PATTI LUPONE! SONGS FROM A HAT:
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ON PAGE 5!
AT A GLANCE APRIL
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ARTS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT & MODESTO CITY SCHOOLS PRESENT:
SITTIN’ IN AND GROOVIN’ OUT
FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2025, 7:30 PM
$18 - $33
Students from Modesto City Schools high schools will perform with JazzReach’s Metta Quintet following a second, three-day mentoring program that provided the students a unique opportunity to bridge cultural, economic, religious and gender divides, and unify in the spirit of creative collaboration and making great music together. During JazzReach’s intensive three-day residency, the students rehearsed with, interacted with, and learned from the Metta Quintet. Now they will be performing live with them! Come and have fun with us!
ABOUT METTA:
The Metta Quintet is a cohesive, tight-knit unit of esteemed creative artists fueled by musical curiosity and dedicated to exploring new artistic territory. They maintain a passionate commitment to arts education, fostering new audiences and nurturing young talent.
ABOUT JAZZREACH:
Established in 1994, JazzReach is a nationally recognized New York City-based 501(c) (3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to the promotion, performance, creation and teaching of jazz music.
THURSDAY, APRIL 24
Are you coming to the sold out Wynonna Judd performance on April 24? Then be sure to participate in Dine Out for the Arts! This is a new and recurring fundraising initiative that supports the mission of the Gallo Center for the Arts to illuminate, educate and entertain our community. You can play a part simply by going to one of the participating restaurants before the show!
It’s really that simple. Each of the Modesto restaurants taking part are donating a percentage of their sales on that day to the Gallo Center. There’s nothing you have to do other than make a reservation at your choice of one of these wonderful dining establishments, and then savor a fine dinner from their marvelous menus. Mission accomplished!
And then you’re off to the debut performance at the Gallo Center by one of the greatest artists in country music history!
VERY SPECIAL EVENING WITH
PATTI LUPONE! SONGS FROM A HAT: A
MUSIC DIRECTION & ARRANGEMENTS: JOSEPH THALKEN
THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2025, 7:30 PM
$62 - $137
PRESENTED BY
Spend an evening with a true Broadway legend as three-time Tony Award winner
Patti LuPone performs her concert Songs From a Hat , where she selects her most famous and personal favorite songs from slips of paper in her top hat. Unscripted and full of hits! LuPone last appeared at the Gallo Center for the Arts on September 27, 2007, performing with the Modesto Symphony Orchestra at our grand opening. We are beyond thrilled to welcome her back.
“
Patti LuPone is that very particular kind of animal, perhaps the last of the breed, a genuine Golden Age Broadway star, the kind that can turn a theater into a living room, throwing out an electric current that makes 1,000 people feel as if they are being spoken to, and sung to, individually.”
MAUREEN DOWD, THE NEW YORK TIMES WATCH A VIDEO!
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE BROADWAY LEGEND!
In the midst of her typically hectic schedule, the extraordinary entertainer and actor Patti LuPone made some time to answer a few questions about her upcoming performance at the Center, and more.
Q: ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2007, YOU PERFORMED WITH THE MODESTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AT THE GALLO CENTER’S GRAND OPENING. MANY PEOPLE HAVE FOND MEMORIES OF THAT EVENING…
PL: I can’t believe it’s been almost 20 years since my last appearance on your stage! It will be great to be back.
Q: TELL US ABOUT SONGS FROM A HAT. WHAT IS THE CONCERT ABOUT?
PL: Songs From a Hat is a show of all the songs I’ve ever sung, written on slips of paper we keep in a top hat. I have no idea what I’m going to sing; it’s whatever I pull out of the hat. Sometimes it’s a big Broadway showstopper I’m known for. Sometimes a ballad. It’s a great show and a lot of fun.
Q: WHAT ELSE CAN OUR AUDIENCE EXPECT?
PL: Lots of surprises! That’s the fun of the show. The spontaneity. I never know which title will be pulled from the hat. But with each title there is always a story attached!
Q: BEYOND YOUR CURRENT TOUR, WHAT SPECIAL EVENTS DO YOU HAVE PLANNED?
PL: Right now just lots of touring, concerts and singing!
Q: IS THERE ANOTHER BROADWAY SHOW IN YOUR FUTURE?
PL: Not on the horizon, no. I just finished a Broadway run this fall in Jen Silverman’s comedy The Roommate with Mia Farrow. I’ve also had a great time working in television though. Most recently in Marvel world in the series Agatha All Along , currently streaming on Disney+, where I worked with an incredible group of women and the adorable Joe Locke. And this past fall, while starring in The Roommate, I filmed a fun character in the HBO series And Just Like That , which is still-tobe seen.
FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2025, 7:30 PM
$62 - $97
PRESENTED BY
Dogstar epitomizes the quintessential Southern California storytelling rock band they’ve always been in their hearts, making deeply resonant music that literally comes from Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees – the name of their new album. Comprised of guitarist/vocalist Bret Domrose, drummer Robert Mailhouse and bassist Keanu Reeves, Dogstar was born in 1991 as a band of friends who came together in a garage in Southern California and simply dreamed of playing music together and making a little noise.
Now, all these years later, Domrose, Mailhouse and Reeves took some time at the tail end of an historic lockdown to create this collection of songs that fully encompasses who they are as artists today. The happily reunited rock trio’s official return came in May 2023 – more than 20 years since their last performance together – with their first public perfo rmance at the BottleRock Napa Valley music festival with a set that sparked fan and critical praise alike, including the live debut of their lead single “Everything Turns Around.“
THANK YOU, STANISLAUS COUNTY! THANK YOU, STANISLAUS COUNTY!
Early on the morning of Monday, June 9, 2014, the Gallo Center’s Chief Operating Officer, Al Poulus, discovered that a malfunctioning icemaker had flooded the Center’s first and second floor lobbies with thousands of gallons of water. It had happened over a 24-hour period when the building was not in use.
One of Al’s first calls was to Patricia Hill Thomas, the since-retired Stanislaus County Chief Operations Officer, who, along with employees of the county’s Chief Executive Office, immediately began a massive, 3-month restoration effort that led to a full recovery from the devastating event. Only one public show was cancelled because of the flood.
Stanislaus County was there for us during that awful time, but then, it always has been there for us.
The Gallo Center for the Arts exists today because the county jointly funded its construction with more than 4,000 individuals and businesses that, inspired by the late Marie Damrell Gallo, contributed to what is now the heart of downtown Modesto. Today we are operated by a non-profit organization that
benefits from a long-term operating agreement with the County, which retains title to the building and land.
Since opening in 2007, the Gallo Center has benefited greatly by the county’s leadership not only in maintaining the Center as a world-class performing arts venue, but also to enhancing and improving it. These efforts are critical to the Center’s competitiveness in continuing to attract and present major artists from across the globe. In the last five years alone, the county has invested in a $1.4 million roof refurbishment and an $800,000 HVAC replacement. In addition, it has contributed approximately $200,000 to general maintenance and repairs.
We are incredibly grateful to Stanislaus County and its Board of Supervisors—above, left to right: Buck Condit, Chairman, District 1; Channce Condit, District 5; Vito Chiesa, Vice-Chairman, District 2; Mani Grewal, District 4; and Terry Withrow, District 3.
Thanks for all you do in support of the Gallo Center’s mission to illuminate, educate and entertain!
THE JACKSONS:
THEY’LL BE HERE
SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2025, 7:30 PM
$92 - $167
The Jacksons recently celebrated 50 years as one of the most successful groups in music history. They rose to fame for their combination of extraordinary musical talent and spectacular choreography, earning pop royalty status in the music world. The Jacksons literally made music history with four debut singles all reaching No. 1. Their Motown recordings alone have sold in excess of 200 million. Expect all the wonderful hits their fans adore: “I Want You Back,” “ABC,” “The Love You Save,” “I’ll Be There,” “Never Can Say Goodbye,” “Dancing Machine” and more.
The show also will feature British pop star Haydon Eshun, who performed the lead in Michael Jackson’s Thriller-Live on London’s West End for over 10 years.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This concert originally was to include Tito Jackson, but with his death last September, Tito’s son Taryll Jackson will step into his father’s shoes next to uncles Marlon and Jackie. Taryll has already been touring and performing with The Jacksons as a lead vocalist and dancer, and had performed on albums with his uncle Michael
RESIDENT COMPANY MODESTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRESENTS
CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS
WITH
COPLAND'S FOUR
FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2025, 7:30 PM
SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2025, 7:30 PM
$23 - $102
$15 STUDENT TICKETS AVAILABLE
Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, conductor Members of the Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra (MSYO), side-by-side*
DANCE EPISODES FROM RODEO
Program: Gershwin (arr. Hersh): Three Preludes Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals with narration
Norman: Drip Blip Sparkle Spin Glint Glide Glow Float Flop Chop Pop Shatter Splash
Copland: Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo* *Featuring members MSYO performing side-by-side
April’s MSO concert is filled with inspiring and youthful energy featuring Camille Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals! This piece depicts various animals in their natural habitats through the different colors and timbres of the orchestra. Following that, the MSO dives deeper into the sounds of the orchestra with a piece by Modesto’s own, and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, composer Andrew Norman. The program will end with Copland’s Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo with the young musicians of the Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra playing side-by-side on Hoedown.
& THIS MAY JOIN US FOR THE THRILLING EPIC
VERDI'S REQUIEM
FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2025, 7:30 PM SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2025, 7:30 PM
$23 - $102
$15 STUDENT TICKETS AVAILABLE
Nicholas Hersh, conductor
MSO Chorus, Daniel R. Afonso Jr., chorus director
Alexandra Loutsion, soprano
Alice Chung, mezzo-soprano
Ben Gulley, tenor
DeAndre Simmons, bass
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SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2025, 7 PM
$42 - $77
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Charlie Chaplin’s SMILE with Philippe Quint is a multimedia recital performance in which the Grammy Award-nominated classical violinist celebrates Charlie Chaplin’s musical legacy and explores the actor’s fascinating life journey. Combining rare vintage images and video footage from classic Chaplin films with live music by Mr. Quint and piano accompaniment, this show reveals the enduring relevance of Chaplin’s comedy in today’s society. Chaplin’s films, crafted during the early 20th century, tackled pressing social and political issues, poverty, including the unemployment, inequality and immigration issues that continue to resonate deeply in the modern society.
GRAN BANDAS!
GRAN ESCENARIO!
VIVA LA QUEBRADITA TOUR FEATURING
BANDA MACHOS Y BANDA MAGUEY
FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2025, 7:30 PM
$62 - $117
How great is this? The two bands from Villa Corona in the state of Jalisco that are among the most successful exponents of the “technobanda” sound are coming to Modesto to share a stage at the Gallo Center!
Banda Machos performs a combination of Banda, Quebradita, and Ranchera music, and is renowned for singing songs composed by Joan Sebastian, Jose Guadalupe Esparza, José Alfredo Jiménez, Ivan Diaz, Horacio Ortíz and Marco Antonio Solís. The band has been together for more 26 years and has recorded 22 albums.
Banda Maguey , nicknamed “The Star of the Dances,” became a favorite during the 1990s Banda craze. Led by former vocalist Ernesto Solano, they took over the radio waves with their debut album Tumbando Caña in 1994, which contained a number of hits including “El Alacran.”
THE WORLD’S BEST!
SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2025, 5 PM
$52 - $107
PREMIER PARTNER SPONSORED BY
Back by popular demand for a fourth, soon-tobe-sold-out appearance at the Gallo Center, RAIN – A Tribute to the Beatles is an electrifying journey through the iconic eras of Sgt. Pepper and Magical Mystery Tour in addition to songs from the early years all the way to Abbey Road. Together longer than The Beatles, RAIN has mastered every song, gesture, and nuance of the legendary foursome, delivering a totally live performance as infectious as it is transporting.
RAIN – A Tribute to the Beatles promises is an extraordinary journey that captivates hearts and inspires all generations.
WATCH A VIDEO!
SPEND A JAZZY SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH
CHRIS BOTTI
SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 2025, 5 PM
$42 - $107
Grammy Award-winning trumpeter Chris Botti has been one of the most popular instrumentalists in the world for nearly three decades. He’s collaborated with some of the biggest superstars on the planet, including Sting, Paul Simon, Barbra Streisand, Lady Gaga, Bette Midler, Joni Mitchell, Steven Tyler, Andrea Bocelli, Herbie Hancock, Yo-Yo Ma, and numerous others. Botti also has topped the jazz charts with numerous albums, earned multiple Gold and Platinum records, performed with symphony orchestras and on prestigious stages from Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood Bowl to the Sydney Opera House to...the Gallo Center!
MUSIC
AND LYRICS BY
BENNY ANDERSSON BJÖRN ULVAEUS
AND SOME SONGS WITH STIG ANDERSON
BOOK BY CATHERINE JOHNSON ORIGINALLY CONCEIVED BY JUDY CRAYMER DIRECTED BY MAGGIE SNIFFEN
JULY 24-27, 2025
4 PERFORMANCES ONLY
$18 - $53
TICKETS ON SALE APRIL 3!
PRESENTING PARTNER:
SPONSORED BY:
ABBA’s hits tell the hilarious story of a young woman’s search for her birth father. This sunny and funny tale unfolds on a Greek island paradise. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother’s past back to the island they last visited 20 years ago.
The story-telling magic of ABBA’s timeless songs propels this enchanting tale of love, laughter and friendship, creating an unforgettable show. A large cast, non-stop laughs and explosive dance numbers combine to make Mamma Mia! a guaranteed smash hit. A mother. A daughter. Three possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget!
YES Company is presented in partnership by the Gallo Center for the Arts and Stanislaus County Office of Education.
Mamma Mia! is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performances materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
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In Memory of Caleb Hurst
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The Begouns
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California State University, Stanislaus
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Intrinsic Elements -
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Intrinsic ElementsMichelle & Jerry Powers
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In Memory of Dr. Harvey F. Palitz
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In Memory of
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The Feeling of Home
THREE HUGE PERFORMERS ADDED TO
GERARDO ORTIZ
SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2025, 5 PM
$72 - $167
Gerardo Ortiz has revolutionized Banda and corrido music to become an admired household name among millions of fans who admire his charisma, talent and originality. Now this chart-topping, Grammy nominated Regional Mexican star is coming to Modesto to make his Gallo Center debut!
GEORGE LOPEZ
SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 2025
TWO PERFORMANCES: 5 PM & 8 PM!
$42 - $107
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George Lopez’s illustrious and multi-faceted career encompasses television, film, stand-up comedy, and late-night television. Lopez has broken ground for Latino comics by embracing his ethnicity, confronting racial stereotypes, and fighting for his community on and off the stage. WATCH
Comedy is subjective. The Gallo Center does not provide advisories or ratings about subject matter, as sensitivities greatly vary from person to person. We encourage the use of Google or YouTube to learn more about a show or performer before making a ticket purchase.
THE GALLO CENTER’S 24/25 SEASON!
JEFF FOXWORTHY
SUNDAY, JUNE 1, 2025, 5 PM
$72 - $147
First time at the Gallo Center! Jeff Foxworthy is one of the most respected and successful comedians in the country. He is the largestselling comedy recording artist in history, a multiple Grammy Award nominee, the star of numerous TV and radio shows, the best-selling author of more than 26 books, and of course a member of the enormously successful Blue Collar Comedy tours, films and broadcasts. Widely known for his redneck jokes, his act goes well beyond that to explore the humor in everyday family interactions and human nature, a style that has been compared to Mark Twain’s.
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Foxworthy is especially virtuosic in his physical comedy, his flights of fancy and lightning shifts of tone and mood, he blends all these elements effortlessly. He may define being redneck as possessing “a glorious lack of sophistication,” but the truth is that Foxworthy, for all his regularguy image, is a decidedly sophisticated artist.”
KEVIN THOMAS, LOS ANGELES TIMES
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHRISTINA GOMEZ, CHAIR OF THE BOARD
MARIE D. GALLO, PRESIDENT EMERITA†
JUNE ROGERS, DIRECTOR EMERITA
ALEX MARI, M.D., IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
GINGER JOHNSON, CHAIR ELECT
MEL BRADLEY
FALLON FERRIS
SARAH GROVER
CHAD HILLIGUS
MICHAEL KRAUSNICK
JAY KRISHNASWAMY
MICHELLE LEWIS
KATY MENGES
JUAN SÁNCHEZ MUÑOZ, PH.D.
DUNCAN RENO
TINA ROCHA
BRANT SCOTT
MICHAEL JOE SILVA
STEPHANIE GALLO TYLER
ANN M. VENEMAN
GEOFF WONG
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
TODD AARONSON
ANGELICA ANGUIANO
VICTOR BARRAZA
JOHN BELLIZZI
JENNIFER COELHO
KATHRYN DAVIS
DANIEL DEL REAL
ROBERT FANTAZIA
STACEY FILIPPI
ROBERT FORES
JULIAN GALLO
RYAN ROTH GALLO
DIANE GILBERT
ALLEN GRAYSON
EMMA GROVER
SABRINA HIGH
DOUG HIGHIET
LINDA HISCHIER
RONALD HOFFMANN
JOSE IBARRA
JAIME JIMENEZ
BRIAN KLINE
KEVIN LUTTENEGGER
VIRGINIA MADUENO
ROBERTO MARTINEZ
IVEY MAYOL
YOLANDA MERAZ
CHRIS MURPHY
SHARILYN NELSON
BILL NUNES JR.
RICHARD OGLE, PH.D.
GINO PATRIZIO
JOHANN RAMIREZ
ROSE MARIE REAVILL
JEFFREY REED
CATHERINE RHEE
CHRISTINE ROBERTS
ROSALEE RUSH
JOHN SCHNEIDER
KATE TROMPETTER
PHILIP TROMPETTER, PH.D.
AARON VALENCIA
COLLEEN F. VAN EGMOND
DOUG VILAS
SUE ZWAHLEN
FOUNDING TRUSTEES
IRENE ANGELO†
LILLY BANISADRE
CARL BOYETT†
JOAN CARDOZA
LORRAINE CARDOZA
SHEILA CARROLL
SUZANNE CASAZZA
PAUL DRAPER
RON EMERZIAN
ANN ENDSLEY
KENNI FRIEDMAN
LOUIS FRIEDMAN
DIANNE GAGOS
BARRY HIGHIET†
JOHN JACINTO
RANDY JALLI
CHRIS JOHNSON
GRACE LIEBERMAN†
ROY LEVIN, M.D.
ALEXANDRA LOEW
BILL MATTOS
TONY MISTLIN†
KATE NYEGAARD
RUTHANN OLSEN
JEANNE PERRY
JOHN C. PFEFFER, M.D.
NORM PORGES
CHRIS REED
JAMES REED
SUE ELLEN RITCHEY
DELSIE SCHRIMP
FRED A. SILVA
RAY SIMON
DELMAR R. TONGE, M.D.†
TOM VAN GRONINGEN, PH.D.
CAROL WHITESIDE†
JEREMIAH WILLIAMS
ALICE YIP † IN MEMORIAM
UPDATED 6/20/2024
Designed by Jessica Lopez Design
The Gallo Center for the Arts is a unique public/private partnership. Construction was funded jointly by the County Of Stanislaus, which owns the facility, and contributions from more than 4,000 individuals and businesses given to a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization which today operates the Center.
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