The Gallo Center Magazine - September 2022 by Gallo Center for the Arts

THE

GALLO CENTER

MAGAZINE SEPT. '22 V. 13, NO. 1

CATS

IS BACK!

JUDY COLLINS THE FOLK ICON!

NEW NATIONAL

BROADWAY TOUR LAUNCHES AT THE GALLO CENTER!

MODESTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PICNIC AT THE POPS! BERNADETTE PETERS 15TH ANNIVERSARY GALA! SEE BACK COVER

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CONTENT

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CATS 9/17

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JUDY COLLINS 9/30

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7:30 PM

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WELCOME TO OUR 15TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON! When the Gallo Center opened in September 2007, the cultural

We close out the month with the long-awaited return of the great Judy

landscape of the San Joaquin Valley changed forever. Now, fifteen

Collins (Sep 30). It’s been ten years since she last graced the Center stage

years later, the ongoing support of this vibrant and generous

and we’re thrilled to welcome her back, better than ever. September 30

community has helped firmly establish the Center as the premier

also happens to be opening night of a 7-show run of the Gallo Center

cultural arts and entertainment destination it is today, serving more

Repertory Company’s production of To Kill A Mockingbird (Sep 30-Oct 8),

than a million patrons and students since opening our doors.

directed by Jim Johnson. More on this and our ongoing partnership with the NAACP in the October issue!

Our season of celebration begins with two special performances of the brand new Broadway national tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s

We hope to see you at the Center often during this exciting season

iconic musical CATS (Sep 17). For the first time in the Center’s

of celebration!

history, a new Broadway touring production will rehearse and tech

Sincerely, Chad Hilligus, CEO

right here in the Mary Stuart Rogers Theater and our audiences will be the first to see it!

chilligus@galloarts.org The festivities continue with our 15th Anniversary Gala on

Photo by Neon Howe Portraits

Saturday, September 24, starring legendary Broadway, television

LET’S BE SOCIAL!

and film star Bernadette Peters in concert with the Modesto Symphony Orchestra. This momentous gala concert event will honor the legacy of Marie Damrell Gallo, without whom the Gallo Center simply would not exist. Our tremendous success over the

2022/23 PREMIER PARTNER:

years reflects the visionary dedication and leadership of Marie, and the Center is honored to be such an important part of her legacy to our local communities. A limited number of concert-only tickets for this milestone event go on sale to the public September 1.

Happiness is the highest form of health. - Dalai Lama And the arts bring so much happy. That’s why we’re proud to sponsor it. dmc-modesto.com 2

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CATS

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Following two weeks of intense rehearsals and technical preparation right here the Gallo Center, one of the biggest hits in theatrical history will be heading out on a new North American tour—and the Center will be presenting the tour’s first two performances!

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CATS, composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and based on T.S. Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats,” is the record-breaking musical spectacular performed in more than 30 countries and 15 languages. The production that will be taking shape at the Gallo Center features new sound design, direction and choreography for a new generation. It’s your opportunity to experience CATS for the first time as it begins a new life, or let it thrill you all over again! The creative team for the new production of CATS includes John Napier (Scenic & Costume Design), Natasha Katz (Lighting Design), Mick Potter (Sound Design), choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, based on the original choreography by Gillian Lynne, and direction by Trevor Nunn. The original Broadway production opened in 1982 at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre, where it ran for 7,485 performances and 18 years. The Tony Award-winning Best Musical held the title of longest-running musical in Broadway history until it was surpassed in 2006 by Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera. The original Broadway production closed on September 10, 2000 and is currently the fourth longestrunning show in Broadway history. CATS returned to Broadway in July 2016 in a stunning revival at the Neil Simon Theatre, where it ran through December 2017.

MEET CATS’

GRIZABELLA

TAYLER HARRIS!

INTERVIEW BY VIRGINIA STILL “My role is very emotionally taxing,” says Tayler Harris of the pivotal character she plays in the new touring production of CATS coming to the Gallo Center. “[Grizabella] is isolated and shunned and hissed at and nobody really wants her there, but a big

30 to 35 minutes. She also takes about 20 to 30 minutes to warm up

part about my character has the theme of redemption in her story. She

her voice as well as 15 to 20 minutes to warm up her body.

just wants to be back with the tribe.” “I’m hopeful people will feel pleased with what they see on stage,” Harris, who graduated from Western Carolina University where

says Harris of the new tour. “Live theater is forever evolving and it isn't

she studied with Terrence Mann, the original Rum Tum Tugger on

going away. I feel like nothing beats just going to a live show whether

Broadway, says she relates to Grizabella’s loneliness. “While the role

that's on Broadway or something coming to your area. I just really am

is arduous,” she says, “I have a strong support system with friends

so glad that despite the ongoing chaos and confusion of the world

and cast mates who help alleviate the emotions that come with

that live theatre is something that so many people still have access to,

playing the part.”

to experience for themselves.”

The Portland, Oregon native, whose regional theater credits include Godspell and Sister Act, grew up in a musical family and began performing at a young age. Early on she believed Grizabella was a role she would play later in life, but she feels thankful the new adaptation

Virginia Still is a writer and photographer for a variety of publications including the 209 Magazine. Check out her stories on 209magazine.com or connect with her on Facebook: Virginia Still, Twitter: @StillVirginia, or ginnistill on Instagram.

of CATS allows a younger actor to play the role with a youthful vocal. “Being an actor and being an artist in this industry, now more than ever it’s always about not being afraid to put your best foot forward and just go for it,” Harris says. “Because you never know what's going to come from it and at the end of the day, what's truly yours will find you and it won't slip through your fingers.” Of the daily practicalities of preparing to go on stage, Harris noted that the CATS cast has to learn how to do their own makeup. Originally it required an hour to do it but now she can get it done in

Tayler Harris publicity photo by Darnell Bennett. CATS photo by Matthew Murphy, Murphymade.

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FOLK ICON

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2022, 7:30 PM

JUDY COLLINS

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Judy Collins has long inspired audiences with sublime vocals, boldly vulnerable songwriting, personal life triumphs, and a 55-album body of work. The award-winning singer-songwriter, making her first appearance at the Gallo Center in more than a decade, is esteemed for her imaginative interpretations of traditional and contemporary folk standards and her own poetically poignant original compositions. Renowned for her stunning renditions of Joni Mitchell's “Both Sides Now” from her landmark album, Wildflowers, and Stephen Sondheim’s “Send in the Clowns” from the Broadway musical A Little Night Music, Judy’s legacy was recently honored by such artists such as Rufus Wainwright, Shawn Colvin, Dolly Parton, Joan Baez and Leonard Cohen with the album Born to the Breed: A Tribute to Judy Collins. This folk icon remains as creatively vigorous as ever, a modern-day Renaissance woman who is also an accomplished painter, filmmaker, record label head, and musical mentor.

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