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Dear Audience Member, This month Center Theatre Group stages are home to a handful of the greatest artists in the world. Together, they’ve won Academy, Tony, Emmy, Olivier, Obie, and Drama Desk Awards, and they command respect from the West End to Hollywood. The Ahmanson Theatre plays host to The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Simon Stephens, which won the 2013 Olivier Award for Best New Play and the 2015 Tony Award for Best Play. We’re also welcoming back Sir Matthew Bourne with the American premiere of his newest work, The Red Shoes, based on the legendary 1948 film by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. We’ve been bringing his work to Los Angeles and America for 20 years now, since 1997’s Swan Lake, and I’m hoping we’ll be doing this for 20 more years (at least). At the Mark Taper Forum, we’re welcoming back another artist we have a long history with: Phylicia Rashad, who—after directing a few memorable productions at the Taper—is on the stage this time in Head of Passes. This is the first work we’ve produced by Tarell Alvin McCraney, one of the best young American playwrights writing today; his name is probably also familiar as the Oscar winner for Moonlight. And speaking of Hollywood awards, the very funny Paul Rudnick rolls out the red carpet at the Kirk Douglas Theatre with the World premiere of Big Night, which takes place on the day of the Academy Awards. Enjoy the show—or shows. You really should see more than one of these.
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AROUND CENTER THEATRE GROUP Yees Descend on the Douglas In the 19TH century, Chinese family associations allowed Chinese-American immigrants to combine resources as they navigated the complicated landscape of American culture. Nearly two centuries later, these associations continue to exist. On July 15, members of the Los Angeles chapter of the Yee Fung Toy family association descended on the Douglas to see King of the Yees. After the show, audiences were treated to a very special talk-back, before being invited onstage to pose for a photo.
YOUNG PRODUCERS CIRCLE AT ‘FUN HOME’ Members of the Young Producers Circle mingled with the cast of Fun Home at Kendall’s Brasserie after the March 24, 2017 performance. The Young Producers Circle is our group of young professionals who support new play development and come together throughout the year for shows, events, and cultural happenings around L.A.
CULVER CITY CELEBRATES THE DOUGLAS WITH A COMMENDATION On July 24, the Mayor and City Council of Culver City honored the Douglas for Center Theatre Group’s 50 year commitment to furthering art and culture in the Los Angeles area.
ABOVE: The cast of King of the Yees poses with members of the Yee Fung Toy family association at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. BELOW: Culver City Mayor Jeffrey Cooper, Culver City Vice Mayor Thomas Aujero Small, Kirk Douglas Theatre Director of Theatre Operations Eric Sims, Culver City Council Member Meghan Sahli-Wells, and Culver City Council Member Jim B. Clarke.
Director Lars Jan Develops ‘The White Album’ At Center Theatre Group, we’re committed to creating new work—whether on our stages or in our rehearsal rooms. From June 17– 26, Center Theatre Group hosted director Lars Jan (Holoscenes) and his company, Early Morning Opera, while they workshopped a piece using the entire text from Joan Didion’s The White Album. At the end of the week, Center Theatre Group staff were treated to an in-process viewing of the work.
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GIRLS FROM PROJECT SCIENTIST DISCOVER HOW ARTISTS PUT THE “A” IN “STEAM” On July 20, future scientists and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) loving girls visited Center Theatre Group as part of a special partnership with Pasadena-based Project Scientist. As part of the visit, they met with Center Theatre Group staff and took part in interactive lessons designed to teach them how theatre artists use STEM to create the theatre on our stages.
Center Theatre Group Associate Prop Manager Jon Ward and a group of Project Scientist participants at The Music Center Annex. Photo by Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging.
CULVER CITY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DECORATE THE DOUGLAS
Donors Treated to a Special Season Preview Center Theatre Group donors and board members attended a special Season Preview event in July. Held at the Bel Air Country Club, they enjoyed special presentations by Center Theatre Group staff about upcoming projects.
In response to Center Theatre Group Resident Artist Naomi Iizuka’s adaptation of a Kabuki fable, The Last Firefly, a group of 18 students in the Visual Art Department at the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts at Culver City High School created masks inspired by folktales. These masks decorated the lobby of the Douglas throughout the run of King of the Yees.
RIGHT: (L-R) Glen Miya, Steven Llanusa, and Michael Ritchie at a Season Preview event, held at the Bel Air Country Club. BELOW: (Left) Actor Mia Barron and (background) the cast of The White Album at The Music Center Annex.
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Beyond Kirk and Anne Douglas’s legendary standing in Hollywood, the famed couple have been longtime supporters of Center Theatre Group. Anne was one of our founding board members and an early fundraiser, along with Kirk, for Dorothy Chandler’s campaign to build The Music Center. And in 2004, they made a major gift that helped us found the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. Now, the two are looking back on a lifetime filled with love and drama both on and off the screen—and stage—in their book Kirk and Anne, published shortly after Kirk’s 100TH birthday and the couple’s 63RD anniversary. Below is an excerpt from the book that recounts their memories of Kirk’s Broadway turn in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
Anne Douglas: No matter how successful Kirk was as a film actor and producer, no matter how at home he was in the White House and embassies abroad, he still felt a failure because he hadn’t conquered Broadway. It was an itch that needed to be scratched.
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KIRK ANNE:
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When he read Ken Kesey’s debut novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, he saw its dramatic possibilities and acquired the rights…With Seven Days in May in postproduction, Kirk felt free to go to New York where he assembled a first-rate cast for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest: Gene Wilder, Ed Ames, William Daniels, and Joan Tetzel. After brilliant out-of-town reviews, opening night was set for November 13, 1963, on Broadway… I flew to New York a few days before opening night. Kirk scribbled this note and sent it over to me at the Hampshire House a couple of hours before the curtain went up. My darling— No matter what happens tonight I love you. And please know how much I appreciate your patience at my unreasonable attitude.— Boy if I were you I certainly wouldn’t want to be married to me— But thank God you’re you and thank God I’ve got you. Tonight I “walk a picket fence for you!” I’m showing off for you and if I fall down, I’ll know you still love me. But I am going to try to be a success for you and Peter and Eric. For you especially because I love you—for the kids so that when they grow up they’ll know that their old man had guts and he “tried—goddamit, I tried.” Tonight, have fun, I’ll be over my nerves and I’ll be giving a show for you—as to the rest—Fug ‘em all!— I love you— K
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HEAD OF PASSES BY Tarell Alvin McCraney DIRECTED BY Tina Landau
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Phylicia Rashad. Photo by Joan Marcus.
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LATE JUNE. SUNSET. SILVER LAKE. A group of writers chat about living in Los Angeles and their upcoming projects. Among them are Hollywood showrunners, nationally produced playwrights, and award-winning screenwriters. WHAT DO THEY ALL HAVE IN COMMON? They’ve all participated in the L.A. Writers’ Workshop, a Center Theatre Group program devoted to supporting authors as they create new works for the stage.
INSIDE THE WRITERS ROOM THE L.A. WRITERS’ WORKSHOP, CENTER THEATRE GROUP, AND THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN THEATRE Founded in 2005, the L.A. Writers’ Workshop invites seven local playwrights to participate in a year-long development cycle with the aim of supporting their artistry. Participating playwrights gain research assistance, dramaturgical support, a reading with professional actors, and (most importantly) a community. This May, playwright Tracey Scott Wilson (FX’s The Americans, The Good Negro) was named the Center Theatre Group 2017 Fadiman Awardee, an award which supports the commission of a new play from the recipient as well as a one-week residency at Center Theatre Group. That night in June, the Writers’ Workshop alumni were gathered to celebrate Wilson, to catch up on recent goings-on, and (of course) to discuss the state of American theatre. While Los Angeles is perhaps best known as a “film town,” the truth is that the city has a robust theatre scene and is home to many renowned playwrights. And these playwrights are not only responsible for creating exciting theatre, but also some of the most exciting (and award-winning) serialized television shows.
It hardly needs to be stated that we are living in a television renaissance. The exploits of networks such as Netflix and Hulu are so well documented that it has almost become cliché to mention them. But it should be noted that this content revolution has been fueled, largely, by playwrights. In the relatively small rolls of the L.A. Writers’ Workshop alumni association, there are over 40 writers who have worked in the television industry, including Jessica Goldberg (Hulu’s The Path), Marco Ramirez (Marvel’s Daredevil and The Defenders, and Netflix’s Orange is the New Black), Sarah Gubbins (Amazon’s I Love Dick), and Carly Mensch (Netflix’s Glow).
OF THE WORKSHOP’S NEARLY 80 PARTICIPANTS, OVER 60 HAVE HAD THEIR PLAYS PRODUCED AT REGIONAL THEATRES AROUND THE COUNTRY. Theses theatres have included the meccas of new play development such as the Actors Theatre of Louisville and Playwrights Horizons, as well as founders of the American regional theatre system including Center Theatre Group. Recent notable plays include Pipeline by Dominique Morriseau (Lincoln Center Theater), Vietgone by Qui Nguyen (Manhattan Theatre Club), and The Nether by Jennifer Haley (Royal Court Theatre, Kirk Douglas Theatre). At Center Theatre Group, we have a long history of fostering new plays. Some of our most notable World premieres have included Angels in America, The Kentucky Cycle, and Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. What makes the L.A. Writers’ Workshop special is that it allows us to also foster relationships with artists behind those works. As that night in June wound down, the attendees gathered for a toast. They spoke of community; they spoke of the future. And as Center Theatre Group Literary Manager Joy Meads raised a glass to those in attendance and the community they represent, she also toasted the future of L.A. Theatre. It’s a future that looks bright, indeed.
Center Theatre Group would like to thank Elliott Sernel and Larry Falconio for opening their home, and making this L.A. Writers’ Workshop reunion possible.
(L-R, back row) Center Theatre Group Artistic Development Program Manager Patricia Garza, playwrights David Meyers, Eliza Clark, Dominique Morisseau, Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig, (L-R, front row) Qui Nguyen, Herbert Siguenza, Center Theatre Group Literary Manager Joy Meads, and playwright Deborah Stein. Photo by Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging.
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INTRODUCING TYRONE DAVIS Tyrone Davis has come home. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Center Theatre Group has been on his radar for a long time. “Being From L.A., Center Theatre Group has always been the theatre in the city,” says Davis. “I have always wanted to be an intersector between the inner-city of Los Angeles and the world of professional theatre. And being here gives me the opportunity.” As Center Theatre Group Director of Education & Engagement, he will work alongside Leslie K. Johnson (Center Theatre Group Director of Social Strategy, Innovation and Impact), and the rest of the organization to do just that.
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Trained as an actor at California State University, Northridge and California Institute of the Arts, Davis comes back to Los Angeles from San Francisco. There, he helped launch the education program at the renowned American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T), building their Community Partnerships program from the ground up. As Community Artistic Director, he taught educational workshops, developed ancillary programs around A.C.T.’s mainstage, brought artists in to support audiences in the creation of theatre, facilitated original monologue workshops for youth who have not experienced success in conventional public schools, and commissioned community-based work. “Basically, my job,” says Davis, “was to bring theatre to the community, and community to the theatre,” in any way possible. It is work that he is excited to continue in Los Angeles. “A lot of regional theatres have just turned fifty,” says Davis. “Now, we get to look at the next fifty years and imagine what theatre can be.”
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KIRK DOUGLAS: Well, after the glowing reviews in Boston, what a rude shock. The New York critics were brutal. They missed the point of the whole play and even accused us of making fun of mental patients. Then, just nine days later, the whole country was a madhouse. I was in a cab heading for the theater on Friday afternoon, November 22. Suddenly the driver swerved to the curb. With tears in his eyes, he told me the news that had just come over the radio. President Kennedy had been pronounced dead after being shot in Dallas. Lyndon Johnson would be sworn in on Air Force One as our new president. We went through the motions of the performance as if this were a normal night, but it felt like all the air had gone out of the world…
I kept the show running for five months. It was heavily in the red. I tried to buy some more time by cutting salaries, but the cast wouldn’t hear of it. I posted the closing notice and our final performance was January 25, 1964. Ironically, that was also the day of our first sneak preview of Seven Days in May. I stopped by the theater as the lights came up. When the audience saw me, they gave me a standing ovation. I felt like God was telling me it was okay to just be a movie star. Kirk and Anne: Letters of Love, Laughter, and a Lifetime in Hollywood is available on Amazon and wherever books are sold.
Commanding both sides of Broadway in 1963 with a revival of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea playing across from One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Photo by George Keeley.
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(Two from left) Center Theatre Group Community Programs Manager Jesus Reyes and the Chisme y Queso team outside Eastside Luv in Boyle Heights. Photo by Cristi Burgos.
A Hub for Laughter, Community, and New Talent
CHISME Y QUESO IN SPRING OF 2017, THE BAR EASTSIDE LUV WAS TRANSFORMED INTO A THEATRE.
Inside the tiny Boyle Heights venue young crowds danced to 1980s pop, drank sangria, and gossiped in English and Spanish. It was quintessentially Los Angeles. It was Chisme y Queso. An event series hosted by Center Theatre Group in partnership with Eastside Luv, Chisme y Queso invited patrons and artists to gather and anonymously share their own chisme—gossip—and have it performed onstage (atop the bar) by local actors. Alongside the improvised chisme, actors performed skits by up-andcoming writers from around Los Angeles. Chisme y Queso—which is one part of a two-year community initiative in Boyle Heights funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation—was so successful in its first season, that Center Theatre Group is already planning a second season, which is set to begin this fall.
The intention of Chisme y Queso was to allow Center Theatre Group to meet new people in our surrounding communities, to connect with our neighbors in a nontraditional setting, and to support emerging artists. But the program has hit an unexpected nerve with its audience.
“The hybrid of comedy and theatre is new to the venue and yet people keep coming back to see that,” said Center Theatre Group Community Partnerships Director Jesus Reyes. “There is a communal and cultural need for laughter, for theatre that tells bitingly honest stories, whether they are taken from our own lives or ripped from the headlines.” The value of the stories told at Chisme y Queso caused Reyes and Community Partnerships Associate—and Chisme y Queso director— Alejandra Cisneros, to invest more time in the development of the skits performed onstage. Continues on page 18
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As a result, local playwrights will now work in a writers room with Center Theatre Group Resident Artist Naomi Iizuka and Literary Manager Joy Meads. This will increase the development time of each skit and the attention paid to each writer. “The writers room allows the playwrights to work more closely with each other and with the actors during the creative process. It’s been an amazing experience for all of us to see how vivid and alive the writing can be,” said Iizuka. Supporting the dramaturgical and play development components of the program has become a priority for Reyes, Cisneros, Iizuka, and Meads.
“We didn’t realize we were essentially creating a playwriting incubator,” said Reyes. “We are investing in playwrights at the inception of their careers. This investment ties into Center Theatre Group’s mission of cultivating new artists, and L.A. specific artistic voices. It means that even though this program is location specific, the impact will reach throughout our company and the city.”
The relationship between community and artists is what makes Chisme a totally unique theatrical experience. The event begins with Community Liaison and emcee Alexis de la Rocha inviting the audience to write down their own chisme on coasters. Throughout the evening, chisme is chosen out of a jar, and the actors must transform the stories into performance, using the few props they have on hand. The writers’ short skits are interspersed among the improvised chisme. It’s a whirlwind performance as the actors shift in and out of a myriad of characters, from jilted girlfriends to arthritic old men. At the end of the evening, the writer of the best chisme is awarded tickets to a Center Theatre Group show and a large block of queso fresco—fresh Mexican cheese. If there’s an overarching message we hope audiences take away, it’s that “storytelling isn’t just what’s on a stage,” said Cisneros.“When you tell stories of your day, when you tell stories of your week, that is performance.” This project was made possible by a Building Demand for the Arts Implementation grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
This is exactly why the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation is supporting the program. “Our Building Demand for the Arts grants fund the placement of artists at the center of institutional efforts to build meaningful, long-lasting relationships with communities,” said Program Director for the Arts Maurine Knighton. “At their best, these projects help artists and communities co-create cultural programs that reflect authentic relationships and mutual concern. Chisme y Queso does just that, weaving together playwriting, performance, and music into a rich tapestry that reflects the interests of local residents.”
As part of the evaluation process of Chisme y Queso, we asked attending community members to answer the question, “Why do you go to theatre?” on the back of a coaster. Here is a selection of some of our favorite answers. The next season of Chisme y Queso will take place on the following dates: Sep 10 and 24, Oct 8 and 22, Nov 5, and a final date to be confirmed. 18 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE
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Welcome to Welcome to the Ahmanson Theatre for the American premiere of Sir Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes, a co-presentation of Center Theatre Group and Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center. Our two organizations are thrilled to bring this double Olivier Award-winning adaptation of the legendary Powell and Pressburger film to Los Angeles. From Rachel Moore, President and CEO of The Music Center As a former professional ballet dancer, The Red Shoes is close to my heart and one of the few ballet films I saw as an aspiring performer. While dance is a universal language that transcends time and place, in many ways, the film is a time capsule of the genre in the first quarter of the 20 century—from ballet technique to the choices professional female dancers had to make between the life of an artist or that of a wife and mother. Since that time, dance has evolved, including the creation of neoclassical and contemporary ballet. While women still struggle for equitable opportunities, particularly with far too few female choreographers, many are able to balance their artistic dreams with family commitments. The same applies to the incredibly talented Sir Matthew Bourne, whose productions have continued to evolve, keeping pace with changing technique and the increasing power and athleticism of dance, now radically different in the 21 century. That’s why it is important for The Music Center and Center Theatre Group to present this production and why The Red Shoes audiences will have an unforgettable experience. We’re thrilled that this engagement launches our 15 season of Dance at The Music Center. TH
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From Michael Ritchie, Artistic Director of Center Theatre Group For more than 50 years, Center Theatre Group has been working with the world’s greatest artists to present unforgettable experiences for our audiences, and Sir Matthew Bourne is a perfect example of that tradition. Matthew is a valued member of Center Theatre Group’s family, having joined us 20 years ago with the American premiere of Swan Lake at the Ahmanson. Recently he began his five year tenure as one of our esteemed Associate Artists. It’s our way of formalizing an already close connection. It also ensures that we will continue to bring his exciting work to you, our audiences, as we set the foundation for the next 50 years. I’ve had the great fortune of seeing all of Matthew’s works over the years and can honestly say that The Red Shoes is his finest yet. I hope all of you will equally enjoy this beautiful adaptation of such a classic film.
Rachel Moore
Michael Ritchie
President and CEO of The Music Center
Artistic Director of Center Theatre Group
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SEASON BONUS OPTION
Mathew Bourne’s production of
THE RED SHOES
Co-Presented with Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center Based on the film by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and the Hans Christian Andersen Fairytale Music by Bernard Herrmann Directed and Choreographed by Matthew Bourne American Premiere Sep 15 – Oct 1, 2017
2017/18 SEASON
FIRST SEASON PRODUCTION
BRIGHT STAR
Music, Book, and Story by Steve Martin Music, Lyrics, and Story by Edie Brickell Choreography by Josh Rhodes Directed by Walter Bobbie Oct 11 – Nov 19, 2017 SECOND SEASON PRODUCTION
SOMETHING ROTTEN!
Book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell Music and Lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick Directed and Choreographed by Casey Nicholaw Nov 21 – Dec 31, 2017 THIRD SEASON PRODUCTION
CRAZY FOR YOU
Music and Lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin Book by Ken Ludwig Directed and Choreographed by Susan Stroman Feb 7 – March 18, 2018 FOURTH SEASON PRODUCTION
SOFT POWER
Book and Lyrics by David Henry Hwang Music by Jeanine Tesori Choreography by Sam Pinkleton Directed by Leigh Silverman World Premiere May 3 – June 10, 2018 FIFTH SEASON PRODUCTION
THE HUMANS
By Stephen Karam Directed by Joe Mantello June 19 – July 29, 2018 P2 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE
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GIFTS OF $5,000,000 AND ABOVE Brindell Roberts Gottlieb Ahmanson Foundation
We would like to take this opportunity to thank the following donors who have made extraordinary investments in Center Theatre Group’s future. Their support will ensure that Center Theatre Group—and Los Angeles audiences and artists— enjoy another 50 years of theatrical excellence.
GIFTS OF $1,000,000 AND ABOVE Kirk & Anne Douglas Laura & James Rosenwald & Orinoco Foundation Renee & Meyer Luskin The Annenberg Foundation Edgerton Foundation Kiki & David Gindler Patricia Glaser & Sam Mudie Aliza Karney Guren & Marc Guren Ann & Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr. Sue Tsao Anonymous (2)
GIFTS OF $500,000 AND ABOVE Deena & Edward Nahmias Amy Forbes & Andrew Murr Jerry & Terri Kohl Michael Ritchie & Kate Burton Elliott Sernel
Nancy & Eric Garen Anonymous The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Diana Buckhantz & the Vladimir and Araxia Buckhantz Foundation Vicki King Louise Moriarty Thomas Safran Judie Stein & Stein Family Foundation
GIFTS OF $100,000 AND ABOVE Jody & David Lippman The Campagna Family Deidra Norman Schumann Donna & John Sussman Yvonne & Derek Bell Mara & Joseph Carieri Friars Charitable Foundation Cindy & Gary Frischling Bill Resnick & Michael Stubbs Cheryl A. Shepherd
GIFTS OF $50,000 AND ABOVE Anne Bruner & Jim Bremner Patrick Owen & Norman Dixon Carol & Stephen Rountree Sunshine Stone Peter & Iona Tompkins Hope Landis Warner
GIFTS OF $250,000 AND ABOVE Joni & Miles Benickes Donna Schweers & Tom Geiser
Center Theatre Group would also like to thank the following donors for making commitments to the 50 Anniversary Campaign through legacy gifts to our Endowment: TH
Legacy Gifts $1,000,000 AND ABOVE Judith & Thomas Beckmen Martin Massman Diane & Leon Morton $500,000 AND ABOVE Richard & Norma Camp Susan A. Grode Linda S. Peterson
OTHER LEGACY GIFTS Maynard & Linda Brittan Steven Llanusa & Glenn Miya, M.D. Gloria Lothrop Carol & Douglas Mancino Renee & Robert Nunn Nan Rae Randy & Bruce Ross Wes Schaefer & Cathy King-Schaefer
$250,000 AND ABOVE Pamela & Dennis Beck Shirley & Irving Ashkenas Bill Cohn & Dan Miller Maggy Simon I.H. Sutnick
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THE MUSIC CENTER’S SUPPORTERS
The Music Center thanks all of its supporters and is proud to recognize those who gave $1,000 or more between July 2016 and July 2017. $1,000,000 and above The Ahmanson Foundation The Annenberg Foundation County of Los Angeles The James Irvine Foundation Cindy Miscikowski / The Ring- Miscikowski Foundation $250,000 and above The Getty Foundation Glorya Kaufman Dance Foundation The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Frank J. Sherwood Performing Arts Fund Lisa Specht $100K–$249,999 Robert Abernethy Bank of America / Dannielle Campos Helen and Peter Bing The Blue Ribbon Dorothy Chandler New Program Fund Rao Makineni J.P. Morgan Chase / Susan M. Wegleitner Wells Fargo Bank / Joseph Rice $50K–$99,999 The Capital Group Companies / Kimaada Brown Morris and Natalie Darnov Edgerton Foundation The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation Guggenheim Partners Anita Mann Kohl and Allen D Kohl Marcia Israel Foundation The Music Center Foundation Carol Saikhon Jeffrey S. Saikhon Marc and Eva Stern Foundation Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP Julia Strickland and Timothy Wahl Alyce and Warren Williamson
$25K–$49,999 Adams-Mastrovich Family Foundation Avery and Andrew Barth Claire and Brad Brian Louise and John Bryson Estate of Chantal Burnison City of LA Department of Cultural Affairs City National Bank / Michael and Rose Pagano Edison International Entravision Communications Corporation / Walter F. Ulloa Helen Funai Erickson Lisa Gilford Gloria and Glen Holden Terri and Jerry Kohl KPMG LLP / Greg Geyer Lee Graff Foundation Marla and Cary Lefton The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Jody and David Lippman Lloyd E. Rigler and Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation Los Angeles County Arts Commission LSMK Investments Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP Max H. Gluck Foundation Diane Medina Beth and Leslie Michelson Moss Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Harlyne Norris Shelby Notkin O'Melveny & Myers, LLP Joyce and David Rabinov Allison and Richard Roeder Max Ramberg Fredric Roberts The Rosalinde & Arthur Gilbert Foundation Laura and James Rosenwald The Schow Foundation Joan and Arnold Seidel Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP / Lisa Gilford Joni and W. Clark Smith Marie H. Song Catharine and Jeffrey Soros †
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SUPPORT FOR THIS ENGAGEMENT IS PROVIDED, IN PART, BY: Glorya Kaufman Dance Foundation Center Dance Arts Dorothy Buffum Chandler Program Fund Elisabeth Katee Harris The Music Center Foundation The Music Center Annual Fund
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Ashley Shaw as Victoria Page and Dominic North as Julian Craster in The Red Shoes. Photo by Johan Persson.
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HOW THE RED SHOES CAME TO LIFE: AN INTERVIEW WITH SIR MATTHEW BOURNE
Ashley Shaw as Victoria Page. Photo by Johan Persson.
What is it about The Red Shoes that attracts you as a story to adapt for dance? It’s the story that Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger fashioned around Hans Christian Andersen’s story of The Red Shoes for their seminal 1948 movie that really attracted me. The Andersen fairy tale is a little difficult to relate to today with its themes of the “sin” of vanity and religious redemption. However, the image of the red shoes that once put on will not allow the wearer to stop dancing, has long been a potent one for creative minds from Powell and Pressburger to Kate Bush to Emma Rice and her memorable theatre production for Kneehigh.
the lure of the highest artistic achievement as represented by Boris Lermontov, the dance company’s legendary impresario, who believes that you cannot be a great artist if distracted by human love. Lermontov sees art (or more specifically ballet) as something close to a religion. This is both his strength and his tragedy. Even Vicky and Julian would not have found their love if it were not for their shared artistic success. It is only the thrill of creation that brings them together, after a fairly rocky start. However, when they are starved of their creative lives their relationship becomes “messy” and they find themselves missing something.
I have loved the film since I was a teenager with its depiction of a group of people all passionate about creating something magical and beautiful. It seemed to be saying that art was something worth fighting for, even dying for, if the rather melodramatic conclusion is to be believed. It was a world full of glamour, romance, and creativity populated by larger than life personalities. In short, it was a world that I wanted to be part of!
I’m also exploring how the fairy-tale world of ballet and the stories it tells can actually blend into the real-life tale of love, ambition, artistic and personal fulfilment, until the two are barely distinguishable.
The film’s genius, though, was to take that highly theatrical world and turn it into a highly cinematic, and at times, surreal piece of filmmaking. My challenge has been to capture some of that surreal, sensuous quality within the more natural theatre setting. What are the main themes of the story? The main message of The Red Shoes is that nothing matters but art. As Michael Powell said, “The Red Shoes told us to go and die for art.” Whilst acknowledging the exaggeration here, I believe it was a piece that asked us to take art seriously as a life-changing force: something that gives intense joy but also asks for and requires sacrifices. It is the love story of two young artists—one, a dancer, Victoria Page; and one, a composer, Julian Craster—and the fight between that love and
How does it speak to the audience of today? In today’s culture there seems an obsession with what it takes to become a great performer or artist. The two most popular shows on television [in the U.K.] are about finding someone with star quality (The X Factor) or watching someone aquire the skills and dedication to become a great dancer (Strictly Come Dancing). Katharine Hepburn was once asked what “star-quality” was and she replied, “I don’t know, but I’ve got it.” It’s an indefinable thing but we seem fascinated by it. The Red Shoes gives us a glimpse into that world, an insight into the art form of dance, a revealing backstage story into the minds of artists and the creative life. However, the heart of the story is a tragic, real-life, triangular love story like no other. Two men in love with the same woman but in very different ways, and all tied up with their combined artistic achievement. When Julian, the composer, accuses Lermontov of being jealous of his relationship with Victoria Page he answers “Yes, I am, but in a way you would never understand.”
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What are the differences between a dance company in 1948 and today? The Red Shoes is a story about dance and dancers, something that we in New Adventures know a thing or two about! However, a dance company in 1948 was very different from dance company life today. When The Red Shoes was released in 1948, ballet was a relatively new and mysterious art form and the film was a genuine insight into a rare and extraordinary world of flamboyant personalities, glamorous women, fey men, and obsessive, uptight creative figures with strange names and a range of international accents. Most, if not all of this has changed, of course, but I did see a similarity between the life of a hard-working touring company, full of slightly eccentric personalities, and the world of New Adventures today. I don’t think a contemporary ballet company today would necessarily create the right atmosphere to re-create the company we see in the 1948 film. The family atmosphere of New Adventures with its group of talented, highly individual performers who tour around the U.K. and the world as a tight-knit community, seemed the right company to portray the fictional Lermontov company of yesteryear. The performances and personalities in the famous film are legendary. How have the New Adventures dancers approached playing these characters? Who can imagine The Red Shoes without Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann, Leonide Massine, and perhaps most of all, Anton Walbrook? This is something that we have all had to contemplate and boldly address. I think the New Adventures dancers, whether they knew the film before or not, have all fallen in love with these unique performers. Our task has been, I think, to honor them with the odd little tribute but then to create our own characters as dictated by the story we are telling. Trying to recreate special performers or performances is always a mistake and I’ve encouraged the dancers to find their own way. That has not stopped us, however, from delving into countless biographies and YouTube clips to look for inspiration into the flavor of the period in which we are working and to gather anecdotes about dancers and dancing in the 1940s and ’50s. All our ensemble dancers were given a famous dancer of this era to study and the clues are in their given names in the program! You have chosen the music of celebrated Hollywood composer Bernard Herrmann rather than the original Oscar-winning score from the film. Why? I have a great affection for Brian Easdale’s very fine score for The Red Shoes ballet in the film. It’s an impressive achievement by any standards and a first for a mainstream film to include an unheard of 15-minute ballet as its central storytelling device.
A feature film that includes a featured ballet is very different from a full-length wordless dance piece in which the music not only has to serve the ballets that the company perform but also the backstage life of the company and most importantly, the emotional story of Vicky Page, Julian Craster, and Boris Lermontov. I found this variety of ideas in the work of one of my favorite Hollywood composers, Bernard Herrmann. Herrmann is probably most famous for his work with Alfred Hitchcock but Terry Davies (who is brilliantly arranging the music) and I decided to concentrate on the pre-Hitchcock music and have uncovered some real gems. Various concert pieces and suites from his earlier films have proved very rich sources of material. Who knew that Citizen Kane was full of dance music? And has there ever been a more bittersweet and moving film score than that for The Ghost and Mrs. Muir? These both feature heavily, as does the one post Red Shoes era piece. The score for the 1966 movie Fahrenheit 451 is both magical and unsettling and the perfect sound world for The Red Shoes ballet. It also gives us the sense that the Ballet Lermontov are creating something new and slightly futuristic. I’m very proud to be presenting much of this music in the theatre for the first time. There is so much to enjoy musically here. I think it will be one of the revelations of this piece. Design always plays such a big part in New Adventures productions. What have been the challenges on this project? My Associate Designer, Lez Brotherston, has taken on another enormous challenge with this production. Firstly, to create an adaptable theatrical space depicting scenes both onstage and backstage, as well as a range of locations from Covent Garden to Monte Carlo, but also to allow for those flights of fancy that take us out of the literal theatrical world and into the sensuous and surreal world of artistic endeavor. For this, Lez and I also rely heavily on the brilliance of our lighting designer, Paule Constable, who always manages to surprise and thrill me with her own vision of what we are all trying to achieve. Do you relate personally to any of the characters in the story? Perhaps not surprisingly I have found myself agreeing with much of what Lermontov says in the movie. I am nothing like him, of course, and I do acknowledge that some of his views are a little extreme today, but I do understand his particular kind of love for Vicky and his love of his company and dance in general. Nothing else seems as important to him. As I get older, I recognize that sentiment more and more.
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Dear Friends, Welcome to the USA premiere performances of New Adventures’ production of The Red Shoes. I’m delighted to be opening this show here in Los Angeles at a theatre very close to my heart. The Ahmanson Theatre very much feels like our home venue in the United States, and the entire team here at Center Theatre Group are valued colleagues. I was delighted to participate in the 50 Anniversary celebrations earlier this year to mark the extraordinary legacy of these venues. It was also an honour to be invited by Michael Ritchie to become an Associate Artist of Center Theatre Group a role that, for me, demonstrates the combined commitment of both our organizations to collaboration and artistic partnership. TH
This show is the culmination of a 20-year ambition to bring Powell and Pressburger’s seminal 1948 film to the stage. It is also, in many ways, my personal love letter to a life in theatre and dance. The Red Shoes led us into 2017 and launched the 30-year celebration of my company in great style. We marked the anniversary with a packed program of touring and projects across the U.K. and around the world. I am delighted that our charity Re:Bourne is delivering dance experiences to high school students across Los Angeles during our season at Center Theatre Group. In 2017 we are proudly touring more dance and delivering more dance experiences, than any other U.K. dance company and are thrilled to be introducing The Red Shoes to our friends in the USA. This is only possible due to the loyalty and support of our audiences across the U.K. and internationally. Whether you’re one of our biggest supporters, or someone new to dance or our company, thank you for being here. Very best wishes,
Sir Matthew Bourne Artistic Director, New Adventures & Re:Bourne
The Company of The Red Shoes. Photo by Johan Persson.
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A NEW ADVENTURES PRODUCTION BASED ON THE FILM BY MICHAEL POWELL AND EMERIC PRESSBURGER AND THE HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN FAIRYTALE MUSIC BY BERNARD HERRMANN
ORCHESTRATIONS BY TERRY DAVIES ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHER NEIL WESTMORELAND CHOREOGRAPHIC ASSISTANT SAM ARCHER
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER ETTA MURFITT PROJECTION DESIGN BY DUNCAN MCLEAN SOUND DESIGN BY PAUL GROOTHUIS LIGHTING DESIGN BY PAULE CONSTABLE SET AND COSTUME DESIGN BY LEZ BROTHERSTON DIRECTED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY MATTHEW BOURNE
THE COMPANY: SAM ARCHER, STEPHANIE BILLERS, WILL BOZIER, CORDELIA BRAITHWAITE, JACKSON FISCH, GLENN GRAHAM, MARCELO GOMES, JOSHUA L M HARRIETTE, JACK JONES, NICOLE KABERA, PHILIP KING, DOMINIC LAMB, KATRINA LYNDON, KATE LYONS, MICHELA MEAZZA, ANJALI MEHRA, ANDREW MONAGHAN, LEON MORAN, LIAM MOWER, DOMINIC NORTH, DAISY MAY KEMP, DANNY REUBENS, ASHLEY SHAW, JOE WALKLING, KATIE WEBB, SEREN WILLIAMS THIS PRODUCTION IS SUPPORTED BY A GRANT FROM ARTS COUNCIL OF ENGLAND
September 15 – October 1, 2017 AHMANSON THEATRE Matthew Bourne’s Associate Artist position at Center Theatre Group is generously sponsored in part by Judie Stein & Stein Family Foundation. Support for this co-presentation is provided, in part, by: Glorya Kaufman Dance Foundation | Center Dance Arts | Dorothy Buffum Chandler Program Fund Elisabeth Katte Harris | The Music Center Foundation | The Music Center Annual Fund
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COMPANY BORIS LERMONTOV, Ballet Impresario VICTORIA PAGE, A Rising Star JULIAN CRASTER, A Struggling Composer
Sam Archer, Jack Jones Cordelia Braithwaite, Katrina Lyndon, Ashley Shaw Marcelo Gomes, Andrew Monaghan, Dominic North
The Ballet Lermontov Stephanie Billers, Nicole Kabera, Michela Meazza, Anjali Mehra
IRINA BORONSKAYA, Prima Ballerina IVAN BOLESLAWSKY, Premier Danseur GRISCHA LJUBOV, Ballet Master, Choreographer, and Character Artist
NADIA SVETLANA BERYL PAMELA MIKHAIL ANTON SERGE FREDERIC LADY NESTON (Victoria’s Aunt), JOYCE (Auditionee), EDITH (Costume Designer) SERGEI RATOV (Scenic Designer) DIMITRI (Lermontov Secretary and Company Manager)
Will Bozier, Liam Mower, Danny Reubens Glenn Graham, Dominic Lamb, Leon Moran Cordelia Braithwaite, Stephanie Billers, Kate Lyons Katrina Lyndon, Kate Lyons, Katie Webb Stephanie Billers, Nicole Kabera, Seren Williams Katrina Lyndon, Katie Webb, Seren Williams Joshua L M Harriette, Leon Moran, Danny Reubens Will Bozier, Joshua L M Harriette, Leon Moran Jackson Fisch, Joshua L M Harriette, Andrew Monaghan Jackson Fisch, Jack Jones, Philip King Nicole Kabera, Daisy May Kemp, Katie Webb Jack Jones, Dominic Lamb Philip King, Dominic Lamb, Joe Walkling
MUSIC HALL PERFORMERS, LADY NESTON’S GUESTS,
and other characters played by members of the Company
UNDERSTUDIES VICTORIA PAGE Katie Webb; JULIAN CRASTER Philip King; SERGEI RATOV Glenn Graham
For today’s casting, please refer to the cast board in the lobby.
Please turn off all electronic devices such as cellular phones, PDAs, beepers, and watch alarms. The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, with or without flash, is strictly prohibited.
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The action takes place in London and the French Riviera in the late 1940s.
ACT ONE LONDON At The Ballet “Countess Tamara’s Dilemma” Lady Neston’s Soiree Covent Garden MONTE CARLO “Ballon de Plage” Lermontov’s Mansion Monte Carlo Opera House The Ballet of THE RED SHOES
ACT TWO Three Months Later VILLEFRANCE-SUR-MER End of Season Party MONTE CARLO “Concerto Macabre” Six Months Later EAST END, LONDON A Music Hall MONTE CARLO Lermontov’s Office LONDON Cheap Digs MONTE CARLO Victoria Page Returns My love and thanks to all of my collaborators, company members and the entire New Adventures family for their openness, creativity, and support during the making of The Red Shoes. I dedicate this show to all the Victoria Pages, past and present, who have ever felt the lure of the red shoes and the need to express themselves through dance…thank you for the continued inspiration. Matthew Bourne
Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of management. Patrons with disabilities: wheelchair seating is available in a variety of theatre locations. When ordering tickets, please indicate any special needs. For our hearing-impaired guests, the theatre is equipped with listening devices; please contact an usher for assistance.
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WHO’S WHO SAM ARCHER (Boris Lermontov). Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures: The Red Shoes, Lord of the Flies, Swan Lake, Cinderella, The Car Man, Play Without Words, Nutcracker!, and Edward Scissorhands. Other theatre: Wonder.land, Soldier’s Tale, Metamorphosis, Wind in the Willows, Chariots of Fire, Earthquakes in London, Oklahoma!, Mary Poppins, We Will Rock You, Oliver!, Bugsy Malone. Film & TV: Humans, Mr Selfridge, Muppets, Most Wanted, Allied. Twitter/Instagram: @sarcheruk STEPHANIE BILLERS (Irina, Beryl, Nadia). Theatre: Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake; Best of Musicals Arena Tour (Stage Entertainment Germany); Thursford Christmas Spectacular; Garsington Opera; Regent Seven Seas Cruises (JAR Productions). TV/Commercial: London Olympics Closing Ceremony; The Royal Variety Performance; Honda “Beautiful Precision;” Music Video—Rose Betts “I Can Never Give My Heart.” Film: Justice League (Zack Snyder, Warner Bros.)—Amazonian Warrior Special Action. WILL BOZIER (Ivan, Anton). Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures: Sleeping Beauty, Edward Scissorhands. Musicals: Wicked (Apollo Victoria, London), Mamma Mia! (international tour). Films: Beauty and the Beast (2017).
CORDELIA BRAITHWAITE (Victoria Page, Nadia). Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures: Swan Lake (U.K. & international), The Car Man (U.K.), Sleeping Beauty (U.K. & Asia), The Red Shoes (U.K. & USA). Twitter & Instagram: @cordeliabraith1 JACKSON FISCH (Serge, Frederic). Trained at Australian Ballet. New Adventures: The Red Shoes. The Australian Ballet: Dancers Company Tour Giselle. Instagram: @jacksonfisch Twitter: @jackson_fisch
GLENN GRAHAM (Grischa, cover Sergei Ratov). Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance. Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures: Nutcracker!, Swan Lake, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The Car Man. Introdans, NL Kylian, Mats Ek, Forsythe, Lightfoot Leon, Hans Van Manen, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Robert Battle, Alwin Nikolais. Phoenix Dance Theatre: Richard Alston, Richard Wherlock, Charlotte Vincent. Compania Metros de Danza, Ballet Santa Coloma (Barcelona). Teaching: Royal Ballet School, Rambert School, ENB School, Prague International Masterclass, Phoenix Dance Theatre. Instagram: @glenngraham Twitter: @glenngraham80 MARCELO GOMES (Julian Craster). A native of Brazil, Marcelo Gomes began his dance studies at the age of five in Rio de Janeiro. He continued his training at The HARID Conservatory in Boca Raton, Florida, and then at the Paris Opera Ballet School. Mr. Gomes joined American Ballet Theatre in 1997 and was promoted to Soloist in 2000 and Principal Dancer in 2002. He has performed in every full-length ballet in the company’s repertoire, and has worked with and/or created leading roles for virtually every major choreographer in the last 20 years. He has appeared at numerous international dance festivals, and has been a guest artist with the Bolshoi Ballet, the Mariinsky Ballet, The Royal Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, New York City Ballet, and Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures. Mr. Gomes choreographed the Under Armour “I Will What I Want” television campaign starring Misty Copeland, and has created ballets for La Scala Ballet, Kings of the Dance, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre. His dancing and choreography are showcased in the Juilliard Open Studios interactive app, which is available on iTunes. JOSHUA LLOYD MOISE HARRIETTE (Anton, Serge). Trained at Elizabeth Hill School & Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance. New Adventures: The Red Shoes. Re:Bourne: Prologue, Play Without Words. Previous companies: Michael Clark Company, Ballet Black, BalletBoyz, English National Ballet. Poser: @joshieharriette @niiagency www.jlm-lighting.com
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JACK JONES (Boris Lermontov, Frederic, Sergei Ratov). Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures: Swan Lake, Edward Scissorhands, Play Without Words, Sleeping Beauty, The Red Shoes, The Lord of the Flies. Other theatre/dance credits: Companhia de Dança Contemporânea Portugal, Companhia de Dança Almada, Companhia Olga Roriz, Ballet Ireland, The Red Balloon, Jealousy, Words Worth, The Ballroom of Joys and Sorrows, I Was a Rat, The Keeper.
(2010/11), Matthew Bourne’s Christmas (2011), Sleeping Beauty (2013/15/16).
NICOLE KABERA (Irina, Beryl, Lady Neston, Joyce, Edith). Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures: The Red Shoes, Sleeping Beauty, The Car Man, Edward Scissorhands, Nutcracker!, Swan Lake. Opera: Cendrillon, Dialogues Des Carmélites for The Royal Opera and La Bohème for Raymond Gubbay Ltd. Film & TV: Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man, Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Mr Selfridge, Michael Forever (Michael Jackson tribute concert). Training: Central School of Ballet, London.
KATE LYONS (Svetlana, Nadia). For Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures: The Red Shoes, Sleeping Beauty (Aurora), The Car Man, Swan Lake, Early Adventures, Nutcracker!, Cinderella. Other companies & projects: Ballet West II (Utah), English National Ballet, DV8, National Dance Company Wales Plunge Apprenticeship, Mainfranken Theater Würzburg, Ballet Ireland, Wayne McGregor’s DanceLines, and Martin Creed for Tate Britain. Training: Central School of Ballet, London. Instagram: @kate_lyons_
PHILIP KING (Frederic, Dimitri, cover Julian Craster). Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures: Lord of the Flies, Sleeping Beauty, The Red Shoes. New York Theatre Ballet: The Moor’s Pavane (José Limón), Dark Elegies, Trio con Brio, Soirée Musicale (Antony Tudor), Keith Michael’s The Nutcracker, Mother Goose, The Alice-in-Wonderland Follies (Keith Michael), Septet (Merce Cunningham), Light Flooding Into Darkened Rooms (Richard Alston), Bark in the Park (Chase Brock). Ballet Riviera: Collection. Vienna Festival Ballet: The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty. Rambert: A Linha Curva (Itzik Galili). Teaching: Re:Bourne New Adventures educational department (Japan & U.K.), Ballet West Scotland. Choreography: Fantasy and Angle Poise (New York Theatre Ballet); Effect, (When in) Solitude, and Beyond Dreams (Ballet West Scotland); Dead Space (Alignment Dance). DOMINIC LAMB (Grischa, Sergei Ratov, Dimitri). Dominic graduated from Laine Theatre Arts, U.K. in 2008, first appearing in Matthew Bourne’s Edward Scissorhands (2008/09) international tour. Other New Adventures credits include Dorian Gray (2009), Cinderella
KATRINA LYNDON (Victoria Page, Svetlana, Pamela). Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures: Nutcracker!, Swan Lake, The Car Man, Sleeping Beauty, The Red Shoes. TV: So You Think You Can Dance (U.K. BBC 1). @katrinalyndon
MICHELA MEAZZA (Irina). Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures: leading roles in Swan Lake, Cinderella, Nutcracker!, The Car Man, Play Without Words, Edward Scissorhands, Dorian Gray. Other credits: Three and Russian Roulette (Lea Anderson’s Company), Electric Hotel (Kings Cross, site specific), Really Old, Like 45 (National Theatre), Pictures from an Exhibition (Young Vic). Movement Director: Cymbeline (Globe Theatre), Murder Ballad (West End). ANJALI MEHRA (Irina). Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures: Irina in The Red Shoes, Queen and Girlfriend in Swan Lake, Glenda in Play Without Words, Sugar in Nutcracker! Musicals: (U.K. and Paris) Bombay Dreams, Kiss Me, Kate. Opera: (U.K., France, Monte Carlo) La Boheme, Macbeth, Carmen. Commercial: (U.K., Europe, New York) Goldfrapp Dancer. Film: WWZ, Alexander. Choreography: Royal Opera House, JYAP Summer Show, Oreste, Dick Whittington, I Puritani, L’Orfeo, Lenz, First Ladies. Teaching: Re:Bourne, Central School of Speech and Drama. PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P15
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ANDREW MONAGHAN (Julian Craster, Serge). U.S. debut! Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures: The Red Shoes (Julian Craster, Serge), Sleeping Beauty (Tantrum, u/s Leo), The Car Man (Vito, u/s Angelo), Swan Lake (ensemble, u/s Prince). Stage: BRB’s The Nutcracker (Fritz), London 2012 Olympics. Film/TV: The Car Man, Anna Karenina, Style on Screen. Andrew was Dancing Times’s Dancer of the Month Jan. 2017. Twitter: @_andymonaghan LEON MORAN (Grischa, Mikhail, Anton). Born: Manchester, England. For New Adventures: Sleeping Beauty (2016), The Car Man (2015), Edward Scissorhands (2014), Lord of the Flies (2014), Sleeping Beauty (2012), Nutcracker! (2011). Opera: La Bohème (2014). Film and television credits: The Car Man (2015), British Style Coronation Concert (Buckingham Palace 2013), Sleeping Beauty (2013), Imagine Series A Beauty is Born (2013), Matthew Bourne’s Christmas. LIAM MOWER (Ivan). Training: Northern Academy of Performing Arts, Royal Ballet School, Rambert. For New Adventures: The Red Shoes, Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Nutcracker!, Play Without Words, The Car Man, Edward Scissorhands. Other credits: Billy in the original cast of Billy Elliot the Musical. TV credits: Wire in the Blood (ITV), Matthew Bourne’s Christmas (Channel 4), A Beauty is Born: Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty (BBC 2), The Paul O’Grady Show, Blue Peter, Children in Need, The Sound of Musicals, The Baftas 60 Anniversary, Elton John’s music video “Electricity.” Awards: Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical. TH
DOMINIC NORTH (Julian Craster, Dance Captain). New Adventures: Swan Lake (Prince), Nutcracker! (Fritz), The Car Man (Angelo), Edward Scissorhands (Edward), Dorian Gray (Cyril Vane), Lord of the Flies (Ralph), Sleeping Beauty (Leo), Early Adventures, Cinderella. Other stage: Dancing with the Stars (Australia), Star Academy (France), ROH2 The Red
Balloon (Pascal), RODA09, Chantry Dance Company Chasing the Eclipse (Lumen), Cutty Cargo with Shanty Theatre Company, Latitude Festival 2010 and 2012. Screen: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, StreetDance 3D, Skype advert, music videos for Stateless, Paul Oakenfold, Mis-Teeq, Richard II, World War Z, Swan Lake 3D, Sleeping Beauty, The Car Man, and Matthew Bourne’s Christmas. Choreography: The Quest in Okinawa and Taiwan 2013. Twitter & Instagram: @dommynorth DAISY MAY KEMP (Lady Neston, Joyce, Edith, Dance Captain). Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures: Swan Lake, Nutcracker!, Play Without Words, Edward Scissorhands, Sleeping Beauty. Film: StreetDance 3D, Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake, Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty. Teaching: Re:Bourne, New Adventures educational department. Assistant to Tour Director: Lord of the Flies. Choreographer Assistant: A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Matthew Bourne, Festival Aix en Provence, and Bergen National Opera. Revival Choreographer: La Traviata, Glyndebourne Opera. DANNY REUBENS (Ivan, Mikhail). Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures: Nutcracker!, The Car Man, Lord of the Flies, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, The Red Shoes, and Edward Scissorhands. Other performances: Vienna Festival Ballet, Chrysalis, ROH2, Ballet Central. TV/Film: World War Z, StreetDance 3D, The Car Man, Swan Lake 3D, Sleeping Beauty, Matthew Bourne’s Christmas. ASHLEY SHAW (Victoria Page). For New Adventures: The Red Shoes, Sleeping Beauty, The Car Man, Edward Scissorhands, Swan Lake, Nutcracker!, Cinderella. Film/TV: I, I. Twitter: @ashleyshaw_1 Instagram: @asharella14 JOE WALKLING (Dimitri). For New Adventures: Dorian Gray, Cinderella, Early Adventures, Sleeping Beauty, The Red Shoes. Theatre: Illyria (National Theatre London). Dance: Dracula (Mark Bruce), The Metamorphosis (ROH), Human Writes (The Forsythe
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Company). Choreography: For New Movement Collective newmovement.org.uk: Casting Traces, NEST, Please Be Seated, Do Be Do Be Do, Collapse. Movement Director: Much Ado About Nothing (Theatr Clwyd). Opera: Krol Roger (ROH), The Death of Klinghoffer (ENO), Turandot (ROH). Teaching: Tutor at The Architectural Association for MA/MFA Spatial Performance and Design. KATIE WEBB (Svetlana, Pamela, Lady Neston, Joyce, Edith, cover Victoria Page). Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures: Sleeping Beauty, The Car Man, Edward Scissorhands. Scottish Ballet Company: Highland Fling, A Streetcar Named Desire, 14’20” Kylian, Romeo and Juliet, The Nutcracker, Pennies from Heaven, Silhouette, Elite Syncopations. Birmingham Royal Ballet: Still Life at the Penguin Cafe. ENB: The Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet. Film credits: Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man, Robert Cohan documentary. SEREN WILLIAMS (Beryl, Pamela). Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures: The Red Shoes. Freelance: Polaris, Ballet Central U.K. tour. Prud’hon: The Moving Body, Exodus.
SIR MATTHEW BOURNE (Artistic Director, New Adventures & Re:Bourne). Matthew Bourne is widely hailed as the U.K.’s most popular and successful choreographer and director. For close to 30 years he has been creating and directing dance for musicals, opera, theatre, and film as well as his own highly successful, award-winning companies. Matthew is the creator of the world’s longest running ballet production, a seven-time Olivier Award winner, and the only British director to have won the Tony Award for both Best Choreographer and Best Director of a Musical. As Artistic Director of his first company, Adventures in Motion Pictures (1987–2002) Matthew created many awardwinning works. Further hit productions were created when New Adventures was launched in 2002, becoming the U.K.’s busiest and most successful dance company. Matthew’s choreography for musical theatre includes South Pacific (National Theatre) and Cameron
Mackintosh’s productions of Oliver!, My Fair Lady, and Mary Poppins. In 2008 he established his charity Re:Bourne to increase opportunities that inspire young people with a passion for dance. Matthew is a proud Associate Artist of Center Theatre Group. BERNARD HERRMANN (1911–1975) (Music). From his first film, Citizen Kane, to his last, Taxi Driver, Herrmann was a master at evoking psychological nuance and dramatic tension through music, often using unheard-of instrumental combinations to suit the dramatic needs of a film. His movie scores are amongst the most distinguished ever written, ranging from the fantastic The Day the Earth Stood Still, Fahrenheit 451, through the romantic Obsession, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, to the terrifying Psycho. It seems fitting that a composer who blazed new trails across the emerging media of the 20 century—radio, cinema, and television—is finding fresh appreciation in the age of connectivity, as his influence on the art of dramatic music continues to grow into the 21 century. Born in New York City on 29 June, 1911, he studied conducting and composition at the New York University and the Juilliard School, where his teachers included Philip James and Percy Grainger. He became part of Aaron Copland’s Young Composers Group and at the age of 22 made his first major public appearance as a conductor. In 1934 Herrmann was appointed as conductor of the CBS Symphony Orchestra and composed several works for radio drama pioneers such as Norman Corwin and Orson Welles. Welles asked Herrmann to write the music to Citizen Kane in 1940. During the following decade Herrmann managed to align a film career that included his Oscar -winning The Devil and Daniel Webster and the classic The Ghost and Mrs Muir with his New York-based appearances as conductor and composer for CBS. In 1951, after CBS was forced to shut the radio orchestra, Herrmann moved to Hollywood as a freelance composer working in films for artists such as Robert Wise, The Day the Earth Stood Still; Fred Zinnemann, A Hatful of Rain; Ray Harryhausen, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad; and, most importantly, Alfred Hitchcock, with whom he collaborated on classics including North by Northwest, Vertigo, and Psycho. By the 1960s he had relocated to London where he recorded his musical works for major labels, notably Decca, and composed for a new generation of directors including François Truffaut on Fahrenheit 451 and Brian De Palma on Obsession. He died on the morning of Christmas Eve 1975, having just completed recording his score to Martin Scorcese’s Taxi Driver. Herrmann was married three times: TH
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to novelist Lucille Fletcher from 1939 to 1948 (two daughters); then to Lucy Anderson from 1949 to 1964; and, finally, to Norma Shepherd—a journalist, producer, and presenter for the BBC in London—in 1968. Steven C. Smith “As a composer I might class myself as a Neo-Romantic, inasmuch as I have always regarded music as a highly personal and emotional form of expression. I like to write music which takes its inspiration from poetry, art and nature. I do not care for purely decorative music. Although I am in sympathy with modern idioms, I abhor music which attempts nothing more than the illustration of a stylistic fad. And in using modern techniques, I have tried at all times to subjugate them to a larger idea or a grander human feeling.” —Bernard Herrmann MICHAEL POWELL AND EMERIC PRESSBURGER The filmmaking partnership of the British Michael Powell (1905–1990) and Hungarian Emeric Pressburger (1902–1988) produced many classics of British cinema such as The Red Shoes, A Matter of Life and Death, Black Narcissus, I Know Where I’m Going!, and The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp. Their imagination and visual extravagance stands out against the realist tendencies of the time, and many filmmakers, such as Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, and George A. Romero, have cited them as a major influence. The pair met in 1939 at Alexander Korda’s London Films. Powell’s poignant film The Edge of the World had brought him to the attention of the mogul and Pressburger was working as a screenwriter, having fled the Nazis in Germany. In 1943 they established their own company, The Archers, and routinely shared a ‘written, produced and directed by’ credit. Their partnership officially ended in 1957, although they would later reunite for a couple of films. In 1981 Powell and Pressburger were recognized for their contributions to British cinema with the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award, the most prestigious award given by the British Academy of Film and Television Art. DUNCAN MCLEAN’s (Projection Design) theatre work includes Labour Of Love (Michael Grandage); Love In Idleness (Menier, West End); Privacy (Public Theater, New York); The Tempest (St. Ann’s Warehouse, New York); Another World (National Theatre); Hangmen (Royal Court/Wyndham’s); The Bodyguard (Adelphi Theatre/U.K. tour/worldwide); Committee, Saint Joan, The Shakespeare Trilogy, One
Night In Miami, Privacy, City Of Angels (Donmar Warehouse); 28 Days Later, Dr. Strangelove, and Star Wars (Secret Cinema); Impossible (Noel Coward); Harry Enfield & Paul Whitehouse–Legends! (U.K. tour); The Hairy Ape, A Flea In Her Ear, The Tempest, The Real Thing, The Norman Conquests, and All About My Mother (Old Vic); The Mentalists (Wyndham’s Theatre); Ghost The Musical (Germany); John Bishop–Supersonic (U.K. tour); Still Game Live (Glasgow Hydro Arena); Shrek The Musical (Drury Lane/U.K. tour); War Horse Prom (Royal Albert Hall); Albion (Bush); Derren Brown–Infamous (Palace Theatre/U.K. tour); Macbeth and The Flying Dutchman (NI Opera); A Conversation With John Travolta (Drury Lane); Theatre Uncut (Young Vic); Inside Wagner’s Head (Royal Opera House); If Only (Chichester Festival Theatre); Let It Be (West End/U.K. tour/Broadway/worldwide); Strictly Confidential (U.K. tour); Catwalk Confidential (Miami/ London); Kristina (Royal Albert Hall); The Hairy Bikers Big Night Out (U.K. tour); The Norman Conquests (Broadway); Frost/Nixon (Gielgud); Evita (international tour). TERRY DAVIES (Orchestrations) is an Associate Artist of New Adventures and has composed the music for The Car Man, Play Without Words, Edward Scissorhands, Dorian Gray, and Lord of the Flies. Along with Matthew, he won an Olivier Award for Play Without Words. Terry has also composed many scores for the National Theatre, RSC, West End, and many other theatres. As well as his compositions, he has conducted the music for about 70 feature films and a similar number of TV programs. The films include Florence Foster Jenkins, Youth (Best Song nomination, Academy Awards 2016), Mr. Turner (nominated Best Original Score, Academy Awards 2015), The King’s Speech (Best Motion Picture, Academy Awards), The Illusionist (nominated Best Animated Feature Film, Academy Awards), Brideshead Revisited, Kinky Boots, and Shakespeare in Love (Best Motion Picture, Best Music, etc, Academy Awards 1999). He conducted Renée Fleming in Verdi and Bellini for A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Mira Nair’s film of Vanity Fair featured Terry’s dance music. He was Music Director for Florence Foster Jenkins (Meryl Streep nominated Best Actress, Academy Awards 2017) and coached Michelle Williams for My Week With Marilyn (nominated Best Actress, Academy Awards 2012) and Michael Caine for his conducting role in Youth.
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LEZ BROTHERSTON (Set and Costume Design). Lez is an Associate Artist of Matthew Bourne’s company, New Adventures. For New Adventures: The Red Shoes, Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Edward Scissorhands, Cinderella, The Car Man. Other dance: Seven Deadly Sins (Royal Ballet), Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Japan and Sadler’s Wells). Theatre/musicals/ opera: Twelfth Night (Shakespeare’s Globe); Flowers for Mrs Harris, Showboat, Pride and Prejudice (Sheffield Crucible); 946 (Kneehigh/Globe Theatre); Oh What A Lovely War (Stratford East/West End); Seminar, Hysteria (Hampstead Theatre); The Rover, The Empress, Much Ado About Nothing (RSC); Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Umbrellas Of Cherbourg, The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, Under The Blue Sky (West End); Sister Act (West End, worldwide); Women Beware Women, Really Old Like 45 (National Theatre); Hedda Gabler, Design For Living, Dancing at Lughnasa (Old Vic); Duet For One (Almeida and West End); My City, Measure For Measure (Almeida); L’Elisir d’Amore (Glyndebourne); La Colombe/La Princesse Jaune (Buxton Festival). Awards: Swan Lake (AMP) New York 1999 Tony Award, Cinderella (AMP) 1998 Olivier Award, Design for Living (Old Vic) Olivier nomination 2011, Showboat and Flowers for Mrs Harris (Sheffield Crucible) U.K. Theatre Best Design 2016. PAULE CONSTABLE (Lighting Design) has designed productions for all the major U.K. companies including Follies and Angels in America for the National Theatre. Also the new production of Les Mis for Cameron Mackintosh, recently on Broadway and now worldwide. Awards: Tony Awards for War Horse and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, four Olivier Awards, L.A. Critics Circle Awards, New York Critics Circle Award, Drama Desk Award, and Helpmann Award. Opera includes Cav and Pag and Roberto Devereux at the Met; dance includes Play Without Words and Sleeping Beauty for Matthew Bourne. PAUL GROOTHUIS (Sound Design). Credits include: Anything Goes (NT & Drury Lane); My Fair Lady (NT & Drury Lane, U.K. & US tour); Hamlet (1987); Candide; Oklahoma! (NT, Lyceum, and Gershwin, New York); Oh, What a Lovely War; A Little Night Music; Lady in the
Dark; Sunday in the Park With George; Sweeney Todd (NT); The King and I (London Palladium, U.K. tour); Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker!; Dorian Gray; The Car Man; Edward Scissorhands; Highland Fling; Cinderella; Sleeping Beauty, Carousel (NT, West End, Tokyo); Oliver! (Palladium, Drury Lane, U.K. tour); Mary Poppins (U.K., Holland, USA tour, Vienna); A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; Marguerite (West End and Tokyo); Acorn Antiques; Kiss Me, Kate!, Sweeney Todd (2012 Chichester and West End), Pajama Game (Chichester and West End), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (West End and U.K. tour), Guys and Dolls, Gypsy, Damsels in Distress, Mack and Mabel (all in Chichester), Women on the Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown (West End),The Young Chekhovs (Chichester and National Theatre). The Silver Tassie, The Plough and the Stars, and Follies at the National Theatre. Paul was nominated for an Olivier Award in 2013 for Sweeney Todd, and is Creative Associate with Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures Company. ETTA MURFITT (Associate Director and Choreographer). For New Adventures: The Red Shoes, Swan Lake, Early Adventures, Cinderella, Dorian Gray, Edward Scissorhands, Highland Fling, Nutcracker!, The Car Man, The Infernal Galop, The Percys of Fitzrovia, Deadly Serious, and Town and Country. Other credits: Twelfth Night and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Globe), Tin Drum, Flying Lovers of Vitebsk, 946, Wild Bride, Midnight’s Pumpkin, Steptoe and Son, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, and Dead Dog in a Suitcase (Kneehigh); A Chorus of Disapproval (Harold Pinter Theatre); Rufus Norris’ Sleeping Beauty (Birmingham Rep); Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (Chichester and Theatre Royal Haymarket); Le nozze di Figaro (Holland Park Opera); The Way of the World (Wilton’s Music Hall); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Albery Theatre); Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (West Yorkshire Playhouse). Television and film includes Clara in Nutcracker! (BBC/NVC); Rita in The Car Man (Channel 4); Swan Lake, Late Flowering Lust, Roald Dahl’s Red Riding Hood, and Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre (all BBC); Storm (Aletta Collins/BBC Dance for the Camera) and Matthew Bourne’s Christmas (Channel 4). Etta is an Associate Artist at the Globe and with Kneehigh Theatre Company as well as the Associate Artistic Director of New Adventures and Re:Bourne.
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NEIL WESTMORELAND (Resident Director). Training: English National Ballet School. For New Adventures (performance): Nutcracker!, Swan Lake, Cinderella, Play Without Words. For New Adventures (Rehearsal Director): Nutcracker!, Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, The Car Man, The Red Shoes. Other performance credits: multiple roles with The Deutsch Oper am Rhein Dusseldorf, English National Ballet (Royal Albert Hall, Coliseum, Royal Festival Hall), and Northern Ballet Theatre (principal and soloist). Teaching/choreographic credits: RAD Professional Dancers’ Diploma (Distinction), English National Ballet School, Central School of Ballet, Elmhurst School for Dance, Laine Theatre Arts, Performers College, Phil Winston’s Theatreworks. The Royal Ballet School’s MA/ SA Associate Programme and The London Contemporary Dance School’s CAT Scheme. Finalist for NACA and selected for Dance U.K. Mentoring Scheme. Assistant Choreographer for The Red Shoes.
MATTHEW BOURNE’S NEW ADVENTURES & RE:BOURNE Mixing popular appeal with a ground-breaking, unique theatrical language, world-class dancers, and highquality production values, New Adventures is one of the great success stories of British theatre. New Adventures has notched up numerous international awards and a staggering 12 Olivier Award nominations. In 2017 The Red Shoes won Best Entertainment and Matthew Bourne won for Best Theatre Choreographer. Over the past 30 years New Adventures has created 11 full-length productions and a triple-bill of short works. This award-winning repertoire has inspired and thrilled over 5 million people worldwide. Investing in the future of dance and theatre, Re:Bourne, the charitable arm of New Adventures, was formed in 2008. Every year Re:Bourne engages in inclusive projects with thousands of people of all ages and ability, as well as emerging artists across the U.K. and around the world. In 2010, the New Adventures Choreographer Award was launched to support and encourage the next generation of dance-makers.
BROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE NYC (Tour Booking, Engagement, Press, and Marketing) is a leading theatrical tour booking, marketing, and press company representing award-winning musicals and plays. Currently: Jersey Boys, Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, A Bronx Tale, Falsettos, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, The Sound of Music, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I, Fun Home, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies, Bright Star, and Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes. www.bbonyc.com
THE MUSIC CENTER As L.A.’s destination for the world’s greatest artistic programs and events, The Music Center is home to four iconic theatres, an outdoor Plaza, and four renowned resident companies and is recognized for its illustrious dance series, Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center, and its highly popular public programming. The Music Center inspires audiences with the very best of live performance, as well as nationally acclaimed arts education initiatives. The Music Center also programs and operates Grand Park with year-round free programming. For more information, visit musiccenter.org. Follow The Music Center on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat (@MusicCenterLA).
SARAH GARRETT (Production Manager). National tours: Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Dirty Dancing, Blue Man Group. Other stage management work includes: Blue Man Group Orlando, The Walt Disney Company, Berkshire Theatre Group, Two River Theater Company, The Ohio Light Opera. ERIK BIRKELAND (Company Manager). Proud recipient of the 2014 Broadway League George MacPherson Road Award. Tours include The Sound of Music, Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit starring Angela Lansbury, The Gershwins’ Porgy & Bess, Memphis, Chicago, Jelly’s Last Jam, and 10 years with live stage tours of Rugrats, Blue’s Clues, ScoobyDoo, and Dora the Explorer.
CENTER THEATRE GROUP (Michael Ritchie, Artistic Director; Stephen D. Rountree, Managing Director; Douglas C. Baker, Producing Director), one of the nation’s preeminent arts and cultural organizations, is Los Angeles’ leading nonprofit theatre company, programming seasons at the Mark Taper Forum and the Ahmanson Theatre at The Music Center in Downtown Los Angeles, and the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. In addition to presenting and producing the broadest range of theatrical entertainment in the country, Center Theatre Group is one of the nation’s leading producers of ambitious new works through commissions and World premiere productions and a leader in interactive community engagement and education programs that reach across generations, demographics, and circumstance to serve Los Angeles.
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ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR THE RED SHOES U.K. GENERAL MANAGEMENT Great Leap Forward Jennie Green Kayte Potter Gemma Kicks Sara Cormack Booking enquiries: kayte@greatleapforward.co.uk
U.S. GENERAL MANAGEMENT Gentry & Associates Gregory Vander Ploeg Jamey Jennings Brad Broman Kevin Persaud
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT Don Gilmore for Don Gilmore Productions Tom McEvilly for TALE Production Services
U.K. MARKETING Elaine McGowan for EMG MEDIA & MARKETING
TOUR BOOKING, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING BROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE NYC Steven Schnepp Kent McIngvale, Jenny Bates, David Freeland, Zach Stevenson, Sean Mackey, Stacey Burns, Danny Knaub, Rachel Peterson, Phil Della Noce BBONYC.com
RE:BOURNE USA TOUR Throughout our USA tour artists from New Adventures will be delivering workshops, curtain raisers, and masterclasses for young people and dance artists. Re:Bourne Resident Artists..........................................Alan Vincent and Mami Tomotani Re:Bourne USA Project Manager............................................................ John Campbell
U.S. CREW U.S. Production Supervisor....................................................................Sarah D. Garrett Head Carpenter.............................................................................. Christophe Earl Cory Automation............................................................................................. Kurt Crittenden Flyman..........................................................................................................Brian Oard Production Electrician...........................................................................Brendan Quigley Head Electrician.................................................................................... Steve Ramondo Assistant Electricians......................................................... Sean Hamilton, Katie Ludwig Production Audio................................................................................. Jason Choquette Head Sound Engineer...............................................................................Timothy Riggs Head Properties................................................................................. Kristen Rosengren Assistant Properties.............................................................................. Shadow Gilmore Head Wardrobe................................................................................Maryanne Van Stee Wardrobe Assistants.................... Jan Creger, Laruan Lynn Powell, Brendan J. Van Stee Wig Supervisor.................................................................................... Haley Richardson Assistant Wig.............................................................................. Erica (Lela) Rosenburg
MUSIC CREDITS “Fahrenheit 451” Written and composed by Bernard Herrmann © Universal Music Publishing Limited
U.K. PRESS Simon Raw for RawPR
“Welles Raises Kane/Citizen Kane” Written and composed by Bernard Herrmann © Bourne Co. Administered for the United Kingdom by Bourne Music Limited.
U.S. Company Manager Erik Birkeland
Other Bernard Herrmann music taken from: “The Ghost and Mrs Muir” Concerto Macabre Currier & Ives Suite By kind permission of the Bernard Herrmann Estate
U.K. CREW Company Manager..................................................................................... Simon Lacey Resident Director...............................................................................Neil Westmoreland Deputy Stage Manager...................................................................Sarah Caselton-Smith Company Physiotherapist.......................................................................... Joanne Hayes
Music from Les Sylphides Composed by Frédéric Chopin, orchestrated by Alexander Glazunov Other music composed and orchestrated by Terry Davies
HANDOVER CREW Master Carpenter.............................................Dylan Batdorff, Aaron Nolan, Chris Tonini Flyman/Deputy Carpenter......................................................................... Steve Whittley Automation Operator................................................................Matt Malone, Jack Wigley Props Supervisor...................................................................................... Lily Mollgaard Associate Lighting Designer............................................................................ Rob Casey Relighter...................................................................................................Natania Tonini Production Electricians............................. Rich Mence, Jeremy Duncan, John Campbell Production Sound Engineers....................... Ken Hampton, Andy Meadows, Ellis Griffiths Costume Supervisor.....................................................................................Irene Bohan Wardrobe Manager.................................................................................. Kevin Kilmister Wardrobe Deputy................................................................... Carrie van der Langenberg Wigs Supervisor.......................................................................................... Darren Ware Wigs Manager..........................................................................................Lisa Champion Deputy Wigs.............................................................................................. Emily Radjen
IMAGE CREDITS Painting of the Russian dancer Tamara Karsavina in The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky © DeAgostini / SUPERSTOCK
GENTRY & ASSOCIATES Chief Executive Officer.................................................................................. Ken Gentry Chief Operating Officer......................................................................... Scott W. Jackson President......................................................................................................... Orin Wolf Executive Vice President Production............................................................. Seth Wenig Director of Finance....................................................................................... John Kinna Controller................................................................................................Jennifer Gifford Director of Tour Accounting...................................................................... Laura S. Carey Director of Marketing/PR........................................................................... Heather Hess Senior General Manager............................................................... Gregory Vander Ploeg Asst. General Manager............................................................................. Kevin Persaud Office Manager..................................................................................... Buddy Piccolino Office Assistant............................................................................................ Carol Jewell Continued on page 22
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ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR THE RED SHOES (Continued) NEW ADVENTURES AND RE:BOURNE Artistic Director......................................................................... Sir Matthew Bourne OBE Group Managing Director............................................................................Robert Noble Executive Director............................................................... James Mackenzie-Blackman Associate Artistic Director............................................................................... Etta Murfitt General Manager (Re:Bourne)..................................................................... Louise Allen General Manager (Productions)...................................................................Jennie Green Production Manager................................................................................... Tom McEvilly Company Manager..................................................................................... Simon Lacey Resident Artist............................................................................................. Kerry Biggin Project Manager, Re:Bourne................................................................... Paul Smethurst Audience Engagement Coordinator......................................................... Nick Kyprianou Administrator..................................................................................... Radojka Radulovic Assistant to Matthew Bourne................................................................Suzanne Boguzas
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SPECIAL THANKS TO Center Theatre Group, Douglas C. Baker, Jeffrey Upah, and the Ahmanson Theatre. Scott Schlexer, Artist Managment
The following employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Machine Operators, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories and Canada, AFL-CIO, CLC: Stage Crew Local 33; Local Treasurers and Ticket Sellers Local 857; Wardrobe Crew Local 768; Make-up Artists and Hair Stylists Local 706.
The Press Agents, Company and House Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers.
This production is produced by a member of The Broadway League in collaboration with our professional unionrepresented employees.
Center Theatre Group is a member of the American Arts Alliance, the Broadway League, Independent Presenters Network (IPN), LA Stage Alliance, League of Resident Theatres (LORT), National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) and the Theatre Communications Group (TCG).
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The Company of The Red Shoes. Photo by Johan Persson.
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MICHAEL RITCHIE Artistic Director | STEPHEN D. ROUNTREE Managing Director DOUGLAS C. BAKER Producing Director
ARTISTIC NEEL KELLER...............................................................Associate Artistic Director KELLEY KIRKPATRICK................................................. Associate Artistic Director DIANE RODRIGUEZ..................................................... Associate Artistic Director LINDSAY ALLBAUGH.............................................................. Associate Producer PATRICIA GARZA ...................................Artistic Development Program Manager JOY MEADS ............................ Literary Manager/Artistic Engagement Strategist ANDREW LYNFORD ...................................................................Casting Associate IAN-JULIAN WILLIAMS ....................................Program Coordinator, Block Party MATTHEW BOURNE, DANAI GURIRA, ANNA D. SHAPIRO ......................................................................Associate Artists DAVID ADJMI (FADIMAN), JON ROBIN BAITZ, SHEILA CALLAGHAN (FADIMAN), STEVE CUIFFO, JUSTIN ELLINGTON, WILL ENO (FADIMAN), DANAI GURIRA, JENNIFER HALEY, DAVID HENRY HWANG, NAOMI IIZUKA, LARS JAN, RAJIV JOSEPH, LISA KRON, KIMBER LEE, YOUNG JEAN LEE, LAURAL MEADE, RICHARD MONTOYA, LYNN NOTTAGE, QUI NGUYEN, DAN O’BRIEN, DENIS O’HARE, LISA PETERSON, WILL POWER (FADIMAN), RAINPAN 43, MARCO RAMIREZ, KEN ROHT, AL SMITH, ROGER GUENVEUR SMITH, GOB SQUAD, PAULA VOGEL, TRACEY SCOTT WILSON (FADIMAN)..........Commissioned Artists ELIZA CLARK, FRANCES YA-CHU COWHIG, DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU, DAVID MYERS, QUI NGUYEN, HERBERT SIGUENZA, DEBORAH STEIN ...............................................L.A. Writers’ Workshop Members EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS LESLIE K. JOHNSON............. Director of Social Strategy, Innovation and Impact TYRONE DAVIS........................................ Director of Education and Engagement KATHRYN MACKENZIE ......................................Department Operations Director TRACI KWON.................................................. Arts Education Initiatives Director CAMILLE SCHENKKAN..................................Next Generation Initiatives Director JESUS REYES...................................................Community Partnerships Director ADAM NICOLAI.................................................Arts Education Program Manager FELIPE M. SANCHEZ..................................Program Mananger, Emerging Artists and Arts Professionals JENNIFER HARRELL............................................................. Operations Assistant DEBRA PIVER................................................................. Resident Teaching Artist MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION NAUSICA STERGIOU................................................................... General Manager ........................................................... (Mark Taper Forum, Kirk Douglas Theatre) JEFFREY UPAH ........................................ General Manager (Ahmanson Theatre) KATIE SOFF......................................................................... Asst General Manager .................................................. (Mark Taper Forum, Kirk Douglas Theatre, NPD) CASEY MCDERMOTT..........................................General Management Associate MEGAN ALVORD....................................................................... Company Manager ........................................................... (Mark Taper Forum, Kirk Douglas Theatre) ERIC SIMS...................... Director of Theatre Operations (Kirk Douglas Theatre) MAX OKEN..............................................Facility Manager (Kirk Douglas Theatre) JAQUELYN JOHNSON..................................................................... House Manager ...........................................................................................(Kirk Douglas Theatre) LAUREN BAXA................................................... Assistant Performance Manager ...........................................................................................(Kirk Douglas Theatre) SONDRA MAYER............................Concessions Manager (Kirk Douglas Theatre) ALANA BEIDELMAN.......................... Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director EVELYN STAFFORD....................... Executive Assistant to the Managing Director PRODUCTION DAWN HOLISKI................................ Production Department Operations Director JOE HAMLIN............................................ Technical Director/Production Manager .............................................................................................. (Ahmanson Theatre) SHAWN ANDERSON..................................Master Carpenter (Ahmanson Theatre) STAN STEELMON................................ Master Propertyman (Ahmanson Theatre) JAMES WRIGHT....................................... Master Electrician (Ahmanson Theatre) ROBERT SMITH...................................... Master Soundman (Ahmanson Theatre) SHANE ANDERSON................................................... Flyman (Ahmanson Theatre) MICHAEL GARDNER.......................... Wardrobe Supervisor (Ahmanson Theatre) PATRICE K. MADRIGAL........................................... Hair and Make-up Supervisor .............................................................................................. (Ahmanson Theatre) CHRISTINE L. COX.......................................House Manager (Ahmanson Theatre) JONATHAN BARLOW LEE...................... Production Manager (Mark Taper Forum) KATE COLTUN...................... Associate Production Manager (Mark Taper Forum) EMMET KAISER.........................................Master Carpenter (Mark Taper Forum) ROBERT RUBY..................................... Master Propertyman (Mark Taper Forum) WILLIAM MORNER................................... Master Electrician (Mark Taper Forum) BONES MALONE...................................... Master Soundman (Mark Taper Forum) DENNIS SEETOO.................................. Wardrobe Supervisor (Mark Taper Forum) RICK GEYER.............................. Hair & Make-up Supervisor (Mark Taper Forum) LINDA WALKER ........................................... House Manager (Mark Taper Forum)
Center Theatre Group would like to thank its exceptional staff for their ongoing commitment, dedication, and extraordinary efforts.
CHRISTOPHER REARDON.........................................Interim Production Manager ...........................................................................................(Kirk Douglas Theatre) KATIE POLEBAUM.................................Stage Supervisor (Kirk Douglas Theatre) AARON STAUBACH..............................Master Electrician (Kirk Douglas Theatre) ADAM PHALEN .............................................. Head Audio (Kirk Douglas Theatre) SEAN MEYER .......................................... Light Board Programmer and Operator ...........................................................................................(Kirk Douglas Theatre) CAMBRIA CHICHI............................Wardrobe Supervisor (Kirk Douglas Theatre)
MARKETING DEBORAH WARREN..............................................................Director of Marketing KYLE HALL.......................................................Advertising & Promotions Director GARRETT COLLINS.......................... Senior Marketing Manager, Strategy & CRM ARIE LEVINE........... Senior Marketing Manager, Ahmanson & Mark Taper Forum KIYOMI EMI.........................................Marketing Manager, Promotions & Events EMYLI GUDMUNDSON.........................Marketing Manager, Kirk Douglas Theatre
CHAD SMITH............................................................ Associate Technical Director KRYSTIN MATSUMOTO............................................. Assistant Technical Director LEE O’REILLY............................................................ Assistant Technical Director SEAN KLOC...................................................................................... Shop Foreman
DEANNA McCLURE...............................................................................Art Director IRENE T. KANESHIRO....................................................... Senior Design Manager SANDI SILBERT............................................................................ Senior Designer TARA NITZ.................................................................................. Graphic Designer JAVIER VASQUEZ........................................................................ Graphic Designer
ANDREW THIELS............................................................................... Prop Director MERRIANNE NEDREBERG..............................................Associate Prop Manager JON WARD........................................................................Associate Prop Manager CANDICE CAIN........................................................................... Costume Director BRENT M. BRUIN..............................................................Costume Shop Manager MADDIE KELLER..................................................................... Costume Generalist WHITNEY OPPENHEIMER...............................................................Shop Assistant SWANTJE TUOHINO........................................................................................Tailor ELIZABETH LEONARD.............................................................. Facilities Manager JULIO A. CUELLAR.......................................................................Driver/Custodian DONAVAN MARTINELLI...............................................................................Drivers PETER WYLIE....................................................................Production Coordinator FINANCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND HUMAN RESOURCES CHERYL SHEPHERD...........................................................Chief Financial Officer SARAH STURDIVANT.................................... Director of Finance and Technology SUZANNE BROWN...................................................................................Controller XOCHITL RAMIREZ.................................................. Accounts Payable Supervisor ALEGRIA SENA........................................................................... Staff Accountant DANNY LAMPSON OPSTAD...................................................Accounting Manager JESSICA HERNANDEZ................................................................. Payroll Manager JUAN MARTINEZ......................................................................... Payroll Specialist KERRY LARICK.....................................................................Accounting Assistant STAN GRUSHESKY............................................ Director of Information Systems MANDY RATLIFF..............................................Sr. Database & Web Administrator ASH LEWIS......................................................................Help Desk Administrator JODY HORWITZ........................................................Director of Human Resources PJ. PHILLIPS.................................................Senior Human Resources Generalist MOSS ADAMS............................................................................................. Auditor MICHAEL C. DONALDSON, LISA A. CALLIF..................................... Legal Counsel GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER......................................................... Legal Counsel INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT YVONNE CARLSON BELL..........................Director of Institutional Advancement PATRICK OWEN............................ Deputy Director of Institutional Advancement NATALIE BERGESON............................................ Director of Donor Engagement LIZ LIN........................................................................... Director of Development, ...................................................................... Artist and Entertainment Relations CHARITY WU................................................ Director of Major Gifts Stewardship BECKY BIRDSONG................................... Major Gifts and Planned Giving Officer KATY HILTON........... Associate Director of Foundation and Government Support LAURA HITE.......................................................................Manager of Major Gifts DANIELLE LESNER............................... Associate Director of Donor Engagement MANDI OR.................................................... Associate Director of Special Events ROBBIE MARTIN..................................Associate Director of Corporate Relations JENNIFER CHAN........................................................ Special Events Coordinator DONALD JOLLY.......................................................Donor Experience Coordinator JAZMINE JONES ....................................................... Donor Relations Coordinator KIM OKAMURA ............................................................................ Grants Manager EMILY GIBSON............................Institutional Advancement Research Associate ERIN SCHLABACH........................................Manager of Major Gifts Stewardship ERIC SEPPALA......................................Board Liaison and Executive Assistant to ............................................................the Director of Institutional Advancement MATTHEW SUTPHIN................................... Institutional Advancement Associate KRISTIN YAMAKA...............................................Corporate Relations Coordinator EDUARDO MOLLINEDO-PIÑÓN.............................Donor Membership Coordinator MIKE RATTERMAN........................................................ Donor Advisor Supervisor AL BERMAN, JOHN COPELAND, ELIZABETH DELLORUSSO, DAVID GARVER, JOSH LEVIN, MATT RITCHEY, BENJAMIN SCHWARTZ, NICOLE SCIPIONE, PAUL VITAGLIANO ......................................... Donor Advisors KARLA GALVEZ, JUSTINE PEREZ................................ Donor Services Associates WAUKENA CUYJET, MURRAY E. HELTZER......................Development Volunteers
COMMUNICATIONS JAMES SIMS..............................................................Director of Communications JASON MARTIN........................................................................... Head of Publicity KRISTI AVILA..................................................................................Junior Publicist SARAH ROTHBARD.................... Senior Manager, Communications and Editorial JOHN JOHNSON.......................................................Communications Coordinator ARIELLE LAUB.........................................................Communications Coordinator SARAH GOLDBAUM..........................................................Digital Media Specialist HAL BANFIELD......................................................................Multimedia Producer TICKET SALES AND SERVICES SHAWN ROBERTSON............................................................ Ticket Sales Director SKYPP CABANAS........................................................ Ticket Operations Manager RACHYL UNDERWOOD...........................................Ticket Operations Coordinator MICHAEL ZOLDESSY........................................................ Account Sales Manager TRICIA GUNTER........................................................... Account Sales Coordinator SANDY CZUBIAK........................................................... Audience and Subscriber ....................................................................................................Services Director JENNIFER BAKER, CHERYL HAWKER, RICHARD RAGSDALE.......................................... Audience Services Supervisors ALICE CHEN................................................. Audience Services Asst. Supervisor GARY HOLLAND, DEBORAH REED........................................... Audience Services ....................................................................................................Sales Associates SAM AARON, JEREMIE ARENCIBIA, KIMBERLY ARENCIBIA, VICKI BERNDT, CARLOS D. CHAVEZ, JR., KAITLYN GALVEZ, MICHAEL ESPINOZA, ANASTASHIA GARCIA, EILEEN PEREZ, LEX SAVKO, TEVIN WILLIAMS.......................................... Audience Services Representatives DANUTA SIEMAK................................................ Subscriber Services Supervisor CHRISTINA GUTIERREZ ........................... Subscriber Services Asst. Supervisor IRENE CHUANG, LIGIA PISTE, PETER STALOCH....................Subscriber Services ..........................................................................................Senior Representatives SARAH K. GONTA .................................................................. Box Office Treasurer ANGELICA CARBAJAL, KISHISA ROSS................................. Assistant Treasurers MICHAEL KEMPISTY, KEVIN LAUVER, MICHAEL SALTZMAN, CRIS SPACCA............................................................................... Box Office Staff KERRY KORF.................................................................. Priority Services Director SUSAN F. TULLER..................................... Priority Services Operations Manager CANDICE WALTERS............................................ Priority Services Sales Manager PAUL CUEN.................................................................. Priority Services Manager KRISTEN SCHRASS...................................Priority Services Assistant Supervisor .....................................................................................................Representatives BEALENE AHERN, CLAY BUNKER, JOHN CARROLL, MAGGIE DODD, NATALIE DRESSEL, SOFIJA DUTCHER, MARC “BYRON” DROTMAN, FRANK ENSENBERGER, LOU GEORGE, SHEP KOSTER, JORDAN KRSNAK, IAN PRICE, MICHAEL SMITH, JEFFREY STUBBLEFIELD, DIANE WARD......................................Representatives INTERNS TALIN ABADIAN, JESSICA BARRY, SAMANTHA CAVALCANTI, EUN SEO CHOI, ALLIE EMSLIE, MARIE-CLAIRE ERDYNAST, MATTHEW GIESBERG, JENNA HEO, MITCH LEITSCHUH, MARCELA PANIAGUA, RAMI PINCHASI, DIANA SANCHEZ, OLIVIA SATHER, REMINGTON SHAHAN, WENDOLYN SIMS-RUCKER, ALEXANDER WAXLER, SAMANTHA WEST
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THE MUSIC CENTER STAFF Rachel S. Moore President & CEO
Lisa Whitney Senior Vice President, Finance/CFO
Howard Sherman Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Valentine Gelman Senior Vice President, Advancement
ACCOUNTING Andrew Kayano Manager, General Accounting and Financial Systems Jasmin Lozano Accounts Receivable Clerk Mayra Medina Clerk, Donor Records David Modisett Senior Budget & Financial Analyst Sandor Otott Controller Lisa Quang Senior Accounting Clerk Cindy Rauch Manager, Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Lisa Sloot Administrator, Donor Records Brenda Spevak-Saito Senior Administrative Assistant
EDUCATION Keith Wyffels Associate Vice President Patrice Cantarelli Regional Program Manager Ebony Rufin Manager, Professional Development Juan Sanchez Coordinator, School Programs Monk Turner Manager, Music Center On Tour
ADVANCEMENT Sara Boretz Prospect Researcher Cheryl Brown Assistant Vice President Elise Embry Annual Giving Officer Justine Fischoff Executive Assistant Amanda Hallman Associate Director, Special Events Laura Recchi Major Gifts Officer Jennifer Samsel Assistant Vice President Melanye Taylor Database Manager Delaine Ureño Institutional Giving Manager Jonathan Vaughn Assistant Vice President BUILDING SERVICES Keith McTague Director & Chief Engineer Eric Amaya Engineer Sonia Amezcua Coordinator Ramon DeLeon Lead Engineer Erik Ekserjyan Mailroom Clerk Ruben Enriquez Mailroom Clerk Nick Garcia Engineer Jose Godinez Engineer Damon Joseph Mailroom Clerk Francisco Loayza Lead Engineer Delia Martin Manager Jeremy Murphy Engineer Olano Nelson Engineer Adrian Padilla Engineer Jose Quintero Gardener Ismael Rodriguez Engineer Alex Romero Engineer Jeff Rowland Assistant Chief Engineer Jose Santillan Engineer Gerard Silva Lead Engineer Marcus Urvina Engineer Brandon Villalobos Engineer COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Gerlie Collado Program Director Michelle Moro Program Operations Coordinator Lucy Zepeda Assistant Manager, Community Relations and Partnerships
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FOUNDERS Jane Jackson Director, Founders Rosa Bautista Administrator Keana Jackson Coordinator Michael Tanner Coordinator GRAND PARK Julia Diamond Interim Director Azul Amaral Programming and Production Manager Robert Gonzalez Operations Manager Nicole Mauricio Rental Coordinator Simone Oliva Programming and Production Manager Angela Tsai Business Manager Duncan Woodbury Interim Marketing Manager GUEST SERVICES Peggy Alvarez Head Usher David Bolanos Head Usher Alvin Broussard Senior Manager, Special Services Christine Cox House Manager, Ahmanson Theatre Robert Devis House Manager, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Greg Flusty House Manager, Walt Disney Concert Hall Omar Garcia Head Usher Jose Agustin Garibaldi Head Usher Linda Lawton Event Services Attendant Ruben Lopez Special Services Coordnator Jenna Loredo Head Usher Seng Neth Head Usher Steve Olear Manager, Guest Services Santa Roman-Garcia Head Usher Kyle Smith Head Usher Linda Walker House Manager, Mark Taper Forum Jeanice Williams Coordinator, Tours & Special Events Demetra Willis Head Usher HUMAN RESOURCES Gloria Schaffer Senior Director Cynthia Covarrubias Manager INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Ken Dickinson IT Manager John Mejia IT Specialist
Bonnie Goodman Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications Ming Ng Vice President, Community Engagement
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Austin Carroll Manager, Digital Media Lisa Ducore Director, Public Relations Maclaine Fiori Coordinator Kamaria Holden Coordinator Christina O’Connell Manager, Audience Development Melissa Tan Director, Ticketing & Sales OPERATIONS Carol Zamora Executive Assistant PAYROLL SERVICES Shavonne Farris Manager Isara Zamora Payroll Clerk PRESENTATIONS Rebecca Baillie Program Manager Sean Samimi Senior Administrative Assistant PRESIDENT’S OFFICE Celeste Goblowsky Director, Board Relations Marie Valle Executive Assistant PRODUCTION Jason Clark Director Shawn Anderson Head Carpenter, Ahmanson Theatre Shane Anderson Head Flyman, Ahmanson Theatre Bones Malone Head Audio, Mark Taper Forum Timothy Conroy Head Carpenter, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion James Draper Head Property, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Christine Ehanno Senior Production Coordinator Ronald Galbraith Head Carpenter, Walt Disney Concert Hall Emmet Kaiser Head Carpenter, Mark Taper Forum Terry Klein Head Electric, Walt Disney Concert Hall Ryan Lebetsamer Head Electric, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Katie Miller Production Manager William Morner Head Electric, Mark Taper Forum John Phillips Head Property, Walt Disney Concert Hall Todd Reynolds Head Audio, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Robert Ruby Head Property, Mark Taper Forum Lee Smilek Head Wardrobe Robert Smith Head Audio, Ahmanson Theatre Stanley Steelmon Head Property, Ahmanson Theatre Patrice Thomas Senior Production Manager
Michael Solomon Vice President, Presentations & Education Carolyn Van Brunt Vice President, Guest Services Jorn Weisbrodt Artistic Advisor
Kevin Wapner Head Audio, Walt Disney Concert Hall James Wright Head Electric, Ahmanson Theatre SAFETY Edward Hennings Manager SCHEDULING & EVENTS Sharon Stewart Director Liliana Gonzalez Coordinator Lisa King Coordinator Joie Lopez Booking Manager Marisol Moro Scheduling Administrator Ken Talley Scheduling Administrator Ismael Tenorio Coordinator SECURITY MANAGEMENT & ADMINISTRATION Bedros Ohanian Interim Director William Back Sergeant, Master Scheduler Joe Martinez Lieutenant, Evening Watch Commander Mark Miller Commander, Investigations & Support Jonathan Ng Lieutenant, Day Watch Commander Johnny Perreira IT Security Specialist Jonathan Pitacua Lieutenant, Early Morning Scott Pollack Captain, Security, Event Operations Group Adrian Rodriguez Sergeant, Logistics and SOCC Daniel Sensenbach Sergeant, Adjutant Marcell Stuart Johnson Sergeant, Security Badges & Keys Ed Too Lieutenant, Security Operations, Control Group Manager SPOTLIGHT Jeri Gaile Director Monique Carroll Program Manager TELECOMMUNICATIONS Rona Compton Manager THE BLUE RIBBON Suzy Boyett Associate Director Kimberly Linares Senior Coordinator CREATIVE SUPPORT Keith & Co. Graphic Design The stage crew, wardrobe crew and box office staff are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States of America and Canada, AFL-CIO, CKC, Local Numbers 33, 768 and 857, respectively. The House Managers employed by The Music Center are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers.
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Special Thanks to Artistic Director’s Circle Members for Supporting Center Theatre Group
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The Artistic Director’s Circle, founded by Brindell and Milton Gottlieb, is comprised of individuals supporting specific areas of Michael Ritchie’s artistic vision for Center Theatre Group. Since its founding in 2005, members have aligned their support with over 50 productions on our stages. The following individuals have made commitments of $100,000 and above. (DONORS LISTED AS OF JULY 28, 2017)
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Jody & David Lippman
Diana Buckhantz & Vladimir &
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Araxia Buckhantz Foundation
Ruth Flinkman-Marandy & Ben Marandy
Joseph & Mara Carieri
Dale S. & Shideh Miller
Nancy & Donald de Brier
Deena & Edward Nahmias
Erica & Vin Di Bona
Bill Resnick & Michael Stubbs
Kirk & Anne Douglas
Lloyd E. Rigler - Lawrence E.
Louise & Brad Edgerton
Deutsch Foundation
Amy Forbes & Andrew Murr
Laura & James Rosenwald &
Cindy & Gary Frischling
Orinoco Foundation
Eric & Nancy Garen
Deidra Norman Schumann
Kiki & David Gindler
Donna Schweers & Tom Geiser
Patricia Glaser & Sam Mudie
Maggy & Jack Simon
Brindell Roberts Gottlieb
Judie Stein & Stein Family Foundation
Aliza Karney Guren & Marc Guren
Eva & Marc Stern
Ann & Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr.
Sue Tsao
June & Gareth Hughes
Sheila & Wally Weisman
Eileen & Ken Kaplan
Misty Widelitz
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Artists & Educators Forum ($20,000+) The Artists & Educators Forum, founded by Joni and Miles Benickes, is comprised of individuals dedicated to providing significant funding for Center Theatre Group’s New Play Production and Education and Community Partnerships programs. (DONORS LISTED AS OF JULY 28, 2017)
Melissa & Bob Alvarado
Linda S. Peterson
Joni & Miles Benickes
Jane Rissman & Richard Sondheimer
Joan & Rob Blackman Annette Blum Marla S. Campagna Cástulo de la Rocha & Zoila Escobar In Memory of Morris A. Hazan Dori & Doug Howell In Support of New Theatre Artists
SUBSCRIPTIONS & SINGLE TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Bruce & Randy Ross Elliott R. Sernel Donna & John Sussman Sunshine Stone Anne C. Taubman Peter & Iona Tompkins Karen & William Timberlake
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald W. Kehle
Robin & Gary Ungar
Kelton Fund/Lenny & David Kelton
Hope Landis Warner
Vicki King
Suzanne V. Wilson
Harry & Arlette Lumer
Marilyn Ziering
Louise Moriarty & Patrick Stack
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Center Theatre Group Corporate Circle
“URGENTLY ABSORBING.” — THE WASHINGTON POST
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Sheri Biller, Founding Chair The Corporate Circle is comprised of companies that support Center Theatre Group’s education and community partnership programs. Members receive VIP concierge service at theatres in Los Angeles, New York, and London, complimentary and discounted tickets to our shows, business development opportunities, and more. For more information, call 213.972.3192. (DONORS LISTED AS OF AUGUST 1, 2017)
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CORPORATE CIRCLE CABINET Jonathan Axel, Chair Anthony Amendola Christopher Bissonnette Erin Burke
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GOLD CIRCLE
OCT 12-15 THE JAMES BRIDGES THEATER/UCLA UPCOMING NOV 16-19
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The Walt Disney Company
THE GOODBYE GIRL Screenplay by Neil Simon Directed by Marsha Mason
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL L.A. Theatre Works has entertained the world for over 40 years with our signature radio theatre format.
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BRONZE CIRCLE 21ST Century Fox American Business Bank Brite Ideas Chubb City National Bank Fox Television Group
Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation Jones Day The Liberty Company Macy's Neiman Marcus Beverly Hills
Northern Trust Patina Group Payden & Rygel Perry, Neidorf & Grassl, LLP Sony Pictures Entertainment
SoCalGas Sally J. Thomas & James A. Thomas Union Bank Walt Disney Imagineering Wells Fargo Insurance Services
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Entertainment Circle Center Theatre Group wishes to acknowledge our generous supporters in the Entertainment Circle, who are leaders in the entertainment industry. Thank you to our multi-year donors, whose gifts ensure a secure base for our future. For information, call Donor Engagement at 213.972.7564. (DONORS LISTED AS OF JULY 15, 2017.) MULTI-YEAR DONORS
Florence C. Agcawili Paula Brand Norman Buckley, In Memory of Davyd Whaley Nick Dudzak Greg H. Dunn Michael Hanel & Steven Linder Donna L. Herman Dozar Office Furnishings Mark Kaplan Shelley Powsner & Stephen Skrovan James & Melanie Renfroe Eileen T'Kaye & David Bischoff Mr. Charles W. Weeks ANNUAL DONORS
Anonymous (2) Mr. Irving H. Anderson Amy Aquino & Drew McCoy G.W. Bailey Corinne Baldassano Greg Basser & Kiera O'Neill John Bowab Rachel Bloom Diane & Dorothy Brooks Foundation Rick Buche & Vin Reilly Marcy Carsey Veronica Cartwright Children in Film Becky & Mike Clements Seth Cover & Mycotoo Bill & Ellie D'Elia Bob Doucette & Tom Slotten Bob & Gabrielle Ducsay Nadine Espana Chris Cookson & Lauren Firestone Darcy Fleck Jacque & Bobby Florsheim Marilyn T. Fordney Seth Freeman & Julie Waxman Laura Gibson Mark Daniel Gordon David Goren Karen Caffee & Manuel Grace Marcy & Edgar Gross Heather Hach Hearne Winifred C. Hervey Phil Hettema
Karen & Stephen Hillenburg Alicia Hirsch & Jesse Russo Sean Johnson & Alex Ocampo Idea Asylum Productions & Dr. Allegra & Mr. Sheppard Kaufman Rob Kief Sarah E. Kiefer Dr. Peter A. Krikes Cody Lassen & Nitzan Mekel Nita Whitaker LaFontaine Marla E. Levine Manuel & Carrie Lujan Brett J. Markel & Tanya Tull Mr. Theodore K. Martinez Carla Meyer & Charles Arnold Tina J. Miller Lawrence A. Mirisch In Honor of Barry Moss Jonathan Murray Suzie & Daniel O'Connell Justin Okin Patty & Mike Post Don Foster & Erin Quigley Michael Reisz Michael Ritchie & Kate Burton Jay & Linda Sandrich Glen & Eva Schusterman Serendipity Productions Nina Shaw & Wallace Little David A. Steinberg Stephen J. Strauss & Harriet M. Rolnick Lorraine Strieby Jack & Marlene Susser Brad & George Takei Allison Thomas & Gary Ross Russell Todd Agency Ms. Kirsten Vangsness Cliff Warner Victoria Weisbart Ms. Lynn E. Weisman Jennifer Crittenden & William Wrubel
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GUARDIAN CIRCLE ($18,000+) MULTI-YEAR DONORS Jonna Bollenbacher
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Helen & Morgan Chu
Lynn & Dreux McNairy
Diana Rogovin Davidow
Carrie & Ben Mui
Phyllis Kupferstein & Donald O. Farkas
Pamela & Dennis Beck
Michael A. Enomoto
Barbara Roberts
Michael & Sandy Leahy
Lynn Booth
Rhonda C. Evans
Joyce & Deane Ross
Maynard & Linda Brittan
Susan A. Grode
Linda Brown
Heather & Paul Haaga
Stanley Iezman & Nancy Stark
Susan & Stephen Chandler
Sharon & Joe Hernandez
Kelly Sutherlin McLeod & Steven B. McLeod Family Foundation
Ellen & Tom Hoberman
Kim & Bill Wardlaw Mary J. Witt
BENEFACTOR CIRCLE ($12,000+) MULTI-YEAR DONORS Hon. Mary Lou Byrne & Gary W. Kearney Connie Elliot
Arline M. Nakanishi Nina & Steven Sheldon Tracy A. Stone
Ms. Dana Guerin
The Sugimoto Family Foundation
Lorrie & Richard Gurewitz
Peter & Susan Van Haften
Annie Gross In Loving Memory of Georges Gross
Olivia & Anthony Neece
Shirley J. Hess
Chris & Dick Newman/ C & R Newman Family Foundation
The Jim Hicks Family Foundation
Christine Marie Ofiesh Jack & Jane Pollock
Lorraine & Jesse Hizami
Laura & David Quigg
Steve & Toya Harrison
Marion & Tod Hindin
Roberta & James Vigneau
Gail & Stanley Hollander
Jerrie D. Whitfield & Richard W. Motika
Mr. & Mrs. James L. Hunter
Natalie Roberts & David Roberts z"l
James Jennings
Michael Rogers
Debra & Robert Kasirer
ANNUAL DONORS Laura & Harvey Alpert
Marcia S. Jones
Rosemary Simmons
Vicki & Seth Kogan
Betsy & Harold Applebaum
Joan Kroll & In Memory of Irving Kroll
Jackie & Howard Banchik
Jennifer L. Jackman Ellen & Jerry Jacobson
Edward Lewis In Loving Memory of Anna Strahlman
Shelley & Rick Bayer Dannielle Campos Ramirez Bill Cohn & Dan Miller
Dr. & Mrs. Jack Kavanaugh Marcia & David M. Spaid In Memory of Lynn Kinikin Alice & Nahum Lainer Mrs. Gayle Leventhal Lee Levin Marlene & Sandy Louchheim
Phyllis J. & Steven F. Spierer Eugene & Marilyn Stein Stone Family Donna & John Sussman
Steven Llanusa & Glenn Miya, M.D.
Corbell Family
In Memory of Salem Ludwig
Joanna Exacoustos
Debra Gastler & Andrew Malloy
Mildred M. & Earl Moon
Roslyn & Abner Goldstine
Janice & Bruce Miller
Julia Voce
Kari L. Nakama
Manuela Goren
Andy & Laura Mintzer
Matthew Walden
Nancy & Donald de Brier
Terence Tchen & Emily Breckenridge Elinor & Rubin Turner
Sheila Muller
PATRON CIRCLE ($8,000+) MULTI-YEAR DONORS Anonymous
Lawrence J. Jaffe, M.D.
David Williamson
Nadege & Jay Conger
Gary W. Kearney
Virginia Yeager
Kenneth Donaldson
Russi Taylor Allwine
Martin & Rosalind Zane
Mark & Jody Barnhill
Harvey & Ellen Knell Foundation
Anne M. Dougherty & David B. Dobrikin
Yvonne & Derek Bell
David & Tam Lachoff
Tracey Boldemann-Tatkin & Stan Tatkin
Jeff Mandel
Pamela Herman Broussard & J. Garfield Broussard
Janis B. McEldowney
Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Busuttil Catherine & Anthony Chanin Arthur & Katheryn Chinski Ruth Choi Dr. Lawrence & Jane Z. Cohen Donald & Zoe Cosgrove Ms. Anita H. Dymant & Mr. Richard Drooyan
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Linda & Michael Haines Chet & Sheila Hasday Dr. & Mrs. Randy W. Hawkins Elizabeth A. Hoage
Emily & Phillips Marshall Ron & Lee Miller Joan I. Moe Michael R. Oppenheim Melissa Louise Rhone Craig E. Rogers Leonard J. & JoAnn Roth Dana Saladen & Linda Walters In Memory of Honey Sanders Christine Shaner Deborah E. Small, M.D. Merrilee B. St. John Clumeck Stern Schenkelberg & Getzoff Louis & Harold Price Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Wallace Barbara & Edmund Wilkinson
ANNUAL DONORS Anonymous (3) Robert & Sara Adler Merryl & David A. Alpert Liz & Lou Altman Mr. Domenic Andreone Deanna & Richard Ashby James Asperger & Christine Adams Cheryl & Elliott Balbert Linda Barnett Fran R. Berger Charles Berney & Family Leah M. Bishop & Gary M. Yale I. Mark Bledstein Family Yvonne Bogdanovich & Family
Regina L. Echols Lynda & Al Fadel Alan & Barbara Faiola Dennis L. Field & H. Douglas Galt Judith R. Forman & Richard N. Weiner John Gallardo Lesley & Dr. Kenneth H. Geiger Marylyn Ginsburg & Chuck Klaus Lori Glickman Eleanor Gorman Donald W. Grant Cynthia & Solomon Hamburg Sara & John Harms
Rose Marie Browning & Michael Fletcher
Tanna Handley Havlick
John J. Byers
Sam Ho, M.D.
Kathleen & Milton Campbell
Harold Igdaloff
In Memory of John W. Carner
Alan & Sharon Kane
Walmilly Foundation
Gary & Denise Kading
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PATRON CIRCLE (CONTINUED) Cari & Marty Kavinoky
Doris Luster
Diane Kessler
Carol & Douglas Mancino
Janice A. Kido Sharon L. Kline J. Koenig Joanne C. Kozberg Sheila Krasnoff Sandra Krause & William Fitzgerald Jale Kutay
Janice E. Mangerino Mrs. Gloria McCardle Melanie McDaniel Margot & Mitch Milias Joan & Philip Miller Toni Hollander-Morse & Lon Morse
Anne & Michael Landsburg
Diane Morton
Dr. & Mrs. David Lask
Gail Neiman
Dr. & Mrs. Martin S. Lasky
Cindy & Ken Norian
Barbara & Andrew Leigh
Bob & Renee Nunn
Ronald Levenson & Marcia Gold Levenson
Judy Nussenblatt
Charlotte P. Levine Janell & Randall Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon Lodmer The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Robert & Sally Neely
Michael Powell & Dr. Sheila Philips
Allen Blue & Kira Snyder
Mary Lynn & John Rallis
Mr. & Mrs. Randy Snyder
Rollin A. Ransom & Chris Lacroix Paula F. Reach Kay & Bob Rehme William & Sue Roen June Caldwell & Jaye Rogovin June & Samuel Sale Nancy & Ted Sanborn Lora A. Sandroni Wes Schaefer & Cathy King-Schaefer
Judy Stone Ellen & Steve Sugerman Laney & Thomas Techentin Jean Trutanich Sandra Tufts Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Volk Seymour Waterman & Family
Peter & Susan Schwab
Susan & William Weintraub
Joan & Arnold Seidel
Doug & Ellen Weitman
Mary Kay Park
Mrs. Dorothy R. Sherwood
Dennis J. Perrone & Zoe Tan
Jenene J. Wilson & Kristiana A. Wilson
Gloria Sherwood
Ralph M. & Molly Wolveck
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Gregory Pickert & Beth Price
Loretta Hirsh Shine Bruce & Nancy Silverman
George Ziegler
FELLOW CIRCLE ($4,000+) MULTI-YEAR DONORS: Anonymous (3), Helen Allan, Carol L. Archie & Edward L. Keenan, Jill Banks Barad, Dr. Martine Bauwens, Drs. Jack & Barbara Berman, Bill Bohnert, Karlyn & Chuck Boppell, Alice Desobry Bowens, Neil H. & Karen Hochman Brown, Anne Bruner & James Bremner, David Burch, Allen B. Cagle, M.D., Lynne Campbell, The Castaldo Family, Rita Chenoweth, The Honorable Judith C. Chirlin, Nancy Cypert, Julia Donoghue, Robin C. Dumas, Jack & Cynthia Edelstein, David & Joyce Evans, Laura E. Fox, M.D. & John D. Hofbauer, M.D., Sylvia Fredricks, Howard & Suzanne Furst, Freddi & Marvin Gelfand, Maggi Phillips & Mario Gerla, Jeri & Keith Gertzman, Mr. & Mrs. Efrain Gonzalez, Mr. Jeffrey L. Hall & Mr. Kevin A. Yoder, Johnny Ruth Harrison, M.D., Al & Sandy Haveson, Zvia Hempling, Ofer B. Ho, Linda R. Kaplan, Elyse & Stanley Katz, Michael & Deborah Klein, Thea & Neal Koss, Joan & Chris Larkin, Karen & Tim Lavrouhin, Ron & Pat Lebel, Christine Lee, Drs. Anu & Ali Leemann, James & Karen Lefever, Michael Levin & Andy Abowitz, Pamela & Mark Litvack, Sandra & Kenneth Malamed, Amy & Harold Masor, Gordon & Dale McWilliams, Gretchen & Marshall Milligan, Steven Modglin, Mary Lou Mooney, Loula Moschonas & James Edgerton, Wendy A. Moss, Richard Newcome, Marianne & Michael Newman, Mary Rose & Edward Ortega, Tye Ouzounian & Karyn Wong, Norman Dixon & Patrick Owen, Mr. & Mrs. Peter T. Paterno, Helen Pekny, Mr. Stephen Pescetti, Dr. & Mrs. Irv Posalski, Mr. & Mrs. Albert Praw, Cheryl & Joel Prell, Kirk & Cathy Reynolds, Ellen & Mike Rosenberg, John Salter, Beatrice (Tina) Castillo & Gail Sandford, Stephen J. Sass & Dr. Steven Hochstadt, John R. Sealy, M.D., Scott Shagrin, James & Alexis Sheehy, Howard & Stephanie Sherwood, Steven E. Shulem, Jan & Carl Siechert, Charlene & Mike Sievers, Kurt & Keli Skarin, Stephen & Judith Slagle, Judith & Stan Solomon, Alfred & Betty Spivak, Jacque & Herb Spivak, Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Sussman, Dr. Allan & Roslyn Holt Swartz, Michelle Tesoro, Norman & Barbara Weiler, Leilani Whitney, Lori Williams & Stephen Schulte, Valerie & Nathaniel E. Williams, Denise J. Winner ANNUAL DONORS: Anonymous (7), Gay & Harry Abrams/Abrams Artists Agency, Brenda & Alan Abramson, Amy & Bob Abramson, Geraldine & Harold Alden, Dr. O. Allen Alpay, Susan Alschuler, Paula & Douglas Anderson, Robert C. Anderson, Suzanne & Bill Attig, James Baer, Melanie & Gregory Barbee, Eric & Jasna Baron Norma Barretta, Lois Barth & Michael Schubach, Barbara Bauer & Lawrence Cox, Susan Baumgarten, Chris & Rose Bauss, Marjorie Beale, Beth Bennett & Larry McAdams, James P. Bennett & Company, Elliot, Roberta, Dayna, & Alison Berkowitz, Carole Black, Nathalie Blossom & Howard Levy, Ms. Virgina Blywise, John S. 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FELLOW CIRCLE (CONTINUED) Rona Cele Resnick, Irene & Eytan Ribner, Dr. Harry E. Rice MD, In Loving Memory of Adam Rice, Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Ring, Fred & Suzie Rose, Lois Rosen, Barbara & Peter Rosenthal, In Honor of Robert Edward Sabol, Janet Salter in Memory of Maxwell Hillary Salter, Francine E. Sanders, Drs. Joan & Harry Saperstein, June Sanders Sattler, Linda & Clifford Schaffer, Marlene & Roger Schaffner, Malcolm Schneer, Scott & Julie Schumacher, Carol (Jackie) & Charles H. Schwartz, Amy & Andy Schwartz, Greg Scott, Jean L. Scroggy, Robert & Cathy Sevell, Linda M. Sherman, Ruth Silveira, Debra J. Silvera-Sheehan, Harlean & Joseph Silverman, Shani Smolens & In Memory of Dr. Bernard Smolens, Drs. Debra & Philip Sobol, Sue & Steve Soldoff, Carol Stein Sterling & James Sterling, Bobbie Stern, Susan R. Stockel, Sullivan & Hargreaves Court Reporters, Jayashree & Jeff Sung, I.H. Sutnick, Robin & David Swartz, Michael & Arlene Taylor, Mary & Peter Tennyson, Ms. Andrea Valcourt, Wendie Warwick & Ken Pierce, Jessica M. Weisel, Luke & Colleen Welsh, Pat West, Ms. Jean M. Wilkinson, Ed Wolkowitz Family, Evan Wooten, Virginia & Greg Young, Arnold H. & Tricia L. Zane, Myrna & Stanley Zimmerman, The Zolkover Family
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MULTI-YEAR DONORS: Anonymous, Harriet Rossetto & Rabbi Mark Borovitz, The Saul Brandman Foundation, Hon. Candace Cooper (Ret), Mr. & Mrs. Laurie Blumin & Moe Blumin, Edith Gould, Dr. Patricia Harrison, Gaylen Kobayashi, Mary Anne Lucero, Loris & Kory Lunsford, Julien Minard, Helene G. Mochedlover, Rob & Leslie Nagby, Michelle Nuttall, Cynthia Ann Petty, Leslie Smith, Diane & James Staes, Paulette Toumazos & Michael Lorenz, Joyce Huyett Turner & Craig Turner ANNUAL DONORS: Anonymous (8), Mayra Aceves, Steve & Karen Adolph, Andrew Aichlmayr, James & Marsha Alexander, Ms. Angela Allen, Anthony Alvarado & Desiree Carvajal, Michelle Ames, Ramsey Avery & Scott Ault, W. Lee Bailey, M.D., Deborah G. Baine, David Baird, Shelley Baker, Ms. Patricia Bartscherer, Susan & Adam Berger, Dr. & Mrs. Saul J. Berman, Jeffrey & Susan Berman, Mr. & Mrs. John Bettfreund, Claudette G. Bowie, Sandra & Robert Braun, Marti Breier, Judy & David Breitstein, Dr. Wallace P. Brithinee, Willie & Charlene Brownlee, Constance Burg, Beth Burnam, Vera A. Campbell, Torino Carr, Sandra L. Carter, Don & Ellen Castleman, James J. Castranova, Mary Coates, Terry Cole, MD, Ted Cordes & Bill Derby, Mr. & Mrs. Richard Crook Jr., Steve & Linda Darling, Maurie Davidson, Cam Davis, Ron de Salvo, Linda Vanwinkle Deacon, Mrs. George DeRoy & Cathy DeRoy, Norma & Al Diaz, Gerald & Sandra Dorfman, The Dougher Family, Ms. Laurie Dubchansky, Mr. Richard Nupoll, Ron & Heide Eng, Louise & Charles Escoffery, Ellen Eubanks, Jim Bright & Lucy Farber, Ronald & Sandra Fein, Johanna & Gene Felder, Edward & MaryAnn Feo, Mr. & Mrs. William Fimpler, Ruth Fleming-Stephens, Joan Franzen, Brady Frome, Mr. John Fukuoka, Dr. & Mrs. Humberto A. Galleno, Robert Gasway & Kristen Wong, The Gelfand Family, Jeanne K. Gerson, Howard Gleicher, Dr. Irene Goldenberg, Barbara Gollin, Myles & Barbara Goodson, Bill & Sue Gordon, Jackie & Stan Gottlieb, Marsha Grant, Peggy A. Grant, Mrs. Arlyn Gundersen, Mr. John A. Gyben, Scott Hall & Rhonda Church, Carol Halperin, Jack & Janet Harootun, Margaret Harrington, Gene Hawkins, Phyllis & J. Michael Hennigan, Scott & Flora Herman, Karen Hirshan/Hirshan Family Foundation, Marcia & Gary Hollander, Deborah & Robert Holmes, Dr. & Mrs. H. Allen Hooper, Nancy Horii, Dorothy K. Hull, Joan R. Isaacs, Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Itami, Susan & Larry Ivanjack, Karen & Jake Jacobs, Adrienne Grant & Paul Jennings, Charline Jones, Stan & Sandra Kahan, Janet & Steve Kahane, Sally Karbelnig, Cynthia & Jerry Kay, Paul & Mary Kearney, Judith G. Kelly, Louanne Kennedy, Sharon Kerson, Irene & Marvin H. Kleinberg, Gail J. Levine, V. P. Sessions, Mancha G. Kurilich, Owen & Sari Kustner, Lena, Mark, Jodi & Emily Labowe, Earle & Sharon Lambert, Katherine L'Amour, Mr. & Mrs. Herbert A. Lampert, Julie Lawrence, Janeen & David Lee, Lucille Leiba, Allyn & Jeffrey Levine, Patricia Levinson, Richard & Vivian Levy, Mae & Hugh Lichtig, Dr. Dianne Long, Sarah F. Manson, Mrs. Clifford Marshall, Mr. & Mrs. Dennis G. Martin, Rosie M. Mayfield, Michael & Marian Kleinman, Daniel Mayeda & Susan Rosales, Colleen T. McCarthy, Cheryl McConaughey, David & Kathleen McDonald, Eric Winston & Jacqueline McIntyreWinston, Tony Melia, Arthur Melville, Ph.D. & Marsha Utain, M.S., Robert L. Mendow, Lorraine & Craig Meyer, Carolyn Miller, Nicole L. Miner & Celia Ruskin, Arleen Miya, Ray & Natalie Muldaur, Donn Nelson, Isabel Friend Newman, Russell Noel, Dr. David Oh & Schuyler Smith, Thomas Payne, Carol Phillips & Bob Shapiro, Frank & Arlene Pirolo, Tracy L. Ramont, Charles Reinhart, Ms. Carlene Ringer, Belinda Robins, Suzanne & David Robinson, Rosa M. Salazar, Karen & Larry Samuels, Mr. & Mrs. John Schulte, From Darlene in Memory of Harry Schultz, Ruth & Mitchell Shapiro, Mary Louise Shnier, Louis & Mary Silver Foundation, Karen & Gordon Silverstein, Kathleen A. Siu, Dr. & Mrs. Paul L. Smith, Mr. Ricardo Sosapavon, Tom & Kerstin Stempel, Gail Goldberg Stoter, Deborah K. Streiber, Ronald & Shelly Tamkin, Sheila & Lawrence Teplin, Kathy Terry, Greg Tirabasso & Joseph Krause, Rob & Dinah Titcher, Phillip & Eileen Tremonti, In Memory of Longina Postal, Carol Vernon & Robert Turbin, Claire Vincent, M. June Walden, Kathryn & Thomas Weber, Winifred P. & William Weisinger, Susan & Joshua Wieder, Leilani Jones Wilmore, Alan Wilson & Ina Coleman, Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Wilson, Karen & Gary Winnick, Michele A. Kerr Wolfe, Bonnie L. Wong, Janis K. Yerkey
ASSOCIATE CIRCLE ($1,200+) MULTI-YEAR DONORS: Barry M. Baker, Robert & Angie Butler, Kathryn Cencirulo, Kathleen & Sarah Doramus, Charles Letzgus & Michael McDonald, Bev Moore, Jo An Peters, Maxine Savitz, Juanita Shaw, Barbara Ann Sterling, Marc Zachary ANNUAL DONORS: Anonymous (18), Michael & Susan Abeles, Olga S. Alderson, Debra & Dave Alpert, Dr. Charles & Michaelyn Alson, Lynn K. Altman, Barbara Amato, Regina Antonioli & Equestrian Concepts, Mrs. Jacqueline Applebaum, Susan Aprahamian, Dr. Charles Aronberg, M.D., Stewart & Eileen Balikov, David Baltimore & Alice Huang, Jericho Poppler & Dr. Greg Bartlow, Diana M. Batista, Ginger G. Bauer, Judy & Chuck Beck, Elissa & Sheldon Becker, David Bender, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Guza, Mr. & Mrs. Steven B. Bergjans, Mr. Keither Berkes, Richard Berliner & Judy Korin, Ana Karime Bichsel, Philip Biderman, Bernie & Beverly Gray Bienstock, Ruth Barry Binder, Peter & Helen Bing, Dr. Linda Blakeley, Ph.D., Marjorie Blatt, Cheryl Bledin, Richard & Patricia Bongeorno, In Memory of Evilo J. Bouchey, Geri Brawerman, Sandy & Mayer Brenner, Devra Breslow, Leah Broidy, Dr. Stanley Brosman, Dr. Susan Brown, Terry Brown & Matthew Shaklee, William H. Brown II, Mari & Ward Bukofsky, Linda Stafford Burrows, Mike & Sandy Buttitta, Dr. & Mrs. George Byrne, The Cadena Family, Christine Cahill, Melinda Carmichael, Thomas J. Carmichael, Tracy Casadio, Caver-Davidson Family, Mrs. James L. Chew, Eric Chien, Carol Comparsi, James M. Cooke, Kim & Anthony Cookson, Carrie Cooper, Rosalie Corona, Earl & Christina Cory, Susan Cowan, Lois Cox, Winter & Cora Critchley, Kathryn Crown, Diana Cusumano, Heidy & Saul De La Rosa, Caroline & Lloyd De Llamas, Don & Claudine DeFazio, Kurt Delsack & Linda J. Levenson Delsack, Dr. & Mrs. Denes, Sally G. Dewitt, Lee & Janet Dicker, Dr. & Mrs. Donald E. Dickerson, Clare Dinhofer, Gabrielle & Trey Doheny, Betty J. Dranow, Jan Dresner, Jessie J. Duffy, Mr. & Mrs. Gene B. Duncan, Richard & Gay Ede, Richard J. Burdge Jr. & Lee Smalley Edmon, Mr. Fred M. Edwards Jr., Jill & Bob Eisfelder, Ken & Kathi Ellis, Mauricio & Lidia Epelbaum, Suzanne & Dr. Kenneth Epstein, Kenneth Erlich & Louise Halevy, Mrs. Carol Esterkin, Rena & Peter Falk, Mrs. Barbara J. Feiga, Stanley Feinstein, Allen & Wendy Fisch, Larry S. Fish, In Memory of Robert A. Fisher, Joan & Marty Flax, Victoria Fouce Otter, Rusty Fox & Stephen Elliot, Matthew Frank, Patricia L. Frazier, Fran Fredella & Scott Rubin, Sharon & Elliott T. Friedman,
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SINGLE TICKETS NOW ON SALE! Written by HALLEY FEIFFER Directed by TRIP CULLMAN Featuring HALLEY FEIFFER, JASON BUTLER HARNER, EILEEN T’KAYE & JoBETH WILLIAMS Sitting bedside at Memorial Sloan Kettering has never been so entertaining. While their ailing mothers share a hospital room, Karla and Don discover truth in the old cliché that opposites attract…and repel…and attract.
SEPTEMBER 5 – OCTOBER 8 GIL CATES THEATER
Written by GLEN BERGER Directed by STEVE ROBMAN Featuring ARYE GROSS When a reclusive librarian discovers a 113-year overdue book in the night slot, curiosity compels him to pursue the borrower. His search for answers leads to a worldwide, whirlwind journey, where he discovers instead the great mysteries of humanity.
OCTOBER 10 – NOVEMBER 19 AUDREY SKIRBALL KENIS THEATER
Written & Directed by JOSH RAVETCH Lyrics by ALAN & MARILYN BERGMAN Featuring TYNE DALY & ROBERT FORSTER Additional casting to be announced. In this world premiere with songs written by legendary lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Tyne Daly stars as a woman not quite ready to let go of the life she’s loved and the love of her life. Major support for this world premiere production provided by the Edgerton Foundation New Play Production Fund
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ASSOCIATE CIRCLE (CONTINUED) Mr. David Taylor, Hon. Sandra Thompson, Patricia & Michael Thorne, Sandra & Laurens Thurman, Charles S. Tilghman, Dianne Tomita, Elizabeth Topkis, Laura Torrance, Patricia R. Torres, Gwendolyn Hamilton Tucker, Lynette & Jim Vandeveer, Pamela Villanueva, George Vissio, Elliott & Felise Wachtel, Margaret A. Wagner CPA, Laurie & Ira Waldman, Maryann Walker/ Walker Advertising, Janice & Larry Weiner, Lauri Weiss, Robert Wemischner & Leslie Raffel, Nora & Peter Wendel, John & Martha Wengert, Dr. Clyde Wesp, Marshall L. Williams, Dr. Libby F. Wilson, Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Wolf, Stephen E. Wright, Adelle Yeaton, Mr. & Mrs. Richard Yoder-Edney, Kenneth Yoon, Anne & Alan Zuckerman
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Center Theatre Group is grateful to these companies for their generous support.
Center Theatre Group appreciates the support of the following agencies: California Arts Council The City of Culver City City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Los Angeles County Arts Commission National Endowment for the Arts U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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THERE IS NO SINGLE TRUTH IN WAR
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The Affiliates have supported Center Theatre Group since 1971. Through volunteering and fundraising, members introduce young people to the magic of live theatre.
EXECUTIVE BOARD Anne Bruner*
Jerri Nagelberg
Cariline Davis Dyer
Diane Neubauer*
Ilene Eisenberg
Sheila Poncher*
Joan Greiff
Carmen Schaye
Roberta Haft*
Maggy Simon
Christine Harte
Carole Solomon
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Marilyn Stambler*
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Janice Brock Wallace*
Rita Lee
Janice Weiner
Diane Lesser
Rosalind Zane*
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Arthe P. Anthony
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Janet Barnet*♦
Helen Gordon Lowy
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Dr. Elizabeth Lu
Judith Beckmen*♦
Marianne Mandel
Marjorie Bender
Phyllis Massing, Ph.D
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Jacqueline Nach
Lanie Bernhard
Deena Nahmias
Deena Blum
Gina Russ Posalski*♦
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Anne Reismann
Audrey L. Bornstein
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Ovation Circle Planned Gifts
Theatre Forward advances the American theatre and its communities by providing funding and other resources to the country’s leading nonprofit theatres, including Center Theatre Group. Theatre Forward and its theatres are most grateful to the below funders. (DONORS LISTED AS OF MAY 2017.)
Center Theatre Group is grateful to these donors, whose irrevocable deferred estate gifts to our endowment ensure the organization’s financial well-being for generations to come.
Bank of America The Hearst Foundations •
W. Lee Bailey, M.D.
Judith & Thomas Beckmen
Angela Bardowell
James S. & Lynne Turley •
Kirk & Anne Douglas
Allan & Joan Burns
Richard & Julie Kagan
Deborah M. Hyde
The Schloss Family Foundation •
Martin Massman
Sarah & Andy Kane
Betty McMicken in honor of Jeanette Shammas
Dr. & Mrs. Jack Kavanaugh
Diane & Leon Morton
The Paul Kowal
Carol Vernon & Robert Turbin
Charitable Foundation
$500,000+
Sandra Krause & William Fitzgerald
BENEFACTORS ($25,000-$49,999)
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Susan Grode
Steven Llanusa & Glenn Miya, M.D.
Virginia Hayes
Marsh & Mclennan Companies, Inc.
Ann & Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr.
National Endowment for the Arts •
Merle & Peter Mullin Linda S. Peterson
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Sue Tsao
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Magda & Frederick R. Waingrow
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Bloomberg Philanthropies Cisco Systems, Inc. Paula A. Dominick The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
Thomas C. Quick
Alan & Jennifer Freedman
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Frank & Bonnie Orlowski
George S. Smith, Jr.
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DONORS ($10,000–$14,999) Mitchell J. Auslander
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Marianne Cassini
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Bruce R. and Tracey Ewing
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Lisa Orberg •
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SUPPORTERS ($2,500‑$9,999) Sheri and Les Biller Foundation Sue Ann Collins* COOMI Dramatists Play Service, Inc. Kevin & Anne Driscoll* John R. Dutt •* Edgerton Foundation ESCADA Jessica Farr Glen Gillen and Michael Lawrence Steven Gartner* Kiki & David Gindler Richard K. Greene Nancy Hancock Griffith* Brian J. Harkins Gregory S. Hurst Howard and Janet Kagan Mary Kitchen and Jon Orszag*
$250,000+ Pamela & Dennis Beck Bill Cohn & Dan Miller Amy Forbes &
Carol & Douglas Mancino Nan Rae Bruce & Randy Ellen Ross
Mr. Kim L. Hunter Sally & Frank Raab Wes Schaefer & Cathy King-Schaefer
Andrew Murr
$25,000+
Patricia Glaser & Sam Mudie
Charles Dillingham & Susan D. Clines
Edward L. Rada
Mr. & Mrs. Walter E. Grauman
Maggy Simon I.H. Sutnick
Bob & Renee Nunn
Susan & William Weintraub
Endowment Gifts
Anthony and Diane Lembke, in honor of Brian J. Harkins, board member*
These gifts ensure a stable source of support for new work and Center Theatre Group’s many initiatives to make theatre accessible to underserved audiences.
Jody & David Lippman Evelyn Mack Truitt*
$500,000+
Brindell & Milton Gottlieb
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
The Hearst Foundation, Inc.
Renee & Meyer Luskin
Gloria Lothrop
Jonathan Maurer and Gretchen Shugart Susan and John Major Donor Advised Fund at the Rancho Santa Fe Foundation
John S. Surabian, Jr. and in memory of Faith and Sharon Ann Surabian
Louise Moriarty & Patrick Stack*
$250,000+
The Nederlander Organization Newmark Holdings Mary Lou Seidner*
The Norman and Sadie Lee Foundation
$100,000+ Betsy & Harold Applebaum
Vicki King Richard G. & Virginia L. Martin Louise Taper
$50,000+ Ellen & Michael S. Korney Dorothy & Richard Sherwood
$25,000+
Elliott Semel & Larry Falconio*
Judith & Thomas Beckmen
Abbott Brown
Ten Chimneys Foundation
The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation
Greve Foundation
John Thomopoulos
Maynard & Linda Brittan
University Hospitals Michael A. Wall*
Center Theatre Group Affiliates
Ken Klein and Christine De lisle
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American Express
Joseph Baio*
50 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE
Darell L. Krasnoff
PACESETTERS ($15,000‑$24,999)
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Buford Alexander and Pamela Farr Steven & Joy Bunson
$100,000+
Shirley & Irving Ashkenas
THEATRE EXECUTIVES ($50,000+) AT&T •
$1,000,000+
Kenneth Corday
Linda Brown Dr. Tom Hickey Diane & Leon Morton
$10,000+
Regina Fadiman
A and J Davidson Skipper Award Fund
Barbara & Peter Fodor
Levine Foundation
* National Society Member ▲ Includes In-kind support • Educating through Theatre Support
Ava & Charles Fries
Carolyn & Kit Lokey
For a complete list of funders visit theatreforward.org
For more information on making a planned or endowment gift, call Becky Birdsong at 213.972.7532.
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THE MUSIC CENTER 2017/2018 MUSIC CENTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS
Lisa Specht Board Chair
SUPPORT The Music Center Annual Fund supports world-class dance, nationally recognized arts education and participatory arts programs that inspire people of all ages and create opportunities for expression.
Robert J. Abernethy Cindy Miscikowski Vice Chairs Rachel S. Moore President and Chief Executive Officer Diane G. Medina Secretary
Susan M. Wegleitner Treasurer Lisa Whitney Assistant Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
MEMBERS AT LARGE
William H. Ahmanson Wallis Annenberg Jill Baldauf
DIRECTORS EMERITI
Peter K. Barker Judith Beckmen Eli Broad Ronald W. Burkle
Darrell Brown Kimaada M. Brown Dannielle Campos Greg T. Geyer
John B. Emerson* Lois Erburu Richard M. Ferry Bernard A. Greenberg
Lisa Gilford David Gindler Kiki Ramos Gindler
Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr.
Brindell Gottlieb
Amb. Glen A. Holden
Maria Rosario Jackson
Amb. Lester B. Korn
Stuart M. Ketchum
Glenn Kaino
Kent Kresa
possible for these programs to grow.
Cary J. Lefton
Robert F. Maguire, III
For more information or to donate,
David Lippman
Ginny Mancini
Nigel Lythgoe
Unrestricted annual support makes it
please call (213) 972-4349.
Richard Lynn Martinez
Edward J. McAniff
Bowen “Buzz” H. McCoy Elizabeth Michelson Darrell D. Miller Shelby Notkin
Walter M. Mirisch Fredric M. Roberts Claire L. Rothman Cynthia A. Telles James A. Thomas Andrea L. Van de Kamp*
CONTACT
Michael Pagano
General Information (213) 972-7211
Karen Kay Platt
Thomas R. Weinberger
Rory Pullens
Rosalind W. Wyman
Max Ramberg
* Chairman Emeritus
Theatre Rentals (213) 972-3600 Filming (213) 972-7334 Patina Restaurant Group/ Catered Events (213) 972-7565 Audio Description/Project D.A.T.E. (Direct Audience Theatre Experience) (213) 680-4017 Lost and Found (213) 972-2600
Cynthia M. Patton
Paul M. Watson
Jay Rasulo Joseph Rice^ Richard K. Roeder Joni J. Smith Catharine Soros Marc I. Stern Cary H. Thompson Walter F. Ulloa Timothy S. Wahl Alyce Williamson Jay Wintrob Rollin A. Ransom General Counsel ^ Leave o f Absence
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Through the support of the Board of Supervisors, the County of Los Angeles plays an invaluable role in the successful operation of The Music Center. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: SHEILA J. KUEHL Third District, KATHRYN BARGER Fifth District, MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS Second District, Chairman, JANICE HAHN Fourth District, HILDA L. SOLIS First District
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DA NCE R E V E A L S A N E PIC S TORY Strength, imagination and endurance of the female spirit.
U. S . PR E M I E R E
Presented by T H E M U S IC C E N T E R O N L O C AT IO N ™ Performed by
A K R A M K H A N C O M PA N Y
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WO R L D P R E M I E R E
of a Whimsical New Look for this Celebrated Classic D EC . 7 — 10 , 2 0 17 LIVE ORCHESTRA Performed by M I A M I C I T Y B A L L E T A M U S IC C E N T E R Co-Commission
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Sets and Costumes by I S A BE L and RU BE N T OL E D O
DELIGHT IN A HOLIDAY TR A DITION!
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GROUPS OF 10+: (213) 972-8555 | MCGROUPSALES@MUSICCENTER.ORG
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SEPTEMBER FRI 1 SEPT / 7:00 p.m. DANCE DTLA: Dance Downtown Grand Park FRI 1 SEPT / 8:00 p.m. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time CENTER THEATRE GROUP Ahmanson Theatre Thru 9/10 FRI 1 SEPT / 8:00 p.m. BIG L.A. PORTRAIT GALLERY Grand Park Thru 9/4 TUE 5 SEPT / 11:00 a.m. LUNCHTIME! Food Trucks Grand Park Every Tues, Weds, Thurs TUE 5 SEPT / 5:00 p.m. Bootcamp Grand Park Every Tuesday thru Sept 27 SAT 9 SEPT / 7:00 p.m. LA Opera Carmen Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Thru 10/1 Opening night and the 9/23 performances are the only evening performances that start at 7 p.m. Check the schedule for details.
SUN 10 SEPT / 12:00 p.m. Beat Swap Meet Grand Park
SAT 16 SEPT / 1:00 p.m. León Ferrari: The Words of Others: León Ferrari and Rhetoric in Times of War REDCAT Thru 12/17 SUN 17 SEPTEMBER / 2:00 p.m. SUNDAY SESSIONS GETS DEEP Grand Park FRI SEPT 22 / 8:30 p.m. Ism, Ism, Ism: Experimental Cinema in Latin America REDCAT Thru 9/24 SAT 23 SEPT / 2:00 p.m. CARMINA BURANA LA Master Chorale Walt Disney Concert Hall Thru 9/24 SAT 23 SEPT / 5:30 p.m. PROUD Movie Night Grand Park TUE 26 SEPT / 7:00 p.m. OPENING NIGHT CONCERT & GALA MOZART — THE EARLY YEARS LA Phil Walt Disney Concert Hall THURS 28 SEPT / 8:30 p.m. FAUSTIN LINYEKULA/STUDIOS KABAKO: Sur les traces de Dinozord REDCAT Thru 9/30
2017 WED 13 SEPT / 8:00 p.m. Head of Passes Center Theatre Group Mark Taper Forum Thru 10/22
FRI 29 SEPT / 11:00 a.m. Mozart: Final Piano Concerto LA Phil Walt Disney Concert Hall Thru 10/1
Visit musiccenter.org for additional information on all upcoming events. facebook.com/MusicCenterLA
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