Trumble 3. Inua Ellams (writer) and Daniel Bernard Roumain 4. L to R: Maynard Eziashi (Musa/Andile/Mensah), Bijan Sheibani (director), Tuwaine Barrett (Wallace/Timothy/Mohammed/Tinashe), Elliot Edusah (Samuel) and Kate McGrath (director, FUEL) 5. Crowd 6. Crowd | Photo: Tim Trumble 7. L to R: Elliot Edusah (Samuel), Olga Davis and Jo Servi (Elnathan/Benjanim/Dwain) | Photo: Tim Trumble 8. Inua Ellams (writer) and Rojon Hasker | Desert Botanical Garden 9. L to R: Mollie Trivers, Susan Wichman, Jay Hasker, Rojon Hasker, David Dorfman, Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, Kate McGrath (director, FUEL) and Inua Ellams (writer) and Michael Reed | Desert Botanical Garden

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VIP Donor Event Photos Opening Night Party 1. Angela and John Misner 2. Scott Howell and Sean Smith 3. L to R: Julia Christensen, Erin Rushing, Grace Rushing and William Christensen 4. Missy Turner and Jenny Ho 5. Barbara and Alexa Geidel 6. Laura Clounch and Buffie Anderson 7. L to R: Marcia Andrews, Regi Hopkins and Kurt Roggensack 8. Crowd Photos: Tim Trumble

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KIND of People By: Jennifer Haaland

KINDness and art run deep in the veins of ASU Gammage supporters Andrew and Marcia Meyer.

Each was surrounded by performance art from an early age. Right down to the nonprofit that Marcia recently founded — the Be Kind People Project — the Meyers’ Arizona story has been intertwined with ASU Gammage.

In her formative years, Marcia gleaned a deep appreciation and passion from family members who thrived on art. She says she grew up living next to her Great-Aunt Dorothy.

“My aunt was a superb pianist and organist,” Marcia recalls. “I learned to play the organ as soon as my legs were long enough to reach the pedals.”

She also spent her school years practicing and performing with her flute. Describing music as a “critical part” of her life, she tells of the numerous orchestras for whom she’s also played flute as an adult, often as the principal flautist.

Andrew insists he’s “nowhere near as accomplished” as his wife, but that he was also surrounded by entertainment and arts from a young age. He grew up in a household where both parents were involved in the post production side of California’s movie and TV world.

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Sporting an inviting playfulness about art, he adds as an aside that his only performance on stage--ever-was in 1975 at none other than ASU Gammage! He laughs as he explains he participated in the Greek Sing competition that his fraternity, Delta Sigma Phi, participated in at ASU. When Andrew and Marcia met in 1986, they quickly determined that art appreciation was something they had in common. On the first anniversary of their now 29-year marriage, they went to Los Angeles to see THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.

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Andrew and Marcia Meyer, Tatiana Lofton (u/s Becky) & Christine Dwyer (Jenna). Photo by Tim Trumble.

Both have a crystalline memory of seeing STARLIGHT EXPRESS in September of 1990 at ASU Gammage, a show that current day audiences might describe as a steam punk Andrew Lloyd Webber extravaganza.

Recalling a metallic-clad cast on roller blades and bold choreography to match the futuristic story, Marcia says, “We left that performance knowing we had to buy more tickets for the next night to have the kids come back and see it with us.”

The Meyers have also found themselves enjoying more than performing art through their support of ASU Gammage. They both express the discovery of a different kind of camaraderie than their work circles or other social relationships had offered. The friends they’ve made through ASU Gammage became the friends they’ve shared ‘Broadway Adventure’ experiences with in New York City.

“It’s not very often we get to be with a homogeneous group of people. When we travel to Broadway with ASU Gammage, we ALL have one thing in common.

We all love entertainment,” Marcia shares. “It has enriched our lives like nothing else.”

Andrew adds, “Because of our careers, we’ve gotten to go to New York and see Broadway shows a lot. But we never got the sponsors like Colleen [JenningsRoggensack]. That’s what makes New York City trips with ASU Gammage spectacular. We get to see a side of Broadway we wouldn’t experience on our own.”

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We use the arts to create a lasting impression. It will last because students will remember how they felt.

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Even their careers have blended well with the Meyers’ fondness for theater. Senior level wealth management and the arts–at first glance–might seem completely unrelated. Not so, however, when the wealth manager is Andrew Meyer.

“I start talking and, oh my goodness, I can’t stop,” Marcia says with the enthusiasm of a creator. “The Be Kind People Project is six years old. Live theater influences our form of delivery. Through dance, spoken word, and theatre we inspire, educate and motivate.

We break down what friendship looks like in the doing and in the practicing.”

The cause that Marcia cheerleads has served a massive portion of Arizonans, often in school settings.

Referring to teachers as our heroes, her nonprofit is in the business of providing positive, supporting environments for students to learn what TO do, rather than what NOT to do. They partner with others who dream big in the name of healthy, positive social change. As those dreams spring into reality, for Marcia, they are often fueled by art.

Last year, “in honor of the Be Kind Crew,” the Meyers’ gifts included underwriting the DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM when the famed dance company performed at ASU Gammage. In addition to the performance for the public, the New York dancers provided a master class as professional development for the BKPP. “We use the arts to create a lasting impression. It will last because students will remember how they felt,” Marcia says with conviction. “We have highly skilled professional artists who use a kinesthetic approach. I watch for students who are leaning forward in anticipation. When we choose kids to go up on stage during the program, I can see how they feel empowered. It is priceless.”

Nurturing year after year the sort of gains that can’t be measured by a price tag, the Meyers and BKPP seemed destined to continue fanning many an artistic flame with ASU Gammage and beyond. It’s the KIND of people the Meyers are.

“The real link is that neither are a finite science,” Andrew says, making a remarkable connection. “Planning for the future, just as much as performing, looks to be spontaneous. Both, however, are a lot of hard work behind the scenes that leads up to what everyone sees.

Both are a result of planning, of rehearsing...and of producing.”

In similar fashion, though retired, Marcia has kept the performing arts close by her side. After a career as an executive with PetSmart in the 1990s, she started a non-profit corporation, the Be Kind People Project (BKPP). Her organization promotes kindness, respect, and no bullying for an audience that has grown to hundreds of thousands of youth. The website proudly proclaims that over three million young people have taken the ‘Be Kind Pledge.’ The Be Kind People Project is the largest employer of dancers in the state of Arizona.

Andrew and Marcia Meyer at a VIP Donor Benefit Lunch. Photo by Tim Trumble.

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Concessions

ASU GAMMAGE CONCESSIONS FROM MENTOS TO MARTINIS, ASU GAMMAGE HAS SOMETHING TO EXCITE EVERY PATRON’S TASTE BUDS.

The scent of roasted cinnamon almonds fills the air as you walk past the ASU Gammage concessions stands. A full assortment of fudge brownies, cheesecake brownies, trichocolate towers, tiramisu, apple bars and many other delicious baked goods will tempt your sweet tooth.

“One of my favorite items we sell are our cookies. They are from Cookies Deliciously by Shellie. She is a local resident and ASU alumna, whose cookies were her final project for business school. I tasted her cookies for the first time at a farmers market,” said Gary Beckert, Food and Beverage Manager at ASU Gammage. “After going back to her stand for the third time I decided we 18

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had to sell these at ASU Gammage.

Patrons are always coming back looking for their favorite flavors at each show.”

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Each of those signature drinks are named with a specific reference to the production onstage.

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ASU Gammage is home to the best of Broadway in the Valley.

ASU Gammage is also home to the best concessions in the Valley.

A variety of tastes, sips, snacks and indulgences, our concessions has something for everyone.

Supporting and promoting local businesses and entrepreneurs has become a core commitment for Beckert. He looks for every opportunity to sell treats and baked goods that are produced in the Phoenix area.

Concessions also carries other snacks convenient for patrons to pick up including pretzels, chips and candy.

Two of the most popular spots in our Love Lobby have to be The Wright Place Martini Bars where hand crafted and shaken cocktails are served.

Usually the lines at the two bars are a few patrons deep, but always worth the short wait for ASU Gammage’s amazing cocktails. Just seeing one of the pretty and delicious looking cocktails is enough to get patrons asking, “Hey, where did you get that?”

The Wright Place Bars always serves a list of standard cocktails and martinis are always offered. And

some the very popular drinks are the signature cocktails that are themed around each show.

“Each of those signature drinks are named with a specific reference to the production onstage. Cocktails like “My Shot” (HAMILTON), “Shall We Dance” (THE KING & I) and “Fancy Pants” (THE COLOR PURPLE), “said Beckert. “We have created nearly 250 themed cocktails!”

Each drink created at the Wright Place Bars is poured exclusively with top shelf liquors, and the team behind the bars is also highly trained.

In addition to serving amazing cocktails ASU Gammage also serves various wines at every level of Theater: The Wright Place Bars, the Galleries, the VIP Donor Lounge and both concession stands on the promenade level.

“There are often as many as 20 different wines available in ASU Gammage on any given night,” said Beckert. “Each is carefully selected to provide a wide range of tastes.”

Thirst-quenching drinks are always available as well at every stand including sodas, still and sparkling water and flavored teas. ASU Gammage also serves a selection of local and craft beers.

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“Every bartender is taught in the old-school ways of mixing cocktails, through both classroom and handson training. Part of that education process includes the history of cocktails, and the ways in which different liquors react together during preparation,” said Beckert.

including soda, coffee, water, wine beer and specialty cocktails. Seating is available in the outdoor patio area and can be accessed by entering the center doors of the Love Lobby.

Concessions add to the experience that patrons have at ASU Gammage.

Regulars look forward to their favorite drink or snack, and patrons are usually excited to try the newest cocktail or sweet treat.

“Next time you are at a show. Stop by!” exclaimed Beckert.

For those looking for a bite to eat before the show begins, the Portico Patio is the place to go. The patio opens 90 minutes prior to all Broadway shows and carries fresh food and is a nice space to relax before the show.

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Staff Profile everyone feel better acquainted with one another at work. He also said that former employees who have since moved elsewhere will come back to Tempe to see family or a show, and that they always stop in to say hi.

When not creating amazing cocktails and leading an army of concessions employees, Beckert builds instruments and performs.

He performed in an acoustic folk duo for 25 years and still gigs every time he goes back to New York. And most recently he builds and restores guitars.

“I was a musician most of my life. I used to play clubs back in New York, and you fix things,” Beckert said. “A guitar breaks, so you fix it and you wind up being the ‘fixer’ guy.”

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When he moved out to Arizona, he was looking for a hobby. One thing led to another, and he bought all of the books he could find on building guitars, he bought the wood and he started to build.

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Before ASU Gammage, he worked in Manhattan as a general manager for several Houlihan’s restaurants, Martini Ristorante and Charley O’s Steakhouse. Beckert has been working in the Food and Beverage industry since 1972.

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Beckert described the food and beverage team as a community, during and beyond their tenure at ASU Gammage.

“We try to keep it as a team, as a family and as a unit,” Beckert said. “We have 75 people with us right now, and I don’t like to have anybody feeling like they’re not part of the team.”

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Beckert moved to Tempe from Long Island, NY in 2000 to reunite with his high school sweetheart Sue Selkirk, who is a Research Professional Sr. for the School of Earth and Space Exploration.

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His New York accent makes you feel right at home and with his caring, enthusiastic demeanor one can’t help but get excited about food when speaking with Gary Beckert.

“Things collide,” Beckert said. “In my New York life … I was in the food business, I was running restaurants and things like that. But on the other side I was working as a musician once or twice a week for many years, and then also being in New York you’re always aware of the theater … to be part of the theater and then working the food end is the two best things together.”

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By: Alex Wolfe

2018-2019 Participants of the Molly Blank Fund Teaching Artist Program

Looking at a PowerPoint slide, taking down some notes, memorizing them for an exam.

This is a learning pattern that is probably familiar to most, but a new ASU Gammage program is hoping to transform classrooms into a stage, a canvas, a dance floor — any place where creativity and learning can coexist.

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“TAP is designed for teachers to have another tool to effectively reach their students,” said Desiree Ong, ASU Gammage Educational Enrichment Manager and TAP program manager.

“Traditionally, students learn by reading, writing and taking tests, but with arts integration they’re not just repeating what they’ve learned — they’re creating, experiencing and absorbing it.”

The teaching artists will be placed in classrooms tailored to their expertise and desired grade levels among Mesa Public Schools, Paradise Valley Schools, Peoria Unified School District and Scottsdale Unified School District. Additionally, TAP is created in collaboration with The Kennedy Center and in partnership with Scottsdale Arts and the Musical Instrument Museum.

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With ASU Gammage’s Molly Blank Fund Teaching Artists Program (TAP), local artists will have the opportunity to implement creative and educational lesson plans in the classroom, seamlessly integrating art and learning for K-12 Valley students.

“I was able to attend the first seminar,” said Jisun Myung, a selected artist for the TAP program. “It just opened my eyes that certain types of education are not right or wrong. It’s a broad spectrum, and it’s important for teaching artists to notice which spectrum that classroom is, where the artist is and where is the middle ground.”

From theater and dance to painting and photography, each TAP teaching artist will craft a lesson that suits their unique expertise and simultaneously creates an opportunity for learning.

“We’ll be cultivating a stronger culture of importance of the arts,” said Natalie Booth, program coordinator for TAP. “We want to show that the arts are powerful both as a form of expression and also as a versatile and useful teaching tool when integrated with traditional education methods.”

Not only are the artists diverse in their skills, but they are also geographically diverse and represent a number of areas across Arizona.

“The program will foster, create and sustain our artist community here in Phoenix,” Ong said. “If these artists can take part in a thriving community in the Valley, they may be more inclined to stay here and help continue to enrich the education of local youth.”

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Phoenix By: Georgann Yara It doesn’t take long to find a Phoenician who has a story or two about the years when downtown Phoenix pretty much went dark at 5:05 p.m. Sure, the arena and ballpark were there. But when the game or concert was over, most people hopped into their cars and hightailed out.

Describing post-dinner food options as “limited” was generous. And nightlife? Ha. Having worked in downtown for 20 years, Nicole Stanton, the Phoenix office managing partner for Quarles & Brady law firm, recalls when she brought in her own food for late nights at the office because the alternative was going hungry.

Today, a short evening stroll through these once-sleepy streets indicate those days are in the city’s rear-view mirror. The bevy of entertainment venues, cultural events, hospitality services and recreational experiences have since generated multiple reasons to linger.

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2006 — is in the thick of the whirlwind resurgence that has made downtown Phoenix an enviable hot spot.

The timing of the arrival and progression of the downtown campus and surrounding community growth isn’t coincidence.

“Of all the things that have benefited downtown Phoenix, ASU having a presence in downtown has been the biggest game changer of all,” Stanton says.

It’s the result of a transformative partnership begun in 2005 between the city and ASU to develop a downtown campus. Less than a year later, Phoenix voters showed their support, approving a $223 million bond by a 2-1 margin, an unprecedented investment in higher education by a city.

Wellington “Duke” Reiter, executive director of the University City Exchange at ASU and senior adviser to President Michael M. Crow, lent his creative vision

in the design of the Downtown Phoenix campus more than a decade ago.

“At the time, we were communicating the mutual benefit for the city and university around such an idea,” Reiter says. “Having a relatively empty urban core in the fifth-largest city in the United States was not helpful in the attraction of new companies or research talent.

Accordingly, both parties were motivated to fix the problem.

“Now that the campus is well established, the city is seeing more activity on the streets, increased retail and a renewed interest in the benefits of civic space — exactly what was anticipated. The park area around which many university and new private-sector buildings are gathered was purposefully designed to generate an enhanced relationship between residents, students, and employees in the area — a way for people to get to know their city and the university anew. Such urban amenities grow out of great partnerships,” he says.

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The campus design has evolved and become what the grassroots community envisioned.

The Valley Metro light rail line, hospitality services and corporate and independent businesses also play roles, changing the downtown landscape and culture with an influx of amenities that cater to locals’ and visitors’ needs.

According to a recent Downtown Phoenix Inc. report, this buzz is fueled by 7,000 residential units, 13,000 students, 400 tech and creative companies and hundreds of hotel rooms that host business and leisure travelers.

In combination with major sports, arts and cultural events, this development is a powerful factor in an estimated $9.7 billion annual value of total goods and services in the area.

The vision of a traditional campus that’s contained by geography to a few square blocks has diminished over the years. As buildings spread out to accommodate more programs moving downtown — most recently the Thunderbird School of Global Management — students and faculty have followed suit, becoming part of downtown

community’s social fabric and creating age, profession and background diversity, explains Jim McPherson, downtown Phoenix advocate and executive director of Sustainable Communities Collaborative.

Many have become true residents and see downtown as a spot to truly live, work and play alongside their nonuniversity neighbors.

“The campus design has evolved and become what the grass-roots community envisioned,” McPherson says.

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Building art audiences From professional opportunities to a rich cultural life, downtown has evolved in skyline-changing leaps and fine-grain growths, too, especially in Phoenix’s creative community downtown.

Roosevelt Row started as an informal idea among many artists who had relocated into the area. As a recent alum of the ASU School of Art, Greg Esser was working with others from his ASU studio to build projects on Roosevelt including galleries like Eye Lounge and 515 Gallery.

He credits the evolution of downtown Phoenix in part to the high concentration of artists, one aspect of “making” a destination.

“One of the driving changes in the perception of downtown was by the artists and the building of First Fridays over the years. It created a catalytic impact that supported businesses relying on that First Friday audience,” says Esser.

Now as a leader in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Esser is supporting expansion of ASU’s art and design efforts downtown. His work is now focused on the next wave of artists, collaborating with the school’s leadership and the more than 300 graduate students at Grant Street Studios on the next chapter of growth.

With a law school that offers affordable legal advice, several colleges serving health and well-being needs, hundreds of artists building creative works and an urban campus that is inviting to all, the university has bonded with the core of the nation’s fifth-largest city.

“ASU’s presence downtown has brought a vibrancy, a livelihood. People live downtown now, they don’t just work here,” Stanton says. “The benefit of that and the transformation it had on downtown cannot be understated.”

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Broadway

Behind the Scenes of

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG The Play That Goes Wrong National Tour. Photo by Jeremy Daniel

If ever there was truth in advertising, it’s the hit British comedy THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, says producer Kevin McCollum.

“I’ve got to tell you, it’s been a pleasure having a show that I can market and it is exactly what it says it is!”

McCollum (RENT, AVENUE Q) has teamed up with famed writer/producer J.J. Abrams (Star Wars, Star Trek, Lost) to present this international sensation about a hilariously disastrous production of a murder mystery here in the United States. Abrams saw the show in London, when he took a day off from filming Star Wars: The Force Awakens. “I was amazed by the whole construction of it,” he says. “The way it was put together. The rhythm of it. The cleverness. The brilliance of the performers.”

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Sayer, Henry Shields and Henry Lewis. Sayer says the three men, who performed improv comedy, “were all living together in West London in a little flat, in Gunnersbury. We were working different day jobs; I was working at a telephone call center, Henry was working at a burger joint, the other Henry was working in a pub,” says Sayer. “And we would come home in the evenings and we’d start writing together.”

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The show is the brainchild of three graduates of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art; Jonathan

Fans of British comedy, from silent film to Mr. Bean, Fawlty Towers and Monty Python, they drew upon their own theater disaster stories to craft a script filled with outrageous slapstick calamities, says Sayer. “There’s always a little bit of some kind of experience we’ve had, that informs some of the moments,” he explains. “But, obviously we take it to a much, much more excruciating place.”

An hour-long version of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG opened in 2012 at the Old Red Lion Pub in North London, with sets, costumes and props the company members (Mischief Theatre) designed

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Henry Shields says another key to the expansion of the show was to discover how they could “find one joke and then find ten other jokes that come out of it.” He points to the large grandfather clock on the set, “Just that one prop is used over and over again. The hands come off the clock face, people walk into it, people get stuck inside it, we play a scene to the clock.” The results are “that I think there’s over a thousand jokes in the show, if you include every little laugh,” he says. “Because we get a laugh at least every six or seven seconds, I believe.”

themselves. “When we started, there was an audience of about four people,” says Shields. But word of mouth helped grow the audiences and propel the show to the Trafalgar Studios in the West End, where the show acquired producers to take it on tour in the U.K. The producers said, “well look, you’ve got half of the show,” remembers Sayer. “Now you need to have a second act.”

So, as the three writer/actors worked on a second act, they teamed up with set designer Nigel Hook to come up with more catastrophic theatrical misfortunes. “We wrote down a list of big visual effects that we’d love to have,” says Jonathan Sayer. And, Henry Shields adds, “We got pretty much everything that we asked for.”

Hook’s two-level set, which won a 2017 Tony Award® for scenic design, provides a cascading series of malfunctions, beginning with simple effects like doors sticking and pictures falling off the wall, to some truly spectacular and sidesplitting disasters. U.S. producer Kevin McCollum calls it a “set with personality,” which is “the antagonist” to the ten actors in the show. “It’s man against the elements,” he says, “and it’s very, very powerful stuff.”

After the U.K. tour, the new and improved play returned to London to the Duchess Theatre on the West End in 2014, where it captured the Olivier Award for Best New Comedy. It’s still running. THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG is now the longest-running play on Broadway and has been produced in cities across the globe. “One of the most amazing things about having the show running all over the world is to be able to go and see different people in completely different cultures in completely different countries really laughing and enjoying the show,” says Henry Lewis. “To see people in Norway laughing the same way that they’re laughing in Mexico or in Moscow, or all these different places, is really, really great.”

And producer J.J. Abrams adds, “It’s too easy to find reasons to be depressed and terrified and unsure and disheartened in this moment. And finding something that is such a pure, unadulterated, hysterically funny and bighearted piece of entertainment is no small thing. I think one of the reasons that people are laughing as hard as they are at this show is not just that it is so funny, but that people are so desperate to have a good time. It’s not just about being distracted by the world, it’s about remembering that one of the great reasons we are alive is to come together and to laugh. And THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG does that.”

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG is headed to ASU Gammage March 19-24.

For tickets visit asugammage.com.

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JENNINGS-ROGGENSACK NAMED VALLEY LEADERSHIP

WOMAN OF THE YEAR This past November Valley Leadership announced John Graham and Colleen Jennings-Roggensack as the organization’s Man & Woman of the Year.

The pair will be honored for their longterm contributions and commitment to our community at the Annual Man & Woman of the Year awards luncheon on March 29, 2019 at the JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa.

Graham and Jennings-Roggensack join a prestigious list of past Man & Woman of the Year award recipients. U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater was honored as the inaugural Man of the Year and, most recently, Neil Giuliano and Sharon Harper were recognized.

Each year, an outstanding Valley man and woman are selected based on their vision, innovation, measurable impact on the lives of others and their extraordinary service to our community.

“A true Arizonan, John is an inspiration to many with his unending commitment to our community,” says Sharon Harper, CEO and co-founder of Plaza Companies and friend of

“Colleen has been a steadfast champion and a leading expert on the arts,” says Neil Giuliano, president and CEO of Greater Phoenix Leadership and

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longtime friend and colleague of Jennings-Roggensack. “Her creativity and leadership in this area have helped define the Valley arts scene.”

Graham. “He has served on almost every major board of directors in the Valley and guided solutions for many of our state’s greatest challenges. He is beyond deserving of this honor.”

Continuing Valley Leadership’s ongoing Pivot Toward Impact, this year’s awards will now include the first convening of the annual Impact Symposium. The symposium will gather Arizona’s diverse leadership to identify, frame and discuss solutions for our state’s most pressing issues. Graham and JenningsRoggensack will help lead the important discussion.

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“Valley Leadership’s vision is for a broad spectrum of Arizonans to work together to impact the issues that matter most, setting the example for leadership,” says Valley Leadership President and CEO David Brown. “And John and Colleen have been setting that example for decades. On behalf of Valley Leadership and its board of directors, we are truly honored to celebrate the impact these two leaders have had on Arizona.”

Don’t miss the Man and Woman of the Year luncheon on March 29, 2019, at the JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa. For more information visit valleyleadership.org

Kerr Korner

February is Fantastic at ASU Kerr The Bob Shimizu Quartet Saturday, February 9, 2019 at 7:30p.m.

Man in the Arena - Theodore Roosevelt Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at 7:30p.m.

Bob Shimizu pays homage to the standards but that’s only a starting point! His wonderfully creative sets include select songs from Shimizu’s time in the 1960s; there’s swinging, melody and improvisation, along with a wide palette of rhythmic styles, sonic beauty and warmth. Downbeat Magazine gave his album “Let’s Get Together” a four-star review. Shimizu is joined by local favorites Mel Brown (bass), Dowell Davis (drums) and Lamar Gaines (keys).

Come and meet the Bull Moose himself, Teddy Roosevelt!

Award-winning actor Derek Evans brings to life the 26th President of the United States, one of the most revered, exciting and charismatic personalities in American history. Learn lessons in patriotism, self-reliance, family values and the conservation of natural resources. This show kicks off a whirlwind week-long tour in Arizona celebrating the 100th anniversary of Roosevelt’s dedication of what is now Grand Canyon National Park.

Brian Runbeck and Shana Bousard Where Is Love? Songs of Love, Longing, Romance and Exasperation Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 7:30p.m.

This concert is a great Valentine’s date night, featuring the Brian Runbeck and Shana Bousard power duo and songs from Rosemary Clooney, Bing Crosby and other stars of the Great American Songbook! Joe Bousard (piano) joins the fun for this romantic and fun evening.

Derek Evans as Theodore Roosevelt

Rachel Lee Priday (Violin) Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 7:30p.m.

Nokuthula Ngwenyama

Violinist Rachel Lee Priday, acclaimed for her beauty of tone and riveting stage presence, has appeared as soloist with major international orchestras, including the Chicago, Houston and National Symphony Orchestras and the Boston Pops. An artist who seeks contemporary resonances with the masterworks of the past, her wide-ranging repertoire and eclectic programming reflect a deep fascination with literary and cultural narratives.

Composer’s Choice featuring Nokuthula Ngwenyama (Viola) Thursday, February 4, 2019 at 7:30p.m.

Composer’s Choice is an annual program curated by violist and composer Nokuthula Ngwenyama. The show features contemporary composers of music, from orchestral, chamber and vocal sounds to soundtracks for video games, film and television.

Composers in this performance include Koto Kono, David Ludwig, Jonathan Bailey Holland and Penka Kouneva. Musicians and artists Alison Buchanan, Samvel Chilingarian, Da’von Doane, Fang-Fang Xu and Lucy Nargizyan join Ngwenyama for a star-studded showcase of diverse sounds. This is not a typical classical music concert; it’s a peek into the craft of successful working musicians today.

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Purchase tickets at asukerr.com or 480.596.2660.

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Debbie and Tobie Pirone Jennifer and Noah Plumb MaryLee and Glen Poole Carol A. Poore, Ph.D. Dr. Bradley T. Porter and Dr. Brinks Austin Practice Strategies Nathanael Pretlow In Memory of Dr. Jeannette Pretlow The Prygocki Family Dr. Coral Quiet and Mr. Jerry Weinberg* Dr. Carolyn Ragatz and Mr. Phillip Ragatz Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Rawlings Kristina Reese Russell A. Robbins Dr. Lynn Robershotte and Bryce Larry and Lisa Rogoff* Mario Trejo Romero and G. Lewis Penrose Mitchell and Heather Ross Jessica and Kyle Rowland Cheryl Rubbelke Karen and John Runberg Lori K. Ryan, MD Norm and Pam Saba Judy and Harold Samloff Bryan and Katherine Sandler and Janis Merrill Ellen and Paul Schifman Jesse and Jennifer Schwarz The Scollick Family Tamara Scrivner and Bill and Kathy Aichele Mr. and Mrs. Danny Sharaby/Tickets Unlimited Slack Family Jeffrey and Deborah Smith Zahnie L. Soe Myint, Esq. Ava Spanier and Steve Garland Nicole Spracale Frances and Unni Sreekumar Dr. Cheri St. Arnauld and Family Mr. and Mrs. Ron Starkman* Dr. Barry and Judith Stern Morgan Stewart and Troy Homewood Jennifer and Tim Storey Cheryl and Ed Sucato John and Monica Suriano Donald Tapia Bruce C. Thoeny Brinley Thomas and Charles Bentley Violet Toy and Betsy Toy Yee Mollie C. Trivers Melissa Trudelle Kerry Turner UMB Bank Susan Van Dyke MD/Van Dyke Aesthetics Jerrye and Tim Van Leer Mark and Lynn Vanderlinde/VRealty Advisors Laura and Richard Varner Barbara and Brian Waddoups Doug Walters Col. Alexander Warschaw Dian and Jeff Weisman Michael White Jana and Mark Wilcke*

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Jim Edmonds Elite Cleaners Lou and Rick Ender Christine English and Lenard Hailey Jody Epperson Michele and Michael Etheridge Thomas Fannin Dino and Linda Farfante Nelson Faux Dr. Allen W. Flores Nancy and Barry Forman Eric Fox and Raymond Hebert Joan and Michael Friedman Sandra J. Fromm Marybeth and Jimmy Garrett Barbara and Gregory Geidel Dr. Philip E. and Roseann M. Geiger Carole and Ronnie Gilbert Sue and Joe Gilleland Joe and Helen Goldblatt Vicki Greener Michelle and Roy Grimm Brent M. Gunderson Alan and Anita Handelsman Lynlie and Myron Hansen Kathy and Marty Harper Diane Harrison Dottie and Mark Harshbarger Nora and Tim Hart Col. and Mrs. Paul Harwood Jane and Daryl Haugen Larmon and Linda Haugen Hensley Beverage Company Jill and Alan Hieb Donna and Scott Hopman Christopher and Judy Hossack Dr. Scott Howell and Mr. Sean Smith Teresa and Darrel Huish The Till Hutchison Family Regan Iker-Lopez Jacqueline E. Jackson Nancy and Jeffrey Jacobs Dr. and Mrs. Ron Jenks Andrea and Mark Johnston In Memory of Steven R. Jonas M. Joann Jundt Shari and Irwin Kanefsky Elaine Karcher Rona and Allan Kasen Rosey and Justin Kerchal Casey and Clara Khaleesi Terri and George Kief Alison and Alan Kierman Lawrence and Margo Kowal Theresa and Jeff Krueg Jo Krueger Mary and Dave Kurrasch Julianne and Thomas La Porte Lawrence R. Lathom Linda and Jim Lee Sandi and Eric Lemnitzer Patty and Matthew Lernor Sara and Salvatore Lettieri Fuyu Lin and Samuel Anderson Law Office of Christina M. Lopez, PLLC Tiffany Ana Lopez Robert Louchheim Sharon Lytle-Breen Suzan Makaus Rita and Nicole Mann John Martell and Cathy Thuringer Lindsay and Morgan Mathie Julie and Scott McCallister Laurie and James McDonald Robbyn McDowell Karri and Joseph McInerney Dr. Geoffrey McKinzie and Tabitha

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Papillon Cosmetic Dermatology Center Dr. Robert and Julia Wacloff Colleen Smith Walters and Dave Walters Joseph Walters Dale and Sheryl Wanek Shari and Chuck Warshaver Phyl Wason Suzanne and Craig Weaver Lori and Neal Weinstein Kris and Dale Wendt Jr. Kristi and Gary West Betty and John Whiteman Dr. Brian and Dawn Williams Doris and Duly Winkler Carol and Thomas Wood Michelle and Chris Zachar Breann and Stephen Zapytowski, Jr. Joseph Zavislak SUPPORTING MEMBER Natalie and John Ahearn Donna and Kirk Anderson Anonymous Melanie and Patrick Burm Stephanie and Brad Butler Cathy and John Calhoun Ann Chafoulias Carl J. Cross Julie and Michael Dillon Rhonda Elifritz-Rix Virginia and Ron Erhardt Priscilla Ethier Gail Fawcett Mr. and Mrs. Armando Flores Jane and Bob Franek Morton L. Goodman and Kathleen Niederst Gary and Jacque Griffith Katrina Hanna Kimberly and Dale Hopely, Jr. Dr. Patty Horn and Sue Purkat William Hosking Michelle Louise Johnson Ellen and Howard Katz Karen J. Killoren Survivors Trust Sue Klein Cheryl Laurent Lisa Loo Devoney Looser and George Justice Marilyn and Mark McCall Julie Mooney Ariana and Daniel Mormino Eve and Jim Morse New Electric, Inc. Pam and Gary Passey Valerie and Gregory Patten Timbra and Kevin Peace Natalie and Robert Petrucelli Valleria Pickett Toni Ramsey and Mark Mulligan Marliese and Glen Reeves Beverly and Ron Richards Alison and David Riddiford Debra Rinell Dawn and Michael Sandlin Michelle and Jeffrey Sarrett Jacob Schwarz Elvia Senter and Norman Buckner, Jr. Michael and Ciby Shaw In Memory of Judith A. Signeski Marvin E. Smith Richard P. Stahl Chris and Geri Swahn Vicki and Tom Taradash Dr. Jerome and Dr. Selma E. Targovnik Celia Vasfaret VIP Tours of New York LLC Sandy Wagner Dr. Syd Wilson and Dr. Carol Wilson Yubeta Family

Saundra Bryn Mary & Ray Byke Burton Cagen PCx Mr. & Mrs. Paul Cash, Jr. Brent Collins Michele F. Davis Doorenbos Family Susan Dowhie Jan and Leo Dressel Richard Duke Patricia & Fred Farsjo Patricia Fimbres Ethan Fox Mary Ann Gallagher Sarah & Brad Glenn Alyssa Ann Goldstein Ryan Gurney Sharon & Tim Gregory Jeffrey Haggerty Eva & James Hamant Barbara & Joel Hanania Maren Hanson Susan Harrison Timothy Hill Kathy & Kenneth Hudson Elizabeth Hulst Frances Johnson-Gibbs Dawn Kemp-Moye & Gordon Moye Mindy Knicely Diane Kreizenbeck Leola & W. Brian Krueger Shirley Kruger Donna Kucinski William & Linda Langer Raenelle & William Lees Mr. & Mrs. Brian Leiphart Steven Lofgren Karie Lurie Julianne Mate Christine Mackay Tina Minchella JoAnn Mulvihill & Mary Jane Lipshie Jordan Nimura Keith Norton David Novarina Andrea and Charles O’Connor Amanda Panagakis In Honor of Melissa Phelan Ann & Richard Porras William Rase Nathalie Rennell Beth Reynolds & Bradley Burt Camille Ridley/Nico & Malina Peter & Jeane Robbeloth Virginia Savage Barbra Schwartz & Jeremy M. Helfgot Jessica Scianna Raj Sivananthan Tony Skrbek & Beverly Sloane Marilyn Slovak Daniel L. Smith Leslie Standerfer Donna and Philip Stover Orin & Mary Svarc Sherri Tanis Patricia Taylor Mary Walker Jo & Don Wilson Cindy & David Winston Darcey Winterland & Blake Bulloch Tandy Young Lisa Zelasko Gayle Zerkel

ASU Gammage wishes to thank the hundreds of donors who are not listed due to space limitations.

CONTRIBUTING MEMBER Ted Allmon Teresa Amabisca Teresa & Eugene Anderson Wayne & Julie Anderson Anonymous Association of the United States Army, Arizona Territorial Chapter Sheryl & Fred Barlam David Bayliff William Becker Rosemary Berg Neva & Jim Bochenek George & Mary Ann Bradbury VOLUME 21 | 2019

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Upcoming VIP Donor Events Saturday, January 19 Silent Voices: LOVESTATE 7:00p.m. (Performance) • 8:30p.m. (Post-Show Party) Tickets still available.

Go beyond the performance by joining fellow audience members and the artists from Silent Voices: LOVESTATE for a post-show gathering on our beautiful outdoor promenade, open for an hour directly following the show.

Post-show gathering free to VIP Donor member and general ticket holders.

Friday, February 1 ALADDIN Opening Night Party Join ASU Gammage and cast members from ALADDIN for beverages and light hors d’oeuvres on Opening Night.

Exclusive VIP Donor member benefit (Directors Club Member and above).

Monday, March 11 Gammy and Jerry Awards Dinner and the 2019-2020 Season Announcement Event Recognizing Broadway Producer Sue Frost with the 2019 Gammy Award and ASU Gammage VIP Donor Pat Langlin-Brazil with the 2019 Jerry Award. Reserve your table or seats today.

Silent Voices: LOVESTATE

Please send your VIP Donor Event RSVPs to Camille Ridley at camille.ridley@asu.edu or 480.965.9915.