Gallo Center 24-25 Season Brochure

WELCOME TO THE 24/25 SEASON!

Dear Esteemed Patrons,

Welcome to the 24/25 Season at the Gallo Center for the Arts!

As we embark on this exciting journey, we are thrilled to present an extraordinary lineup of performances that promise to captivate, inspire, and entertain audiences of all ages and tastes. From the enchanting melodies of Broadway to the dynamic sounds of contemporary music, this season promises to be one for the books.

We are delighted to showcase a diverse array of talent, featuring some of the most acclaimed productions and artists in the world. Highlights of the season include Broadway sensations such as "Hadestown," "The Book of Mormon," and "Pretty Woman," promising unforgettable theatrical experiences that will leave you spellbound.

Additionally, we are honored to welcome the incomparable David Foster & Katharine McPhee, the groundbreaking duo Black Violin, country music icons LeAnn Rimes and Trace Adkins, uproarious comedians Nikki Glaser and Tom Papa, and the legendary Patti LuPone, returning to our stage with her unparalleled talent for the first time since she opened the Gallo Center in 2007.

For those seeking a bit of spiritual inspiration, we are privileged to present contemporary Christian artist Steven Curtis Chapman, whose music transcends boundaries and touches the soul. Furthermore, fans of Latin music will rejoice as we welcome Los Tucanes de Tijuana for a night of vibrant rhythms and infectious energy.

To kick off this remarkable season, we are thrilled to present Michael Feinstein's "My Tribute to Tony Bennett" featuring the Carnegie Hall Big Band—an unforgettable homage to one of the greatest voices in American music as part of our 24/25 Season Opening Gala on September 14.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to each of you for your unwavering support and enthusiasm for the arts. Your continued patronage allows us to bring world-class performances to our community and enrich the cultural tapestry of our region.

On behalf of the Gallo Center for the Arts, we thank you for joining us for what promises to be an unforgettable season of music, laughter, and inspiration. We look forward to sharing these extraordinary moments with you and creating memories that will last a lifetime.

Warmest regards,

Chad Hilligus Chief Executive Officer

Christina Gomez Board Chair

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CHRISTINA GOMEZ, CHAIR OF THE BOARD

MARIE D. GALLO, PRESIDENT EMERITA† ALEX MARI, M.D., IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR GINGER JOHNSON, CHAIR ELECT

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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FOUNDING TRUSTEES

GALLO CENTER TICKETING INFORMATION

TICKET OFFICE LOCATION & HOURS

1000 I Street, Modesto, CA 95354 (209) 338-2100

www.GalloArts.org

Monday – Friday: 10 AM – 6 PM

Saturday: Noon – 6 PM

Closed Sundays

Ticket Office opens two hours prior to all events

HOW TO BUY TICKETS

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WHERE TO PARK WHEN COMING TO THE CENTER

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GO AS A GROUP TO SAVE ON TICKETS

Many of the performances offered by the Gallo Center and its resident companies are available at discounted prices for groups. Contact Jesica Sanchez at (209) 338-5064 or jsanchez@galloarts.org for more information.

NO REFUND POLICY

The Gallo Center does not refund ticket purchases unless an event is cancelled and not rescheduled. Some exceptions may apply. No refunds or credits will be offered on previously purchased tickets if promotional prices are offered at a later date. Ticket fees are not included in credits or refunds because the Gallo Center has already incurred credit card fees and other costs to process initial orders. Learn more about our ticket policies at GalloArts.org.

HEALTH & SAFETY PROTOCOLS

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CONTENT ADVISORIES

The Gallo Center no longer provides advisories or ratings about subject matter, as sensitivities greatly vary from person to person. If you have concerns about show content, age-appropriateness or other subjects, contact the Ticket Office at (209) 338-2100 or ticketing@galloarts.org. We also recommend using Google or YouTube to learn more about a show or performer before making a purchase.

All programs, artists and ticket prices are subject to change. The Gallo Center strives for accuracy in its marketing communications, but occasionally typographical or other unintentional errors occur. The Center reserves the right to correct any errors at a patron’s time of purchase.

SEASON OPENING GALA!

MICHAEL FEINSTEIN:

MY TRIBUTE TO TONY BENNETT

FEATURING THE CARNEGIE HALL BIG BAND!

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2024, 8 PM SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES AVAILABLE NOW Call Kristen Kenyon at (209) 338-5032 for details!

Michael Feinstein and the Carnegie Hall Big Band pay a heartfelt tribute to the late Tony Bennett, bringing his iconic song catalog to life in a powerful symphony of sound.

Feinstein, “the singer and pianist known as the ambassador of the Great American Songbook,” (New York Times) honors his longtime friend with with revered classics such as “Because of You,” “Rags to Riches,” “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” “The Best is Yet To Come,” “I Get a Kick Out of You,” “Stranger in Paradise” and many more. The five-time Grammy Award-nominee’s dynamic interpretations, coupled with the grandeur of the big band, will make for an unforgettable gala event that celebrates one of the Gallo Center’s most acclaimed artists of all time!

AUGUST

David

SEASON OPENING GALA!

Michael Feinstein & The Carnegie Hall Big Band: My Tribute to Tony Bennett

Rodrigo y Gabriela

Steven Curtis Chapman

Celtic Thunder: Odyssey

Nikki Glaser

Henry Cho

23 Skidoo & The Secret Agency

FEBRUARY 2025

MARCH

Jeremy

Voyage:

Yuridia

Storm Large

Dear

Complexions

Dreamers' Circus

Step Afrika!

GCRC:

Rumours ATL: Fleetwood Mac Tribute

Delfeayo Marsalis & The Uptown Jazz Orchestra

Dragons & Mythical Beasts

Jeff Boyer's Big Bubble Bonanza

Velocity Irish Dance

Ballet Folklorico de Mexico

Ronstadt Revue

Isabel Leonard & Pablo Sainz Villegas

Ladies of Laughter

The Cher Show

iLuminate

OCTOBER 2024

Maria Bamford

LeAnn Rimes

Michael Carbonaro

The Office Trivia Show

With David Koechner ("Todd Packer")

Mariza

Black Violin

Nick Carter

Terri Clark

GCRC: 1984

Wayne Newton

Mariachi Los Camperos

Nurse Blake

NOVEMBER 2024

Los Tucanes De Tijuana

KC & The Sunshine Band

Dustbowl Revival:

Laurel Canyon Retrospective

Hadestown

Joshua Radin & Ron Pope

Tom Papa

MJ Live - Michael Jackson Tribute

Manual Cinema: Leonardo!

10,000 Maniacs

Disney's Encanto Sing-Along Film Concert

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Patti LuPone

Chris Botti

L.A. Theatre Works: A Room with a View

Charlie Chaplin's SMILE starring Philipe Quint

Champions of Magic

GCRC: 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Mariachi Sol de Mexico

DECEMBER 2024

Home for the Holidays

Pink Martini Christmas

Kenny G Christmas

Irish Christmas in America

Jane Monheit Christmas

GCRC: All Is Calm

Dave Koz Christmas

Some shows just break the mold. Some artists are in such high demand that it can take years to get them scheduled. Still others might be special projects or collaborations. We call these exceptional performances Special Engagements.

DONNY OSMOND: DIRECT FROM VEGAS

FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 2024, 7:30 PM • TICKETS: $79/109/129/159

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Last year, Donny Osmond put on one of the fastest-selling, most popular shows of the 23/24 season. Patron feedback was tremendous and it continued for months afterward. Now we are delighted to announce a return engagement of this worldwide music legend for the 24/25 season. Donny has sold more than 100 million records, received 33 gold records and has performed to millions of fans around the globe during his illustrious sixdecade long music career and shows no signs of stopping.

WAYNE NEWTON: UP CLOSE & PERSONAL

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2024, 7:30 PM • TICKETS: $49/69/89/109

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Legend. Icon. American Patriot. World renowned, recordsetting performer. More than 25,000 live performances in front of more than 40 million fans. The Midnight Idol. Mr. Entertainment. No other name or person is so defining, representative of or synonymous with Las Vegas and the entertainment capital of the world than Mr. Las Vegas himself...Wayne Newton celebrates personal freedom and encourages individual expression.

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ERIC MCCORMACK & LAURA BELL BUNDY

SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 2025, 7:30 PM • TICKETS: $49/69/79/89

Join us for an electrifying concert with Broadway and TV icons Eric McCormack and Laura Bell Bundy! Eric, celebrated for his Emmy-winning TV career and acclaimed Broadway roles, and Laura, a Tony-nominated powerhouse, will dazzle you with their charisma and incredible voices. Together, they bring their magnetic chemistry from “The Cottage" to the stage, promising a night of unforgettable entertainment that spans Broadway hits, cinematic charm, and chart-topping tunes. Don't miss this extraordinary duo, guaranteed to leave you spellbound!

ISABEL LEONARD & PABLO SAINZ VILLEGAS

SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2025, 7:30 PM • TICKETS: $39/59/79/89

Praised by Billboard as “the soul of the Spanish guitar,” Pablo Sainz-Villegas has become a worldwide sensation known as today's greatest guitarist. As described by The New York Times, his “virtuosic playing characterized by irresistible exuberance" conjures the passion, playfulness, drama, and rich musical heritage of his homeland. Isabel Leonard is a Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano who has performed leading roles on major stages around the world, including The Met Opera, La Scala, Vienna State Opera, Carnegie Hall, Salzburg Festival, The Kennedy Center…and the Gallo Center for the Arts!

AN EVENING WITH PATTI LUPONE: SONGS FROM A HAT

THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2025, 7:30 PM • TICKETS: $59/89/109/129

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Spend an evening with a true Broadway legend as three-time Tony Award-winner Patti LuPone presents a thrilling concert performance, Songs From a Hat, in which she selects her most famous and personal favorite songs from slips of paper in a top hat. Unscripted and full of hits! Ms. LuPone last appeared at the Gallo Center on September 14, 2007, performing at our grand opening with the Modesto Symphony Orchestra. We are beyond thrilled to welcome her back.

DANCE!

30TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2025, 7 PM • TICKETS: $39/59/69/79

Founded by Master Choreographer Dwight Rhoden and legendary Desmond Richardson, Complexions is reinventing dance through a groundbreaking mix of methods, styles and cultures. The company is one of the most recognized, diverse, inclusive and respected brands in

Ballet Folklórico de México brings together the music, dance and costumes of Mexican folklore from pre-Colombian civilizations through the modern era. Dozens of supremely talented dancers who have toured across Mexico and the world put on a thrilling performance.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2025, 7 PM

TICKETS: $39/49/59/79

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Step Afrika! blends percussive ‘step’ dance styles practiced by historically African American fraternities and sororities, traditional African dances, and an array of contemporary dance and art forms, into an explosion of pure energy that leaves audiences with their hearts pounding.

SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 2025, 5 PM

TICKETS: $39/49/59/79

Velocity is a bold and blazing tap performance for the ages. Choreographed by the “Fastest Feet in the World," James Devine and 5-time World Irish Dance Champion David Geaney, illustrious Irish hoofers come together to tackle impossible scuffles, shuffles and every time step in-between.

FREE BALCONY TALKS!

Complexions, Step Afrika! and Velocity Irish Dance all feature pre-show Balcony Talks about each performance, led by Central West Ballet Artistic Director René Daveluy and members of the companies. Balcony Talks are free to ticket holders and begin one hour prior to show time.

Every season, a few hidden gems emerge that take patrons by surprise with their charm, creativity, and unconventionality. Gallo Center CEO Chad Hilligus has curated a unique series of such performances by world-class, perhaps less well-known artists, to expand one’s cultural experience. Chad’s Picks are innovative, soul-stirring performances intended to inspire you to take a chance and think outside the box. You might surprise yourself, but you definitely won’t be disappointed.

RODRIGO Y GABRIELA

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2024, 5 PM • TICKETS: $39/59/79/99

Grammy Award-winning duo Rodrigo y Gabriela grew up on an eclectic mix of classic rock, heavy metal and flamenco, a rare alchemy of influences that still informs their work today. Developing their distinct breed of guitar music, Rodrigo y Gabriela quickly gained recognition for their extraordinary live show, now globally renowned. Among their many successes are performing at The White House for the President and First Lady of Mexico at a 2010 event hosted by Barack Obama and headlining the Jazz World stage at Glastonbury.

JANE MONHEIT CHRISTMAS

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2024, 5 PM • TICKETS: $39/49/69

Jane Monheit, one of jazz music's best-loved voices, is a self-described Christmas fanatic. She is bringing a warm and fuzzy holiday concert to stir up feelings of nostalgia, family and home. Jane will perform a personally curated collection of holiday songs, including time-honored seasonal favorites, with lush arrangements and intimate vocals. She aims to welcome us all into the merriest time of all. This will be Jane’s debut performance at the Gallo Center!

ERIC MCCORMACK & LAURA BELL BUNDY

SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 2025, 7:30 PM • TICKETS: $49/69/79/89

Join us for an electrifying concert with Broadway and TV icons Eric McCormack and Laura Bell Bundy! Eric, celebrated for his Emmy-winning TV career and acclaimed Broadway roles, and Laura, a Tony-nominated powerhouse, will dazzle you with their charisma and incredible voices. Together, they bring their magnetic chemistry from Broadway’s “The Cottage" to the stage, promising a night of unforgettable entertainment that spans Broadway hits, cinematic charm, and chart-topping tunes.

DREAMERS' CIRCUS

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2025, 7 PM • TICKETS: $49/59/69

A new driving force in Nordic world music is the young Danish trio, Dreamers' Circus. Contemporary and endlessly innovative in their approach, they draw inspiration from the deep traditions of folk music in the region and reshape them into something bright, shiny and new. Dreamers' Circus are Nikolaj Busk on piano and accordion, Ale Carr on Nordic cittern and Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen on violin. They display inventiveness and talent in their approach to performances that include music from Denmark and Sweden as well as Finland, Norway and the far reaches of the windswept Faroe Islands. The ensemble has won five prestigious Danish Music Awards.

DELFEAYO MARSALIS & THE UPTOWN JAZZ ORCHESTRA

SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 2025, 5 PM • TICKETS: $29/39/59/79

Jazz master and Grammy Award-winning trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis formed the Uptown Jazz Orchestra (UJO) to keep important jazz music traditions alive, including riff-playing, spontaneous group improvisations, and collective New Orleans instrumental polyphony. At the time, Marsalis realized that the New Orleans music community was lacking the infusion of young homegrown talent outside of the great brass band tradition, and chose to form an orchestra that could present traditional, classic, and modern compositions with authenticity. Since that time, UJO has grown into one of the premier large ensembles in the world, touring locally, nationally and internationally.

DREAMERS' CIRCUS

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2025, 7 PM TICKETS: $49/59/69

A new driving force in Nordic world music is the young Danish trio, Dreamers' Circus. Contemporary and endlessly innovative in their approach, they draw inspiration from the deep traditions of folk music in the region and reshape them into something bright, shiny and new. Dreamers' Circus are Nikolaj Busk on piano and accordion, Ale Carr on Nordic cittern and Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen on violin.

ISABEL LEONARD & PABLO SAINZ VILLEGAS

SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2025, 7:30 PM TICKETS: $39/59/79/89

Isabel Leonard is a Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano who has performed leading roles in every major opera house in the world including The Met Opera, La Scala, and Vienna State Opera.

Praised by Billboard as “the soul of the Spanish guitar,” Pablo SainzVillegas has become a worldwide sensation known as today's greatest guitarist. This is going to be one magical, unforgettable night!

CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S SMILE STARRING PHILIPE QUINT

SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2025, 7 PM • TICKETS: $39/49/69

This is a multimedia recital performance in which Grammy Award-nominated classical violinist Philipe Quint 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, this show reveals the enduring relevance of the actor's comedy in today's society.

HOMEGROWN TALENT!

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2025, 7 PM • TICKETS: $39/49/69

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Modesto native Jeremy Stolle is a recording artist and concert singer renowned for his long-running role as the Phantom in Broadway's The Phantom of the Opera. Recently, Jeremy starred in the Disney theatricals pre-Broadway production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Other theater credits include Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Camelot and Beauty and the Beast. Please join us in welcoming back one of our town's favorite sons!

SWEAT BY LYNN NOTTAGE

FRIDAY & SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7 & 8, 2025, 7 PM

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2025, 2 PM TICKETS: $25/35/45

Sankofa Theatre Company, the valley’s only African American theatre company, presents the winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama written by Lynn Nottage. Filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, Sweat tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets, and laughs while working together on the factory floor. But when layoffs and picket lines begin to chip away at their trust, the friends find themselves pitted against each other in a heart-wrenching fight to stay afloat.

Audience Advisory: This production contains violence, racist and other discriminatory language, and references to suicide and drug use.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2025, 7 PM • TICKETS: $29/39/49

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The Alex Lucero Band, originally from Oakdale and now based in Santa Cruz, is comprised of multigenerational members who perform a unique fusion of Soul, Funk, Jazz Fusion, Rock and Roots Americana. The band has made their mark in multiple European cities along with New York, Boston and other main stages throughout California. Named Santa Cruz County's best band two years running, they released their most recent album, the all-original Same Moon, in 2023. The band's live performances are electrifying!

BROADWAY TOURS!

24/25 BROADWAY TOURS PRESENTED BY

TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 & 13, 2024, 7 PM TICKETS: $59/89/99/109/129

Welcome to HADESTOWN , where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards including Best Musical and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, this acclaimed new show from celebrated singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and innovative director Rachel Chavkin (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) is a love story for today... and always.

Intertwining two mythic tales — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone — HADESTOWN is a haunting and hopeful theatrical experience that grabs you and never lets go.

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, JANUARY 15 & 16, 2025, 7 PM • TICKETS: $59/89/99/109/129

The New York Times calls it “the best musical of this century." The Washington Post says, “It is the kind of evening that restores your faith in musicals." And Entertainment Weekly says, “Grade A: the funniest musical of all time." Jimmy Fallon of The Tonight Show calls it "Genius. Brilliant. Phenomenal." It's THE BOOK OF MORMON, the nine-time Tony Award-winning Best Musical

This outrageous musical comedy follows the adventures of a mismatched pair of missionaries, sent halfway across the world to spread the Good Word. With standing room only productions in London, on Broadway, and across North America, THE BOOK OF MORMON has truly become an international sensation. Contains explicit language. For more information, visit TheBookOfMormonTour.com.

Beginning June 3, 2024, the public may purchase tickets as part of a package of five or more shows. Individual show tickets for THE BOOK OF MORMON go on sale Monday, June 17, 2024.

TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 & 19, 2025, 7 PM TICKETS: $59/89/99/109/129

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Declared “one of the most remarkable shows in musical theater history” by The Washington Post, DEAR EVAN HANSEN is the first musical to take a groundbreaking look—from the point of view of both the parents and young people—at our complex, interconnected, and social media-filled lives.

Evan Hansen is a high school student who always feels like he’s on the outside looking in. Evan finally gets what so many of us are searching for—the chance to finally fit in. What follows is a poignant, funny and powerful musical about how even though it can be hard, we can find each other—and ourselves—along the way.

Including some of the most iconic musical theatre songs from the last decade, including “You Will Be Found,” “Waving Through A Window,” and “For Forever,” DEAR EVAN HANSEN features an uplifting score by the Tony , Grammy, and Oscar-winning team behind The Greatest Showman and La La Land, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Tony Award-winner Steven Levenson.

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, MARCH 5 & 6, 2025, 7 PM TICKETS: $59/89/99/109/129

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PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL , based on one of Hollywood’s most beloved romantic stories of all time, springs to life with a powerhouse creative team led by two-time Tony Award-winning director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell (Hairspray, Kinky Boots, Legally Blonde).

PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL features an original score by Grammy winner Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance (“Summer of ’69”, “Heaven” ), and a book by the movie’s legendary director Garry Marshall and screenwriter J. F. Lawton. PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL will lift your spirits and light up your heart. “If you love the movie, you’ll love the musical!” (BuzzFeed News).

Are you ready to fall in love all over again?

Photo: Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade

BROADWAY TOURS!

24/25 BROADWAY TOURS PRESENTED BY

TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 & 26, 2025, 7 PM TICKETS: $59/89/99/109/129

Superstars come and go. Cher is forever. For six straight decades, only one unstoppable force has flat-out dominated popular culture - breaking down barriers, pushing boundaries and letting nothing and no one stand in her way.

CHER SHOW is the Tony Award-winning musical of her story, and it's packed with so much Cher that it takes three women to play her: the kid starting out, the glam pop star, and the icon.

THE CHER SHOW is 35 smash hits, six decades of stardom, two rock-star husbands, a Grammy, an Oscar, an Emmy, and enough Tony Award-winning Bob Mackie gowns to cause a sequin shortage in New York City, all in one unabashedly fabulous new musical that will have audiences dancing in the aisles!

YOUR SUPPORT MATTERS!

Join our donor family today! The Gallo Center offers a wide range of benefits to enhance your experience of the performing arts presented here in our community. Plus, our donors help the Gallo Center continue our important work of providing arts education for local students and presenting diverse and innovative programming throughout the season.

JANE MONHEIT CHRISTMAS

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2024, 5 PM • TICKETS: $39/49/69

One of jazz's best-loved voices, Jane Monheit is a self-described Christmas fanatic who is bringing a warm and fuzzy holiday concert to stir up feelings of nostalgia, family and home. Jane will perform a personally-curated collection of holiday songs, including time-honored seasonal favorites, with lush arrangements and intimate vocals.

DAVE KOZ & FRIENDS

CHRISTMAS TOUR 2024 WITH SPECIAL GUESTS

MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2024, 7:30 PM • TICKETS: $49/69/89/99

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He’s a perennial favorite at the Gallo Center, so much so that he’s appeared here more times than any other artist. Year after year, this smooth jazz giant absolutely delights patrons with a treasure trove of holiday favorites along with hits from each of the artists' catalogues. Dave's special guests are to be announced.

DELFEAYO MARSALIS & THE UPTOWN JAZZ ORCHESTRA

SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 2025, 5 PM • TICKETS: $29/39/59/79

Grammy Award-winning trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis formed the Uptown Jazz Orchestra (UJO) to keep important jazz music traditions alive. Since then, UJO has grown into one of the premier large ensembles in the world, releasing three recordings to critical acclaim, and touring locally, nationally, and internationally.

CHRIS BOTTI

SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 2025, 5 PM • TICKETS: $39/69/79/99

Grammy-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, and Chris 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.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 2024, 7:30 PM • TICKETS: $69/89/109/129

The basic sound of this regional Mexican band from Sinaloa is rooted in tradition, adorned with high-register horns, tuba, and rich vocal harmonies. They scored their first international hit in 2010 with "Ando Bien Pedo," and since then they consistently appear inside the Top 20 on most Latin charts.

RODRIGO Y GABRIELA

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2024, 5 PM • TICKETS: $39/59/79/99

Grammy Award-winning duo Rodrigo y Gabriela grew up on an eclectic mix of classic rock, heavy metal and flamenco, a rare alchemy of influences that still informs their work today. Thanks to their distinct breed of guitar music, they have quickly gained recognition for their extraordinary live show,

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Mariachi Los Camperos—led by Jesús “Chuy" Guzmán and considered by many to be among the finest mariachi ensembles in the world—is returning to the Gallo Center for another wonderful Dia de Los Muertos celebration! This Grammy Award-winning ensemble is renowned for its authenticity and legacy.

LOS TUCANES DE TIJUANA

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2024, 5 PM • TICKETS: $69/99/129/149

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One of the most acclaimed norteño acts in the world, with more than 25 million albums sold worldwide, this quartet’s ballads and dance tracks feature doubleentendres and lyrical stories representing realities of life for many Latinos, including original narcorridos about the exploits of outlaws and drug lords.

MARIACHI SOL DE MEXICO A MERRY-ACHI CHRISTMAS

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2024, 7:30 PM

TICKETS: $29/39/59/69

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Founder José Hernandez and his Mariachi Sol de México have a history as rich and colorful as mariachi music itself. Maestro Hernández has received eleven Grammy Award nominations for his work as producer and arranger with this ensemble as well as America's first all-female mariachi, Reyna de Los Ángeles.

YURIDIA

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 5 PM • TICKETS: $59/79/89/109

This immensely popular Mexican singer is returning to the Gallo Center for the first time since 2016! Yuridia gained fame as the second place finisher in the fourth season of a reality television show, La Academia, which launched her career and led to millions of recordings sold. Indeed, by age 19 Yuridia had become one of the highest-selling artists in Mexico. Her debut album sold over 1,500,000 copies. She even has even out-sold such artists as Luis Miguel and Juan Gabriel. Today she is one of the most successful and most listened-to Mexican artists on digital platforms.

THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2025, 7 PM

TICKETS: $39/49/59/69

Ballet Folklórico de México is returning to the United States for an extended multi-city tour featuring performances of the company's classic choreography! The company has developed choreography for 40 ballets, and showcased dozens of supremely talented folk dancers who have performed extensively across Mexico and the world.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2024, 7:30 PM TICKETS: $39/59/69/79

Celtic Thunder is one of most popular shows in the Gallo Center's history. "Odyssey" is their fascinating new exploration of Irish music and culture, firmly grounded in the ensemble's impressive history, while ambitiously forging new paths and weaving a rich tapestry of emotional and musical tones.

MARIZA

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2024, 5 PM • TICKETS: $29/39/59/79

Fado superstar Mariza was first a local phenomenon in Lisbon. Today her name echos across borders. Heiress to the state of mind of the Portuguese people, Mariza transcends even her own name, serving as an ambassador of her nation in her own right with every note, every song and every concert.

IRISH CHRISTMAS IN AMERICA

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2024, 7 PM • TICKETS: $39/49/69

A family-friendly holiday show with lively instrumental tunes on fiddle, flute, uilleann pipes and harp, it also features thrilling Irish old-style dancing from Samantha Harvey along with singer Caitríona Sherlock, a stunning example of the very best of new Irish female vocal talent.

DREAMERS' CIRCUS

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2025, 7 PM • TICKETS: $49/59/69

This trio is a driving new musical force in Denmark, drawing inspiration from the deep traditions of Nordic folk music and reshaping them into something bright, shiny and new. They are Nikolaj Busk on piano and accordion, Ale Carr on Nordic cittern and Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen on violin.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 2024, 5 PM • TICKETS: $79/99/129/149

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In a pop culture world defined by its perpetual changes, the partnership of singer songwriter Pat Benatar and producer-musician Neil Giraldo has been a potent, steadfast union that has soared to the top of the charts “We Belong,” “Invincible,” “Love Is a Battlefield,” “Heartbreaker” and more!

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2024, 7:30 PM TICKETS: $39/59/69/89

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Sparking his career at the age of 12, Nick Carter quickly became an international pop superstar as the youngest member of the iconic boy band, Backstreet Boys. With his boyish good looks and heartthrob status, Carter's 30-year entertainment journey has extended to a successful solo career, as well!

10,000

MANIACS

FEATURING SOPHIE B. HAWKINS

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2024, 7:30 PM TICKETS: $69/89/109/129

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KC and the Sunshine Band are still as widely popular today as they were when they first danced into the music scene 50 years ago, when they developed a unique fusion of R&B and funk that led to an amazing string of hits including “Get Down Tonight," “That's The Way (I Like It)" and “Shake Your Booty."

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2024, 7:30 PM TICKETS: $39/49/59/79

Most artists can only dream of the level of long-term success enjoyed by cornerstone alternative band 10,000 Maniacs. This live show embraces their entire catalog of greatest hits and fan favorites, and they’ll be joined by vibrant, trailblazing artist Sophie B. Hawkins (“Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover")!

ULTIMATE 70'S REUNION:

ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION, FIREFALL & WALTER EGAN

SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 2025, 7:30 PM • TICKETS: $39/49/69/89

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Talk about memories! Southern rock pioneers Atlanta Rhythm Section (“So Into You,” “Imaginary Lover”) sharing a stage with country rockers Firefall ("It Doesn't Matter," "Just Remember I Love You"), joined by soft rocker Walter Egan (“Magnet and Steel.”) Wow!

NIKKI GLASER

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2024, 7:30 PM • TICKETS: $39/59/79/99/199*

*$199 TICKET INCLUDES POST-SHOW MEET & GREET.

DISCOUNTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE ON THESE TICKETS.

For nearly two decades at clubs across the country, and as the host of three hit podcasts, Nikki Glaser has been honing her shockingly honest, no-holds barred comedy. She has solidified herself as one of comedy’s funniest voices, joking about her most humiliating moments as a woman in the modern world.

THE OFFICE TRIVIA WITH "TODD PACKER"

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2024, 7 PM • TICKETS: $39/49/69

What’s up my trivia nerds? Test your knowledge of The Office with the PackMan himself, David Koechner. Teams will compete for prizes – while also hearing behind-the-scenes stories from David about playing the hit show’s favorite obnoxious paper salesman (and Michael’s bff), Todd Packer. After multiple trivia rounds, top teams will need to channel their favorite The Office characters and test their acting chops in order to be crowned – by David –trivia champions. The show also features a Q&A, meet and greet and pictures with the Pack-Man! This event is approximately 90 minutes.

HENRY CHO: FROM HERE TO THERE TOUR 2024

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2024, 7 PM • TICKETS: $29/39/49

Last February, comedian Henry Cho became the 229th member of The Grand Ole Opry. That prestigious honor hasn’t been bestowed on a comedian since 1973. The Gallo Center is delighted to congratulate Henry, and to welcome this popular family- and Christian-friendly comedian back to Modesto!

MARIA BAMFORD

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2024, 7 PM • TICKETS: $39/49/59

Maria Bamford is revered for her deeply personal and experimental comedy about mental illness. She starred in the surreal, semi-autobiographical Netflix comedy series

Lady Dynamite, about a comedian who suffers a nervous breakdown, and also stars in three unconventional hour-long stand-up specials.

TOM PAPA: GOOD STUFF TOUR

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2024, 7:30 PM • TICKETS: $39/49/59/69

With more than 20 years as a stand-up comedian, he is one of the country’s top comedic voices, finding success as an actor, host, and author, in film, TV, radio and podcasts as well as on stage. Tom Papa has had five highly-rated stand-up specials on Netflix including his most recent special, What a Day!

NURSE BLAKE

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2024, 7 PM • TICKETS: $39/49/59/69

PREMIER PARTNER:

Calling all healthcare providers! This nurse, creator, advocate, touring comedian and viral sensation uses his unique experiences for a fun-filled comedy event that celebrates the hard work of healthcare heroes. He is truly a one-of-a-kind entertainer with a career pivot not even he could have expected!

LADIES OF LAUGHTER

SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2025, 7 PM • TICKETS: $29/39/49

After a sold-out audience laughed their faces off during this show last March, Ladies of Laughter Funny & Fabulous Tour just had to return. It’s a perfect girls-night-out show that will include Stephanie Blum, a former psychologist from Brooklyn who “couldn’t care less.” Her sarcastic irreverence is hilarious!

THE OFFICE TRIVIA WITH "TODD PACKER"

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2024, 7 PM • TICKETS: $39/49/69

What’s up my trivia nerds? Test your knowledge of The Office with the Pack-Man himself, David Koechner. Teams will compete for prizes – while also hearing behind-the-scenes stories from David about playing the hit show’s favorite obnoxious paper salesman (and Michael’s bff), Todd Packer. After multiple trivia rounds, top teams will need to channel their favorite The Office characters and test their acting chops in order to be crowned – by David – trivia champions. The show also features a Q&A, meet and greet and pictures with the Pack-Man! This event is approximately 90 minutes.

SPEAKERS WHO MAKE YOU LAUGH. COMICS WHO MAKE YOU THINK.

GARRISON KEILLOR

SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 2025, 5 PM • TICKETS: $49/59/69

PRESENTED BY:

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Garrison Keillor Tonight is an evening of stand-up, storytelling, audience song, and poetry. One man, one microphone. There are sung sonnets, limericks and musical jokes, and the thread that runs through it is the beauty of growing old. Despite the inconvenience, old age brings the contentment of LESS IS MORE. Your mistakes and big ambitions are behind you, nothing left to prove, and small things give you great pleasure because that's what's left.

TIME TO THANK: AN EVENING WITH STEVE GUTTENBERG

FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2025, 7:30 PM • TICKETS: $39/49/59/69

This special evening will make you feel the impossible is possible. Coming from New York, a sincere and ambitious boy left his family at 17 years old, his parents having given him two weeks in Hollywood to become a movie star. Actor Steve Guttenberg’s hit-the-ground-running attitude propelled him to a career spanning four decades. The stories of Steve's ascent are funny, meaningful and full of the love he has for his family, as told in his book, “Time to Thank," about their end-of-life caregiving for Stanley Guttenberg— Husband, Father, Army Ranger, NYPD Police Officer, Engineer and Accountant.

AN EVENING WITH PATTI LUPONE: SONGS FROM A HAT

MICHAEL CARBONARO

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2024, 7 PM • TICKETS: $39/49/59/69

Best known for the hit TV series, The Carbonaro Effect, Michael Carbonaro has been a performing magician since his youth. He entertains audiences through a variety of theatrical mediums, including hiddencamera magic, which he wowed audiences frequently with on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2025, 7:30 PM • TICKETS: $59/89/109/129

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Spend an evening with a true Broadway legend as threetime Tony Award-winner Patti LuPone presents a thrilling concert performance, Songs From a Hat, in which she selects her most famous and personal favorite songs from slips of paper in a top hat. Unscripted and full of hits! Ms. LuPone last appeared at the Gallo Center on September 14, 2007, performing at our grand opening with the Modesto Symphony Orchestra. We are beyond thrilled to welcome her back.

DAVID FOSTER & KATHARINE MCPHEE

TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2025, 7:30 PM TICKETS: $59/89/109/129

Master songwriter/producer David Foster and acclaimed TV and Broadway star Katharine McPhee are bringing their LIVE show back to the Center, packed with David's hits from Chicago, Whitney Houston, and more, along with Katharine's biggest songs from American Idol, Smash and Waitress. What a night!

BLACK VIOLIN

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2024, 7:30 PM • TICKETS: $39/49/69/79

Two-time Grammy-nominated duo Black Violin is brought to life by Kev Marcus and Wil Baptiste, invoking a mystifying musical fusion of exquisite classical sounds and exhilarating hip-hop beats. A concert performance that boldly merges centuries of music and unites audiences with a message of hope and possibility. Fans can expect to be immersed in a sound that transcends categories and celebrates ingenuity and ambition, proving anything is possible.

STORM LARGE

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2025, 5 PM • TICKETS: $39/49/69

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Storm Large: musician, actor, playwright, author, awesome. She shot to national prominence as a finalist on Rock Star: Supernova, where despite having been eliminated one week before the finale, Storm built a fan base that follows her around the world to this day. She also was a hit on America's Got Talent.

SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2025, 4 PM • TICKETS: $39/59/89/99

Following a decade touring the world as one of the most successful magic shows in history, the Champions Of Magic team are back with an explosive ALL NEW show featuring thrilling and mind-bending illusions. Fusing their skills in grand scale magic, a flair for spectacle and undeniable showmanship, this interactive, high-energy show is sure to entertain the entire family. Combining their signature humor with groundbreaking magic, the world’s only team of illusionists present a brand-new production unlike anything that has come before.

“Dazzles audiences with a show like no other!” — Broadway World

STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2024, 7 PM TICKETS: $39/49/59/79/100*

*$100 TICKET INCLUDES PRE-SHOW MEET & GREET. DISCOUNTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE ON THESE TICKETS.

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In a career that has spanned more than three decades, Steven Curtis Chapman is the most awarded artist in Christian music history. With 59 Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, five Grammy Awards, and a historic fifty No. 1 singles, he has sold more than seventeen million albums with ten certified Gold or Platinum albums to his credit.

HENRY CHO FROM HERE TO THERE TOUR 2024

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2024, 7 PM • TICKETS: $29/39/49

In February, clean comedian Henry Cho was inducted as the 229th member of The Grand Ole Opry. This prestigious honor has not been extended to a comedian since 1973. The Gallo Center is delighted to congratulate Henry, and to welcome this Christian-friendly comedian back to Modesto! He sold out last time; he will again.

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS BRYSON,

ADAMS, STUDDARD & REINHART!

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2024, 5 PM TICKETS: $39/59/69/89

Home for the Holidays stars two-time Grammy Award-winner and twotime Academy Award-winner Peabo Bryson; four-time Grammy Awardnominee Oleta Adams; American Idol winner and Grammy Award-nominee Ruben Studdard; and double-platinum recording artist Haley Reinhart. That’s what you call star-studded!

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2025, 7:30 PM • TICKETS: $39/59/69/79

Take 6, heralded by music legend Quincy Jones as the “baddest vocal cats on the planet!," is the quintessential a cappella group. Six virtuosic voices unite in crystal clear harmony, against a backdrop of syncopated rhythms, innovative arrangements, and funky grooves that bubble into an intoxicating brew of gospel, jazz, R&B, and pop.

RESIDENT COMPANY

CENTRAL WEST BALLET 24/25 SEASON

FRIDAY & SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 & 19, 2024, 7 PM • TICKETS: $40/42/$44

$32 SENIOR & STUDENT DISCOUNT IN SECTION C ONLY

Journey to Victorian England as Count Dracula makes a comeback at the Gallo Center! With thrilling dance scenes and captivating staging, the master of terror awaits. Experience Bram Stoker's worldwide sensational novel all over again. Dare to see this Halloween ballet experience complete with an original and haunting music score. If you loved CWB's Frankenstein, come see the ballet that took the audience by storm previously. Dracula is your ticket to a journey into fear!

SENSORY FRIENDLY PERFORMANCE, DECEMBER 11, 2024, 12 PM • TICKETS: $7

DECEMBER 13, 2024, 7 PM

DECEMBER 14, 2024, 2 PM & 7 PM

DECEMBER 15, 2024, 2 PM TICKETS: $27/45/50/58/73

DECEMBER 21, 2024, 2 PM & 7 PM

DECEMBER 22, 2024, 2 PM

$22 SENIOR & STUDENT DISCOUNT IN SECTION E ONLY

Your holidays won't be complete without The Nutcracker ! Featuring beautiful sets, backdrops, and danced with heartwarming energy, this magical tradition is a perfect holiday card for the whole family to cherish! Always new, always magical! Follow Clara's adventure to the Land of the Sugar Plum Fairy with all the characters you love! Don't forget our Boutique in the lobby and our Sugar Plum Fairy Parties on stage after select matinées, where children can meet their favorite characters!

NUTCRACKER IN JAZZ!

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2024, 7 PM • TICKETS: $45/50/58/73

TICKET INCLUDES A POST-PERFORMANCE RECEPTION

The perfect companion to our classic Nutcracker, Nutcracker in Jazz ! is a holiday special that swings the night away with big band Christmas music and jazz. Make your magical season complete with Nutcracker in Jazz ! As always, your tickets include a gorgeous reception in the Marie Damrell Gallo Grand Lobby of the Center after the performance! All for one night only!

SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2025, 2 PM

TICKETS: $25 ORCHESTRA PIT; $20 ALL OTHER SEATS

You are onstage! The Central West Ballet Academy students showcase their talents in a variety of dance styles. All academy classes appear onstage from the youngest to graduating levels. It’s an opportunity to see the next generation of talented dancers right here in the Central Valley!

FRIDAY & SATURDAY, MARCH 14 & 15, 2025, 7 PM • TICKETS: $40/42/44

All aboard for romance and swashbuckling adventures! Pirates is the allure of the high seas, the tragedy of being marooned, and the romance of Port Royal. If that isn't enough, come aboard Captain Hook's ship as he plots his revenge on his famous nemesis! And, brush off your cowboy hat and ride into the sunset! Cowboys is a visit to the old west, an exciting saloon fight and a journey south of the border to a Dia de los Muertos celebration. Hang on to the edge of your seat as a fearless hero saves a damsel from an oncoming train in this one of kind show! With original music scores and colorful costumes, Pirates & Cowboys is delightful entertainment for everyone!

THE SLEEPING BEAUTY

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, MAY 17 & 18, 2025, 2 PM

TICKETS: $27/45/50/58/73 • $22 SENIOR & STUDENT DISCOUNT IN SECTION E ONLY

The grandest of them all! A pageant in the gorgeous tradition of story ballets. See all the greatest fairytale characters attend Princess Aurora's wedding: Cinderella, Puss in Boots and the White Cat, Tom Thumb and Little Red Riding Hood! Truly a feast for the eyes, from the glittering Fairies to the famous entrance of Maleficent and on through the enchanted forest. The Sleeping Beauty will dazzle everyone! Shop our Sleeping Beauty Boutique in the lobby and attend our Fairytale Parties on stage after each matinée where you can meet your favorite characters!

24/25 GCRC SEASON PRESENTED BY:

1984

ADAPTED BY ROBERT OWENS, WILTON E. HALL JR. AND WILLIAM A. MILES JR.

FROM THE NOVEL BY GEORGE ORWELL DIRECTED BY LAURA DICKINSON-TURNER

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2024, 7 PM

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2024, 2 PM & 7 PM TICKETS: $25/35/45

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2024, 2 PM

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This stage adaptation of 1984 is true to the novel in which Orwell depicts with great power the horrors of man’s fate in a society where Big Brother is always watching—where everything that is not prohibited is compulsory. GCRC presents a theatrical event that is both powerful and disturbingly provocative. Orwell himself once said, “I do not believe that the kind of society I describe necessarily will arrive, but I believe that something resembling it could arrive. The moral to be drawn from the dangerous nightmare situation is a simple one: Don’t let it happen. It depends on you.”

ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914

WRITTEN BY PETER ROTHSTEIN

VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS BY ERICK LICHTE AND TIMOTHY C. TAKACH

DIRECTED BY ROBERTA INSCHO MUSIC DIRECTED BY POLLY VASCHÉ

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2024, 7:30 PM

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2024, 3 PM

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2024, 7:30 PM TICKETS: $25/35/45

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2024, 3 PM

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2024, 3 PM

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The Western Front: Christmas 1914. Out of the violence of World War I, a silence, then a song. A German soldier steps into No Man’s Land singing “Stille Nacht.” Thus begins an extraordinary night of camaraderie, music, and peace. An a cappella chorale, All Is Calm is a remarkable true story in the words and songs of the men who lived it.

PRESENTING GALLO CENTER

BOEING BOEING

WRITTEN BY MARC CAMOLETTI

TRANSLATED BY BEVERLEY CROSS AND FRANCIS EVANS

DIRECTED BY TRACI SPRAGUE

FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025, 7 PM

SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 2025, 2 PM & 7 PM

SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 2025, 2 PM

SPONSORED BY:

TICKETS: $25/35/45

Boeing Boeing is a 1960s French farce adapted for the English-speaking stage that features self-styled Parisian lothario Bernard, who has Italian, German, and American fiancées, each a beautiful airline hostess with frequent “layovers.” He keeps “one up, one down, and one pending” until unexpected schedule changes bring all three to Paris, and Bernard’s apartment, at the same time. This hysterical comedy became a celebrated film starring Jerry Lewis and Tony Curtis.

THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY WILLIAM FINN, BOOK BY RACHEL SHEINKIN

CONCEIVED BY REBECCA FELDMAN, ADDITIONAL MATERIAL BY JAY REISS

DIRECTED BY RYAN FOY

MUSIC DIRECTED BY JAMIE JOHNS

SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2025, 7 PM

SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2025, 2 PM

FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2025, 7 PM

SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2025, 2 PM

SUNDAY, MAY 18, 2025, 2 PM

SPONSORED BY:

TICKETS: $25/35/45

Winner of the Tony and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Book, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee has charmed audiences across the country with its effortless wit and humor. An eclectic group of six kids vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens spell their way through a series of (potentially made-up) words, hoping never to hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life unaffirming "ding" of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Six spellers enter; one speller leaves a champion! At least the losers get a juice box.

SAVE 15% WHEN YOU BUY TICKETS TO ALL FOUR SHOWS! Get 15% savings on tickets to Gallo Center Repertory Company performances by purchasing your tickets for the full season of all four shows! Individual show ticket discounts will not be available during the 24/25 season. Buy the season now to guarantee the best seats at the lowest prices!

Ticket purchases are non-refundable. Season packages include a $25 subscription fee. Exchanges for GCRC season tickets or individual GCRC performances may be made for 24/25 Gallo Center-presented shows only.

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MANUAL CINEMA: LEONARDO! A WONDERFUL SHOW ABOUT A TERRIBLE MONSTER

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2024, 6:30 PM

TICKETS: $29/39/49

Leonardo is a terrible monster. He tries so hard to be scary, but he just…isn't. Will he ever get to be one? That’s the story of this hip, fanciful show from the Emmy Award-winning Manual Cinema performance collective, design studio and film/video production company. The performance uses hundreds of illustrated paper puppets, large book pages, two-dimensional props, furry monster puppets and songs to bring Mo Willems' book to life. Like television’s Rocky & Bullwinkle or Fractured Fairy Tales, on the surface Leonardo! is for kids, but deep down it’s sneaky grown up fun, too!

ENCANTO: THE SING ALONG FILM CONCERT SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2024, 7 PM TICKETS: $29/49/69/89

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Encanto lovers of all ages have the opportunity to sing along with their favorite Grammy® Award-winning songs performed by a live band while watching the full film! The concert includes all the music of the Academy Award-winning film, including iconic hits like “We Don't Talk About Bruno" and “Surface Pressure," performed live. Fans are encouraged to dress up as Mirabel, Luisa, Isabela, or any of their favorite characters from the film!

THE PEKING ACROBATS

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2025, 4 PM • TICKETS: $29/39/49/59

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The Peking Acrobats perform daring maneuvers atop a precarious pagoda of chairs and display their technical prowess with trick cycling, precision tumbling, juggling, somersaulting, and gymnastics—pushing the limits of human ability, while defying gravity with amazing displays of contortion, flexibility, and control. Time-honored Chinese music accompanies the acrobats, coalescing with the high-tech special effects and awe-inspiring acrobatic feats to create an exuberant entertainment event with the festive pageantry of a Chinese carnival.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2025, 6:30 PM

TICKETS: $29/39/49/59

PREMIER PARTNER:

Here’s a magical, mystery-filled creation blending visual theater, dance and humor into an exciting, multi-sensory experience! It's the story of one man's incredible journey to a futuristic planet made entirely of aluminum! Aluminum pipes come to life right before the audience's very eyes, transforming into imaginary, mysterious and playful characters. The Aluminum Show is part of a family of internationally successful productions including Voca People, Fantasy and Glow

MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2025, 6:30 PM

TICKETS: $29/39/49/59

TICKETS INCLUDE FREE POST-SHOW MEET & GREET WITH THE PUPPETS!

Calling all brave heroes! Enter into a magical world of myths and legends in this new, fantastical interactive show! From the creators of the smash hit Dinosaur World Live that brought spectacular puppets to life, this spell-binding adventure unveils dark secrets and some of the most magnificent monsters and terrifying beasts ever to walk the earth! Discover the colossal Stone Troll, the mysterious Japanese Baku, the Tooth Fairy (not as sweet as you'd think), and more. Take your place among legendary heroes, but just don't wake the Dragon!

PREMIER PARTNER

SEASON SPONSORS

JEFF BOYER'S BIG BUBBLE BONANZA

SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2025, 2 PM TICKETS: $19/29/39/49

Bubble rainbows with people inside? Audience members making volcano bubbles? Gigantic bubbles that blow their own bubbles? See the newest, funniest, zaniest spectacular from world-famous, Guinness Book of World Recordsholding, master bubble wrangler Jeff Boyer, as he takes bubbles to the max with big bubble flair. Mixing comedy, music and interactive bubble-magic, Jeff engages and delights audiences of all ages. It's a sensory-friendly bubble extravaganza for the whole family!

i LUMINATE

SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 2025, 3 PM • TICKETS: $29/39/49/59

PRESENTED BY:

SPONSORED BY:

This distinctive fusion of technology and dance will reawaken your senses and imagination thanks to a diverse team of experts who create an astonishing visual experience. Dancers clad in electrified glow-in-the-dark suits perform dynamic routines and illusions set to great pop and dance music on a darkened stage. iluminate is incomparably entertaining, so much so it's been seen on America's Got Talent, Dancing with the Stars, X-Factor, Good Morning America, The American Music Awards and more!

SOMEWHERE IN AMERICA TOUR

FRIDAY, JULY 26, 2024, 7:30 PM • TICKETS: $69/99/119/149

PRESENTED BY:

SPONSORED BY:

During Trace Adkins' storied career, he has sold over 11 million albums, charted over 20 singles, earned numerous awards, and garnered over two billion streams. A Grand Ole Opry member for nearly two decades, the Louisiana native is celebrated for his dynamic baritone and fiery, always-memorable live performances!

SAWYER BROWN

40TH ANNIVERSAY TOUR

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2024, 7:30 PM • TICKETS: $39/59/69/79

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The high-energy, ground-breaking Sawyer Brown band, now celebrating their 40th anniversary, is largely defined by both country pop and rock influences. They have released 18 studio albums, charting over 50 times on Hot Country Songs, including No. 1 singles "Step That Step," "Some Girls Do" and "Thank God for You."

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2024, 5 PM • TICKETS: $49/69/89/109

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This multi-platinum selling acclaimed singer and ASCAP award-winning songwriter has sold more than 48 million units globally, and won many Grammy, Billboard, World Music, CMA, Dove and ACM awards. She was the first country artist to win "Artist of the Year" at the Billboard Music Awards—at age 15.

JOSHUA RADIN & RON POPE

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2024, 7 PM • TICKETS: $39/49/69

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2024, 7:30 PM • TICKETS: $39/59/69/79

From humble beginnings playing for tips at Tootsie's Orchid Lounge in Nashville to being the only Canadian female member of the Grand Ole Opry, Terri Clark has solidified her place in the history books with hits including “Better Things To Do," “Poor Poor Pitiful Me," “Girls Lie Too," “Northern Girl" and more!

DUSTBOWL

REVIVAL PRESENTS A LAUREL CANYON RETROSPECTIVE

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2024, 5 PM • TICKETS: $39/49/69

What do Joni Mitchell, The Byrds, The Eagles, The Doors, CSNY, Jackson Browne, Neil Young and many more artists have in common? They’re all part of this tribute to the legendary musical community of Laurel Canyon in Los Angeles. This 8-piece band brings it all to life by recreating those amazing hits!

Joshua Radin has tallied north of 1 billion streams, moved 1 millionplus albums worldwide, and scored a gold certification for the single “I'd Rather Be With You." He’ll be sharing the stage with Ron Pope, who made a name for himself in the early days of music streaming with the viral success of his song, “A Drop in the Ocean," which itself has been streamed over a billion times.

NOSTALGIA!

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2024, 7:30 PM • TICKETS: $29/39/49/59

PRESENTED BY:

This performance features Brazil native Jalles Franca in an impersonation that is simply astonishing, embodying The King of Pop at the height of his fame and performing glory. This show last played the Gallo Center in 2018 and it wowed a sold-out audience!

The Michael Jackson Estate is not affiliated, associated, or connected with MJ Live Tribute Concert, nor has it endorsed or sponsored MJ Live Tribute Concert.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2025, 7:30 PM

TICKETS: $29/39/49/59

In this ongoing series of presentations, the Gallo Center is pleased to offer another outstanding production from the Classic Album Live musicians—a note-for-note, cut-for-cut performance of one of the most influential albums of all time, by arguably the greatest rock guitarist of all time...the incredible Jimi Hendrix.

SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 2025, 7:30 PM • TICKETS: $29/39/49/59

This is the band to see if you are looking for an authentic recreation of Fleetwood Mac. In just under seven years, Rumours ATL has earned themselves the reputation as the country's best Fleetwood Mac tribute band thanks to their scorching live performances!

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2025, 7:30 PM

TICKETS: $29/39/49/69

Voyage is hailed by fans and critics as the #1 Journey tribute band in the world, performing their music with chilling accuracy. Singer Hugo is a dead ringer for Steve Perry, visually and vocally. This band delivers the closest experience to the original Steve Perry-fronted lineup!

RONSTADT REVUE FEATURING GESENIA W/

JOHN BELAND

FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 2025, 7:30 PM • TICKETS: $29/39/49/59

If you close your eyes, Gesenia will have you believing that the great Linda Ronstadt is onstage. Making this show even more authentic is special guest John Beland, Ronstadt's band director during her prime years. His Ronstadt stories and musical collaborations in this show are not to be missed!

RESIDENT COMPANY MODESTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 24/25 SEASON

Welcome to the MSO's 94th season led by Music

Director Nicholas Hersh! This season will feature orchestral masterworks, festive holiday concerts, and the community-favorites Picnic at the Pops and Holiday Candlelight Concert! The full details on the MSO’s 2024-25 season can be found on their website at ModestoSymphony.org.

SEASON OPENER! JOIN THE MSO FOR A SPECIAL, ONE-NIGHT ONLY EVENT!

BRANFORD MARSALIS WITH THE MODESTO SYMPHONY

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ORCHESTRA

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2024, 7:00 PM • TICKETS: $28/46/64/84/108

Nicholas Hersh, conductor

Branford Marsalis, saxophone

COMMUNITY CONCERTS

PICNIC AT THE POPS! DANCING IN THE STREET: THE MUSIC OF MOTOWN

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2024, 7:30 PM

TICKETS STARTING AT $45

Ryan Murray, conductor

Guest Vocalists to be announced

E. & J. Gallo Winery Grounds

HOLIDAY CANDLELIGHT CONCERT

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2024, 8:00PM

TICKETS STARTING AT $39

Daniel R. Afonso Jr., conductor

MSO Chorus

Opus Handbell Ensemble

St. Stanislaus Catholic Church

Youth & Group Pricing available for all Community Concerts.

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As an MSO subscriber, not only can you save up to 30% on tickets, you get first access to claim the best seats in the hall, and be first in line to community favorites like Picnic at the Pops! and Holiday Candlelight Concert. Plus your savings extend to additional single tickets—which means you can treat your friends and family too!

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CLASSICS SERIES

CLASSICS SERIES SUBSCRIPTIONS START AT $92! • Enjoy your favorite orchestral works with world-class guest artists! The MSO’s Classics Series is comprised of 4 concerts with showings on Friday and Saturday evenings. Subscribe to all four concerts and save 25% on tickets.

ALL CLASSIC SERIES PERFORMANCE TIMES ARE 7:30 PM

THE FOUR SEASONS MIXTAPE

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1 & SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2024

TICKETS: $20/38/54/74/94

Nicholas Hersh, conductor

Audrey Wright, violin

DISNEY'S FANTASIA IN CONCERT Film with Live Orchestra

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7 & SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2025

TICKETS: $20/42/58/78/98

Ryan Murray, conductor Presentation licensed by Disney Concerts.

POPS SERIES

CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS

FRIDAY, APRIL 11 & SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2025

TICKETS: $20/38/54/74/94

With Copland’s Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo featuring the Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra

Nicholas Hersh, conductor

VERDI’S REQUIEM

FRIDAY, MAY 9 & SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2025

TICKETS: $20/38/54/74/94

Nicholas Hersh, conductor

MSO Chorus, Daniel R. Afonso Jr., c horus director

POPS SERIES SUBSCRIPTIONS START AT $69! • The MSO’s Pops Series is for the entire family! Led by Principal Pops conductor Ryan Murray, the Pops Series consists of 3 concerts with three friday evening performances and two Saturday matinee performances. Subscribe to all three concerts and save 20% on tickets.

HOLIDAY POPS!

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2024, 7:30 PM

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2024, 2:00 PM

TICKETS: $20/38/54/74/94

Ryan Murray, conductor

MSO Chorus, Daniel R. Afonso Jr., c horus director

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ARETHA: A TRIBUTE

FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2025, 7:30 PM TICKETS: $20/38/54/74/94

Ryan Murray, conductor

INDIANA JONES AND THE RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK ™ LIVE IN CONCERT Film with Live Orchestra

FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2025, 7:30 PM

SATURDAY, MAY 31, 2025, 2:00 PM

TICKETS: $20/42/58/78/98

Ryan Murray, conductor

Motion Picture & Artwork © 1981 Lucasfilm Ltd. Concert performed under license from Disney Concerts. Disney Concerts under license from Lucasfilm Ltd and Paramount Pictures.

Discounted Student Tickets! $12 Student tickets available on all Classics Series concerts.

*Excludes $20 tickets.

BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY WILD

& SWINGIN' HOLIDAY PARTY!

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2024, 7:30 PM • TICKETS: $39/49/59/79

SPONSORED BY:

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's unique take on American swing and jazz music enlivens the holidays like no other! Songs include “Jingle Bells," “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," “Winter Wonderland,” “Run, Run Rudolph," “Merry Christmas Baby" and “Blue Christmas." It really is a wild and swingin' holiday party!

HOME

FOR THE HOLIDAYS:

PEABO, OLETA, RUBEN & HALEY!

PINK MARTINI CHRISTMAS

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2024, 7:30 PM • TICKETS: $39/49/69/79

PRESENTED BY:

Now celebrating their 30th anniversary, this ‘little orchestra’ is returning to the Gallo Center with their festive holiday show featuring sublime lead singer China Forbes. Pink Martini is renowned for a dozen musicians with songs in 25 languages, so expect a concert flavored by a multilingual repertoire!

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2024, 5 PM TICKETS: $39/59/69/89

Home for the Holidays stars two-time Grammy Awardwinner and two-time Academy Award-winner Peabo Bryson; four-time Grammy Award-nominee Oleta Adams; American Idol winner and Grammy Award-nominee Ruben Studdard; and double-platinum recording artist Haley Reinhart. That’s what you call star-studded!

KENNY G CHRISTMAS

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2024, 7:30 PM TICKETS: $49/69/79/109

SPONSORED BY: KATY & KEN MENGES

Kenny G has a way with melody. That's not necessarily a revelation, but more like a huge understatement. This is a musician who has sold more than 75 million albums worldwide. At the heart of his achievements is Kenny's ability to convey deep emotional resonance with his saxophone, which is never more apparent than in his sparkling holiday shows!

IRISH CHRISTMAS IN AMERICA

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2024, 7 PM • TICKETS: $39/49/69

A very family-friendly holiday show with lively instrumental tunes on fiddle, flute, uilleann pipes and harp, it also features thrilling Irish old-style dancing from Samantha Harvey along with singer Caitríona Sherlock, a stunning example of the very best of new Irish female vocal talent.

JANE MONHEIT CHRISTMAS SHOW

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2024, 5 PM • TICKETS: $39/49/69

One of jazz's best-loved voices, Jane Monheit is a self-described Christmas fanatic who is bringing a warm and fuzzy holiday concert to stir up feelings of nostalgia, family and home. Jane will perform a personally-curated collection of holiday songs with lush arrangements and intimate vocals.

DAVE KOZ & FRIENDS CHRISTMAS TOUR 2024: WITH SPECIAL GUESTS

MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2024, 7:30 PM • TICKETS: $49/69/89/109

SPONSORED BY:

He’s a perennial favorite at the Gallo Center, so much so that he’s appeared here more times than any other artist. Year after year, this smooth jazz giant absolutely delights patrons with a treasure trove of holiday favorites along with hits from each of the artists' catalogues. Special guests to be announced.

& MODESTO PERFORMING ARTS

24/25 SEASONS

FALSTAFF BY GIUSEPPE VERDI

FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2025, 7:30 PM & SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2025, 2PM

TICKETS: $39/59/69/89 • $25 STUDENT TICKET

JUNE 21 – 23, 2024

FIVE PERFORMANCES

TICKETS: $28/35/41/45

A hilarious shipboard romp with one of Cole Porter's most magical scores. Anything Goes follows Reno Sweeney, a nightclub singer and evangelist, and Billy Crocker, who has stowed away on a cruise ship to be close to his love, Hope Harcourt. Hope is engaged to the wealthy Lord Evelyn Oakleigh, but Billy is determined to win her heart. It's Delightful, Delicious, and De-Lovely!

THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO BY

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2024, 7:30 PM & SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2024, 2 PM

TICKETS: $39/59/69/89 • $25 STUDENT TICKET

Disguises, mistaken identities, and a lot of hiding in (and under) things abound in this great comedy by Mozart! The Marriage of Figaro takes place on Figaro’s wedding day, with various comic twists and turns involving Figaro, his fiancé Susanna and the conniving Count!

Verdi’s Falstaff is often called the greatest operatic comedy ever composed and is based primarily on Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor. Opera Modesto’s General Director, Roy Stevens, will star in a role he has performed to great acclaim on four continents.

AUGUST 10 – 18, 2024

FIVE PERFORMANCES

TICKETS: $28/35/41/45

A tale as old as time, Disney's Beauty and the Beast tells the story of Belle, a young woman who discovers a castle full of enchanted objects, and a Beast who is really a young prince trapped under a spell. To break it, the Beast must learn to love and be loved before the last petal falls from an enchanted rose.

TIME TO THANK: AN EVENING WITH STEVE GUTTENBERG

FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2025, 7:30 PM • TICKETS: $39/49/59/69

This special evening will make you feel the impossible is possible. Coming from New York, a sincere and ambitious boy left his family at 17 years old, his parents having given him two weeks in Hollywood to become a movie star. Actor Steve Guttenberg’s hit-theground-running attitude propelled him to a career spanning four decades. The stories of Steve's ascent are funny, meaningful and full of the love he has for his family, as told in his book, “Time to Thank," about their end-of-life caregiving for Stanley Guttenberg— Husband, Father, Army Ranger, NYPD Police Officer, Engineer and Accountant.

SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 2025, 3 PM • TICKETS: $29/39/49/59/69

All aboard, sisters! The hysterical sequel to the smash-hit Menopause

The Musical® is finally here! Five years after their chance encounter in a department store, we set sail with our beloved ladies for more high jinks on the high seas. Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through ‘The Change’® is a hilarious and heartfelt look at the joys of menopause and friendship — plus hot flashes, mood swings, and memory lapses! Join us on a trip of self-discovery, backed by a new soundtrack of toe-tapping parodied hits from the 70s, 80s and 90s. For these four ladies, menopause was not the end, but the beginning of a beautiful friendship where love conquers all, and friendships never fail.

L.A. THEATRE WORKS: A ROOM WITH A VIEW

SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 2025, 5 PM • TICKETS: $39/59/79

Based on the beloved 1908 novel by English writer E. M. Forster, A Room with a View is about a young woman in the restrained culture of Edwardian-era England. Set in Italy and England, the story is both a romance and a humorous critique of English society at the beginning of the 20th century. Merchant Ivory produced an award-winning film adaptation in 1985. We can't wait to see what the distinguished L. A. Theatre Works does with this classic story!

YES COMPANY PRESENTS

THURSDAY & FRIDAY, JULY 18 & 19, 2024, 7:00 PM

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, JULY 20 & 21, 2024, 2:00 PM

TICKETS: $14/20/25/35/45 (ON SALE ON SALE MAY 1

MUSIC BY RICHARD RODGERS

BOOK AND LYRICS BY OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II

BASED ON THE PLAY “GREEN GROW THE LILACS” BY LYNN RIGGS

ORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY BY AGNES DE MILLE

DIRECTION & CHOREORGRAPHY BY MAGGIE SNIFFEN

The groundbreaking musical that set the stage for all that followed! Rodgers & Hammerstein’s exuberant classic is a lively, tuneful musical full of cowboys, farmers, romance and fearless optimism.

Their first collaboration remains, in many ways, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s most innovative, setting the standards and rules of modern musical theatre. In a Western territory just after the turn of the 20th century, a high-spirited rivalry between local farmers and cowboys provides a colorful background for Curly, a charming cowboy, and Laurey, a feisty farm girl, to play out their love story. Their romantic journey, as bumpy as a surrey ride down a country road, contrasts with the comic exploits of brazen Ado Annie and hapless Will Parker in a musical adventure embracing hope, determination and the promise of a new land.

YES Company is presented in partnership by the Gallo Center for the Arts and Stanislaus County Office of Education.

Y E S CO

YOUTH ENTERTAINMENT STAGE COMPANY

OKLAHOMA! is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization. www.concordtheatricals.com.

PRESENTING PARTNER:

SPONSORED BY:

Photo by: Rachel Driskill

Gallo Center for the Arts

RETURNING SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1 PM – 4 PM!

IT'S FREE!

Last year’s inaugural Family Fun Festival was a roaring success, with an estimated 2,000 people in attendance for live music and dance, arts and crafts, chalk art, lawn games, face painting, balloon animals, prize giveaways—all during a full, sunny afternoon of fantastic family fun. Now this free annual event is coming back once more! All of this information and more is on our free community events calendar at GalloArts.org. Just scan this QR code to learn more.

WITH A FREE PERFORMANCE OF 23 SKIDOO & THE SECRET AGENCY!

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2024, 4 PM FREE TICKETS AVAILABLE STARTING SEPTEMBER 3!

Secret Agent 23 Skidoo is a Grammy-Award winning, internationally touring, purple-velvet-tuxedo-wearing family funk phenomenon. Combining the positive, primal power of hip-hop with the surreal storytelling of science fiction, 23 Skidoo has concocted a potent potion that wows family crowds across the planet.

The ingredients of his magic spells include respect for the culture and DNA of hip-hop, funk and soul music, and a deep belief in the power of the imagination to change the world in positive ways, both personal and universal. If you can imagine Dr. Seuss and Dr. Dre having a baby, it would be the music of Secret Agent 23 Skidoo. Nuff said!

THE BROWN BAG CONCERT SERIES TURNS

SPONSORED

Returning for another wonderful year at the outdoor Modesto Rotary Music Garden, here is this season’s series of free lunchtime concerts by top regional musical artists! You’ll enjoy seeing familiar faces and talented newcomers, too! Pack a lunch, bring a blanket or lawn chair, and have a great time in this perfect setting for concerts in the heart of downtown Modesto!