2015 One Night Only Program Book by Jewish Family Service of the Desert

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On behalf of the Board of Directors of Jewish Family Service of the Desert (JFS), we welcome you to the eighth annual production of One Night Only, presented by the incomparable Michael Childers. Tonight, Michael presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;Back to the Sixtiesâ&#x20AC;?, taking us on a journey through a turbulent, wild, and magical time. This year, JFS will provide mental health counseling, substance abuse prevention education, senior care and other critical services to more than 5,000 men, women and children, including nearly 3,000 school children. Your support tonight is crucial to helping JFS continue to provide quality services to those in need throughout the Coachella Valley. JFS is a non-sectarian, non-profit organization that provides an array of counseling and social services to those in need regardless of religion, age, income, gender, ethnicity or lifestyle. Much of the success of One Night Only can be attributed to the leadership of our extraordinary event chairs: Annette Bloch, Helene Galen, Barbara Keller, Harold Matzner, Barbara Fromm, and Terri Ketover. We extend our deepest appreciation to these wonderful community leaders for their longstanding support of both this event and of JFS. Their support has been critical to our ability to provide care for thousands of Valley residents in need throughout the years. Of course, we extend our deepest appreciation to Michael for using his amazing talents to help those less fortunate. We are extremely grateful to all the performers who have so unselfishly volunteered their time and their talents. Last, but certainly not least, to all the individuals who worked or volunteered behind the scenes, we offer our deepest appreciation and sincere gratitude. Warmest regards,

Carol Fragen PRESIDENT Board of Directors

Maureen Forman EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Serving Our Community In Need Mental Health Counseling

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JFS is one of the Valley’s leading nonprofit providers of mental health services. We provide a wide range of counseling services to individuals of all ages, including couples, families, and children. Counselors deal with a diversity of issues and help people face life’s challenges through skills building, coping strategies and other methods. Issues may include anxiety, depression, partner/marital conflict, divorce, death and grieving, abuse, and job stress, among others. We also provide support groups for those with bereavement issues. More than 800 men, women and children received counseling services last year in our two offices.

Food Assistance

Last year, JFS provided emergency assistance for food to approximately 300 low income Coachella Valley individuals and families. Grocery store gift card vouchers are given to those who might otherwise go hungry. In addition, JFS helped residents find continued assistance through food banks, “meals on wheels” programs, and other resources.

JFS Speakers’ Bureau

JFS offers programs to the public featuring health professionals presenting information on critical social and mental health issues.

Information and Referrals

Each week, JFS staff responds to 50-75 calls for assistance and provides linkages to vital community programs, services and resources.

Positive Life Series

This educational series features expert speakers discussing pertinent issues related to HIV/AIDS, including medical research, healthcare, insurance, and treatment topics. Last year, more than 160 individuals attended the program’s ten sessions.

Holiday Gift Giving Program

JFS joins with other community agencies to donate holiday gifts to local men, women and children in need. Last year, 70 individuals and families received Christmas and Chanukah gifts during the holiday season.

JFS IS A CARING RESOURCE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE SEEKING GUIDANCE, COMFORT, SUPPORT AN HOPE DURING DIFFICULT TIMES.

Serving Our Youth KidsFirst Counseling

JFS provides on-site counseling at 15 local elementary schools to children ages 5 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12. Counselors identify and treat behavioral and emotional issues that interfere with learning and social interaction. Last year, JFS provided counseling on-site to approximately 600 students.

KidsFirst Healthy Life Project

Launched in 2013, the Healthy Life Project provides children with the tools they need to make informed choices when they are confronted with issues of substance use. More than 1,500 fifth grade students in each of the 16 Palm Springs Unified School District elementary schools participated in the program this past year. In the 2014-15 school year, we will serve more than 3,000 fourth and fifth grade students.

Camp Scholarships

JFS awards scholarships based on financial need for local youth to attend both Jewish and non-sectarian summer camps. Camps provide an exceptional growth experience in a safe, healthy environment and builds self-esteem and friendships that can last a lifetime. Last year, JFS sent 24 Valley youth to camp.

Serving Our Seniors Senior Care Management

JFS helps older adults enjoy a higher quality of life and the greatest degree of independence possible. Staff assess needs and develop care plans for men and women age 60 and older, many of whom are isolated and live on fixed incomes. Services include advocacy with healthcare providers; transportation; volunteer visitation; and helping to obtain benefits, including Medi-Cal and Social Security. JFS also offers the Peace of Mind program, which provides low cost senior assessments, monitoring and monthly follow up. JFS served more than 400 seniors in this program last year.

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JFS provides isolated seniors with lunch, activities and socialization opportunities outside the home to reduce isolation and increase social interaction. Nutritious meals are provided. Transportation is provided to some locations. Last year, 70 seniors participated in the program. In the 2014-15 Fiscal Year, the program will also be offered in Indio

JFS Express Transportation

Volunteers drive seniors and homebound individuals to important appointments, including visits to the hospital, doctors and dentists, prescription pick up, and grocery shopping. Last year, more than 70 isolated seniors received transportation services.

Financial Assistance for Seniors

JFS helps seniors experiencing unexpected financial crisis with immediate resources, referrals and tools to find lasting solutions. One-time emergency assistance includes help with eviction prevention, unexpected medical bills, and urgent household and car repairs, among others. Last year, JFS provided emergency assistance to more than 40 seniors.

Friendly Visitors

Volunteers are matched with isolated seniors to provide companionship and support. Volunteers visit their friends several times monthly.

Serving the Jewish Community Café Europa

JFS provides monthly activities for Holocaust survivors, including socialization, education and other services. From celebrating holidays together to sharing their stories in the schools, these 40 plus members are precious legacies to the Jewish community. In the 2014-15 Fiscal Year, JFS and Temple Sinai will partner local Jewish youth with Holocaust survivors for b’nai mitzvah celebrations.

Shabbat in a Bag

Volunteers visit seniors and families who are alone or homebound during Shabbat to celebrate the weekly holiday with traditional foods and lighting of the candles.

Jewish Holiday Programs/N’er Tamid

JFS partners with local synagogues and organizations to celebrate Chanukah, Passover, Rosh Hashanah and other holidays with those who are without family. MAIN OFFICE 801 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, #202 Palm Springs, CA 92262 PALM DESERT OFFICE 73750 Catalina Way, Suite “A” Palm Desert, CA 92260 PHONE (760) 325-4088

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Proceeds benefit Jewish Family Service of the Desert (JFS), a non-sectarian, non-profit organization that provides an array of counseling and social services to those in need regardless of age, income, ethnicity or lifestyle. Established in 1982, the mission of JFS is to provide for the social service needs of the Jewish and general community throughout the greater Coachella Valley with a commitment to promote the well-being of people of all ages, incomes and lifestyles.

PRODUCER

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Michael Childers is one of the desert’s most successful producers of charitable fundraisers. This is the tenth production of One Night Only at the McCallum Theatre, an event he conceived and produced first in 2002, hosted by Lily Tomlin. He has raised nearly $13 million dollars for AIDS charities, museums, performing arts, and social services in Los Angeles, Santa Fe, and Palm Springs. Michael created the mixed media work for the hit Off-Broadway musical Oh! Calcutta! He was a founding photographer for Andy Warhol’s Interview and After Dark magazines. Other magazine covers include GQ, New York, TV Guide, Esquire, Los Angeles, Elle, Life, London Sunday Times Magazine, and Vogue. Michael’s photographic work is in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, Palm Springs Art Museum, Chiat Day, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center, Laguna Art Museum, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Las Vegas Art Museum, the Marion Center for Photographic Arts in Santa Fe, the National Portrait Gallery in London, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, the Chicago Public Library, the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, the USC Doheny Library, Scripps Museum of Photography and the Seattle Art Museum. His very successful show Tradition: The Jewish Legacy of Broadway played at the Pantages Theatre for the Actors Fund this past November and is scheduled to go to New York for the Actors Fund on December 14. His Author, Author show will be exhibited at Harvard University next October. He has received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Hollywood Photography at the Temecula Film Festival, the Los Angeles Film Festival, the Palm Springs International Film Festival, the Provincetown Film Festival, and a Distinguished Photographer Award from the Palm Springs Art Fair. In March 2014 he received the JFS Humanitarian Award from Lily Tomlin. Michael’s star for his humanitarian work is located in front of the Palm Springs Art Museum. www.michaelchildersphotography.com C

HONORARY CO-CHAIR

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Annette Modell Bloch was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she lived until her marriage to Richard Bloch (the “R” of H&R Block Inc.) She has lived in Kansas City and made Rancho Mirage her second home. She and Dick had three daughters, and now Annette has ten grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. A breast cancer survivor and philanthropist, she is president of the R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation and oversees the Bloch Cancer Hotline. She is a trustee of the Palm Springs Art Museum, a great supporter of Gilda’s Club, and established the Annette Bloch Cancer Care Center for the Desert AIDS Project. In Kansas City, Annette established the Richard and Annette Bloch Heart Rhythm Center, the Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Care Pavilion and the Richard and Annette Bloch Radiation Oncology Pavilion at the University of Kansas Hospital. She funded the Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Center at Truman Medical Centers. Annette received the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce’s Athena Award, a meritorious Gold Palm Springs Star for her enduring and selfless contributions to charitable causes, the 100 Women Humanitarian Award from the Desert AIDS Project, and the Outstanding Philanthropist Award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals. She is being given the 2015 Philanthropist of the Year Award in May. C

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Helene Galen was born Helene Caro, in England, and she moved with her family to Los Angeles in 1958. She met her husband, Lou Galen and they were married in 1975. They had 32 happy years of marriage until he passed away in 2007. Helene had an interesting career in California, working as an Executive at Frederick’s of Hollywood, where she worked both in their advertising department and retail chain. Taking her retail experience with her, she later became vice-president and comptroller for Continental Distributors, a retail jewelry chain. Helene served on the Board of Trans World Bank in Sherman Oaks, a bank founded by her husband. They bought their Tamarisk home in 1980 from Zeppo Marx, which has been a family residence for the past 30 years. Helene has also been a member of several other Boards of Trustees including Eisenhower Hospital. While serving on the Executive Committee of the board of Tamarisk Country Club, she wrote the unique history of the early days in Palm Springs. Helene serves on the Board of Trustees at the University of Southern California, and serves on the Board of Overseers for the Keck School of Medicine and the USC Hospital. She is a member of the Councilors of the Fine Arts School where she and her husband established the Helene & Louis Galen Ceramic Studio, and the Helene Galen Intermedia Lab. The Galen’s were the major contributors to enable the building of USC’s Galen Center, a Basketball Arena that opened in 2006. She is currently on the Board of Trustees of the Palm Springs Art Museum, the McCallum Theater, the International Film Festival and has taken the helm of the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center Board, as its president. Helene participated in its founding 29 years ago. Helene Galen has two daughters and three grandchildren. C

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Barbara Keller was a theatre director and producer in NY and also worked as business agent for film industry script supervisors in Manhattan. In addition, she had several books published including Film, Tape and TV: Where Do I Fit In? and Orgasmic Days in the South of France, a personal guide to the Cote d’Azur, where Barbara and husband, Jerry, had a home for 18 years. In NY, Barbara served on the board of the North Shore Community Arts Center for 8 years. In the desert, Barbara began a relationship with the Palm Springs Art Museum as a docent and eventually became a Trustee. She is past president of the Museum Associates Council and has acted as chair for key Museum fundraising events.

Barbara is Chair of the Board of the Desert AIDS Project, for which she has co-chaired seven Steve Chase Awards galas in addition to co-chairing Dinner @ My Place. She has also served on the Board of Trustees of the McCallum Theatre and of Jewish Family Service of the Desert. Barbara is on the advisory board of Sunshine Circle, connecting teenagers with Holocaust survivors. She feels privileged to share honoree status with Annette Bloch, Helene Galen, and Harold Matzner at Michael Childers’ extraordinary event benefiting Jewish Family Service, One Night Only. Barbara gives kudos to Barbara Fromm and Terri Ketover, event chairs, for unselfishly donating their time and resources to this evening and to the invaluable, innumerable skills of executive producer Ken Katz. And Barbara is so appreciative of Michael Childers for his resolve to accept nothing less than excellence and triumph. What a team! What a One Night Only!

HONORARY CO-CHAIR

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Entrepreneur, humanitarian, and philanthropist, Harold Matzner, has made his home in the desert for nearly 30 years. The owner of Palm Spring’s popular Spencer’s Restaurant and CEO of a NY/NJ based branding, advertising and marketing company, Harold is credited with revitalizing the Palm Springs International Film Festival and founding the successful business concept of targeted “shared mail”. He also rescued and revived the world famous Palm Springs Tennis Club and turned its lunchroom into Spencer’s, one of the City’s hottest see-and-be-seen restaurants. Spencer’s is named after his beloved 110-pound Siberian husky. Harold is in his 7th year as the Chairman of the Board of the McCallum Theatre and is presently First Vice Chairman of the Palm Springs Art Museum, and is also Chairman of the Palm Springs International Film Festival. He serves on the Board of Trustees of the Eisenhower Medical Center and Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center. Harold has been honored by the Association of Fundraising Professionals as the “Philanthropist of the Year”, by Gilda’s Club as the “Man of the Year”, by the McCallum Muses as “Man of the Year”, the City of Palm Springs’ “Richard M. Milanovich Community Service Award”, as “Angel of the Year” by Angel View Children’s Foundation, as “Businessperson of the Year” by the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce, the Virginia Waring “Lifetime Achievement Award”, “Richard M. Milanovich Humanitarian Award” by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and by Desert Samaritan’s as “Samaritan of the Year”. Among the many local charities benefiting from his philanthropic efforts are the Clinton Health Initiative, the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center, Shelter from the Storm, AIDS Assistance Program, American Cancer Society, ACT for MS, Eisenhower Medical Center, Desert AIDS Project, Desert Cancer Foundation, JFS, Stroke Recovery Center, Temple Isaiah, Tools for Tomorrow, Palm Springs Air Museum, Mizell Senior Center, Well in the Desert, FIND Food Bank and Pegasus. Harold’s star is located at the foot of his friend Sonny Bono’s statue in the heart of Palm Springs. C

EVENT CO-CHAIR

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Barbara Fromm has been the Event Co-Chair of Michael Childers’ production of One Night Only since 2008. Barbara and her husband of 58 years, Bernie, split their time between the communities of Palm Desert, Reading, Pennsylvania and New York City. Among the many things they share are a commitment and passion for philanthropy. Here in the desert, Barbara’s many charitable endeavors include serving on the Board of Directors of Jewish Family Service of the Desert, where she serves on the Executive Committee, and previously served as Vice President, as well as the co-chair of the annual Patron Party for a number of years. She is actively involved with numerous fundraising activities with the Palm Springs Art Museum. In Pennsylvania, Barbara has served on the Women’s Board of the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, the Executive Board of the Jewish Federation of Reading, and the Board of Berks Women In Crisis, an organization committed to confronting domestic abuse issues. Her work with the Reading Hospital culminated in earning the position of Chair of the annual Garden Party for two successive years. The two day event hosts more than 2,000 guests and is one of the most prestigious events in the county. Barbara feels privileged to have worked with the brilliant and talented Michael Childers for the past seven years. She is also grateful for the opportunity to work closely with her friends and co-chairs Annette Bloch, Helene Galen, Barbara Keller Terri Ketover, and Harold Matzner in support of the critical work of Jewish Family Service of the Desert. Barbara and Bernie have instilled their charitable ethics to their three children and six grandchildren, who continue the family tradition of giving back to the communities in which they live. Barbara holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in American History and Education from Albright College.

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With a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Miami, Terri Ketover’s varied professional career has included a research appointment with the University of Miami’s Mailman Center for Child Development, a nine-year term as the Executive Director of the Coconut Grove Arts Festival, and a long association with the City of Miami as a Special Consultant to the Chief of Police and City 2015PBtitle.pdf 1 2/28/15 11:13 AM Manager. She has been recognized by the Florida House of Representatives and the White House for founding the “Do the Right Thing” Program, a nonprofit organization which recognizes and rewards youth for exemplary behavior and accomplishments with chapters in 53 cities throughout the United States, as well as Germany and England. Terri moved to Rancho Mirage in 1998 with her husband, ophthalmologist Bart Ketover, and began serving on the Jewish Family Service of the Desert Board of Directors and the Cathedral City Public Arts Commission. She is currently active in the Palm Springs Art Museum and is Vice-Chair of the Museum’s Annenberg Theater Council. She is also on the Board of the Palm Springs International Film Festival and Desert AIDS Project, serving as Co-Chair of the agency’s “100 Women” program. She was honored as the desert’s “Outstanding Fundraising Volunteer” at the 2013 National Philanthropy Day, received the “100 Women Award” at the 2014 Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards gala, and was the recipient of the 2014 “Athena Leadership Award” from the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce.

PRODUCTION CREDITS

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Calvin Remsberg is known both as an accomplished actor and noted theatre director. His most recent work includes the Los Angeles premiere of Glory Days, and Into the Woods starring Anthony Geary, done in an abandoned warehouse in downtown Los Angeles. He directed Hello, Dolly! starring Ruth Williamson for 3-D Theatricals in Santa Ana, and Sweeney Todd for both Performance Riverside and 2/28/15 11:13 AM 2015PBtitle.pdf 1 2/28/15 11:13 AM Musical Theatre West in Long Beach. He also directed the Twentieth Anniversary production of Sweeney Todd for Reprise! at the Ahmanson Theatre starring Kelsey Grammer, Christine Baranski, and Neil Patrick Harris. In addition, he directed the award winning West Coast Ensemble productions of Sunday in the Park with George, and Interact Theatre Company’s Urinetown. In 2009, he directed David Hyde Pierce and Victoria Clark in Night and Day: A Cole Porter Evening at Lincoln Center. For The Musical Theatre Guild, he has directed Shenandoah, Parade, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Street Scene, Aspects of Love, Titanic, The Most Happy Fella, Sweet Smell of Success, Death Takes a Holiday, as well as the Hayworth Theatre’s Los Angeles revival of the award winning, sellout run of Bare. He returns as writer/director of ONE NIGHT ONLY for the sixth consecutive year.

MUSICAL DIRECTION & SIGNATURE ARRANGEMENTS

Ron Abel is a multi award-winning composer, producer, arranger, orchestrator, conductor and musical director whose vast client list ranges from Taylor Dayne to Jessye Norman. He was seen in a recurring role on the Fran Drescher series Happily Divorced. Ron is composing the scores for several new Broadway musicals with his long-time writing partner, the celebrated lyricist, Chuck Steffan. This past 2015PBtitle.pdf 2/28/15 11:13 AM fall, their musical Hazel, A Musical1Maid In America debuted in New York City to rave reviews in a preBroadway workshop directed by Lucie Arnaz. Hazel is the story of America’s most beloved maid that first appeared in cartoon form in the pages of The Saturday Evening Post magazines and went on to become the multiple Emmy-Award winning TV series. Ron’s other new musicals are: Bricktop, Queen of The Night, the story of Ada “Bricktop” Smith, the doyenne of Paris in the 1930’s and Re-Introducing Laurette Bishop, one of the world’s greatest unknown jazz artists. Ron has arranged, orchestrated and conducted for Liza Minnelli, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Dee Snider, Bette Midler, Beth Leavel, Stephanie J. Block, Tonya Pinkins, Adriane Lenox, Bryce Pinkham, and many others. He tours worldwide as musical director for Lucie Arnaz, Michele Lee, Shirley Jones and Valarie Pettiford.

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Mark Esposito has choreographed for theater, TV, commercials, and videos. His work has been seen at Two River Theater, NJ and Pasadena Playhouse (Camelot), the Hollywood Bowl (South Pacific with Reba McEntire), the Reprise Series in Los Angeles (Applause), La Mirada Theatre, Musical Theatre West, Sacramento Music Circus, Universal Studios, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Pittsburgh Playhouse, Music Theatre of Wichita, North Shore Music Theatre (Massachusetts), Bass Hall and Casa Mañana (Texas), Blowing Rock Stage Company (North Carolina), Ogunquit Playhouse (Maine), Globus Theatre Company in Russia, the York Theatre Company and Signature Theatre in New York. Mark has served as Associate Director and Choreographer for The Radio City Music Hall Christmas Show and as Chorographer for Yuletide Celebration starring Sandi Patti with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. Mark has performed in over 16 Broadway and National Tours including The Music Man, West Side Story, Brigadoon, Pippin, A Chorus Line, Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, Cats, Guys and Dolls, Damn Yankees, Marilyn, An American Fable, and The American Dance Machine. Mark has been on faculty at University of Michigan and has taught or choreographed at New York University, UCLA, University of Arizona, Point Park College in Pennsylvania and at AMDA in Los Angeles.

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

Ronn Goswick is thrilled to be back in Palm Springs for the tenth annual One Night Only. He recently returned to Los Angeles from San Antonio where he completed work on Dido and Aeneas for Opera Piccola to work on the new world premiere musical of Recorded in Hollywood. In his 35-year theatrical career he has over 150 productions to his credit including work at the Rubicon Theatre, the Falcon Theatre, TUTS (Houston), Reprise!, Musical Theatre West, San Jose Stage, San Diego Rep, Berry Gordy, Luxor Hotel and Casino, the Gypsy Kings’ West End musical Zorro, Les Miserables (Hollywood Bowl) starring Brian Stokes Mitchell, Lea Michelle and John Lloyd Young and the pre-Broadway production of Baby It’s You. Ronn is ready to head back for his third summer/fall stock season at the Mountain Playhouse in the beautiful hills of Pennsylvania where he will be working on Chapter Two, Church Basement Ladies IV and The Hounds of the Baskerville. Thank you Michael Childers and Calvin Remsburg for your support and friendship.

COSTUME DESIGNER

Byron J. Batista’s production credits include: Heaters, Chicago, Les Miserables, The Producers (Hollywood Bowl), Hairspray (Hollywood Bowl, Moonlight Amphitheatre, MTW, First National Tour), I Love Lucy, Live!, Jekyll and Hyde, Baby, It’s You, Stormy (with Leslie Uggams, Pasadena Playhouse), Radio Girl, James and the Giant Peach (Goodspeed Musicals), Diamonds are Forever (with Jennifer Leigh Warren), The Color Purple (Stanford University), Silence! The Musical, Wicked (Pantages Theatre), Hello, Dolly! (with Sally Struthers), Cabaret (with Andrea McArdle), Radiance (with Anna Gunn), Next Fall (with Leslie Ann Warren), Red Hot Patriot (with Kathleen Turner), Miss Julie (with Lily Rabe, (Geffen Playhouse), Citizen Twain (with Val Kilmer). Byron teaches Theatrical Hair and Make-Up at UCI.

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Candice M. Clasby is currently finishing her MFA in Television, Film, and Theatre production at CSU, Los Angeles. She holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts with an emphasis in Directing from CSU, Fullerton and has been working as a performer, director, choreographer, assistant/stage manager, and teacher in both LA and Orange Counties. She is a member of Hollywood based theatrical production company, Consuming The Arts: Theatre Project, L.A. based film production companies, Uphill Entertainment, and Awesome Women Making Movies. She currently works as the graduate producing intern at Center Theatre Group and Assistant Production Manager at CSULA.

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER

Zachary James Schell (Assistant Stage Manager) is a fourth year undergraduate at the University of California, San Diego. He will be graduating this year with a B. A. in Theatre Arts focusing in Stage Management. Recent credits include; The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Stage Management Intern, La Jolla Playhouse, American Premiere), Carmen (PA, Music Academy of the West), What a Pair! Benefit Concert 2014 (PA, Saban Theatre), ACDFA: Baja Region 2013 (ASM, EL Camino Marsee Theatre), and Sweet Charity (PSM, Norris Center for the Performing Arts).

SPECIAL THANKS Jewish Family Service of the Desert would like to thank some very special people who helped make this evening possible.

From Producer Michael Childers With this year’s Back To The Sixties, I am so proud at how One Night Only has built into this amazing show over its last 10 years and has been a successful sell out with the support of this community every year. This show is only made possible by the dedicated work of dozens of people and organizations. But in particular, I would like to thank Jewish Family Service, Ed Gubman, Carol Fragen and the board for their constant support this year. Also so much appreciation to Hal Asher, Bill Nicholson and Mercury Film & Television, Debbie Green, Clark Bason and the terrific artists who dedicated their time and to the hysterically funny Charo and Bruce Vilanch - for making our television commercials so successful. I cannot say enough great things about my co-chairs who never let the event nor me down. They are extraordinary women and men: Annette Bloch, Helene Galen, Harold Matzner, Barbara Fromm, Barbara Keller and Terri Ketover. They are my team, I love them and they brought in more sponsorships this year than ever. Bravo to all of you! And a special thanks to the very generous Helene Galen for her glamorous and exciting VIP Cast party the night before. I’m so lucky to have the most extraordinary creative team with our director Calvin Remsberg and our music director, Ron Abel, our choreographer Mark Esposito and David Green’s Musical Theatre University at the Helene Galen Preforming Arts Center. And always, thanks to Tim Hanlon at Wells Fargo Bank-without Wells Fargo, this event would not exist. And a special thanks to my friend, Frank Jones at Palm Springs Life Magazine, as well as Mitch Gershenfeld and his marvelous staff at the McCallum Theatre.

Stephanie Andersen originated the role of Sister Chantelle in the 2001 world premiere of bare: A Pop Opera in Los Angeles, performed in the New York workshop and can be heard on the 2004 cast album. She reprised her role in the 2013 Glory|Struck production of the Los Angeles return, bare: The Musical, directed by Calvin Remsberg, which earned her a 2014 Ovation Award nomination for featured actress in a musical. She graduated from Cal State University, Northridge, with a bachelor’s degree in theatre with an emphasis in costume design but decided to try her hand at performing. She has appeared in shows for Disneyland Resort, Universal Studios and musicals such as Annie, Nunsense, Gypsy, and There’s No Place Like Hollywood playing the likes of Hattie McDaniel, Mae West and even Doris Day. Other credits include Little Shop of Horrors, Big River, Cabaret and The Goodbye Girl, which was part of Musical Theater West’s Reiner Staged Reading Series. Her favorite role is mother of a very charming seventeen year old.

Acclaimed by the NY Times of "...electrifying her audiences, transforming them with pure alchemy and delicately killing with the sheer beauty of her voice....", Christine Andreas is thrilled to be singing again for this wonderful cause and hoping to see you February 20, 2016 for the West Coast premiere of her 'musical valentine' Love Is Good. Her show, be-Mused, at 54 Below, was hailed in NY, Feinstein’s in San Francisco, and brought a sold-out house at the Annenberg to its feet! On Broadway, this multipleaward-winning singer, actress, and two-time Tony nominee starred in the recent revival of La Cage aux Folles and created the role of Marguerite St. Just in The Scarlet Pimpernel. She received the Theatre World Award for her portrayal of Eliza in My Fair Lady, and Tony nominations for Oklahoma! and On Your Toes. Christine toured nationally in The Light in the Piazza. Christine has performed internationally and in concerts at the White House, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Café Carlyle and with major symphonies. With her husband, Grammy–nominated arranger/composer Martin Silvestri, Christine starred in his musical The Fields of Ambrosia on London’s West End. Her award-winning CDs include Love is Good, Here’s to the Ladies, and The Carlyle Set. christineandreas.com.

Lucie Arnaz has starred on the Broadway stage in They Are Playing Our Song, Lost In Yonkers, Grace And Glorie and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels; in First National companies of Seesaw, Whose Life Is It Anyway?, Social Security, My One And Only and Pippin; and in the London premiere of Witches Of Eastwick. She has appeared on television in The Lucie Arnaz Show, Sons And Daughters, The Black Dahlia, The Mating Season, Washington Mistress, and Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lucy; on the big screen in The Jazz Singer, Down To You, Second Thoughts and Billy Jack Goes To Washington. Lucie was Executive Producer of the I Love Lucy 50TH Anniversary Special and Lucy & Desi: A Home Movie. She produced two cd- roms, and recorded two albums, Just in Time and L atin Roots. She also travels the lecture circuit. With her husband, Laurence Luckinbill, Lucie manages five children. She invites you to visit her online at www.luciearnaz.com.

Brent Barrett performed on Broadway in Annie Get Your Gun, Candide, Chicago The Musical, Dance a Little Closer, Grand Hotel, West Side Story and Off-Broadway in Brigadoon, Closer Than Ever, March of the Falsettos, Portrait of Jenny, Silence! The Musical, and The Time Of Cuckoo. In London he appeared in Kiss Me, Kate (Olivier nomination) and Grand Hotel. He has toured nationally in Leading Ladies, Busker Alley, Annie Get Your Gun, and Chicago The Musical, for which he received a LA Drama Critics Award. He played the Phantom in the Las Vegas Spectacular and Follies at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. On television and in film, Brent was featured in The Producers, Hercules, Longtime Companion, All My Children, Another World and Guiding Light. Brett has performed at Carnegie Hall, The Royal Albert, Royal Festival Halls and with the Boston Pops, Minnesota Opera, Opera Pacific, Michigan Opera, and the Birmingham Symphony. Brent has recorded three solo albums: The Alan Jay Lerner Album, The Kander and Ebb Album and Christmas Mornings. He can be heard on the recordings of Grand Hotel, Brigadoon, Dance a Little Closer, Closer Than Ever, The Busby Berkeley Album, and The Maury Yeston Songbook. BrentBarrett.com

Ann Hampton Callaway is a celebrated champion of the Great American Songbook and a gifted singer, pianist, composer, lyricist, arranger, actress, educator, TV host and producer who has one of the most unique careers in music today. For her starring role in the Broadway musical Swing!, Callaway won the Theater World Award, received a Tony nomination and most recently won Broadwayworld.com’s Performer of the Year Award. Known for writing and singing the theme of the hit TV series The Nanny, she’s written over 250 songs including the Platinum Award winning hits for Barbra Streisand “At the Same Time” and “I’ve Dreamed of You.” Ann made her Hollywood debut in Robert DeNiro’s The Good Shepherd singing “Come Rain Or Come Shine” and was featured in the soundtrack of Queen Latifah’s Last Holiday. Her award winning acts with sister Liz Callaway, Sibling Revelry and Boom!, continue to tour nationally and are popular live CDs. Her show, The Streisand Songbook, has taken the symphony world by storm. Ann has recorded 12 solo CDs including her new critically acclaimed From Sassy to Divine: The Sarah Vaughan Project. For more information, see annhamptoncallaway.com.

Liz is happy to be singing a song tonight from her album The Beat Goes On. A Tony nominee and Emmy Award winner, Liz made her Broadway debut in Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along, received a Tony Award nomination for her performance in Baby, and for five years won acclaim as Grizabella in Cats. She starred in the original casts of Miss Saigon, The Three Musketeers, and The Look of Love. Her extensive concert and symphony career has included appearances in London, Paris, Barcelona, China, South Korea and Iceland and nearly every major U.S. city. She has toured with composer Stephen Schwartz and had the pleasure of singing Chances Are with singing legend Johnny Mathis in Vancouver. Liz has provided the singing voice for numerous animated movies including the title character of the Oscar-nominated Anastasia and Odette in The Swan Princess. Liz has 5 solo recordings: Passage of Time, The Beat Goes On, The Story Goes On: Liz Callaway On and Off-Broadway, Anywhere I Wander: Liz Callaway Sings Frank Loesser and her Christmas album, Merry and Bright, as well as 2 CDs with her sister, Ann Hampton Callaway: Sibling Revelry and Boom! Live at Birdland. www.lizcallaway. com

Singer, songwriter, television and film actress Yvette Cason studied at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston. She received an Ovation Award for her role as Miss Mary in the Broadway musical Play On and toured with the international company of Dreamgirls. Yvette recently sold out shows of a reprise performance at the Lesher Theatre in Ella, The Musical, playing the legendary First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald. Her other credits include: Once On This Island, Ain’t Misbeavin, St. Louis Woman, Into The Woods and Sisterella at the Pasadena Playhouse, for which she won the NAACP Theatre Award for Best Performance as the wicked stepmother Dahlia. Yvette has been a featured singer at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Holland’s North Sea Jazz Festival, and has sung at the White House and the Kennedy Center. She has toured and sung with some of the industries elite such as Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder, David Foster, and Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds. Yvette can be seen in the feature film Dreamgirls starring Beyoncé Knowles and Jamie Foxx.

Brian Childers is thrilled to be returning to One Night Only. Brian received the 2002 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical and the Mary Goldwater Award for his performance as Danny Kaye in Danny and Sylvia: A Musical Love Story. His recent tour of his one-man show, An Evening with Danny Kaye, has received rave reviews and has been seen coast to coast including Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, DC. In New York, Brian was seen in My Wife In A Chador, Sophia, Obama in Naples, Freedom’s Song: A New Musical, Miracle on 34th St.: The Musical, Promenade, Legacy: The Musicals of Off-Broadway, Scandalous Behavior and On the Town. Regionally, he has appeared at the Kennedy Center in 90 North and The Titans; in Lucky Stiff, Becoming George, The Boys in the Band, Hollywood Pinafore, The Robber Bridegroom, The Second Man, Man of La Mancha, and Crack Between the Worlds. Other notable credits include the national tours of The Kid from Brooklyn as Danny Kaye and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer as Tom Sawyer. In 2015 Brian will be starring Off-Broadway as the title role in The Jazz Singer. Visit: brianchildes.net and aneveningwithdannykaye.com.

Lou Christie’s first million selling song, “The Gypsy Cried”, transformed a local choirboy, Lugee Alfredo Giovanni Sacco, into Lou Christie national teen idol - while still a teenager himself. Over the decade of the 1960’s Lou followed success with greater success. “Two Faces I Have” was his next big hit featuring his stratospheric falsetto. Lou forever embedded himself and his uniquely talented voice into America’s consciousness with his number one multi-million selling success “Lightning Strikes.” Lou’s chart topping success continued with two more million selling hits, “Rhapsody In The Rain” and “I’m Gonna Make You Mine.” Films that feature Lou’s songs include Rainman, Barcelona, The Last Days Of Disco, Before Sunrise, Dutch, Burnzy’s Last Call, and the TV mini series, Wild Palms and the Sopranos. In addition to recordings and concert appearances, Lou can be heard regularly on Sirius-XM radio. From teen idol to Rock ‘n’ Roll legend LIGHTNING LOU CHRISTIE STRIKES AGAIN, AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN!!!

Tony Award-nominated singer Mary Bridget Davies’ journey began in her hometown of Cleveland, Ohio in 2001 when she first started singing in local bands and she hasn’t slowed down since. The powerhouse rock and blues singer’s love of music was instilled by her parents, who raised her on a healthy diet of the Allman Brothers Band, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Joe Cocker and, naturally, Janis Joplin. She cites an array of contemporary artists she loves ranging from Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, Avett Brothers and Florence & The Machine to Nicky Minaj, and Eminem. Upon gaining local acclaim for her work in various rock bands, she was asked to sit in with Big Brother & The Holding Company (Janis Joplin’s original band, with whom she would later tour) as well as legendary blues guitarist Robert Lockwood, Jr. Her travels have taken her around the world, including a 2-year preBroadway run with A Night With Janis Joplin. She received her Tony nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical when the show debuted on Broadway in 2013.

Named a “Rising Star” Male Vocalist in Downbeat magazine’s 2009 Critics Poll, Tony DeSare has lived up to the distinction by winning critical and popular acclaim for his concert performances throughout the US, as well as in Australia, Japan and Hong Kong. From jazz clubs to Carnegie Hall to Las Vegas headlining with Don Rickles, Tony has brought his fresh take on old school class around the globe. He has three top ten Billboard jazz albums and has been featured on the CBS Early Show, NPR, and The Today Show. His music was even recently posted by social media celebrity juggernaut, George Takei. Notwithstanding his critically acclaimed turns as a singer/pianist, Tony is also an accomplished awardwinning composer. He won first place in this year’s USA Songwriting Contest, and has written the theme song for the motion picture, My Date With Drew, along with several broadcast commercials. Tony’s compositions include a wide-range of romantic, funny and soulful tunes that can be found on his top-selling recordings as well as on his YouTube page, which is frequently updated with songs not available on his current releases. For more about Tony, visit Tonydesare.com and his YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/adesare.

Emmy award-winning actress Loretta Devine has created some of the most memorable roles in theatre, film and television. She first captured national attention as Lorrell, in the Broadway musical Dreamgirls, followed by Big Deal, For Colored Girls, Colored Museum and Lady Day at Emerson Bar and Grill. Her roles opposite Whitney Houston in Waiting to Exhale and Penny Marshall’s The Preacher’s Wife won her NAACP Image Awards for Best Supporting Actress. Loretta received an IFP Spirit Award nomination for Best Actress for Women Thou Art Loosed. She has appeared in numerous films, including the Academy Award-winning Crash, Dreamgirls, Urban Legend, I Am Sam, Sticky Fingers, Amos and Andrew, The Breaks, What Women Want, Death at a Funeral, Lottery Ticket, Madea’s Big Happy Family and Jumping the Broom. Next up are The Sound and the Fury with James Franco and You’re Not You starring Kristin Wiig. On television, Loretta is loved for her Emmy winning role as Adele on Grey’s Anatomy. She received three NAACP Image Awards for her role on Boston Public. Additional credits include Eli Stone, State of Georgia, A Different World, and Wild Card. Loretta also provided the voice for the animated series The PJ’s and Doc McStuffin.

Hunter Ryan Herdlicka is best known from his almost two years starring on Broadway as Henrik in the Tony Award winning revival of Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music, playing opposite Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury. Selected recent credits include The Pirates of Penzance (Frederic) at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, Camelot (Mordred) at the Two River Theater, Cabaret (Cliff) at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis and Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, The Tempest (Ariel) at the Dallas Theater Center, Fiddler on the Roof (Fyedka) with Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Othello (Clown) with the Utah Shakespeare Festival, Something’s Afoot (Geoffrey) at the Goodspeed Opera House, 3 seasons with the West Virginia Public Theatre, as well as countless workshops, readings, and concerts in New York singing alongside Liza Minnelli, Hugh Jackman, Michael Feinstein, Phyllis Newman, and Nathan Lane, amongst others. Hunter can be seen in the documentary, Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me, as well as the recent return of One Life To Live. Hunter enjoyed two sold out runs at New York’s famed nightclub Feinstein’s and recently debuted his new show with a sold out appearance at 54 Below. A 2009 graduate of Carnegie Mellon, Hunter currently resides in Manhattan. Please visit HunterRyanHerdlicka.com.

Coming off the recently successful international American Idols Live Tour that concluded in Manila, Philippines, Pop and R&B sensation Jacob Lusk is poised to be one of the music industry’s next great talents. Jacob’s humble beginnings took him from the choir loft of his hometown church to winning over the hearts of over thirty million television viewers weekly. His Rendition of “God Bless the Child” was considered by the judges to be “the best ever” on American Idol. Subsequent performances of the Motown classic “You’re All I Need to Get By” and “A House is Not a Home” drew critical acclaim that garnered comparisons to musical icons Aretha Franklin and Luther Vandross. Prior to being the fifth place finisher on American Idol Season Ten, Jacob was featured in numerous plays across the country and worked with late West Coast Hip Hop pioneer Nate Dogg, who collaborated with Dr. Dre, Tupac and Snoop Dogg throughout his illustrious career. Jacob often credits Nate for launching his musical journey. Jacob is set to release his debut single this summer.

Hugh Panaro’s Broadway credits include his debut in Les Misérables, followed by starring three times in The Phantom of The Opera. He created the title role in Elton John’s Lestat: The Musical, Buddy in Side Show and Julian in The Red Shoes. He made his West End debut in the original London company of Show Boat as Ravenal, the role he played on Broadway and in Toronto, His pre-Broadway and regional roles include Mary Sunshine in Chicago, the lead in Jesus Christ Superstar, Bobby in Company at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theater, and the title role in the tour of Martin Guerre. Hugh drew praise for performances in Gentleman Prefer Blondes and Merrily We Roll Along in Los Angeles and the Kennedy Center’s production of Sweeney Todd. He starred in Les Misérables (earning him the Barrymore Award), Oliver! at the Walnut Street Theatre and Sunday In The Park With George at the 5th Avenue Theatre. Hugh was again seen as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables at The Muny. Hugh has performed at Joe’s Pub, Birdland, City Center and with numerous symphonies around the world, most recently headlining the Philly Pops’ Holiday Spectacular. He is the recipient of the prestigious Edwin Forrest Award.

Nicole Parker starred in Wicked as Elphaba on Broadway and the First National Tour. Other Broadway credits include Fame Becomes Me with Martin Short and The People in the Picture with Donna Murphy. She appeared as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl for 3-D Theatricals (LADCC Nomination). This spring, she created the role of Mags in the world premiere of the musical Dog and Pony at the Old Globe with Roger Rees directing. Other theater credits include Rosemary in How to Succeed... at the Reprise, Juliet in The People vs. Friar Laurence, The Man Who Killed Romeo and Juliet for Second City Theatricals and the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre (Jeff Nomination). Nicole was a series regular and contributing writer on Fox’s MADtv for six seasons. She has also been featured on Key & Peele, Bunk, and Hot in Cleveland. Her film credits include Judd Apatow’s Funny People. Nicole has appeared as a soloist with Peter Nero and the Philly Pops, Steven Reineke and the Houston Symphony, the Colorado Symphony, the Charleston Symphony, and many more. She has performed in Los Angeles in both the Zemeckis and Baz Luhrmann For the Record series at Rockwell Table and Stage.

Valarie Pettiford has illuminated stage, screen and television as one of the finest actress/singer/ dancers today. Her Broadway and tour credits include Fosse, Chicago, Babalu, Sophisticated Ladies, Grind, Dancin’, Big Deal, Show Boat, The Wiz, and The Wild Party. Valarie is thrilled to be recurring in the hit NBC series The Blacklist, as Charlene Cooper. Other TV and film highlights are Jumping The Broom, Half & Half, True Blood, Golden Boy, BunHeads, The Finder, Hart Of Dixie, Note To Self, Love That Girl, Why Did I Get Married 2, Stomp The Yard, Criminal Minds, CSI, Bones, CSI Miami, House Of Payne, The District, Frasier, The West Wing, One Life to Live, The Wiz, The Cotton Club, and Glitter. From New York to San Francisco, Valarie has performed to sold out audiences in her widely successful one-woman shows. She has also received raves for her starring role in the AFI short film Response, the Indie film Why Am I Doing This and the musical short Not Your Time. For the last three years she has been a guest artist with The Pasadena Symphony Pops. She is thrilled to have two albums, Hear My Soul available on www.cdbaby.com and Velvet Sky on Tune Core.

Gary Shaw’s rich resonant voice returns once again to the One Night Only stage for his eighth consecutive year as our foremost announcer. His “signature sound” and warm vocal presence has been heard throughout the desert and Los Angeles at countless benefit and award shows such as Evening Under the Stars, Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards, Barbara Sinatra Champion Honors Luncheon, Stroke Recovery Center’s Evening of Hope, Rancho Mirage Writers Festival, BAFTA Awards, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Awards held recently at Sunnylands, the Mizell Senior Center Stars Among Us Gala and the Coachella Valley Symphony. A natural for the stage, his numerous theatrical credits include Man of La Mancha, Dracula, The Elephant Man, See How They Run, Oklahoma! and Fiddler on the Roof. In addition, Gary has been heard on many radio promos and television commercials. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his Jack Russell, George.

Jake Simpson twice won the top honors on Star Search with his powerful high tenor voice and threeoctave range. Growing up in Crocker, Missouri, making music has been one of the most important driving forces in Jake’s life. His sound has been influenced by Stevie Wonder, Steve Perry, Donny Hathaway and the classic style of Sam Cooke. Jake has recorded, written and performed with a multitude of artists including songwriter Desmond Child, American Idol finalists David Archuleta and Syesha Mercado, Adam Lambert, Frenchie Davis, Vintage Trouble’s Ty Taylor, Jim Brickman, Shoshana Bean, Matt Cusson, Taylor Dayne, and Paula Cole. He recently appeared on Oprah’s Where Are They Now? and most famously on The Oprah Winfrey Show with the legendary Stevie Wonder. Simpson has produced and recorded two albums including the holiday themed Star of Wonder and the prophetically entitled My Song. Critics raved about his “blue-eyed soul” and his “amen-inducing” rendition of “O Come All Ye Faithful.” He starred locally in Arena: Born To Rock at Rolling Stone LA and Jake Simpson Live at The Grove. Simpson opened for Darlene Love and Earth, Wind & Fire for A Hollywood Christmas at The Grove, broadcast live on CBS.

Kirsten Holly Smith portrayed the legendary Dusty Springfield in the musical Forever Dusty, which she conceived and co-wrote and ran Off Broadway in 2012-13. Ben Brantley of the New York Times called it “Dusty Springfield Reincarnated” and the New York Post called Kirsten “the real thing.” Kirsten received the Spectrum Arts Grant from University of Southern California in 2006 to develop the project. In 2008, she premiered an earlier version of the musical, entitled Stay Forever, to sold out crowds at The Renberg Theatre in Los Angeles. Among her other theatre credits are Three Sisters, The Foursome, Of Mice and Men, Twelfth Night, Lysistrata, and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Kirsten’s film credits include: the Oscar-winning Best Live Action Short Curfew, playing the lead in Isle of Lesbos, Forever Love with Reba McEntire, Firecracker with Karen Black, and After Image with John Mellencamp. On TV she was seen in HBO’s Hung as Kate and the pilot Sunset Junction. She has twice been a finalist in the Sundance Writers Lab. She has two feature films in development and is completing her first EP as a songwriter.

Rufus Wainwright is one of the great male vocalists and songwriters of his generation. He has released seven studio albums, three DVDs, and three live albums. “Rufus does Judy,” his live album recorded at Carnegie Hall was nominated for a Grammy. Rufus has collaborated with artists including Elton John, David Byrne, Boy George, Joni Mitchell, Pet Shop Boys, Burt Bacharach, Robbie Williams and producer Mark Ronson, among others. His muchacclaimed first opera, Prima Donna, was presented at the Manchester International Festival, BAM in New York, in London and Toronto. The Canadian Opera Company commissioned Wainwright’s second opera about Roman Emperor Hadrian to be premiered in the fall of 2018. Wainwright composed “Five Shakespeare Sonnets” which has been performed by the San Francisco Symphony, Chicago Symphony, Montreal Symphony and others.Recent achievements include his debut at London Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, completing a 5-concert residency at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, singing for Billy Joel at the Kennedy Center Honors and appearing with his family in Sing Me The Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle, the documentary that captures the tribute concert honoring Rufus’ late mother, the great singer songwriter Kate McGarrigle.

Singer, best-selling author, motivational speaker, businesswoman, former U.S. Cultural Ambassador, wife, mother, and grandmother, the legendary Mary Wilson was a founding member of the original Supremes, one of the most successful, influential, and popular girl groups of all time. The Supremes changed the face of pop music and became trendsetters who broke down social, racial, and gender barriers. Last summer, Mary celebrated the 50th anniversary of the release of The Supremes’ first number-one hit single, “Where Did Our Love Go,” the first of five such consecutive hits. Mary is preparing a new album entitled Life’s Been Good to Me with two singles available on iTunes and Amazon: “Life’s Been Good to Me,” and “Darling Mother.” Mary authored the best-selling autobiography Dreamgirl - My Life as a Supreme and its sequel, Supreme Faith - Someday We’ll Be Together. She is spokesperson for the globally touring exhibit of Supremes’ gowns called The Story of the Supremes from the Mary Wilson Collection, curated by the Rock Hall of Fame. Mary was welcomed to the Rock Hall alongside her fellow Supremes. Based in Las Vegas, Mary continues to tour globally performing original songs, Supremes hits, and her Up Close show of intimate jazz and standards.

David Greenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Musical Theatre University (MTU) is a comprehensive, pre-professional training ground for grades 8-12 students from the Coachella Valley and the region, who have been selected by audition, and have aspirations for careers in professional theatre. MTU is presented and sponsored by the Palm Springs Unified School District and the education is offered to participants free of charge. The MTU faculty is comprised of current and former Broadway and Hollywood actors, singers, dancers, directors, choreographers, composers and designers. MTU produces three professionally staged musicals each season where the students work alongside celebrated Broadway actors as an extension of their classroom education. Founder and Creator David Green, has spent the last two decades training young people for Broadway careers -- his alumni include three Tony Nominees: Susan Egan, Matthew Morrison and Stephanie J. Bock; Drama Desk Nominee Lindsay Mendez, Krysta Rogriguez and countless other leading stage, film and television actors.

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